By dramatically changing the health care funding formula, is Prime Minister Stephen Harper showing little concern for the future of the Maritime provinces? The Health Accord “deal” that Harper practically…
Patton Oswalt, making the case for not using the grocery store robot. I wouldn’t mind having one of those cool robots for myself though. Check out Patton Oswalt’s website here…
My only concern is that we protect the North and its peoples — but development and the ability for people to find good work locally is very important too: http://m.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/iqaluit-gateway-to-greenlands-resource-riches/article2307318/?service=mobile…
FRIENDS has released a public opinion poll suggesting 68 per cent of Waterloo Region residents support CBC establishing a local radio station.
And, oh yeah almost forgot to tell ya, about that Keystone boondoggle … I doubt that Stephen Harper or the Conservative agenda factored one bit in the Obama administration’s decision…
The head of Wind Mobile says Canada should clarify its ownership rules for the wireless industry to attract more foreign investment, not discourage it, because the outside capital has brought…
Yesterday I opined on why democratic participation in our country is so muted, and offered two examples of what can be accomplished when people are willing to get involved. One…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – I’d planned to post on the sheer arbitrariness of the Cons’ insistence on eliminating a regulation for any new one they implement.…
Here, on how the rewriting of Rob Ford’s budget by Toronto’s City Council should serve as a reminder that legislators at all levels of government can do more than merely…
AllTheShowin’UpThatFits ParticipatoryDemocracyVille …For Progressives. Which, based on the role that protest and pushback has played in recent events (eg. the flipping of Rob Ford’s budget cuts in Toronto; the delaying…
Beware of Radical Groups!!!
For some of us it’s possible to separate the dueling Bob Rae story lines, acknowledging success doesn’t necessarily equate to rationale for permanent jobs, whatnot. In fact, in reviewing my…
Too big to fail a result of bad regulatory policy? Absolutely. See why.
As many as 10 fake iPad 2s, all made of slabs of modeling clay, were recently sold at electronic stores in Vancouver, British Columbia. Best Buy and Future Shop have…
Those are the findings of one specific poll. First the poll #’s and the pollster’s speculation: Buoyed by high approval ratings for interim leader Bob Rae, support for the federal…
This is encouraging but there's still a long way to go: http://bit.ly/AA3gfP Buoyed by high approval ratings for interim leader Bob Rae, support for the federal Liberals is on…
The voice rasped down the phone line even before the receiver hit my ear. “On the Upper Path these days,” the familiar voice solemnly declared, “four plus four is five…
Down in the States, President Obama has nixed the Keystone XL pipeline – for now. The company behind it can re-apply using a new route, and it’ll go through the…
My Canadian Open Government Consultation Submission
Attached below is my submission to the Open Government Consultation conducted by Treasury Board over the last couple of weeks. There appear to be a remarkable number of submission that…