Musical interlude
Weekend Players – Pursuit of Happiness
April 2014
Judicial independence for justices of the peace
The Justices of the Peace Review Council in re EM released a decision this evening saying: 26. Judicial independence for justices of the peace was considered in the Supreme Court…
Maroc’s Public Letter to John Horgan Probably The New Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor It looks like the power brokers have decided that you are the NDP’s last hope for revival. Of course no one is saying anything like that…
Found Art
Wellington and Woodland in Verdun.
Found Art
Wellington and Woodland in Verdun.
David Ellis: Citizen pressure prompts CRTC to demand answers from Bell
Is the CRTC finally waking up to Canadians’ anger over big telecom’s attempts to throttle wireless access to online content? Do you think this is a step in the right…
David Ellis: Digital Canada 150: The ‘strategy’ without a strategy
Experts are slamming the government’s recently released Digital Canada plan. This analysis from David Ellis highlights how the plan’s lack of strategy means Canada will fall further behind other industrialized…
ConservAntive senAntor argues Elections Cantada shouldn’t promote voting
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/linda-frum-stirs-controversy-with-elections-canada-questions-1.2606836
A grassroots perspective on the Québec elections
In many respects, nothing has changed following the April 7 Québec elections. Big business remains in power, only its colour has altered from light blue to a Liberal shade of…
Daily Life Can Be Insane – Venezuela
When insanity becomes normal, we’ve adapted to the way things shouldn’t be, so we don’t spend all of our energy trying to fix systemic problems.
It’s National Siblings Day!
And, according to the centuries old tradition, all younger siblings must pony up the equivalent of 6 gold sovereigns to the eldest sibling. That’s about a grand in today’s coinage…
MOOCs for Development – Day 2
The Challenge of MOOCs Panel Stephen Downes Please see my presentation and audio here: http://www.downes.ca/presentation/339 N.V. Varghese – view from developing countries – largest expansion of the system in this…
Canadian Progressives Aggregator….New home….!!!
So, every spring, the flowers start to bloom, the grass grows, the trees bud, and the host for the Canadian progressives Aggregator demands a massive sum of money to host…
Canadian Progressives Aggregator….New home….!!!
So, every spring, the flowers start to bloom, the grass grows, the trees bud, and the host for the Canadian progressives Aggregator demands a massive sum of money to host…
NDP leadership candidate Horgan would reverse Parks Act changes
Read this April 11 story by Stephen Hui in The Georgia Straight about BC NDP leadership candidate John Horgan’s vow to repeal the controversial Bill 4, which opened BC’s parks…
Should artists be able to pay taxes with artwork?
As income tax filing deadlines approach across North America, many Mexican artists will be counting canvases instead of pay stubs. In Mexico, a country that has lost over $870 billion…
Michael Geist: The outlook for Canada’s digital future is not rosy
BY THE NUMBERS: the government’s Digital Canada 150 plan will allow Canada to fall behind other industrialized nations and worsen the digital divide between Canadians. Think that’s not good enough?…