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April, 2011:

The President’s Speech

Jack Layton’s Long Weekend

So back in 1997 Jack Layton was found in a “massage” parlour according to Toronto Sun crime reporter Sam Pazzano.  Pazzano doesn’t have a national profile but according to many reporters last night on Twitter, he has an excellent reputation as a “just the facts” reporter so I tend to believe the story.  While Jack [...]

My vote

I became a Conservative in 1980.  I was six years old and I wandered in where my parents and friends were watching Pierre Trudeau defeat Joe Clark in the general election.  I asked what happened and I was told that a bad man had taken power and a good man had lost. Oh did I [...]

The future of Canada’s democracy

As seen in the Liberal Party War Room

Here’s why.

Projects: About.Me

A lot of you know that I am a big fan of About.Me.  Wendy, Mark, and even Oliver has a profile on it and every night I need to show Oliver his site after he asks for “Oli-er’s web page”.  Each page took under 5 minutes to create and I was suprised to find how [...]

The Making of Bloomberg’s Businessweek

Job Opening at the Salvation Army Community Services

I have a job opening at the Salvation Army Community Services.  $13/hour to start.  Half-way house, homeless shelter, and help manage a massive feeding program…  check out the ad or email me at jordon.cooper@salvationarmysaskatoon.org. 

Life in 90 square feet

All Candidates Forum in Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar

I got an email from Doug Ramage and the Saskatoon Riversdale Community Association that they are hosting an all-candidates debate on April 28th.  All of the candidates except for the incumbent Kelly Block have committed on attending.  Hopefully the Conservative campaign will change their mind and decide to participate in this forum. Speaking as an [...]

So much for a friendly game of hockey

B.B. Kong plays the Salvation Army

Who is Oliver North?

Cornel West on speaking truth to those in power

Good interview with Cornel West on the failures of the Obama administration.  “I thought he would have more fight and backbone… an extension of Wall Street and corporate elites”.

Welcome Home

The new Conservative ad is not bad (nothing that distinguishes it from the NDP or Liberals) but nothing compared to this ad by Tim Horton’s.  Update: The Liberals are saying that it is actually a remix of a Tim Pawlenty/Tea Party commercial)