Coastal safety
Second B.C. shipping incident in two days, Vancouver Sun, Nov. 23/12 "Dan Bate, spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard, said Friday that the deep-sea cargo ship, Tern Arrow, lost engine…
November 2012
Advice for the UNESCO OER Mapping Project
Email written as advice to the UNESCO OER mapping initiative.This is beginning to read and sound very much like the debates around learning object metadata of the 1990s. I know…
Pop The Stack 2012-11-23 17:56:48
Mark Crowley: I couldn’t agree more, in fact, I really couldn’t since I said the same thing in my last post. Originally posted on Metro News: For this week’s column,…
Sorry grandma, but I’m casting my (hypothetical) vote for the Greens
Reblogged from Metro News: For this week’s column, I was going to write about the Grey Cup (Go Stamps!) or the ever-missed Santa Claus parade. But the Calgary Centre byelection…
The Diva Chooses Dalton’s Successor : It’s Gerard!
For the next Premier of Ontario, I chose Gerard Kennedy. The race for leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario has an excellent range of candidates. Gerard Kennedy has a…
Le choix de la Diva s’arrête sur Gérard Kennedy : candidat pour Premier Ministre de l’Ontario
Comme prochain premier ministre de l’Ontario, je choisis Gérard Kennedy. La course la chefferie du Parti libéral de l’Ontario dispose d’un excellent ventail de candidats. Gérard Kennedy a une passion…
Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak agrees he blew it
That’s right, for whatever reason Hudak decided to bare his losing soul to a reporter. Not only, he says, did he lose the last election, but says it’s all his…
Fracking Your Future: Campus Drilling Extends Far Beyond Pennsylvania
The oil and gas industry plans to perform hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") on college campuses in Pennsylvania, just as it currently does in close proximity to K-12 schools nationwide. But as…
His Mom has extra reasons to cheer?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Fans of the Calgary Stampeders in Sunday’s Grey Cup may be interested to know that one of their players takes a…
Safe and filthy sex
I did a quick interview this morning for a country music radio station in Abbotsford, which followed up on this story that ran in Vancouver’s 24 Hours yesterday. The story…
But Isn’t This Like Saying You Are A Little Bit Pregnant?
You decide. H/t aaronwherryRecommend this Post
New Allegations of Conservative Financial Shenanigans Surface in Montreal
When the Harper government elected not to discipline ranking MPs Dean Del Mastro or Peter Penashue or Peter Van Loan when serious allegations about financial improprieties were raised with respect…
1CalgaryCentre, meet Reality
Very short post, because I need to sleep for my night job.1CalgaryCentre, that "unite all the progressives behind one candidate!" movement in Calgary Centre, has released its "polling" data.This poll…
Telling Your Cell Phone Horror Stories: Adam
As decision-makers at the CRTC continue to invite citizen input in developing a new wireless code, we're continuing to share some of the stories that Canadians have sent in through…
Designer’s tumbleweed clears land mines
The Mine Kafon, by Afghan designer Massoud Hassani, is designed to be blown across dangerous terrain by the wind, triggering mines as it passes over them.
SBGHC: Small, rural, and looking to find $622,000
When the province introduced its new hospital funding formula, it specifically highlighted its intention not to subject small rural hospitals to it. Evidently when the Minister meant small, she meant…
Time to disestablish the Church of England
The Anglican Church, as the nation’s officially “established” church, has had a privileged position in England since the Act of Supremacy in 1534. It isn’t called the Church of England…
The Clark Tide Commences! BC Poll: 47% NDP, 29% BC Lib
Yes, for once an Angus Reid poll out of British Columbia isn't a complete mess for the BC Liberals and Christy Clark, though it is definitely not their best polling…
Editorial Content: Riffing on A Leadership Idea
Taking a moment to step outside of the leadership race, I'd like to talk a little bit about the impact that it's been having on regular politics here in the…