Flying Beavers and Other Technological Advancements
Air drop beavers to repopulate a species? OK, said the late 1940s. We’ll need something better than flying beavers to survive climate change, says Bill Gates (who was once a…
October 2015
Defending the Net in 2015: The Community has Responded
Article written by OpenMedia volunteer Rozali Telbis. Huge thanks for all her help provided with our community survey! It’s that time of year again: we are pleased to announce the…
Election Poetry
Add your poems to the comments. .@SamaraCDA Dear PM @JustinTrudeau, I'm hoping you will know What to do now, After taking a bow, With your majority overthrow. #cdnpoli — Saskboy K. (@saskboy) October 20, 2015…
Election Poetry
Add your poems to the comments. .@SamaraCDA Dear PM @JustinTrudeau, I'm hoping you will know What to do now, After taking a bow, With your majority overthrow. #cdnpoli — Saskboy K. (@saskboy) October 20, 2015…
Stephen Harper has gone, but Harperism has not
Photo from Public Domain In conceding defeat Monday, Stephen Harper boasted that he had left his Conservative party in good shape. “When the next time comes, this party will offer…
Devastating election result requires Tom Mulcair’s NDP to again rethink its purpose
Photo by United Steelworkers For the New Democrats, Monday’s election was devastating. The party went from the 103 seats it had won in 2011 to 44. It share of the…
Anyone but Harper might not be enough to tackle climate change
Photo by Schnits With the 42nd federal election in the books here in Canada, now the clock starts ticking down the 42 days until the Paris climate talks begin. The…
Kathleen Wynne seriously kicks ass
Proof: Here. Here. And that’s just today, folks. Totally, totally awesome. Kicks ass. Happy voter, here.
What Your New Liberal Majority Government Means for the Climate
Photo by Justin Ling Holy smokes. Polls are in and Canadians across the country are expressing surprise at the strong win for the federal Liberal party. While there’s much ink…
What does the Canadian election mean for art and cultural policy?
When it comes to Canadian electoral politics, this autumn was about as intense and intriguing as it gets. Being the political wonk that I am, I was very grateful that…
Great line of the day
Michael Harris at iPolitics reminds us of why Harper really lost: Harper’s downfall, and that of the party he built, had nothing to do with Harper Derangement Syndrome. Nor was…
Beyond Parliamentarism: Historical Bases and Prospects for Corbynism
Photo from Public Domain Who would have thought? Britain, of all places – that island so often lamented to be devoid of revolutionary history and thought, the land of Fabianism…
Krugman – Canada, the Place Where the Future Happens First.
Paul Krugman has looked at Monday’s federal election, and he likes what he sees. …when it comes to economic policy …Canada has surprisingly often been the place where the future…
National Post: New CRTC report may show the landline and the traditional TV set are going the way of the Dodo
One thing we learned from the latest CRTC report is that Canadians are spending more on telecom services each year. Article by Monika Warzecha and Jonathon Rivait for the National…
Globe and Mail: Copyright concessions may be downside of TPP deal
Despite the secrecy, we know from leaked documents that the TPP would expand the power of conglomerates, would fine people for their everyday Internet use, could terminate people’s Internet access,…
Stephen Harper’s Greatest Hits (in Gifs)
Boy oh boy, what a decade! Amiright? I mean, think about it: back in 2006 when the Conservatives under Stephen Harper hit the political stage with a minority government the…
Alphabeatic: Bell appeals fibre broadband ruling as digital divide rages
How Trudeau’s cabinet deals with Bell’s appeal will prove to be a “litmus test” for the new government’s attitudes toward telecom companies. Article by Peter Nowak for Alphabeatic The smoke…
Take Heart. David Frum Declares Trudeau a Real Radical Liberal !!
David Frum has an interesting take on our neo-Trudeau Liberalism and it’s immensely comforting that he so dislikes what he sees. From The Atlantic: Trudeau bears the most famous name…
Thanks for standing by…. Canada will now resume our regular programming.
Well, that was a long fucking blip into right wing conservative knuckle dragging mouth breathing bible thumping asshattery. With the FULL support of the traditional media and corporate Canada. Let…
The Guardian’s Drive-By Smear Job on Justin Trudeau
Jesus Christ on a crutch! The guy hasn’t even been sworn into office and yet The Guardian’s Canada correspondent, Martin Lukacs, is already declaring Trudeau’s progressive credentials “a ruse.” The…