A Baby Boomer’s plea: On Harper, Legacy and the Canadian election
At least one Baby Boomer hopes to see Harper exit the political stage on Oct. 19 (Flickr/Stephen Harper) This is for my fellow baby boomers. Yes, I mean you +55ers…
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Globe and Mail: Apple’s monthly instalment price plan for unlocked iPhones eludes Canada
Why can’t we have nice things like U.S.’s monthly instalment price plan for iPhones here in Canada? Article by Christine Dobby for The Globe and Mail Apple Inc. revealed a…
Get Used to It. This Is Just Beginning.
It’s amazing how the plight of refugees fleeing a war on the other side of the world has had such a deep impact on electoral politics in Canada. I’ll bet…
Stephen Harper’s Oily Comeuppance
A Saudi prince once said that the Stone Age didn’t end because man ran out of stones. The Age of Oil may be headed for the same fate. A Goldman…
Canada’s failed experiment with corporate income tax cuts
After a generation of comparatively high corporate income tax (CIT) rates, in the late 1980s Canadian governments at the federal and provincial levels began a series of corporate income tax…
Can we talk politics without lashon hara?
Over the course of the election campaign to this point, the Jewish community has seen repeated and sometimes flagrant violations of halachic and ethical prohibitions against lashon hara – wicked…
Aphabeatic: Germany’s broadband plan shames Canada (again)
Germany will have affordable internet connections of at least 50 Mbps by 2018. The Harper government promised 5 Mbps by 2019. Enough said… Which party do you think will do…
Conscience, Human Rights, and a Kentucky Clerk
So inevitably, a blog that’s all about religious freedom would need to comment on the ongoing troubles of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, and her stand against issuing marriage licenses to…
Conscience, Human Rights, and a Kentucky Clerk
So inevitably, a blog that’s all about religious freedom would need to comment on the ongoing troubles of Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, and her stand against issuing marriage licenses to…
Geist: Canadian Music Industry Hit With Competition Complaint Over Public Domain Recordings
The internet we love is based on creators being able to freely, cheaply, and easily share their work! #SaveTheLink Article by Michael Geist Earlier this year, I wrote about the…
Why I Joined Team Mulcair
After years of concern about what a second Harper majority government would do to eradicate the rest of what I love about Canada, I’ve been able to reject fear and…
Dear Prime Minister: Time for electoral reform, says Rafe Mair
PM Stephen Harper addresses a youth delegation (Flickr/Stephen Harper CC licence) To: The Rt. Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister Dear Prime Minister, Most issues we face today we’ve faced before.…
How many refugees should we accept?
Joseph Stalin once said that if you kill one person it’s murder, if you kill a million it’s a statistic. The old psychopath, who knew a lot about killing one…
Will To Live
You can just hear the water. It laps against the makeshift pier beating a slow, near silent rhythm in stark contrast to the rapid and seemingly thunderous beating of your…
Star: Trudeau backed C-51, but won’t say if it’s constitutional
Looks like the Liberal Party voted for a bill they’re not even sure is constitutional… Article by the Canadian Press at the Toronto Star BROSSARD, QUE. — Justin Trudeau won’t…
NDP, Green candidates oppose Woodfibre LNG outright; Liberal and Tory are different story
Green candidate Ken Melamed doesn’t see a future for Woodfibre LNG (facebook/Mitch Stookey) Local NDP and Green candidates are steadfastly opposed to the Woodfibre LNG project near Squamish, reveals a…
Georgia Straight: OpenMedia encourages voters to consider policies around access, privacy in federal election
Check out this amazing coverage of our pro-Internet election plan on The Georgia Straight! The Internet is something we shouldn’t take for granted. We should take action to have our…