Alphabeatic: Say hello to the newest net neutrality advocate: Rogers
File this under weird. Rogers is one of the worst traffic throttlers and #NetNeutrality violators in Canada – but now they’re coming out in support of the open Internet? What…
October 2015
Oct. 25: The Irving press hits a new low
Section A news is pure trivia.Section B, Canada&World, hits a new low with almost no news outside North America. Instead, we get stories like the one on B7 about a…
Philippines human rights climate petition names Canadian, international fossil fuel companies
Thursday, October 15, 2015 In 2013 Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the Philippines, killing at least 6,300 people, and displacing an estimated 4 million people. On September 22nd, 2015, individuals and…
Fiscal and Economic Record of Political Parties
A version of this originally appeared in rabble. Conservative ads have focused on the NDP’s fiscal and economic record, claiming that the “NDP Can’t Manage Money”. These include another round…
The Member Of Ford And Harper Nation No One Likes To Talk About
I’m sure this guy would get along famously with Earl Cowan. One does wonder about what is in Etobicoke’s drinking water, though. Recommend this Post
There’s no pearl-clutching in baseball
#THIS. Joey Bat Flip.https://t.co/CO59JyFCsa — MLB (@MLB) October 15, 2015 Wasn’t that a party?And its a side-note on the whole thing, really, but illustrative of how Americans think they own…
CBC: Trans-Pacific Partnership text won’t be available before election
Trade Minister Ed Fast rows back on the promise that Canadians would see the #TPP text before the election. Speak out against this secretive, internet-censoring deal: http://StoptheSecrecy.net Article by CBC…
Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and Environmental Decision-Making
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Staff Counsel Hannah Askew recently traveled to Whitehorse to present on a panel at the Yukon North Slope Conference, a gathering which brought Inuit and First…
Irony Impairment and the HarperCons. . . .
Well, so far this campaign has, at the very least, been interesting. As the ‘dump Harper’ forces cheer at what the polls seem to suggest is a late surge for…
Free tweets on today’s #Elxn42 events!
On “scandals”: Gagnier will have zero effect on #LPC numbers, like Duffy had zero effect on #CPC’s. Scandals don’t move voters. http://t.co/XxBNicqlv2 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 15, 2015 On…
A Refreshing Take on Strategic Voting.
If you support the Liberals or the New Democrats or the Greens, ‘strategic voting’ has a pretty obvious meaning. What if you’re a Tory, to be more precise – a…
While one First Nation sues to stop LNG, another embraces it
Hereditary chiefs of the Luutkudziiwus House of the Gitxsan Nation at their Madii Lii Camp While the country speeds toward a high-stakes federal election, things are heating up on the…
The one simple thing you can do next week to improve your life, you won’t believe how easy it is.
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Stephen Harper must go: a plea
Last week, I was talking to a young guy at work who was pondering who to vote for in this election. He doesn’t want to vote (he “doesn’t have the…
Stephen Harper must go: a plea
Last week, I was talking to a young guy at work who was pondering who to vote for in this election. He doesn’t want to vote (he “doesn’t have the…
River Supplying Water To Alberta Oil Sands Operations At Risk From Drought
A new study casts doubt on the long-term ability of the Athabasca River to supply the water Alberta’s oil sands industry relies on. Water is allocated to oil sands operations…
No Charges for Wallin?
Full disclosure – again – I knew, and worked with, Mike Duffy back in the 70s and have touched base with him a few times since. My best Ottawa Tory…