May 2013
A Word From The West
We are still in Alberta, having just returned to Edmonton from a trip to Banff and Lake Louise conducted by our son. I suspect that even if we weren’t here,…
Rethinking the Senate
I’ve had to give this topic a lot of thought, given my past views favouring reform of the Senate over complete abolition. For the longest time, at least from my…
South Asian Heritage Month at the Ontario Legislature
On May 28, 2013, the Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP) partnered with several other organizations to host an event at the Ontario Legislature to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month. The…
bilbao to madrid, but not toledo
For most of the trip, I was hoping to spend a few hours in Toledo on our last day in Spain. Allan was skeptical at best, feeling it would make…
In Tuesday’s Sun: an unlikely Conservative pair
It’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma: Why did Nigel Wright destroy his political career to protect Mike Duffy? In Ottawa political circles, it’s one of the many Senate scandal…
BC provincial election elaboration 2: Negativity
So now let’s talk about going negative. I believe that narrative makes all the difference when it comes to going negative. If you don’t have a narrative, then sliming your…
Radio Topics for May 28th
You know that Summer is really here because Adam is back from BC. At 8:05 Mike will be speaking with Erin George, the co-founder of Cycle for Sight about their…
6060…Ottawa’s Most Popular Senator Ping Pongs
The Score’s sports blog reports that the most popular Senator in Ottawa today; the most popular Senator in Ottawa since King Clancy, likes to go to bars, take off his…
Toronto city limits
H/T Cheyenne. SFH’s new record will fit right in!
Waterloo Must Amend Discriminatory Rental Housing Licensing Bylaw: Ontario Human Rights Commission
The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s report on its inquiry into housing licensing in the City of Waterloo is out. It urges the city to remove discriminatory sections of its rental…
Louise Lecavalier
From Wiki, Louise Lecavalier (born 1958) is a Canadian dancer, known as one of the icons of Canadian contemporary dance. Lecavalier was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She began…
Harper Pal Busted in Panama
Arthur Porter has been nabbed by authorities in Panama. The Montreal hospital administrator has been on the run for some time. Three years ago Porter was appointed by Stephen Harper…
PM Stephen Harper’s Hand Picked Former Head Of The Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) Arrested For Fraud & Gov’t Fraud
Issues management for the Harper Conservatives just keeps moving from ‘bad’ to ‘worse’: Arthur Porter, a man accused of being at the heart of a scandal involving the $1.3 billion…
Employee Engagement Drives Sustainability Strategy
Have you considered how employee engagement can drive your sustainability strategy and how you can leverage sustainability initiatives to engage your employees and create a values-driven culture of collaboration and…
Blast Furnace Canada Blog 2013-05-27 20:00:00
I often don’t change my mind on a lot of issues unless I can be convinced. But this is one of them: LRT is a stupid idea for the City…
Orwellian Governance in the Canadian Context
If this blog is to revive I want to do it systemically and thematically around supporting the return to democracy through enlightened progressive citizen engagement.My friend Allan Gregg recently spoke…