Canadians Are "Concerned" About A Lotta Stuff
If “a majority of Canadians say they are “concerned” about potential negative financial impacts on their families if proposed pipeline projects fail to get the go-ahead” is the best they…
Reading between sexist, racist and classist lines: Sinead O’Connor gives some “motherly” advice to Miley Cyrus
Sinead O’Connor wrote an open letter to Miley Cyrus shaming her recent image and her “handlers” for letting her do videos full of nudity. It is a response to Miley’s…
Big Telecom is officially taking Canada to court
We have just received word that the federal Court of Appeal has officially granted Big Telecom permission to take Canada to court over new customer-friendly rules laid out in June…
On the Three or Four Problems of Connectivism
Marc Clarà and Elena Barberà have advanced at least two articles now where they argue that there are three problems with connectivism. One of these is Learning online: massive open…
What happened to the recovery?
(The following is slightly adapted from a short piece on page 3 in the new issue of Economy at Work, the quarterly publication I produce for CUPE, which also covers…
Over 100,000 tell TPP leaders to reject Internet censorship at Bali summit starting Monday
SayNo200x200_240913.png Online campaign goes viral, spurred on by citizen outrage at secretive and extreme Trans-Pacific Partnership proposals, says OpenMedia October 3, 2013 – Citizens across the trans-Pacific region are speaking…
Injunctive relief against CRA available only in Federal Court
861808 Ontario Inc. v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2013 ONCA 604: We do not accept this submission. Section 18(1) of the FCA explicitly grants the Federal Court “exclusive original jurisdiction to…
The slide to the extreme right of the Republican and Democratic parties
The two parties of corporate rule are both heading in essentially the same direction, but quibble only over the timelines for implementation of their mutually shared agenda: which at its…
Edmonton election bingo
TweetAttending an election forum in your city council Ward? Going to hear your mayoral candidates speak on the issues facing our city? Make it a fun event for your friends…
CVRD Heads Off To Environmental Appeal Board In Hopes of Stopping Contaminated Soil Being Dumped In The Shawnigan Watershed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It has been a year and a half since Shawnigan residents learned of an application to dump 5 million tonnes of contaminated soil in their watershed. Until…
His Royal Highness Stephen Harper does not want journalists to ask questions
How dare anyone ask questions from His Highness without pre-approval. During an event last week in New York, Ellis (CTV photographer) asked Harper about the charges laid against then-Conservative MP…
U.S Government shutdown-update
John Boehner, the speaker of the House of Representatives, is very unhappy because Republican Representatives don’t listen to him. He is crying like a baby. Maybe he thinks it will…
Hey Mr. Harper, I starred on Broadway when I was six. I fought Mohammad Ali when I was 12. And won.
At 14, I was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings. Hire me. I lie like a motherfucker. Isn’t that what you want, Mr. Harper?
Catastrophic Climate Breakdown: Ho Hum, We All Got ADD
Over the last few days, I have watched with great interest how the media and people I know reacted to the latest release of the International Panel on Climate Change…
Huffington Post Canada: Even NHL stars are having issues with Big Telecom
Even hockey stars can’t catch a break with Big Telecom. Tell Industry Minister Moore to rein in these telecom gatekeepers: https://OpenMedia.ca/Gatekeepers From The Huffington Post Canada: Ottawa Senators star defenceman…
First Nation bans pipelines for BC LNG
While much has been made of partnerships between First Nations and companies proposing to build natural gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals on BC’s coast, the position being…
Daily Digital Digest for Thursday October 3, 2013
Here are your daily news links: Erik Karlsson, Senators Defenceman, Complains About Bell Service, Bill (Huffington Post) CRTC struggling with online TV (Canada.com) Anti-TPP lawmakers call on the TPP member…
France Rebuffs Amazon
Amazon is the biggest threat to independent booksellers and it’s a huge threat. It offers deals on books the indies often can’t match and usually throws in free shipping to…
Coalition of losers? Hardly
This week, the proposed Liberal/NDP coalition of 2008 is back in the news. Andrew Coyne claims the idea was “even crazier” than the US government shutdown. Ignatieff, promoting a book…
Our Oceans Are In Peril And, Yes, You Can Thank Manmade Carbon Emissions
Our oceans haven’t been this acidic in Three Hundred Million Years. And our carbon emissions are the culprit. The only reason we don’t have massively greater concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse…