Renewing the Party
I went on a much needed vacation after the election and now I’m back I thought I would post my thoughts on what I think the Liberal party needs to…
A View From The Left
A Few Thoughts on What Happened
Now I’ve had a bit of time to digest what happened last night, but before I get to reading other people’s post-mortems on the campaign I want to offer a…
Conservative’s Making Sure the Youth DON’T Vote
This is an atrocious story out of Guelph:No votes cast Wednesday in a special ballot at the University of Guelph should stand, according to the Conservative Party of Canada. The…
Coward
After yesterdays great debate about the debates, Harper appears to be backing down from his offer of a one-on-one debate with Ignatieff. I think a one-on-one debate between the only…
Post Secondary Education for Your Kids vs Tax Cuts for Foreign Corporations
Today the Liberal unveiled the Learning Passport. This will provide $1,000 a year to every student in post-secondary education, $1,500 for students from low-income families. This tax-free cash will provide…
Promises that Will Never be Kept
Today's Conservative "major policy announcement" of income splitting for families with kids under 18 is a joke, it won't come into effect until after the budget is balanced. Harper is…
On Things More Important than Guergis/Jaffer
A story that has largely fallen by the wayside due to the much more sensations Guergis/Jaffer affair is the speakers ruling on the documents pertaining to Afghan detainees (which may…
Reflections on Copenhagen
Well in the late hours of last night the leaders finally came to an "agreement" that basically says a whole lot of nothing. It's hard to come away from here…
Disaster in Copenhagen
We've spend the day watching the live feed of negotiations from the Bella Center, and unless there is a big change in the next few hours then we will end…
Live From Copenhagen Archive
Since today is a slow day for me, I decided to create a list of all my post from Copenhagen in one spot in case you've missed a post and…
Recap of Day Three
Well my day today again started fairly early with a line up at 7:30 to get into the Bella Center, fortunately today the line actually moved so I was in…
Clean Energy and Climate Action: A North American Collaboration
This panel is hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Pembina Institute. Guest Speaker are: Jean Charest Greg Selinger Shalini Vajjhala (Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of International…
Climate Summit of Mayors
3:00 - well this room is standing room only, the speakers are:Ritt Rjerregaar (Lord Mayor of Copenhagen)Amos Masondo (Johannesburg)Rakesh Mehta (Delhi)Robert Doyle (Melbourne)Marcelo Ebrard (Mexico City)Antoni Villaraigosa (LA)Barbel Dieckmann (Chair…
Gender and Climate Change
Early this afternoon Iceland hosted an interesting session on gender and climate change. The basic thesis of it is that women must be included at the group at the table…
Green Growth and Green Jobs
While the media’s focus is on the negotiations, a lot of the conference here is about presentations from governments and NGOs on many different environmentally friendly things that have worked…
Recap of Day Two
Well after queuing at the Bella Center starting at 4:30 this morning for when registration opened at 8 (I wasn't even the first one in line) I did make it…
CNN + You Tube Debate
As one of the side events here at COP-15 CNN is hosting what they're calling a You Tube debate. It will be starting momentarily and I will be liveblogging it…
Live From the Bella Center
Well after yesterdays disaster I lined up before 5, making me 4th in line for when registration opened at 8. I'm now in and registered despite the messed up pass…
A Failure in Organisation
Well besides negotiations breaking down at COP-15 so did the registration process for acredited delegates. Registration opened this morning at 8am, I was there at 7:30, there were probably already…
Live From Copenhagen
Well I've arrived in Copenhagen for the second week of the UN Climate Change Conference. I will be doing my best to liveblog as much as possible, and I will…