I enjoyed reading the coverage of the No Prorogue rallys around the country. Opposition parties are acting on the public outrage and attempting to draft some legislation to slow down our proroguing Prime Minister (and future PMs). The question now is, how does the public continue to show support for this initiative? How do we [...]
Archive for January 2010
After the protest, what’s next for concerned citizens?
January 27, 2010Can the government complete big projects?
January 27, 2010I’m still getting alot of information from podcasts that I listen to while I walk the dog and I recently listened to Chris Gondak review the book “If we can put a man on the moon”. This book explored the sequence of events that led the American government to succeed in the pursuit of it’s [...]
Google vs. China
January 14, 2010Wow, this is actually a big deal. There are many aspects to this story which make it so compelling: one of the largest technology companies in the world versus one of the largest governments of the world. There is a lot of hope in China, especially as the domestic market grows. Many American businesses have [...]
CSI–there’s something about it…
January 14, 2010I don’t know why, but there is something about the CSI shows that sicken me. I find that the premise is ridiculous, the science is ridiculous, and the acting is ridiculous. Really, scientists that physically arrest people? And the fact that the bad guys are just so bad, but really ridiculous? I just watched an [...]
Good comparative article on Parliaments around the world
January 11, 2010I just thought this particular article from the Globe and Mail provides a good analysis and comparison for governments around the world. Spurred on by the prorogue, it contains a lot of information not directly related. The power of the Prime Minister seems to be quite large compared to other democratically elected leaders. Article here.
Heaven help those who are not ‘persons’
January 11, 2010I was catching up on listening to some No Agenda podcasts while I was walking the dog, and heard some interesting revelations during the December 24th episode (#159). It turns out that the Obama administration has kept going with some reprehensible legislation started by the Bush administration. I’ll summarize (correct me if I’m wrong) but [...]
Dismantling of Nortel almost complete
January 8, 2010It seems as if more of Nortel has been sold off over the holidays. It is truly sad to see a Canadian technology giant just disappear. There is always hope that the engineering know how will stay in Ottawa, but I am personally seeing signs of engineers leaving the city. And large businesses usually employ many [...]
Just because it made me laugh…
January 7, 2010I guess it seems like I’m going to town on Stephen Harper, but gotta love this blog post from Scott Feschuk of MacLeans.
PROROGUE, AGAIN??
January 7, 2010A little bit late on this (getting back from a very busy holiday season), but WTH is going on? I can’t believe Harper is going to prorogue again. I know it’s a pretty cool word, but come on! Does he really think the public is just going to take this one? Nothing like more vacation [...]
