Olivia won the first hour of the first debate!
Don’t just take my word for it: IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLIVIA BEGINS FIRST MAYORAL DEBATE ON A WINNING NOTE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 2014 In the opening 23 minutes of…
March 2014
The ethics of politics via Aristotle
Politics, Aristotle wrote in the Nicomachean Ethics, is the “master science of the good.” The good of which he wrote is the greater good, the “highest good” that benefits the…
Aboriginal rights threaten Canada’s resource development agenda
(Photo: Zack Embree/Idle No More) Read this March 4th article in The Gaurdian about the Canadian government’s research into how Aboriginal protest threatens the country’s oil and mining plans: The…
Scarborough hospital CEO says “never say never” on merger
The two CEOs representing the Scarborough and Rouge Valley hospitals appeared before the Central East LHIN this morning following news last week that their proposed merger was off – at…
Bill 4 opens BC parks to industry
Raft Cove Provincial Park (Photo: BC Gov Photo/Flickr). Read this March 25th article in the Vancouver Observer about Bill 4: the Park Amendment Act, passed. The Act changes the management…
Margaret Atwood: Canada’s War on Science “A Shoddy Treatment of our Tax Dollars”
Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood appeared on Jian Ghomeshi’s CBC radio show Q where she spoke out against the muzzling of Canada’s taxpayer funded scientists. Ghomeshi started the conversation with,…
Field naturalists granted construction stay at Ostrander Point
The south shore at Ostrander Point in Prince Edward County (Photo by Terry Sprague.) The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists were awarded a stay of construction at Ostrander Point this…
Voter Suppression in Quebec
During the first half of the 20th century, any American in the South who wished to register to vote would have to come before the Board of Registrars. They would…
Admiral Dennis Blair: "We Sent Troops to Middle East…Because of Oil-Based Importance of Region"
At the just-completed U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing titled, “The Geopolitical Potential of the U.S. Energy Boom,” Admiral Dennis Blair — former Director of National Intelligence, President and…
Quebec election: 20 days and 5%
Premier Marois’ Lobster Strategy What a difference a campaign can make! Just four weeks ago, it seemed the Marois-led PQ juggernaut was a shoo-in for a majority government in the…
The $5.27 billion Digital Endowment fund our government can invest in connecting Canadian communities
On April 2nd, our government will come into a Digital Endowment of $5.27 billion. We need to ensure this money is put towards connecting all Canadians to high-speed Internet, innovative…
Yulia Tymoshenko leaks vitriol in taped call: ‘kill Russians’ and reduce Russia to a ‘scorched field’
Yulia Tymoshenko, the ex-Ukraine PM and one-time billionaire “Gas Princess” has been accused of everything from murder to forgery. More recently she has been outed in a leaked phone call.…
Anglos need to break from the Québec Liberals
It’s rare hearing English in the streets near my house. Less rare is the number of parades that march nearby. The St. Patrick’s parade offered a good dose of both…
Con ‘Fair Elections Act’ is voter suppression, not electoral reform
It’s depressing to see the only mention that “electoral reform” gets from the corporate-owned media in Canada is to the Cons’ Orwellian-titled “Fair Elections Act.” So now when Canadians look…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Your news links for today: Ottawa has been spying on you – Chronicle Herald Who Needs Lawful Access?: Cdn Telcos Hand Over Data on Thousands of Subscribers Without a Warrant…
Alex Usher on Jason Kenney’s Enthusiasm for German Apprenticeships
Alex Usher, one of Canada’s most well-known post-secondary education pundits, has just written a blog post offering some sober second thought on Minister Kenney’s recent enthusiasm for Germany’s apprenticeship system.…
PHS Social enterprises are ESSENTIAL to poverty elimination in DTES
… social enterprises by PHS provide job/skills/alternative livelihoods to those in a tangle with poverty/addiction/unrealized-skills. These social economy opportunities can’t be taken away from people who face job discrimination in…
With Canada plummeting in Internet world rankings, Canadians tell Minister Moore not to squander our $5.2bn Digital Endowment
DigitalEndowment_403x403_250314.png Government should invest digital windfall from sale of public spectrum assets into tackling Canada’s national digital deficit and growing digital divide March 26, 2014 – Canada has a unique…