Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – Gerald Caplan writes that we all bear some responsibility for growing inequality – and how we’ll need to use our electoral power to…
January 2015
Election Law? What Election Law?
There has been lots of speculation recently about whether Stephen Harper will break his own fixed date election law — for the second time. It’s remarkable, Andrew Coyne writes, that…
It is time for Ontario to grow up.
Visualize this: Ed Clark of TD Bank and former banker Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa are in Sousa’s Queen’s Park office. They have their $600 brogues up on Charles’ desk…
More On The Amanda Lang Imbroglio
The Star’s John Semley offers his thoughts on the inadequacy and ineptitude of the CBC’s response to the Amanda Lang scandal: Recommend this Post
Stephen Harper and the Issue that Will Destroy Him
Gosh. What a difference a day makes. Yesterday I wrote about that nightmarish Ipsos Reid poll that suggested that Stephen Harper had risen from his political grave, and was heading…
Distracting, dissembling, deflecting – lest you forget
Are you unhappy with rapidly increasing electricity rates and the general state of BC Hydro finances? Are you looking for the party responsible? Well, the Vancouver Sun has the answer.…
Musical interlude
Kaskade & Adam K – Raining
2015 election: Liberals, put money into the 14 Birddog Seats!
Wise money chases low margins After the last election, I wrote a post that pointed out that these 14 seats were won by the Conservatives by the slim average of…
A sales tax for Alberta?
Alberta Premier Jim Prentice recently committed heresy. Faced with plummeting oil prices and the possibility of a $500-million deficit, the premier actually encouraged discussion about adopting a sales tax. “I…
The Register: Could we see universal Internet in the next decade?
Could this idea help bring the world closer to universal Internet access? Article by Simon Sharwood for the Register WorldVu, an outfit that last year looked to have Google and…
Metro: Don’t worry too much about using VPN on Netflix
This entrepreneur is trying to bring the world closer to universal Internet access. Article by Luke Simcoe for Metro In case you haven’t heard, Canadians are crossing the digital border…
Globe and Mail: When will cable providers figure out that the future of TV is the Internet?
Cord-cutters are starting to affect Big Telecom’s bottom line. Article by Christine Dobby for the Globe and Mail Facing a steady decline in television customers, Shaw Communications Inc. and Cogeco…
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Oliver Milman reports on research showing how humanity is destroying its own environmental life support systems. And our appetite for exploitation is proving…
Le Devoir: Nos vitesses Internet lentes nous étouffent
Il est temps pour le government d’aborder nos vitesses Internet lentes. Article par Fabien Deglise pour Le Devoir Lenteur et récrimination. Open Media, un groupe de pression influent qui milite…
Anonymous Targets Montreal Police For Attacking The Homeless
Online hacktivist collective Anonymous has declared war on the Montreal Police after the force bulldozed a homeless shelter in Viger Square. The post Anonymous Targets Montreal Police For Attacking The…
Carbon Year: Pressure building for real global climate pact
French President Francois Hollande is pressuring Stephen Harper ahead of Paris climate talks (Twitter/@pmharper) The pressure is building to reduce global carbon emissions. At each meeting of the United Nations’…
Top 6 ways we came together to save the Internet in 2014
2014 was a banner year for OpenMedia. Our team grew substantially, we moved into new offices, 3D printed an anteater, rescued an air hockey table from the landfill, and… what…
Jan. 16 1/2: We’re in trouble…
This is not about Irving press. It starts with the news that the Conservatives are leading in the polls with 35%. And, given where they are strong, that puts Harper…