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Restaurant for Pets3 comments

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: There are already restaurants that are pet friendly. What about actually taking your pet out to dinn … more →

Tags: Food, Restaurant, Pets, food, Restaurants, Dogs, Pets, Business

Political Science on ACT and SAT

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: The American College Testing is a standardized test for high school student and college admissions t … more →

Tags: Education, Education 2, Politics, Political Science Students

QR Codes in Retail Stores

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: QR codes have been around for some time. As mobile shopping increases and people have less and less … more →

Tags: clothing, shopping, Mobile, technology, Shopping, mobile 2

RFID fridge

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: I would like to keep track of everything in my fridge like the expiration dates and nutritional fact … more →

Tags: Technology, expiration dates, fridge, nutritional facts

Customer Inspired Menu

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: This idea is for restaurants to get more repeat customers by building community. I have never ran a … more →

Tags: Food, Restaurant, food, Restaurants

Opt In SMS Marketing

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: Customers will often subscribe to mobile marketing to receive discounts, invitations, and other news … more →

Tags: shopping, Mobile, Technology, technology, mobile 2, advertising, Mobile Marketing, Business

Bundled Fashion

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: Some people don’t know how to dress. They buy one item at a time instead of putting together a … more →

Tags: clothing, shopping, clothing, Shopping

Interest-based Social Networking Site

The Ideas Cafe wrote 5 months ago: Everything social revolves around Facebook, the king of social. Facebook allows us to create persona … more →

Tags: social networking, Internet, Technology, Social Media, technology, Business

Canada in Africa: a closer look at CIDA

The Ideas Cafe wrote 11 months ago: Nathan Andrews Is the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) all that bad? This is probabl … more →

Tags: Africa, CiDA, Nathan Andrews

All dead but one: It’s time our Spanish Civil War heroes were recognized

The Ideas Cafe wrote 11 months ago: Terrence Rundle West Quick, identify the Canadian battalion that celebrates its 75th anniversary thi … more →

Tags: Spanish Civil War, canadian veterans

Royalties and upgrading: Two words that politicians dare not utter

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago:   By Gil McGowan In the Harry Potter stories, characters are too afraid to utter the name of the vil … more →

Tags: election, Alberta, oilsands, Royalties

The West is 'in', but for how long?

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Robert Roach Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning recently wondered out loud if western aliena … more →

Tags: robert roach, Preston Manning, Western alienation

Low savings rate ominous cloud on horizon

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Will Van’t Veld Continued growth in household spending is expected to help power the Canadian econom … more →

Tags: Household Savings, Will Van't Veld

Let parents decide value of achievement tests1 comment

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Peter Cowley It will be much tougher for Alberta parents to ensure their kids are getting a good edu … more →

Tags: Thomas Lukaszuk, Province-wide tests, Fraser Institute, Peter Cowley

Harper restoring classic federalism

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Barry Cooper Calgary Herald Stephen Harper took Canadian politics in a new direction in 2012. Libera … more →

Tags: Stephen Harper, Barry Cooper, federal-provincial relations

Done right, trade deals could provide important boost to agriculture exports

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Joe Rosario Fueled by demand in emerging and developing countries, world agricultural exports have m … more →

Tags: Joe Rosario, supply management, Free Trade, Trade Talks

Alberta PCs should use federal leadership donation rules

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Larry Booi Because Alison Redford’s recent victory in the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadershi … more →

Tags: Larry Booi, Alberta PC party, campaign finance

Does Canada have enough science in science curricula

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Chris McGowan I’ve been a scientist most of my life, having enjoyed the best job in the world: Senio … more →

Tags: Teaching, Science, Chris McGowan

Injury fears affect hockey enrolment

The Ideas Cafe wrote 1 year ago: Emile Therien Calgary and Edmonton are hosting the prestigious World Junior Hockey Championships. Al … more →

Tags: Hockey, concussions, Injuries, Emile Therien


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