In Sunday’s Sun: conservative, heal thyself
It is revealing — but by no means surprising — how conservatives reacted to the re-election of Barack Obama this week. Most infamously, real estate developer Donald Trump lost his…
November 2012
Weekend Campaign Update
As I fear I will lack the motivation to do a post tomorrow, I think we'll just get it out of the way and over with now.We'll start with Trent…
A bad case of altitude sickness
Yesterday was really scary day for me. So we started our day of acclimatization by going to this town called San Antonio De Los Cobres. Its a town situated about…
A bad case of altitude sickness
Yesterday was really scary day for me. So we started our day of acclimatization by going to this town called San Antonio De Los Cobres. Its a town situated about…
A bad case of altitude sickness
Yesterday was really scary day for me. So we started our day of acclimatization by going to this town called San Antonio De Los Cobres. Its a town situated about…
Stephen Harper’s Disastrous Tour of India
Well I see that Stephen Harper's Great Samosa Tour of India is finally over, and that it was a complete and utter disaster.As well as the most outrageous use of…
Campaign Capers: The perfect man for the job
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue has promised to do something very unusual this coming Tuesday. He's going to offer an explanation. My interest in Penashue was originally piqued by this…
On executive decisions
My post yesterday on the Senate's choice to remind Canadians of its existence by blocking a bill passed by the House of Commons has sparked plenty of discussion. But I'll…
Self-Directed learning for teens
So apparently Ottawa is getting a few new high schools – 3, according to this CBC piece. One of Kitchicoo’s co-founders is part of this project, Compass Centre for Self-Directed…
BC Liberal truthiness
We face 26 weeks of taxpayer paid pre-election advertising promoting the BC Liberals. They'll be using "facts" like this one, broadcast on Global TV November 9: "We're ensuring British Columbians…
Campaign Update: Trent Wotherspoon
Trent's Website: LINK Well, better late than never I suppose; I've found myself a bit short of time recently, so writing this post has taken me a bit longer than…
Occupy Wall Street launches a new kind of collection agency
Typically, the way a credit collection agency works is that they purchase the bad debt at pennies on the dollar as the company who owns it has pretty well written…
I’m now a “Hootsuite Certified Professional”
After getting an offer for free “Hootsuite University” training via Klout Perks I spent a few hours going through the certification process to become a “Hootsuite Certified Professional“. Shortly thereafter…
Conservative Canada Is Closer To Crisis
Referenced IMF data can be found here Canada's increasing Debt-to-GDP ratio is a problem no one is talking about. While the country's gross government debt (which includes all levels of…
Tales From a Child of the Enemy
With Remembrance Day (and Veteran’s Day) coming up tomorrow, I find myself drawn back to a book I picked up a couple of years ago. It is a book of…
Audio: Damien Gillis Discusses Obama, FIPA and Water Licenses for Fracking on SFU Radio
Damien Gillis and SFU Radio's Sylvia Richardson discuss a wide range of energy topics - from the impact of Barack Obama's recent presidential victory on North American climate and energy…
Fort Nelson First Nation to Discuss Massive Shale Gas Water Licenses Nov. 13 in Vancouver
Leaders of Fort Nelson First Nation from northeast BC are coming to Vancouver to share their concerns over 20 new long-term water withdrawal licenses the BC Liberal Government is considering…
Starbucks VP Speech at Newhouse
On Friday, James Olson, Vice President, Global Public Relations for Starbucks Coffee Company came to campus to present his talk, “Enlightened Leadership: How to Turn a Company into a Movement”.…