A while ago I was going to post a quick something that I saw about the Ottawa Tech Sector from the Ottawa Citizen, but didn’t post it. Unfortunately things didn’t seem to be going well in Ottawa high-tech despite some encouraging signs from some companies. Article below: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/thinning+ranks+Ottawa+tech+sector/4564755/story.html?cid=megadrop_story But now it seems we could have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ottawa’
Ottawa Tech Sector / RIM
June 19, 2011New Blog about Ottawa
June 14, 2011No blog posts since that incredible election (who says Canadian politics is boring!), but definitely hope to post more on how Harper is doing with his majority…. In the mean-time I did want to put out a link to a blog about Ottawa. I do know Mel so I may not be completely impartial, but [...]
Going Green (Mark MacKenzie) in Ottawa West-Nepean
May 1, 2011Finally decided to go with Mark MacKenzie with my vote tomorrow. I have respect for Anita Vandenbeld and what she has done in the past but Mark MacKenzie’s message resonates with me more. So this time, I will not be engaging in strategic voting, but just voting for the person that I would like to [...]
308 seats
May 1, 2011Saw this link from a friend on facebook (!)– ThreeHundredEight.com Basically a blog that keeps track of all the polling nationally, as well as in each riding. I’m not sure how accurate this is, but seems inline with what many expect to happen–another Conservative minority government. What is interesting is a rise in the NDP numbers. [...]
Strategic Voting 2011
May 1, 2011Perhaps I didn’t pay as much attention to this last time, but there seems to be a fairly new phenonenon of Strategic Voting websites, all aimed at removing Conservative candidates. There always seems to be some venom at the ruling party, but with the Liberals in disarray, there is a new method of trying to [...]
Silver Fox Alliance and Nortel
April 29, 2011Another quick one (the rest of the world doesn’t stop for the election), but just wanted to point out the Silver Fox Alliance and their activity this election. They are a group that is fighting for the rights of private sector pensions. I hope to spend some more time to read their background–but the main [...]
Feeling Green(?)
April 27, 2011Still haven’t completely made up my mind, but am leaning towards voting for Mark MacKenzie in Ottawa West-Nepean. I still need to check out a few things, before what could amount to “wasting a vote”. Here’s a little bit more about Mark MacKenzie.
Fear-mongering in election ads
April 27, 2011I have recently been inundated with ads that are basically created to make you fear the alternatives. No ads about plans or policies, just how bad it will be if the alternative gets in! I’m truly getting tired of these ads, especially from the Conservatives and the Liberals. NDP fear ads are going away with [...]
Getting things done
August 2, 2010Just a few observations from my trip to China. Seeing the growth of Shenzhen and the skyscrapers of Pudong in Shanghai, one cannot help but be impressed by the progress made in the last 30 years. I even got to ride on the Pudong Mag-Lev train to the airport. Very impressive. I was instantly reminded [...]
Ottawa Urban Boundary Expansion
February 23, 2010I have been a slow poster, because of many things that have been keeping me preoccupied including work, but there is an issue that has come up that I really do want to discuss. I’m not sure if I am missing all the details , but Ottawa City Council is reopening a debate about the [...]
