Hello My Baby
September is shaping up to be a potential game-changer for the climate movement, with Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Climate Reality just over, and now 350.org’s Global Day of Action…
656 Candidates and 21 Registered Parties
That's the numbers for the Provincial election in Ontario.21 Parties? Most people have only heard of 4!But there are lots more and they range from the far right to the…
Imagine
John Lennon’s anthem for peace:
Ontario to use Tabulating Machines
Some Ontario ReturningPolls will be using 'Tabulating Machines' to count the ballots, thisappears to be an experimental initiative and limited to a few pollsin each area. During 'training' the Returning…
Forget Free Speech: Its Time To Grovel
The London Free Press is slated to become a "mobile newsroom", so called because these kinds of changes typically involve reporters being set free to wander the streets in search…
Dept. of no surprise here: Canada to oppose Palestinian statehood
Because giving a voice for the Palestinians would be 'bad' for peace. Hmmm....what?The Palestinians have been actively lobbying the international community to support their request — a move which they…
Traffic without Danny Rolls
Danny Williams had no roll in this week’s traffic. No buns. No loaves either. But as it turns out he had a big role in the posts that went to…
About those Challenger jets
When word came out Friday that the Chief of the Defence Staff had racked up a million dollars in expenses using Challenger jets for vacations, hockey and CFL games, well,…
Autism Treatment Claims: The "Revolutionary" Brain Balance Program
I was somewhat startled to read a September 16, 2011 promotional release for a Brain Balance Program center opening in Pennsylvania that claims to be a "revolutionary" treatment for a…
You can vote today to promote and legitimize Tory domination of Alberta – or you can Just Say No!
Leadership voting day in Alberta. Warning: Alberta political scenes may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Ted Morton and Alison Redford, doing deals?“The danger,” some Calgary political scientist solemnly intoned…
The Excitement of Parking
Not much is more thrilling that finding a parking spot. The only thing that is better is not having to look for one at all. I’m looking forward to the…
Musical interlude
Tara Maclean - Evidence (Chris Lord-Alge Remix)
Liberal Math
This Ontario NDP fact check should warm the hearts of economists, accountants and math teachers everywhere: Are Liberals Smarter Than a 5th Grader? The Ontario Liberals put out a release…
Friday night
Have a good night.
Weekly Video News Update from the OpenMedia.ca Team
A quick update on the past week from OM's Shea Sinnott and Reilly Yeo. Thanks to the pro-Internet community, it's been a very exciting week! read more
Lingerie Football League – words escape me
Although to be fair, there really should be an Underwear Football League for men. Then you could have inter-league games. I'd pay to see that.Man, there's some serious hitting going…
4040…And They Didn’t Get To Hull Or Vanier
They would be the people at MSN who put Your Nation's Capital at 8th on the list of Worst Dressed Cities in the world.Number two was Vancouver and number one…
PETA Sucks
A friend took this photo of a PETA advertisement he saw recently: PETA thinks the only way to get people to care about the exploitation of animals is through the…