Warren strikes a pose, loses all dignity on the dock
Photo by Lala. She dumped me two seconds after she took it. .
2014
Five ways extreme copyright rules can be used to censor the Internet
Guest blog by Cynthia Khoo Imagine finding that your favourite music blog, political forum, or video remix has disappeared overnight. What happened? It may well have fallen victim to censorship…
Foresters, biologists, planners take on the “fundamental impacts” of Climate Change
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Governments and businesses rely heavily on the advice of professionals on a wide range of environmental, resource management and land use planning decisions. That’s why it’s…
Pope Francis a Powerful Voice For Climate Change Action
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, has taken a very strong stance recently on the need to address climate change, to protect the environment and respect “God’s creation.”…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Your news links for today: Why the Latest Canadian Wireless Policy Move is More Shakeup Than Shakedown – Michael Geist Next spectrum auction paints a big bullseye on Wind and…
Colonist Editorial Nails It-Provide Homes for the Homeless
It is encouraging to read commonsense and compassionate words from the mainstream media. The Victoria Times Colonist Editorial Department is one of the most progressive and responsible in the country.…
False hopes or political strategy?
This discussion was originally published in the Socialist Project. There are two points of common agreement amongst almost all sections of the Left. We are in the midst of a…
Aerodynamic cat asleep
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
Punitive Moral Absolutism
distractify.com I don’t agree with Jonathan Kay very often. But
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Katrina vanden Heuvel criticizes the U.S. Democrats’ move away from discussing inequality by in favour of platitudes about opportunity for the middle…
Canada’s ‘Newspaper Of Record’ Further Debases Itself
Currently, The Globe and Mail, the hubristically self-proclaimed newspaper of record and Canada’s national newspaper, is embroiled in an ugly labour dispute with its workers. In a statement issued last…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, July 8, 2014: The right to be forgotten The future of unconventional restrictive covenants More opposition to…
Tory gets you Ford
Once again: John Tory apparently believes that everyone has forgotten who Rob Ford’s head cheerleader was for the past four years: namely, him. By demanding Ford’s resignation, Tory (and this…
We must save CBC News.
Many of us have been watching in horror as the Conservative government has casually and constantly whittled away the funding of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is a death of…
Woke up
I woke up this morning thinking of the Weird Al tune: “I’m So Sick of You”. Probably tired of being poked and vampired every morning already. Hope today goes well.
Peter MacKay and the Outrageous Con Assault on the Supreme Court
As you may remember, the last time I wrote about Peter Dumbo MacKay, I thought he was in a gentle but fatal spiral, and heading for the ground, or his…
An oldie but a goodie: everything you need to know about Tory’s campaign boss Kouvalis
Because the media are in the shorthand business – and because social media renders everything bite-sized and/or stupid – some people have taken to comparing me to John Tory’s campaign…
Secret TPP talks in Ottawa: Harper has “something to hide”
“Most Canadians would be surprised to learn that Canada is hosting the latest round of TPP negotiations this week in Ottawa,” says University of Ottawa Prof Michael Geist The post…
Electricity prices when Muskrat comes on line #nlpoli
Cost over-runs on Muskrat Falls as well as other costs not included in previous calculations by Nalcor will likely increase current electricity prices by almost double their rate in 2011, …