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- January 1st, 2010
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
Letter: Will GG continue the detainee investigation?
WILL THE GOVERNOR GENERAL CONTINUE THE DETAINEE INVESTIGATION? Will Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean and The Hon. Prime Minister Stephen Harper work with all concerned parties in t…
- December 31st, 2009
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Taxpayers Federation’s 2010 resolutions for politicians
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released a list of new year resolutions. I think they are bright ideas :) (emphases are mine) Resolutions for 2010: Honesty First As the end of the year approaches ma…
- December 30th, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: new media etc
Canadian online advertising revenue grows to $1.6b, surpasses radio
IAB Canada Newsletters - The Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada (IAB) today announced that Canadian Online Advertising Revenues exceeded budgeted expectations of $1.5 billion, and grew by 29% in…
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Canada\'s Internet lags behind other countries: Study
CanWest — Canada is lagging behind other industrialized countries because it forces consumers to pay high prices for slow broadband Internet service, says a recent report by Harvard University.The 2…
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Harper kills parliament until after Olympics… what kind of democracy Canada has?
I’m very, very angry. Last year when the opposition threatened to bringing down the Tories with a coalition — which is completely legal and constitutional in Canada — Harper could s…
- December 29th, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
China taking over Canadian oilsand, copper miner
Wow! That’s the first after-effects of Harper’s maiden visit to China! Canada OKs major PetroChina oil sands investment (AFP) — Canada’s Industry Minister Tony Clement said he had…
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- December 24th, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: new media etc
10 news media content in 2010
From Mashable:The news media is experiencing a renaissance. As we end the year, its state in 2009 can be summarized as a year of turmoil, layoffs and cutbacks in an industry desperately seeking to rei…
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: new media etc
\'News should come to us\'
Professor Jeff Jervis in New York predicts that streaming will be the next mainstream media format. Bye bye websites....Tweet: What does the post-page, post-site, post-media media world look like? @st…
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Time spent on newspaper websites drops
Editor and Publisher - The average time spent per person at the top newspaper Web sites took a hit in November compared to the presidential election month of November 2008.Of the top 30 Web sites, The…
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: new media etc
Most visited web site and most searched term in 2009
clickz - Facebook was the most searched term during 2009, according to Hitwise. Citing data collected between January and November 2009, the online measurement firm reckons the social networking site…
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: new media etc
Ads going real-time
Dynamic ads: Offered by TheDigitel in Charleston, S.C., this tool allows advertisers to change ad content dynamically via a text message, Facebook or blog update, or using a Twitter or Flickr photo fe…
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8 must-have traits of tomorrow’s journalist
Another good article from Marshable about journalism of tomorrow:As the news industry looks to reconstruct its suffering business model, the journalists of today must reconstruct their skill sets for…
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8 news media business trends for 2010
8 new trends for 2010 from Marshable:With the news industry struggling to find new revenue streams that can reshape their broken business model, 2010 will be defined by experiments in news media monet…
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Let’s call it ‘pluralism’…. is ‘multiculturalism’ dead?
This is a very important debate. Really want to hear from the readers on this. BTW, should Kenney change his title to “minister responsible for pluralism”? Any alarm here? In short: So &#…
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
Canada-China Joint Statement (full text)
A little belated… but thought it’s an important document that should be published here; all released by the PMO. CANADA-CHINA JOINT STATEMENT December 3, 2009 Beijing, China 1. At the invi…
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Red hot housing market in Vancouver Nov 2009
November Home Sales Continue at Torrid Pace BCREA release – The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the provinc…
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Harper in contempt of real democracy
OK, this is what one of the most developed western democracy would do in face of dissidence and accountability: shut them all up. Harper doesn’t like dissident noises; he doesn’t like crit…
- December 23rd, 2009
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Harper the de facto dictator
There are two pieces of commentaries in the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail lately that speak up my mind re PM Harper’s dictatorial style of governance. We’ve opened our eyes during ou…
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[GB] Tempest in a teacup
Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. Lately, friends in Toronto and Hong K…
- December 16th, 2009
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Listen to what Canadian businesses say about China
Canadian Chamber of Commerce in HK’s response to Harper’s China visit (released to CIV on Dec 6): Andrew Work of Canadian Chamber of Commerce in HK Canadians doing business in China hold s…
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Lai Changxing to release autobiography next year
Lai Changxing has responded to the signing of the Approved Destination Status (ADS) agreement signed during PM Harper’s four-day visit to China on Dec 2-6. “I’m happier than anyone t…
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[GB] Chinese families to pay an extra $2,688 in HST
Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. During the last provincial election,…
- December 6th, 2009
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Cold sores?
