Geist: “Trust us, things are just fine,” says Big Telecom.
With the Big Three arguing that Canadians don’t need more wireless choice, expert Michael Geist looks at Big Telecom’s long history of broken promises. Who do you trust when it…
October 2014
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Eugene Lang discusses the importance of fiscal choice in the lead up to the 2015 federal election. And Don Cayo reminds us that…
West Kootenay EcoSociety to Challenge Incorporation of Jumbo Municipality in B.C. Supreme Court
With a construction deadline looming this Sunday, Jumbo Glacier Resort is also facing two legal challenges — an appeal from the Ktunaxa Nation, emboldened by the ground-breaking Tsilhqot’in decision, and…
BC sitting on enough geothermal to power whole province: New maps
Steam rising from the Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station in Iceland (Photo: Gretar Ívarsson / Wikipedia) By Erin Flegg – republished with permission from desmog.ca At a time when B.C.’s politicians…
The Curious Case Of Conservative Compassion
Some would say that the Harper regime’s justification for its decision to commit militarily to the fight against ISIS was patriotic and stirring: Said John Baird: “My Canada heeds the…
GWPF Funder Lord Leach – Relying on Unreliable Global Warming Information
DeSmog UK has found that libertarian banker Lord Leach is a funder of the anti-climate political advocacy group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). Lord Leach gave a long speech…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Your news links for today: It’s Time to Be Honest: Netflix Will Not Mean the End of Canadian Television – Michael Geist Viacom threatens to pull channels from Canadian TV…
Problems at clinics should prompt rethink on competitions for hospital services
The media is applauding Health Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins this week for promising greater transparency around private clinic inspections that had previously been kept secret by Toronto Public Health and…
North Cowichan Councillor Kate Marsh Is Running Again!
My Vision An aware, involved and resilient community, sharing ideas openly and working collaboratively to make our future strong. Taxes I’d like to briefly address the inaccurate statement that North…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 8, 2014: Canada at war: Vote to launch combat mission against ISIS passes 157-134 in House…
It’s High Noon for the Hair.
The Hair is strapping on his six-shooter, saying goodbye to the missus and heading to meet the bad guys on the noon train. He did not wait for the House…
Leadership – it’s vital
After watching the municipal campaigns in Ottawa unfold thus far, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the defining issue is leadership. Pro green bin or not (I pity the fools!),…
Stephen Harper and the Day of the Con Planet Burners
It happened during Question Period in the middle of the debate about whether Canada should go to war.So most did not notice and it will soon be forgotten.The moment when…
Fire. Aim. Ready.
http://www.aquila-style.com/ Paul Adams has an interesting piece this morning over at ipolitics. As of yesterday, Canada is now officially at war. Adams points out that, in the last twenty-five
Experts Are "Stunned" By How Quickly Oceans Are Warming
Southern Hemisphere ocean temperatures have been rising much more quickly than previously thought, so much so that global ocean warming may have been underestimated by as much as 24 –…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Analysis And Comment 2014-10-08 05:49:00
SUPPORT INDEPENDENT KURDISTAN AND YEZIDI AUTONOMY Gaza bombings / killings caused you pain.. Because they are Muslim? Yet the killing of Christians, Alevites, Ezidis, Kurds in Iraq in Syria is…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Analysis And Comment 2014-10-08 05:33:00
FOR ANARCHISTS KURDISTAN IS THE NEW SPANISH CIVIL WAR Why is the world ignoring the revolutionary Kurds in Syria? Amid the Syrian warzone a democratic experiment is being stamped into…
Questions and Answers #nlpoli
Unelected cabinet minister Judy Manning was “surprised” that her personal relationship with Paul Davis’ political bagman came up in a recent CBC interview. Surprised? That’s an interesting choice of words.…
Harper’s War: The Blood Moon and the Con Insanity
It's raining where I live tonight so I can't see the blood moon. But I'm sure if I was in Ottawa I would get a great view of it.Hanging low…