Stats Canada reports the national population increased by 85,500 in the first Quarter of 2013. The ratio is 3 to 1 of population coming from immigration compared to internal growth. The national average growth is .02% a rate that aligns with Ontario, Quebec, BC and Manitoba. In real numbers new
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Ken Chapman: Population Changes; Will They Change Canada?
Stats Canada reports the national population increased by 85,500 in the first Quarter of 2013. The ratio is 3 to 1 of population coming from immigration compared to internal growth. The national average growth is .02% a rate that aligns wit…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Election Time is Coming in Alberta
The local municipal and school board elections are coming this fall – all over Alberta. These local elections are not partisan affairs. Local candidates run in wards or in smaller communities to represent people at the most “retail” of any order of government. School Board elections are pretty passive gentile
Continue readingKen Chapman: Election Time is Coming in Alberta
The local municipal and school board elections are coming this fall – all over Alberta. These local elections are not partisan affairs. Local candidates run in wards or in smaller communities to represent people at the most “retail” of any order of government. School Board elections are pretty passive gentile
Continue readingKen Chapman: Election Time is Coming in Alberta
The local municipal and school board elections are coming this fall – all over Alberta. These local elections are not partisan affairs. Local candidates run in wards or in smaller communities to represent people at the most “retail” of any …
Continue readingKen Chapman: HOW IS PRIME MINISTER HARPER’S POPULARITY HOLDING UP THESE DAYS?
The Huffington Post reports on a CBC exclusive survey on Canadians change of attitude about Prime Minister Stephen Harper, done by Nik Nanos, one of the most reliable pollsters in the biz these days.Canadians when asked how satisfied they were about our Prime Minister’s explanation of the $90,000+ cheque his
Continue readingKen Chapman: HOW IS PRIME MINISTER HARPER’S POPULARITY HOLDING UP THESE DAYS?
The Huffington Post reports on a CBC exclusive survey on Canadians change of attitude about Prime Minister Stephen Harper, done by Nik Nanos, one of the most reliable pollsters in the biz these days. Canadians when asked how satisfied they were about our Prime Minister’s explanation of the $90,000+ cheque
Continue readingKen Chapman: HOW IS PRIME MINISTER HARPER’S POPULARITY HOLDING UP THESE DAYS?
The Huffington Post reports on a CBC exclusive survey on Canadians change of attitude about Prime Minister Stephen Harper, done by Nik Nanos, one of the most reliable pollsters in the biz these days.Canadians when asked how satisfied they were about ou…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Conversation With Author of Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me!)
This is a book worth reading and understanding deeply. It has great application to our view of politics, the way we see our role in the environment and how we conduct business, society and even ourselves. You will get a practical insight into cog…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Conversation With Author of Mistakes Were Made (but Not By Me!)
This is a book worth reading and understanding deeply. It has great application to our view of politics, the way we see our role in the environment and how we conduct business, society and even ourselves. You will get a practical insight into cognitive dissonance and how we fool ourselves
Continue readingKen Chapman: So What’s Happening in Edmonton For Picking Our Next Mayor?
So I have received information on a poll done on preferred candidates for the Edmonton Mayoralty race this October. This data is interesting as a provocation to conversation – not at all indicative or predicative of the outcome. I offer these results not to enhance the superficial horse-race analysis that
Continue readingKen Chapman: So What’s Happening in Edmonton For Picking Our Next Mayor?
So I have received information on a poll done on preferred candidates for the Edmonton Mayoralty race this October. This data is interesting as a provocation to conversation – not at all indicative or predicative of the outcome. I offer these res…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Brent Rathgeber Man of Political Character
I know Brent a bit, when he was in the Klein Progressive Conservative government. He was smart and insightful and had a great legal mind. He was also an independent thinker then. I formed these impressions from political meetings and convention conversations but mostly from some consulting work I did for
Continue readingKen Chapman: Brent Rathgeber Man of Political Character
I know Brent a bit, when he was in the Klein Progressive Conservative government. He was smart and insightful and had a great legal mind. He was also an independent thinker then. I formed these impressions from political meetings…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Why Robin Ford is Bad for Progressives
The Kahneman work is the thesis on why the Robin Ford Scandal is bad for progressives. Give the Star story a read here. The essence of the Kahneman thesis is this: Behavioural economics has shown that the more times you hear something – even if you don’t believe it, the
Continue readingKen Chapman: Why Robin Ford is Bad for Progressives
The Kahneman work is the thesis on why the Robin Ford Scandal is bad for progressives. Give the Star story a read here.The essence of the Kahneman thesis is this:Behavioural economics has shown that the more times you hear something – even if you…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Orwellian Governance in the Canadian Context
If this blog is to revive I want to do it systemically and thematically around supporting the return to democracy through enlightened progressive citizen engagement.My friend Allan Gregg recently spoke to the Alberta Federation of Labour about this set…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Orwellian Governance in the Canadian Context
If this blog is to revive I want to do it systemically and thematically around supporting the return to democracy through enlightened progressive citizen engagement. My friend Allan Gregg recently spoke to the Alberta Federation of Labour about this set of issues in the federalist context. I thank the folks
Continue readingKen Chapman: Ken Chapman 2013-05-27 18:54:00
Is it time to revive this blog? I will be publishing on oil sands issues as an owner of the asset at oilsandsken.com.Is there another theme that this blog could pursue around citizen engagement and democracy commentary?Check out our business webs…
Continue readingKen Chapman: Ken Chapman 2013-05-27 18:54:00
Is it time to revive this blog? I will be publishing on oil sands issues as an owner of the asset at oilsandsken.com. Is there another theme that this blog could pursue around citizen engagement and democracy commentary? Check out our business website www.cambridgestrategies.com and www.rebootalberta.org
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