Monthly Archives: April 2009

Jurisdictional Inefficiency

Posted on April 23, 2009 by bill

Here are some provocative questions for one or both the constitutional and business efficiency experts in the audience. Why is employment insurance a federal program but workers compensation insurance provincial? What is the basis for having a separate crown corporation or … Continue reading →

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Google Street View in Bedford, Nova Scotia

Posted on April 20, 2009 by bill

This morning around 11:00AM my office went abuzz when Mike Cairns (chief geek) at ServicePoint said “hey Bill, look at that”, pointing out the window on the back of our building in Bedford, which is suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia. … Continue reading →

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Passport Canada – Now With Less Online!

Posted on April 9, 2009 by bill

(updated May 8 with new facts, events, and comments) Back in December I wrote about Passport Canada and how most of its $300 million annual budget goes to pay (a lot of) humans to do poorly what less expensive systems can … Continue reading →

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