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Sorted by Month: July 2010
Five Thousand Years is Enough: Let’s Get Rid of the Census Now
Yes, going from house to house and filling out questionnaires has worked well for five thousand years. But so have have horse-drawn buggies.Read Post
Top Five Canadian Political Blogs
Finding the right Canadian political blogs to follow can be an exhausting process. Type in “Canadian Political Blog” in a Bing search and you’ll get 30,000,000 results. Obviously most of us don’t have the time or energy to sift through 30,000,000 results. Therefore, I’ve decided to take one for the team and save you the [...] Read Post
The Failure of Public Policy in the Gulf Crisis
When all the facts surrounding the causes of the Gulf crisis are finally known, there will be lots of blame to spread around. Certainly BP will shoulder the lion’s share, perhaps deservedly. Did they cut corners in a bid to save time and a few million dollars? Were they using technology that was proven in [...] Read Post
Onward Cascadia
I’ve just spent four days (at the tail end of Stampede, no less) working with 500+ businesspeople and government officials at the 20th annual summit of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region. With over $1 trillion of “gross regional product,” the region is a growing powerhouse, well positioned to serve as the Asia-Pacific gateway. In fact, [...] Read Post
Bon Voyage…
Despite the shaky start, Michael Ignatieff’s summer bus trek is a good idea. And I have a feeling the tour will pick it up as time goes on. That Ignatieff has had so much media attention and photo coverage in week one is a win in itself it seems to me. But before jumping aboard [...] Read Post
Digital Influence Index – My Top Five Canadian Findings
Two weeks ago, Fleishman-Hillard and Harris Interactive released the results of the Digital Influence Index (DII), a study of consumer behaviours, media and the role that digital plays in our lives (click here to read our social media release). The study focused on seven countries whichcollectively represent 50 per cent of global Internet usage (China, [...] Read Post
Political Tick ‘Talk’
Time. Some like Mick Jagger look at it favorably,” Time is on my side, yes it is.” Others like Benjamin Franklin view it as precious, “Lost time is never found again.” To an Ontario politician, candidate or political staffer, time -especially over the next 448 days- must be used strategically, optimally and never wasted. You [...] Read Post
When Was the Last Time You Voted?
Hopefully it was in the last election, but what about your organization – when did it last vote? If the recent decision to drop the mandatory long Census form is any indication, the current political environment means that votes matter more than ever and policy solutions need to deliver political appeal. There has always been [...] Read Post
Political Twitter – The 10 Best Tweeters for Those Following Ottawa
As a “man of a certain age,” I am not exactly a natural for Twitter. But when FH was in the process of putting together House of Tweets – our study of the use of Twitter by Members of Parliament – I became positively hooked on it. Anyone who follows @vonHerff, will know that my [...] Read Post
Ragin’ Cajun Still Rings True
George H.W. Bush likely won’t ever forget it, but sometimes we do. It’s the economy, stupid. Bush Sr. lost his shot at a second term as President of the United States in large part because Bill Clinton’s campaign manager James Carville (the Ragin’ Cajun) uttered those immortal (in political circles) words at the right time [...] Read Post »