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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Last week I was in Ottawa giving a talk at the Department of Foreign Affairs talking about how technology, new media and open innovation will impact the department’s it work internally, across Ottawa and around the world. While there is lots to share, here are three ideas I’ve been stewing on: Keep more citizens safe [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about these two types of graphs at the moment.  This first is a single chart that shows income growth for various segements of the US population broken down by wealth. This second is a group of graphs that talk about pagevie…

One of the best signs for open data is when governments are starting to grasp its potential to achieve policy objectives. Rather than just being about compliance, it is seen as a tool that can support the growth and management of a jurisdiction. This why I was excited to see Vision Vancouver (in which I’m [...]