You stink: the psychology of online vituperation
From the Times: “The results were both surprising and disturbing. Uncivil comments not only polarized readers, but they often changed a participant’s interpretation of the news story itself. In the…
March 2013
Rivals ready to pounce as BCE reveals details of new Astral deal by Steve Ladurantaye
Columnist says details of BCE Inc.’s bid to buy Astral Media are likely to cause a major stir in the Canadian media sector, as the company’s rivals launched an all-out…
Rivals ready to pounce as BCE reveals details of new Astral deal by Steve Ladurantaye
Columnist says details of BCE Inc.’s bid to buy Astral Media are likely to cause a major stir in the Canadian media sector, as the company’s rivals launched an all-out…
PRESS RELEASE: Significant Divestitures in Bell-Astral Merger to Preserve Competition
The Competition Bureau announces that, following an extensive review of BCE Inc.’s (Bell) proposed acquisition of Astral Media Inc. (Astral), it has reached an agreement with Bell that preserves competition…
Tablet Magazine Design Competition
Tablet Magazine Design Competition, a photo by Geoff_Campbell on Flickr. Yesterday I took photos of the Tablet Magazine Design Competition at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Four teams…
150,000: what that means
That is a huge, huge number. I was with Justin’s campaign guru, Gerald Butts, last week for lunch. I told him I thought he’d do well with the social media…
The Incorrigible Deb Matthews
That Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews, who presided over the Ornge scandal, remains in her portfolio in the new Wynne government is unfathomable to me. A woman of breathtaking incompetence…
Feed The Hungry
The United Nations Right To Food Envoy, Olivier De Shutter, has taken the Harper government to task for its cavalier treatment of the hungry: The United Nations right-to-food envoy says…
ADVERSE INFERENCES FROM FAILURE TO CALL EVIDENCE
Where a party to a proceeding fails without explanation to call an available witness or evidence that is of a material or corroborating nature, it is open to a judge…
Before the Attack of Herr Doctor Dimensia
Many will no doubt recognize this oft-parodied painting by Edward Hopper. It’s use of perspective, lighting and color is well-known in artistic circles, and it is rightly considered an American…
Deborah Coyne is the 1st to answer 6 questions.
A couple of weeks back, as I did with the OLP candidates, I submitted a series of questions (6 of them) to the LPC leadership candidates, making it clear that…
Martha Hall Findlay Flip Flops On Northern Gateway
I haven’t heard this mentioned in any of the coverage of yesterday’s LPoC leadership debate, but on February 26th MHF was for Northern Gateway Pipeline; as of yesterday’s debate, she’s…
Censoring Public Documents… or not #nlpoli
Not only does the provincial government now censor public documents called orders in council, they can’t get their own scheme right. Public engagement minister Keith Hutchings published a letter to…
WebCite Having Money Trouble
Many a time you want to record the existence of some web-page, face-book post, or tweet. And making, saving, and finding screen-caps again can be a pain in the neck.…
Stephen Harper’s Great Arctic Betrayal
From the moment he came to power, he announced that he would like to be known as Great Arctic Leader and Lord Protector of the North.He decreed that henceforth everything…
Buried Horses – Tom Dacre’s Blues
Ashes fall from the chimney so maudlin. Sodden haunts returning thoughts to your flue. Did your body snap? Was it made of porcelain? Could my shakey hand prepare a splint…
Why Health Care Should Be Privatized
It would be a risky claim to suggest health care should be privatized while education, from preschool to post-secondary, should be fully publicly provided, but considering the importance of education,…
New Data Confirms Sixth Estate Estimate: Navy Shipbuilding Plan to Cost $100+ Billion
As other political bloggers know, there’s no feeling quite like vindication without attribution. Which I felt this week after parsing the latest data from Public Works and from the Parliamentary…