Judge, jury and Twitter
Dear Everyone Following #Ghomeshi #Bosma on Twitter: you won’t get a sense of the evidence unless you are there every day, for all of it. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February…
2016
Back To Citizens
http://www.civiceducationva.org/a21.htmlSusan Delacourt writes that, when Parliamentary reporters used to converge on Bo...
Ontario Premier Wynne wins India.
Patrick Brown MPP eat your heart out. You are no longer India’s darling. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has won the media wars in the world’s largest democracy. In homophobic India,…
Eating up the Hill: Jewish wine and bacon-wrapped scallops
There can be a lot of receptions in Ottawa that different lobby groups and associations host to meet Parliamentarians. And often, many of them happen on the same night. Like…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Ben Casselman and Andrew Flowers discuss Raj Chetty's research on the U.S.' glaring lack of social mobility and fair opportunities:Children from poor families are…
Annulment in the Roman Catholic Church
Although all marriages start with the premise that they will continue for a lifetime, it is a sad fact of modern life that many marriages do not last. The rate…
Groundhog Harper and the Latest Monstrous Con Scandal
It's just as well Stephen Harper didn't choose to emerge yesterday from the hole where he has been hiding for most of the winter.For it was Groundhog Day, and he…
From a decade of prosperity to $2 billion deficits: What happened?
By Roger GrimesReflecting upon becoming the eighth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador 15 years ago this month, I found myself chatting with a few friends and associates about where the…
Even At the Local Level, Representative, Democratic Government Requires Hard Work To Understand.
Don Maroc Even at the local level, representative, democratic government requires hard work representative, democratic government requires hard work to understand. Every once in a while it pays to have…
Premier Rachel Notley introduces six new cabinet members … pretty flawlessly
PHOTOS: Premier Rachel Notley introduces her expanded, 19-member (that is, 18 full + 1 associate member) cabinet to the media at Government House yesterday morning. (Photo by Dave Cournoyer, used…
Revealed: Why and How the FBI Operate a Child Porn Site (repost)
The FBI is under fire after Department of Justice court filings revealed agents operated a large child pornography site for two weeks in 2015. The FBI originally hacked the site,…
Vancouver biodiversity plan to restore 25 hectares of natural ecosystems by 2020
by Carlito Pablo on February 2nd, 2016 Straight.com The Vancouver Park Board has approved a plan to enrich the natural environment of the city. Park commissioners voted unanimously on Monday…
Canada and TPP partners to sign “death sentence for Indigenous rights”
As Canada and 11 other nations prepare to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Indigenous peoples in New Zealand say the trade deal is "a death sentence for indigenous rights." The…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Surrounded cats.
Fallout From Previous Article
Looks like our last article managed to spook more than a few folks. The following was posted yesterday and can be found on the Canadians United 4 Canada Facebook group…
Ship Noise Harming Endangered Killer Whales in Salish Sea: New Study
Underwater shipping noise in the Salish Sea is likely making it difficult for endangered southern resident killer whales to find food and could threaten their survival, according to a team…
MEDIA IN CRISIS – 1: Why feds should step in to help democracy’s watchdogs
“I think newspaper readership is strongest among people who are soon going to be dead.” — John Miller former senior editor at The Toronto Star A flourishing, capable news media…
MEDIA IN CRISIS – 1: Why feds should step in to help democracy’s watchdogs
"I think newspaper readership is strongest among people who are soon going to be dead."-- John Miller former senior editor at The Toronto Star A flourishing, capable news media is…
MEDIA IN CRISIS – 2: Citizens, government need to plan now to have quality media in future
Canada’s mainstream media are in a state of incipient meltdown. They no longer deliver the volume or quality of news that Canadians need to be informed about important happenings in…
MEDIA IN CRISIS – 2: Citizens, government need to plan now to have quality media in future
Canada’s mainstream media are in a state of incipient meltdown. They no longer deliver the volume or quality of news that Canadians need to be informed about important happenings in…