From CBC.ca’s Canada Votes 2011 Vancouver Quadra riding profile:
That’s right, a full 137% of us have post-secondary degrees.
Just not in math I guess.
The Skinny: Faux News North starts tomorrow (Monday 6 a.m. EDT)
It looks like the old Sun TV comedy/drama programs are disappearing, and the new Faux News North is starting at 6 a.m. Monday. Since, this is an over the air station in Toronto, Rogers customers will have no way to avoid Faux News North.
Channel 15 …
Continue readingArt Threat: $25 million in arts funding still missing – Canada Prizes for the Arts and Creativity remain on hold
The Conservative government’s 2009 pledge to deliver $25 million in prize money for the arts remains an empty promise. Responding to widespread backlash after making $45 million in cuts to arts and culture funding, the Harper government announced the Canada Prizes for the Arts and Creativity — $25 million to be doled out annually to […]
Continue readingRob Maguire: From strangers to neighbours on Twitter
Last week I was fortunate enough to hear a talk by CBC president Hubert Lacroix on the future of the public broadcaster. Unsurprisingly, much of the discussion was focused on digital platforms and social media, and how this has changed how we interact with each other. To crudely paraphrase Mr. Lacroix, if you sat down […]
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Reassessing the Libyan Intervention
As the NATO bombing campaign in Libya nears the one month mark, we can – and indeed must – reassess our previous opinions on the Libyan intervention with the new information that has become available. There is a caveat that we should keep in mind befo…
Continue readingGeoff at Mount Allison: Sackville Town Council "stays out of Memorial Library fight"
In case the issue were not already settled, Sackville Town Council has decided not to object in any way to Mount Allison University’s plan to demolish and replace the old Memorial Library with a Fine and Performing Arts Centre. Do some people thin…
Continue readingGeoff at Mount Allison: Mount Allison Residences: Cuthbertson House (7 of 13)
Mount Allison Residences: Cuthbertson House (7 of 13):
Cutherbertson House is the Sustainable Residence Initiative and part of the Mount Allison “Small House” Residence Experience. Residents are committed to the promotion of healthy living and envi…
Continue readingGeoff at Mount Allison: Mount Allison Residences: Carriage House – Animal House (6 of 13)
Mount Allison Residences: Carriage House – Animal House (6 of 13):
Carriage House, also known as Animal House, is part of the Mount Allison “Small House” Residence Experience. Students living here work in partnership with the SPCA to foster and f…
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: The government we deserve
There should have been enough evidence of corruption, sleaze andincompetence to drive the polling of the Conservatives down to singledigits by now. If news that the F-35s will be delivered withoutengines doesn’t ‘t do it nothing will.At that point the…
Continue readingGeoff at Mount Allison: Mount Allison’s Wallace McCain Student Centre: 2nd Floor
Mount Allison’s Wallace McCain Student Centre’s 2nd Floor is where you’ll find:
Residence Life, Registrar’s Office, and the International Centre
Note: Since the filming of this video the Office of the Vice-President for International and Student Af…
Continue readingSunday Funnies – Bill Hicks
If you are familiar with Bill Hicks then you know what to expect, but for those who aren’t there will be some shall we say colurful language ENJOY!
Continue readingCowboys for Social Responsibility: Your daily Harper Tory
Fighting the gun registry.
Fighting democratic engagement.
Just another day in Stephen Harper’s Canada.
Continue readingThe Skinny: Toronto Sun: Facebook ban is social nutworking (Rachel Sa)
Toronto Sun’s Rachel Sa writes:
In a shortsighted move, the Ontario College of Teachers has instructed its members to refrain from connecting with students through social networks.
Word went out in an advisory issued to the college’s 230,000 mem…
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: The Week That Was, Secrecy, Lies & Rising up
I may be totally
depressed by the futility of trying to effect change using our first
past the post voting system and the total lack of any indication that
any of the incumbent partys will do anything to change it, but unlike
far to many of our citize…
Life...A Small Spark Between Two Eternities: This is a Good Read
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Continue readingA voice from Riverbend: Second all-candidates forum in Edmonton-Leduc
Tuesday April 19th at 7:30 pm: All-candidates forum at Southminster-Steinhauer United Church in Edmonton. See you there!
Continue readingDr. Harper’s New and Improved Medicare
Catch 22 note: Western Canadian journalist and columnist Murray Dobbin recognized many years ago that Stephen Harper promoted a political ideology that went against the Canadian national interest. Dobbin has tracked Harper’s career from his early days at the right-wing National Citizens Coalition some 30 years ago. Dobbin is a member of Catch 22’s campaign team.
by …
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Stephen Harper & Opposing Gay Rights
In an opinion column of March 21 1995 Stephen Harper defined his Reform Party as being based on three issues, to be more specific, he defined it as being based on three “g-issues”- guns, gays, and government grants.The purpose of the article was to at…
Continue readingAll Politics Is Local: Can You Appease a Sleeping Giant?
This weekend in Montreal the Parti Quebecois is holding a convention. They gave their leader Pauline Marois a 93% confidence vote. If any time in opposition can be considered good times, these are good times for the PQ. The Quebec Liberal Party and …
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