A few weeks ago I was sent a free Nokia 6682 smartphone by the word-of-mouth marketing company called Matchstick. The phone (and a bunch of accessories) were free as long as I could give the product a fair and honest…
Yesterday, we were treated to the launch of Michael Ignatieff’s website where Canadians could bid on everything from a date with Ruby Dhalla to some swiped swag from the Solicitor General’s office (you’ve already paid…
This fall, NDP delegates are set to descend upon the historic city of Quebec for their next policy convention. There, the Dippers will figure out what the NDP stands for and what policies will set them forward to fight…
David Suzuki interviews Preston Manning at the Manning Centre for Building Democracy in Calgary, Alberta. Manning talks about marrying environmental conservation with Alberta’s market-driven and independent approach.
Craig and I have just put the finishing touches on a new Blogging Tories tool that is both fun to watch and lends a more profound look into the BT community of blogs. Announcing “Blogging Tories: Spy” The tool is AJAX…
At 5:04 this morning, the US National Hurricane Centre measured Ernesto’s winds at 75 MPH (121 km/h) making it the first hurricane of 2006. At this time last year hurricane Katrina had New Orleans in its sites and was…
I note that from the Blogging Tories Stephen Harper days-in-office counter that today is the Prime Minister’s 200th day in office. My pal Danielle Smith wrote about one of those pet-liberty topics (healthcare reform)…
Take one Internet meme (link fixed), mix in the blogosphere’s bust of the Reuters fauxtography scandal and you get this: Well done Jawa! Disclaimer: while the blogosphere is venting over recent MSM scandals, I will say…
I indirectly received this memo this morning. It’s written by Doug Finley, the CPC director of political operations, and in the internal memo, Finley seeks to rally the troops in the eventuality that the opposition…
Programming notes: The CBC “regret” was the topic of conversation on Rob Breakenridge’s show last night (CHQR Calgary). Listen to the clip and, I just finished up a segment on CHML in Hamilton on Roy Green’s show…
