Without Libby Davies, What Course will the NDP Chart?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The announcement that long serving NDP MP Libby Davies has decided to step back from Federal politics after serving as the Vancouver East MP since 1997 will…
December 2014
Musical interlude
Hooverphonic – Expedition Impossible
OpenMedia delivers letter from 48 leading organizations calling for full text of TPP to be released to enable public debate
This week, our own Free Expression Campaigner Meghan Sali travelled to Washington, D.C., to hand-deliver an exciting new letter organized by our friends at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 47…
The Ontario Auditor’s damning report on P3s
The Ontario Auditor General’s 2014 Report includes a chapter on Infrastructure Ontario’s P3 program that is particularly damning–and corresponds with many of the criticisms made on this blog and elsewhere…
Stephen Harper and the Latest Shameless Con Scam
Well as we know only too well and too painfully, Stephen Harper has many screaming voices in his head. And he likes to play many roles.One moment he's Great Warrior…
Lies my energy minister told me
October 15, I listened to Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett provide detailed assurance that, unlike budgets of numerous BC megaprojects that suffered runaway costs, the $7.9 billion Site C…
EFF: There’s no excuse for secrecy at the TPP
The European Union has taken a huge leap towards transparency in releasing the text of a trade deal affecting member nations. Now, it’s time for Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators to do…
Hate Crimes Against Non-believers Growing
We all know about the hate crimes religious believers commit against one another, against people of a different faith. It’s headlines news, almost daily. Protestants against Catholics. Sunnis against Shiites.…
Harper govt backing away from pipeline support?
MP James Moore (right) being interviewed by CBC’s Chris Hall (Photo: James Moore/Twitter) Read this eye-opening Dec. 11 story from Chris Hall at CBC.ca regarding comments from BC MP and…
Are you now, or have you ever been friends with, Warren?
Who are the anonymous “insiders” who told a reporter that people are being barred from being Liberal candidates because of who their friends are? No, we are not making this…
Suzuki: Wind power has come a long way – Wildlife impacts improving, health issues minimal
There’s no free ride when it comes to generating energy. Even the cleanest sources have environmental consequences. Materials for all power-generating facilities have to be obtained and transported, and infrastructure…
My friend Rolf Dinsdale on why he’s not running for the LPC
…and in a riding he came within 400 votes of winning, by the way. Some bits from Rolf’s essay: Dear Friends, I have decided I will not be pursuing the…
Open Education, MOOCs, and Opportunities
Reusable Learning Resources The initial development of online learning technology began at scale with the development of the learning management system (LMS) in the mid-1990s. These systems were modeled on…
Searches of cell phones on arrest; some might suggest a warrant was appropriate
R. v. Fearon, 2014 SCC 77: Consequently, four conditions must be met in order for the search of a cell phone or similar device incidental to arrest to comply with…
Today’s Score: Harper Base 1, True Canadians 0
My previous post reflected on the Faustian nature of Chris Alexander’s rise to prominence within the Harper regime. Further evidence of his moral departure from true Canadian values is reflected…
Clearly, the Bishop of Rome hasn’t met my dog yet
St. Fido surveys his congregation. It isn’t a hoax – the linkage is here – but it raises an interesting question, one my kids and I often debate: if animals…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, December 12, 2014
Your news links for today: Supreme Court’s Privacy Streak Comes To End: Split Court Affirms Legality of Warrantless Phone Searches Incident to Arrest – Michael Geist Supreme Court of Canada:…
Export The Immigration Minister Please
It’s so fantastically shameful the Immigration Minister discriminates based on religion, denying Syrian refugees especially if they are Muslims. This would violate the Charter of Rights were these people Canadians.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Aditya Chakrabortty contrasts the myth of the free market against the reality that massive amounts of public money and other privileges are shoveled…