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In Uncategorized on 14 December 2009 with Comments Off

“Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow BridgeWhen an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine, [...]

I've Seen A Lot About "Government 2.0", Now I Want to Know About "Citizen 2.0"

In best of, Canada, citizenship, social media on 13 December 2009 with 8 comments

During my brief foray into the provincial bureaucracy, I became loosely connected with a group of individuals working throughout Canada to make government more open, engaging, and engaged through the use of new ideas and new technologies. Since leaving government, I have continued to follow the conversations taking place on blog posts and on Twitter [...]

Some Thoughts On Government, New Ideas, and Systemic Change

In Uncategorized on 7 December 2009 with Comments Off

I just left these comments on David Eaves‘ post about the Public Policy and Governance Review in response to his interview with the publication, but I thought I’d share them here, as well: “1. I think you’re dead-on when you talk about “young people” (or more accurately, maybe just people geared towards new ways of [...]

This Week's Reads: Copenhagen, Access to Information, and Legalize Everything

In Uncategorized on 7 December 2009 with Comments Off

I haven’t done the best job of keeping an updated list of my favourite reads on this blog (though you can track my reading here and here, but this morning I’ve come across three articles worth sharing, and the time to share them. Michael M’Gonigle – Against Copenhagen Wasn’t sure what to expect from the [...]