TweetAfter months of posturing and picking fights with Alberta’s teachers, it appears that Education Minister Jeff Johnson was just posturing. But what the rookie cabinet minister was trying to accomplish…
I did an impulsive last minute trip to where I am right now - in Prince Edward Island. I didn't even think about it. I actually didn't know I was…
I did an impulsive last minute trip to where I am right now – in Prince Edward Island. I didn’t even think about it. I actually didn’t know I was…
I did an impulsive last minute trip to where I am right now - in Prince Edward Island. I didn't even think about it. I actually didn't know I was…
The BC cabinet has finished its non-emergency emergency meeting this evening, meeting with Premier Christy Clark, whom the media are now openly calling the “embattled premier.” Speaking to reporters, Clark…
It’s the most open leadership election process in Canadian history. By clicking this link and registering as a supporter, you’ll make sure your voice is heard in choosing the next…
(If you missed it and are interested, take a look over my review of the first, second, and third leadership debates.) This afternoon we saw the nine eight candidates running…
Susan on the Soapbox is sick. Stay tuned. Professor Matthew Hay … assailed by the furies of typhoid, measles, influenza, whooping cough and scarlet fever (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Over the past couple months, as part of my Multimedia and Visual Journalism course at Newhouse I’ve taken hundreds of photos. Here are a few from around campus. Higher Ed…
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, March 3, 2013: A recent scathing report by Human Rights Watch accused the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of excessive force, and physical…
Just a few hours after issuing my first Spin Alert about the BC Liberal’s current leadership and political crisis, I’m back to issue yet another. Here’s the current spin. Diamond…
The Progressive Conservatives are preparing for a multi-year battle with the teachers of Alberta. With rhetoric such as “protect the classroom” (implying that teachers are working against teaching and children)…
“When confronted with a problem involving the use of the reasoning faculties, individuals of strong intellect keep their poise, and seek to reach a solution by obtaining facts bearing upon…
British Columbia’s unelected, unelectable and outgoing premier, Crispy Christy Clark, was nudged ever closer to the exit today – by her own party members. More than a hundred BC Libs…
It’s kind of like watching a slow-motion train wreck, but here’s something intriguing to note in terms of spin. The BC Liberals social media team seems to have handed out…
by Stephen Downes One exists to show us the wayIt is the self, it is todayIt is the place where we departed Without which we’d never get started Two exists…
The above video was uploaded a few months ago but started making the rounds in a viral way this weekend. Sunday food for thought.
Well actually I took most of them down at the end of Janiuary, but the branches and stocking (which belonged to our late cat Calie) have stayed up. Each time…
I was just about to start a petition at Change.org about this, but, thanks to Angie Potts, there’s one already there. After, I’m guessing, about 5 day, it’s got 415…
