John Oliver Does The Canadian Election
And he comes out strong against Stephen Harper. This video is a cultural event.
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John Oliver Does The Canadian Election
And he comes out strong against Stephen Harper. This video is a cultural event.
Lying and Hiding PM Hides Again
Note: we've interviewed @ThomasMulcair @JustinTrudeau and @ElizabethMay this campaign. @pmharper was to join us this week but cancelled 1/2 — The West Block (@TheWestBlock) October 11, 2015 His team told…
Houses of Cards
While there are parallels between them, there is no direct, simple comparison between the original, British mini series, House of Cards, and the American series of the same name. The…
CBC Wrecks Another Debate #elxn42
I’ve long called for More Debates, Not Fewer Debaters, and CBC again disappoints. Not much watchdog press left in Canada. No wonder people reject mainstream journalism for real reporting online.#cbc…
Addictions and Mental Illness
Watched a TED talk about addiction, and then heard the same concepts being discussed in this Regina news story about a man who committed suicide last week.
Scared to Dumpster Dive For Food?
Don’t be. Be proud about recovering good food that has been wasted. If you’re staying away because of a fear you might have to pay a ticket, in the unlikely…
Thirty Seven Days
Back in the mid-1970s, the BBC launched a dramatic, 13-part series called Fall of Eagles, about the last decades of the 19th century and the lead-up to World War One.…
The Establishment And Your Phone
In the good old days, Canada’s spy agencies were not supposed to spy on Canadians. Government departments are also supposed to benefit from their research into vulnerabilities in computer systems,…
Canada’s Oily Media
There are opportunities to support journalism in Canada that doesn’t take millions from the oil industry and the oil-soaked Conservative government. Had you heard that the Conservative Party communicated with…
Fisk On Harper
It’s articles like this one that make you wonder if the Canadian media is telling you everything you need to know. (Seriously though, that’s plainly obvious.) If Stephen Harper is…
“I have looked at the numbers.” – PM about Wallin’s Expenses
Pamela Wallin’s disgrace has been taking place in slow motion, with the latest chapter hitting headlines again. “In terms of Sen. Wallin, I have looked at the numbers,” Harper told…
Live Long, And Prosper – Nimoy Dies at 83
Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on Star Trek, is dead from COPD. He quit smoking 30 years too late. Of the original Star Trek cast, Scotty and Bones have also…
More Debates, Not Fewer Debaters
The unethical fools at the Broadcast Consortium will probably gladly keep Elizabeth May away from the debates this year too. Especially amusing is the Conservative spokes-tool saying more participants would…
#DontLookAtTheSun Sun News Off The Air
#FunFact: Sun News was the first "national" "news" TV station to show one of my videos. Of course, followed by Gormley slandering me. — Saskboy K. (@saskboy) February 13, 2015…
Why TV Keeps Almost Being Good
There was once a show called Revolution. And another called Scorpion. Each had a great premise: a world after electricity, and what happens when you have a bunch of geniuses…
Megamind Time Machine
We kicked off a Netflix addiction with “The Croods” last night, and “Megamind” this morning. At Christmas we replaced a tube TV with a more modern LED version that can…
Weaponized Aryan Jesus?
The term “weaponized Jesus” comes from an article I read on politicsusa.com, from November 2013, titled “The Religious Right With Their Weaponized Jesus Are Not Christians.” It’s worth a read,…
Internet TV and Roku
I picked up a ROKU streaming stick this weekend at the local Staples store to get access to some internet TV. The box advertises 500+ channels, while the boxes for…
Lang Still at CBC
Amanda Lang still hasn’t been suspended from reporting for the CBC. Meanwhile, Global did a little required housecleaning. “When people say they have no politics, it means that their politics…