Why Canada should seize the R2P moment
The Oped below is in this morning’s Toronto Star. It was written with my new colleague Anouk Dey, with whom I am in the process of building something pretty exciting…
Mop & Pail spots emperor walking streets naked
That bastion of Marxism and vanguard of the glorious revolution of the proletariat, The Globe and Mail, today brings us a story so shocking, a truth so revealing that it…
Stop Stephen the Creeper!
After all of yesterday's controversy surrounding the expulsion of two students at a Conservative rally, the Liberals are seeking to capitalize on this opportunity to show Canadians the type of…
Stop Stephen the Creeper!
After all of yesterday’s controversy surrounding the expulsion of two students at a Conservative rally, the Liberals are seeking to capitalize on this opportunity to show Canadians the type of…
Stop Stephen the Creeper!
After all of yesterday's controversy surrounding the expulsion of two students at a Conservative rally, the Liberals are seeking to capitalize on this opportunity to show Canadians the type of…
Stop Stephen the Creeper!
After all of yesterday’s controversy surrounding the expulsion of two students at a Conservative rally, the Liberals are seeking to capitalize on this opportunity to show Canadians the type of…
Con candidate announces poverty has been eliminated in Canada
Chris Alexander, ladies and gentlemen:If I'm Mark Holland, I'm feeling very safe right now.
DAY TWELVE: Campaign Quick Hitters (#2 in a series)
Not discussed in any detail yet on this campaign was the gutting of an important Canadian institution: Statistics Canada. For those with short memories here is a sample of the…
Light a candle for Leona Aglukkaq
ottawalauren Lauren Interesting... RT @CBCReporters: Nunavut ex-premier, Okalik, named LPC candidate. Will run against CPC MP Aglukkaq. http://bit.ly/dSZCDM 4 minutes ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply
DAY TWELVE: Campaign Quick Hitters (#1 in a series)
This is rich! The Liberals have quickly put a very timely ad out there about Canadians being denied the right to attend Harper rallies if they're wearing the wrong t-shirts…
Ottawa’s Green Bin Program – Time for City Council to Lead
An Open Letter to Ottawa City Council and Residents RE: Residential Solid Waste Service Level Review RecommendationsThis open letter is being posted on my blog, The Fifth Column ( http://the5thc.blogspot.com/…
Stop the Facebook Creeping, Mr. Harper – With Video
I like this Liberal war room. Quick, sharp, setting the agenda, even having the confidence to use humour. They are smacking the Conservatives around like hockey pucks.This is a great…
Stop the Facebook Creeping, Mr. Harper – With Video
I like this Liberal war room. Quick, sharp, setting the agenda, even having the confidence to use humour. They are smacking the Conservatives around like hockey pucks. This is a…
Stop the Facebook Creeping, Mr. Harper – With Video
I like this Liberal war room. Quick, sharp, setting the agenda, even having the confidence to use humour. They are smacking the Conservatives around like hockey pucks.This is a great…
Stop the Facebook Creeping, Mr. Harper – With Video
I like this Liberal war room. Quick, sharp, setting the agenda, even having the confidence to use humour. They are smacking the Conservatives around like hockey pucks. This is a…
Is this Democracy? -Updated
“Harper’s strategy of refusing to take more than five questions a day from reporters amounts to a gross disservice to the public. Four of the permitted questions (generally two in…
Setting the record straight
I have been accused in various online forums, and personally, of harbouring feelings of hatred towards supporters of the Conservative Party. “How can you sleep at night?” one person asked.…
Campaign TV Ads
Other than those stupid lawn signs that flood the cities every time we have an election, TV ads are obviously the most engaging way to capture the emotion of the…
America’s Smallest Apartment: Walkable Micro-living in NYC
New York-based writer Felice Cohen lives in an amazingly small apartment -- 90 sq.ft. to be exact. Since it was profiled in the Daily Mail, this video of her micro-abode…