Tune in to Calgary’s AM770 at 6:40pm tonight as I join The World Tonight‘s Rob Breakenridge (@RobBreakenridge) on air to discuss my recent article in Alberta Views Magazine.
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Some interested debate about Bill 44 has continued over the weekend in the comment sections of this blog post from June 2nd and this blog post from June 4th.
Meanwhile, Todd Babiak wrote an interesting Bill 44 related column this weekend.
A big congratulations to Alberta Views Magazine for being awarded the covete Magazine of the Year at this weekend’s National Magazine Awards in Toronto. Chris Turner was awarded the Gold Medal for his essay ‘The Big Decision‘ and Raymond Biesinger earned an honourable mention for his illustration ‘Ten-Year Tabulations,’ both which were published in Alberta Views Magazine.
Also on the topics of magazines, make sure to read Darcy Henton‘s excellent feature article, ‘Culture of Secrecy,’ in this month’s issue of Avenue Magazine.
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alberta hansard 2.0.
The Spring session of the Alberta Legislature by the numbers:
Number of times Twitter was mentioned: 22
Number of times Facebook was mentioned: 25
Number of times Matt Mitchke was mentioned: 3
Number of times the words ‘tough times‘ and ‘tough economic times” appeared together: 95
Number of times the word ‘deficit‘ was used: 239
Number of times the word ‘accountability‘ was used: 326
Number of times the word ‘transparency‘ was used: 206
Number of times ‘Northumberland‘ was mentioned: 4
Number of times a certain former Soviet dictator was mentioned: 7
Number of times ‘Stephen Harper‘ was mentioned: 6
Number of times the PC Caucus was described as the most ‘diverse caucus‘ in Canada: 21
(We should all thank the wonderful people who do such a thorough job of recording Hansard each day the Assembly is in session.)
Thanks to everyone who has emailed me over the past week with feedback on my cover feature article in this month’s issue of Alberta Views Magazine: Citizen Bloggers: Online social media and networks provide new ways for Albertans to get political. I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it (I really enjoyed writing it).
Just in case you thought this post was all about self-promotion, if you pick a copy of this month’s issue of Alberta Views Magazine off the shelf, you will also have the pleasure of reading great articles by Jeremy Klaszus (the third part of his excellent Mr. Tree series – read parts one and two online), George Melnyk (on how the digital age is changing the book publishing industry), and Maurice Yacowar (on the life and hidden past of former newspaper publisher and Alberta Solicitor General Roy Farran).
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alberta gothic.
Third Reading of Bill 44 is currently scheduled for this Monday evening (sometime after 7:30pm).
Also, I like these kids.
(photo credit to Corey Hogan)
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green debate continues.
Some interesting debate continues to rage on about the state of Alberta’s Green Party in the comment section of this blog’s May 7 post ‘Green Insider Lays it All Out.’
– The City of Vancouver’s new and exciting ‘open source’ policy (more at CBC).
– UK Cabinet Office has published and adopted some of the recommendations listed in the Digital Engagement: Update on Power of Information (pdf).
Now let’s see what kind of dialogue and change ChangeCamp Edmonton can create in our City, Province, and Country.
(thanks to @jdarrah and @mikesoron for the links)
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bellyaching.
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edmonton arts writer missing.
From the Edmonton Journal:
EDMONTON — Friends and family of Gilbert Bouchard have organized a search for the Edmonton writer and broadcaster, who has been missing since Monday.
Bouchard is a freelance writer who covers visual arts and other cultural activities for the Edmonton Journal and is a frequent contributor to CBC Radio, among other media outlets. He was last seen at midnight on April 20 after leaving his south Edmonton home to go for a walk. No one has been able to contact him since.
If you have any information, please contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567.
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quote of the day.
“It’s a calendar with an agenda”
– Lorna Rosen, General Manager, City of Edmonton Asset Management and Public Works responding to a “Stop the Tarsands” Calendar.
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big loop v. big oil.
This could be straight out of Wild Roses…
…the fight involves a group of six ranchers calling itself “the Big Loop Group” and includes two oilmen who happen to have active ranches in the region fighting energy giant Petro-Canada. The twist to all this is that Curtis Bartlett and Bruce Chernoff have dealt with similar issues as stewards of oil and gas companies over the years, but in this case have switched hats and are looking at the issues from an environmental perspective.
See: Petrocant.ca
(h/t Kevin Grandia)
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‘select a goa priority.’
As part of the ‘Freedom to Create‘ part of Alberta’s new identity rebranding campaign, the Government of Alberta will now let ordinary citizens select which government priority fits with each Government media release.
Now, that’s thinking out of the box!
Ed Stelmach (February 23, 2008): “A Progressive Conservative government will never put Alberta back into a deficit position”