The Tradition Continues
Karl Wangsness had decided to honor his Norwegian heritage by having his own version of a Viking Funeral. The car was an admirable substitution for a longship, and he was…
August 2011
Guest Blog from KevinForCIRA.ca: Strong leadership for Canada’s Internet
Did you know that Canada's Internet is democratically governed, just like the country itself? Similar to electing political representatives, Canadians can elect representatives to guide how the Internet is run…
Guest Blog from KevinForCIRA.ca: Strong leadership for Canada’s Internet
Did you know that Canada's Internet is democratically governed, just like the country itself? Similar to electing political representatives, Canadians can elect representatives to guide how the Internet is run…
Saying goodbye
I went to Parliament Hill yesterday, to pay my last respects to Jack Layton. It was a very long, very slow line which stretched pretty much around the whole East…
Why There’s Not Much of a Post Today
Little Jeanne is coming over to play today, the day before her first birthday. Got to watch the kitchen floor because her way of getting around is scooting on her…
Frozen blueberries for breakfast
It’s fresh fruit season and yet here I am pulling the frozen kind out for Mallory’s mandatory, pre-bread dose of healthy.
20 Tips for first-year students: #14- Discovering Art in Sackville, NB
In the 14th of our 20 part video-tip series, fourth-year history and anthropology student Sarah Underhill talks about viewing art in Sackville. Firstly, there’s Owen’s Art Gallery, the oldest university…
Why people care about Jack Layton’s passing
It's not politics. It's not his dedication to public life. And that's why the media fuss about "excessive grief" or why a State Funeral for someone who was never Prime…
Tim Cook becomes Apple CEO
Hailed by some as the "world's most powerful gay man," Tim Cook was announced Wednesday to replace Apple founder, Steve Jobs, as CEO of the American multinational corporation. Jobs is…
Alberta Liberals: 27K Members and Only 13% Pay Dues
Anyone else find something wrong with this situation?I've mentioned it before - this entire idea surrounding "free", pretty much anonymous memberships has some serious drawbacks, including falsified names and the…
Hudak Slipping
The projection has the Progressive Conservatives winning 51 seats, the Liberals winning 41 and the NDP winning 15, according to Barry Kay, associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier…
Hatred as an Import/Export Business
On January 26 of this year, David Kato, a gay rights activist in Uganda, was bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Often the target of hatred, there was a renewed…
The Mumpsimus Blog – A reflection on AMO’s 2011 convention
Spent most of this week at the annual AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) convention. This year it was held in London, ON, and around 2,600 municipal politicians and staff…
Moving pieces in Quebec
MacPherson in the Gazette on the latest poll showing a new Francois Legault led party in the lead just ahead of the Liberals and with the PQ trailing in third:The…
NDP avoids straight answer on Muskrat Falls #nlpoli
You can tell if a provincial opposition party politician supports Kathy Dunderdale’s Muskrat Falls plan by how many words it takes to explain his or her position. New Democratic Party…
The laying in state
The Hill yesterday was dominated by the laying in state of Jack Layton’s body, returned to the House of Commons one last time. Aaron Wherry sets the scene here, here’s…
I guess they just can’t help it
Every time I start to think that maybe Stephen Harper's government has grown up and become a real Canadian government instead of short-sighted incompetents, we get something like this --…
alberta liberals register more than 27,000 eligible voters. no surprise that their leadeship contest is a largely urban affair.
The Alberta Liberal Party announced yesterday that over 27,567 Albertans are eligible to vote in their party’s September 10 leadership contest. The eligible group of supporters include 3,690 paid members…
What would Jack do? Layton’s hopeful mien should guide our response to Christie Blatchford’s column
Some of the throng that gathered at the Alberta Legislature Wednesday evening to honour and mourn the death of NDP Leader Jack Layton. Postmedia News columnist Christie Blatchford, in a…