Mamachas del Ring: A new documentary
Mamachas del Ring -Trailer – English from Betty Park on Vimeo. A glimpse of Betty Park’s documentary on the Fighting Cholitas of La Paz, Bolivia. These women are much more…
Edmonton Journal: Internet providers slow speeds, researcher says
By Jason Magder for Edmonton Journal Canadian Internet providers have purposely or accidentally slowed down the speeds of its customers dozens of times in the last two years, and the…
You, Me and the Tax Man! Why paying taxes shouldn’t be a problem in Canada!
Hello all! I have been absent from posting over the past few weeks, but fear not, for my political watch has remained stronger then ever. So lets see…we have a…
Economics for Dummies: How the IMF ate Greece
An excellent, succinct interview with Michael Hudson, who explains how the European common market helped to tank the Greek economy, and then sold it out to the IMF. One jarring…
Stephen Colbert Skewers Talisman Energy Over Gas Fracking Coloring Book
Stephen Colbert devoted a must-see segment of The Colbert Report last night to the subject of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), mocking gas company Talisman Terry for its coloring book propaganda, "Talisman…
Cuts versus spending blitzes
Tony Clement commenting on today's Conservative spending blitz which included cash for an airport, a donut manufacturer and a pork plant among many announcements today and in coming days: Treasury…
National Post attacks Kai Nagata’s viral manifesto on the state of media
Of course the Murdoch-styled National Post is offended by Kai Nagata's truth telling. His treatise is largely about the shitty, biased, yellow journalism employed by outfits like NP.Nagata is the…
Medicine.
"Cure" for the day. Close to me.... read more
iPolitics: Competing views on internet billing clash at CRTC
By Elizabeth Thompson for iPolitics Conflicting views over how Canadians should pay for internet usage clashed before the CRTC Monday, as the commission heard a new round of arguments over…
Telemanagement: CRTC begins usage-based billing hearings
By Anthony Gabryluk for Telemanagement Consumer advocates have told the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that big telecommunications companies should address the issue of internet congestion by investing more…
ARS: Metered billing: it’s a lack of competition, not congestion
By Matthew Lasar for ARS Technica It looks like Canada's telecom regulators are showing some new-found skepticism about metered or "usage-based" billing (UBB). The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)…
The reviews for the Hudak platform are in…
That should raise some doubt about Mr. Front Runner who seems to be playing a very, very safe and talking pointed campaign at the moment. Why on earth are all…
Solomon: CRTC starts Internet wholesale pricing hearing
By Howard Solomon for itWorldCanada The telecom regulator begins a hearing to hone its unpopular decision on usage-based billing and set wholesale pricing for independent Internet providers so they can…
Marlow: BCE put on hot seat at hearing on Web pricing
By Iain Marlow for Globe and Mail The country’s telecom regulator has cast doubt on BCE Inc.’s (BCE-T38.240.491.30%)argument that fast-growing Web traffic requires new usage-based pricing measures, setting the tone…
Mediacaster: CRTC Hearings on Internet Pricing Begin in Ottawa
From Media Caster The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's public hearing into wholesale high-speed Internet access services began in Ottawa today. read more
Circle ID: Hot Legal Action in Canada!
By Neil Schwartzman for Circle ID The best part is ... this isn't one of those 'now that I've got your attention' tricks, like one of those old "free beer"…
Toronto Sun: CRTC drills BCE on UBB
By Stefania Moretti for Toronto Sun Regulators drilled BCE Inc. executives with questions Monday ahead of a decision on wholesale usage-based billing (UBB) amid criticism the whole process is a…
570 News: Internet usage-based billing hearings
From 570 News The CRTC is holding hearings this week on internet usage-based billing, after the federal government forced the agency to go back to the drawing board on the…
Have You Seen These Trees?
If you have, you're looking at Gatineau Hills, by Group of Seven painter Frederick J. Varley, which was stolen from the Canadian Fine Arts Store. Please wrestle it from the…