Audio: Damien Gillis Talks Tar Sands PR, Muzzling of Science on CFUV
Listen to this interview of Damien Gillis on Victoria’s CFUV 101.9 FM by the Hidden News’ host Mehdi Najari. The pair discuss a range of topics, including the Harper Government’s…
2012
Killing the land line on March 21
Yes indeedy. After March 21 we’ll be a mere three phone household. We’re killing the land line and going to dry loop DSL. The land line has become increasingly useless…
Early evening robocon
Polling on election fraud allegations…it’s going to happen, might as well take a looksy: “Canadians split on who’s to blame for robocalls: poll.” From Ipsos, it is said to be…
Friday night Music Fog sampler
I was in the mood to sample some tunes I hadn’t heard before so I went wandering through the Music Fog collection on YouTube and picked out a few to…
Bread and Butter Canadians
The Manning Centre for Building Democracy (bit grandiose there Preston) is having their annual conference in Ottawa. This Conservative think tank apparently has a conference every year and for only…
Bread and Butter Canadians
The Manning Centre for Building Democracy (bit grandiose there Preston) is having their annual conference in Ottawa. This Conservative think tank apparently has a conference every year and for only…
Bread and Butter Canadians
The Manning Centre for Building Democracy (bit grandiose there Preston) is having their annual conference in Ottawa. This Conservative think tank apparently has a conference every year and for only…
Bread and Butter Canadians
The Manning Centre for Building Democracy (bit grandiose there Preston) is having their annual conference in Ottawa. This Conservative think tank apparently has a conference every year and for only…
Debunking Bill C-11: Why Canadians should be concerned
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been away for a while. Sorry about that for those of you who missed me. Let’s just say that I learned the…
Politics, Re-Spun on The Rational on Co-op Radio, March 12 Lineup
Politics, Re-Spun is on The Rational on Coop Radio on Monday, March 12, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm with an intriguing lineup! Listen live online or at 102.7fm in the…
How the ordinary NDP member can save Canada
There are barely 2 weeks left before Canada knows who will be the next leader of the NDP. There are 130,000 members of the NDP entitled to make this decision;…
Reimagine CBC: Canadians come together to think big in troubled times by Tyler Morgenstern
Spokesperson says the thoughtful engagement in the early days of the “Reimagine CBC” campaign is a powerful rebuttal against those who would claim that the CBC is no longer relevant;…
Fracking: Ohio Establishes Tough Regulations After Disposal Wells Cause 12 Earthquakes
earthquake.jpg State officials have determined that at least 12 earthquakes that occurred in Ohio last December were caused by the injection of brine into hydraulic fracturing disposal wells. As a…
Angry NHL clubs ganging up on Don Cherry and HNIC by Bruce Dowbiggin
Sources say CBC’s vice-president of English services, Kirstine Stewart, and Jeffrey Orridge, executive director of sports properties, were blindsided by the vitriol they encountered after making a pitch to keep…
Make Us Do The Right Thing
“I agree with you, I want to do it, now make me do it.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932, in a statement to labour leaders who had advocated for bold…
Critical thinking and Bill 22 – A teacher rebuts George Abbott
Dear Minister Abbott: Imagine there are two children arguing in the playground over a toy. Picture a tall, brutish bully, and a wiry, bespectacled nerd. Never mind that the toy…
The Duality of Fox News on Gas Prices
THEN: Back in 2008, Fox News pundits and contributors were eager to deflect criticism of the Bush administration, pointing out the myriad of global market factors contributing to the steep…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: I’m a whut, I’m a whut, I’m a WHUT?
Two nicely naughty young ladies play a lovely ditty for the Pigman. Say, maybe he can use THIS as bumper music, now that everyone he WAS using is telling him…
Education versus war – Friday Film Pick: War Made Easy
As students wage a massive strike in Quebec, over proposed tuition hikes that will nearly double rates in a few years, and with police responding like violent fascists—blinding the eye…
Roboscam: a pattern emerges
Seniors were deliberately targeted by bogus phone calls during last year’s election campaign, reports the Toronto Star. Elections Canada investigators sifting through a flood of complaints that have emerged about…