Have you seen this honest Internet company?
A satirical video from Extremely Decent Films about “honesty” in the telecommunications industry went viral this weekend. A number of our community members took a stand and shared the video…
April 2013
Because ‘Bitumen is not Oil,’ Pipelines Carrying Tar Sands Crude Don’t Pay into US Oil Spill Fund
As Think Progress has just reported, a bizarre technicality allowed Exxon Mobil to avoid paying into the federal oil spill fund responsible for cleanup after the company’s Pegasus pipeline released…
Canada, immigration raids and deportations are not entertainment!
It was revealed last month that Vic Toews, Canada’s Public Safety Minister, approved the raid, carried out for the Canada Border Services Agency’s reality television series.After the revelation, the BC…
ConCalls: 701 days, 1 charge, 234 ridings #RoboCon
It’s been more than 701 days since Elections Canada first became aware of a nation wide malicious robocalling scheme to misdirect non-Conservative voters away from legitimate polling stations for the…
Bidding Farewell to Boreal Citizen
Ahhh…blogging. So rewarding. So time consuming. After much deliberation, I’ve decided that it’s time for Boreal Citizen to come to an end. It’s already past due, drawn out by the…
Robocon
The first charges in the Robocon Scandal have been laid against Michael Sona. Most interesting in this, is that Sona’s lawyer has signalled they intend to shift the blame to…
Occupy Love (2013): Official Trailer (Video)
We recommend:Occupy Wall Street 1 Year Later: A Roundtable DiscussionOccupied Ottawa to celebrate one year anniversaryOn Wednesday in Ottawa, Occupy This!Liberal leadership race: Garneau calls on Trudeau to take a…
On Michael Sona
Officials from Elections Canada have laid an information in a Guelph court alleging one charge against Michael Sona, a former Conservative Party of Canada staffer and campaign executive. You guys…
Ex-CTV Head Ivan Fecan Named Chairman of Thunderbird Films by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says the Canadian broadcast veteran will consult for the indie producer which launched a 50-50 joint venture with Lionsgate to make global TV series.
Michael Sona Charged By Elections Canada In Connection To Robocall Scandal
Lawyers for Mr. Sona released the following today: Neither Mr. Sona or I will be making any public statements beyond the following statement at this time. Although the charge is…
Robocall reflection
Perhaps that silly sally at Sun News, and the “explosive” media tour, wasn’t such a hot idea after all. Meanwhile, somewhere, one of Canada’s most principled journalists is frantically trying…
Lowering the age of voter registration to 16: An idea worth looking at
I’ve been reading up lately on the potential benefits to lowering the age of voter registration. The BC NDP has tabled some legislation to lower the age of voter registration…
Appointment of Federal Representative on Energy Infrastructure: Too Little Too Late?
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 As the Yinka Dene Alliance and their allies were gathering in Ottawa to renew their opposition to Tar Sands Pipelines on March 19th, Natural Resource Minister,…
The United States of FUBAR
Despite everything that has been visited upon them since the “Reagan Revolution” – the stagnation of their incomes; the deliberate and unearned transfer of enormous wealth from the blue and…
BN CRTC 2013-106 (BCE Acquisition of Astral)
FRIENDS supports the applications regarding BCE’s acquisition of Astral, subject to the CRTC’s due diligence.
Other Pieces of Writing
Here is a list of other work from the last number of years that doesn’t fall into the categories of online journalism for The Media Co-op since September 2012; presentations,…
Aaron Swartz inspires week of action against Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Activists Seek to Defeat CFAA Expansion Proposal, Pass Reforms to Protect Innovators and Internet Users. By: Demand Progress: WASHINGTON – Today, on the day that Aaron Swartz‘s trial was set…
Campaign: It’s time we challenged our employers to talk about mental illness
Partners for Mental Health are blunt. They call it the cost of doing nothing. That’s the cost of employers failing to address mental illness in the workplace. P4MH has all…
Recent Presentations, Talks, and Workshops
The following is a listing of presentations, talks, and workshops given for various purposes in the last several years. If you are interested in having me do one of them,…
Empathy Down, Narcissism Up?
A University of Michigan study of 14,000 university students found empathy is in serious decline, especially over the past ten years, while narcissism has soared. The research, led by Sara…