The article is copied below. But go to the URL – – there are two video clips of discussions on the issue that you might like to see. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/chantal-bernier-says-ottawa-snooping-on-social-media-1.2635998 IMPORTANT NOTE: in the news coverage there is NO reference at all to the closely-related, 2013-10-09 Inside Canada’s top-secret billion-dollar spy palace, CBC News = = = […]
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/05/02/canadians-use-of-tax-havens-grows-to- Canadians’ use of tax havens for both legal and illegal purposes appears to be growing despite government efforts to curtail the practice, says a new paper from a tax avoidance watchdog. Canadians for Tax Fairness says new data shows the use of 10 offshore tax havens by Canadian firms and individuals rose to $170 […]
Add your weight to the petition – – it’s in the text, near the end. http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/24 Critics of the new rules say that this could be the moment the internet as we know it will die if the people do not rise to its defense – Jon Queally, staff writer Defenders of an open, […]
A comprehensive article (below), excellent info. ASIDE: Biotech stocks have been plummeting. Wall Street Journal. The biotech ETF has dropped 23% since peaking in late February. Attributed to being “oversold”. http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/04/15/biotech-stocks-take-out-key-technical-level-as-plummet-continues/ The next March Against Monsanto (MAM) is May 24, 2014. Is there one in your community? I have added a couple of new Canadian […]
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/HEALTH/CALL+CURB+TESTS+SCANS+WISE/9747503/STORY.HTML CMA call to curb tests, scans wise By Mark Lemstra, Health Issues What is going on with the Canadian Medical Association? It used to be an advocacy group that simply demanded spending more money on health care, but now the CMA is promoting evidencebased practices. On April 3, the association began a campaign, called […]
With many organizations now putting out lengthy lists of “good news stories” I have the impression of a rapidly mobilizing, empowered citizenry. It’s like spring has arrived; there is new life shooting up everywhere around us! I selected just a few examples. Can’t celebrate if we don’t know about them! 1. 2014-04-17 Monsanto and Big Food […]
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/14-6 Guardian and Washington Post each honored with Pulitzer for Public Service Lauren McCauley, staff writer Ewen MacAskill, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras in Hong Kong to meet NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on June 10, 2013. (Photo by Laura Poitras) The Washington Post and the Guardian/US were both awarded one of journalism’s top honors […]
Note: To work backward click on: 2014-04-05 Next step, six-year effort to get Govt of Sask to abide by court rulings on Election Deposits Scroll to bottom to see communication to other Provincial Green Parties about the same issue. From: Colin, Jennifer OCEO Sent: April-14-14 1:15 PM To: Sandra Finley Cc: PeterCEN2 Rosenthal; VictorGRN […]
From: Bennett Sent: March-24-14 To: Sandy Finley Subject: Snowden, et al I am a great admirer of Snowden amd will listen to his presentation, likely tomorrow if all goes well (and it may not go well at all) I have been harping on this privacy issue for a long time but people don;t seem […]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-revenue-agency-shuts-online-services-over-security-concerns/article17892916/ BILL CURRY and TU THANH HA OTTAWA and TORONTO — The Globe and Mail A major cybersecurity flaw that exposes encrypted information to hackers has forced the Canada Revenue Agency to shut down its filing system and push back the deadline for online returns. The flaw, which is known as Heartbleed and affects […]