SiliconValleyWatcher Law professor Lawrence Lessig warns that there is a liberty-destroying Internet “PATRIOT Act” sitting on the shelf waiting for an Internet version of “911″ (between 3 min 50s and 5 min 55s during the video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4631871144083884704&hl=en%3Cbr%20/%3E)). Other discussions touch … Continue reading →
Omar Khadr’s Canadian Interrogation at Guantánamo Andy Worthington, 16th July 2008 August 10th, 2008 Comments for Abuse of Omar Khadr Mary McPherson August 12th, 2008 at 5:24 pm Omar Kadr was 15 years old at the time of his capture, … Continue reading →
Magazine publisher Levant wins Danish cartoon dispute (http://www.nationalpost.com/most_popular/story.html?id=705092) National Post, 6th August 2008 “After a year-long investigation, the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission has rejected a complaint by the Edmonton Council of Muslim Communities against former Western Standard publisher … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
Canadian Press, 17th July 2008 – Premiers strike deal on energy efficiency but could not agree on emissions plan (http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTAUawl8hm4ccBoxQu4m1VF48bwg) Council of the Federation meeting: Alberta and Saskatchewan support “carbon capture” technology – sure, a really useful technology for storing … Continue reading →
National Post, 19th July 2008 – 88th Canadian soldier lost in Afghan mission (http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=667282) “Each time we lose a soldier, it causes us to reflect on why we are in Afghanistan and whether or not our presence here is making … Continue reading →