CBC Radio column: A stolen laptop and the future of criminal justice
In this alberta@noon column on CBC Radio One with host Donna McElligott I talk about the future of crime fighting. Specifically we discuss the saga of Sean Power and his…
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Estimating crowd sizes
There has been rather different estimates of how many people are in this picture: The CBC report that the police estimated this crowd at 5000 (here); Lifesite claimed 15,000 (here),…
The Alberta Party Leadership Candidate Debate
Here is the long form video of the recent Alberta Party Leadership Debate held in Calgary. It is 2 hours long so put on a pot of coffee first. The…
NDP Ideas 2011-05-18 09:40:00
Hero Cops Escort Cellphone Loudmouth Off Train from Gizmodo by Seth Abramovitch People who carry on high-volume conversations on their cellphones in public places are the worst. THE. WORST. Which…
Vote for The Grizzly Manifesto in the Readers’ Choice Awards.
The Readers’ Choice Awards is a great prize and serious upside recognition for an Alberta author. The competition this year is between five terrific titles but my preferences is for…
Me, Myself and Aye
While it has been interesting to read the various post-mortems of the election and the pages and pages of advice being offered to the Liberal Party, my mind keeps drifting…
Navy Times – Detailed Description Of Bin Laden Raid – New Information
“As three of the SEALs reached the top of the steps on the third floor, they saw bin Laden standing at the end of the hall. The Americans recognized him…
Where’s the best place in Saskatoon to enjoy a post-Rapture drink?
Some conservative religious group from the US is apparently putting up billboards all over (including Saskatoon) proclaiming that the “Rapture” is going to occur on May 21st, removing all of…
Marine Le Pen Fiddles as Europe Burns
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested over the weekend and accused of very serious crimes. Like all people in free countries he is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law…
Democracy Delayed is Democracy Denied
The executive of the Liberal Party of Canada has learned nothing from the crushing electoral defeat endured by the party on May 2nd. They haven’t learned that the leader of…
Small silver-lining for Election 41.
Sure, Saskatoon-Humbolt was willing to re-elect a radical fundie whose social views are even too extreme for PM Harper to endorse, but at least it said “No Thank you, Pankiw”!
Sunday Conservapedia*
*Because reality has a “liberal bias” Conservative Humour and Satire I really don’t think anything additional needs saying.
Facebook, Supporter of Gov’t Secrecy and Against Individual Privacy, Caught Anonymously Smearing Google
New York Time provided an insight to Facebook’s position on individual’s privacy: For years, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has extolled the virtue of transparency, and he built…
It’s Friday so….Promises, Promises
Read whatever you like into this choice. (via ~ Jian Gomeshi)
Sportsnet fires host following anti-gay marriage tweet
Or it may have just been the last straw in a strained work environment. Whatever the reason though, kudos to SportsNet. After a spate of tweets in support of a…
The Candidate
Like dipping a single toe into the lake from the dock before jumping in, Ruth-Ellen Brosseau robocalled her constituents yesterday. It was the first thing she has done to earn…
How useful am I?
As an academic, I question my usefulness. Society will always need carpenters (or plumbers or tailors or nurses or farmers). Their benefit is pretty clear and obvious. Will it always…
Premier’s Council for Economic Strategy Report is Some Kind of Wonderful
Premier Stelmach gathered together and challenge twelve of the most thoughtful minds you can imagine to actually imagine the reality we face as Albertans to ensure our prosperity from now…
NDP Ideas 2011-05-09 09:35:00
Gardening for food banks from Www.thespec.com – news local Bill Wilcox has been busy cultivating community gardens to grow produce for local food banks and soup kitchens.