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  Source: http://houseofdebt.org/2014/03/07/wealth-inequality-and-stock-market-gains.html

Yup. And 63% of all eligible voters did not vote in the last US election. In Canada about 65% of all eligible voters voted in the last federal election and about 40% of young people voted (21 yrs or younger).    

1. Contempt for CanadaThe reason you’re being called to vote again, is because on March 25th, 2011, the Harper administration was found to be in contempt of Canadian parliament. This is the first time in the history of any commonwealth government that this has happened. The Speaker of the House of Commons had to rule …

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Last year, a report released by the Washington-based Center for Global Development ranked Canada’s environmental protection record dead last among 27 wealthy countries.  The Center noted that Canada is the only country whose environmental protections have deteriorated since the index began in 2003. More…    

Source: http://www.quora.com/ Recent international poll cited by CBS: Agree/Disagree? “The climate change we are currently seeing is largely the result of human activity.” In order of agreement: China        93% Argentina 84% Italy          84% Spain        82% Turkey      80% France      80% India        80% Brazil       79% Belgium   78% S. Korea   77% S. Africa   76% Total        76% Sweden    74% Germany …

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Two years ago the topic of AI and automation were almost mute. A year from now we will be engulfed in this bit of future shock. Here is a video bound to move the awareness curve upwards.

Here are some answers to the repertoire off the most common denial positions.. Climate’s changed before It’s the sun It’s not bad There is no consensus It’s cooling Models are unreliable Temp record is unreliable Animals and plants can adapt It hasn’t warmed since 1998 Antarctica is gaining ice View All Arguments…

Bitcoin is generally lauded for characteristics which align to those of a perfect currency; anonymity, fungibility, security, stability, etc. Here is a short video to the other side of Bitcoin – I guess I would call this monetary autonomy – the ability to constrain the sovereignty of a unit of currency so that it had conditions …

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This is quite an idea. Extend the Internet into the world of audio. The network of audio devices – speakers and microphones – could greatly extend the reach of the Internet – no more air gaps and you could have Internet access at the bottom of the deepest ocean trenches. We are talking about non verbal …

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Moving Oh Canada forward ?