Crowdsourcing a Sun News hit
I’m on Sun News a couple times today, and the producers (who are among the best I have ever dealt with, by the by) have asked me to talk about…
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Science Denialism and the Future of Humanity, Part 1
Recently, answering questions about the future of scientific research in Canada and the ongoing transformation of the National Research Council from a basic science research organization into a facilitator of…
Why Internet make you dumb
Much of this video’s content is covered in Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows, What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, in detail. Here’s my review of the book: The…
Tom Marshall’s Dead Muskrat Sketch #nlpoli
Tom Marshall used to be the finance minister. He’s the guy who consistently, year after year, spent more than the people of the province could afford. Tom didn’t do it…
Stephen Harper and the Porky Action Plan Scam
Well after being missing in action for days, Stephen Harper finally dared show his face in the House of Commons today. But it wasn't exactly a triumphal return, as you…
Ironies abound in Alberta’s agitated politics as Alison Redford cranks up the postage meter
How Albertans should see Progressive Conservative and Wildrose policies and procedures. Below: The clever Wildrose Facebook attack on PC Premier Alison Redford’s faintly unsavoury taxpayer-funded mail out, which makes it…
5964…No Fat Chicks Allowed
Elitedaily.com wrote earlier this week about the fact that “Anyone who’s been to Abercrombie & Fitch in the last few years has probably noticed that they don’t carry XL or…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Sprung cats.
What Does This Article Tell Us About "Canada"?
Today, I want to do an experiment. Back in January, I wrote a post beginning the work of thinking through what it means to write (about) “Canada” in some of…
5963…It Takes So Little
To shut a town down. In sleepy little Ottawa today, the business district, Rideau Centre and Parliamentary area were all shut down or slowed down by the simple threat of…
Ontario must defy unreasonable WTO ruling against Green Energy Act
By: Council of Canadians | Press Release: TORONTO, May 6, 2013 – The Council of Canadians is extremely disappointed by reports that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has upheld a…
BC Election Takes Me Back
Hendrix. Magic mushrooms. NDP candidates denounced as Chinese commies. Man it brings back the old days…. Except that when I was coming of age the whole “NDPer is a commie!”…
You can stop this man from criminalizing our Internet
Michael Froman has just been appointed chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership—an international agreement that could criminalize many everyday uses of the Internet. If you haven’t already, send him a…
To Tiny Bhutan, “Progress” Means Happiness, Not GDP
At a 1972 international conference in India, a reporter asked Bhutan’s king about his country’s gross national product – a measure of economic activity. His response was semi-facetious: He said…
An Opinion poll actually worth noting: Conservative Attack ads emphatically are NOT working.
Opinion polls can be extremely significant when they are used properly. When you are quantifying what things are of interest to specific people, you can garner useful actionable data, useful…
Shorter Corporations on Temporary Foreign Workers:
“We’ve been lying all this time; turns out free markets don’t work after all.” Well I’m glad we finally agree. Let’s remind them of that every time from now on…
BC gets nasty – and I like it!
The NDP should’ve listened to me. Best part, though, is this Gordon Wilson quote: “Some New Democrats are really mad and let me know it,” Wilson told me Monday. “I…
RE: Fuel Freedom, Ending our oil addiction
A video was sent to me by an organization ‘Fuel Freedom’ which seems like a worthy initiative to break the hold on the oil monopoly. However, in the interest of…
In Vancouver? Join us for a Copyright Cabaret with Kai Nagata and FreshMedia
Vancouverites have an exciting opportunity to reimagine copyright at an event taking place on Thursday, May 16. Remix This: A Copyright Cabaret has been organized by FreshMedia (a project of…