Let’s Get Ready to Rumble…Well, Electorally Speaking.
So much news, so little time.Obviously, we've had two budgets: The Federal one, which has a snowball's chance in (well, you know where) of passing...Or even making it to a…
2011
Libya bombing mission – the NDP should not have supported this fools errand
Canadian CF-18s bomb Libyan ammunition depotHonestly, all the political parties supported this 'mission', but it's disheartening to have the Dippers join in on this. Honestly, we're stretched thin by Afghanistan.…
Dear politicians: You’ve made yourselves fungible commodities
On Monday The Current broadcast what they called a “voters roundtable,” a discussion with three voters focused on the question “do government scandals matter?” For anyone who considers themselves an…
CBC Radio column: The future of Watson, the Jeopardy! playing computer
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about Watson, IBM’s Jeopardy! playing computer and why what “he” did is so complex, what we…
Carbon Zero: A Short Tour of Your City’s Future – Kickstarting A New Book
Alex Steffen, the founding editor of the excellent worldchanging.com (who I wrote for during the blog's seven year run), has announced an interesting new project. His new book-in-the-making "Carbon Zero"…
"Specials" and "ALL SCIENTISTS, ALL SCIENTISTS !!!"
About the “Torture Program”, a very interesting post at Invictus Blog – March 22, 2011 “Means and Ends: Newly Published Notes of Bruce Jessen Reveal Real Purpose of Bush’s Torture…
"Specials" and "ALL SCIENTISTS, ALL SCIENTISTS !!!"
About the "Torture Program", a very interesting post at Invictus Blog - March 22, 2011"Means and Ends: Newly Published Notes of Bruce Jessen Reveal Real Purpose of Bush’s Torture Program"http://valtinsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/means-and-ends-newly-published-notes-of.htmlExtracts:"One…
"Specials" and "ALL SCIENTISTS, ALL SCIENTISTS !!!"
About the “Torture Program”, a very interesting post at Invictus Blog – March 22, 2011 “Means and Ends: Newly Published Notes of Bruce Jessen Reveal Real Purpose of Bush’s Torture…
10 headlines capturing the "work" of the Harper Regime
The Globe and Mail has released a photo slide show titled “A look back at the biggest headlines from Canada’s 40th parliament” with 8 of the 10 headlines either critiquing…
Good Ol’ Canadian Politics
So here we go again. The 4th election in 7 years, exactly what Canadians wanted. And in the midst of an economic recovery. You have the Liberals who are the…
Contrasts in Leadership
Doug Saunders tweets that the new UK budget says: "UK will cut corporate tax by 1% a year for 3 years, to 23%... and the bank-profit levy will be raised…
G&M
At the risk of turning my Special Election Coverage into a total Globe and Mail rip fest, is it really acceptable to choose pictures this way? This isn't a Con…
Sick Relatives
I had lots of "yelling at the TV" moments yesterday, but, let's lead off with my "yelling at the newspaper" moment from this morning. The Globe reported that the Cons…
Attention Celebrities: We Want To Steal Your Purses!
Okay, maybe we don’t want to ‘steal’ your purses per se. Technically, we want you to donate them to our Purse Auction Fundraiser It’s in the Bag (www.itsinthebag.ca). So, if…
An Election For Canada & Voting In Democracy
No matter what city or riding you live in, no matter what your ballot says, or whose names are on it, I know what is beside that X you will…
Tales from The Shelter – 53
I’m on my home island finishing up some songs I’m writing and recording. My friend I stay with is a true friend and mega talented woman. It’s inspiring to be…
Riding hashtags – now with edits!
So I made up hashtags for every riding. With Twitter being abuzz, I think this it would be good to get some standardization when talking about individual ridings. Here's my…
Would Harper prorogue parliament again?
A thought for progressives to discuss: Layton has two votes this week with one potentially mattering significantly more than the other. If Layton supports the budget on Thursday can he…
The Browser Rankings
Remember the time when there was just Netscape Navigator, no option, no alternative, just a single browser that personified the world wide web. All that has changed, a lot, and…
Forget an Election. We Need a Referendum on the Electoral System!
So here we are. Yet again facing the possibility of a general election that won't resolve anything. A few seats will change hands, but for the most part the distribution…