December 2015
Should there be a referendum on PR?
The Conservatives are vowing to filibuster attempts by the governing Liberals to reform the way we elect our MPs - be it alternative vote or some kind of proportional representation,…
Should there be a referendum on PR?
The Conservatives are vowing to filibuster attempts by the governing Liberals to reform the way we elect our MPs – be it alternative vote or some kind of proportional representation,…
Should there be a referendum on PR?
The Conservatives are vowing to filibuster attempts by the governing Liberals to reform the way we elect our MPs - be it alternative vote or some kind of proportional representation,…
Crazy will beget more crazy…
So bye-bye 2015 and hi to 2016! 2015 was pretty momentous, yo. What with a new game in town on the Hill, the Jays making a legit run to the…
A Severe Weather Event That Reaches from Texas to the North Pole
The original predictions were alarming and they were also wrong. A few days ago it was predicted that the severe winter storm that swept through eastern Canada out of Texas…
The GOP’s worst nightmare, a brokered convention
Before we went to a primary-style system of selecting party leaders, we were used to the idea of contested party leader conventions in Canada. Sometimes you just never knew who…
The GOP’s worst nightmare, a brokered convention
Before we went to a primary-style system of selecting party leaders, we were used to the idea of contested party leader conventions in Canada. Sometimes you just never knew who…
The GOP’s worst nightmare, a brokered convention
Before we went to a primary-style system of selecting party leaders, we were used to the idea of contested party leader conventions in Canada. Sometimes you just never knew who…
Highly-Scientific Poll™: what was the biggest event of 2015? (And happy 2016!)
As 2015 winds to a close, I am grateful for a lot of stuff. To wit: Got to marry my best friend in Kennebunkport. (Added bonus: she is a genius…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Owen Jones writes that the UK's flooding is just one example of what happens when the public sector which is supposed to look…
Should there be a referendum on PR?
The Conservatives are vowing to filibuster attempts by the governing Liberals to reform the way we elect our MPs - be it alternative vote or some kind of proportional representation,…
New column day
Here, expanding on this post about Brad Wall's sad attempt to beg Justin Trudeau for federal money to make up for his own mismanagement. For further reading...- Once again, Wall's…
The GOP’s worst nightmare, a brokered convention
Before we went to a primary-style system of selecting party leaders, we were used to the idea of contested party leader conventions in Canada. Sometimes you just never knew who…
Where Is Help To Be Found?
Over the past several weeks I have been reading a number of letters to the editor from 'concerned' citizens about the arrival of Syrian refugees in Canada. Some offer a…
As the British Empire fades into history.
Despite Her Majesty’s annual message of hope, stiff upper lip and all, and her references to the Christian Bible, we see no future for the British Empire. Elizabeth II has…
HubSpot certification and the future of digital marketing
This summer, when I started using HubSpot, I knew I needed to focus intently, given the limited amount of time I had to help manage the initial implementation and first…
The Cons Threaten to Block Electoral Reform
Yesterday I told you how Rona Ambrose, her shellshocked Harper party, and their friends in the Con media, were in a disturbing state of zombie agitation.After it finally dawned on…
The Unbearable Lightness of Sunny Ways
In the Aesop’s fable of The Wind and the Sun, the wind and sun argue over which was stronger. A traveller then appears on the road, and to settle their…