There are a pair of important ballots coming up this year for Metro Vancouver residents, one a mail-in vote on the plan to raise the sales tax by half a percentage point to fund long term regional public transit plans…
Four Dimensional Framework
Giving form and definition to Public Interest
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Responding to the politics of fear
Tagged with: Canada, Democracy, Elections, Michael Den Tandt, Translink
Posted in Canada, Politics, Transportation
Posted in Canada, Politics, Transportation
Beyond Charlie Hebdo – It’s not always personal
While I said in my Je suis Charlie Chaplin post a few days ago that I had nothing new to directly contribute about the terrible shootings in Paris last week, I do have something to say about the debate over…
Tagged with: Blockhead, Canada, Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech, Freedom, Racism, Ricardo Duchesne, UNB, Vancouver
Posted in 4D Framework themes, Canada, Politics
Posted in 4D Framework themes, Canada, Politics
A Canadian rant and accolade to Charlie Hebdo
Currently fine-tuning a new post, but thought it would be worthwhile to share a couple of pieces of commentary on the Charlie Hebdo attack from a Canadian perspective. I haven’t had that many viewers of this blog so far since I launched…
Tagged with: Canada, Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech, Michael Den Tandt, Rick Mercer
Posted in Canada, Terrorism
Posted in Canada, Terrorism
When the silent speak – Je suis Charlie Chaplin
There is not much more that I can say directly to the horrifying January 7th incident at the Paris office of the Charlie Hebdo publication that took 12 lives that likely hasn’t already been said or written elsewhere. It has…
Tagged with: Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Hebdo, Free Speech, Je suis Charlie, Paris, satire, Terrorism, The Great Dictator
Posted in Humor, Politics, Terrorism
Posted in Humor, Politics, Terrorism
Social conservative waning fortunes setting the tone for upcoming Canadian election?
The holidays are almost over, our guest has gone home, and I’ve just been notified I’m no longer needed for jury duty later this month. Not totally out of the woods yet, but can finally turn some attention to the…
Tagged with: Alberta, Blood Donation, Canada, Conservative Party, Danielle Smith, Federal Politics, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Social conservatism, Wildrose Party
Posted in Canada, Politics, Public Policy
Posted in Canada, Politics, Public Policy
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