Scott-Brown-Campaign-SMS-Marketing1.jpeg With a straight face, Republican Senator Scott Brown told a crowd in Massachusetts this week that “oil companies don’t get subsidies” from the federal government. Brown tells us that,…
Thanks to modern technology it can be really easy to always be checking email and taking calls. This is great for some circumstances but it’s always important to take a…
Paying Workers More to Fix Their Own Mess, David Leonhardt, New York Times, March 2009 ” ‘We cannot attract and retain the best and the brightest talent to lead and…
Enbridge has provided an interesting response to Christy Clark’s concerns over the Enbridge pipeline. “We have a struggle here in B.C. and we know that,” said Janet Holder, the Enbridge…
With all the predictions of doom and gloom coming from the austerity camp, one would think that Canada was already about to hit the famed (but never seen) “debt wall.”…
FRIENDS recommends that as part of the CBC licence renewal process, the CRTC carefully examine the importance of hockey rights to the overall CBC English Television commercial revenue model.
Looking for an apt night out in Ottawa to celebrate Friday the 13th? Then look no further than La Danse Macabre, a brand new event hosted by Ottawa Goth. La…
The rumor mills are buzzing with the news that Jean Charest’s Liberals are going to call an election for Sept. 4 or Sept. 10. Which makes it quite apparent that…
Henricks-Hunter v. 814888 Ontario Inc. (Phoenix Concert Theatre), 2012 ONCA 496 deals with section 24 provides that a court may enforce a fee agreement if it is “in all respects…
When we were looking for a place to live, we chose to buy a home in a beautiful, peaceful valley. Every day after work, we crest the hill and the…
On this one, I salute Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Sort of. The Harper Conservatives have just gutted their own plan to buy 1,500 logistics trucks, 800 commercial vehicles and equipment…
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The day after the new Elections Canada commissioner took over the duties of the suddenly retired previous commish Corbett, he’d had his office dismiss photographic evidence of Americans not living…
Jean Pierre Blais was recently appointed as the new chairman of the CRTC, a move which has many in the pro-Internet hopeful for a shift away from the misguided and…
Jean Pierre Blais was recently appointed as the new chairman of the CRTC, a move which has many in the pro-Internet hopeful for a shift away from the misguided and…
Climate Change? Blame Canada | | AlterNet Some really disturbing figures and trends gathered here. It’s enough to make you weep. We are responsible for much of the destruction of…
Today’s MLVW, ©Tyler Benoit Creative Commons The Harper regime is developing a wonderful ability for horrendous timing. A few days ago, corrupt President of the Treasury Board Tony Clement went…
Breaking with its tradition of the top story of the day being something about a cute budgie, The Moncton Times and Transcript led with a well written story by Brent…
Via Blastr, we have a decision tree to help determine if your sci-fi society is a dystopia. Interestingly enough, I think it’s useful for determine if your current society is…
Containers, Facebook, Baseball & the Dark Matter around Open Data (#IOGDC keynote)
Below is a extended blog post that summarizes the keynote address I gave at the World Bank/Data.gov International Open Government Data Conference in Washington DC on Wednesday July 11th. Yesterday,…