Stephen Harper and the Great Con War on Pensions and Seniors
I've written a lot of posts about the Stephen Harper and his Great Con War on Pensions and Seniors for a couple of very simple reasons.I like old people, I…
2015
Will the Writ be Dropped Early?
Most elections have been fought over the now-typical five-week period, but the 36 day writ period is merely a convention and we all know how much respect Harper has for…
Stephen Harper and the Growing Anger of Canadians
I don't know why it's taken so long for many Canadians to be angered by Stephen Harper, considering what he has done to Canada.But a new EKOS poll shows that…
A Court Case With Serious Implications For Free Speech
National Post Article Worth keeping an eye on. If law becomes a matter of personal opinion rather than some kind of objective standard we may as well close up shop…
It’s Blogger Leprosy
Write a post about Greece or Harper, the NDP or the F-35, just about anything and readers will post comments. Sometimes just a couple, sometimes a lot. But there’s one…
Missed It Completely. The 2015 State of the States Report.
The United States of America’s Ecological Deficit Day arrived this year with little fanare on July 14th. That is the date on which it is estimated that the Americans have…
Hottest Year Ever? Apparently So.
I know, you folks in the east had a miserable, seemingly endless winter but for the rest of the world it was pretty toasty. In fact 2015 is shaping up…
Jury charges too long
The Supreme Court in R. v. Rodgerson, 2015 SCC 38 says jury charges are too long – see below. Some might suggest the Court is responsible for the great increase…
Juxtaposition
The current Liberal leader, who apparently saw no reason to think his actions in the present might result in the loss of his party’s self-proclaimed brand: Trudeau said he finds…
The F-35 Does Win in Air Combat. A Game Says So.
Over at War is Boring there’s a new item about how Lockheed’s immensely flawed F-35 will handily trounce an opposing force of Russia’s pretty amazing Su-35s. Apparently there’s a computer…
The difference between SEM and SEO (paid and organic search)
The world of online marketing changes quickly. Over the years, terminology used to discuss both ways in which people market themselves or their organizations to search engines. In an effort…
Donald Trump Self-Destructs
Trump can’t help himself and today he literally blew himself – and his political aspirations (if he actually held any) to shreds. Apparently smarting from recent remarks by Arizona senator…
July 19: Why. it isn’t oil and at all. It’s bitumen. Oh, that makes it different.
The Irving press at last has the story of the oil spill. But the reporter managed to write the whole story without calling it oil. ( I mean, why alarm…
Notley strikes a collaborative tone in Canada’s pipeline debate
This week’s Council of the Federation meeting in St. John’s, Newfoundland marked Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s first appearance on the national stage since the NDP won a stunning victory in…
Advanced Certification in Video Advertising
As I help my school stand out in this competitive environment, I often spend free time learning more and becoming proficient in using online tools to their highest potential value…
Google Analytics Re-certification
In an attempt to do right by the really cool grid format made possible by the Minimum theme I use, I want to share more small victories like my re-certification…
Google Analytics 301 Course (LunaMetrics)
At the risk of repeating information I’d like to briefly discuss the value of taking an analytics course in-person. in November, when we were about to launch our new website,…
"He’s Fired Up the Crazies." The Life and Times of America’s Most Dangerous Narcissist.
Like most of the early Boomer kids, I was fascinated by WWII. Many of our dads had come back from the fighting and our basements would have old steamer chests…
NDP’s great, tough online ad "Enough" resembles my own
I’ve been waiting for Harper’s political opponents to give the creep a taste of his own medicine. I was thrilled this week when the NDP came out with this online…
How to create warped incentives
Shorter John Ibbitson: The NDP is being entirely responsible in preparing for the possible outcomes of the next federal election, and must be punished for it.