Canada’s privacy commissioner is investigating complaints that the giant telecommunications company Bell will soon start collecting detailed information about their customers’ consumption habits. This could involve how they use the web and mobile devices, what they watch on TV, when… »
Highlights / Month: October 2013
The dark side of gender discrimination in Canada’s national police force
One of the iconic symbols of Canada, are the “Mounties”, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who are very often seen in their parade-dress red serge jackets standing near dignitaries at official ceremonies. But the Mounties are more than mere… »
International, Politics, Society
Couple’s hope of adopting Russian child dashed
A Canadian couple spent $25,000 to adopt a Russian child but now have given up hope after being told Russia has closed adoptions to countries that allow same-sex marriages. Sweden is the latest country affected and it appears Canada is… »
Government to reform aboriginal education
The Canadian government is proposing to set and enforce standards of education for First Nations people living on reserves. It would also take temporary control of any school that failed to make the grade by appointing an outside official to… »
Why Kevin Page got the TaxFighter Award
The highest honour that the Canadian Taxpayers Federation can give is its TaxFighter Award. This year the award went to former Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Kevin Page. “Kevin Page won the respect of taxpayers, public servants and political leaders of… »
National college/university student sex survey
It seems that about a quarter of post secondary students in Canada have never had sex. Of the roughly three-quarters of students who do engage in sex during the past year, only about half used a condom, and although most (62%)… »
International, Politics, Society
Shock at Canada’s handling of fleeing Sri Lankans
The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) has obtained a memo it says indicates Canadian officials planned to make it as difficult as possible for Tamils fleeing human rights abuses in Sri Lanka to settle in Canada. Nearly 500 people arrived… »
National campaign, court challenge to stop government spying on Canadians
“We are not a society of blind faith – we are a society of accountability, transparency and free and open debate,” said Caily DiPuma, Counsel for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) as the association announced it was suing Canada’s… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Internet, Science & Technology
Prehistoric “glass sponge reefs” off Canada’s west coast
It was long thought that these “glass-sponges” had died out in the Jurassic era, 40 million years ago. Then by accident, they were discovered surviving in deep waters just off Canada’s British Columbia coast. Survivors from millions of years ago,… »
Two progressive mayors re-elected/elected in western Canadian province of Alberta
The two biggest cities in the western Canadian province of Alberta now have mayors whose politics are seen as progressive. Naheed Nenshi was re-elected mayor of the city of Calgary with 74 per cent of votes cast. In the city… »
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