CBC: VPN users beware?
Can Netflix really tell if you’re using a VPN to watch American content? Article by Matt Kwong for the CBC Looking for Louie? Seeking more Scandal? If you’re among the…
January 2015
Stephen Harper and the Saudi Blogger Floggers
Yesterday he declared that an "international jihadist movement" had declared war on Canada.And claimed that only he could save us.But who will save us from his good friends the Saudis?…
New Senate Majority Puts Keystone XL At The Top Of To-Do List
The Republican Party now controls the legislative branch of the U.S. government, but even before they were sworn in, they had made their priorities for the country clear. They want…
Woodfibre LNG proponent has history of fraud, tax evasion
Sukanto Tanoto (right), the man behind the proposed Woodfibre LNG project Permit me to make some observations about the LNG situation in Squamish. What the people of Howe Sound do…
Wouldn’t be nice to have a Prime Minister who didn’t try to take political advantage of terrorist tragedies?
The events this week in Paris were horrifying. It’s true that the West is currently being targeted by Jihadist militants, some isolated and deranged, some well-funded and trained. Our values…
RCMP Pursuing A Relationship
Cop constructively abducts Native woman in Canada <~ media calls it "Pursuing a Relationship" FU pic.twitter.com/tdHy8daYKg — lastrealindians.com (@lastrealindians) January 9, 2015 RCMP officers don’t possess good sense given to…
How to Excuse Your Child from the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA)
Well, it’s that time again: Foundation Skills Assessment in BC. There are so many things wrong with the FSA tests. I won’t go into them here, but you can read…
Don’t just hand your private information over to copyright trolls
This just in: Canadian ISPs are now required to pass on notices of alleged copyright infringement to their customers. Some ISPs are recommending that people receiving these notices contact the…
Will B.C.’s LNG Strategy Really Help Global Climate Change?
By Josha MacNab, regional director for British Columbia at the Pembina Institute. When world leaders gathered in Lima, Peru, for global climate change talks, British Columbia’s environment minister, Mary Polak,…
Industry Minister James Moore Misleads, Fear Mongers to Gain Vancouver Support for Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline
This article originally appeared on the Vancouver Observer. Industry Minister James Moore who represents the Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam riding engaged in blatantly false fear mongering last week. He threatened a…
Drone Wars, of the Good Kind
This is really disgusting. Any motorcyclist knows the experience of riding downwind of a pig farm. In a car you can simply put up the windows and turn off the…
Now They’ve Done It
The rise of the Islamic State, ISIS, has demonstrated how effectively Islamic extremists use social media such as Twitter and Facebook. Well, they did – past tense. Now the Charlie…
Is It Only Terrorism if White People are Attacked?
There was an act of domestic terrorism, an attack on the Colorado office of the NAACP, on January 6th. You probably never heard of it. That’s because the media didn’t…
My Paper is Better than Your Paper
I came to understand how much I appreciate picking up the Times Colonist from my doorstep when I brought in this morning’s edition. I fully expected the front page to…
Anything wrong with this picture?
Canada’s governments say that natural resources are driving economic growth across the country. They just don’t specify which country. Resource companies don’t want to pay mining, income, sales and property…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, January 9, 2015
Your news links for today: Apple hikes app prices in Canada due to lower dollar– CBC Canadian Piracy Notices: From Benign to Ridiculous– TorrentFreak Third Time’s The Charm? House To…
Stephen Harper Declares War
Stephen Harper Declares that War Has Been Declared on Canada (Scroll to the end if you like; the point of this message is that our Prime Minister should not be…
Stephen Harper Declares War
Stephen Harper Declares that War Has Been Declared on Canada (Scroll to the end if you like; the point of this message is that our Prime Minister should not be…
Stephen Harper Declares War
Stephen Harper Declares that War Has Been Declared on Canada(Scroll to the end if you like; the point of this message is that our Prime Minister should not be stirring…
Stephen Harper Declares War
Stephen Harper Declares that War Has Been Declared on Canada (scroll to then end if you like; the point of this message is that our Prime Minister should not be…