Why Are We Being Hijacked by Our Internet Service Providers ?
Computers and the internet have become such an integral part of our daily lives that it is challenging to consider being without them. Many of us do recall life before…
2015
On Our Diversions
This is one of those days when I haven’t felt like writing anything. And George Orwell said just about everything better, anyway. H/t Mint Press News Recommend this Post
Marilyn Baptiste Wins Prestigious Goldman Prize, Elevates Indigenous Struggle Against Mines
Marilyn Baptiste of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation in British Columbia has won the prestigious $175,000 Goldman Prize for her five-year effort to prevent construction of the Prosperity gold and…
Marilyn Baptiste Wins Prestigious Goldman Prize, Elevates Indigenous Struggle Against Mines
Marilyn Baptiste of the Xeni Gwet’in First Nation in British Columbia has won the prestigious $175,000 Goldman Prize for her five-year effort to prevent construction of the Prosperity gold and…
CSE is using Canadian metadata to follow us, and wants to keep it a secret
Why does this remind us of the kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar? Article by Amber Hildebrandt for CBC Canada’s electronic spy agency fretted over…
Rethinking John Carter
After recently going through the first five of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 11 Barsoom books, I decided to give the 2012 Disney film, John Carter, another viewing. This two-hour-eleven-minute film bombed…
#PEIVotes: Poll shows Liberals Leading (of course) (updated)
Ask and you shall receive, eh? A polling company called Abingdon Research, which hails from the other side of the country in Vancouver, released a weighted poll of 511 PEI…
Canada is walking into a copyright trap
Canadians got an unpleasant surprise in the budget yesterday when the government announced that it would be extending copyright for sound recordings by 20 years, up from Canada’s current term…
Canada is walking into a copyright trap warn advocates, as government quietly announces it will lengthen copyright terms for sound recordings by 20 years with no public consultation
3020966268_b0c2231fdf_o.png Content creators and everyday Canadians will pay the price for continued mishandling of copyright policy from government, as unaddressed Notice and Notice loophole continues to expose Canadians to abuse…
Budget 2015: Robin Hood in Reverse
Here’s a link to the longer analysis I prepared of the federal budget, now on-line at CUPE’s website, to accompany the press release and notes we put out immediately following…
everything is political: bewitched and "george washington zapped here"
You may recall that my current comedy-before-bed TV sleep aid is a sitcom from my childhood: “Bewitched”. I’ve been thoroughly enjoying watching its ridiculous, predictable humour and sometimes surprising messaging.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Jim Stanford kicks off the must-read responses to the Cons’ budget with a modest list of five points deserving of public outrage, while…
We Need a Different Integrity Commissioner
Monday night’s council meeting again underscored why the town needs someone new in the role of integrity commissioner. Lawyer Robert Swayze presented his report about a complaint filed against councillor…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Your news links for today: Rogers profits drop 17 per cent amidst fierce competition – Toronto Star Rogers aims to cut down on complaints with new bill format – Mobile…
Balanced. Unless.
Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered a balanced budget. (Technically, not balanced, but rather, in fact, in a small surplus.) That much is not in dispute because a budget is what…
Landowners launch Site C Dam court challenge, First Nations next
On Monday, a group of landowners and farmers from BC’s Peace River Valley launched the first of seven legal challenges that threaten to derail the government’s $9 Billion planned Site…
Happily Find Where You’re Going
This TED talk is all about modifying maps so that you can find the most joyous route to your destination! Mapping apps help us find the fastest route to where…
Dear Future Generations: Sorry
This Earth Day, activist and spoken word artist Prince Ea launched his newest online video entitled “Dear Future Generations: Sorry” to motivate young citizens to take immediate action to stop…
icymi: indiana woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for failed pregnancy
This month, four decades of anti-woman, anti-abortion hysteria in the US hit a new low. Last August, an Indiana woman sought medical attention after a premature delivery resulted in the…