Urban Ontario meets Rural Ontario
Officious official: And what is your emergency response procedure, please? Young man: Hey, Mom _ what do we do when something goes wrong? .
2014
By the numbers: stats from our crowdsourced drag-and-drop tool
Tired of not having input on rules for collaborating and sharing online? Want a chance to actually shape the Internet’s future for yourself? If you answered yes, then you’re not…
Josh + Thanh Versus the Internet Trolls
Do you want trolls deciding all the rules for sharing and collaborating online? Or would you rather crowdsource them? Say “Expecto Patronum” to outdated rules for collaborating and sharing online…
Cooperatives on stolen land?
Subscribe to our e-newsletter HERE. Below is an interview with Jarrett Martineau, recorded while walking on the streets in Toronto in late March, 2014 and now published online with Canadian…
Richard Tol’s Attack On 97 Percent Climate Change Consensus Study Has ‘Critical Errors’
One of the most consistent of all the attacks from climate science sceptics and deniers is the one which tries to convince the public that expert scientists are divided on…
What do the Good Wife, Justin Bieber, and Internet Freedom have in common?
If you’re a fan of the Good Wife like me, you’re not only still mourning the death of Will Gardner, you’re also reeling from last week’s season finale cliffhanger (will…
MNR lacks real-time data on controversial spring bear hunt
Black bear. (Flickr photo by Casey Brown) JUST OVER HALFWAY through the reintroduced six-week spring bear hunt, which runs from May 1 to June 15, the province of Ontario has…
Misogyny quota for a millennia met!
Last week: Elliott Rodger’s murdered six people in Isla Vista, California because of his hatred of women, whom he blamed for a life of “loneliness, rejection, and unfulfilled desires.” Hours…
PCPO Candidate for Sudbury Paula Peroni: Job Losses Will Be In Other Ridings
They’re still doing the calculations, but: Peroni says the party’s numbers “are indicating very minor numbers in job loss here in the city… what we’re really after are the high-paid…
Canadian Cities on Front Line of Climate Change Fight
While federal and provincial politicians continually fail to reach international and national agreements to fight climate change, some civic governments are already beginning to deal with the biggest challenge facing…
Stephen Harper’s ‘Strategic’ Path to Ruin
The federal government, that is Stephen Harper, is expected to announce its long anticipated decision on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline sometime in June. The decision could well determine whether or…
New head of UK health system says centralization of hospital services a mistake
The Ontario government has frequently looked to England in setting the course of health care reform. From public-private partnerships to “commissioning” of private clinics to deliver public care, the model…
Extending time to move in Court of Appeal
D.G. v. A.F., 2014 ONCA 436: In my view, the test to apply to the applicant’s request for an extension of time should be the same as the test on…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, May 30, 2014
Your news links for today: Stephen Harper nominates top public safety lawyer for privacy watchdog – Toronto Star New privacy watchdog slammed by critics – The Globe and Mail CSEC…
CanadiAnt economy’s surprise weak start to 2014 blamed on bad winter
Inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-economy-starts-2014-with-weak-gdp-gain-1.2659284 http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/28/3442208/meteorologists-climate-change/
Texas Gets Tough With Frackers-3 MIllion Dollar Lawsuit Compensation
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-A Fracking Political Post A Texas jury decision could be the sign of things to come after a Texas family was awarded 2.95 Million following the terror of…
Labrador’s School System Causes Distraction
Send the teachers and administrators home for causing a distraction. Mistaking 2014 for 1914, they sent young women (and even a couple men) home for wearing clothing that showed some…