Canada’s John Baird shrugs off convoy’s egg pelting in Israel’s West Bank Activists called for boycott of foreign minister over his government’s perceived pro-Israel stance
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Oh, CANADA! Christian man sentenced to one year in jail for speaking out against Islam!
If Eric Brazau had any lingering doubt about how seriously Torontonians take the matter of their vaunted tolerance, it may have been dispelled Tuesday when a judge sentenced him to an extra year in jail for stepping into an apparent crucible of Canadian values: a subway train.
How Shaw’s artificial price hike could devastate indie ISPs
Posted by Eva Prkachin on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 – 12:20 As you may have heard, Shaw is trying toabuse their control of key Internet infrastructure to increase Internet prices for Canadians who subscribe to independent ISPs. Not only are Shaw taking advantage of their own customersby cranking up prices for their Internet, they’re also […]
We Need to Stop the White House From Putting TPP and TTIP on the Fast Track To Ratification
Senators are now working around the clock to re-introduce a bill that would put trade agreements on the fast track to passage in the US after those deals are finalized. Deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) have been negotiated in almost complete secrecy, except for private industry advocates […]
Cartoon predicts the future more than 60 years ago. This is amazing insight!
This cartoon predicts the future more than 60 years ago. You won’t see anything like this taught in schools today. If you like political cartoons with insight, this is one of the best ever made. If you worry this country is losing freedoms by the day, you are not alone. They tried to warn us […]
CANADIAN GOVT. OUTLAWS BOGUS PIRACY NOTICES
BY ANDY ON JANUARY 12, 2015 Rightscorp has attracted the attention of the Canadian government just days after a new law was passed requiring ISPs to pass infringement notices to customers. The U.S.-based anti-piracy outfit made false claims in an effort to scare users into cash payments but that practice is now being outlawed by authorities. […]
Big Media is Spreading Lies About Potential Penalties for Downloaders Get The Low Down Here
Posted by Meghan Sali on Thursday, January 8, 2015 – 12:29 “Copyrighted performance” by Wendy Seltzer (CC BY 2.0) It didn’t take long for Big Media conglomerates toseize the first opportunity to extort Canadians under the new notice-and-notice provisions. In a blog posted by Michael Geist this morning, he revealed that both RightsCorp, an American […]
Rightscorp and BMG Exploiting Copyright Notice-and-Notice System: Citing False Legal Information in Payment Demands
” In a nutshell, Rightscorp and BMG are using the notice-and-notice system to require ISPs to send threats and misstatements of Canadian law in an effort to extract payments based on unproven infringement allegations. Many Canadians may be frightened into a settlement payment since they will be unaware that some of the legal information in […]
Canada Heavy Oil Drops Below $35 As Rig Count Hits Record Low For January
Think Texas and Pennsylvania have a problem with plunging oil prices, don’t look North. West Canada Select (Heavy) crude oil prices have collapsed to below $35 per barrel (the lowest since Feb 2009). This is a 60% plunge in the last 6 months and has left the industry stunned. While US rig counts have […]
Shaw Internet just announced this whopper: starting January 5, all new Internet plans will be slower and more expensive.
Shaw Internet just announced this whopper: starting January 5, all new Internet plans will be slower and more expensive. We want to make sure the other Big Telecom providers don’t get any funny ideas. Give Shaw a call at 1-888-472-2222 to let them know we won’t stand for this price-gouging.