Board of Governors: Azim Wazeer, Sean Heisler

First of all the obvious: don’t vote for Blake Frederick. You would think that after all of the things that he has done wrong in the past year he would realize that this whole ‘leading’ and ‘making policy’ thing might not be his forte. I guess not. I mentioned him along side my definition of a zealot in a previous post: ‘Someone who, having lost sight of their goals, redoubles their efforts’ and that is exactly what …

Stephen Harper’s decision to shut down parliament has been met with criticism from all sides of the political spectrum. Is it a hugely political move? Yes. Is it to cover up the Afghan prisoner issue (that shouldn’t be an issue)? Yes. Has it hurt him? By all accounts, dramatically. The below poll by The Strategic Counsel explains how badly (source).
So where does that put us now. To understand that we have to start by understanding Harper’s strategy over that past 12 months. Since …

I thought I’d write a bit of a report on what will be happening at this Wednesday’s Senate meeting. There isn’t any super exciting or controversial motions but there are a few interesting presentations. The agenda can be found here.
I’m just going to go through the main items of interest. If you have questions or comments about any other items then use the contact form to get a hold of me.
5. Academic Policy Committee – Thursday Noon-hour Break (here)

So if you didn’t already know, you’ll …