NDP Ideas 2011-07-13 14:53:00
network design for high ridership, a dense city example by Jarrett at HumanTransit.org 1 person liked this – you How do transit network designers go about their task? Surprisingly little…
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What Makes Google+ Different?
With the introduction of Google+, the social networking world has gotten a lot more crowded. Just like in business, competition brings out the best of us, and the new battle…
Help Name The New Fire Hall!
The City of Grande Prairie is encouraging the public to take part in a process to help name the Third Fire Station. This is the first time residents have been…
Why Bernard Gousse Shouldn’t Be Haiti’s Next Prime Minister
Wad_1.JPG Wad_3.JPG Article and photos By: Wadner Pierre First publihsed on San Francisoc Bay View In 2004, I was in Haiti living under the injustice Bernard Gousse inflicted on his…
Health Advisory Council Meeting
So, this isn’t city business but I know people are interested in the state of healthcare in our city and the province so when I got notice of this in…
GP’s First BMX Park!
BMX Site To Be Ready By August Construction on Grande Prairie’s first BMX bike park is set to begin Thursday. Located west of the off leash dog park in the…
Letter to Toronto City Council, re: Giorgio Mammoliti
Dear Councillors: In light of Councillor Mammoliti’s renewed calls for city de-funding of Pride Toronto, I want to make sure you are aware of his behaviour on Saturday. Of course,…
Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis a Sovereignty Crisis
Greek Parliament, Syntagma Athens – by kouk News outlets around the world have focused heavily on the so-called Greek Sovereign debt crisis this week. The proposed solution–an IMF loan package…
Stupid Quote of the Day
This gem comes from an interview with Robert Finch, Dominion Chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada in today’s New York Times: “The fact that the queen can’t change her…
Tahrir Square, June 28 Post-Script
Yesterday’s clashes in Tahrir square were covered here at WHR as breaking news. A more complete picture of the context and extent of the situation has emerged. As mentioned in…
Sactimony Unbecoming
Michael Ignatieff wrote an interesting op-ed today, presumably prompted by a recently published report and article examining expatriates. In it Ignatieff shares his less than pleasant experience on the subject,…
Bachmann, Wallace, & FOX NEWS continue to illustrate contemporary conservative "news" expectations.
Wallace asks the obvious question that’s on most rational people’s minds: The aftermath: Wingnuts go apoplectic that Bachmann wasn’t given an even gentler soft-ball interview and Wallace ends up having…
Is Washington Collecting Cell-Phone Data?
“There seems to be a consensus among privacy advocates that the government is using the very latest technological advancements to sweep up, among other things, the locations of cell phones.…
The New Political Landscape
The results of the general election have dramatically shifted Canada’s political orientation. A round-up: What’s good: No more mushy-middle, quasi-conservative-government-in-waiting-politicking by the Grits. What’s bad: Big Blue is stronger than…
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Cameras and Cops from Rochester to South Beach
This week the international media has reported on the development of a rather interesting confluence of incidents concerning police behaviour in the US. Each of these involve initial misconduct by…
TVO’s The Agenda: Faith in Secularism – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
Speaking on TVOntario’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, I make the case that separation of church and state is as much in the interests of the church as it is…