As the federal government’s assault on science encounters increased resistance from Canadian scientists, the international community increasingly takes notice. In a recent column in The Guardian, science writer Alice Bell…
Geoff Campbell’s Resume I just finished my first graphic design project for Darren Sanefski’s GRA 617: Visual Design Theory and Practice course at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.…
There were some not-so-small victories in the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling Thursday on copyright and fair dealing. Americans have “fair use”, and Canadians have “fair dealing”. There is…
R. v. MacDonald, 2012 ONCA 495 is a good source for the proposition a roadside stop is a detention: The case law makes it clear that a roadside stop of a vehicle…
Margaret MacDiarmid was pushed onto the BCLDB platform by Christy Clark and Rich Coleman and the puppet masters behind them. Standing alone in the spotlight, the ironically named minister of…
Lots of words came from Premier Kathy Dunderdale and natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy in their dispute over construction of a major module for the Hebron project. What became pretty…
Canada is less energy-efficient than China, new study shows WASHINGTON–Canada and the U.S. are worse than China when it comes to energy efficiency, according to a new international scorecard. Only…
As my readers know, a few weeks ago I ordered an Iqaluit telephone from Bell Mobility. Ignoring the fact I was to have the phone in a few days and…
Dean Del Mastro is the Parliamentary Secretary to his Lordship, Stephen Harper, our beloved Prime Minister so I am certain that proper etiquette indicates that questions to Sir Nibs go…
So it turns out that given the workload oppressive heat (it’s only 77°F back where I went to college in Sackville, New Brunswick) I may not be able to be…
Churchill MP Niki Ashton gave an impassioned speech at the July 11th Winnipeg rally for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. In addition to posing the video,…
The use of mobiles in development is nothing new; however, it’s always good to remind ourselves how useful this technology can be. Mashable has a list of five reasons mobile…
There’s no better way to characterize the agency’s role in the high-stakes Etobicoke Centre by-election appeal heard by the Supreme Court of Canada earlier this week. The “independent” and “non-partisan”…
I heard the first cicadas on Sunday–just one, tentative buzz. But by now the buzzing begins in the early morning and continues through the heat of the day. One of…
Well, according to Kory Teneycke he is. Current subject matter aside, I think it’s a bit of a stretch to suggest that Anders, who once called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist”,…
Apparently Dean Del Mastro has had a change of heart. With regards to the investigation into his 2008 campaign spending, the MP had insisted repeatedly that he wasn’t prepared to…
Goodreads finally caught up with me, and so I’ve joined. One of the things they have is book giveaways, so here’s one for my novel about people who make mistakes…
……Wow! Stop the presses. Front page for sure. Meanwhile, the only important story in section A is on p. 2. All NB Liberal leadership candidates have taken a position to…
Online Surveillance: CSIS Chief Dick Fadden Supports Lawful Access Bill As ‘Vital’ To National Security- from this morning’s Huffpost Canada Here we go again..the slinking of these circus clowns towards…
Assorted content to end your week. – Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer theorize that we should discuss the economy as a garden rather than a machine: A well-designed tax system…
