I think that one of our collective failings as Black peoples in the west has been our collective choice to move away from understanding class, class divisions and class oppressions…
Kate Middleton meeting a horde of topless women on the Solomon Islands not a scandal. From The Daily Mail. WFDS
Thanks in large part to the hyper-mediated and celebrity-driven character of the contemporary LGBT movement, the issue of queer youth suicide has rightly found its way into the public spotlight.…
R. v. Itsi, 2012 NWT CA 10 holds: The power of the trial judge to grant a mistrial is discretionary and an appellate court will not likely interfere with his…
Yup. Pretty accurate. (7) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Even though the Saskatchewan NDP race is barely a week old, we’ve already seen some interesting developments come out it. While it does seem like this group of four will…
Big telecom companies across Canada are continuing to employ ‘usage-based billing’, an punitive billing practice that restricts data allowances. Though many of you fought back against UBB via the Stop…
A new study released today shows that the U.S. government is using faulty calculations and outdated information to determine the costs of energy and climate change in America. The study…
Monday, September 17, 2012 One Sunday morning, Lori Waters received an intriguing link to the “Route Safety” animation videos for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. As one of many…
“Meir Dagan, a former head of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, says that an attack on Iran would be the “stupidest idea ever heard.” Speaking to ’60 Minutes’ Dagan said:…
An evangelical Christian who must be read: I tried to watch it, but I couldn’t make it halfway to the 13-minute mark. Everything about it was tawdry, pathetic, even pornographic.…
Today’s 24 Hours posted a “debate” about the new curriculum proposal by the BC Ministry of Education. Unfortunately, both participants got it wrong (see: http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Columnists/TheDuel/2012/09/16/20204426.html) The “facts versus skills” debate…
LeBlanc is of course right. I’ve been of the same view for a long time. If you couldn’t win your own seat, then you should not – not – be…
Responding to questions from Paul Genge: > My question is about what tools do you think I should use to connect students with genres or communities of practice based on…
I admire his determination. Reminds me of me, when I was younger and foolisher. Having beaten my head against that particular wall for a few years, and with nothing left…
Shana tova (happy new year) to all who are celebrating! Here are our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 17, 2012: Quebec appeal judge, Madam…
I was shocked, and disapointed that the CBC article today about police reports including Charter violating intel, didn’t have mention of BC’s PRIME system.
In beautiful Howe Sound on the Sunshine Coast we have the beginning of yet another environmental travesty, where there has been no public consultation and which has had virtually no…
One of the most interesting things to come from the current Saskatchewan New Democratic Leadership race has been the call for an end to donations from corporate and union entities.…
I’ve seen a notion floated several times in the past few years with the increasing instability in the middle east that if there was a price shock in oil due…
