Kremlinology 44: Optics 2 #nlpoli
On Monday, Danny Williams was actively campaigning with Danny Breen in Virginia Waters. Breen posted this photo to Facebook: Breen’s campaign is in serious trouble if the Old Man is…
2014
Tell the BC government: Hands off Our Food Security!
Monday, March 31, 2014 The BC government has proposed changes to the Agricultural Land Commission Act thatput our food security seriously at risk. If passed, these changes would restrict the…
CBC: 5 Central Ontario towns now offer some of the fastest Internet in the country
Five forward-thinking municipalities have teamed up to deliver the fastest internet in Ontario. The upgrade gives a huge leg up to businesses and schools alike, and is a great example…
Dimitri’Ant Soudas fired as ConservAntive Party executive director
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dimitri-soudas-fired-as-conservative-party-executive-director-1.2592198
North Korea, South Korea Exchange Fire
This guy is crazy and a threat to world peace. Kim Jong Un Fire exchange More than 100 North Korean shells out of 500 or so fired landed in South…
Density battle goes to vote at Langley Council
Photo: Pamela Beatty Forbes / “LEAVE BROOKSWOOD ALONE” facebook page A battle has been brewing in recent months over the future of Langley, BC – a rural community on the…
Who gives a fuck if Trudeau said ‘fuck’?
Conservatives are grabbing their hankies and clutching pearls as Justin Trudeau, on the night he humiliated Patrick Brazeau, the Conservative party and Sun News Network, said the word, ‘fuck.’ Oh…
Aren’t there any honest Conservatives II?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dimitri-soudas-fired-as-conservative-party-executive-director-1.2592198
Quebec Sunday Prediction – on Monday!
I had hoped that waiting another day would add another poll, but not so. Thus I do not have many words for you today. Things generally stand as they have…
Taseko Mines, what part of “No” don’t you understand?
Monday, March 31, 2014 Last month, the federal government rejected Taseko Mines’proposal to build the controversial New Prosperity Project. Again. But Taseko is going to court arguing that the environmental…
MythBuster: Ranked Ballot Voting is the same as than First-Past-the-Post
Proportional Representation true-believers are fond of saying there’s no difference between First-Past-the-Post and Ranked Ballot Voting. Both, they say, are "winner-take-all" systems. Of course, if we had RBV in 2011,…
Legislative exclusion
Surdivall v. Ontario (Disability Support Program), 2014 ONCA 240: “egislative exclusion can be implied when an express reference is expected but absent”: see University Health Network v. Ontario (Minister of…
MythBuster: neo-Nazis will rise to power if we use Proportional Representation
This is a variation on the fringe-party-explosion fallacy. It’s based on the idea that if we have a low 3% threshold — the vote required before a party can get…
March 31: opening with stories that don’t appear in the TandT
1. Oil, gas, and mining companies can now do legal exploration drilling British Columbia provincial parks. Industrial development in them will follow,of course. What’s the point of exploration drilling if…
Be Very Careful
If you see this man, be aware of the danger he poses to Canada’s democracy. Take all necessary precautions to avoid direct contact: H/t Operation Maple via trapdinawrpool Recommend this…
Review: Lighting the Eighth Fire
This book is a collection of essays mostly by young indigenous scholars from nations across Turtle Island. They draw from and contribute to a particular vision of resurgence and decolonization.…
Obligatory ZOMG CONCERNED!!1 #CancelColbert Post
Jamilah King breaks down #CancelColbert: What’s important to understand here is that Park’s aim wasn’t necessarily to get The Colbert Show kicked off the air. Instead, it was to, as…
Obligatory ZOMG CONCERNED!!1 #CancelColbert Post
Jamilah King breaks down #CancelColbert: What’s important to understand here is that Park’s aim wasn’t necessarily to get The Colbert Show kicked off the air. Instead, it was to, as…
Australia torpedoes illegal Japanese whaling at international court
Read this March 31 story from news.com.au on Australia’s victory over Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean, as the Hague ruled the program does not constitue “research” – as the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, March 31, 2014
Your news links for today: Exclusive – NSA infiltrated RSA security more deeply than thought: study – Reuters Surprise, surprise: my online metadata actually reveals where I’ve been – Ars…