Got government to sign a deal? Great Bear Rainforest case shows your fight may have only just begun
So your organization worked your collective butts off, applied pressure, deluged politicians with postcards, filled the streets with demonstrators and finally achieved your goal: the government sat down with you and hammered out a deal. You both signed on the dotted...Election day in Vancouver
Vancouver’s municipal elections are today. And at one polling place, the signage offered some inadvertent editorial commentary.Proud of your American friends? Here’s one way to tell them
Last night, choked up and overwhelmed by the enormity of the moment, I responded the only way I know how. I created a Facebook group. If you want to make a simple statement, come on over and join Canadians who are proud of our American neighbors (I dropped the...Obavatar
Okay, kind of close to the wire, here… but if you want to show your Democratic colors (without a “u”!) tomorrow, and you haven’t been able to track down a template to make one of those nifty your-face-in-an-Obama-logo avatars… well,...Voting Obama helps reject sleazy, divisive tactics
To any of you who have a vote in Tuesday’s election, but who live in a state where the race is pretty much a foregone conclusion, please: go vote anyway. Here’s why. There’s a saying that when the U.S.A. sneezes, Canada gets a cold. With election...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
