Justin Trudeau plays the long game on abortion
The general response to Justin Trudeau’s new edict on abortion – that all new Liberal candidates must vote pro-life – has been overwhelmingly negative. Canada’s major newspapers’ editorial pages have…
May 2014
The Verge: The real battle for net neutrality just began
Over 100,000 people spoke up, and lawmakers are listening. We now have a golden opportunity to enshrine the principles of the open Internet in law. Check this article out to…
Foreign Workers and Employment in New Brunswick
Here’s David W. Campbell: This is not an academic question. It happened this week. Now, I suspect there would be folks lined up to tell us everything that was wrong…
Random thoughts, from Jian to Tim to Louis C.K.
Welcome to the long weekend, everyone. Or, as those of us who toil in retail call it, the weekend. For your long weekend enjoyment (?), I have for you a…
Guest Blog from Barry Shell – Is this the most ridiculous example of Big Telecom price-gouging yet?
Here’s a guest blog from OpenMedia friend and ally Barry Shell, highlighting how Big Telecom even charges Canadians who want to suspend their service while on holiday. Is this the…
Small is the new Big in sustainable urban revolution
Vancouver urban farm mixer (Photo: www.urbanfarmers.ca) “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will not themselves be realized.” That was American architect Daniel…
Is there such a thing as too much democracy (in Toronto)?
I’m unique. I don’t mean that in an airy-fairy, sickeningly sentimental, we’re all individuals, be yourself sort of way. I mean it specifically in the sense that I live in…
Neil DeGrasse Tyson On Climate Change, Humans, & Dinosaurs
* Fox vs. FOX: Neil deGrasse Tyson Speaks Out On Climate Change On Cosmos, Tyson Makes Climate Connections That Fox News Mocks
May 16: Worse than usual….
There are two items worth reading in section A. The first is on the front page”Harper unveils national conservation strategy”. At first, that comes as quite a shock. This, after…
Die Media Die: More Cuts At Sun News
The Dim Reapers strike again – managers being laid off across the chain, though unclear yet if it’s every managing editor or just some. Several Ontario dailies lost their MEs…
LNG Pipedreams: Feat. Liz Logan, Damien Gillis – May 21
Are you concerned about the impacts of fracking and liquified fracked gas (also know as liquefied natural gas or LNG) export? Join us for a night of powerful speakers from…
Guest blog by Canada’s mobile Internet hero Ben Klass: Don’t let Big Telecom turn your smartphone into a dumb TV
Chances are you have a love-hate relationship with your wireless provider: you love being able to use your smartphone wherever you go, but hate the high prices that Big Telecom…
What’s Wrong with This Picture: Fast Food Workers Demonstrate for Better Wages While Canadian Chains Bring in Foreign Workers
It’s a no brainer, isn’t it? Pay people decently and they’ll work. I’d like the think that Stephen Harper and his friends are beginning to see the wisdom in this.…
Some fooling about in Instagram
Some fooling about in Instagram Just started some fooling about in Instagram. I poke around a bit with various filter apps. I thought it might be a good place to…
The New Liberal Party of Canada
And I don’t mean that as a compliment. Yesterday, while appearing on CTV’s True North Politics panel, one of the subjects that we debated was abortion. Specifically, Justin Trudeau’s pro-choice…
I adjusted the scans to the Ting book pages.
Oh, hey, I uploaded the adjusted scans for the Ting book pages. I’m noticing that there seems to be no way to tag or add descriptions to these Google drive…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Polly Toynbee looks at how the UK is now treating children in need as investment opportunities to be exploited by investors, rather than…
Federal Regulator Acting "Impermissibly in Favour" of TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline, Says Lawyer
The National Energy Board (NEB), the federal regulator responsible for inter-provincial pipelines, appears to have jumped the gun on TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline proposal by releasing a ‘list of issues’…
Cons Whine, Mulcair Shines….
Not for the first time, I can find little in print to refer to as I usually do, because of all the sickening Con-licking going on lately in the media..so…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, May 16, 2014
Your news links for today: The world reacts to the FCC’s net neutrality vote – The Verge Obama Backs Away From Net Neutrality Campaign Promises After FCC Vote – TIME…