David Akin's On the HillWorking notes, observations, links and other errata from a parliamentary bureau reporter in Ottawa, Canada.Coming soon to a bookstore (but not to the Public Safety Committee...)- June 23, 2008 Les Edition de L'Homme is the publishing house owned by Quebecor Inc., which also owns the television network TVA where Couillard first spilled the beans about her relationship with Maxime Bernier. No word on when, but presumably we'll see it in time for the fall publishing season and, possibly, just in time for a fall federal election: MONTREAL, June 20 CNW - The autobiography of Julie Couillard will be published this fall by Canada's largest independent English-language publishing house,...http://davidakin.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/23/3759084.html Political season in review- June 22, 2008 OTTAWA -- For all the partisan bickering and political posturing, there was one shining moment in the Ottawa political season that just ended: The residential school apology. But beyond that, the last eight months of this minority parliament is notable mostly for its longevity. Few politicians or pundits thought that when Stephen Harper was elected prime minister in mid-winter of 2006 his government would make it halfway through 2008 let alone have a decent shot of getting all the way to its...http://davidakin.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/22/3757544.html Blame Zittrain for Colbert thinking it's all about routers on ecstasy- June 22, 2008 Harvard smart-guy and a Facebook friend Jonathan Zittrain gets a guest slot on The Colbert Report to plug his new book, The Future of the Internet and How To Stop It you can download the book, for free with certain conditions, right here, and, among other things, uses the metaphor of a mosh pit to explain how "a guy named Jon, a guy named Vint another Facebook friend, I might add..., and a guy named Steve" (Jonathan probably also meant to mention Len and he certainly wouldn't have wanted to...http://davidakin.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2008/6/21/3756564.html |