Source: Harper is in a bunker
Will order go out from Harper’s bunker for heads to roll? Everybody knows the wheels are coming off the Harper ‘new’ Conservatives bus. And this article in The Hamilton Spectator…
September 2015
EFF: Nothing Is Agreed Yet—We Can Still Stop The TPP’s Copyright Trap
Despite all the talks, the TPP negotiations remain tentative until each country signs off on the final agreement.The battle’s not over yet, let’s keep speaking up against this Internet-censoring deal!…
Is Steve Whipped?
I’ve often mocked Stephen Harper calling him names such as Beelzebub, the Prince of Darkness, Furious Leader and such. This election, however, has left my indignation just a bit muted,…
Sept. 9: What created the chaos in the Middle East?
There’s a letter to yesterday’s blog asking me about the reasons for current turmoil in the middle east, and what it has to do with a pipeline I mentioned. I’ve…
Justin Trudeau answers Peter Mansbridge on why he wishes to be prime minister
And gives a succinct answer that answers the question very well. Peter Mansbridge interviews Justin Trudeau And a good answer it is (even though Mansbridge seems to interrupt an awful…
Young Canadians Aren’t Apathetic, They’re Ignored By Political Parties: New Study
A report released today by Samara Canada — a charity dedicated to reconnecting citizens to politics — calls into question the idea that Canadian youth are apathetic and stresses the…
Aphabeatic: Germany’s broadband plan shames Canada (again)
Germany will have affordable internet connections of at least 50 Mbps by 2018. The Harper government promised 5 Mbps by 2019. Enough said… Which party do you think will do…
Vote for a Better, Cleaner Canada: David Suzuki
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. No matter what anyone says during this long federal election campaign, climate change is the biggest threat to Canadians’ health, security and…
Nexen loses fracking water licence in Fort Nelson First Nation appeal
Fracking operations in northeast BC depend on large volumes of water (Damien Gillis) Read this Sept. 8 National Post story by Gordon Hoekstra on the recent victory by the Fort…
Bandwagons and the NDP. Could They Lose Quebec?
According to Wikipedia, the "bandwagon effect is a phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by…
Bandwagons and the NDP. Could They Lose Quebec?
According to Wikipedia, the “bandwagon effect is a phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by…
Bandwagons and the NDP. Could They Lose Quebec?
According to Wikipedia, the "bandwagon effect is a phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by…
Bandwagons and the NDP. Could They Lose Quebec?
According to Wikipedia, the “bandwagon effect is a phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Your news links for today: Dragon Con Cosplayers Fiercely Defend Privacy and Free Speech in Project Secret Identity 2015 – EFF EFF Applauds Apple’s Refusal of Government Demand for iMessage…
Coalition or no coalition? What will happen on October 20
Qualified support? OK Polls show the Conservatives slipping, and the NDP and LPC in a dead heat for the role of replacement government, but neither of those two parties expected…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Ian Welsh discusses how our problems with poverty and inequality arise out of artificial scarcity: We either already have excess capacity or we…
Attractions In Ottawa
If you are planning a trip to Ottawa, you should also plan for the Attractions in Ottawa that you will want to see. There are a lot of great places…
A Farm in a Bomb Shelter
Zero Carbon Food is a new company that has started a farm in downtown London. If that doesn’t sound strange enough, the farm is a in a bomb shelter. The…