The Politics of Hope
April 30, 2012 | No Comments
In amongst all my volunteering and consulting and fathering and what have you, I managed to put together some writing on politics! The essay, which is a bit of a political opus for me, reflects on my experiences volunteering for the respective NDP leadership campaigns of John Horgan and Nathan Cullen. It also looks at [...]
Talk about the issues, please. No, really.
April 20, 2012 | 1 Comment
Apparently, the Canadian media just refuses to learn from its own mistakes. The Alberta provincial election seems like a recurring nightmare. In this case, a lot of people are talking but no one is really saying anything. And, no, I’m not talking about the party leaders. In this case, the media is just as guilty. [...]
Volunteering in Jamaica
April 14, 2012 | No Comments
Please excuse this moment of shameless self-promotion. To be accurate, actually, I want to promote the organization I am volunteering with (Cuso) and this beautiful country I am enchanted with (Jamaica). I have been here a month now and have written a piece for the Mark News on what I am doing here and what [...]
No, not in your back yard
April 14, 2012 | 3 Comments
In my recent post arguing, in part, that Ottawa might benefit from a safe injection site, Peter responded, NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard). This is an understandable, if somewhat predictable, response. Generally speaking, people won’t want to live beside a haven for drug use (the same sentiment is usually aroused when discussing group homes, landfills [...]
Blogging Dimebag
April 12, 2012 | 4 Comments
Here are ten random thoughts I don’t feel like developing into full blog posts: 1. The Penny: Good riddance. It’s a waste of money and a waste of time. I’m surprised that the Tories actually brought in such a sound and reasonable policy. And if we’re worried that it will just result in stores rounding [...]
Do they really want him working that two extra years?
April 5, 2012 | 1 Comment
Recently, the federal government decided to make (eminently sensible) changes to Canada’s retirement age, raising it from 65 to 67. Apparently, though, that (eminently sensible) change isn’t going to affect the Prime Minister: All Canadian prime ministers who served at least four years in office are given a $100,000/year allowance beginning at the age of [...]