I remember Joan Bryden when she was a total hipster
And now, this: “…a crudely named punk band that performed songs with raunchy lyrics.” We sat near each other in the Calgary Herald newsroom in the Eighties. She was the…
November 2013
Xenophobic NDP by-election tactics in Toronto Centre remind me of 2001 Beaches by-election
It sucks when lefties so desperately want to win that they toss out their basic principles or judgment in order to try to do it. Such is the case with…
Broad coalition to TPP governments: Pull provisions that restrict access to knowledge and open innovation
Censorship_FBShare_131115.png Organizations spanning nearly every TPP nation calls for a new approach that respects broad interests not just that of old US media conglomerates November 21, 2013: Today the Fair…
US House passes bill to speed up oil and gas fracking
by Matthew Daly, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The House approved a bill Wednesday aimed at speeding up drilling for oil and natural gas. The measure was one of three…
The Organized Crime of the Harper Regime . . . .
The Harper/Senate scandal is fast becoming a tragic-comedy. In many Western democracies, this Prime Minister would have already been forced to resign. Practically every mainstream media commentator (even the rightwing…
CFACT Makes Holocaust Reference About UN Climate Process In Poland
Staying classy as ever, the anti-science Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) sent a fundraising request to its fans this week and made a reprehensible reference to the Holocaust, likening…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, November 21, 2013
Your news links for today: Cyberbullying legislation to target spread of intimate images (CBC) Lawful Access is Back: Controversial Bill Returns Under the Guise of Cyber-Bullying Legislation (Michael Geist) Mobile…
One of the oldest photos ever taken of a human
From 1839. And the guy looks so cool, he could be fronting an alternative band from the Bowery, for Chrissakes. What an awesome, awesome picture.
Another starry night
I seem to be on a bit of a theme with this dark sky stuff right now. Interesting. Filed under: art Tagged: night, stars
Canadian Uranium Subsidies to Kazakhstan
Here’s an important story for Canadians, and Saskatchewanians in particular, which doesn’t have to do with the Riders or the Senate scandal. The Green Party of Saskatchewan (GPS) wants to…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Toby Sanger highlights how the Cons (following in the footsteps of the Libs before them) have already slashed federal government revenues and…
A quote from a former opposition leader:
At worst, he personally ordered it done and chose the people who executed the plan. At the very least, he fostered an attitude within the party , chose the managers…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 21, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 21, 2013: Pennsylvania Cops Say Handcuffed 14-Year-Old Was Tasered in the Face ‘for His Safety’ Jewish…
Exclusive: Greenpeace Leader Kumi Naidoo’s COP19 Walkout Message For Governments "Playing Political Poker" With Planet’s Future
At about 2pm, they started to stream down corridors and sift down escalators, weaving through the halls leading to the negotiating rooms and out through the main security gate –…
Hate Speech in C-13
Indeed, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act does contain several “tweeks” to Canada’s hate speech laws. (4) In this section, “identifiable group” means any section of the public distinguished…
Toronto needs a mayor: even Ron Burgundy agrees
Stay classy, Etobicoke.
Windsor: Cancer Care Ontario finds out the hard way about community engagement
Score one for the Windsor community. After Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) told the Windsor Regional Hospital that it had to transfer thoracic cancer surgeries to London or else, CCO found…