Weekly roundup: October 10 - 16
16 October 2011Articles
Pornography to be blocked by internet service providers unless users opt in from The Guardian
Quarry on Ont. farmland was the plan, firm says from CBC.ca
Judge savages provincial drinking and driving 'scheme' from Vancouver Sun
Let's blow up Toronto from Toronto Standard
Sustainable Universities from Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
Ontario school bans soy spread because it looks too much like peanut butter from National Post
Quebec fears delay Tory plan to add Commons seats in Ontario, Alberta, B.C. from The Globe and Mail
Top ten excuses for using a wireless phone while driving from ICBC via digitalhome.ca
Urban Africa by numbers from Africa Review
Free speech must prevail from Toronto Star
The triumph of dogma, and a sad goodbye to David Frum by Robert Reich
The '99 per cent' don't really want to fix equality from Montreal Gazette
Lessons from New Orleans from The New York Times
Tweets
Hey kids, @kady is what an old-timey guy would describe as a "crackerjack" reporter. If you like facts and context and crap like that.
— Emmett Macfarlane (@EmmMacfarlane) October 12, 2011
Could say the same about cabinet. @TonyclementCPC: Saw Spider-Man tonight. Lots of wires.
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) October 14, 2011
Dollar figures on government spending are so big we need a more realistic denomination. I suggest the "Gazebo." 1 Gazebo = $100,000. Agreed?
— Dan Gardner (@dgardner) October 14, 2011
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