James Morton for Vice President (English), Liberal Party of Canada
One thing I’m struck by as I look at the candidates for board positions within the Liberal Party of Canada, is the number of candidates that are advocating for a…
2012
Obama polishes his brass balls. Takes them out of storage.
Good to see Obama taking on the GOP by making not one major recess appointment but several. Took him long enough. Even more satisfying is the impotent outrage from the…
Hubris, a Guest Post
Hubris* By Aidan Delivered to Mrs. Collicutt’s class, 1980 Hello everyone. I am so glad to see you all here today. For my presentation Mrs. Collicutt asked me to pick…
Butterfly wings
New Year’s Eve follies: I wasn’t going to post about this mountain of silliness, but I can’t resist. Sometime on the evening of December 31, I found that I’d finally…
Canadian Gamers Weigh In On SOPA
The Canadian Gamers Organization is a gamer advocacy group based in Canada. We are currently watching developments across the border on a piece of US legislation that may impact the…
Is Rick Santorum Getting Fashion Tips From Stephen Harper?
Social Conservative candidate Rick Santorum, surprised everyone by coming close to beating Mitt Romney in Iowa, finishing just 8 votes behind. Up to now he has flown under the radar…
Operation Maple takes on Globe & Mail. Number 6 in Gang of Seven.
Operation Maple has been doing a yeoman’s job in pointing out the main pillars of Canada’s Conservative media monopoly. So far OM has grappled with the following behemoths of industry:…
Pro-Internet Group Begins Campaign Against “Back Door Rate Hikes” as Teksavvy raises prices
Tariffs_150x150_111221.png OpenMedia.ca says Big Telecom companies snuck pricing hikes into CRTC decision January 4, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca is asking the CRTC to conduct a transparent audit and review of Internet…
Rumored Apple iTV Could Be the Real Threat to Netflix by Daisy Whitney
Columnist says a cache of reports has surfaced saying Apple is getting into the TV manufacturing business this year and may introduce an Apple TV set by mid-2012.
A Place for Conor? New Brunswick and Its Community Cliché Addicted Bureaucracy Have Failed Severely Autistic Adults
The Ombudsman and the community living bureaucracy in New Brunswick can Connect all The Dots and hold as many cheer leading sessions as they want but none of them have…
Operation Maple takes on Globe & Mail. Number 6 in Gang of Seven.
Operation Maple has been doing a yeoman’s job in pointing out the main pillars of Canada’s Conservative media monopoly. So far OM has grappled with the following behemoths of industry:…
Vandalism of Mosque in Gatineau
Gatineau mosque attack called hate crime Incident follows recent vandalism at mosqueCBC NewsPosted: Jan 4, 2012 8:48 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 4, 2012 9:59 AM ET An unsolved attack…
New Internet pricing rules spark jump in customer bills by Rita Trichur
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has become the first independent Internet service provider to raise consumer prices following the CRTC’s recent compromise decision on usage-based billing.
Lahey sentenced — fire the bastard
We learned today that the disgraced Roman Catholic bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Raymond Lahey, was sentenced to time served for possession of child pornography on his laptop which he…
The Cost of Conservative Religious Hegemony
How much would you give to protect your own religious freedom? Probably a lot, from money, to political action, to perhaps your life. I suspect you would give comparably to…