We Need More Cell Phone Towers in South Cowichan, Or Do We ?
Richard Hughes-Political Commentator How many times have you tried to retreive a call while at Cobble Hill’s Valley View Shopping Centre and had it drop off? Other times the calls…
February 2013
Lindsey wraps up the CRTC hearing on rules to protect cell phone users
It’s the end of a week of CRTC hearings, where a draft code of conduct to protect cell phone users was broken down, debated, and negotiated. Up for discussion were…
Photography at Syracuse University
This semester I’ve been doing a bit of learning outside of the program. This includes auditing a class in photography/videography with Professor Seth Gitner. Last semester I worked as a…
The Keystone Principle
This is a guest post by KC Golden, originally published on GripOnClimate.org The big President’s Day rally on the National Mall is more than a Keystone pipeline protest. It’s a…
Most Senates are Subordinate to Lower Houses
I can’t claim to have reviewed every one of the 60 odd national governments with Senates, but in my review of a large number I find that limitations similar to…
Recreating Eden 2013-02-18 13:36:00
It was cold again this morning–down near -16 C and not far from 0 F with a strong wind that made it seem even colder. Yet I saw some hardy…
Harper’s Religious Freedom Boondoggle
It’s probably no surprise that Sideshow Steve Harper, immersed in the magical thinking of fundamentalist evangelism, would say “screw austerity, let’s create an Office of Religious Freedom. Now, find me…
Saturday Photo: Green Houses on Cold Days
This is a picture of the Palm House at the Royal Gardens at Kew. It is a very lovely place, and the inspiration of glass houses all over the world.…
The Missing and Murdered, Willful Obliviousness, and "Everyday Life"
I happened to be in Ottawa last week. While I was there, I attended the now-annual action on February 14 on Parliament Hill remembering and calling for justice for the…
Canadian Senate Reformers Should Not Cite The Australian Senate
Advocates of Senate reform (particularly direct election of Canadian Senators) have taken to citing Australia’s Senate as evidence that elected and democratically legitimate Senates are compatible with well run societies…
Comrade Steve is a Real Bastard, Harper PMO Compared to KGB
Scientific research is supposed to be peer reviewed. For federal government scientists, however, their research is politically reviewed first to make sure it conforms to Comrade Harper’s rancid ideology. U…
Get ready for the return of sin taxes.
For weeks now, the provincial government has been warning us, in the most dire terms possible, that we’re in for a “tough budget” filled with “tough choices”, and a certain…
PRSA CHE (Higher Ed PR) Senior Summit
Every year, the Counselors to Higher Education (CHE) section of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) holds a Senior Summit where practitioners can learn hear from experienced executives on…
40,000 Strong at the Biggest Climate Rally the U.S. Has Ever Seen
Reblogged from Utopian Dreaming: Yesterday, Feb 17th, the largest climate protest in U.S. history descended upon Washington, D.C. An estimated 40,000 people gathered at Washington Monument and marched on the…
UN Pleads for Arctic Protection
The United Nations Environment Programme warns that the Arctic is about to get gang raped and it’s going to be ugly. The Arctic needs to be better protected from a…
Climate Change Petri Dish
It’s not a couple of low-lying islands about to sink under a risking sea. It is the 7th-most populous country in Asia, 12th in the world.Its 92-million people are scattered…
Feb. 18: hurry, hurry, hurry, getcher piplines….
This weekend saw demonstrations across the US, the largest one of 35,000 to 50,000 in Washington, DC. They were protesting against the Keystone Pipeline, the one that is proposed to…
OpenMedia’s Steve Anderson – Crafting a connected future
In this volunteer-made video Steve Anderson, the Executive Director and founder of OpenMedia, explains why he stands with citizens to fight for an open Internet. read more
Canadian Progressive Voices
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