Well, Well, I do Believe Somebody Touched a Nerve, Mr. Penninga
Wassamatter, Mr. Penninga? Somebody’s having a bad day, I see. Doncha just hate it when people when folks ask questions and think outside the box? Before you have a hissy…
Why Does Christy Clark Want To Neuter The FOI Process?
Freedom'sJustAnotherWordForEverythingPolsDon'tWantToLoseVilleAnd why, as Sean Holman, the proprietor of PublicEye Online, who has selectively wielded FOI requests like a scalpel in the past, are British Columbia's media and public not outraged?Last…
If Jim Flaherty Is SO Worried About The U.S.A. Defaulting On Their Debt, Maybe He Should Phone His Right Wing GOP Pals And Tell Them To Drop The Ideological CRAP!
"Mr. Flaherty called the U.S. debt situation “very worrisome” but remained tight-lipped about any contingency plans for Canada in the case of a U.S. default."G & M-Here's the ideological crap…
The Toronto Star disgraces itself
Gather ‘round, bloggers. It’s solidarity time. The Toronto Star has permitted a small-time Christian activist to attack one of our best Canadian bloggers for having the temerity to raise Tim…
The Toronto Star disgraces itself
Gather ‘round, bloggers. It’s solidarity time. The Toronto Star has permitted a small-time Christian activist to attack one of our best Canadian bloggers for having the temerity to raise Tim…
Should We Just Up And Close Food Banks ?
That's what Elaine Power, an associate professor at Queen’s and some one who has spent more than a decade researching hunger and volunteering at food banks, recommended in her column…
Put CBC News Network out of its misery
I am under self-imposed house arrest. I got back to Ottawa from London about three weeks ago. Technically I should be working on my dissertation, with its rapidly approaching September…
Put CBC News Network out of its misery
I am under self-imposed house arrest. I got back to Ottawa from London about three weeks ago. Technically I should be working on my dissertation, with its rapidly approaching September…
Put CBC News Network out of its misery
I am under self-imposed house arrest. I got back to Ottawa from London about three weeks ago. Technically I should be working on my dissertation, with its rapidly approaching September…
Are the NDP too dependent on Jack Layton?
I’ll be brief this time, because I know every pundit and their brother will be covering this story and making this speculation. But it’s worth asking – are the NDP…
CFL MUST Take Action Against ‘No Class’ Montreal Alouette – Dwight Anderson
"Weston Dressler looked Monday like he had been on a red-eye flight from Montreal.The left eye of the Saskatchewan Roughriders slotback was bloodshot when the CFL team returned to Regina,…
The Invasion of the Con Apes
It seems like they are everywhere these days. Con apes on a rampage. Smelling their armpits, and shocking the world.In Norway they are still counting their losses after one right…
Sorry Ezra. You Don’t Get Off That Easily
Given that Ezra Levant attacks Muslims at every opportunity, I was curious what he would have to say about the Norwegian disaster, and he didn't disappoint.First off, he's right to…
Norwegian Terrorist Anders Breivik Reveals Climate Denial Influences
anders.jpg TO followers of the climate change policy debate, the extreme conspiratorial rhetoric is all too familiar: Climate change is a hoax. Environmentalists are just communists in disguise. ...
Give The NDP Some Credit
The NDP on the edge, their very survival now in question, according to the exaggerated, incredibly superficial "analysis" coming out in the wake of Layton's announcement. I say BULLOCKS to…
Canadian Civil Liberties Association: Ontario Court Protects Political Speech and Internet Anonymity
From Canadian Civil Liberties Association The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently issued a decision on a motion brought by the former mayor of the municipality of Aurora. The former…
The Myth of Expansionary Austerity
As the US and Europe turn from stimulus to fiscal austerity, claims are heard that spending cuts actually stimulate economic growth. That is the argument heard, not just from the…
Masnick: Court Refuses To Issue Injunction Stopping Secret Web Spycams From Running On Rental Laptops
By Mike Masnick for TechDirt A couple months ago, we wrote about the class action lawsuit from a family who discovered that the company from whom they had rented a…
Media Advisory (Vancouver) – Social Change-Makers and Academics to Convene at Forum to Combat "Lawful Access" Bills
openmedia_logo.jpg WHO: Michael Byers -- Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law Christopher Parsons -- Department of Political Science, University of Victoria Michael Vonn...
Ellis: Beyond UBB: the CRTC’s war on Canadian consumers
By David Ellis for Life on the Broadband Internet In my previous post, I suggested the consumer ISP complaints revealed recently are bad enough, but only the tip of a…