ConCalls: “Categorically False” #RoboCon
Andrew Langhorne, COO of RMG has claimed in court documents that his business did not do what was stated in another affidavit made by a former employee of his company.…
August 2012
Earthgauge Radio August 9, 2012: Burning down the house!
Download: earthgaugeradio-podcast-aug9-2012.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we continue with our summer programming schedule with a special guest episode from our friend Alex Taylor and Radio Ecoshock in Vancouver. Today’s…
5012…Mitt Romney And The London Olympics
They started badly for him and they have ended badly for him.E. Kaye Fulton shares the little known fact that “No candidate has ever has their horse lose in Horse…
Link and page updates
I updated the pages for the books, and corrected links. An iBooks 2 version of the Cat book is up on iTunes at:http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/cat/id499745919?mt=11. It’s a free download. An iBooks 2…
Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-370: Applications 2012-0516-2, 2012-0573-2, 2012-0710-9, 2012-0736-6 and 2012-0735-8 (BCE Acquisition of Astral Media)
FRIENDS recommends that the CRTC consider adopting dispute resolution mechanisms and meaningful penalties to ensure that an acquisition of Astral Media does not allow BCE to take undue advantage of…
Re: Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-370: Applications 2012-0516-2, 2012-0573-2, 2012-0710-9, 2012-0736-6 and 2012-0735-8 (BCE Acquisition of Astral Media)
FRIENDS recommends that the CRTC consider adopting dispute resolution mechanisms and meaningful penalties to ensure that an acquisition of Astral Media does not allow BCE to take undue advantage of…
5011…Hockey Lockout?
CBC reports that Gary Bettman, the big boss of the National Hockey League, says that September 15th is the drop dead date for the upcoming season. A winter. Without hockey.…
Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion?
As the Senate considers a bill to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity, some questionable numbers keep creeping into the discussion.
Take Tom with a grain of salt #nlpoli
Apparently, a herbicide used by the provincial government is about as toxic as table salt. For those who missed it, here’s transportation minister Tom Hedderson explaining why the herbicide is…
5010…Stephen Harper Has No Soul
My friend Denise Brunsdon, a star to be in Canuckistanian politics, shared this on Facebook earlier this day. South Asian Women’s Centre Statement: “Kandasamy Gunapoosani Amah is 70-year-old Sri Lankan…
"This is Absolutely NOT a P.R. Exercise" – Yeah, Right
Brenda Kenny has got a pair. That much you have to give her. The president of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association plans to counter a string of public relations disasters…
The #CPC fights back in the #robocalls litigation
News that the Conservatives have filed some evidence in the robocalls litigation: “Affidavit rebuts voter suppression allegations against Conservatives.” As the headline suggests, the affidavit submits the Conservative side’s evidence…
Check This Out. No, Seriously, Check It Out
This link takes you to an amazing video clip from the thunderstorm that hit Vancouver yesterday. The young guy is recording the storm when, at the 6 second mark, a…
Somebody Is Going to be Very Unhappy With Their New TV
A customer in Washington, D.C., ordered a 39-inch television from Amazon.com. This is what arrived on his doorstep instead. When the UPS package arrived at Seth Horovitz’s home, he thought…
5009…Sponge Bob Is Dead
The Sponge Bob I refer to is the cat. Not just any cat though, this Sponge Bob was a 33 pound kitty whom The Daily Mail says was a bit…
Should BC Take a Page from Harper’s Own Book?
Remember Steve Harper’s “Alberta Firewall” letter, the one where he advocated the Wild Rose state should ditch the RCMP, implement its own healthcare regime independent of Ottawa and even collect…
PostMedia Paper Calls Harper a Liar
The centre-right Victoria Times Colonist more than doubts Steve Harper’s claim that he’ll leave it up to science to evaluate the “costs and risks” of the Northern Gateway pipeline. Here’s…
5008…Today’s Excuse/Reason To Drink
August 9th is a national holiday. In South Africa. Sure they like Corey Hart, still, but it is a country and today is National Women’s Day. The holiday commemorates the…