Rob Anders courts the truck vote
Oh Rob Anders, don’t you ever change: “It’s a place with more trucks, and it certainly wouldn’t have elected someone like Naheed Nenshi, or other liberals pretending to be Conservatives…
July 2014
Is Stephen Harper’s War on Marijuana Going Up in Smoke?
He has made the Great War on Marijuana the main weapon in his assault on Justin Trudeau.Making it sound like Trudeau's plans to legalize weed would corrupt Canada's youth and…
In Friday’s Sun: a thousand points of light. Stay the course. Persian Gulf.
Capricious, unstructured and even dangerous: That’s what American political thinker Walter Lippmann once wrote about the public’s views on foreign policy. “The unhappy truth,” he wrote in 1955, “is that…
Here’s to Andrew Currie, OpenMedia’s Daily Digital Hero
Here at OpenMedia so much of what we do depends on you, our community. Whether it’s speaking up in “>crowdsourcing the future of online free expression, or standing up against
Amicus not substitute for defence counsel
R. v. Al-Enzi, 2014 ONCA 569: The traditional role of amicus was to assist the court, typically by making submissions on points of law. Only indirectly did the traditional amicus…
Calgary Herald: What do roaming rates really cost?
This is a big step forward and validation of what Canadians have been saying for years! The CRTC have just ruled that telecom giant Rogers discriminates against affordable indie providers…
Italy in period of stagnation – Istat – English – ANSA.it
Italy in period of stagnation – Istat – English – ANSA.it. (ANSA) – Rome, July 31 – Italy’s recovery from its longest postwar recession is turning out to be harder…
Youth unemployment reaches record high – English – ANSA.it
Youth unemployment reaches record high – English – ANSA.it. (ANSA) – Rome, July 31 – Unemployment among young Italians climbed last month to 43.7%, a level not seen in 37…
Companies Illegally Dumped Toxic Fracking Chemicals in Dawson Creek Water Treatment Systems At Least Twice, Officials Report
Although city officials from Dawson’s Creek won’t disclose the names of the companies involved, they are confirming that fracking waste has been illegally dumped into the city’s water treatment system…
SaskPower To Uninstall Smart Meters Due To Safety Issues
Imagine this happening in BC! The BCNDP Opposition had raised concerns about safety and the overall approach taken by BC Hydro under direction of the BC Liberals. Now this… REGINA…
Documents: Cheniere Fuels ALEC’s New Push for Fracked Gas Exports
Today, legislative and lobbyist members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) voted on model legislation promoting both exports of gas obtained via hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and vehicles powered by…
Dahiyeh – It’s How Israel Wages "Peace"
“We will wield disproportionate power against every village from which shots are fired on Israel, and cause immense damage and destruction. This isn’t a suggestion. This is a plan that…
Apache bails on Kitimat LNG as investors get cold feet
Artist’s rendering of proposed Kitimat LNG project By The Canadian Press U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. says it’s exiting the Kitimat, B.C., LNG project, which it had been developing with…
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales Declares Israel Terrorist State
I doubt that Israel recognized the ability of the Palestinian’s to survive the onslaught as long as they have. Throughout the world revulsion at the slaughter of defenseless residents is…
Mr Big
R. v. Hart, 2014 SCC 52: The Mr. Big technique is a Canadian invention. Although a version of the technique appears to have been used more than a century ago,…
Feminist Therese Casgrain Disappears From Public History Under Harper Government
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This shows the smallness of Steve Harper. What the hell is going on that we allow ourselves to be governed by this miserable piss-ant! Our structures are…
Regulators find that Telecoms have engaged in systematic “unjust discrimination” to stifle indie providers and keep prices high
gatekeepers-share.png CRTC decision exposes how Big Telecom giant Rogers engaged in “unjust discrimination” aimed at blocking Canadians from accessing affordable, independent wireless options July 31, 2014 – A landmark decision…
Not just random hatred
In the latest series of Israeli massacres of Palestinians the power dynamics between occupier and occupied fit a structural pattern at work for over six decades. Within this structure, Israel…