Costa Rica passes ban on shark finning
Continuing Earthgauge’s past coverage of the campaign to ban shark finning, Reuters is reporting that Costa Rica is the latest country to ban the practice, which involves catching sharks, slicing…
October 2012
Lying Politicians
Given the level of odium in which the public holds politicians, the title of this post probably seems redundant. However, it is also appropriate given an article written by Lawrence…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 11, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 11, 2012: HIV ruling was a blow to public health Top court decision on HIV disclosure…
BBC Impartiality Review Will Examine Religion, Immigration and Europe Reporting
Ex-ITV chief Stuart Prebble is tasked with overseeing an independent review into whether or not the U.K. broadcaster is balanced in its coverage of such hot topics.
Fight The Right on tour
At CFRA, this fine Ottawa morn, and ran into my Carleton brother, Jim Watson. That guy never stops. Yesterday in Montreal, it was a busybusy day with CBC, CTV and…
Sun: Hudak PC’s have “crazed political death wish”
Their words, not mine. Wow.
HIV Transmission As Assault – Transmitting a Sexually Transmitted Disease was an Offence until 1985
There has been a great deal of discussion in the media about the recent Supreme Court of Canada cases on transmission of HIV. What almost everyone ignores, or has forgotten,…
Crops in the North?
Why not? With a warming climate, this might be an opportunity for daring and hard working northern entrepreneurs! This guy, from Norman Wells, NWT, grows a potato crop alongside an…
Equalization Changes and Hydro-Electricity #nlpoli
The federal government is considering changes to the Equalization program and the way it assess revenue from hydro-electricity, according to documents obtained by PostMedia News under the federal access to…
Rebecca Watson on Harassment
Rebecca Watson speaking at the Humanists of Florida 2012 Conference. The talk discusses sexism, harassment and threats directed towards many visible women in the atheist and skeptic communities. Youtube comment…
Rebecca Watson on Harassment
Rebecca Watson speaking at the Humanists of Florida 2012 Conference. The talk discusses sexism, harassment and threats directed towards many visible women in the atheist and skeptic communities. Youtube comment…
Rebecca Watson on Harassment
Rebecca Watson speaking at the Humanists of Florida 2012 Conference. The talk discusses sexism, harassment and threats directed towards many visible women in the atheist and skeptic communities. Youtube comment…
Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election: The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support,…
Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election: The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support,…
Alberta Business Leaders Prefer Romney
Alberta Business leaders have expressed a preference for Mitt Romney in the upcoming Presidential election: The online survey of 241 business leaders favoured Romney, with 42 per cent of support,…
The NDP Attack Ad and the Con Zombies
I'm not quite sure what to think about this latest attack ad from the NDP. I suppose I should be grateful that somebody put out a video calling the Cons…
Mitt Romney’s Bain Made Millions On Big Tobacco In U.S., Russia
Jason Cherkis and Zach Carter of Huffington Post put together this story from the University of California at San Francisco’s Legacy Tobacco Documents library: Mitt Romney’s Bain Made Millions On…
Canada Enters the TPP: Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello, Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Most BCers Support Northern Gateway Pipeline
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to British Columbians that they support an oil pipeline that endangers ecologically sensitive terrain, after all they continue to financially support every other pipeline…