Useful political lessons from Down Under
Say what you want about Kevin Rudd (and he’s not exceptionally progressive, from what I hear), but this is: 1. A great way to explain support for equal rights in…
Harper Drops His Drawers to Save Keystone
Steve Harper is so desperate to win Obama’s support for the Keystone XL bitumen pipeline that he’s willing to accept America’s demands for greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the oil…
Al Qaeda linked rebels in Syria: Putin accuses Kerry of lying: Syrian rebel atrocities – NYT video footage
Islamist fighters in Syria: Beneath – al-Nusra Front fighters execute Syrian soldiers Given the military excesses the Assad regime has directed against its own people, genuine representatives of the Syrian…
When It Comes to Choppers, Once Again the Harper Government Can’t Tell Its Arse From Its Elbow
Back in the Mulroney days, then defence minister Kim Campbell opted to buy EH-101 super choppers to replace the Canadian navy’s fleet of aging Sea King helos. Since then we’ve…
gRSShopper Setup (2)
Making Optlists Preparing for the MOOC-REL course I filled in a full set of optlists. An ‘optlist’ is the information required to create a dropdown list. These lists create predefine…
Chemical Weapons in Syria? Merely a Pretext [Iran, Shhh.]
” It’s the Economy, Stupid.” If you think you know why Syria is happening , you’re probably missing a number of the elements at play. Don’t expect western governments or…
For some reason, I’ve got the theme music for “Titanic” running through my head right now
Dunno why, I just do.
How Do We Live in a Post-Prism World?
How do you like having a foreign government’s computer following you around? How do you like having your e-mails screened? How do you like having your browsing history traced and…
Dinner for leaders attending G-20 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Syrian war and killings, violence in Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan and on and on. In the meantime dinner for leaders in St. Petersburg, Russia. Nice setting, eh! Wars are for the…
Passwords Holding the Web Together
I noticed another person with a CIBC 2-factor authentication fob on their key chain last week. It displays a seemingly random number that actually only a special server knows, so…
Of King Henry and King Stephen.
Sometimes what you don’t find can be more important than what you do find. The absence of something you should expect to find can itself be a statement. Sometimes it…
He’s Everywhere!
Disclaimer: Despite the fact that this is my third recent posting about him, there is no ‘bromance’ budding between me and Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt. It’s just that I am…
John McCain takes beating at a town hall meeting re: Syrian intervention
McCain’s constituents gave it to him at a town hall meeting in Arizona. Syrian intervention is going to be a hard sell to Americans. I understand 80% Americans are opposed…
Successes We Can Build On
I was recently asked what I thought the current National Board accomplished over this past term, and what I thought the next steps to advance the party should be. Here…
Provincial Trudeaumania?
At least at first blush, that is what it definitely seems like in the four Atlantic Canadian provinces, as noted yesterday by my co-blogger Teddy. The Liberals have moved into…
Last Year’s Wild Weather Tied to Climate Change. Well, Duh!
Another day, another study. A Stanford University study has found that last year’s wild weather, including the heat wave and drought that swept most of the U.S., is now more…
Congressman Alan Grayson on Syria
Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson is opposed to U.S. intervention in Syria. He also says that there is simply not enough votes in the Congress to pass the resolution on the…
Part-Time Growth in a “Hamster Wheel” Job Market
Today, Statistics Canada reported that employment increased in August, although two-thirds of the additional jobs were part-time positions. The part-time rate rose to 19%, its highest level in more than…