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Would the Conservatives lose a snap election?

by Tris Hussey on November 27, 2008 · 1 comment

in Random Bits

File under “playing with fire in a fireworks factory”, word is that the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc are seriously considering calling for a confidence vote that could force another Federal election.
Incensed opposition parties are threatening to topple Stephen Harper’s Conservative minority and have begun informally exploring the idea of cobbling together a governing coalition. The Liberals are taking the taking the prospect so seriously that some MPs are privately discussing ways to dump Leader Stéphane Dion without waiting for their party’s scheduled May 2 leadership vote. Sources say former prime [...]

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Barack Obama the first social media president

by Tris Hussey on November 5, 2008 · 1 comment

in Internet Life, Social Media

Image by comicbase via Flickr

Welcome to a new world. Like most of the world, I watched the results from the U.S. election last night (yes I voted and yes I voted for Obama). I was anxious, hopeful, maybe a little fearful. We’ve been let down before by the American electoral system.  Now this morning we wake to a new era. How did we get here? Social media.
In 2004 blogs were a factor but not mainstream by any stretch. We could only dream of going from pictures and short videos posted [...]

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