Category Archives: Politics
Canadian Party Politics – The NDP Convention
Or with the wrong candidate, it could be the beginning of the end. I never did meet Jack Layton, but I knew several people who did, including a couple of people who lived in his riding. Everyone described him as … Continue reading
Canadian Party Politics – An Analysis – Updated 1X
“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” – Sir Winston Churchill Party Politics Federal Party Politics in Canada is an exciting and dangerous sport. Ask the ex-leaders … Continue reading
Futurist Prediction Update – Copyright – Update 1
I’ve written about Copyright since 2008. My original articles were explanatory, for friends and relatives. That changed when Doctor Mihály Ficsor borrowed Barry Sookman’s blog. That post, which consisted of so many inaccuracies that I couldn’t count them, got me … Continue reading
Copyright Wars Volume 4 is now Published
Copyright Wars Volume 4 has now been published. It was rather fun reading the old posts, and looking at the things that have changed, and have not changed since I originally wrote the articles. Regards Wayne Borean Saturday December 3, … Continue reading
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Attawapiskat Revisited
There’s an excellent article about the Attawapiskat disaster by âpihtawikosisân, a Metis blogger titled Dealing with comments about Attawapiskat. While I can’t do justice to her article, I did want to comment on it, and she kindly gave me permission to reprint it in full … Continue reading
Attawapiskat Reserve – Fourth World Conditions in Canada
There are severe problems on the Attawapiskat Reserve. Problems that both the Canadian Federal and Ontario Provincial governments haven’t addressed. Problems that they don’t really seem to even care about.
Email to Costas Menegakis, Member of Parliament, Richmond Hill
Dear Costas, Thanks for replying to my email. You seem to have missed the points I was trying to make, so I’m going to lay them out carefully. This will be a long email.
Ellen Seidler – And Then Came Lola (2009)
Piracy as it is inaccurately known (the correct term is copyright infringement) is a polarizing term. Mention of it often causes otherwise sensible discussions to degenerate into innuendo and name calling.
Occupy Wall Street – Take the Bull by the Balls With a Huge Pair of Pliers…
Mat Taibbi makes some suggestions. I added to them of course I also changed the numbers just to confuse things. Break up the monopolies. The so-called “Too Big to Fail” financial companies – now sometimes called by the more accurate … Continue reading
Canada Needs a Conservative Political Party
Yesterday it was Provincial politics. Today it’s Federal.
