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Spotted by my colleague Paulo. This is crazy.
March 2013
Master’s Bootcamp at the Newhouse School
Last week I posted a video about the 6-week master’s bootcamp for master’s students at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on their new Newhouse Insider blog. (The blog…
Kingston to launch P3 plebiscite campaign today – and we’re part of it
Moshe Safdie is one of Canada’s most celebrated architects. Best known for Habitat 67, a model community housing complex built for Expo 67, Safdie is also the architect behind both…
Are Alberta’s cannily incompetent Conservatives quietly awaiting a ‘Bitumen Gusher’?
Everybody should be as happy about Alberta’s “Bitumen Gusher” as these two guys, your blogger and former Finance Minister Ron Liepert. Below: AUPE’s chart of the price differential between Alberta…
Envisioning a Better Future for Caregivers
Arthur Kleinman understands families like mine. I know he does, because he wrote this: The chronically ill often are like those trapped at a frontier, wandering confused in a poorly…
Windsor-Tecumseh and London West
With Sandra Pupatello, the Ontario Liberals had a chance at a big win in Windsor; without her, they don’t. The Ontario NDP will cruise to a win there, as things…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Cory Doctorow duly blasts the Harper Cons for meekly complying with an onerous copyright treaty which isn’t even in force. Which raises the…
Harper’s time has finally come. . . .
Something has happened to the Harper government over the past few weeks and it must be deeply upsetting to those few caucus members who are not infected with the blind…
Hockey and kids and violence
As regulars know, I spend a lot of time in hockey rinks. Two of my boys play in the GTHL, and one of them was seriously injured a few weeks…
Trudeau’s "Red Army"
I'm quite curious to see what all the various candidates tallies are on the Liberal "supporter" front today. But, given Trudeau is an almost certain winner, his staggering tally is…
Trudeau’s "Red Army"
I’m quite curious to see what all the various candidates tallies are on the Liberal “supporter” front today. But, given Trudeau is an almost certain winner, his staggering tally is…
Trudeau’s "Red Army"
I'm quite curious to see what all the various candidates tallies are on the Liberal "supporter" front today. But, given Trudeau is an almost certain winner, his staggering tally is…
Purim hoax: Rolling Stones ‘Israel performance’ story reported as real news by a few pundits
Mondoweiss has a post about a prank story that ran in the Jewish Press over the Purim holiday. Under the headline – “Defying Boycotts, Jagger, Stones, to Honor Israel’s 65th…
Harris & Russell on Murray #lpcldr
While the race goes on in the background, two pieces to note that are out in the last 24 hours on Joyce Murray demonstrating her continuing ability to impress. There…
Kitten on top of the world
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat, drawing, paper 53, space, stars, world
#skndpldr Candidate Review – Ryan Meili
As I mentioned in offering my endorsement, Ryan Meili has managed to cover all of the most important bases for a leadership candidate over the course of the campaign. On…
#skndpldr Candidate Review – Cam Broten
Apparently nearly 60% of Saskatchewan’s NDP members had already voted for a leadership candidate as of Friday, and the remaining candidates are all launching determined efforts to lock in all…
Trudeau’s "Red Army"
I’m quite curious to see what all the various candidates tallies are on the Liberal “supporter” front today. But, given Trudeau is an almost certain winner, his staggering tally is…
The Death of the Green Party of Canada
Either after the upcoming federal election, or the one after, the Green Party of Canada will fade away from existence. Firstly, its fundamental reason for existence has been taken on…
Kent to preside at envelope opening #nlpoli
As we approach the umpteenth anniversary of the internationally-accessible Internet, a website is about as far from news as anyone can get. That’s why it was so laughable last week…