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Archive for January 28th, 2009

Barber’s Blazing Beretta

28 January 2009

AKA ‘Public Service’ — easier said than done part 3
It was strange as interviews go. Which are themselves strange; which made this one doubly odd I suppose.
I get this call from someone saying it’s “John Barber”. I’m thinking, do I know you? I know I can be forgetful, but…. Some people must think [...]

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How friendly was the Budget to Canada’s Innovation Economy?

28 January 2009

It was quite the scene in Ottawa yesterday (see prior post “Blogging the budget” January 26-09). Knowing that the Opposition parties might bring down the government over the budget added an unusual level of excitement to a City that rarely sees an increase in its collective “heartbeat”.
The Hy’s restaurant in Ottawa has long served [...]

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