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 […]
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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 […]
Much Ado About The Queen
14 May 2005 – 1:15 pm
I’m very happy to see that the Queen has not altered her plans to visit Canada for the Saskatchewan and Alberta centennial celebrations. I don’t see any valid reason for the visit to be cancelled. In fact, I’m convinced that cancelling would be a bad thing. The whole point of Canada being a democracy while […]
Landry Quits as PQ Leader
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 […]