CBC: CRTC rebuffs Big Telecom
It’s a win for choice and flexibility for Canadians, but does it go far enough? Article by the CBC Canadians no longer have to give a 30-day notice to cancel…
November 2014
A Pity They Don’t Practice Such Restraint Domestically
Those paragons of virtue and restraint, the business elite, have given us direction for successful relations with China. Guy Nelson, who makes amusement park rides and was tapped as one…
CNN: Will the FCC destroy the Internet as we know it?
The U.S. FCC just doesn’t get it. Article by Barbara van Schewik for CNN The results of the midterm election confirm Americans’ widespread discontent with Washington gridlock on a range…
CCPA Monitor: Global movement of Internet users create a crowdsourced agenda for free expression
This piece was co-authored by Steve Anderson and Josh Tabish and was originally published in the November edition of the CCPA Monitor read more
Russell Brand On Homelessness
Oh, how the right wing must hate him. Read this and watch the accompanying video to find out why. I especially like this from Brand: “There’s a prevailing idea,” he…
Questions of Harassment
Two Liberal MPs were recently suspended from caucus for what statements from the Liberal Party of Canada and Justin Trudeau called “personal misconduct.” Media reports went further, describing it has…
The Theology of The Fly
While watching the 1958 film of The Fly last night, I was struck by its similarities to Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein. And in the similarity of the underpinning morality…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-11-07 15:41:00
Economic integration and FTAs in Asian Asian economies in the past three decades have experienced a market-driven economic integration, characterized by a dramatic surge in bilateral investment treaties, foreign direct…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-11-07 15:41:00
Revolutionary Feminist Kurdish Guerrilleras: Female “State” vs. Islamic State This is a new documentary produced by 60 Minutes Australia that simultaneously explores the hardship imposed on Kurds of Western Kurdistan…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-11-07 15:41:00
Revolutionary Feminist Kurdish Guerrilleras: Female “State” vs. Islamic StateThis is a new documentary produced by 60 Minutes Australia that simultaneously explores the hardship imposed on Kurds of Western Kurdistan (Rojava)…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-11-07 15:41:00
Economic integration and FTAs in AsianAsian economies in the past three decades have experienced a market-driven economic integration, characterized by a dramatic surge in bilateral investment treaties, foreign direct investments,…
This Explains A Lot
The above picture helps to illustrate why industrialized nations seem so cavalier about climate change. Click here for details. Meanwhile, Stephen Harper’s climate soul mate, Australia’s Tony Abbott, has just…
Add Toxic Air Pollution To Growing List Of Problems With Fracking
The threat posed by fracking to water quality is an issue receiving a lot of attention lately (see here, here, and here, for instance), as is the looming collapse of…
Ontario Invasive Species Act gets second chance
A control test site for invasive plant phragmites at Wasaga Beach on Lake Huron. LIBERAL NATURAL RESOURCE MINISTER Bill Mauro reintroduced the Invasive Species Act Wednesday, the first standalone legislation…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-11-07 14:41:00
Revolutionary Feminist Kurdish Guerrilleras: Female “State” vs. Islamic State This is a new documentary produced by 60 Minutes Australia that simultaneously explores the hardship imposed on Kurds of Western Kurdistan…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-11-07 14:41:00
Economic integration and FTAs in Asian Asian economies in the past three decades have experienced a market-driven economic integration, characterized by a dramatic surge in bilateral investment treaties, foreign direct…
Are We That Bored That We’re Promoting a New Cold War? Do We Remember What We Went Through?
It begins by construing Russia as a threat. No need to specify what sort of a threat or even who it threatens. It’s enough that we accept it as a…
Pentagon Outs Harper. Says Canada to Buy the F-35 in 2017.
According to the Pentagon, Ottawa has sent signals indicating Canada will take delivery of its first F-35, light nuclear attack bombers, in 2016 or 2017. The Harper government, true to…
North Cowichan Mayor’s Debate on Sunday
Come to The Island Savings Centre on Sunday, November 9th at 2:00 to hear a debate between John Lefebure, Damir Wallener and John Koury, North Cowichan Mayoral Candidates. The debate…
B.C. NDP Say Jumbo Glacier Day Lodge is in Avalanche Zone
Snow is flying in the Jumbo Valley, covering both the rapidly constructed foundations of a ski lift and day lodge and the campsite where, throughout the summer, opponents have monitored…