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Feeding the next economy – Give us a stimulus that stimulates, not placates

Last December – as the debates over the stimulus packages were just beginning, I wrote a piece on why the wrong stimulus today could fail us tomorrow. Well, today has become tomorrow, and we are failing.
A stimulus package should be an investment. It should create new industries and markets, it should find help create efficiencies [...]

Posted 22 June 2009 | David Eaves § canadian politics § public policy ‡ Comments ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

The Open Cities Blog on the Creative Exchange

Excited to let everyone know that I’ll be blogging at the Creative Exchange on Open Cities. I’ll continue to blog here 4 times a week and the pieces I post there I’ll cross-post here as well.
It’s an opportunity to talk about how openess and transparency can/will change our cities to a wider audience.
Wish me luck. [...]

Posted 02 June 2009 | David Eaves § open source § technology ‡ Comments ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Articles I’m digesting 6/2/2009

The Quiet Unravelling of Canadian Democracy by James Travers
This poignant piece by James Travers is long overdue. The concentration of power in the Prime Minister’s Office – which started with Trudeau and has continued with each successive Prime Minister – along with the decline of cabinet and of parliamentary committees, is corroding our governing institutions. [...]

Posted 06 April 2009 | David Eaves § canadian politics § cool links § interesting people § reviews ‡ Comments ° Also tagged: , , ,

Free Speech? Free Culture? The Limits of Freedom in Canada

If you haven’t had a chance yet, check out this excellent article in The Walrus about why Canada – the home of America’s greatest comics – has such a hard time producing good political satire on the home front.
The problem? Canada’s libel laws chill free speech (not to mention good comedy). Rebecca Addelman outlines it [...]

Posted 04 May 2007 | David Eaves § free culture § public policy ‡ Comments ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Review of Paul Graham’s Hackers & Painters

You can also read this review here.
In the “Note to Readers” section at the start of Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age Paul Graham points out that the book’s chapters stand alone and can be read in any order or skipped altogether. While true, it also is misleading. While each chapter may [...]

Posted 31 January 2007 | David Eaves § reviews ‡ Comments ° Also tagged: , , ,

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