Last week, the Boston Globe reported a story about Ontario’s thought police: “A 16-year-old boy whose hero is Stephen King spent his birthday, Christmas, and New Year’s Day alone behind bars after writing a horror story for his drama class, in which the protagonist — a troubled teenager ‘at the brink of insanity’ — plots […]
Monthly Archives: January 2001
This Is Slightly Disturbing
9 January 2001 – 4:08 am
According to this report from the Toronto Star, the Ontario government is considering (and has been for a long time) collecting fingerprints or retinal scans for their new “smart” cards. I’m absolutely certain this is not a good idea. For what it’s worth, George Radwanski, the Canadian government’s privacy commissioner, apparently doesn’t like them either: […]
Meaghan Walker-Williams: “Hong Kong Here”
6 January 2001 – 3:39 am
Meaghan Walker-Williams, of the Coast Salish First Nations, has been promoting the virtues of laissez-faire economics (similar to Hong Kong, for example) for Canadian First Nations. I can’t recall exactly where I encountered her ideas before, but the National Post has now run a commentary written by her on the subject. I’ve no idea if […]
Things May Not Be As They Appear
According to the National Post the school censorship story I linked to almost two weeks ago left out a few details. Many, including classmates at the Ontario school involved in the story, say that the story isn’t about censorship at all, but threats made after the much reported drama class reading of a violent story […]