British Columbia Election First to be Held in U.S. Style Election

In a xerox of their U.S. cousins to the south, Canadians in the province of British Columbia will go to the polls in the first ever election to be held in Canada on a previously fixed date, something Premier Gordon Campbell's Liberal Party signed into law soon after coming to power in 2001. It's also a historic election because voters will have a chance to decide in a referendum if they want to replace the current first-past-the-post electoral system with one that incorporates proportional representation.

'Apple Paid Gadget Guru To Feature iPod on News Shows'

Wow, what a potential PR nightmare. Technology expert Corey Greenberg said today he had been paid by Apple to demo and feature Apple products during local news appearances, but has not been paid to show the same product during appearances as NBC's "Today" show tech editor. Does it really matter that he was paid for one type of broadcast venue but not another? Does that make it ok? You decide. Read about it at MacNewsWorld. The practice of industry experts appearing on news shows and not revealing they have been paid for their appearance, endorsement or mention is very controversial.

Sponsorship Scandal Witness Remembers Envelopes Full of Cash

The Liberal Party of Canada used hundreds of thousands of dollars taken from the sponsorship program to fund its political activities in Quebec, the Gomery Commission has been told. Former ad executive Jean Brault also said that he delivered $136,000 in cash -- often in envelopes -- to senior Liberal Party officials.

U.S. Blog Becomes Popular Canadian Destination Eh!

An American who published banned testimony on the Internet from the inquiry into the Canadian sponsorship scandal is getting unprecedented traffic on his blog. Morrissey is covering this scandal that it's illegal for Canadian papers to talk about. Interesting use of blogs.

P2P Supreme Court Case Begins

Click here for the latest on the Supreme Court Grokster P2P case as justices deal with major implications for the Internet, copyright, and innovation.

Moore's Law Turns 40

Click here for a Q&A about Moore's Law as it nears its 40th anniversary.