Author Archives: bhaggart

No free pony for you

Posted on June 2, 2011 by bhaggart

There are few things I love more in life than the music of Cracker and Camper van Beethoven. During a stint as the Arts editor at my undergrad student paper, I once drove our editor-in-chief half mad by commandeering the … Continue reading →

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The copyright hammer

Posted on May 31, 2011 by bhaggart

It might just be me, but I’ve noticed an increase (from about zero) in articles and reports on the way that copyright restricts people’s access to information and cultural works, with sometimes negative consequences. This morning, I stumbled across a … Continue reading →

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Election 2011: What did journalists bring to the table?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by bhaggart

Interesting conversation on CBC Radio’s The Sunday Edition on the media’s coverage of the election. What got me thinking was one of the panelists’ contention that the skills reporters bring to the table may not be useful to voters deciding … Continue reading →

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Three reasons not to fear the NDP

Posted on April 30, 2011 by bhaggart

Like everyone else, the NDP’s surge caught me by surprise. At the outset of the campaign, I was predicting a Liberal minority government, with an outside chance of a Liberal majority. My sense was that Harper had only one card … Continue reading →

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Michael Ignatieff’s failure

Posted on April 30, 2011 by bhaggart

I’d like to suggest an alternative explanation to the emerging consensus about why Michael Ignatieff and his Liberal party are polling so poorly among Canadians. This consensus, echoed by Irshad Manji, Jeremy Keehn and countless others, is that the Conservative … Continue reading →

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