Anger
Anger Anger that my son has pain. Anger that my husband is away on business. Anger that the caregiver didn’t show up for my Mom. Anger that the milk is…
2014
Harper’s “anti-democratic” Fair Elections Act challenged in court
Activists led by the Council of Canadians have filed a Charter challenge to the Conservatives’ Fair Elections Act or Bill C-23 in the Ontario Superior Court. The post Harper’s “anti-democratic”…
How to Not Commit a Sex Crime
You participate in a sex crime if you search for or look at revenge porn. It is really that simple. A Richmond, B.C., woman hopes her story of having nude…
A Shift from Fossil Fuels Could Provide $1.8 Trillion in Savings, Two New Reports Conclude
A worldwide transition to low carbon fuels could save the global economy as much as $1.8 trillion over the next two decades, according to two reports published Thursday by the…
Even an ex-CRTC Commissioner thinks Big Telecom is out of control
Former CRTC Commissioner, Timothy Denton, is speaking his mind about a recent public hearing on the future of Canada’s wireless sector. In a recent blog post, the CRTC stalwart argued…
Why Support DeSmog Canada? Here Are Six Reasons It’s Totally Worth It
As many of our readers have already seen, we’re in the midst of running a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 by Sunday, October 12. We’re excited to say that we…
Why Support DeSmog Canada? Here Are Six Reasons It’s Totally Worth It
As many of our readers have already seen, we’re in the midst of running a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50,000 by Sunday, October 12. We’re excited to say that we…
Means-test the rich, or another argument for eliminating tuition
Here’s an oversimplified choice for how to fund post-secondary education. Imagine you have two options for dealing with how people pay for post-secondary education: Universal free tuition, means-testing to see…
Chasing Ice – Again
You may have watched the 2012 documentary, Chasing Ice. This clip is of the calving event shown in the documentary except that it presents the ice field in the perspective…
Job Numbers Surprise
For the first time in a while, Statistics Canada gives us some good news on the job front. 74,000 net new jobs added in September, certainly nothing to sneeze at.…
Academic Dumas-ery
Kane X. Faucher’s latest novel is a brilliant adaptation the classic Alexander Dumas tale of revenge, The Count of Monte Cristo. I’ve always loved the original, and Faucher’s book is…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, October 10, 2014
Your news links for today: Statement by Industry Minister James Moore on the Consultation on Policy Changes in the 3500 MHz Band – Canada News Centre 4% of Canadian Internet…
How Free Market Thatcher First Called for Climate Action
In the third of three posts charting how climate change became a political issue, we see how Margaret Thatcher, the high priestess of the magical free markets, first took up…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Linda McQuaig discusses the radical difference between how Canadians want to see public resources used (based on the example set by governments elsewhere),…
On universal freedoms
I won’t wade too far into the sudden discussion of political advertising raised by the Cons’ plans to change copyright law to favour political advertising, as Michael Geist has largely…
He Should Blush
http://www.macleans.ca/ It’s fascinating to hear the Harper Party conflate its own self interest with the national interest. The latest example is a Tory proposal — buried in an omnibus bill
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 10, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 10, 2014: Canadian jailed in Cuba will appeal: lawyers Police report: Palins Started Second Fight After…
"Flirting With Fascism"
That is the lacerating assessment offered by CTV’s Don Martin as he editorializes about the impending theft of copyrighted material engineered (and originally intended to be hidden) by the Harper…
Reining In Global Warming Emissions Will Be Good For The Economy: Report
Not only will it lead to more costly and catastrophic events like wildfires, droughts, and floods, but delaying action on climate change will in and of itself consitute a missed…
Why Malala won: she is one of the few actual Christ-like people alive
At around the four minute mark. “I started thinking about that, and I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill me. But then I…