BREAKING: Stephen Harper Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize !!!!
OK. I realize you are staring at that headline in disbelief. And wondering whether I've finally lost it.But then so am I eh?And I wrote it.Because as bizarre, or as…
2014
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BCTF-BC Government Continue Talks Behind Closed Doors
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Day 2 of talks with mediator Vince Ready, now seemingly immersed, are going well enough that are continuing and we are not hearing exactly how it is…
Motherboard: Experiencing civil war through virtual reality goggles
This virtual reality simulator is helping to bring the visceral, human effects of war to life for people far away from conflict. Article by Chris Malmo for Motherboard The situation…
The Hill: World to the U.S.: Please don’t ruin the Internet
The stage is set for a global showdown against Internet slow lanes. Here’s why you can’t afford to keep quiet. Article by Danielle Kehl for the Hill At the annual…
CBC: CRTC starts tackling the thorny issue of paper billing fees
Telcos have been making huge profits off of paper bill fees – the practice tellingly known as “pay-to-pay”. These fees are charged disproportionately to low income people and seniors. Do…
Sonnet 103
Alack! what poverty my Muse brings forth, So begins Shakespeare’s sonnet number 103 (I started rereading the sonnets recently because, well because it’s Shakespeare, damn it all, and what other…
And a Happy Labour Day Weekend to You, Mr. Harper
The Times Colonist got the Labour Day weekend off to an early start with two op-eds this morning. Both of them concerned our prime minister, Stephen J. Harper. Mike Robinson…
Cynthia kicks ass
We wouldn’t be able to take on all the work that we do here at OpenMedia without an amazing team of volunteers who support us in many ways. Today we’d…
Why I’m Supporting Jonathan Hughes for Ward 28
I am actively supporting Jonathan Hughes in his run for the position of Councillor in Toronto’s Ward 28. That support is tangible. I’ve volunteered to put a lot of my…
Way to go, daughter
Beacher Emma Kinsella was one of around 4,000 young athletes who travelled to the North American Indigenous Games in Regina in late July. She was invited to swim for Team…
Machiavelli and Xenophon
Another piece posted on The Municipal Machiavelli this week; this time a short comment about Machiavelli and Xenophon, the ancient Greek writer who Niccolo referred to in The Prince and…
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Thomas Lukaszuk, world’s most expensive relationship counsellor.
OK, I have about a million questions about the Thomas Lukaszuk $20,000 phone bill scandal. Or maybe about seven. First, the background. It was revealed this week that Lukaszuk, the…
With Climate Change Sometimes There are Winners and Losers.
Washington State has a water problem. It’s a warm water problem. A report in The Seattle Times says warmer Pacific waters off Washington are diverting salmon runs to Canada. Unusually…
Oh, Crap! Sorry, I Meant the Ukraine.
Vlad Putin, it seems, has a response to the hectoring recently from the likes of Sideshow Steve Harper and John Baird and others – “meet me in the Arctic.” The…
Progressively Worse
Toronto seemed gripped in a mix of terror and disbelief yesterday. Rumours Wednesday night were a new poll would show Ford in the lead. Yesterday the poll while having Tory…
Canada Slips From Most Developed Nation In The World To 11th Place Because Of Stephen Harper And The Conservatives .. Shame!!
Canada has slipped out of the top 10 countries listed in the annual United Nation’s human development index — a far cry from the 1990s when it held the first…
Saturday Photo (Day Early): 50 Years Déjà!
It was a Saturday, all right, 50 years ago today when Lee and I got married. Seems hardly possible that so much time has passed, particularly since he’s the same…
How the Right-Wing Media Machine Slimed Michael Brown
Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Matt Drudge, Ann Coulter – not an ounce, not one ounce of integrity among them. In the wake of the execution of Michael Brown in Ferguson,…