‘Goliath versus Goliath’ media battle being fought between Big Telecom and Big Tech
A new form of convergence is roiling Canada’s media, according to Carleton University’s annual report on the state of media industries here. Our media were ravaged at the millennium by…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Julieta Manrique et al. study the prevalence of COVID-19 after infection - and find that even in patients who aren't immunocompromised, it manages…
Time For A Refresher Course
I have never been fond of the American aphorism, "My country, right or wrong." On the surface, it suggests a reflexive, unbending and blind loyalty to and pride in one's…
Funny stuff and fascinating threads and animal crackers
Enjoy some of the funny stuff and the words of wisdom that I have been collecting lately: I passed it too, did you? pic.twitter.com/98U7kI62Ob— Jerseygirl #FBR 🟧 (@gggirl924) December 4,…
Big Pharma maximizes profits even if patients are harmed
Free-market conservatives believe industries should be allowed to do whatever an unregulated market allows. Many would object to Therapeutics Initiative (TI). It has value for all citizens. TI is part…
My latest: Captain Canada, take a bow
Picture a schoolyard. Donald Trump is there. He’s the schoolyard bully. He calls the other kids names, he threatens them, he pushes them around. Sometimes, he even hits them, for…
Israeli historian accuses Canadian media of enabling Gaza war crimes
Lee Mordechai is a professor of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Photo supplied. On December 5, 2024, Israeli historian Lee Mordechai released a 124-page report titled “Bearing Wit...
Today’s News: "So how does one prepare for a dictatorship?"
So how does one prepare for a dictatorship?— Rocket’s Bitch (@Cheezydork74) December 11, 2024 Is everyone just whistling past the American graveyard right now?I'm seeing a lot of coverage of…
Musical interlude
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The word of the year was … huh?
Well, gentle readers, it’s that time of year again when media outlets and other organizations produce their ‘(fill in the blank) of the year’ lists. First out of the gate…
Soon-to-retire Edmonton police chief and tireless copagandist to become Alberta’s chief bureaucop: premier
Dale McFee, chief of the Edmonton Police Service, will soon take over as Alberta’s chief bureaucop – pardon me, bureaucrat – Premier Danielle Smith announced yesterday, surprising absolutely no one.…
Legal News Post of the Day: December 13, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: B.C. lawsuit alleges Airbnb is offering unlicensed real estate brokerage and travel agent services #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/EAgrK5mQDc - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Will Noel, Lia Codrington and Scott MacDougall examine the lessons to be learned from jurisdictions who have been making a successful transition to renewable…
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from March 25, 2010
This week’s #FlashbackFridaypost is from March 25, 2010 via Wise Law Blog: On Health Care Reform, Sex Offenders and Viagra https://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-health-care-reform-sex-offenders-and.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto ...
Greenwashing NATO
NATO flag. Photo by Paul Shaw/Wikimedia Commons. At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s recent Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Montréal, officials from the allied states welcomed the esta...
Don’t be afraid to look at the sky and say that it’s blue
This is a follow-up to an earlier article that focused on political accountability and the need for journalists to demand it. The main objective of news people is to provide…
Rachel Notley, Alberta’s first NDP premier, announces her intention to quit as Edmonton-Strathcona MLA
Rachel Notley, Alberta’s first NDP premier and the woman who in 2015 broke the Progressive Conservative party’s seemingly unshakable grip on power in this province, has announced her full departure…