The Avengers Movie Review – #FF – Follow-Friday
The Avengers – A great movie worth seeing! So, I’m going to write this blog in two sections, and then post it all Friday morning. Some of it is being…
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Crowdfunding and Politics – Innovation Delayed is Innovation Denied
The super cool, and crowdfuned, Pebble watch! So, I’ve started spending a fair amount of my spare time reading, learning and investigating a variety of different areas of social innovation…
Who Watches the Watchmen? – Paulitical Edition
So, I’ve been struck recently but the large and growing number of transgressions against transparent, accountable, and in many cases ethical and legal governing. I’m not just referring to what’s…
Interpersonal Politics – Movie Monday
So, recently a number of friends of mine have gone on the job hunt or are just generally trying to figure out their professional life. Maybe you’ve guessed that by…
Networking – The Essential Job Search Skill
Oooh, look at my diverse group of new professional contacts! So, last week I did a little piece on a crucial job search skill: the all important job interview. Now,…
Today’s Politics and Weather Suck!
So, I want you to take a good hard look at this weather report for the next couple of days and say it with me….YUCK! I know, I know, Canadians…
F-35 Scandal – 40,000 Feet Above the Average Canadian
“Roger that control, commencing scandal bomb drop…” So, I was having a discussion/argument last night with some friends about the 24 hour news cycle and the 15 second soundbite information…
Every Wildrose Has Its Thorn
“Seriously, I came thiiiissss close….” So, keep moving along people. Nothing to see here. Another PC majority, another day in Alberta. That makes 12 in a row I believe. For…
Urban Jungle – Where Toronto’s Wildthings Are – Movie Monday
So, it’s another Movie Monday today and I know I say this every time…but this is the best one yet! Our friend William Mathews from www.digitalfootprint.ca has outdone himself on…
The Alberta Election – #FF – Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Worse…
The Alberta Candidates: Brian Mason (NDP), Alison Redford (PC), Raj Sherman (L), Danielle Smith (WR) So, I’ve had a few people ask me why I haven’t blogged about the Alberta…
Newspaper Wars – The Grid vs. Now Magazine
Now and The Grid face off in the newspaper wars So, when I first got to Toronto there were mainly two weekly publications, both publishing on Thursday, that went after…
How to Ace a Job Interview – Paulitical Styles
the more boring they are, the harder they fall…back into unemployment So, I was reading an article on the Star’s Moneyville blog that purported to be about how young people…
Politics and Hypocrasy – Movie Monday
So, it’s everyone’s (I hope) favourite day of the week here at Paulitical Satire! It’s Movie Monday! Today’s one is a particular gem brought to us, as always, by my…
#FF – Music Review – Bahamas "Barchords"
So, we’ve been doing a lot of politics lately, budget season tends to do that to me, but I promised diversity of content, and dammit, I will deliver!I’ve decided that…
Cell Phone Companies – On the Wrong Side of the Law
So, this is going to be kind of a quick hit, as it doesn’t require a crazy amount of time and space to explain why the Ontario Government’s recent proposal…
War vs. the Canadian Charter – Which is Worth Celebrating?
So, yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Can you hear that sound? **crickets chirping** Right, because there was literally nothing planned for the…
Road Trips and Canadian Identity – Movie Monday
It’s Monday, which can only mean that my good friend William Matthews and I have made you another great movie! It’s a quick one, because it’s so beautiful outside I…
#FF – Follow Friday – Holiday Guest Blogger Edition
So, in case you haven’t noticed, Here and Here, I’m pretty riled up about the recent Federal Government decision to cut Katimavik. I think the conduct of the Conservatives have…
Jerk of the Week Award Goes to James Moore
So, maybe Justin Trudeau was listening when I tweeted him this week, asking him when we could expect his hunger strike. Or maybe he read my recent post about Katimavik.…
Canada 2012 Federal Budget – The Top 3 Sexiest, Most Angering Things in a Boring Document
So, many MANY people checked out my recent post on my initial reaction to the Canadian Federal budget, and the unfair and unwarranted cut to a treasured program: Katimavik. Having…