Free Speech
Court strikes down signal-theft law
For those of us lucky enough to have the breadth of television programming that comes along with Canadian cable or satellite, a particular public service…
October 2004
12 posts from October 2004.
CBC
More Greatest Canadian Silliness
Matt Fletcher over at Living In A Society notes that the current standings for the CBC’s Greatest Canadian contest stands as follows: 1. Tommy Douglas 2. Terry…
Canadian Media
Conservatives call press biased, also note that sky is blue and that water is wet
One of the fundamental freedoms in any democratic society is the freedom of the press to report facts and uncover the truth wherever it may be. The press…
Other
A cat always lands on its feet
Along the same lines of the paradox that asks: “if you strapped a piece of buttered toast, face-up, on the back of a cat and tossed it into the air, which…
Digital Politics
Queen’s Blogger Meetup – Post-game analysis
Homecoming weekend was a success. I met up with some old friends, introduced new grad school friends to some Queen’s traditions and met up with a few fellow…
Digital Politics
Queen’s University Blogger Meetup
Now is the time when we party That’s right! It’s homecoming weekend… where alums, old and new, mix it up with the crazy kids at Crazy Go Nuts University for a…
Canadian Politics
Talk about the issues? Let’s play politics instead
“All Canadian provinces are obviously distinct from one another. But with its difference in language, Quebec is different in a fundamental way which requires…
Policy
Canadian unity crisis averted
Anglophone lawyer, Jennifer Myers got out of a traffic ticket on Monday because the “No Left Turn” sign that she neglected, and for which she subsequently…
Digital Politics
Warren Kinsella takes on the blogosphere
Warren Kinsella, former aide to Jean Chrétien and fellow blogger, has threatened members of our own community of bloggers with legal action for what he calls…