My name is Tim Chipperfield and I’m Brian’s campaign assistant. This email is being sent to you to keep you updated on our campaign’s progress. Now that the summer is…
There are reports that up to three gunmen might be involved in an attack at the Washington Navy Yard, the U.S. Navy’s oldest shore installation. The mayor of Washington says…
Talking GOOD is “PR for people making a difference” and each episode focuses on one person who is improving the world. It’s a Q&A about the work they do and…
At 1 pm, independent journalist Laila Yuile chats on Victoria’s CFAX 1070 radio with Ian Jessop. Laila won’t be there to sell anything, defend anyone or shill for any business…
In the era of Big Data, shouldn’t the government consider new methods to uphold our right to security and to privacy without having to drill holes into our communications infrastructure?…
Toliver v Koepke, 2013 ABCA 297: The appellant also suggests that two other judges of this Court are disqualified from hearing this appeal, because they also had minor involvement in…
Discussions on the left about the economy might be summarized as warning that things are going to get a lot worse before they get…worse. This is not just a matter…
What’s the next logical step to rein in Big Telecom in Canada and support innovation in our broken wireless market? Steve Anderson, OpenMedia’s Executive Director, speaks out. Article by Steve…
On CBC’s “The House” this weekend, I heard an interview with the Financial Post’s Terrance Corcoran, in which he was basically poo-pooing the very real issue of the growing disparity…
Here are your daily news links for Monday, September 16, 2013: Canadian Internet Forum National Event and CIRA Annual General Meeting Agenda (CIRA) Wireless firms agree to give Ottawa ability…
Calgary’s flooded Bow River on June 22 OTTAWA – Insurance executives say homeowners will never have access to comprehensive flood insurance in Canada unless there are new maps of flood-prone…
In a previous post, I presented a criticism of republicanism’s inability to adequately address the problems of power exerted in the modern capitalist economy. This should come as no surprise…
Too many Liberals hate Stephen Harper. I’m not one of them. I oppose many of his policies, to be sure. I get mad at him sometimes, for sure. But I…
Are these noises from aliens? Not yet.;) Stay tuned.
Once in a while, but not frequently, someone does something in the media that helps me understand that there is still integrity in journalism. At least in some places. Squeaky…
He is the man most responsible for taking the surveillance state into a new and even more sinister Orwellian age. The General who while working in Iraq decided that instead…
When last week she said if the U.S. Supreme Court continues on its corporatist path, “sooner or later you’ll end up with a Supreme Court that functions as a wholly…
It’s no secret that Canadian government scientists are infuriated at the lockdown imposed on them by the ultra-secretive Harper government. Why, it’s almost as though the Harper regime has something…
…and that’s the only half worth reading. Page one features a hap, hap, happy speech by Frank McKenna on how great everything in the world is. It is reported by…
The age of the robot is here, especially on the battlefield. Here are a pair of videos from Aviation Week. The first shows technologies in development for ground forces. The…
