by Rob Cottingham | Nov 29, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
The phenomenally busy Russell McOrmond notes that, with the end of this Parliament, Bill C-60 is no more: Bill C-60 has died on the Order Paper, but you can be sure that whoever forms the next government will table a similar bill (likely with a different number). We... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 29, 2005 | Politics
And election day is… January 23, 2006. As one veteran political organizer I spoke to this morning said, “That’s way too much underwear to buy.”* Okay, political junkies: deep breaths. Deeeeeep breaths. Calm down, and take the next two months in... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 25, 2005 | Everything Else, Politics, Technology
With all the protests that the impending federal election campaign will likely impinge on Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations, there hasn’t been one word about how badly it will interfere with the speculation over what Steve Jobs will be announcing at Macworld... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 18, 2005 | Politics, Technology
The title says it all. Gilles Séguin, a retired federal public servant, has compiled an unbelievably vast collection of links on social research in Canada. From education to health care to First Nations to housing… it’s like a Yahoo! of Canadian social... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 17, 2005 | Politics
Ah, nostalgia: it seems like such a short time ago that anyone who believed in fighting climate change — and meeting our commitments under the Kyoto Protocol — was an anti-business extremist who lived in some kind of socialist dream world. Time to add a...