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When procrastinating from law school, I write about politics, tech, or whatever else I'm interested in. Feel free to tweet me up (@devinjohnston).
When procrastinating from law school, I write about politics, tech, or whatever else I'm interested in. Feel free to tweet me up (@devinjohnston).
Posted by Devin Johnston on January 30th, 2010
Scott Tribe pointed out on his blog today that the CBC has implemented new copyright policies on its online news properties. As boingboing explains, the CBC has signed up with iCopyright, an American service which sells licences to digital content creators to allow them to re-post or re-publish CBC content for a monthly fee. Cory Doctorow points out that this is the same service that purports to sell readers of Associated Press content the ability to quote 5 or more words from AP stories.
Posted by Devin Johnston on January 26th, 2010
I'm glad to see that Ignatieff and the Liberals have plans to tackle the assault on civil servant independence which has taken place under the Harper regime. This is an issue that will require a great deal of thought, as there is a need to balance concerns of administrative independence with democratic responsiveness. I look forward to seeing further details from the Liberals.
Posted by Devin Johnston on January 26th, 2010
I'm very glad to see that the NDP is taking notice of the Harper government's participation in the ongoing Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) negotiations. Despite a lack of transparency and public consultation, some controversial details of the proposed agreement have been leaked.
Posted by Devin Johnston on January 25th, 2010
Canadian citizens are waking up from a long slumber. More than 27,000 people took to the streets this past weekend, in protest of Stephen Harper's prorogation of Parliament. Over 200,000 are voicing their concerns through emerging media. Against all odds, Saturday was indeed "a great day for democracy in Canada".
Posted by Devin Johnston on January 23rd, 2010
Today, as thousands of Canadians are demonstrating against the Harper government's second prorogation of Parliament, the Liberals put out a press release outlining Stephen Harper's top 20 democratic abuses. The list is worth a look, though there is a much more comprehensive list over at Driving the Porcelain Bus. What caught my attention, though, is item number 18 on the list:
18. Launching a lawsuit to hush-up the Cadman Affair into bribery allegations.
