Apr

28

Deal…

April 28, 2006 | 4 Comments

The PMO has a press release out on softwood lumber. They have a deal.
Now, it will take a while to figure out the terms of the deal and how good or bad it is for the various lumber producing provinces; but the bottom line is that this removes one of the ongoing irritants in […]

Apr

26

Jane Jacobs

April 26, 2006 | 4 Comments

It is rare for a person to have the influence to change entire cities. Jane Jacobs who died yesterday did. Jacobs understood urban planning, design, economics and the nature of communities in a broad, wholistic way.
Jacobs was largely self educated which meant she seldom knew the “received wisdom” when she set out to write […]

Apr

23

Damn…

April 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

– Cpl. Matthew Dinning, of Richmond Hill, Ont., but stationed with the 2nd Canadian Mechanized Brigade in Petawawa, Ont.
– Bombardier Myles Mansell, of Victoria, B.C.
– Lieut. William Turner, of Toronto, but stationed in Edmonton.
– Cpl. Randy Payne, born in Lahr, Germany, but stationed at CFB Wainright, Alta.. national post
Every loss is a tragedy. Four Canadians […]

Apr

19

Smart

April 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

This is a brilliant media stunt for Harper, all the more so because it’s genuine. The cowboy hats and burger flipping last summer was a disaster because Harper hated it, but talking hockey on TSN is a way he can relate to Canadians without being out of his element.calgary grit
If I was Harpers media advisor […]

Apr

19

Plain Talking

April 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Sometimes leadership is about staying the course. Sometimes it is about doing unpleasant but necessary things. Sometimes it is putting the proverbial cards on the table.
President Bush is in the midst of a second term slump. Down to his bedrock base in terms of American public opinion. Assorted semi-allies are not happy with Iran but […]

Apr

17

And, speaking of civil war

April 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

In the emerging Gaza battle zone, the myriad other militant groups are choosing where they stand.
The death of Mr Quqa, whose group sympathises with Hamas, appears to have been the first shot in this war. His son is sure that Fatah - hoping to provoke a crisis and return to power - was behind the […]

Apr

16

A body in an SUV hatchback

April 16, 2006 | 3 Comments

I knew some people would be shocked by the photograph, taken from the air, of a body stuffed into the hatchback of an SUV, and indeed readers were…..
And finally, we used it because we are in the business of conveying information to our readers, not withholding it. Censoring information, protecting readers, deciding what they should […]

Apr

15

Making Friends and Influencing People

April 15, 2006 | 4 Comments

The president of Iran again lashed out at Israel on Friday and said it was “heading toward annihilation,” just days after Tehran raised fears about its nuclear activities by saying it successfully enriched uranium for the first time.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel a “permanent threat” to the Middle East that will “soon” be liberated. He […]

Apr

14

Canadian, eh

April 14, 2006 | 3 Comments

The Canadian Recording Industry Association’s submission to the CRTC’s Commercial Radio Review may go down as one of its biggest blunders. Earlier coverage of its submission focused on the Pollara report (here and here) that contradicts many of CRIA’s claims regarding file sharing and consumer music purchasing habits. Earlier today, there was even […]

Apr

13

Iran: Bad and Worse

April 13, 2006 | 6 Comments

Over at Antonias the usual lefties are getting rather worried that the nasty Americans will a) invade Iran, b) use nukes, c) make up the evidence. The idea that Iran is, well, a bit of a problem seems to have escaped these folks entirely.
Professor Cole pours oils upon the roiling waters with a rather […]

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