The one in short pants ‘no’s’ electricity.
Our boy from Barrie is stirring up a storm on his way to the leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives. At the first of the party debates in Sudbury, he…
December 2014
#OEB14 – Open Educational Resources 2.0
Alan TaitFrom Distance Learning to Open Education – ICT is now normal – we don’t talk about distance learning, but ‘technology enhanced learning’– students learn as much outside the classroom…
The Real Villain Is Stephen Harper
http://globalnews.ca/ The opposition parties are calling for Julian Fantino’s resignation. It’s true that Fantino has bungled every cabinet position he’s held. But he has never run any ministry for which…
New free security tool Detekt scans for hard-to-find surveillance spyware: just launched by Amnesty, EFF
Activists, journalists or just the average concerned citizen who want to know if their computers and mobile devices are a target of unwanted surveillance now have access to a badly…
The Parliament Hill Shooting: What is the RCMP Hiding?
Almost as soon as the shooting stopped, and not long after he emerged from his closet, Stephen Harper declared that Canada was under attack by the dark forces of ISIS.And…
Another fleet sunk
When financial people mention “sunk costs,” they refer to expenditures that cannot be recovered. Almost 15 years ago, BC politicians learned the investment of hundreds of millions for fast ferries…
Hebron delayed at least 12 months #nlpoli
CBC news reported on Thursday that the topsides module for the Hebron project won’t be delivered on time. Rather than arriving in 2015 for mating with the concrete base, the…
Stephen Harper Sells Us Out To China. Again.
Well now it's official. Now you can call him comrade Harper. Or Great Yum Yum or Dumb Dumb Leader.Or just Mr Sellout.Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government quietly signed a customs-sharing…
Insufficient data, bad planning and so-con overreach help explain Prentice Government’s gay-straight-alliance gong show
Led by Premier Jim Prentice, members of the PC cabinet try to get away from the issue of gay-straight alliances in Alberta schools. Actual Alberta politicians may not appear exactly…
David Suzuki: The Movement For Environmental Rights Is Building
In Canada, the idea of citizens’ right to live in a healthy environment is getting traction at both the grassroots and highest political levels, says environmentalist David Suzuki. The post…
On the 12th Anniversary of the Grassy Narrows Blockade
Photo from FreeGrassy.net We, the women of Grassy Narrows, make a statement on behalf of our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren on resource extraction on our traditional harvesting lands since…
Reopening criminal trial after verdict
R. v. Sheeller, 2014 ONCA 867: The trial judge applied the correct test in determining whether to permit the defence to reopen the trial after a verdict. She acknowledged that…
Ecosocialism: Why Greens Must be Red and Reds Must be Green
Photo by Jialiang Gao Ian Angus discusses the need to build a movement based on socialist and ecological principles to counter and supplant the destructiveness of capitalism. Ian Angus is…
Dec. 4: I am not a great hockey fan….
…but Jean Beliveau was one of only two players who could only hold me spellbound in a game. The other was Maurice Richard who did it with his intensity that…
Environmental Groups File Motion to Intervene in Defense of Denton Fracking Ban
Just days after attorneys representing Denton, Texas submitted their initial responses to two legal complaints filed against Denton — the first Texas city ever to ban hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) —…
In Friday’s Sun: Wall’s wilful whoppers
There’s a reason why Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall is consistently ranked as one of the country’s most-popular Premiers. He knows how to communicate. And he aggressively represents his constituents. He does…
Industrial logging threatens Port Alberni drinking water: Alliance
Since 2011, the Watershed Forest Alliance has been focused on protecting the last pockets of old growth on Island Timberlands’ private forestlands around Port Alberni, Vancouver Island. They are also…