The Existential Debate on the Right
We’ve got a bit more than a month left in 2019 and as Canadian politicos start to ramp up for the return of the House of Commons and the starting…
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Talking the State of Leadership in #cdnpoli on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We talked about the staffing changes in the office…
Who will rule? Google, Huawei or Microsoft?
Who is kidding who in the high-tech wars? Based on what Google Analytics can tell us about readers of this web site, I think you should all sit up straight…
The Big Tech Podcast
I’m excited to share a podcast I have been working on with David Skok, The Logic and CIGI called Big Tech. The goal is to have longform conversations about tech,…
Argggh!
Ms Soapbox spent most of Saturday in ER so her blog on Bill 22 won’t appear until Monday. On the upside, the doctors, nurses and healthcare staff at Foothills were…
We Need Bike Paths, Not Bike Lanes
We keep trying to make cyclists, pedestrians and cars share the same space? Why, when it’s a losing battle?
What You Need to Know – The New Federal Cabinet
The newest episode of “What You Need to Know” is recorded and now up. In this episode Alyson Fair, Geoff Turner, Neil Brodie and I talk about the new Federal…
Cabinet Building
In the life of any Parliament there are a few big days that happen that are as much as symbolic in their importance as anything else. Usually those are lumped…
WikiLeaks: Sweden Tosses Unneeded Investigation
This article makes it sound like he was preventing the Swedish phony investigation from proceeding by hiding (in a location known to the whole world!). No, the reason for the…
Firing the Investigator
2019 has been a crazy year in our politics, and really the politics of the World as a whole. While we’ve seen some disturbing things here at home that were…
EVs Outselling Stick Shift
Not surprising, people are buying more EV cars than manual transmission ones. But why is electric even an option in that poll? The question appears to be about transmissions and…
Talking Ron MacLean, Prince Andrew & Alberta-Quebec Relations with Evan Solomon
This afternoon I had the chance to join Evan Solomon on “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane Mackenzie. Today we talked about Ron MacLean’s apology, the dumpster fire of…
Micro-mobility = Macro Results
Some ideas about rethinking public infrastructure and micro-mobility.
The Parliamentary Dance Begins
It’s been close to a month since Canadians elected a minority Parliament but really it was this week that we really started to see things go. All week we’ve seen…
Alberta should say no to own police.
We are hearing a lot of bad ideas from Alberta of late. When premier Kenney gets into a hissy-fit, he rails and rants a lot and he comes up with…
More Shifting in the Red Chamber
This week in Ottawa all attention has been focused on the various meetings the Prime Minister has been having with Opposition leaders and various provincial premiers before the December 5th…
We need a Government of National Unity: A prescription for Justin Trudeau, Alberta and the 43rd Parliament
In October of 1995, I was a student at York University. There was a buzz in the air because History was being made every day. By this time in my…
Earthgauge News – Nov. 12, 2019
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/19-11-12-egnews-forair.mp3 Environmental news featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online at…
Planning the Return
Since the Federal Election took place close to a month ago (I know, it feels like it’s been longer, hasn’t it?) and Canadians elected a minority Parliament, many have been…
Talking the Firing of Don Cherry & Scheer’s Leadership Issues with Evan Solomon
This afternoon I had the chance to join Evan Solomon on “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane Mackenzie. Today we talked the firing of Don Cherry, the comments that…