My New Anti-Asbestos T-Shirt
Obsessed and outraged as I am over the Harper government's ongoing sowing of death and disease through the export of asbestos to countries such as India, and inspired by the…
Religion and Language Part I: On Deism
This post is the first part of a three part series on the intersection of language and religion. This first part introduces the concepts and focuses on deism; part 2,…
Ted Morton – master of disguise
It would seem that Ted Morton, candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party and hence premier of Alberta and who has been campaigning on openness and accountability…
The obvious response
We'll learn soon whether the NDP's federal council will choose a pure one-member, one vote leadership process. But it's not hard to see the news that major Quebec unions aren't…
Research Request – Transit Study
After writing yesterday's post on the economics of opendata and transit I've really been reflecting on a research question that emerged in the piece: Does having transit data embedded in…
NDP leader breaks her promise
The political process needs more women involved – whether at the grassroots level, the back rooms or running as candidates. NDP leader Andrea Horwath even went so far as to…
Calico cat Ukiyoe
Here is another from Ukiyoe. The light grey wash was applied in Brushes. Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: art, beast, Cat, digital, print, pussycat, ukiyo-e art, woodcut
UPDATE: Baglow v. Roger Smith aka "Peter O’Donnell," Connie Fournier and Mark Fournier
Readers may remember this bit of business. Notice of Appeal has today been filed with the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Comments are welcome, but please take note that I…
CBC: Rogers BANK?
Big Telecom just gets bigger and bigger, and more intertwined with our everyday lives. Pushing back against Rogers and other giants is getting more challenging every day, but your engagement…
Finally, a policy that addresses chronic immigration obstacles
How many skilled immigrants do you know who came to Canada with an education our taxes did not subsidize, a knowledge of an official language, a willingness to work and…
And he is known by the company he keeps…
With the anniversary of 9/11 coming, people seem to have forgotten an invitation that went out to President Barack Obama to come to the province for the anniversary. As the…
Dark Sky
Last night the sky was swollen with burgeoning tornadoes at our lakefront cottage on a hill the front room was full of dust-covered videos and you weren’t there at all.…
Nadine Dorries Abortion Amendment Defeated
Chalk one up for rationality and common sense. MPs voted by 368 votes to 118 – a majority of 250 – to reject the amendment by the Tory backbencher Nadine…
The Mark News: If a New Tax on Streaming Sites are Approved by the CRTC, Where Will the Money Go?
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Nowak: ISPs Proving to be Obstacles for Gaming Industry Advancements
By Peter Nowak for The Huffington Post It's not just Internet users who are angry over their service providers' usage-based billing and throttling policies. The man in charge of developing…
The Globe and Mail: Small Wireless Companies Providing Competitive Prices
By Hugh Thompson for The Globe and Mail While we certainly hope that this doesn't represent the peak of wireless competition in Canada, this article makes a good point: it's…
Tasha Keirridin embraces the Daddy State
Tasha Keirridin is a frightened woman. She is terrified of everyday life. She wants a man around to protect her from the inconveniences of life, the petty criminals and especially…
New Tea Party personalities…
Some of these new Tea Party candidates are pretty vicious. Gwendolene Thomason, 42, a Tea Party supporter from Jefferson City, was one of the hundreds on hand who were convinced…
Poll suggests Canadians have no idea of CBC cost but believe whatever it is, it’s too much by Steve Mertl
An Abacus Data poll commissioned by QMI Agency and published in the Toronto Sun, suggests taxpayers underestimate how much the CBC gets from the federal government while at the same…
Calico crunch
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