Again, I’m a little late on the ball, but definitely had to comment on Ann Coulter’s recent visit to Ottawa. I am by no means a fan of Ann Coulter, but think that the University of Ottawa did themselves a disservice by sending the letter to warn her about her speech. I believe this [...]
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Ann Coulter in Ottawa
March 25, 2010El Toro – 1991
March 22, 2010Another interesting point brought up by the No Agenda guys recently–pertaining to the most recent Pentagon shooter. The mention of the 1991 death of Marine Colonel James Sabow, brought up some old news…and an enduring controversy. I really don’t have too much to add to this, but feel some of the coverage of this should [...]
Canadian Housing Bubble(?)
March 15, 2010One of the biggest economic questions we have in this country right now is whether there is housing bubble or not. House prices are on the rise again, as we seem to be “out” of this most recent recession. Is this a good thing? One thing that I have noted is that the home prices [...]
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 [...]
Craig Barrett on regional innovation
February 11, 2010Was just reading an article on The Next Silicon Valley website that details some of the talks that Craig Barrett (formerly of Intel) was giving in Ireland. He has some strong opinions on how a real technology sector can grow. I think he has a lot of good things to say, with the biggest [...]
Outsourcing–the debate rages
February 10, 2010I just read an interesting article on EE Times about outsourcing. The comments section brings out some of the passion of the engineering community in North America. I actually think the comments from Nirav Desai, Graduate student have some merit. Place manufacturing in the country of the consumer, and he uses the automotive industry as [...]
After the protest, what’s next for concerned citizens?
January 27, 2010I 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 [...]
Can 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 [...]
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.
