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Politics / RoboCalls scandal

« on: March 03, 2012, 11:24:17 AM »

Watergate wasn't about a hotel either but I don't think that confused anyone.
A lot of people won't care about the details now, nor did they then.
It's the meme that counts.

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News / Surveillance

« on: February 20, 2012, 10:58:35 AM »

And just as Toews'  internet surveillance Bill C-30 goes off to committee ...

UK government to demand access to all phone and internet user data

The British government is in the process of developing a schemewhereby all phone companies and broadband internet providers will be required to store customer transaction data for a year and hand it over to security services upon request.

while in the US the “Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011″ will require :

"all Internet service providers would need to store your IP address for at least 12 months, along with any highly sensitive personal information such as credit card data."

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Activism / OWS Canada

« on: October 15, 2011, 11:28:05 PM »

Occupy Vancouver
Vancouver Sun estimates "upwards of 4,000 people".
Photos from Jymn @ Let Freedom Rain and West End Bob.


Occupy Ottawa
Dr. Dawg estimates 1,000 people; has photos


Occupy Winnipeg
Paul S. Graham shot some footage.


CBC estimates 3,000 in GTO, 300 in Halifax, 400 in Calgary.

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North Africa and the Middle East / Yemen

« on: November 08, 2010, 04:38:30 AM »

Chicago Tribune

While Chicago synagogues may not have been the principal target of last week's foiled package bomb plot, U.S. officials now think that terrorists used addresses of Jewish organizations in an attempt to magnify the emotional aftereffects of the attack.

The name on one package was Reynald Krak, a 12th century crusader. The other was directed to Diego Deza, who headed the Spanish Inquisition of the late Middle Ages.
 

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Activism / Sign the Declaration of the Voices-Voix coalition

« on: June 18, 2010, 01:49:06 AM »

Since 2006 the Government of Canada has systematically undermined democratic institutions and practices, and has eroded the protection of free speech, and other fundamental human rights. It has deliberately set out to silence the voices of organizations or individuals who raise concerns about government policies or disagree with government positions.
 
Read and sign the full declaration
 
 
Organizations that wish to endorse this Declaration should send an email to communications@voices-voix.ca
 
Maybe BnR could join as an endorsing org.

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Media / "Twit" of the Day

« on: May 24, 2010, 01:29:41 AM »

MP Stephen Woodworth On Twitter :

our law says a child is not a human being until fully proceeded from her or his mother's body.A respectful evidence-based dialogue wld help

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News / Combating Terrorism Act 2010

« on: April 23, 2010, 11:30:26 PM »

It's back. On a Friday. During the playoffs.
 
http://creekside1.blogspot.com/2010/04/combating-terrorism-act-2010-redux-redo.html

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The Americas / Canada-Colombia FTA Bill C-2

« on: April 20, 2010, 09:02:03 AM »

Con Jay Hill pulled a fast one on Friday by introducing a motion to curtail any further debate on the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Investment Bill. It passed.
 
Today it passed 2nd reading inthe House with help from 37 Libs who voted with the Cons :
former human rights activist Ignatieff, Dion, Rae, Bagnell, Brison, Bagnell, Belanger, Crombie, Cuzner, Dryden, Kirsty Duncan, Easter, Eyking, Fry, Garneau, Goodale, Holland, Hall Findlay, LeBlanc, MacAuley, McCallum, McGuinty, John McKay, Mendes, Shawn Murphy, Murray, Oliphant, Proulx, Ratansi, Regan, Rota, and Russell.
 
No Libs voted against it although some abstained.
 
Now it goes off to committee where 7 of the 12 members already voted in favour of it today. It's a done deal.
 
http://creekside1.blogspot.com/2010/04/friday-night-canada-colombia-fta-news.html
 
Thanks for writing to 'em, Croghie.

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Politics / Proroguing democracy

« on: January 11, 2010, 11:15:36 PM »

Tom Flanagan on CBC Power Panel tonight :

"The government's talking points don't have much credibility. Everybody knows that Parliament was prorogued in order to shut down the Afghan inquiry, and the trouble is that the government doesn't want to explain why that was necessary. I personally think that was a highly defensible action but instead of having an adult defence of it the government comes up with these childish talking points so then you try to backfill with other stuff that doesn't make much sense either so it's a self-created problem.
I hope no one thinks I'm a Harper stooge anymore."

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Media / Rare, media, well-done, burnt to a friggin crisp

« on: December 29, 2009, 12:43:53 PM »

CTV has given out year-end grades for the Cons.
Jason Kenney got an "A"
 :

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Canada / Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism

« on: November 06, 2009, 04:10:20 PM »

aka MPs Receive Private Funding to Meet in Centre Block and Silence Criticism of Israel

In February, Bernie Farber CEO of the CJC, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, and 10 other Lib and Con MPs attended the London Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism.
4 months later Canada set up its own branch office :

"Antisemitism is an age-old phenomenon, yet it is always re-invented and manifested in different ways. For example, while accusations of blood libel are still being made against the Jewish people, instead they are being directed against the State of Israel, such that anti-Zionism is being used as a cover for antisemitism

Dr. Dawg : House Un-Canadian Activities Committee launched
and The CJC's submission to HUAC North

Combating Anti-Semitism or Shielding Israel?
Submission to the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism
by Joanne Naiman

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Blogging Issues & News / CANADIAN F-WORD BLOG AWARDS 2009!

« on: April 06, 2009, 08:25:48 PM »

Nominations open till Wednesday at A Creative Revolution
And yes, you can nominate yourself. :)

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News / US bank bailout

« on: December 23, 2008, 06:55:33 AM »

$700 billion - So where is it?

JPMorgan Chase - $25 billion :

"We've lent some of it. We've not lent some of it. We've not given any accounting of, 'Here's how we're doing it' We have not disclosed that to the public. We're declining to.''

SunTrust Banks Inc., -$3.5 billion :

"We're not providing dollar-in, dollar-out tracking,"

Regions Financial Corp

company is not tracking how it is spending the $3.5 billion

Bank of New York Mellon, which received about $3 billion:

"We're choosing not to disclose that,"

Comerica Inc - $2.25 billion

"We're not sharing any other details. We're just not at this time,"

New York Mellon Corp :

"I just would prefer if you wouldn't say that we're not going to discuss those details.''

The Star

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Environment / Chemicals feminizing males

« on: December 10, 2008, 09:34:10 AM »

Chemicals commonly found in food wrapping, makeup and baby powders are having a gender-bending effect – feminizing male populations of wildlife and humans, a scientific report reveals.

"This research shows the basic male tool kit is under threat," says author Gwynne Lyons, a former health adviser to the British government.

Humans and wildlife have been exposed to more than 100,000 new pollutants in recent years.

Lyons' report draws on more than 250 studies from around the world, examining the effects of hormone-disrupting chemicals.

The Star

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Media / Media Democracy Day - Oct 23, 2008

« on: October 23, 2008, 02:59:51 AM »

Media Democracy Day coalition asks, "What is Missing in the Media?"

A network of 20 independent media organizations, advocacy groups and media activists will gather in Toronto today for the city's largest ever Media Democracy Day event to ask: What is missing in the media, and Who is left out from mainstream news coverage in Canada today?

with Maude Barlow, Linda McQuaig, Murray Dobbin, Jessica Yee and Duncan Cameron

Missing in the Media