Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Lars Osberg discusses the positive effects of raising taxes on Canada’s wealthiest few. And Avram Denburg argues for a speedy end to income…
2015
Saskatoon City Police Tell PM Trudeau To Shove His Pot Legalization Plans ‘you know where’ !!
Reasonable persons would look at the results of the recent federal election and determine that change is going to happen with Canada’s existing marijuana laws. These same reasonable individuals would…
Saskatoon City Police Tell PM Trudeau To Shove His Pot Legalization Plans ‘you know where’ !!
Reasonable persons would look at the results of the recent federal election and determine that change is going to happen with Canada's existing marijuana laws. These same reasonable individuals would…
Saskatoon City Police Tell PM Trudeau To Shove His Pot Legalization Plans ‘you know where’ !!
Reasonable persons would look at the results of the recent federal election and determine that change is going to happen with Canada’s existing marijuana laws. These same reasonable individuals would…
What the Internet Needs vs. What the TPP Demands Primary tabs
Who should make the policies that will determine the future of the Internet? A select list of corporate lobbyists and unelected government officials, meeting without public oversight or involvement? Or…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, October 30, 2015
Your news links for today: VICE News Battles Canadian Police Over Right to Protect Journalist’s Material – VICE News (UK) Police to be granted powers to view your internet history…
The Devil Canada Has Made A Deal With
Although it generated some heated discussion during the election campaign, don’t expect the $15 billion armoured vehicle deal the Harper government signed with human-rights-hater Saudi Arabia to be rescinded now…
It’s a Gas
CCS, what is it good for? Absolutely money. Not for you and I, no, it’s good for oil companies. We’re talking about this because the only “clean coal” plant isn’t…
The small thinking of the railroader.
It was a long time ago. When heading to Montreal for an important luncheon, we heard the Toronto airport had problems and instead of going west to the airport, the…
Election 42 Post-mortem. Good things ahead for Liberals nationally, and in Brantford-Brant
The campaign is over for the 42nd general election, and I will make a slow but gradual return to normalcy and to blogging. I have been notably absent from here..…
Aboriginal Canadians Want In
https://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/ The next parliament will be home to 10 First Nations MPs — eight of whom are Liberals. The Fair Elections Act was aimed at suppressing native voters. But, Michael…
It’s Time to Fire the Harper Cons at the CBC
For nine long years Stephen Harper slowly strangled the CBC, or bled it dry. He slashed its budget, he killed thousands of jobs, he turned it into the Conservative Broadcasting…
Party Finance, 2010 to 2014 #nlpoli
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador released the 2014 party financial reports recently. That let’s us take a look at trends over the past five years. The Conservatives have consistently been able…
Ontario defends freedom of expression, passes anti-SLAPP legislation
Ontario has passed a law to counter Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), lawsuits often used by deep-pocketed businesses to silence debate on public issues. The post Ontario defends freedom…
Throwback Thursday
Ottawa, Summer 1982: don’t try this at home, kids.
PR—an essential first step
Our brand spanking new Liberal government has promised us electoral reform. Specifically, it is “committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal election conducted under the first-past-the-post voting…
Day Two of the The Rebel Media E-FLAP
Well, The Rebel Media doesn’t disappoint. It is now my second day of E-FLAP, Ezra Fabrication, Lies and Propaganda (E-FLAP) and we already have two more additions to the catalog.…
Fixing What Harper Broke:
a to-do list for the incoming government Okay, not about Vancouver parks today. But I thought an important post nonetheless. Thank you to Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party…