Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With all of the hubbub surrounding the federal government's history agenda, I thought it was worth noting that one of the things that has been occupying me lately is the…
Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With all of the hubbub surrounding the federal government’s history agenda, I thought it was worth noting that one of the things that has been occupying me lately is the…
Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With all of the hubbub surrounding the federal government's history agenda, I thought it was worth noting that one of the things that has been occupying me lately is the…
Celebrating Canada: National Holidays, Commemoration and Identity Politics
With all of the hubbub surrounding the federal government’s history agenda, I thought it was worth noting that one of the things that has been occupying me lately is the…
DSM5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Has Arrived: Are Ari Ne’eman and John Elder Robison Still Autistic?
The DSM5 has been released and is now beginning to impact the world of autism. Most discussion of the DSM5’s New Autism Spectrum Disorder has ignored the effect of the…
Your Sunday Smile
Plus a sobering rebuke of Mr. Harper in this morning’s Star editorial: “This sordid saga of improper Conservative behaviour, high-level secrecy and winking at wrongdoing has infuriated Canadians, disgraced the…
Blog Direction Update: Polling, Away! Far, far away.
Well, I’ve finally had a few days to think about what happened last Tuesday. The election in British Columbia represented a huge blow, once more, against the Canadian polling industry.…
How the Coalition Came Back to Haunt Stephen Harper
More than four years later I can still remember how frightened Stephen Harper looked.The Great Canadian Coalition was threatening to remove him from power. And the people were in the…
Paulie Gloats About McKee’s Release, Then Throws Temper Tantrum Over Love’s Arrest
Something we've noted over the course of this blog's history is the increasing tendency of Paul Fromm (whom we lovingly refer to as Paulie) to move away from the, "genteel…
Mayor of Toronto has wrong public relations “strategy”
If you’re a politician and have been accused of doing something that threatens your job and reputation try to avoid the issues confronting you. Lay low, be quiet and hope…
O.A.S. Drug Review a "Game Changer"
The Organization of American States has issued a report on global drugs policy that, some believe, could lead to the end of blanket prohibition. Publication of the Organisation of American…
6016…A Marine And His Dog
The Associated Press has a touching story out of mid America. Madison, Wisconsin’s Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan and like many of us he…
Citizen engagement meets policy work as we push for strong national rules to protect cell phone users
We at OpenMedia.ca have been working hard to ensure your voices are heard as the CRTC works to develop national rules to protect cell phone users. If we’re successful this…
Evidence That Stephen Harper Is Stepping Down..
…and Port Moody-Westwood MP James Moore is stepping up, is here. PS. That suit makes him look thinnish. He is not. Might be an issue. You see him at televised…
Polling Should Be Banned During BC Elections!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger This is as good a time to take a step forward and ban political polls beginning 30 days before voting day. We have all seen…
Spinning out of control?
It can hardly come as a surprise to anyone that governments – like corporations – employ spin to portray their actions in the best possible light (and to cast their…
Appreciating B-Movies
It drives Susan to distraction that I love B-flicks. She squirms and fidgets if I put one into the DVD player and can seldom sit through an entire movie. They…