Telecom expert Michael Geist provides a brief – and must-read – analysis of Monday’s announcement of spectrum bidders and the future of our broken wireless market. Speak out at http://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers…
Well, there aren’t that many gals on my bookshelf, so I can’t fault him on that score. The real issue is: how does a guy as obscure as David Gilmour…
OpenMedia_Logo.png Led by citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca, Canadians are speaking out against secretive U.S. plans to censor the Internet and restrict free expression online September 26, 2013 – Led by citizen-backed OpenMedia.ca,…
Richard HughesPolitical Blogger In an attempt to win back some of accolades and spotlight from the CVRD, North Cowichan Council has seen the CVRD’s mishandling of the contaminated soil issue,…
We are off for a sojourn in the Venice area. Since I will only be bringing my Blackberry Playbook with me, a pain to write with thanks to its electronic…
A stranger asks, “What do you do?”. They really mean, ‘do you WORK?’. When you reply that you care for a loved one, they look past your shoulder, scanning the…
Hello! Listen up, world leaders! The citizens of the Internet have a few demands. We want to put an end to threats to Internet freedom. Head over to OpenMedia.org/Censorship to…
With Harper and his band of geniuses running around the UN this, it’s actually been kind of interesting. As I pointed out back in May, Harper’s foreign policy has served…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger The Cowichan Green Community is an ever growing asset in the Cowichan Valley. Here they are once again reaching out with a most worthwhile program. This…
I did this picture in May 2010. There has been change for the worse. Now that Harper has majority he has become full time salesman for oil companies, Tar Sands,…
When you really need to say, “I’ve got mine and you and your planet can go straight to Hell,” nothing beats a mega-yacht just like any of these currently on…
Power addiction is dangerous as it could turn some of the powerful into a mass-murderer. It is hard to understand this aspect of human nature. Assad is up there with…
The bizarre practice of over-sexualizing prepubescent girls on stages in front of people has now been banned in France. I’ve never understood the reasoning behind these pageants and it’s nice…
For those interested in the best way of ensuring police behave themselves, the following is a timely reminder of what our rights are when filming them: For more information, check…
This is a guest post by Clint Robertson. There’s been a lot of hype about Keystone XL over the past few months. The proposed pipeline extension, which would carry tar…
R v Jacques, 2013 SKCA 99: In summarizing the proper approach a judge must take when the evidence has not proven that an offence was committed on the date specified…
Alberta’s election funding rules are notoriously weak. Those applying to municipal elections are no exception. The essentials can easily be summarized: no spending limits, contributions limited to $5,000 a year…
Nexen, the Chinese Communist Party’s anchor in Athabasca, is urging Canadian National Railways to start shipping bitumen by rail car to Prince Rupert where it can then be loaded on…
Well, not yet. Just trying to get ahead of the news cycle.
Here are your daily news links: Why Canada has ‘Third World access to the Internet’ (National Post) Elephant in the Room (Ben Klass) CRTC letters show public’s displeasure with Bell,…
