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"I am Canadian", and I engage in "Nice Racism"
I've been reading "NICE RACISM: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm" by Robin DiAngelo.
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"Music Theory", "Canadian Values" and the Department of Canadian Heritage
I am recommending a video discussing music theory, but I feel it should have a bit more Canadian context.
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What Bill C-10 is really about.
The letter to the editor I sent to the Hill times was too long, so Kate Malloy (Editor) did her magic and published:
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Heritage Minister and Committee misunderstand the purpose of the Broadcasting Act.
The text of Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, didn't surprise me.
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My thoughts on the 2020 Speech from the colonial Throne
This afternoon, on unceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory currently the subject of treaty negotiation, a British colonial ceremony was held.
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Budget 2018 Investment in Canadian Content a missed opportunity
I checked Federal Budget 2018 for new support of Canadian content creators. What I found under the title of "INVESTING IN CANADIAN CONTENT" (Chapter 4…
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Yes, CBC, I'm waiting for Alias Grace to be on Netflix.
CBC runs InCanada, an "online" Canadian Media Panel.
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Van Helsing #DigiCanCon via Netflix Canada
I just finished season 1 of Van Helsing via Netflix Canada.
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First look at Amazon Prime Video Canada
I received an email this morning from Amazon.ca titled "Your Prime membership now includes Prime Video", indicating that Amazon Prime Video has been…
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Ad free CBC? Why not shift money to creators?
In response to articles discussing an advertisement free CBC, I had the following to say:
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Notes from watching Supergirl via VPN
It is only 2 more sleeps (as the kids would say) until the Monday episode of Supergirl launches #DCWeek, the 4-series crossover event between Supergirl…
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Minister Joly wrong to want to bring tech companies "into the system".
I own Samsung and ViewSonic televisions, Philips and Panasonic DVD players, and mobile devices from ASUS, Huawei and LG.
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