Tag Archives: canada

Movie Reviews for Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Whether you call it Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, Veterans Day, or in Poland’s case, Independence Day, November 11th of each year is kept in memory of the great wars of the twentieth century, and of the many sacrifices made in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged canada, History, Holocaust, Remembrance Day, Twentieth Century, Veterans Day, World war, World War II | Leave a comment

Contempt of Parliament

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Nick Matthews

I’ve got two major essays that I’m trying to write, so I’ll try and keep this somewhat brief. Today, the Canadian Government (or should that be the Harper Government?) fell, after a non-confidence vote in the House of Commons about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, canada, contempt, election, government, harperland, parliament, politics | Leave a comment

The Conservatives and Kairos

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Nick Matthews

In the news today were reports of a “doctored” document, by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), which was used to deny over $7 million in funding to KAIROS, an organization dedicated to “respect for the earth and justice for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bev Oda, canada, CIDA, faith, international aid, Jason Kenney, KAIROS, politics, social conservatism, social justice | 3 Comments

Snowpocalypse

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Last Wednesday was supposedly going to be a really big snowstorm, if you believed the weather reports. It was one of the top stories throughout southern Ontario. It probably hit somewhere hard, because when it finally arrived in Waterloo Region, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged canada, hydrant, ontario, shakespeare, snow, snowblower, snowpocalypse, winter | 3 Comments

The Chilling Effects of Usage Based Billing

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Nick Matthews

The internet has been all atwitter with news about the recent CRTC ruling about Usage Based Billing. While Stephen Harper has tweeted that this really unpopular decision will be reviewed, I wonder how much of his concern is with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bell canada, canada, chilling effect, competition, crtc, financial impact, monopoly, outrage, rogers, teksavvy, ubb, usage based billing | 3 Comments

Why Isn’t This Available In Canada?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Nick Matthews

I was browsing some free, public domain science fiction ebooks on Amazon. While I don’t have a Kindle ereader, the Kindle app is available for the Mac, the iPad, and the BlackBerry. To my surprise, a number of these titles … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged amazon, canada, copyright, ebook, edgar rice burroughs, gutenberg, hg wells, jules verne, kindle, postaday, postaday2011, public domain | 1 Comment

Cold

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Ah, winter. The magical time of year when tiny crystals of water shimmer in the sky as they fall glistening to the ground. When ice and snow covers the silver branches of trees, catching the sunlight in silent splendor. The wicked … Continue reading →

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Harperland: The Politics of Control

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Nick Matthews

While my selection of non-fiction is usually restricted to science-fiction, or philosophical literary texts, Lawrence Martin’s book Harperland: The Politics of Control was far too intriguing to pass up, especially since I took a media theory course last term. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged canada, coalition, conservative, harperland, lawrence martin, politics, postaday, postaday2011, prime minister, reform, review, stephen harper, the politics of control, wedge politics | 2 Comments