Digging out of Canada’s mining dilemma
A Toronto March in solidarity with Guatemalan Goldcorp protestors (Photo: Allan Lissner) It sometimes seems people in the mining and fossil fuel industries — along with their government promoters —…
2015
Medium: Keep Aaron Swartz’s dream alive
Over two years ago, we lost Internet activist Aaron Swartz to suicide after he was relentlessly persecuted for alleged copyright infringement. Find out how you can best honor Aaron and…
Jan. 14: :let’s relax a bit. Let’s start with the comics….
My, the comics page in the Irving press is terrible. But that, at least, is not the fault of the Irving press. Even the Blondie strip, nearing a century old,…
Breakthrough books and late bloomers
As a “late bloomer” (my first novel wasn’t published until I was 39 and I haven’t had that “breakthrough” book yet), this interactive infographic is kind of reassuring. I hope…
Obama Administration to provide citizens with faster, cheaper Internet while Canada falls behind
US_LTTE_fbshare.png Internet advocates celebrate Obama’s move, and point to it as the type of action required to get Canada’s Internet rates and speeds on par with global counterparts. January 14,…
Terrorism suspects ‘probably’ on RCMP’s list, public safety minister says
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/steven-blaney-says-arrests-of-terrorism-suspects-reinforce-how-secure-we-can-feel-1.2900419
Terrorism suspects ‘probably’ on RCMP’s list, public safety minister says
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/steven-blaney-says-arrests-of-terrorism-suspects-reinforce-how-secure-we-can-feel-1.2900419
Terrorism suspects ‘probably’ on RCMP’s list, public safety minister says
Satire inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/steven-blaney-says-arrests-of-terrorism-suspects-reinforce-how-secure-we-can-feel-1.2900419
Stop talking to me about ‘launch’
This still happens. Some big content production – often a video, but also a text report or research piece – is ready to go and the powers-that-be want to make…
Low Oil Prices, Good or Bad for Canada?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you’re probably well aware that the price of oil has fallen dramatically, to less than $50 / barrel. What this means for…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it's certainly been a while since I've posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it’s certainly been a while since I’ve posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it's certainly been a while since I've posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…
A provincial election would be cynical and foolish, but ….
The Alberta Legislature press gallery, the most chronically underworked legislature press gallery in the country, is all abuzz with election gossip. The Progressive Conservatives have kicked their candidate selection process…
Have The Terrorists Already Won?
Much press has been devoted to the aftermath of the cowardly massacre at Charlie Hebdo; strong displays of solidarity both in defence of freedom of expression and disdain for the…
Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech & Islamophobia: a response to Leigh Phillips
Well, it’s certainly been a while since I’ve posted anything but since I still have this blog thing in my name it seemed a better place to post something longer…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Your news links for today: Piracy Notices Boost Demand For Anonymous VPNs in Canada – TorrentFreak Videotron’s Odd Copyright Notices: No User Rights and Inaccurate Privacy Information – Michael Geist…
When The Tories Left Office
I was too young in 1991 to put the news I was hearing into context. My family had worked for months on my Dad’s campaign for the Sask Liberals in…
Using Drones in Nifty Ways
Toronto Skyline Porn from Ryan Emond on Vimeo. Remote controlled drones are pretty neat! Sure, the military industrial complex uses them to murder people, but that’s just one way to…
The Other Path
http://www.forgetthebox.net/ Like a Puritan obsessed with sin, Stephen Harper is obsessed with austerity. He is not alone in his obsession. Most of Europe’s leaders share it. And their obsession has…