New column day
Here, on how the Wall government’s idea of health care “innovation” utterly fails the test for reasonable experimentation by prejudging the results. For further reading…– The man responsible for the…
2012
The limits of myth busting #nlpoli
Coming to The Rooms in February: Wednesday, February 22, 7 pm The Limits of Myth Busting: Popular and Professional Histories of Newfoundland and Labrador What is the relationship between myth…
Santorum: Attacks on Romney are attacks on capitalism
Harper: Criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic. Ethical Oil: Opposing the pipeline is un-Canadian. George Bush: Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. Benito Mussolini: O con…
Harper’s homophobic agenda
Anyone still confused on this point? The Harper government has served notice that thousands of same-sex couples who flocked to Canada from abroad since 2004 to get married are not…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, January 12, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, January 12, 2012: Guantanamo Detainee Sues for Public Release of Torture Tapes Judge blocks former Mississippi governor’s…
The story behind the cell phone squeeze
More and more, Canadians are relying on cell phones to communicate and to access the Internet—but affordable cell phone access is under siege. Yesterday, we at OpenMedia.ca wrote to Canadians,…
Soft Canadian TV Ad Market Hits Shaw Communications by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says The Shaw Media division, which airs popular series like “Glee,” “NCIS” and “House,” saw sales revenue fall year-on-year as Canadian advertisers pull back in uncertain times.
Why is Ethical Oil too terrified to confirm if it is funded by Enbridge or not? UPDATED with video.
"Don't ask me hard questions. I'm a student!" Wow. Just wow. Yesterday, I watched Power & Politics with Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall debating the Northern Gateway hearings with a representative…
Class Antagonisms Inside the Fundamental Contradiction of National Oppression, by Sanyika Shakur
Class Antagonisms Inside theFundamental Contradiction of National Oppression 7–4–47 ADM (11) Havingjust passed the 19th, & quickly approaching the 20th, anniversary of theL.A. Rebellion, We should be reminded here of…
Album Review: The Search by Mike Acerbo
Openly gay musical artists are still a rarity these days. Yes, in an ideal place and time in the future, perhaps it won’t matter whether or not a performer is…
Drip. Drip. Drip. Conservatives chip away at our freedoms.
Jean Chretien has a point about the role the Liberals need to play in the age of a Harper majority – be bold. With the Conservatives chiselling away at the…
Film world hits back over PM’s call to focus on blockbusters by Tom Peck
Film-makers, actors and critics argue British Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for film funding to focus on “commercially successful” pictures would “dilute the quality of the product and mean we…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
It’s been another busy week in the NDP leadership race, with policies, events and endorsements galore. So let’s jump right in… – Niki Ashton released both a statement on multiculturalism…
why don’t i feel outraged about the illegal donations scandal?
I feel like I should be outraged about recent allegations that Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives have received thousands of dollars in illegal donations from municipalities and public institutions including the University…
Blogger debate video: BCer in Toronto vs. Calgary Grit on primaries
Well, it’s the eve of the 2012 Liberal Party of Canada biennial convention and one of the debates generating the most interest and discussion (besides the great #lpc12 vs #ott12…
Bashar al-Assad: denial and defiance
Things have changed in Syria since the British-born wife of Bashar al-Assad was the subject of a flattering Vogue article titled Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert. It began:…
January 2012 protest actions by Occupy Ottawa and allies in Canada and the US
A protest on Parliament Hill to end Omnibus Crime Bill C-10. Ending violence against indigenous women. A teach-in for Crime Bill C-10. Occupy Toronto Activist Assembly. Martin Luther King Day…