Verdict is in on Bush-style justice: Guilty (http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/473532) Toronto Star, 7th August 2008 “It’s precisely because of all of the above that Bush concocted his kangaroo courts, avoiding both the civilian courts and the military courts martial, both of which … Continue reading →
From Volta August 7th, 2008
Continue reading →Position paper of B.C. Civil Liberties Association on Bill C-61 C-61 creates a regime of mandatory data retention that is unbalanced by judicial oversight…. …Bill C-61 creates overly broad protections for digital locks and prohibitions on the tools to open … Continue reading →
Inaction on poppy crops a danger (http://www.canada.com/cityguides/winnipeg/info/story.html?id=8388dcbe-85f5-4659-a39b-24430cbc24ed&p=1) – National Post, 31st July 2008 “[Thomas Schweich (original: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/magazine/27AFGHAN-t.html)] quotes former attorney-general Abdul Jabbar Sabit, a candidate for the presidency in next year’s election who was fired by Mr. Karzai this year, … Continue reading →
The National Do Not Call List (DNCL) Should Be Launched By September 30, 2008 (http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=412689) news.gc.ca, 30th July 2008 On December 21, 2007 the CRTC awarded a five-year contract to Bell Canada to operate the National DNCL. The National DNCL … Continue reading →
Bank of Canada announcement (http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=412579), news.gc.ca, 29th July 2008 “Mr. Caplan will contribute to the Bank’s objectives of conducting monetary policy to achieve low, stable, and predictable inflation, and promoting well-functioning financial markets… “The Bank of Canada, Canada’s central bank, … Continue reading →
Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel (2007) For many reasons, this is a really good educational book for those who are interested in journalism. It’s mainly about the … Continue reading →
July 28th, 2008
Continue reading →Watch this documentary if you haven’t seen it already. It can can be found online. In my opinion, this documentary demolishes the global warming scam from top to bottom. Go ahead and argue any of these points if you disagree. … Continue reading →
Janet Ajzenstat’s books The Canadian Founding: John Locke and Parliament (2007) and The Once and Future Canadian Democracy: An Essay in Political Thought (2003) gave me a better appreciation of Canada’s classical liberal / libertarian heritage. The author is convincing … Continue reading →