Archive for the 'Politics' Category

The Ottawa Municipal Election

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Well I was going to do a big write-up about who you should vote for in the upcoming election but I’ve been saved the trouble. First of all, the polls indicate that the best man is winning. Second, this blogger has everything covered: darrendrmcewen.blogspot.com
Here’s my favourite bit, where he quotes one of […]

The Danish Cartoon Festival

Saturday, February 11th, 2006

All the communication channels are abuzz these days with opinions on the satirical and/or blasphemous cartoons that were made famous by a Danish newspaper and condemned by Muslims and others. I figured I’d contribute my two cents on the topic…
First of all, anyone who thinks this is a simple issue hasn’t thought it through. […]

Software Patents are Evil

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

In North America software is a patentable entity. This means that software companies are forced to waste countless resources and legal fees in the pursuit and protection of patents. I don’t blame the companies for this — I blame the policy makers! The idea of patenting software is absurd at best and […]

The Green Party of Canada

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

It is election time in Canada. Until a few days ago, the federal government was run by the Liberal party and the seats in the House of Commons were populated as follows:

Liberal Party
133

Conservative Party
98

Bloc Quebecois
53

New Democratic Party    
18

Independent
[…]

Pesticide ban upheld in Toronto

Sunday, November 20th, 2005

Pesticide bans are making the news again. This time, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of the pesticide ban in Toronto. Earlier this year, the Ontario Court of Appeal also ruled in favour of maintaining the ban. Toronto introduced the ban in 2003.
Once again, the City of Ottawa is […]