Joe, You Can Go Now
Why I’m really, really, really glad Joe Oliver isn’t Finance Minister anymore: Keystone XL would have created jobs, bolstered ec growth, strengthened nat’l security, reduced GHG emissions and enhanced N…
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Transit Removes Benches At Request of Police
John Klein: I was on TV on Friday, for asking a question on Twitter. I guess social media does work a bit. Originally posted on John Klein – Regina: I…
Stuff Happens, week 43: ‘Trudeau II: The son also rises’ makes its debut; pipeline politics
It’s now official — Prime Minister Trudeau. For those of us of a certain age, that has a familiar ring. Now, I’m not a naturally optimistic person. I see myself…
Left Parties In Portugal Vow to Topple New Center-Right Government, pt. II
Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Left Bloc, Portugal
Read it and weep: full text of TPP
The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been revealed. How badly will Canada lose out as a result of this deal? VERY badly. More details to follow, but enjoy…
The Census Returns!
Here’s what I wrote about the Census back in 2010: The debate focuses on the long form. Those trying to axe the Census argue these questions are an invasion of…
The supplement conundrum
As an OMIT (Old Man in Training is an acronym I just now made up. I think it’s pretty cool, but then, I’m an Old Man in Training), I am…
Here Is What A Great Leader Looks Like
Ashoka the Great, the most revered figure in Indian political history along with Mahatma Gandhi Once a great conqueror, ruling the greatest empire of ancient India, Ashoka swore off war…
Day One.
Canada’s Day One has arrived. My thoughts on how relieved I am to see the appointment of a new government in Canada.
Global Media Forum Panel: Foreign Policy in 140 Characters:
I was recently on a panel on digital diplomacy at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, titled: Foreign Policy in 140 Characters: How Technology is Redefining Diplomacy. It was a…
Too Fast To Be Absorbed
The scandalous details are piling up too quickly to take in. Or, did my blog post title mean that the CO2 is being injected too quickly to be sequestered? We…
Justin Trudeau’s Big Renovations and Small Stature
Justin Trudeau has said he refuses to move into the Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive until it has a multi-million dollar renovation. I think Trudeau Jr.’s stature is…
From Bitcoin to Wikileaks: Book talk at World Affairs Council
Last week I had the chance to talk about Disruptive Power with Quentin Hardy, the deputy technology editor of the New York Times at the San Francisco World Affairs Council.…
Towards a new Liberal foreign policy (Part 1/n: Ideology)
Over the coming weeks, on OpenCanada.org, I will be exploring the challenges and opportunities for a new Canadian foreign policy. Ideas for this series are based partly on the 2014…
Stuff Happens, week 42: Red is the new orange; attack of the killer bacon
The orange wave that swept across Alberta earlier this year has turned to a decidedly darker hue. The NDP government released its first budget this week, and boy, are their…
It’s a Gas
CCS, what is it good for? Absolutely money. Not for you and I, no, it’s good for oil companies. We’re talking about this because the only “clean coal” plant isn’t…
Fear is Just a Four Letter Word….
Which film or TV show scared you most as a child? Jekyll and Hyde’s writer Charlie Higson said ‘I’ve always maintained it is good to scare children.’ Photograph: ITV plc…
The Ghosts of Harper’s Cons Will Haunt the Halls of Parliament for Years to Come
This Halloween special: Justin Trudeau will need a Ghostbuster-like vetting of Ottawa if he’s going to get anything done in the next four years.
Touted CCS Technology Not Working As Boasted About
SNC-Lavalin-built carbon capture facility has ‘serious design issues’: SaskPower Despite conflicts, SaskPower gives SNC another multi-million dollar contract – Mind you, the fact there’s legal action in the cards hasn’t…
Touted CCS Technology Not Working As Boasted About
SNC-Lavalin-built carbon capture facility has ‘serious design issues’: SaskPower Despite conflicts, SaskPower gives SNC another multi-million dollar contract – Mind you, the fact there’s legal action in the cards hasn’t…