So, here we are on the eve of the election. My observations over the past eleven days:

• Liberals - Talk about a makeover. In the media coverage in the past two weeks (with one exception last week on ATV), Stéphane Dion is becoming sharper and more articulate, and his attacks on the Tories have become very pointed (and accurate). He is looking ( Read more... )

It had been my intention to regularly update my LJ with frequent updates . However, it has been a relatively boring campaign, so I don't feel like there has been much of substance to post about. [ Part I]

That said, here are my viewpoints on how I see the election shaping up:

• Greens - The Greens have had some great breakthroughs in this campaign ( Read more... )

So after much rumouring and murmuring, the countdown to the election has finally begun. As someone who can't get enough of Canadian federal politics, I will be following the race quite closely and trying to predict what the start of the 40th Canadian Parliament will look like.

Each leader has started their campaign off in their own way:

• Trying to ( Read more... )

United Airlines to add $25 surcharge for extra checked bags
Canadian and U.S. travellers flying with United Airlines will be charged $25 US each to check their second bags if they aren't members of the airline's frequent flyer program. (...) Frequent flyers with the airline have travelled at least 40,000 kilometres a year.Read more... )

Although there is a handful of applications that aren't completely useless, I think that this video roughly summarises my opinion on Facebook applications:

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Over the past few years in public school systems across Canada, the term "Character Education" has become a buzz phrase. Educators have realised that children are becoming head-smart in their knowledge, but not heart-smart - that is, not knowing how to act and being able to differentiate between right and wrong. By instilling the values of ( Read more... )