Who Owns Creations
One of my most popular videos is one of Richard Stallman answering my questions about the proprietary nature and danger of iPads and cell phones. YouTube linked me to this…
2012
Public Policy: The Big Opportunity For Health Record Data
A few weeks ago Colin Hansen – a politician in the governing party in British Columbia (BC) – penned an op-ed in the Vancouver Sun entitled Unlocking our data to…
Political Language. . . .
Continuing on with the theme of political machismo, we should talk about the degree to which specific, everyday language reinforces the notions of machismo. Common expressions of attack against liberally…
A judicial officer may rely on what is submitted during a sentencing hearing unless there is a dispute on the facts
R. v. Ducharme, 2012 MBCA 35 is a helpful source for the proposition that a judicial officer may rely on what is submitted during a sentencing hearing unless there is…
May 1: Today’s prize for bad journalism goes to……
…me. About I week ago, I was critical of a Moncton Times and Transcript story because it was trivial. It was about the world shortage of helium – and the…
Happy May Day
The Occupy movement is busy all over the world today. Standing up for your rights and the rights of all those that will come after, even if you think they…
We Lose, We Win?
Here’s an interesting idea. The best and quickest way to restore peace to Afghanistan is for Western forces to pack up and get out. “Most insurgent fighters are not interested…
When Green Energy Meets Endangered Species In Ontario
…you get something like this decision from the Environmental Registry, allowing Grand Valley Wind Farms Inc. to build nine wind turbines in the Township of East Luther Grand Valley on…
Just do it (direct action)! – Activist documentary made free for May Day
From our activist and filmmaker friends in the UK: Constellation and Occupy.com present A FREE 24-hour ONLINE SCREENING of Just Do It – a tale of modern-day outlaws, in celebration…
The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine Gears Up
Deeply affronted, perhaps even frightened by the recent change to the Ontario budget that will impose an increase of 2% on the income of those making over $500,000 per year,…
Ontario PC MPP Rick Nicholls is a coward
Say what you said in the Leg outside, coward. We dare you.
Ol’ Rupe Ain’t Gonna Like This – "Unfit" to Lead
News Corp boss Rupe Murdoch showed “willful blindness” toward the behavior of News of the World staffers in the lead-up to the British phone hacking scandal, according to a report…
The muzzling of Canada’s scientists
In a press conference, Environment Minister Peter Kent said that the perceptions of scientists being muzzled has been caused by journalists who want to set their own agenda of who…
Enbridge pipeline gets thumbs-down from B.C. NDP – British Columbia – CBC News
Enbridge pipeline gets thumbs-down from B.C. NDP – British Columbia – CBC News: ‘via Blog this’ Brilliant move by the NDP. It does a number of things: its makes the…
Peter MacKay and the Flying Piano
I always knew that sooner or later Dumbo MacKay would hit the eject button by mistake, fly into the air, and blame the whole darn cabinet. Defence Minister Peter MacKay…
The Musical Swings Are Back!
If you’re in Montreal, be sure and check out this marvelous installation in the Quartier des spéctacles, right across the street from Place des Arts. The viceo was made last…
Okay, Get out There and Move: Walk Dance, the New Way to Exercise
Well, I’ve always walked a lot. Maybe I should try this.
Rogues Like These
It has the makings of a B-grade political thriller: a mysterious “Pierre Poutine” uses a disposable “burner” cell phone and an anonymous prepaid credit card to buy a series of…
Octomom’s new way to get cash
Remember she used to be a stripper. Now she has gone a step further to earn some cash. It is too gross to write about it here. You may read…
Stephen Harper turns 53 today
Happy birthday Mr. Prime Minister. The best gift we Canadians can offer is asking for his resignation and his deportation to Timbuktu. And he should oblige. After all the scandals,…