So now let’s talk about going negative. I believe that narrative makes all the difference when it comes to going negative. If you don’t have a narrative, then sliming your opponent is nothing more than that. Even if accurate, it will be perceived as mean-spirited. It generally only applies to
Continue readingMike Powell Fanclub: Radio Topics for May 28th
You know that Summer is really here because Adam is back from BC. At 8:05 Mike will be speaking with Erin George, the co-founder of Cycle for Sight about their upcoming Ottawa event. As well we will have our usual mix of music, news and current affairs. We air every
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6060…Ottawa’s Most Popular Senator Ping Pongs
The Score’s sports blog reports that the most popular Senator in Ottawa today; the most popular Senator in Ottawa since King Clancy, likes to go to bars, take off his shirt and play a little ping pong. Then again, who doesn’t? Ottawa, the boringist city in Canada, nooooooooooo! And I
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto city limits
H/T Cheyenne. SFH’s new record will fit right in!
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Waterloo Must Amend Discriminatory Rental Housing Licensing Bylaw: Ontario Human Rights Commission
The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s report on its inquiry into housing licensing in the City of Waterloo is out. It urges the city to remove discriminatory sections of its rental housing licensing bylaw to advance human rights for disadvantaged Human Rights Code-protected groups. The post Waterloo Must Amend Discriminatory Rental
Continue readingWalking Turcot Yards: Louise Lecavalier
From Wiki, Louise Lecavalier (born 1958) is a Canadian dancer, known as one of the icons of Canadian contemporary dance. Lecavalier was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She began her professional dance career at the age of eighteen when she joined Le Groupe Nouvelle Aire. It was there that
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Harper Pal Busted in Panama
Arthur Porter has been nabbed by authorities in Panama. The Montreal hospital administrator has been on the run for some time. Three years ago Porter was appointed by Stephen Harper to serve as chairman of SIRC, the watchdog panel overseeing CSIS, Canada’s spy agency. Porter was subsequently accused to taking
Continue readingBuckdog: PM Stephen Harper’s Hand Picked Former Head Of The Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) Arrested For Fraud & Gov’t Fraud
Issues management for the Harper Conservatives just keeps moving from ‘bad’ to ‘worse’: Arthur Porter, a man accused of being at the heart of a scandal involving the $1.3 billion McGill University Health Centre mega-hospital project in Montreal, has been arrested in Panama. Porter is facing multiple charges including fraud,
Continue readingCarbon49 - Sustainability for Canadian businesses: Employee Engagement Drives Sustainability Strategy
Have you considered how employee engagement can drive your sustainability strategy and how you can leverage sustainability initiatives to engage your employees and create a values-driven culture of collaboration and creativity? Let’s look into how Hewlett-Packard and Cadbury Schweppes do it, and how WWF can help. While the majority of employees
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Blast Furnace Canada Blog 2013-05-27 20:00:00
I often don’t change my mind on a lot of issues unless I can be convinced. But this is one of them: LRT is a stupid idea for the City of Hamilton. We would be much better off with BRT – Bus Rapid Transit. Metrolinx has said, along with the
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: 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 readingCuriosityCat: A Tale of Two Parliaments: A Stench of Arrogance and Greed
Who shall guard the guards? Our parliament belongs to the citizens, just as the parliament of the UK belongs to British citizens. And when our representatives in our parliaments forget whom they are serving, the citizens are affronted, and the offenders are held to account. In The Telegraph we are
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
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 readingeaves.ca: Awesome Simple Open Data use case – Welcome Wagon for New Community Businesses
A few weeks ago I was at an event in Victoria, British Columbia at event where people were discussing the possibilities, challenges and risk of open data. During the conversation, one of the participants talked about how they wanted an API for business license applications from the city. This is
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Tories spend on Keystone XL ads, while cutting environment funding
Canadians should be outraged that the Harper Conservatives are spending millions of taxpayers money lobbying for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. while cutting environmental funding. The post Tories spend on Keystone XL ads, while cutting environment funding appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Odd How Peter Van Loan Has Gone Into Hiding
Peter Van Loan has no answers Ever since the Mike Duffy the imbroglio erupted, Peter Van Loan has gone into hiding on the subject of the entitled Senator. Let’s explore why that is. On April 18th, 2013, Mike Duffy was suggesting that repayment for his housing allowance might not be
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Canada could have universal drug coverage without raising taxes – Morgan
10 things we learned from last week’s Ottawa conference on drug coverage hosted by the Canadian Health Coalition and Carleton University: 1. The University of British Columbia’s Steven Morgan noted that if Canada were to adopt the UK’s public drug … Continue reading →
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