Several years ago, a friend — frustrated from years of political failure — warned me that Atlantic Canadian politics were still basically stuck in the feudal era. A lot’s changed since then, including a remarkable outpouring of creative expression and a growing dissatisfaction with the powers that be… but there are still some mighty reactionary forces at work.

Case in point: as noted by Declan at Crawl Across

• Vancouver League of Drupallers
  Through one of those strange oversights, I’ve never joined. Membership is just a click away, and these folks are sharp as tacks from the Extra-Sharp Tack Company.
  (tags: community drupal vancouver)
• Vancouver Drupal Web Developer Position Available
  Image X Media is looking for a Drupal developer in Surrey, B.C., with wages

• BC Ombudsman investigating Vancouver Board of Variance firing
  Raymond Tomlin’s take on the latest development in Sam Sullivan’s heavy-handed power play
  (tags: vancouver municipal politics ombudsman investigation firing ethics)

• Democracy For America Night School
  Handy resources for activists on campaigning and communicating. Even if you’ve missed the sessions, they’re available for download. Hat tip to Scott Piatkowski!
  (tags: campaign howto politics progressive training liberal dfa usa media blogging blogger_relations)
• A Canadian soldier’s report from South Lebanon

1. Welcome to this blog.
2. You have a lovely state.
3. Don’t you feel just a little embarrassed for electing this guy?

Vancity, one of Social Signal‘s clients, is known for its commitment to building community. And now they’ve moved that commitment online, with their (and our) latest project: ChangeEverything.ca.

Targeted to people living in Vancouver, the Lower Mainland and Victoria, ChangeEverything.ca is a place where people can discuss, plan and make changes. Some of the changes are modest in scope (I want to get my bike

They aren’t just nailing car manufacturers any more; they’re trying to make owning the buggers socially unacceptable.… Read more...

• Merlin strikes again with Panels module
  Evan Leeson points to an intriguing new page-formatting module for Drupal.
  (tags: drupal evan_leeson module cms opensource format columns panels)
• Andy Budd’s Layout Grid Bookmarklet
  Fantastic: drag this to your browser’s bookmark bar. Now, whenever you’re viewing a web page, click and voila -