by Rob Cottingham | Sep 1, 2006 | Politics
Near the end of 2003, BC was stunned when the RCMP swooped down on the provincial legislature and walked away with boxes and boxes of papers marked “Evidence”. It was a huge scandal. Apparently, Alaska felt jealous. And competitive buggers that they are,... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 6, 2006 | Politics
It would have been unthinkable a few years ago, but Joe Lieberman may be about to lose the primary race for his party’s nomination in Connecticut. After a few truly grim polls comes the news that his campaign is scaling way back on its get-out-the-vote effort:... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 3, 2006 | Politics, Vancouver
Cross-posted to ChangeEverything.ca I’ve had the chance to write about a lot of public policy initiatives. But few have given me more satisfaction than Vancouver’s four pillars strategy, especially the safe injection site. On one level, it’s the... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 2, 2006 | Online Community, Politics, Technology
These past few weeks have been awkward ones for the company that hosts my blog, DreamHost. Lengthy outages have plagued its users, and just as one problem was solved, another one popped up. You can read the whole sordid tale here, wherein DreamHost – to their... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 30, 2006 | Politics
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... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 28, 2006 | Politics
Welcome to this blog. You have a lovely state. Don’t you feel just a little embarrassed for electing this guy?