Okay, count me among the surprised: Bernard Landry has resigned as Parti Québécois leader. He had received the support of 76% percent of delegates to the party’s convention. I was surprised by this news because I’ve always seen him as a fighter who was probably looking forward to a rematch with Jean Charest. Anyway, given […]
Category Archives: Commentary Unbound
BC-STV Falls Short
18 May 2005 – 6:30 pm
It would appear that the Single Transferable Vote didn’t quite have enough support to pass in yesterday’s referendum in BC. As a fan of political theatre and oddball candidates, I must admit that I’m a little disappointed. However, it’s good to see that both the premier and opposition leader acknowledge that a lot of people […]
Rebuilding the Twin Towers
18 May 2005 – 6:10 pm
MSNBC reporta that Donald Trump dislikes the proposed New York World Trade Center redevelopment. Before I read this article, I wasn’t even aware of the counter proposal to update the original design by Minoru Yamasaki, but now that I have I’m very impressed. To me the design fits better with what I would expect in […]
Craziness at Coke
This review of the latest addition to the Coca-Cola family came through my aggregator today. I knew there were a lot of different versions of Coke on the market, but I didn’t realize just how many there were. Just to recap, here is a list of the current Coke line up: Coca-Cola Caffeine-free Coke Coke […]