A tale of two charters: the BBC and the commons by Graham Murdock
Columnist says that building an open and inclusive digital commons is the best, and perhaps the only, hope the public has of sustaining a public culture that can underwrite and…
2012
Tar Sands South: First US Tar Sands Mine Approved in Utah
The race is on for the up-and-coming U.S. tar sands industry. To date, the tar sands industry is most well-known for the havoc it continues to wreak in Alberta, Canada…
Simon says hi
Simon has a new word. It’s a little word, and it’s not the most exciting thing a parrot has ever said. But there’s just something about the way he says…
Greed is Driving a Steak Through My Heart…..
Canadians ‘need to know’ about mechanically tenderized meat – in CBC online October 26,2012 Warning!!! Vegetarians, this posting contains suggestive references to meat…. Once again, greed trumps safety… Since I…
World’s Largest Bra is up for Auction
Today is Wear it Pink Day in the UK, which is a fundraising initiative to fund breast cancer research, and to make this year unique the organizers are auctioning off…
Paywalls: The last nail in mainstream media’s coffin?
So the Globe and Mail has just put up a new paywall which has been a growing trend amongst news outlets in the last few years. I remember back in…
"Care and control" and when can the Crown appeal an acquittal at trial
R. v. Boudreault, 2012 SCC 56 deals with two important issues – the meaning of “care and control” in the context of a motor vehicle and when a Crown can…
Hey! Ottawa peeps!
The Pleasant Park PS / Hawthorne PS Giant Booksale is tomorrow (Saturday)! 9am – 1pm! Woot! THOUSANDS of books for all ages and all (well, most) tastes! The forecast calls…
1000 youth converge in Ottawa to demand just solutions to climate and economic crises
by We Are Powershift From October 26 to October 29, 1000 youth from across the country will converge at Power Shift 2012 in Ottawa to galvanize a broad movement pushing…
Virtual Launch Event for Two Books of Canadian History Through the Stories of Activists!
I am excited to announce that my two books of Canadian history through the stories of activists, Resisting the State and Gender and Sexuality were released by Fernwood Publishing in…
New Kingston rehab and mental health hospital a departure from recent P3s
The decision to do a long-term private deal to build and maintain the new Kingston rehab and mental health hospital suggests the McGuinty government is ramping up its efforts once…
Even Albertans Don’t Want Chinese Ownership of the Tar Sands
The China Institute of the University of Alberta has released a poll showing that Albertans, by better than a two to one margin, oppose investments in the province’s fossil fuel…
On full information
I’ll put together another Saskatchewan NDP leadership roundup post later today. But first, I’ll point out one development which calls for some attention of its own. Erin Weir has put…
Almost 10,000 Twitter followers
Does that mean I get an award or something? Is Lady Gaga nervously looking over shoulder, now?
Virtual Launch Event for Two Books of Canadian History Through the Stories of Activists!
I am excited to announce that my two books of Canadian history through the stories of activists, Resisting the State and Gender and Sexuality were released by Fernwood Publishing in…
Fight The Right in North Shore News!
Right here. Jeremy’s done a very well-written, comprehensive piece. This guy actually read the book. And it’s the fairest shakes I’ve ever gotten in the North Shore News! Thank God…
The Canadian Progressive covers Power Shift 2012
The Canadian Progressive’s publisher and progressive political blogger, Obert Madondo, will be reporting on the 4-day Power Shift 2012 conference taking place in Ottawa and Gatineau on October 26-29, 2012.…
Standing Athwart History
For those of us who live outside the United States, the angry divide there is profoundly puzzling. There are, indeed, two philosophies of government at stake in this election. But…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – Timothy Noah writes that since Republicans haven’t been able to convince the American public that inequality is desirable or acceptable, they’re taking another…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 26, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 26, 2012: Conrad Black loses Order of Canada hearing bid Criminal lawyers intervene in Ontario paralegal’s…