And The Whole World Said Nothing
Cazzarola! Anarchy, Romani, Love, Italy Norman Nawrocki PM Press, 2013 Somewhere near halfway in the novel, a young Romani girl shows her Italian boyfriend the bruises she received at the…
October 2014
Making sense of the Afghan mission
Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan Edited by Jerome Klassen and Greg Albo University of Toronto Press, 2012 The last Canadian troops in Afghanistan were scheduled to withdraw…
Harold Innis and the North: Appraisals and Contestations
Harold Innis and the North: Appraisals and Contestations Edited by William J. Buxton McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013 As the Great Powers, and the not so great, scramble for a piece…
Conservatives Kill NDP Motion To Civilize Question Period
On Tuesday, the House voted 144-132 to defeat an NDP motion seeking to empower the Speaker to police irrelevant answers during Question Period. The post Conservatives Kill NDP Motion To…
A clear and present danger
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Environment, Non political
Big Telecom just can’t stop blocking choice in Canada’s wireless market
If we had a dollar for every ridiculous statement from Big Telecom PR reps, I’m quite sure OpenMedia wouldn’t ever need to fundraise again. Here’s the most recent example: at…
Scotland’s referendum: Some lessons for Quebec… and Canada
Superficially, the 55-45 victory of the No in Scotland’s referendum on September 18 was a clear rejection of independence. The Yes forces won a majority only in the four poorest…
Rafe: Clark govt in over its head with big LNG players like Petronas
Photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Many long years ago, when I was in first year Law, we learned a case called the Carbolic Smoke Ball case. This involved a…
Environmentalists, civil society must unite, adopt stronger tactics to fight climate change
The 311,000 protestors who took part in the exhilarating Climate Summit march through Manhattan and those who blocked some entrances to Wall Street have returned to their homes. The leaders…
Carpe Internet: creating the web we want
This June I joined the OpenMedia team as the Campaigns Coordinator for Free Expression. One of my first tasks was setting to work on the Our Digital Future report, a…
Tide Turning Against Global Coal Industry: New Report
Coal, the fossil fuel that largely sparked the industrial revolution, may be facing the beginning of the end — at least in terms of generating electricity. There are increasing signs…
Tide Turning Against Global Coal Industry: New Report
Coal, the fossil fuel that largely sparked the industrial revolution, may be facing the beginning of the end — at least in terms of generating electricity. There are increasing signs…
The Sun will never darken my door again.
A few weeks ago, a nice young man came to my door, offering a three-month subscription to the Edmonton Sun for $30. I know the Sun essentially sucks, but I…
FBI Upgrades Animal Cruelty to Major Felony
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has reclassified animal cruelty to the ranks of major, Group A felonies such as murder, arson and assault. The change reflects a recognition that…
Stop Online Spying Bill C-13
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Pro-rating funding for PSW wages creates unintended consequences
In 2010 a provincial coalition of experts was assembled to look an integrated hospice palliative care system in Ontario. Hospices are a specialized residential facility for palliative care patients. As…
Burnaby wins latest round with Kinder Morgan, as NEB refuses to override bylaws
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan has taken a tough stand against Kinder Morgan (Photo: Vimeo) Read this Sept. 27 story from the Canadian Press on the National Energy Board’s refusal to…
My CBC Letter Of Complaint
Although probably a futile effort, here is the letter of complaint that I have sent to the CBC ombudsman, The National, and CBC Audience Feedback regarding the Corporation’s absolute failure…