This week the Canadian Internets were abuzz with talk of Stephen Harper's plan to control the CBC. The thing is that the CBC is horribly broken already and Stephen Harper's latest authoritarian power grab is the least of their worries.

As I understand it, Harper's plan...

I've generally liked the NPR program On the Media, so I was extremely disappointed by Bob Garfield's pointless rant in the Guardian. The piece, sadly titled, "Comment is free," was published on March 27 so it couldn't possibly be an April fools stunt. Garfield displayed a knowledge of...

Salon reported this week that doctors have urged Morrissey to stop touring. The singer also apparently feels that record labels aren't interested in him because of his age: "[Major record labels] are only interested in very young people who will fly by and ask for nothing in return."

About a week ago, MIT Technology Review posed the question "Are We Really on the Verge of a Napster-fication of Physical Objects?" The author of the piece, Mike Orcutt, was skeptical:

"Well, maybe some objects. As we've pointed out here before, most consumer 3-D printers can only work with...

According to Mashable, Aaron Swartz may have been a source for Wikileaks:

"In a series of tweets, Wikileaks claimed Saturday that late Internet activist and hacker Aaron Swartz was an ally and possible source for the organization.

It also disclosed that Swartz, who committed suicide last week, was "in communication" with...

During an 8 month period, from 2005-06, Stacie Halas starred in pornographic movies. According to her attorney, she did this because of financial problems. She went on to become an accredited science teacher, but was fired from her job at a public school in Oxnard, Calif. when it was...

What is the first thing you think of when you hear "touring musician?" If your answer didn't include diapers, breastfeeding, homework and playgroups there is a new documentary you might want to see.

Rock N Roll Mamas is a new documentary that tells the story of three...

The music, film, television and publishing industries have all had to make serious adjustments to cope with the arrival of the Internet. Now it is the universities that are facing a new world where they may be forced to compete with free.

Just as students, seemingly, throughout North America...

The way a news story is structured or what goes in the headline may have a profound effect on what people think they know about current events. This, in turn, can impact people's views on politics and the world. A story in the National Post on November 15 provides an...

November 6, 2012 was a historic night for the United States. In many ways it was more important than the night four years earlier when the U.S. elected its first African-American President. It was historic because the tone of American politics changed. Americans shifted on the issues and the tactics...

Like the majority of people who live in Oshawa, Ontario, I oppose the building of an ethanol plant on our lakeshore. So does the city government. However, it is not simply NIMBYism which motivates my opposition. No one should have an ethanol plant in their community, particularly not...

An article in the Toronto Star yesterday discussed the possibility of the "first binational Olympics." This is both a wonderful and a terrible idea.

It is a terrible idea because it is a terrible idea for any modern city to host the Olympics. The price tag alone should...

Normally I am a fan of Bill Maher. For an American he seems to have an unusual amount of common sense, awareness of the world and he isn't afraid to call out any side in a debate if they stray into the territory of the absurd. Given all of that,...

The Ontario Legislature recently passed its controversial anti-bullying law. The law, among many other things, forces Ontario's Catholic schools to allow Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs) and allow them to be called GSAs. Response from religious conservatives was swift, they claimed that the bill infringes on religious...

In January of 2011, Toronto Police Constable Michael Sanguinetti told a York University safety forum that women would reduce the risk of sexual assault if they avoided dressing "like sluts." These statements sparked an instant outcry, and on April 3 the first SlutWalk was held in...

In 2010 Toronto hosted the G20, to disastrous results. The protests began peacefully enough, but at one point a small group of people broke off, set fire to police cars and damaged private property. The police watched all of this and did nothing. Then the police started a riot of...

On Aug. 31 of this year I attended a meeting of the Toronto Catholic School Board. At issue was the question of whether or not Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs) would be allowed to exist in Ontario's Catholic Schools. I highly recommend that all Canadians who haven't been to one of...