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…
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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…
Thoughts on 24 Sussex
Some thoughts and ideas about what the Trudeaus should do when it comes to 24 Sussex.
Will Ferrell does a mock music video of gangster rap – and it’s a scathingly hilarious critique of the genre
This is scathingly funny. Will Ferrell does a mock music video of macho gangster rap. Man, how I despise that music. As Rage Against the Machine said, “So-called rap’s a…
The Forest For The Trees: Harper’s Fudgey Forestry Figures
I have a feeling that some webpages will be changing significantly in the coming years at the Government of Canada. “At 0.02% of its forested area, deforestation in Canada is…
The Forest For The Trees: Harper’s Fudgey Forestry Figures
I have a feeling that some webpages will be changing significantly in the coming years at the Government of Canada. “At 0.02% of its forested area, deforestation in Canada is…
The Hollow Men – Poem and Commentary, for All Hallow’s Eve
Want something spooky, even terrifying, for Halloween? Read this. The Hollow Men: I think this truly epic poem (one place where the word is meaningfully used) should be read at…
The Hollow Men – Poem and Commentary, for All Hallow’s Eve
Want something spooky, even terrifying, for Halloween? Read this. The Hollow Men: I think this truly epic poem (one place where the word is meaningfully used) should be read at…
Cooperation, Sharing and Efficiency: Deconstructing the Myths of Hyper-Individualism and Progress In the Waning Capitalist Age
Some things, and in fact, most things, are simply easier, and also more efficient, when done cooperatively. Cooperation and sharing make better use of resources and human energies, labour and…
Cooperation, Sharing and Efficiency: Deconstructing the Myths of Hyper-Individualism and Progress In the Waning Capitalist Age
Some things, and in fact, most things, are simply easier, and also more efficient, when done cooperatively. As the saying goes, “Many hands make light work,” and it is true.…
Will Ferrell does a mock music video of gangster rap – and it’s a scathingly hilarious critique of the genre
A musical commentary, followed by social and political analysis, followed by hilarious spoof rap videos, and more This is scathingly funny. Will Ferrell does a mock music video of macho…