Welcome Globalive to the Canadian cell phone market

 i sincerely hope the announcement today that the federal government has overturned the CRTC's dubious decision to block global live launch in canada will result in more choices and more real competition in canada.

we all know that we pay the highest rates for cell phone services in the world, and as a result have the lowest adoption rates. the current big 3 carriers have been all to happy to leave prices sky high, and complicitly conspire against the consumers in canada, and so far they've had the CRTC on their side.

what i love about todays annoucement is 2 things, firstly the prospect of more competition, but almost more enjoyable was the fact the the CRTC were rendered obsolete with the government simply overruling the decision and the anger coming out of Telus, Bell and Rogers on the back of the decision... check this out from one of Telus's corporate VP's of Bullshitting the public:

"If Wind is Canadian, then so was King Tut," said Michael Hennessy, head of regulatory affairs for Telus, on his Twitter page. "When you have no effective opposition party, you can make the rules you want."

Hahahahah, i love it when they get pounded!!! Here's a big fuck you to Telus, Bell and Rogers for fucking Canadians in the ass with some of the most expensive cellular services in the world.

Corporal Benjamin Monty Robinson - 2 dead civilians and still no arrest....

Let me introduce you to the RCMP's finest, Corporal Monty Benjamin. This is the piece of shit, and i use the term accurately, who lead the 4 RCMP officers into the murderous rampage that ended in the death of Robert Dziekanski, the polish immigrant who was tasered to death October 14th, 2007 at the Vancouver Airport.

Turns out Corporal Monty Benjamin isn't just happy killing one innocent civilian, he's gone out and bettered it. This time he struck and killed a young motorcyclist while driving drunk. He then fled the scene of the accident, and claimed that he was drinking after the accident. (Even though the police caught him minutes later). I also understand the low life had his own kids in the car at the time of the accident.

Fast forward to today, and in disgust and disbelief I watch along with the community as this bottom feeder is charged only with obstruction of justice. (Full report on CTV) This is what policing has become - 2 innocent civilians dead at this guys hands, and not a hint of justice served. The media really hasn't even been clear making a deal out of the fact that this is the same guy that was a part of the taser death 4, infact this is the senior officer.

We all knew that the police and justice system do little to nothing to protect us in Vancouver, now we know they are in some cases actually the people we should fear most...

Great report from the National Post

can i borrow a bulldozer?

i think they should bulldoze the entire area from hastings st and richards st to hastings and boundary rd in burnaby. it's a disgusting stretch of hell, starting with the downtown eastside which incase you never get there gives you a feel for what life is like outside the greenzone in baghdad, although at least in baghdad your car would be safer.

once you clear the warzone, junkies and hookers you hit a stretch of dubious businesses that when you pass them you can't imagine anyone possibly going in and transacting even if they actually wanted any of the crap being sold, clear that, and you basically hit loonie and toonie stores all the way to burnaby.

they should also send the parent management from dairy queen, arbys and burger king out there to see what those franchise operations might have looked like 25 or 30 years ago. the condition that those fast food places are in are just disgusting...and they are probably the only businesses who generate legitimate revenue in the area...

Show me a good sandwich joint in this city...please for the love of god

with the exception of ethnic food, this cities eateries are nothing short of atrocious. I've made many gripes on this blog about the quality of food in vancouver, and this time i want to get more specific. While you can go out at any given time and find fantastic japanese, chinese, malay, thai, indian even iranian food. it's near impossible to go anywhere and get a great sandwich.

my personal favorite is a chicken salad sandwich, new york style. nice thick crispy fresh bread, with a generous portion of chicken or any meat for that matter. the sandwiches here suck! period. fresh bread is the first problem, most sandwich joints use sliced bread, and then basic sandwich preparation skills are the second. there's an art to a good sandwich, knowing the right proportions, knowing how much content you can push into it, knowing the right condiments. needless to say very disappointed, if anyone has good suggestions please let me know.

NAFTA when it benefits us....

can't help but laugh at the chorus of protesters complaining about the appointment of a US firm to provide Olympic pavilion construction contracting. These are the same monkeys who complain about every single penny spent on the games, and the lack of fiscal prudence around the budgeting. yet when a firm wins fairly through a public bid process they are up in arms because a local more expensive contractor wasn't hired.

you can't have it both ways vancouver...