I’ve Got Just the Thing – Let’s Go Fight in Yemen!
We’ve already got a crew in the neighbourhood, we could probably cut’em a sweet deal. Yemen asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to back military action by “willing…
2015
A Lexicon of Sustainability
This is a summary of a talk at the Hewlett Grantees’ Meeting, San Francisco, March 25, 2015. Errors (and typos, etc) are my own. Douglas GayetonLexicon of Sustainabilityhttp://lexiconofsustainability.com Our food…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dennis Howlett reminds us that we can raise enough money to strengthen our social safety net merely by ensuring that a relatively small…
Yes, By All Means, Bomb ISIS But Why Not Bomb the Next ISIS Too?
Where do they keep coming from? We’ve seen several iterations of radical, fundamentalist Sunni butchers. They go from mild, the Taliban; to mid-grade, al Qaeda; to full bore, ISIS, with…
Bell caught censoring news coverage of recent wins for Internet users
Just when you think Bell is out tricks, they can surprise even the most hardened Internet freedom advocates. This morning, The Globe and Mail is reporting that, according to inside…
Don’t Eat That, Charlie, It’s Bullshit.
Most of us come with a pretty good “BD” or Bullshit Detector as standard equipment. People lie, so we need it. Not that it always works but it’s still pretty…
You’re Not Helping
I am conflicted re Bill C51. Michael Geist is a pretty smart guy; the information sharing provisions do seem overly broad. But since the Snowden revelations never impressed me (its…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Your news links for today: What on earth is happening at Bell? – Michael Geist on Storify Bell’s Crull Banned CRTC Chair Blais From CTV News Coverage Following TalkTV Decision…
Extraordinary Claims
As the poster for the Centre for Inquiry notes, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. It’s a popular catchphrase for the skeptical movement, but should be an intellectual policy for everyone.…
The key sentence in the Competition Bureau decision on Sun-Postmedia acquisition/merger
Right here: “The Bureau also took into consideration the dynamic nature of media markets and the challenges faced by traditional media in adapting to an increasingly digital world.” Shorter version:…
A Solution Lacking Political Will
While reading the following, I found myself pining for the kind of scenario Jerry Ginsburg adumbrates. Then I had my second cup of coffee and reawoke to the prime motivation…
Alternatives Journal Spells Out Canada’s Map to Sustainability
Canada has a horrible international reputation when it comes to the environment. The federal government even has climate change deniers and actively supports the shameful tar sands. At Alternatives Journal…
He’s A Doodle!
http://en.wikipedia.org/ Stephen Harper displays two of humanity’s ugliest traits — slander and stupidity. In the past, he made an effort to disguise those traits. But now, with an election on
A Study in Tyranny (Part 1)
“Message Control and Vetting” A guest post by Pamela Mac NeilCanadians for the first time in our history must confront the menacing truth, that our Prime Minister is a dictator…
“The enemy of my enemy is …”
There is something that needs to be understood by people afraid of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): It is neither a state nor a country. It…
The Other Big Reason Stephen Harper Wants to Bomb Syria
One of the things that horrifies me the most about the living nightmare that is Stephen Harper's Canada, is that so many have lived for so long in his depraved…
Canada’s Charitable Law Urgently Needs Reforming: New UVic Report
Attachment Size Modernizing-Canadian-Charitable-Law.pdf 1.84 MB A report released today by the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Centre calls for sweeping reform of Canadian charitable law in line with other jurisdictions…
The Labour Export Policy: A Case Study of the Philippines
The Labour Export Policy: A Case Study of the Philippines
The Labour Export Policy: A Case Study of the Philippines
The Labour Export Policy: A Case Study of the Philippines
The Labour Export Policy: A Case Study of the Philippines
The Labour Export Policy: A Case Study of the Philippines