The Keystone jobs
I keep hearing people saying Obama still might approve Keystone. And who knows. But he’s sure not sounding like he’s going to do it at moments like this: If got…
July 2013
With Justin Trudeau, Canada now has two Conservative parties
With so many Canadians eagerly awaiting the end of the anti-democratic, unaccountable Harper regime, some seem to be inclined to support any alternative that may stand a chance for replacing…
Breaking: Premiers declare victory after national meeting
Tweet“Over the past few days at the annual Council of the Federation meeting, we made a great deal of progress on a number of critically important issues to Albertans,” said…
Bradley Manning found not guilty of aiding the enemy, guilty of lesser charges
Military judge Colonel Denise Lind found whistleblower Bradley Manning not guilty of the serious charge of “aiding the enemy”, and guilty of lesser charges which still carry the possibility of…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Flattened cats.
Sammy Yatim Killing: Once More, The Globe And Mail Is Out Of Step
Thanks to a tweet from Dr.Dawg, I became aware of an odious, but ultimately not very surprising editorial from The Globe and Mail on the shooting of Sammy Yatim. I…
The Wire Report: Moore refuses to budge on wireless auction policy
According to reports, it looks like Industry Minister James Moore is standing behind his policy of reserving vital spectrum resources for new entrants to Canada’s wireless market, despite enormous pressure…
July 30: Life is…..
…I’m sorry. But there is a time when a man, a real man, must use coarse or foul language.I have been moving since Saturday. Everything hurts. I’m tired. I feel…
Canadians speak out for authentic choice in Canada’s wireless market as Big Telecom PR ramp up their efforts
Canadians are uniting against Big Telecom’s latest effort to stifle authentic choice in Canada’s broken wireless market. Article by Rita Trichur for The Globe and Mail: Some of this country’s…
Thousands are speaking out about their digital future. Have you?
Thousands have already spoken out for their digital future. Check out some of the great submissions we’ve been receiving here: http://OpenMedia.org/DigitalFuture Tell us: What does Your Digital Future look like?…
A changeup – on Major League Baseball
Mother Jones asks, Is Your Team’s Owner a Major League Asshole? Tim Murphy, Ian Gordon, Tasneem Raja, and Sarah Zhang provide information to help us judge. Here’s a few examples:…
Experience Regina
I know it’s a joke song, but I like it anyway. It’s so bad, it’s good. And I finally found the original video.
Paradoxes of right wing belief, III or so
Many people complain that structural unemployment is on the rise because jobs have been offshored due to the endless capitalist quest to lower the wages they pay. The obvious change…
New Footage Of Sammy Yatim’s Killing
The first shots are fired at about the 55 second mark on the video. They continue after he has fallen, his body jerking with each bullet. Sure looks like an…
Incredible: Diplomates on strike
This got to be astonishing. Even diplomats cannot deal with Harper. They’re diplomats and they’re extensively trained how to deal with people of all kinds and cultures. If Harper cannot…
The Speaker speaks
Full text of Dave Levac’s statement is below (emphasis mine). I think some Tory MPPs – Michael Harris in particular – need to apologize. But they won’t. Legislative Assembly of…
In Canada, doctors cashing in despite cash-strapped health care system: Report
A new report by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy says today’s Canadian physician earns nearly four-and-half-times more than the average Canadian, even as the price of health…
Is Harper’s Canada a “Genocide”-Free Zone?
The CMHR: a “genocide”-free zone. Genocide is a pretty serious word. It invokes the Holocaust, Pol Pot, Rwanda and some other high profile human eradication attempts. But Canada, being Canada…