Here’s some fabulous news: Shakespeare — as if you didn’t know — is good for you!

Howard Jacobson tells us in a recent column in The Independent says:

“…word is coming out of Liverpool University, where the distinguished English Professor Philip Davis has been working with a group of ...   more »

A prime minister is grilled by judges for 17 hours over allegations of political scandal and kickbacks. I wonder if any golf balls were produced.

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Rebecca MacKinnon, a one-time foreign correspondent for CNN, surveyed her former peers to learn how blogs are having an impact on media coverage of China. She asked a series of questions to about 70 foreign correspondents who work in China and here’s one interesting finding:

Most respondents find blogs ...   more »

U.S. Comptroller General David Walker was asked by a Congressional committee for his opinions on a range of issues related to defence procurement and contracting. This week, he filed a written response to some of those questsions.
Canada, of course, embarked this year on more than $17-billion in new ...   more »

Earlier this year, Conservative MP Scott Reid  (left) put the following question on the Commons Order Paper:

Q-104 2 — October 17, 2006 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) — In each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, did any government department, agency, or ...   more »

I’ve long argued that journalists ought to establish a routine to monitor blogs and other online sites that are germane to their beat. It’s a great eay to learn more about your beat and to find new sources.

But here’s another good reason: Public relations and communications professionals — the spin ...   more »

Using Access to Information laws, I recently received a “House Card” for Public Works Minister Michael Fortier on the ...   more »

As I reported on CTV Newsnet a few minutes ago, Defence Minister Gordon O’Connor is to announce later this afternoon that, as of Jan. 1, all Canadian Forces reservists will be able to contribute to and receive benefits from the Canada Pension Plan — just like any other worker in ...   more »

Thank you to the voters who participated in a poll Warren Kinsella [see the December 20 entry] conducted. I disagree with many of your choices — except one — and I’m not sure why you might have made the choices you did, but thanks!

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Reviewing some government documents that talk about streamlining of military procurement and came across this data nugget:

In 2004–05, Public Works and Government Services Canada signed 25,600 new contracts or contract amendments worth $10.2–billion on behalf of the Department of National Defence. That was the lion’s share of all the ...   more »