Democracy Now: A preview of the Internet slow lane is coming soon
Have you wondered what the Internet might be like if Big Cable is allowed to force traffic into slow lanes? Amy Goodman spells it out, and it ain’t pretty. Speak…
2014
Endorsement: Lynne Steele for OWLC President
There will be a new Ontario Women’s Liberal Commission President picked at the LPCO AGM on Sept 12-14. I’ll be brief and I’ll be frank. I’m endorsing Lynne not because…
Joan Rivers
I was never a fan of Joan Rivers, though I take no pleasure in the fact that she has died. However, you can call me churlish and insensitve, but I…
Sept. 4: hysteria?
Section A has a few pages of N.B. party platforms worth reading. Alward’s platform is already dead in the water because we know what he’ll do —-whatever Mr. Irving tells…
Autism and the NDP 2014 Election Platform: A Centre for Adult Autism Care
NDP Leader Dominic Cardy at the NDP 2014 Election Platform launch today at their campaign HQ’s on Regent St. As with each political party platform I immediately search out autism…
Bears
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Loss of deference to sentencing judge because of a failure to advert to relevant sentencing principles
Normally a sentencing judge`s decision is entitled to considerable deference however, if the sentencing judge does not expressly reference a relevant sentencing principle at deference may be lost – see…
Gas industry contributes just 0.01% of BC’s revenues, few jobs
Two of the province’s surprisingly few gas workers – in BC’s Horn River Basin (Photo: Damien Gillis) By Norman Farrell Regular readers are aware that British Columbia’s natural gas industry…
Indigenous Workers in Canada
Labour market data in Canada is easily available by sex, age, and region. We spend a great deal of time talking about these factors. More recently Statistics Canada made labour…
Islamic Terrorists: NOW Even Evilererer
Isis. Goddess of peace and love or vehicle of American global political destabilization?
Heartland’s Jay Lehr calls EPA "Fraudulent," Despite Defrauding EPA and Going to Jail
Crossposted from PolluterWatch blog on Jay Lehr. If you’re John Stossel and you want to host a segment to rail against the US Environmental Protection Agency, who ought you call?…
A Union Victory
About a year ago I wrote two posts on Richtree Market, the union-busting Toronto eatery that got the clever idea of terminating all of its unionized employees, shutting down its…
SuperCrusty and the Lazy Opposition Don’t Come to Blows
B.C. teachers’ strike: Union rejects premier’s demand to suspend strike Union says government remains entrenched, inflexibile and unwilling to bargain. CBC News Posted: Sep 03, 2014 10:51 AM PT Last…
Ontario beekeepers sue neonicotinoid pesticide makers for $450 million
Ontario beekeepers suspect neonicotinoid pesticides in the death of many of their bees Read this Sept. 3 story from CTV News on the class action lawsuit being launched against two…
Ask General Kang: How can I get more respect?
It depends on how much respect you’re looking for, really. I mean, if you just want your friends, family and neighbours to respect you then it should be pretty easy.…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, September 4, 2014
Your news links for today: CRTC issues 2014 report on state of Canadian broadcasting industry – Government of Canada News Release The Police Tool That Pervs Use to Steal Nude…
Why I Left The NDP-Sana Hassainia, the MP for Verchères-Les Patriotes
Sana Hassainia MP – Left the NDP One week after her resignation from the NDP, Sana Hassainia, the MP for Verchères-Les Patriotes in Quebec, speaks about why she left and…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ethan Corey and Jessica Corbett offer five lessons for progressives from Naomi Klein’s forthcoming This Changes Everything. – Following up on this…
Experimental 2
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Harper defends Canada’s military expenditures at NATO
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