By Michael Geist The second day of the CRTC hearing on usage based billing left the Commission with three fairly divergent views on Canadian networks, traffic management, and the wholesale…
Maybe the worst thing about being a climate refugee is where do you go? Chances are your choices are places that are nearly or as bad off as the place…
The NDP published a blog post today condemning proposed online spying legislation -- known as "Lawful Access" bills C-50, C-51, and C-52. The stated NDP position supports that of over…
Rob Ford Must Go - Campaign to Impeach Mayor Ford - Petition Online CanadaRob Ford definitely won't be impeached due to this petition (I don't think the mayor can be…
Modern fascism is defined as a unity of political and corporate power. Mussolini picked this up from the self-proclaimed philosopher of fascism, Giovanni Gentile.A similar reality has taken hold today…
The word “bureaucrat,” to me, doesn’t mean hard-working people in offices. Rather, it means people ruling from them—unelected, unaccountable, overweening power-trippers deliberately placing themselves in the way of sense and…
the ones i encountered right when the witch hunts started, so puffed up, arrogant, completely full of themselves standing at my door, shining flash lights in my face, threatening to…
What has been the biggest media story for the past week? Could it be News Of The World exploding? Rupert Murdoch and News Corp? Telephone hacking and journalists corruption a…
Sun Media pulls out of press council, citing issues with political correctness Sun Media is pulling out of the Ontario Press Council, saying it can't adhere to the media watchdog's…
How much time do you spend thinking about hydrology? What does it mean to you? Does it come up much in conversation? Probably not.Maybe we would think about it and…
ALECexposedLogo_AProjectOfCMDflat.jpg The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has launched a new website, ALECExposed.org, to help consumers understand more about the secretive business group th...
from NaturalNewsThe secret history of Monsanto, Agent Orange and the mutilation of innocent Vietnameseby Daniel EricksonWe still find it difficult to completely forget one of the uglier and far-reaching atrocities…
network design for high ridership, a dense city example by Jarrett at HumanTransit.org 1 person liked this – you How do transit network designers go about their task? Surprisingly little…
It remains to be seen exactly how much discussion of social policy will move from the federal level to the provincial one as Canadian civil society adjusts to a Harper…
It does seem like parents are on a killing spree. That said, the sentence of 6 1/2 years globally is within the range for this type of offence. Still, very…
Last time I checked Kai's Nagata's blog, Why I Quit My Job, there were well over 100,000 views and 1000 responses to his coming out essay. Most of these were…
This was an interesting read: Inside RIM: An exclusive look at the rise and fall of the company that made smartphones smart. I really want to root for RIM. I…
Another great Cosby bit — the Lone Ranger and Tonto’s dysfunctional relationship. And does anyone else think it’s ironic that a hero called the “Lone” Ranger has a sidekick? Alltop…
AllThePoppingButtonsThatFitDadVilleIt would appear that my job as an impresario, which started with this, is now done.Why?Because my oldest kid, who now busks for real, on her own, at a not-so…
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July 13, 2011 1:06:58 PM: Today, kristen had a cold, so she was offered some traditional chinese cold medicine: fried cicadas. She didn’t eat any. Did i mention it’s very…