It’s official: Adrian Dix stepping down as BC NDP leader next year
The BC NDP’s outgoing leader, Adrian Dix (photo: Jonathan Hayward/CP) Read this Sept. 18 story from The Globe and Mail on NDP Leader Adrian Dix’s announcement that he will step…
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Tahltan’s Sacred Headwaters defence has deep roots
The Sacred Headwaters (photo: Carr Clifton/ILCP) Few places on our planet have been unaffected by humans. Satellite images taken from hundreds of kilometres above Earth reveal a world irrevocably changed…
A Good Political Leader Knows When To Step Down – Adrian Dix Leaving Leadership Of BC New Democrats …
B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix has announced his resignation as party leader today in Vancouver, following the party’s surprising defeat by the Liberals in the May provincial election. Dix said…
NDP’s Chris Charlton speaks out for authentic choice in Canada
FANTASTIC! You made this happen, Canada. Thanks to the efforts of thousands of Canadians speaking out, decision-makers are taking a stand for your right to access independent, affordable wireless options.…
Stephen Harper: The Last Advertiser
The world of advertising has been at a crossroads for some time. The advent of digital more than a decade ago has taken most ‘traditional’ advertisers by surprise and left…
A Smoking Gun?
Oh, what a tangled web they weave. Recommend this Post
BCNDP Should Keep Adrian Dix
The whole one-election-and-out-party-leader phenomenon has gotten entirely out of hand. But if your in opposition it means that your guy, when it comes to an election campaign, is always going…
Guest post by Barry Shell – the land where cell phone service costs just $13.50 a month
Barry Shell, one of OpenMedia.ca’s Allies, sent us this and we wanted to share it with the broader community. I just got the following letter from my friend and technology…
Fracking: Is it worth the risk? (Vancouver – Sept.19)
A natural gas drilling rig near Fort St. John, BC (image: Damien Gillis/Fractured Land) An opportunity for the East Van community and beyond to learn the latest details and share…
The Internet Insider | Choice and Democracy for Canadians
Hello, A leading Canadian innovator, Phillip Djwa, was recently interviewed by global news to demand more choice and innovative opportunity for Canadians. Canada needs to open its wireless networks if…
Poland Partners with Coal and Oil Corporate Sponsors for COP19 Climate Conference
On Tuesday, the Polish Government – host of the UNFCCC COP19 international climate negotiations – announced twelve corporate partners of the conference. While the Polish Environment Ministry suggests, “The products…
Two Comments on ‘Open’
Response to David Wiley (his post) > Which initiatives that use “open” properly would you suggest the whole world read about instead of the Fauxpen Education Alliance? I don’t want…
Whether Approved Or Not, Keystone XL Has Been A Victory For Lobbyists
For the past six years, lobbyists in Washington have made a killing shilling either for or against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. And with no clear end in sight,…
The reason for the depth and duration of the downturn is far too simple for most economists to understand
Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from Dean Baker Many economists and business writers view the duration and severity of the downturn as being a mystery. They argue that it…
Evidentiary sufficiency as opposed to absence of evidence is a question of fact
Jai Inder Singh Sandhu et al. v., 2013 MBCA 82 : While it is trite to say that a finding of fact made in the absence of any supportive evidence…
Women’s rights under attack from School District policy
In 2011, the Greater Victoria Teachers’ Association filed a grievance because five women who had contracts with the School Board were denied their maternity benefits. We went to an arbitration…
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No Rainbow for Queer People: A Right-Wing Support for Russia Roundup
While much of the attention surrounding Russia’s “homosexual propaganda” law has been about whether there should be a boycott of the Sochi Olympics, the saga has continued to ripple outward…
Andrew Leslie FTW
Just when I was saying that we should blog about less, here comes General Leslie with his sexy announcement. Let the riding speculation begin! My guess, Ottawa-Orleans. Strong military community…