Companies admit usage limits are not about congestion.
Cable companies (in the U.S.) finally admit that usage limits are not about congestion as they had insisted for years, and as many companies continue to insist. With your help…
2013
A Petri Dish for Climate Change Adaptation
Andean glaciers are quickly melting away. It’s reported they’re melting faster than they have in three centuries. Millions of South Americans are dependent on meltwater from these glaciers. That’s about…
Vast majority of countries moving to address climate change – but not Canada
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 The Canadian government likes to excuse its slow action on climate change by suggesting that Canada needs to wait for other countries to act. However, when…
The Art of Politics, Japanese Style
Japan’s newly minted finance minister thinks his country’s old people should hurry up and die. Really, seriously, I didn’t make that up. Taro Aso, the finance minister, said on Monday…
If Dr. Seuss books were titled according to their subtexts
While I might be more likely to pick up a book entitled The Psychological Implications of Holiday-Motivated Materialism, I’m not so sure about a five-year-old. You can check out all…
5553…Apparently They Do All Look The Same
NESN.com, the New England Sports Network’s website, reports that “On Monday, Russell was attending President Barack Obama‘s second inauguration, and did so in style. The 11-time NBA champion wore a…
Arms Race Update – All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men Still At It.
The True Warfare State, undaunted by its high-tech flops in Iraq and Afghanistan, proceeds apace in the development of the latest and greatest in institutional mayhem devices. Here’s one of…
5552…Coldest Day Of The Year
Seriously. Reverse melt down. Minus 40 ish in Ottawa. The beauty of minus 40 is you don’t have to convert from C to F. How cold is it? Theresa Spence’s…
Send BC Hydro This Letter Of Final Refusal-No Smart Meter Here
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Many of you have received a recent letter from BC Hydro. Here one that you can send them. I have heard nothing official but rumour has it…
48 hours until OLP convention kick off
Hard to believe that in three days we will have a new Ontario Premier. I was a huge fan of Dalton McGuinty – and will continue to be – but…
Support the CBC: Great Event at a Great Place
The Lion d’or, one of Montreal’s greatest halls, will be the scene this evening of a rally in support of the CBC. Canada has been defined by its public broadcaster…
Cat. Black. Round.
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: black, Cat, round
Jan.23: Big headline, front page….
….so we know it can’t possibly be any big deal…. The provincial government paid over a million dollars for four houses. Well, the reasoning sounds sensible. Water control plans carried…
A Beer for Butterflies
Beer is delicious so it’s exciting to find out that at least one brewery is out there using their delvious suds to help a threatened species. Pelican Pub & Brewery…
The Trudeau Paradox – Part II
Part I of this essay discussed the origins of Quebec nationalism and the desire of Francophone Quebecers to have their province recognized as a “distinct society” within Canada. This desire…
Membership Renewal Deadline Is Friday In Order To Vote In Sask NDP Leadership Campaign #skndpldr
The deadline to become a 2013 member and be eligible to vote for the next Saskatchewan NDP Leader is now just three days away! Memberships (new or renewals) must be…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, January 23, 2013: ABA committee recommends keeping LSAT requirement Vulture culture – Law21 RIM ready for battle…
Pupatello on TV: she’s a winner
Watch this. Take a couple minutes, and watch it. If this woman doesn’t make you smile, at least once, you’ve got a stone for a heart. When I finally got…
Anything To Win
Under Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister’s Office was given a new prime directive: character assassination. So, the office produced animations of puffins pooping on Stephane Dions’s shoulder; it trumpeted the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Erika Shaker rightly tears into the special brand of FAIPOF demanding that First Nations protesters focus solely on their own community leaders rather…