Incoming BBC Boss Unveils First Personnel Decisions by Georg Szalai
Tony Hall expands Tim Davie’s role as head of BBC Worldwide and names BBC News director Helen Boaden as head of BBC Radio.
2013
U.S. Ambassador – Time for Canada to Get Serious About Climate Change
The U.S. Ambassador to Canada says Ottawa needs to follow Obama’s lead on climate change. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Ambassador David Jacobson said the message to move…
5630…Make A Wish: Sports Injury Of The Year
I sure hope Nerlens Noel, who was the number one kid coming out of high school and moving on to college hoops this year, likes university. Coz he is going…
5629…Whatcha Giving Up For Lent?
Myself, I am giving up liver and octopus. Gonna be a long forty days. And nights. WFDS
Scope of examination for discovery
CIBC v. Deloitte & Touche, 2013 ONSC 917 is a useful source for the current law on the scope of examination for discovery: The basic scope of an examination for…
5628…NDP And The Senate
The sanctimonious byeatches that are the New Democrats are totally hating on the Senate, both Red and Blue. Of course the reason that there are no Dippers in the upper…
The BC NDP Face Grim Choices Over BC Hydro-Fracking and the Site ‘C’ Dam Proposal
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s, when under the firm grip of former Premier Gordon Campbell, liquidated much of BC Hydro, the the once proud mothership of our Crown Corps.…
Editorial Content: Compare and Contrast
While Ryan has released his healthcare policy, and we will talk about that in another post, one of the more interesting things to come out the campaign recently has been…
Those Who Take Us Away: Abusive Policing and Failures in Protection of Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada – a disturbing report from Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2013/02/13/those-who-take-us-away The failure of law enforcement authorities to deal effectively with the problem of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada is just one element of the dysfunctional…
5627…Pope Benedict Gets P T Retirement Gig
He is a people person. But you knew that. WFDS
5626…No Secretariat Burgers In Canada
You may have read, here or elsewhere, that a lot of yer big time grocery chains in Merry Ole England have been selling hamburger of an equine fashion. Without telling…
Canadian Environmental regulations are falling behind
Scott Vaughan, Canada’s departing Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, released his final report. In it he describes how the development of Canada’s natural resources is running dangerously ahead…
Keystone XL pipeline: Leaders in historical act of civil disobedience in front of White House
48 environmental, civil rights, and community leaders engage in historic act of civil disobedience to stop Keystone XL pipeline. Julian Bond, Bill McKibben, Michael Brune, and others arrested in front…
NPR’s "API" — and why it matters
When asked what explained National Public Radio‘s successful growth of over 80% in viewership of its web page over the last year, Zach Brand, the organization’s Senior Technology Director, credited…
Our Renewable Future part 1: clearing “myth”conceptions
With Obama talking the talk on climate action in his State of the Union address yesterday, now seems a good time to start compiling a planned set of blog entries…
How absurd has multinational corporate practice gotten? According to the OECD ridiculous
It is really hard being an honest analyst. You spend most of your time being ridiculed by your on-the-take (in one form or another) adversaries. But sometimes the data speaks…
Alexander Morton Walks the Walk Along With Heriditary Chief Dick Beau and Family
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Alexander Morton walks the walk, she always has. It has been her exhaustive work as a marine biologist that rang the bell about the dangers of feedlot…
International #OpenDataDay: Now at 90 Cities (and… the White House)
Okay. We are 10 days away from International Open Data Day this February 23rd, 2013. There is now so much going on, I’ve been excited to see the different projects…