On the Road Again, For the First Time.
Source: Huffington Post: Self Driving Cars are Coming to Canada Despite previously alluding to some of the topics we might talk about this week, I decided to go to a…
2013
RAPE AS A POLICY OF STATE POWER
" You won’t be raped, you might enjoy it ! " Technology then and now, in rape as well, is part of the tools of the master's house, the preservers…
RAPE AS A POLICY OF STATE POWER
Colonialist powers and acts of a sexualized violence, such as rape by institutions, enacted through individuals : The Case of Djamila Boupacha: Torturers statements to Djamila before they “gave her…
RAPE AS A POLICY OF STATE POWER
" You won’t be raped, you might enjoy it ! " Technology then and now, in rape as well, is part of the tools of the master's house, the preservers…
RAPE AS A POLICY OF STATE POWER
Colonialist powers and acts of a sexualized violence, such as rape by institutions, enacted through individuals: The Case of Djamila BoupachaTorturers statements to her before they “gave her pleasure” :…
BC NDP – A New Leader is only one step in a long and winding road ahead.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The BC NDP has lost its’ edge. The feisty Glen Clark victory in 1996 was the last. That was four elections ago. NDP victories and effectiveness depend…
In Tuesday’s Sun: the right response in Syria
If Syria’s regime is permitted to continue gassing its own citizens to death – and, rest assured, it did just that last week, killing hundreds of men, women and children…
From My Quotes Cupboard – Teddy Roosevelt
Old Joe Cannon, Speaker of the House, has reservations about Roosevelts methods: “Roosevelt’s all right,” Cannon tells a friend, “but he’s got no more use for the Constitution than a…
Al Jazeera comes to America
Somewhere in the United States on August 20, 2013, a technician flicked a switch and Al Jazeera America joined the other networks that bring television news to Americans. At that…
Let’s rethink the St Jacobs Farmer’s Market
Waterloo woke this morning to the sad news that the main building of the St Jacobs Farmer’s Market had burned to the ground. Already there is an outpouring of sympathy…
At least the provinces (well, two of them) care about climate change
In a good news item, the governments of Ontario and Manitoba announced they will maintain the internationally renowned Experiment Lakes Area project. Ontario has committed $2-million a year and Manitoba…
Summer is over
Took this up at the cabin, as we were preparing to leave. Summer is truly over, isn’t it?
Huffington Post Canada: NDP says Canadian MPs deserve access to TPP texts just like their U.S. counterparts
The 19th Round of TPP talks have ended in Brunei – but Canadian MPs still have no access to the text of the agreement that could break our digital future.…
Huffington Post Canada: NDP says Canadian MPs deserve access to TPP texts just like their U.S. counterparts
The 19th Round of TPP talks have ended in Brunei – but Canadian MPs still have no access to the text of the agreement that could break our digital future.…
Recovering Today: Happy Labour Day
We had a triple threat birthday party last night for Lukas, Jeanne and Thomas. Most pleasant and the two cousins (three and one) played together for the first time. Now…
How will the West react when the Sauds turn on their people?
Various Western nations, including Great Britain, the U.S. and France, are exhibiting great outrage against Syria’s assaults on its own people. And outrage is indeed called for. Yet there is…
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Alma Mater Song
Thomas Cooley, Alma Mater, mighty temple of the law; Where first we sought the face of justice full of wonder, full of awe. Thomas Cooley, Alma Mater, reservoir of truth…
The Problem With The Police Starts At The Top
Leadership is a word that evokes many associations; strength, vision, determination and resolve are a few of the positive ones. Selfishness, careerism, expediency and cowardice are but a few of…
Labour Day 2013: Say Hello to the Pavement!
Workers in Canada and around the world have been under assault for decades, but most of our recent tactics to stop the bleeding have been ineffective. Are we lazy, complacent,…
Calls by Jewish groups for removal of Translink ‘Disappearing Palestine’ ads is an attack on free speech
Beneath left: Martha Roth of the Palestine Awareness Coalition An ad appearing on a dozen or more Vancouver buses and in the City Center SkyTrain station has been the target…