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The Conservative government launched an attack ad, which is to be expected in the build-up to an election. What was not expected, however, is that they used copyright music without the copyright holder’s permission.

Some would argue that an immediate apology to the copyright holder and the public would be reasonable, but the pro-copyright reform Minister decided instead to completely ignore a question about this, which was asked twice.

Under the category of “what the fuck?” comes this article outlining an agreement between the US and Canada to import each other’s troops in the case of a civic emergency.

Questions have been raised as to why this is required: It is common for one country to offer another military assistance in times of need, such as Katrina, and we don’t seem to have had a problem.

The apparent secrecy of the deal has caused many conspiracy theories. In perspective this might be nothing to be too concerned about: Harper’s government is always secretive. It’s a sign of a good democracy, when nobody knows there’s anything to get upset about or new policies to debate.

Still though, it makes you wonder.

I haven’t blogged anything for a while. I’d like to make a political rant about Afghanistan or being green or something but I don’t have time to make an intelligent, cohesive blog so I’ll leave that for another time. For now, here are some links that have been of interest to me.

• Flurry, the PC-screensaver-for-Mac-now-for-PC-again.
• Be Global Cool, a website with a few pointers for being greener – easily.
• CBC 2008 Alberta Election site, keeping track of political promises leading up to the Alberta election.
• City of Edmonton Homeowners Information site, a quick way to look up property information, your local councillors, official assessment information for your property (or anyone else’s), and the garbage/recycle collection schedule for your home.
• TireTrends, somewhere to buy cheap tyres, already mounted on wheels, balanced, and shipped to your door. The Car Bible tyre info page is useful to do research on first.
• Walk All Over Me, a new Canadian movie you should consider watching.
• Passive-Aggressive Notes, a website for, well, passive-aggressive notes.