The Bullies and the Pork Chop Video
I started this blog years ago, to among other things, fight the bullies in our schools.Only to find myself fighting the bullies of the Harper regime, day in day out.The…
February 2013
Premier Clark abandons promise to ban cosmetic pesticides – now promises to regulate
Friday, February 22, 2013 Premier Christie Clark once promised a ban on cosmetic pesticides in BC, but the BC government is now promising laws that require that licensed pesticide applicators…
US Gen. McChrystal Warns Against Drones
This is quite shocking. This statement might appear to be commonsense, but it is a radical divergence from the standard view that terrorism against the US government is never justified…
Adequacy of reasons
R. v. Burnie, 2013 ONCA 112 is yet another adequacy of reasons case: It is a well-established legal principle that the reasons a judge gives in a criminal trial without…
Musical interlude
Thornley – Make Believe
Violence in the Racist Movement
If you have followed this blog for a while or gone through our History of Violence timeline, you will bee well aware of the connection between the racist movement and…
Friday night: Brown, Brown and Jordan
My father has to take some of the blame for my interest in the blues. He had a collection of 78s and albums that included material like tonight’s offerings. And…
Canadian activist says Harper is wrong about Iran, gets CSIS visit
By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 22, 2013: In January, 2012, outspoken labour and anti-racism activist, Ken Stone argued that “Harper is Wrong in Demonizing Iran” in an…
For Some Insight Into The Corporate Mentality
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Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-19 Applications for Mandatory Distribution
In a submission to the CRTC, FRIENDS says that that Starlight: The Canadian Movie Channel meets the criteria required for mandatory carriage while Sun TV News does not.
Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-19 Applications for Mandatory Distribution
In a submission to the CRTC, FRIENDS says that that Starlight: The Canadian Movie Channel meets the criteria required for mandatory carriage while Sun TV News does not.
How Productivity Falls When Planes Takeoff and Land
Late in the last calender year, the U.S. FCC (Federal Communications Commission) sent a letter to the FAA (U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) advising it to “enable greater use of tablets,…
Mike Duffy and the Hoggy Senate
Golly. I knew if we put Mike Duffy's mug on a milk carton something good might happen.And sure enough, it did.He took a short walk in the snow, and finally…
Canadians need more wireless choices
Canadians experience some of the highest prices and slowest speeds for Internet service – and these prices and speeds vary widely across the country. Canada’s telecom market is dominated by…
Canada’s Environmental Activists “Threat To National Security”: Harper Government
RCMP and CSIS treat peaceful protest actions and questioning the Harper Government as ‘forms of attack’, label activists involved “national security threats”, documents reveal. By Obert Madondo | The Canadian…
Global Musical Chairs
There’s nothing like self-interest to shape one’s perspective. With the ascendancy of the emerging economies: – China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico and South Africa – those of us in the…
Another pipeline proposal
In my recent post on the Keystone XL pipeline I mentioned that until digging up the bitumen becomes unprofitable there will be an endless parade of proposals to ship the…
Has Banksy been arrested by London cops?
Rumours are circulating that British activist and street artist Banksy has been arrested. Fortunately, they seem to be false. From a suspiciously unattributed press release (update — the web link…