Photo taken in Hong Kong after meeting Chief Executive Donald Tsang on Dec 5 Is this cold sores?? What did the Chinese hosts offer Harper to eat at the Great Hall of People on Dec 3? ;) Tags: Canad…
- December 3rd, 2009
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Harper visits The Great Wall, calls it ‘unbelievable’
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and wife Laureen visits the Great Wall of China at Badaling in Beijing, China on Thursday, December 3, 2009. (CP) CP – “Unbelievable”. That’s how…
- December 2nd, 2009
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2/3 Canadians urge PM to focus on China’s human rights, not trade: poll
PMO release Sigh… what can I say? Sometimes I really don’t understand my fellow Canadians. Why are Canadians always one step behind the rest of the world? Is it because our country is too…
- November 30th, 2009
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What is it about Harper’s China trip?
Dear readers: Here’s the transcript of today’s briefing on PM Harper’s visit to China. Enjoy. Main point? Just a tour. Nothing to be signed. But free entrance to the Great Wall and t…
- November 24th, 2009
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- November 19th, 2009
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More Canadians support unilateralism than Americans: poll
I can’t believe that now more Canadians support a unilateralist position than do Americans! When the Americans have moved on from the Bushism and into a multi-lateral, cooperative mode, we the f…
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Forecast: BC housing sales to jump 20% in 2009; 8% in 2010
Market Strength Extends Through 2010 BCREA Fall 2009 Housing Forecast BCREA release – The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has just released its Fall 2009 Housing Forecast. BC Mu…
- November 16th, 2009
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[GB] Liberals’ management of Olympic economy a total mess
Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The BC Liberals often claimed that ec…
- November 13th, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
Asians’ desire to migrate not as high as expected: poll
Very interesting article from the Asia Pacific Post. What does this poll means? It means we are still the best-loved destination for international migration. Asians have the least desire to migrate Ab…
- November 10th, 2009
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- November 6th, 2009
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- November 5th, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
Photos – Olympic Torch Relay, alternative carrying modes
Perhaps the most exciting and most original part of the Canadian Olympic torch relay is that the torch is carried by “alternative” mode of transportation across the country. This is really…
- November 4th, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
100 days countdown to the Games
A man wears Olympic mittens as he photographs the Olympic countdown clock displaying 100 days until the start of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday November 4, 20…
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Peter Chao controversy: love it or hate it
this guy’s from vancouver…. :) Tags: Peter Chao, Video Related posts I wanna be a corrupt official when I grow up… (8) When lightnings meet fireworks (0) Video – PM…
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Comic
Tags: comic, swine flu Related posts Comic (0) Comic – Left vs Right (2) Comic (0) Comic (0) Comic (0)
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Vancouver home prices keep rising in Oct 2009
REBGV release – Strong demand has led to a steady rise in Greater Vancouver home prices compared to last year. Over the last 12 months, the MLSLink® Housing Price Index (HPI) benchmark price for a…
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[GB] Whose interest does the Fraser Institute serve?
Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. A recent book against Asian immigrant…
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
[GB] From 1949 to 2009 – some notes made on reflection
Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The recent visit of the Taiwanese aca…
- November 3rd, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
Auditor general denies government’s claimed success of immigration reform
Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser tables the 2009 Fall Report in Ottawa, Ont., Tuesday November 3, 2009. (CP) Auditor general Sheila Fraser opened fire against the gov’s immigration reform…
- October 31st, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
Taiwan Pride
Taiwanese men and women revel through the streets during the gay and lesbian parade, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Thousands of gay and lesbian Taiwanese took to the streets showing Taiw…
- October 28th, 2009
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ogagator has posted a new entry on: Chinese in Vancouver
At long last…. Harper to vist China in Dec
PMO announced the long-overdue Harper’s visit to China, which will happen in Dec. Remember the Tories have always been saying that Harper will be visiting China in November, around the time of A…
- October 27th, 2009
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CIV in maintenance
Dear readers, CIV has experienced some malfunctioning lately. I’m trying to fix them. Meanwhile, please bear with this temporary look. Thanks. No tags for this post. Related posts No related…
- October 26th, 2009
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Beijing, Beijing
Hello guys, just came back from Hong Kong and Beijing. What a good holiday, though it went too fast, as usual. :) Now I’m back home, should pick up writing again. Here are some photos I took of…
- October 5th, 2009
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Harper sings along
How do you like it? Tags: Stephen Harper Related posts It’s China’s 60th anniversary.. did Canada say ‘happy birthday’? (14) Letter: Upcoming choice – Coalition…
- October 4th, 2009
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