This has been a long time in the making. You may recall that back in 2009, I put together this short video where I gave an overview of mapping/translating/projecting NRCan .shp files in Google Earth. I took the 2008…
I’ve heard from some who know that the Conservative government is planning on tabling legislation this week to put an end to the long-gun registry. It’ll be a government bill introduced by the Minister of Public Safety…
Last week, Ontario voted to re-elect Dalton McGuinty to a third term as Premier of Canada’s largest province. Ontario is big on the Canadian stage and is unrivaled in sheer population numbers at 13.2 million, unrivaled…
Alison Redford is the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta and will be sworn in on Friday as Alberta’s 14th Premier. She pulled off a stunning upset of her chief rival in this year’s leadership…
The Freedom Party is running in the Ontario election, hoping to eke out a seat or two for libertarian hopefuls. I like libertarian principles but unfortunately this “fringe” party really has no shot of getting elected…
Here’s our latest from the National Citizens Coalition: OTTAWA – With the federal government struggling to emerge from a $36-billion deficit this year, taxpayers have been demanding an immediate end to wasteful…
Lawyers here, [EthicalOil.org] ran a tough-talking ad campaign on Oprah Winfrey Network Canada in August that has a woman announcer denounce Saudi oil imports: “We bankrolled a state that doesn’t allow women to drive…
The Ontario election is well underway in my home province and it looks as though it’ll be a rough-and-tumble time as we get to the first week of October when Ontarians cast their ballots for their next provincial…
The setup, from Kris Sims: OTTAWA – The CBC isn’t getting taken to the woodshed for airing vote results to western Canada on election night. In a letter to a complainant in British Columbia, Elections Canada said since…
This morning I learned the terrible news of Jack Layton’s passing as the news spread instantly via Twitter. His final press conference in Ottawa this July left one feeling hopeful yet very anxious about the prospects of…
