There's already enough evidence that earth is >6,000 years and yet some people don't believe it. There's also enough evidence for evolution today, so I doubt the situation will change in 30 years. Perhaps things will change when we're able to create life from scratch (go Venter!) or simulate consciousness in a computer.

I would have thought that the answer is pretty obvious: A riot will be considered illegal if three things are true:
1- The police (usually provincial -- nothing to do with the Federal Conservatives) consider it a riot, and arrest you;
2- The Crown attorney (usually provincial -- nothing to do with the Federal Conservatives) agrees with the police and presses charges; and
3- The judge or jury agree with the Crown attorney and convict you.

In a free country like Canada, if you're reached this stage, it probably means that you did in fact participate in a riot.

Whether you wear a mask or not would make no difference in the example you use. You could still be arrested for participating in a riot.

How did this get modded "insightful"? Can you name a single protest which has been deemed "unlawful" by this government? Don't you know that in Canada it's judges who would make that decision anyway? Do you think your inflamed rhetoric is conducive to legitimate debate?

What a poor summary (shock!)
- It was not the (federal) Conservatives who arrested protestors during the G8/G20, but the (Provincial, Ontario) Liberals.
- You cannot compare a maximum sentence (10 years) with an actual sentence (5 years). In Canada that "10 year" sentence would probably translate into a suspended sentence (0 days) unless aggravating factors were present (violence).
- The bill is redundant anyway, since (according to TFA!) the "Criminal Code ... already criminalizes the wearing of a disguise."

I'll second that. QuickPar ( http://www.quickpar.org.uk/ ) has been exceptionally useful to me over and over again. I can check file integrity, recover minor corruption, and revert to past file states if I accidentally modify old archived files. It's also free. The only unfortunate thing is that it doesn't seem to be under development anymore, but at least it still works with Win7/64.

For archival purposes, I've started using WinRAR ( http://www.rarlabs.com/ ) with the file authenticity and recovery options checked. Unfortunately none of this helps you now, but it will help in the future at least...

"Most of the computer scenarios found population and economic growth continuing at a steady rate"

That's already a sign that their models are wrong. Did their models, if run on historical data, predict: the 1930's depression? the 1970's stagflation? the babyboom? the current economic situation? the current population growth trends in Africa? ...

Humans (and markets) are adaptable. If resources get scarce, prices rise. People change their behaviors.

InTrade already has a market running on this issue, where you can bet real money: https://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/contract/?contractId=745353

Has this software been subjected to repeated double-blind testing? Otherwise, there's no point in reporting this.

This episode should serve as a reminder/proof that we should stick to good old fashioned paper based voting for as long as we can. Besides the fact that it's easier to run attacks on e-voting, there is also the nagging doubt that will always linger about the results when the count is close (ie: can you really be sure the algorithms weren't tampered with?)

Elections Canada has so far identified only one "riding" (district) where many robo-calls were placed, and this riding was won decisively by the Liberals. So far, it is estimated by independent media that exactly -zero- ridings were swung either way. But don't let the facts get in the way of your opinions.

Talk about flamebait. So far the investigation points to one young guy, and not even the opposition is accusing any government/party officials of any wrongdoing.

Political discourse would be a lot more civil if people didn't throw around baseless accusations.