Practice CrimeStop: You Are the New Terrorist
Balloons are a threat to civil order. The police must protect themselves from you with riot gear. You are a bad person. You. You enemy of the state. You radical…
2013
Nelson Mandela the highly evolved soul
If you’re wondering why I write so much about Nelson Mandela then it is because of my interest and involvement in human rights issues. A fellow prisoner and friend of…
Poking the Spies In the Eyes With a Sharp Pen
Government surveillance just got another bloody nose. This time it was some 500-top authors who have joined forces to denounce the degree of state surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden and…
Reflections on My 2013 Biking Season
Now that I bike all year there is no end to the season but the putting away of the summer bikes and taking out of the winter bike marks the…
Reflections on My 2013 Biking Season
Now that I bike all year there is no end to the season but the putting away of the summer bikes and taking out of the winter bike marks the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Your news links for today: Snowden document shows Canada set up spy posts for NSA (CBC) Right to Know: Bill C-13 — cyberbullying or legislative bullying? (Ottawa Citizen) Canadian Conservatives’…
The Criminals are Running the Show. . . .
There was something profoundly surreal about Conrad Black interviewing Rob Ford. This is what the Canadian Rightwing has been reduced to – a drug-addled Mayor being interviewed by a convicted…
Singer Neil Young Campaigning Against Oil & Gas Dependence
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We are living in a world dominated by the Oil and Gas industry, crooked bankers, and surveillance of citizens throughout the world. These attacks on our rights…
The Day Calls
Car Rainbow (click to enlarge) The day calls to you and you call back. Filed under: Uplifting Tagged: urban photography
Reflections on My 2013 Biking Season
Now that I bike all year there is no end to the season but the putting away of the summer bikes and taking out of the winter bike marks the…
Selling Sustainability at All Levels of a Company
Every company ought to behave and operate in a sustainable way at all levels of operation. There is an obvious environmental argument for doing this, but some people don’t initially…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, December 10, 2013: The Ethics of Articling One law school’s credit rating drops to junk-bond status Saving…
Bernie Farber, a lonely province turns its eyes to you
He’s my brother of another mother, so I’m biased. But if Bernie doesn’t run, I will never speak to him again. ’Cause he’d win, no?
Time for the Tory backbench rebellion.
It is the last chance for the drones of parliament. They can either rebel now or fade away with their ill-fated Conservative Party of Canada. Those who have done nothing…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – In the course of grading Canada’s job market, Kayle Hatt traces the rise of precarious employment in both absolute and relative numbers…
Something is off this December — we’re ditching the parties for placards
Something is definitely off this holiday season. Instead of being invited to the usual round of parties, we’re getting invitations to demonstrations and press conferences. Instead of decorating halls we’re…
Not A Banner Year
This has not been a good year for Stephen Harper. It began with Harper unleashing the Deloitte audit dogs on Chief Theresa Spence. And it ended with his attempt to…
Something To Gladden The Heart
This morning’s Star editorial cartoon: Recommend this Post
Urban Fracking Bonanza Threatens Dallas Suburbs
When a representative from Chesapeake Energy knocked on Phyllis Allen’s door in 2003 and offered $300 for her mineral rights and an invitation to a lease-signing pizza party, she turned…