When It Comes To Boring Nobody Does It Better Than Canada
A Group of Canadians Watching the Leaders Debate Same as it ever was . . .Same as it ever was . . . (Once In A Lifetime, The Talking Heads)…
August 2015
KCCCC Day 10: if a debate fell in the forest, and no one was around to see it, would it matter?
TORONTO—The first debate has come and gone, and was seen by all the hacks in the land. Every politico was glued to their armchairs, watching Stephen, Thomas, Justin, and Elizabeth…
The Monster Stephen Harper and the Anthem of Hope
When I see the crazed look in Stephen Harper's eyes I can't believe that anybody in Canada could vote for such a monster. When I read about how him and…
Lions or jellyfish: a review
Historian Ray Blake’s new book Lions or jellyfish: Newfoundland – Ottawa relations since 1957 is likely to be be on many reading lists. It should be. Blake examines: the Term…
It’s time to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership, aka the dirtiest trade deal you’ve never heard of…
Recently, it was revealed that the as-yet-unapproved Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, currently being negotiated in complete secret, could force the CBC, Canada Post and other Crown corporations in Canada (and other…
Voter justice denied as Fair Elections Act legal challenge is delayed
Canadians’ legal challenge to the Harper government’s “anti-democratic” Fair Elections Act won’t be heard until after the 2015 federal elections. Voter justice denied. The post Voter justice denied as Fair…
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Why The Duffy Trial Is Going To Hurt Stephen Harper
Well we've had to wait a long time, but the Mike Duffy trial is back again, and you can be sure it's giving Stephen Harper nightmares.Not just because the timing…
Ron Banerjee, André Drouin, and Rise Canada
We had mentioned in our previous article that we were working on a new story. In fact, it's a story that sort of fell into our laps, though initially we…
Stephen Harper’s terrorism plan like closing the barn door after the horses are gone, then spying on all the farmers
Stephen Harper was spreading more terrorist fears on the campaign trail today as he announced some stupid travel ban which would mean approximately zero to someone wishing to join ISIS.…
Frank Luntz and his very own Trumpenstein
The Luntz Nightmare … Poor Frank Luntz! He’s got his knickers in a knot about Donald Trump’s Patton-like charge across the 2016 Republican convention battleground: And you look at the…
In Which Stephen Harper Tries To Change The Channel
One suspects it won’t work. Recommend this Post
Wind power cost plummets to all-time low as capacity grows
Read this Aug. 10 story Ars Technica story by John Timmer on the continuing drop in the cost of wind power, as nine US states now generate more than 10%…
Tourism and Collingwood
Tourism is the world’s fifth fastest-growing industry and growing at five percent per year. A recent story on CBC Radio this week suggests growth has been even higher for Canada,…
We want to hear about what matters to you
Today, we’re asking you to take part in our annual community survey, where we’ll be asking you about the digital rights issues you care most about. OpenMedia is based on…
This made me laugh more than anything has made me laugh this year
Therein lies insight into my psyche. It isn’t pretty.
Nova Scotia Pulls Plug on World’s First Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff
A popular feed-in tariff program in Nova Scotia is being cancelled by the provincial government, according to a recent announcement stating the program “had achieved its objectives.” The program, the…
Nova Scotia Pulls Plug on World’s First Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff
A popular feed-in tariff program in Nova Scotia is being cancelled by the provincial government, according to a recent announcement stating the program “had achieved its objectives.” The program, the…
Harper has the worst economic record in history
Louis-Philippe Rochon Associate Professor, Laurentian University Co-Editor, Review of Keynesian Economics Follow him on Twitter @Lprochon Mr. Harper and the Conservatives never miss an opportunity of reminding Canadians that we…
Court of Appeal may overrule itself albeit rarely
Fernandes v. Araujo, 2015 ONCA 571: As an intermediate court of appeal, we are ordinarily bound to follow our past decisions, even decisions with which we disagree. It is important…