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Find out where federal parties stand on key issues

I should warn you that there will be a lot of election-related posts in the next few weeks. I'll try to keep them short and to the point. The CBC has put together a wonderful survey that lets you compare your opinions with that of all five major federal parties. Questions are broken down into …

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The cure for Jaded Voter Syndrome

It's often touted in news reports and government talking points that "Canadians don't want an election". Regardless of whether it's true or not, this statement is often accepted as canon. The question then becomes:  why are Canadians opposed to an election? The usual reasons have been bandied about …

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Windowpane menus with CSS

I've got a handful of web projects on the go, but none of them are ready for the limelight yet. I wanted to unveil some of them by now, since I feel like I've been posting a lot about politics lately. Instead, I'll show you a neat way to create a menu using a single background image. It's actually …

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It's too easy just to fall apart

This is the new TV commercial for Joe Fresh Style, a clothing company owned by the Loblaws chain of supermarkets. Like the time that I blogged about Canwest, I saw this advertisement and immediately realised that something wasn't right. The music for this commercial is the song "You, Me and the …

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