New Brunswick Projection
Volkov did some interesting things with the numbers from the recent Saint John poll in New Brunswick. I’ve been able to expand those numbers out to the entire province using…
April 2012
Climate Skeptic In The West
It seems I have one more reason I don’t want the Wildrose alliance to win. But Alberta’s according to recent polls have them at a 7% point lead. The PC…
Elsevier Pranked
Elsevier is a very large publisher of scientific and medical journals. It has been boycotted recently number of high-profile scientists due to its high subscription prices for individual journals, bundling…
Grown too rich, too powerful to punish
According to the Washington Post, Google has been under scrutiny in the U.S., Canada, France and the Netherlands for charges that it illegally collected WiFi data using its Street View…
The Budget-Spending Disconnection #nlpoli
The provincial government announced on Wednesday that they will spend $2.0 million to fund new child care spaces across the province. Through Budget 2012, the Provincial Government remains committed to…
John Laforet: McGuinty Bad, Call Election
In a bid to try to take McGuinty down after the closure of his astroturf organization, “Wind Concerns Ontario,” John Laforet has taken to HuffPo to call for another Ontario…
Sonic solidarity for Ziba Kazemi – An interview with Iranian artist Shahrzad Arshadi
Portrait of artist Shahrzad Arshadi by Thien V (Montreal, March 2012). It Is Only Sound That Remains is a sound theatre performance by artist Shahrzad Arshadi, meditating on the life…
NDP Leading in New Brunswick, 39% to 33%!??
Well not quite, but I enjoy the shock value. The poll is actually of New Brunswick, but only part of it. The City of Saint John has apparently trended quite…
kirbycairo: Why I don’t Believe in a Merger. . . . .
kirbycairo: Why I don’t Believe in a Merger. . . . .: I don’t think I am naive. Nor am I ignorant of contemporary or historical political issues; I have…
Burma news
News about Burma is good. Good news about Burma is great. Here is a small compilation of recent news articles of Burma in Canadian media. For more visit our website…
If you have any doubts left Alberta’s Conservatives are done like dinner, this should settle ’em
“I never thought I’d vote PC” … just embarrassing. Below: Ralph Klein back when he was premier of Alberta; Saddam Hussein. If you have any doubts left there are only…
Adult Assembly Required: Austerity Measures
I happened to catch this article on the CBC website this evening as I was finishing up some articles. Italian art director burns contemporary pieces in protest to government cutbacks/inaction…
Willing buyers, willing sellers
“There are two things that are important in politics. The first thing is money, and I can’t remember what the second one is.” – Mark Hanna, campaign architect, ca. 1900…
Rob Ford and the Little Farm (Continued)
About six months ago I wrote a post about the little farm on the Toronto Islands that Rob Ford was threatening to close down. Soon after that I thought it…
4504…Jason Kenney On Thomas Mulcair
From The National Post on the new leader of Team Dipper. And his two passports. The one from the country that he wants to lead, ours. And one from the…
4503…Fat Man Goes To Kentucky Fried Chicken
News or not? In Toronto when the fat man is dieting 300 pound mayor Rob Ford it is news. So sayeth the Toronto Star.WFDS
Some thoughts on the Open Government Partnership
It is hard to sum up what is happening at the Open Government Partnership this year. Whether it is the geography the conference covers (over 40 countries), the range of…