Roboscam: Bob Rae has 18 days to protect our democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 18 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to…
2012
what i’m reading: sag harbor by colson whitehead
Colson Whitehead is now officially one of my Favourite Writers. I last gushed about him here, after reading his excellent novel Apex Hides the Hurt. That post also contains links…
A Message Of Hope and Love
Isobel Springett was interviewed on CBC Radio’s The Current on Wednesday morning. As I’m away from my computer and the internet for a few days, here’s some videos that Isobel…
Rush Limbaugh: The Chief GOP Moron on contraceptions
Here is Rush Limbaugh – the foul mouth knucklehead: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Sandra Fluke Georgetown University student is an admirable spokesperson…
Robo-Con questions. . . .
Needless to say, the country is abuzz with talk of the Robo-con scandal. When considering these events several basic points must be considered. The first point is – who benefits.…
Now This Is Getting Really Frightening
Despite the steadfast denials of Harper and his functionaries, along with the stalwart efforts of Dean Del Maestro at diverting public attention away from voter suppression crimes, Elections Canada reports…
Conservative Robo-Fraud Update
With the latest meme from the PMO in hand, Conservatives under hostile fire in Question Period, uniformly downplay the “robocall scandal” as nothing but an “unsubstantiated smear campaign”… Well, at…
Causation and damage principles
Bibik v. 2014052 Ontario Ltd. (Deluxe Windows of Canada), 2012 ONCA 135 released today has a useful summary of the treatment of causation and damage principles: i) Principles of causation…
Voter suppression – What Canadians can do
What voters can do. Responses from Canadians will be used to build legal cases that robocalls had significant — perhaps even determinant — effects on election outcomes. Neil said their…
Netanyahu Comes Shopping
Israeli prime minister Benny Netanyahu is in town and his visit makes plain that he’s not interested in friendly countries supporting Israel, it’s their obedience he’s after. No problem with…
Don’t Answer that Call: A Robocall Poster
This would be hilarious, if it weren’t so sad. The poster’s by Matthew Cope: good work!
What’s happening to Vancouver? Iconic HMV gone. Now Sears.
Vancouver then HMV used be the icon at the corner of Burrard and Robson, the crossroads of Vancouver to many folks around the world. It was the image that many…
The NDP Leadership Foreign Policy Awards – 2012
The evening of the Academy Awards a good friend and I were reviewing the foreign policy platforms of three NDP leadership candidates, Tom Mulcair, Brian Topp and Peggy Nash. Here…
Canadian Online Surveillance Bill on Pause, But the Fight Continues
by Katitza Rodriguez | EFF Last Saturday, the Canadian government announced it would put proposed online surveillance legislation temporarily “on pause” following sustained public outrage generated by the bill. Since…
Nature to Harper Government: Let My People Go
One of the world’s leading scientific journals has criticized the federal government for policies that limit its scientists from speaking publicly about their research. The journal, Nature, says in an…
Politics, Re-Spun and The Rational Celebrate IWD Early, with Audience Participation
Politics, Re-Spun and The Rational will celebrate International Women’s Day early on Coop Radio on Monday, March 5, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm with an all-women show! Loren Spagnuolo will…
Journamalism: Broken Record Edition
The other day I asked whether the Globe and Mail has a published policy about the use of anonymous sources. Now I would ask the same question regarding both the…
Is That All There Is?
Comedian Rush Limbaugh – who is, it seems these days, the virtual leader of the increasingly deranged Republican Party – did the Democrats a huge favour the other day with…
31,000 Robo-call complaints. 31,000!
“No, this is not a Robo-call. I’m a real human being. Don’t hang up! Fudge, that keeps happening.” That number will surely grow larger. Elections Canada assures it can handle…