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Archives for July 2008

Ontario Housing disallows flag

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Mark Murray, an ex-serviceman, is facing eviction from his subsided housing for flying the Canadian flag the local Royal Canadian Legion gave him last year. According to OHC; “the flag violates a rule requiring all subsidized properties to have a uniform appearance.” Because as we know “poor” people are bad and so should live in clinical, institutionalized settings just like criminals.

His MPP is Bob Runicman and his MP is Gordon Brown. Up until finding that out I had wondered why there wasn’t support forthcoming from his provincial or Federal reps. Guess supporting the troops is more a meme than a reality eh guys.

If you would like to help support Mr. Murray contact

Dorothy Theobald (Director of Community and Social Services)
25 Central Avenue West, Suite 200
Brockville, Ontario K6V 4N6
Tel: 613-342-3840 ext. 2293
Fax: 613-341-3849
to send an email visit this address

or contact his MPP

Brockville Office:
100 Strowger Blvd Unit 101 Brockville, ON K6V 5J9
Tel: (613) 342-9522
Toll Free within the riding: 1-800-267-4408
E-mail: rwrunciman@brockville.com

Toronto Office
Leader of the Opposition
Room 436
Legislature Building
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1
Tel. (416) 325-1522
Fax. (416) 325-1493
E-mail: Bob_Runciman@ontla.ola.org

Gordon Brown MP

Brockville
27 King St East
Brockville ON K6V 1A7
Tel: 613-498-3096
Toll Free: 866-498-3096
Fax: 613-498-3100

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Firefox Alexa toolbar

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Does anyone use the Alexa toolbar? I’ve read everything from it’s a must have add-on to it’s vile spyware that slows down your computer and puts your info at risk.

Throttling the Throttlers

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Good news. Let’s hope that the CRTC is taking notes.

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will recommend that the nation’s largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the internet,

Comcast has been throttling downloads for customers using a “certain type of software”. The company’s response is that they say in their TOS that they can withhold access as they see fit. Wonder if customers can do the same with payments?

[Image From crunchgear.com]

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Humanists Award Honour To Morgantaler

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Dr. Morgantaler to receive another award. This one from the Humanist Association of Canada. Press release below.

h/t Antonia

Kathy Meidell

Executive Director, Humanist Association of Canada

www.humanists.ca

[1ft2b_caption id=”attachment_804″ align=”right” width=”150″ caption=”The Humanist Association of Canada”]The Humanist Association of Canada[/1ft2b_caption]TORONTO, July 10 — The Humanist Association of Canada (HAC) will be bestowing pro-choice champion, Dr Henry Morgentaler with the Lifetime Achievement award during its blockbuster 40th anniversary convention the weekend of August 2. This award honours Dr Morgentaler’s extraordinary efforts in advocating for health, dignity and human rights for all Canadians during his 40 years of service to the organization. For details, please see: www.humanists.ca

The organization is delighted that the timing of the Lifetime Achievement Award coincides with Dr Morgentaler receiving the 2008 Order of Canada award for his decades-long humanitarian work to improve healthcare for Canadian women. This award, our nation’s highest honour, comes on the 20th anniversary of the landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that declared the nation’s archaic abortion laws unconstitutional.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently condemned the decision to award Dr Henry Morgentaler the Order of Canada saying that he feels it may trigger dissension among Canadians. The Humanist Association of Canada, however, feels that this prominent award will help unify Canadians – more precisely, those Canadians who believe in democracy, better healthcare, human rights, and respect for women.

The award ceremony will be taking place during the largest freethought convention in Canadian history: Saturday August 2 to Sunday August 3 at the InterContinental Yorkville Hotel at 220 Bloor Street West, Toronto. This anniversary celebration is especially meaningful to HAC as Dr Morgentaler was its first president in 1968.

Convention highlights include: great food, live music, comedy, a fabulous awards banquet, book-signings and presentations by 12 acclaimed speakers from across North America, including award-winning activists: Chris diCarlo, critical thinking powerhouse and winner of TV Ontario’s 2008 Professor of the Year award; Brian Alters, evolution education champion and co-host of popular CBC series “Project X”; Ellen Johnson, past President of American Atheists; Dan Barker, President of the Freedom from Religion Foundation; Dr Robert Buckman: cancer specialist and past member of Monty Python comedy troupe; and, of course, Dr Henry Morgentaler, Holocaust survivor and pro choice crusader.

The Humanist Association of Canada is a not-for-profit charitable organization that supports and promotes educational initiatives to advance critical-thinking and Humanist culture, social and outreach opportunities for non-believers, and advocacy for equality and fairness for all Canadians.

You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting

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Once again Harper proves not up to the task of leadership. Quote Harper; Canada “frankly has no real alternative” to the U.S. legal process.

Excuse me?

We have no alternative but to allow one of our citizens to be tortured, disallowed proper counsel and defense for a charge that seems flimsier by the day, that should have been classed and treated as a child soldier.

Canada was the first to ratify the so-called Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, a treaty that requires signatories to give special consideration to captured enemy fighters under the age of 18.

The treaty says they are to be segregated from adult combatants. As well, those who capture children must make every effort to reintegrate them into society.

One thing we do know for sure Canada “frankly has no real alternative” but to boot this poor excuse for a man out of the PM’s office and the sooner the better.

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