Election polling: Plenty of noise, not much signal
This has also been posted at iPolitics. Nate Silver became an overnight sensation as a polling guru early on in the 2008 Presidential when he contradicted the conventional media interpretation…
September 2015
Jason Kenney and Lynton Crosby’s New and Dangerous Wedge Issue
Well don't say I didn't warn you. In one of my last posts I wrote that Jason Kenney would go absolutely wild at the thought that Justin Trudeau was going…
Liberal Big Tent May Be An Echo Chamber
Suzuki and Trudeau are both plain spoken people. They both strike me as straightforward. The difference is that Suzuki is much older and doesn’t appear to cater to anyone, while…
If the “hole” in the Liberal 4-year Plan is not $6.5 billion, then explain how big it is
The presentation of the Liberal plan leaves something to be desired, with the Conservatives blethering about a $6.5 billion hole that will be filled with tax increases on the middle…
I’m now HubSpot Certified (and such)
So I just wanted to share that after reviewing inbound marketing (and specifically how HubSpot’s inbound methodology informs how you should use their software), I recently became HubSpot Certified. As…
Kyle McKee A Little Fuzzy On Definition Of Freedom Of Speech Part III
With news that Jesse Rau, the former probationary bus driver in Calgary who was fired because he refused to drive a bus painted to support Pride events…. even though he…
Suzuki’s "Sanctimonious Crap"
In the red corner, Trudeau. In the green corner, Suzuki. The bell sounds, it’s on. Justin Trudeau might as well have been speaking for the leaders of all the major…
my favorite three NDP politicians
One of my cousins commented the other day about the tendency to vote against political leaders instead in favor politicians, and that led to my decision to write this post,…
#elxn42 breakdown – Part 3
In part 1 of this post we focused on the need for exponential growth and the monetary system behind our need for this type of growth. We learned that the…
#elxn42 breakdown – Part 3
In part 1 of this post we focused on the need for exponential growth and the monetary system behind our need for this type of growth. We learned that the…
#elxn42 breakdown – Part 3
In part 1 of this post we focused on the need for exponential growth and the monetary system behind our need for this type of growth. We learned that the…
Quick summary of the Liberal 4-year Plan
So what is in the Liberal spending plan? You can find the plan itself at this site. The plan is well-written, with a clear explanation of the principles that underlie…
When I was a child eating my supper,….
…….. (as some children still do – while slumped over the plate), my very Presbyterian mother would say, “Sit up. And eat your supper like a Christian.” I thought of…
A gift to remember
From Carcross Tagish First Nation, for the work we did for them over the years. Presented to us by Chief Danny Cresswell. Shark transforming into man, by Keith Wolfe-Smarch.
Saturday Photo: Dancing Grass
Just because it’s another nice weekend…
Stuff Happens, week 37: He’s Pope-tastic; cabbies go wild; NDP plays giveaway.
Pope Francis made his North American debut this week, and he was boffo. The pontiff, who is not very popular with the right-wing of the Catholic church (which means he…
Stuff Happens, week 37: He’s Pope-tastic; cabbies go wild; NDP plays giveaway.
Pope Francis made his North American debut this week, and he was boffo. The pontiff, who is not very popular with the right-wing of the Catholic church (which means he…
On continuing opportunities
Let’s answer Greg Lyle’s headline question as simply and concisely as possible: No. The NDP’s opportunity in the ongoing federal campaign has never involved the ability to move the election…
Voices On Neoliberalism
The late Tony Benn. Naomi Klein on the global neoliberalism.