thoughts about the mayor’s think tank. our arts. our edmonton.
I had the pleasure of joining over 200 Edmontonians to share ideas about making our city more friendly to the arts at Mayor Stephen Mandel‘s Arts Think Tank today at…
Nearly Done
I’ve gone through all my editors’ notes and made all the changes–and have started one more run through to make sure I like what I did. I will surface soon–though…
Kremlinology 36: Thinking with your ass
We’d all like to think that political ideas come out of politicians’ heads after careful thought and lots of research. In Newfoundland and Labrador, government ideas tend to spring from…
Cape Breton North By-election
Looks like the Tories will hold onto Cecil Clarke's old seat in Cape Breton North.Results, with 47 of 51 polls reporting:
Stop Online Spying!
Highlight Image: Highlight Caption: A petition to stop warrantless online spying Highlight Link: ...
Conservative MP Deletes Offensive Tweets
Yesterday, Tory MP Bob Zimmer for Prince George-Peace River made a number of really stupid comments re the closure of the Marine Rescue Centre in St. John’s, NFLD., basically joking…
New Davenport NDP MP Andrew Cash fighting for justice for Toronto business owners affected by the G20
Ottawa agrees to review G20 claims from Toronto business owners - thestar.comExcerpt:NDP MP Andrew Cash (Davenport) accused the government of trying to bury businesses in paperwork hoping they will “just…
This joke isn’t all that funny…..
A Man walks into a bank in North Carolina, and gives the teller a note that says that this is an unarmed bank robbery, and that she had better hand…
Why is the Canadian Press and rest of media using the term, "Harper Government"?
Because Stephen Harper instructed them to.
Talisman Energy Targets Children with "Friendly Fracosaurus" Gas Coloring Book
Screen shot 2011-06-20 at 1.45.22 PM.png “Hello, my name is Talisman Terry, your friendly Fracosaurus. I am here to teach you about a clean energy source called Natural Gas.” In...
Government misses CAW but slams CUPW to the Floor
These are very busy times. First there was the Air Canada fiasco. They were out less than a day and the Prime Minister was laying down Back to Work Legislation.…
congrats to bryon wilfert for the order of the rising sun
Hard quality work shows for itself. Joining the likes of General Douglas McArthur, former Liberal MP, my former MP, The Hon. Bryon Wilfert, is going to receive Japan's second highest…
On institutionalization
Following up on my earlier post, there was one massive piece of news from #vancon2011 on the capacity development front in the unveiling of the Broadbent Institute. But while it's…
Are we protecting our Water?
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 A shocking story from Mark Hume in the Globe and Mail on June 12th reveals ...
Feeding Canada Geese to the poor
New York City plans to capture Canada Geese and ship them to Pennsylvania, where they will be killed, cooked and fed to the poor. NYC says the geese pose a…
On training opportunities
Naturally, there's plenty to catch up on from #vancon2011 - but before I get into the news from the convention, let's note one relatively surprising omission from the agenda for…
Statement in response to Magazines Canada’s support for back-to-work legislation for CUPW
As representatives of independent Canadian publications, we were alarmed to see yesterday’s statement from Magazines Canada CEO Mark Jamison applauding Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt’s decision to introduce back-to-work legislation…
Sufficiency of a search warrant
The sufficiency of a search warrant is often an issue. Today the Court of Appeal gave some guidance as follows in R. v. Nguyen, 2011 ONCA 465: The ultimate test is whether –…
Toronto Moves To Toughen Up Discrimination Policy
Pasternak’s motion directed city manager, Joe Pennachetti, to craft an updated discrimination policy that will ensure events funded by the city, or that take place on city property, promote respect,…
Open Data Job Posting at MaRS in Toronto
The following job posting can be found on the MaRS website here. So here's a job for an open data advocate living in, or willing to move to, Toronto. For…