This article originally appeared on mikedesouza.com. On the eve of an international climate change summit of government leaders in New York, Canada is being challenged about its own domestic record…
The days when old men get to decide what a woman does with her body are long gone. Times have changed for the better. #LPC defends rights. — Justin Trudeau,…
Aboriginal over-representation is one of the most documented trends in the Canadian criminal justice system. The over-representation of Aboriginal peoples has been addressed by section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code…
Conservative MP Rob Merrifield resigned his elected seat this week to work as Alberta Premier Jim Prentice’s leading tar sands lobbyist in Washington. The post Alberta tar sands claim the…
What right does the CRTC have to demand data from Netflix, if only to prepare itself for taxing Canadians?
Banking is a federal matter. Accordingly one might think that banks should be subject to federal regulation so all Canadians deal with banks on the same basis. That thinking would,…
We just got some huge news. The White House has invited me to a meeting with key Obama administration officials after feeling the heat from all of you speaking out…
It is International talk like a pirate day! So beware all ye landlubbers and Scurvy dawgs! We be flyin’ the ACR IPD flag! Raise a glass and sing a bawdy…
“The People’s Climate March” is quickly approaching. The level of organization for Sunday’s event is more impressive than any other rally — climate or otherwise — this writer has ever…
As we embark upon a year-long election campaign, we will increasingly be exposed to propaganda from all parties vying for our vote. But the propaganda emanating from the Harper government…
Your news links for today: Most Canadians Are Benefiting from the New Wireless Code, CRTC Report Card Reveals – iPhone in Canada CRTC issues first Wireless Code Implementation Report Card,…
connectedcanada.png Community-based OpenMedia.ca release a crowdsourced report based on input from Canadians about priorities for the future of digital services in Canada. September 19, 2014 – The voices of Canadians…
This will be a weekend of global climate activism. Marches and forums are planned around the world, with the largest set for New York City: the three-day Climate Convergence and…
Photo by Lilian (click to enlarge) He owed me nothing. I didn’t know him. But he looked at me holding my camera, and he smiled, this city worker with a…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 19, 2014: Somebody in the Harper government needs to go back to law school – iPolitics.ca…
Vera Tsotsos is a ward clerk at The Scarborough Hospital. After 19 years on the job she received notice in the spring that her full-time position would be eliminated. Her…
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This is the day when the world (or at least a part of it) is mulling over the 55.3 per cent rejection of Scottish independence on Thursday. Lots of talk…
Assorted content to end your week. – Umut Oszu contrasts the impoverished conception of rights being pushed thanks to the Cons’ highly politicized museum against the type of rights we…
The best use of TV, for me, is as a sleep aid. But I never thought I’d revisit comedies from my early childhood. I’ve watched a bit of comedy in…
