My first post will not be about…

This post is not about the death of Michael Jackson, nor Farrah Fawcett, though I’m sure they are important issues (or so says the sheer quantity of facebook and twitter updates).  This post is not about Ed McMahon, nor is it about Romeo Leblanc (though I do think we should take a look back at [...]

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And now presenting…

We (well, currently “I”) at Too Much Geography are very excited to announce that the authorship of this blog is growing – doubling in fact. Note the exciting and alliterative change of our sub-header!
Patrick Meehan is going to be joining me in the authorship of this blog. Pat can tell you a little more about [...]

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Liveblogging the Calgary Glenmore Nomination Meeting

Coming to you live from the Braeside Community Centre, the Calgary Glenmore nomination contest between Corey Hogan and Avalon Roberts.
7:30 – A cavalcade of sign waving Corey Hogan supporters enter the room chanting “We believe in Hogan, We believe in Swann” and disperse into the surprisingly crowded room. I would say that there are well [...]

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Bring It On, Avalon!

The Calgary Glenmore nomination race is, apparently, actually a race now, with former candidate Avalon Roberts throwing her hat into the ring against Liberal activist and Calgary entrepreneur Corey Hogan (Twitter, Facebook).
Avalon is a dedicated Liberal, and exactly the person that the party needs within it’s ranks, but I think that Corey is the only [...]

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EuroParliament Pirate Party

The Liberal Democrats did OK in Britain,  and came out with a net loss of one seat, so that’s OK, I suppose. It really only matters if they have enough votes to be part of the controlling coalition. From the results, it doesn’t look like there is going to be any two groups that could [...]

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Thought on the EuroParliament Elections

The UK chapter of the European parliament elections happened yesterday, kicking off one of the largest democratic processes in the world. There have been a couple of hiccups in the process, but it seems as if the Conservatives are going to again receive the largest number of votes (and seats) in this particular iteration.
This has [...]

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Lisa Raitt and the Double Standard

I watched, with a not unsubstantial degree of schadenfreude, Lisa Raitt get repeatedly hammered in Question Period today. She iterated, and then reiterated over and over again, that procedures were not followed, and that she had accepted the resignation of the aide who had been responsible for keeping track of the documents, and had offered [...]

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Crazy Cycling Crackdown

Nobody is ever  going to call me a model driver. Vancouver has, however, made me a better driver. I obey traffic signals and I try to be aware of everyone around me. I like to drive. I find driving to be relaxing, and, politically incorrect as this may be in an era of carbon neutrality, [...]

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