Ukulele Workshop Today
I just returned from Orangeville where Broadway Music hosted a two-and-a-half hour musical workshop this Saturday by Manitoba Hal today (which will be followed by his concert tonight from 8-11…
2015
Screening Truth to Power: A Reader on Documentary Activism
“>Screening Truth to Power: A Reader on Documentary Activism is a collection of essays and interviews related to the films and filmmakers of Cinema Politica (CP), and as such provides…
Still Talking about Challenge for Change
Challenge for Change/Société nouvelle was a program launched by the National Film Board of Canada in the late sixties that facilitated the production of around 200 social documentaries known for…
March 7: Yes. It can get worse.
On this day, the blazing headline on page 1, more important than anything else that is happening in the world, is the big news that hunting and fishing licences will…
March 2015 Bits and Bites: Warman, Dr. Dawg, Zundel, and Daniel Gallant
We've learned that Richard Warman has won another one. David Icke has paid Warman $90,000 to settle a rather long running libel action: DAVID ICKE SETTLES LIBEL ACTION5 March 2015British…
International Women’s Day 2015 – I Celebrate Caregivers!
March 8th is International Women’s Day, so I can’t think of a better time to celebrate the contributions of women who give care to their families and friends. More women…
We Have The Technology
Outside of politics, my other passion is the environment, something we continue to degrade at unprecedented rates. The biggest threat to humanity’s future, of course, is climate change. While the…
Our Addition-Challenged Government
As I write this, we are just a little more than three weeks away from the Canadian government’s fiscal 2014/15 year-end. Yet, we still don’t know how much the government…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Alan Rusbridger explains the Guardian’s much-appreciated effort to provide both space and analysis of the need to fight climate change. And Naomi Klein…
Hang-em high Hair!
The Hair is playing the revenge card. The Prime Minister is appealing to that basic human desire to get even. He is recognizing that primal instinct to lock up evil…
Not A Very Bright Man
http://montrealgazette.com/ Zunera Ishag hails from Pakistan. Gerald Caplan writes: She came to Canada in 2008, passed her citizenship test five years later with flying colours, and is now ready to…
The Con Clowns and the Terrorist Menace
Well it was obvious that Stephen Harper and his Con regime would try to portray the video of that deranged Ottawa gunman, as proof that they were right all along.Michael…
It Could Happen To You
Although the narration is at times melodramatic, the message of this video is clear: trusting government to respect your privacy is a naive notion. H/t Occupy Canada and Operation Maple…
"Extraordinarily Dirty" – What Obama Thinks of Athabasca Bitumen
Barack Obama didn’t pull any punches in giving his opinion about Alberta’s bitumen. Obama said he was still not sure whether he would approve Keystone, the $8-billion TransCanada Corp. project…
The Parliament Hill Gunman, and the Madness of the Con Regime
More than four months after Michael Zehaf-Bibeau stormed Parliament Hill the RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has finally released the video the gunman made shortly before he was killed.Or at least…
Musical interlude
Age of Electric – Enya
Prentice and the Mirror
I’m sure you’ve heard of this controversy by now. I wanted to address it. Before I do, I wanted to make clear this is my personal opinion. It is not…
Globe and Mail: The TPP deal may be going south
The Prime Minister is gambling a lot on an agreement that could censor your Internet. Now it’s looking like that gamble will not pay off. Article by Barrie McKenna for…
Settled law ought not to be ignored lightly: stare decisis remains the basis of law
R v Caswell, 2015 ABCA 97: The scope for invoking the per incuriam exception to stare decisis is limited. The new exception established in Bedford should be invoked with similar…
Councils and Their CAO
A good relationship between a municipal council and their town’s CAO is crucial to smooth, effective and efficient governance. The CAO is the liaison between council and staff, responsible for…