…and they’ll toss in a free root canal
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, who fearlessly sent countless young men and women to their deaths in Iraq and intrepidly authorized the use of torture, was unaccountably nervous about a…
2012
Canada’s chance to bring copyright law into the digital age by Ysolde Gendreau
Columnist says that just as the Copyright Act is being revised by Parliament, providers of all kinds of communication devices and services – Internet services, smartphones, iPods and the like…
Time for a Full Inquiry, for Dean’s Sake
Dean Del Mastro, March 1: “We learned that Joe Volpe paid over $25,000 to Prime Contact, a calling company with offices in North Dakota. These calls were made on behalf…
KONY 2012 and the mischievous media habits of slacktivists
Video still from Kony 2012. I was swamped at work last week, when I took a little Twitter break to see what was going on in the world. My feed…
The Guy in the Next Bed
Code Blue on the floor: a lot like a Code Blue in the Emergency Department, except we have to run to the elevators, take a ponderously slow ride up to…
Tuesday Recommended Robocall Reading
Both Lawrence Martin and Linda McQuaig have columns well-worth reading today on government misdeeds both present and past. McQuaig suggests that it is only our national modesty that prevents us…
Almost one in 10 Albertan men say it’s OK to physically assault a woman
Words fail. On the one hand, some of the responses are cause for optimism — for example, 56 per cent of men say they are more aware of domestic violence…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Sixth Estate rounds up the party and organizational affiliations on Canada’s major opinion pages. And in case anybody was wondering why our…
4339…In PM Harper’s AB It’s Okay To Hit Women
That is what almost one in ten men in Stephen Harper’s stomping grounds in Alberta say. Amanda Stephenson at Postmedia News and The Calgary Herald reports that “The telephone survey,…
4338…30 Rock Is Doomed
The NBC show 30 Rock is now officially doomed. Russell Barth, the prolific Nepean based social critic, has turned on the Emmy winning show because one of the stars, Alec…
Wait, it’s 2012, right?
A recent survey revealed that nearly one in ten men believe it’s okay to hit a woman. One in ten!. Not only that, but also 48 per cent of men…
Michael Sona speaks out. UPDATED: It appears to be a hoax.
UPDATE: @saskboy advises this video is a fake. @PopeShakey provides the photo evidence: “I have a lot more dirt than this and it’s all going to come out now.” “By…
Vitamin D – Where the "D" Stands for Awesome Weather
Good morning fair readers…and how are you feeling this morning? I bet I know the answer: you’re feeling great!Most of my audience is Canadian, and so they are right now,…
Rebekah Brooks busted again. When are they coming for the Murdochs?
The Murdoch scandal keeps growing and evolving into an epic HBO movie. So far, the people at the very, very top – James and Rupert Murdoch to be exact –…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, March 13, 2012: The U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Out! Dick Cheney cancels Toronto trip, says…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Followup commentary from the final NDP leadership on Sunday, as well as a couple more days worth of developments in the campaign. – Most of the post–debate coverage focused on…
Pulp friction: Edmonton Journal quits toothless Alberta Press Council; Calgary Herald to follow
The future of the press in Alberta, what’s left of it? If you didn’t shoot that angel, your only option is to sue. Below: Edmonton Journal publisher John Connolly. If…
An extraordinary day in the life of Occupy Toronto
It’s hard to create a community based on love and compassion in the middle of a society based on greed and fear. The hippies tried it without much success even…
What’s In a Name
When Stephen Harper and Peter MacKay agreed to their marriage of convenience nine years ago, they dropped the word “Progressive” from the party brand. It was a momentous omission and…
Animals in the Hen House – Interview with Our Hen House executive director, Jasmin Singer
Back in January I posted an article highlighting a video about Sue Coe’s art that was produced by Our Hen House, a “Multimedia hub for people who want to change…