A post from Prince Edward Island
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…
2013
A post from Prince Edward Island
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…
Spin Alert: Just what is Christy Clark apologizing for, exactly?
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…
2 hours left to sign up as a supporter!
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…
#LPCLdr Debate #4: My Ballot Begins to Form
(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…
*hack hack cough cough*
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)
Higher Ed / College Campus Photos
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…
PETITION: Tell the RCMP you stand with B.C.’s abused Aboriginal women
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…
Spin Alert: “They do it too, so we’re not so bad.”
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…
Redford Tories’ War with Teachers: It’s About Caucus Politics
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)…
The Secret Teachings of All Ages
“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 Tumblin’ Crispy Christy Clark
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…
Self-destructive Spin Alert: BC Liberals
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…
Why Numbers Exist
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…
Ideal, Think, Reality
The above video was uploaded a few months ago but started making the rounds in a viral way this weekend. Sunday food for thought.
Saturday Photo: It’s Lent, Time to Take Down the Decorations
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…
Regulation 274, Education Act of Ontario
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…
Why Canadian television is superior to Canadian movies: Salem
Columnist says Canadian TV is more cost-effective, more commercial, and vastly more significant to Canadians’ daily lives.