When Corporations Choose Despots Over Democracy
Obama and corporations desperately want the status quo. Even when the status quo means supporting a vicious tyrant. Egypt of course has been the country that has done much of…
Groundhog Day cancelled due to excess snow
Groundhogs in the Toronto area will not need to report to work as Mayor Ford has proclaimed today as an official Snow Day. Instead, Mayor Ford will be sending his…
Feel The Rossimentum!
Regarding the whole "Rocco Rossi running for the Ontario PCs" (and, by the way, shouldn't they be talking about dropping the "P"?). Does it feel to anyone else like this…
Virgin Mobile Canada Has Lost Me As A Customer
April ReignIn August of 2009 I bought my daughter a cell phone through Virgin Mobile Canada. It was a cute little phone – an LG Rumour she could use to…
Steve Anderson of openmedia.ca on Usage Based Billing
I spoke with Steve Anderson of OpenMedia.ca this morning about the CRTC’s recent ruling that open’s the door for Usage Based Billing. OpenMedia.ca has really led the grassroots (digitalroots?) charge…
How identity and leadership will factor on the future of Alberta politics
The two biggest factors that will determine the political future, coming out of this incredible state of flux, will be identity and leadership. I have often said that Alberta politics…
Tunisia’s Spark & Egypt’s Flame: The Middle East Is Rising
Peacenik is becoming bored with the Egyptian riots. Peacenik doesn't know if that says something about Peacenik or about the state of the world. The world is in the early…
Tunisia’s Spark & Egypt’s Flame: The Middle East Is Rising
Peacenik is becoming bored with the Egyptian riots. Peacenik doesn’t know if that says something about Peacenik or about the state of the world. The world is in the early…
Tunisia’s Spark & Egypt’s Flame: The Middle East Is Rising
Peacenik is becoming bored with the Egyptian riots. Peacenik doesn't know if that says something about Peacenik or about the state of the world. The world is in the early…
Tunisia’s Spark & Egypt’s Flame: The Middle East Is Rising
Peacenik is becoming bored with the Egyptian riots. Peacenik doesn’t know if that says something about Peacenik or about the state of the world. The world is in the early…
If you’re in Quebec: how did you find daycare?
Parenting comes with many challenges and it is essential that we help each other. A huge issue for many of us is finding a daycare. I posted a few months…
If you’re in Quebec: how did you find daycare?
Parenting comes with many challenges and it is essential that we help each other. A huge issue for many of us is finding a daycare.I posted a few months ago…
If you’re in Quebec: how did you find daycare?
Parenting comes with many challenges and it is essential that we help each other. A huge issue for many of us is finding a daycare. I posted a few months…
China Censoring Egypt News; Visuals Might Be Too Close To Tiananmen ?
Global Voices Advocacy - China: Bridging news on Egypt (Author - Oiwan Lam)"The filtering of search result and the blocking of search term “Egypt” in social media websites is to…
Sold down the river without a paddle
Above: Rocco in more Liberal timesGotta love this quote from the Star on Rossi running for the PC's:Here's what both your old, and new friends are saying about you Rocco:Both…
Radio Topics, February 1st
Happy February! It’s hard to believe that we are already one month into 2011. To celebrate, we’ve got an exciting show lined up to kick off February. Fitting for Ottawa’s…
Another Stupid Optimist
Are you getting sick of people who think that things are getting better all the time? I am, and it’s hard to ignore the biggest positive-thinking idiot I deal with…
Egypt’s new vice president ~ expert on rendition and torture
Stephen Soldz of Dissident Voice has the goods on the former intelligence chief and newly crowned vice president, Omar Suleiman. Here is a passage from Stephen's piece.Shortly after 9/11, Australian…
Canadian Cities Begin to Assess Climate Risks
Writing for The Montreal Gazette this weekend, William Marsden had an excellent front page article on the challenge that Canadian cities face to adapt to climate change. All I can…