New Word – AssWhole
I seethed just a little bit in recent days listening to vanquished Tories talk about how they’re going to be “nicer” people in the post-Harper future. Some of them said…
November 2015
Equal means equal
I was as shocked as anyone else by that iPolitics story, found here. But I suspect many folks in PMO and PCO were surprised, too, and that they are at…
The Census Fiasco and the Final Humiliation of Stephen Harper
It seems only fitting that on his last day as Con leader Stephen Harper should leave through a door darkly, while being humiliated over and over again. In the same…
Can this be Canada’s Camelot?
They came out into the sunlight from Rideau Hall. They are the 15 women and 16 men who now serve Canada. They sit at the Round Table of Prime Minister…
Photoshopping With A Grumpy Hobbit
For your consideration, another Grumpy Hobbit Original.
Photoshopping With A Grumpy Hobbit
For your consideration, another Grumpy Hobbit Original.
Photoshopping With A Grumpy Hobbit
For your consideration, another Grumpy Hobbit Original.
Abacus – First poll 2015 #nlpoli
No surprise that the Liberals are way ahead in the latest Abacus horse race poll. No surprise the NDP have fallen and the Tories have held steady. What you need…
Photoshopping With A Grumpy Hobbit
For your consideration, another Grumpy Hobbit Original.
Setting fire to your own ass is never a good idea #nlpoli
While Paul Davis and the Conservatives were launching their official election campaign, Ryan Cleary turned up in a recorded interview on NTV to talk about the controversy he embodies. The…
Rona Ambrose, disciplined Harper loyalist, to lead the Opposition
PHOTOS: A typical constituent of Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose searches their Sturgeon River-Parkland riding northwest of Edmonton for a sign of his MP. Actual constituents of this Alberta MP…
Rachel Notley sticks to her fiscal guns at ‘state of the province speech’ to Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
PHOTO: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley addressing the Alberta Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley yesterday continued a tradition of “state of the province speeches” to chamber of…
Why Rona Ambrose Will Lead the Cons to Disaster
Well I knew the Cons were desperate, and that it was not going to be easy to find or lasso an interim leader to replace Boss or Bull Harper. Because…
A fine, feminine cabinet
Good to see that Prime Minister Trudeau (haven’t said that for a while) has kept an important promise and formed a gender-balanced cabinet. He said his cabinet would reflect Canada…
Freedom the press is sadly being trumped by freedom of information policies in play at our Cowichan Valley Regional District.
By Peter W. Rusland-Originally published in the South Cowichan Echo Peter Rusland Freedom the press is sadly being trumped by freedom of information policies in play at our Cowichan Valley…
Michael Geist: TPP Text Confirms Massive Loss to Canadian Public Domain
The just released Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) text confirms the “extension of the term of copyright to life of the author plus an additional 70 years.” For Internet law expert Prof…
What Else can Work at Scale? and Techniques from Social Media
My contribution to the Networked Learning Conference 'Hot Seat' discussion. You can read the whole discussion here.# # #Anything that can be automated works at scale. Anything that cannot be…
Analysis and Support of MOOCs
My contributions to the Network Learning 'Hot Seat' addressing the question, "How do we analyse and support the networked interactions of thousands of people learning together?" View the whole discussion…
Role for Educators in MOOCs
My comments to the Networked Learning Conference 'hot seat' on the role of educators in MOOCs. Read the full discussion here. # # # At the risk of self-reference, I'd…
What Else can Work at Scale? and Techniques from Social Media
My contribution to the Networked Learning Conference ‘Hot Seat’ discussion. You can read the whole discussion here. # # # Anything that can be automated works at scale. Anything that…