BlogsCanada.ca
The Pulse of Canada!


 
 

imagesCAQPG7BT
0
comments
Activism

Transgendered Speak Out!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Mr. Janssen; In reply to your article about the transgendered being allowed into the Girl Guides, I am almost 65 and I am a post-op transsexual and have been female for almost 15 years. I make that clear and the fact that I fathered 3 children and still live with my spouse of over [...]

Full Story »

 
0
comments
Commentary

Algorithmic Regulation Spreading Across Government?

Posted February 1st, 2012 by David Eaves

I was very, very excited to learn that the City of Vancouver is exploring implementing a program started in San Francisco in which “smart” parking meters adjust their price to reflect supply and demand (story is here in the Vancouver Sun). For those unfamiliar with the program, here is a breakdown. In San Francisco, the [...]

Full Story »

 
0
comments
Commentary

Public Servants Self-Organizing for Efficiency (and sanity) – Collaborative Management Day

Posted February 1st, 2012 by David Eaves

Most of the time, when I engage with or speak to federal public servants, they are among the most eager to find ways to work around the bureaucracy in which they find themselves. They want to make stuff happen, and ideally, to make it happen right and more quickly. This is particularly true of younger [...]

Full Story »

 
0
comments
Canadian Politics

My Canadian Open Government Consultation Submission

Posted February 1st, 2012 by David Eaves

Attached below is my submission to the Open Government Consultation conducted by Treasury Board over the last couple of weeks. There appear to be a remarkable number of submission that were made by citizens, which you can explore on the Treasury Board website. In addition, Tracey Lauriault has tracked some of the submissions on her [...]

Full Story »

imagesCA065BM9
-
comments
Activism

Letters, we get lots and lots of letters!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Well folks, seems like this is a Saturday for bitchin’ and complainin’, so I might a well  give you this letter I got in response to Christie Blatchford’s columns on the situation in Caledonia! ———————————————————————– Allan; This land does NOT belong to the natives. Why do some people keep saying that it does? Is it [...]

Full Story »


niemi
-
comments
Activism

Immigrants put on notice!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers; This is one thing Quebecers have got right. Instead of informing new arrivals to this country what their “rights” are……………… they are being told what their “OBLIGATIONS” are! —————————————— By Andy Radia One of Quebec’s largest cities has released a welcome guide for immigrants, advising newcomers to refrain from bribing officials and killing [...]

Full Story »

imagesCA7MC59J
-
comments
Activism

The States is messing with our stuff again!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers; I have to admit that I’m a big fan of Ezra Levant. Ever since I first saw him on Michael Coren’s show a few years ago his comments on political and social issues are insightful and astute with a minimal amount of hyperbole, so when I read his comments on the Keystone pipeline [...]

Full Story »

imagesCA1QI9NF
-
comments
Bizarre/Oddities

Sunday Morning Funnies!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

A man approaches a very well-endowed, beautiful woman in a supermarket. “I’ve lost my girlfriend,” he tells her. “Can you stand here and talk to me for a few minutes?” “Sure, but I don’t understand how that would help,” she replies. “Well, it seems like every time I talk to a woman with boobs like [...]

Full Story »

Michael Erickson Ward 14 candidate
-
comments
Activism

Michael Erickson all greased up and ready for battle!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers; I was going to write an article on this topic again this week, but then Brian Lilley, of Sun Media, beat me to the punch. It’s an excellent article about how the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and there ain’t nothin’ louder than a greased up gay! ———————————————————– By Brian Lilley, QMI Agency [...]

Full Story »

images
-
comments
Commentary

Mid-Week Mayhem!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Posted by Derek Flack / November 29, 2011 16 Comments The Craigslist sites for Canadian cities have been down this morning, with only a cryptic message of explanation on the homepage that refers to terms of use violations. Here’s the error message that greets would-be bargain hunters: “The website formerly operating at this domain violated [...]

Full Story »

 
-
comments
Canadian Politics

Statistics Canada Data to become OpenData – Background, Winners and Next Steps

Posted February 1st, 2012 by David Eaves

As some of you learned last night, Embassy Magazine broke the story that all of Statistics Canada’s online data will not only be made free, but released under the Government of Canada’s Open Data License Agreement (updated and reviewed earlier this week) that allows for commercial re-use. This decision has been in the works for [...]

Full Story »

 
-
comments
Commentary

The Canadian Government’s New Web 2.0 Guidelines: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Posted February 1st, 2012 by David Eaves

Yesterday, the government of Canada released its new Guidelines for external use of Web 2.0. For the 99.99% of you unfamiliar  with what this is, it’s the guidelines (rules) that govern how, and when, public servants may use web 2.0 tools such as twitter and facebook. You, of course, likely work in organization that survives [...]

Full Story »

imagesCAHKUYJY
-
comments
Climate Change

The Limburger on eating meat!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers; I have stated repeatedly that here in Canada I am a Conservative fiscally, and a liberal socially.   I hope I in no way resemble those Conservatives in the States, led by that asshole Rush Limburger! (How these idiots can still deny global warming in spite of all the evidence is beyond me, [...]

Full Story »

Pipeline
-
comments
Alternative Energy

I guess the NDP isn’t really about jobs after all!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

As Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver explained to reporters after Question Period today, the Conservatives are appalled that New Democrat MP’s would give a negative opinion about the Keystone pipeline within earshot of Americans.There ya have it kids, when it comes right down to it, the NDP would rather play politics than create much needed [...]

Full Story »

800_francois_legault_cp_111114
-
comments
Beliefs and Causes

Quebec to get another political party!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

QUEBEC — A new Quebec party that could dramatically shift the province’s political landscape is expected to be announced today. Former Parti Quebecois cabinet minister Francois Legault has called a news conference in Quebec City to announce the creation of his centre-right party. The Legault-led movement, called the Coalition for Quebec’s Future, has been causing [...]

Full Story »

 
-
comments
Commentary

How Architecture Made SFU Vancouver’s University

Posted February 1st, 2012 by David Eaves

For those unfamiliar with Vancouver, it is a city that enjoys a healthy one way rivalry between two university: the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU). Growing up here I didn’t think much of Simon Fraser. I don’t mean that in a disparaging way, I mean it literally. SFU was simply [...]

Full Story »

imagesCAATUG4Z
-
comments
Advertising

Canada is the best “brand” in the world!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers; If a country was a “brand,” then we would be the most popular in the whole world! That’s right….., Canada! ————————————————– Canada has the best country “brand” in the world, according to an international business consulting firm. FutureBrand, with operations in New York, London and Singapore, ranked Canada atop its country brand index [...]

Full Story »

KeystoneMap
-
comments
Activism

Saturday Morning Confusion About Keystone Pipeline!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers; Left wing environmentalists……, the same one’s that hug trees, love animals, take a bike to work, are probably vegetarians, or worse yet, vegans, drink green tea and recycle everything including their non-green friends, have managed to put the Keystone pipeline on hold until after next years U.S. election. (The timing seems to be [...]

Full Story »

big-brother
-
comments
Bizarre/Oddities

Warning, the cops are running wild!

Posted February 1st, 2012 by Allan W Janssen

Dear Readers; We have talked about this on numerous occasions, but since I heard an interview with the Niagara Cops on CBC radio today, it brought all the old fears and memories about our upholders of justice back, so I think I need to warn everyone about the police department’s agenda once more! This cop [...]

Full Story »

 
 


Football Junkie Crystal Wedding Chapel SweetZels Do-It-Fast Forest City Software Westminster Alumni GridIron Action