To George and his kids
I am so, so sorry. What a terrible shock.
2013
Bill Gates Shares Some (More) Good News From 2013
Bill Gates is best known for his hyper capitalistic behaviour creating Microsoft, but since he left the company he’s trying to change that perception. Indeed, he has done good things…
Have We Finally Had It with Harper?
A Nanos poll suggests Canadians may finally have had it with the automaton of Sussex Drive. Canadians’ unhappiness with the federal government grew dramatically in 2013, judging by the results…
Policy Time in Ottawa.
Working up policy around an electoral cycle is fine – for a while. Leave it too long, however, as the Liberals plainly have, and it creates an impression of a…
What If the Poor Simply Stopped Paying the Rich?
I owe you money but you’ve just ruined my well. You don’t want to compensate me for the damage you’ve caused. What if I said, “fine, I’ll take the money…
How Canada’s new copyright rules could make your Internet more expensive, censored, and policed
You’ve no doubt heard about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by now: an international agreement involving 12 nations whose economic output make up 40% of the world’s GDP and 26% of…
Cyclist safety bill passes second reading at Queen’s Park
Crowd riding north on Church Street to ‘Save Jarvis’ Ontario’s efforts to expand cycling infrastructure across the province may have taken a subtle but significant step forward on Dec. 12…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Diane Coyle offers a preview of Thomas Piketty’s upcoming book on inequality – featuring a prediction that absent some significant public policy intervention,…
Freedom and Responsibility (Phil Robertson Edition)
Via Bob Mann: Gay people, more often than not, throw the baby out with the bath water when it comes to religion. But we have a good reason. We’ve been…
Competence And Intelligence?
At this time last year, Michael den Tandt predicted that Stephen Harper would undertake a charm offensive. Perhaps he was simply hoping for the impossible. For a man who doesn’t…
Ask General Kang: How do you keep your New Year’s Resolutions?
That question assumes that I make such foolish promises to myself. As you are well aware, to be an intergalactic overlord requires a certain self-discipline, an ability to focus the…
Should auld acquaintances be forgot?
This is a look at political baggage Canadians are dragging into the New Year. And none is more fascinating than Nigel Wright. The former chief of staff to the prime…
Freedom and Responsibility (Phil Robertson Edition)
Via Bob Mann: Gay people, more often than not, throw the baby out with the bath water when it comes to religion. But we have a good reason. We’ve been…
2013: Year in Review
January: SunTV applies for corporate welfare, arguing that they cannot survive unless the government forces people to watch them. Later this year, they would give Rob and Doug Ford their…
Eagle Ford Shale: Breathe at Your Own Risk
Fracking is in full swing in the Eagle Ford Shale region of southern Texas, home to the most productive oil field in the United States. For Cynthia Dupnik, whose Karnes…
The 2013 SRBP Themes (Part 1) #nlpoli
The end of the calendar always brings the string of Best of, Top 10, and any other kind of year in review piece. In the conventional media it’s the season…
Stephen Harper’s Great Ice Storm Mistake
This is what Toronto looked like this evening from the Island ferry. The sky clearing, the ice breaking up in the bay. Glowing in the setting sun like a city…