Columns
Why is the CBC is above the law?
The setup, from Kris Sims: OTTAWA – The CBC isn’t getting taken to the woodshed for airing vote results to western Canada on election night. In a letter to a…
August 2011
7 posts from August 2011.
Jack Layton
Jack Layton, 1950-2011
This morning I learned the terrible news of Jack Layton’s passing as the news spread instantly via Twitter. His final press conference in Ottawa this July left…
Columns
We demand transparency!
News broke yesterday about the CBC’s Radio Canada hiring former separatist leader Gilles Duceppe to host a show on the french-language network. Canadians are…
Digital Politics
Talking UK riots and free speech
I sat down with my friend Charles Adler to discuss the UK riots, root causes, and social media the Sun News Network:
Columns
Social media and free speech
During the London and UK riots last week, many commentators — myself included — wondered about a social media shutdown and mobile shutdown in affected areas.…
UK Politics
Riot Gear
Libertarians think property owners should be armed, conservatives want the police or army to come and crush the rioters and socialists want to create more…
New Democratic Party of Canada
Nycole Turmel’s Bloc connections
Nycole Turmel is the newly minted interim leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. She has stepped in while Jack Layton fights another round with cancer.…