Just curious want to create some debate.. Both my g/f and my friend have heard them in the skies of Edmonton, Canada. … Theres tons more, opinions?
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Canadian Trends: #Budget2012 Analysis – Part 3 – Economic Developments and Prospects
We will now take a look at the second chapter of the budget. The highlights listed are as follows: The global economic recovery remains fragile. The European sovereign debt and banking crisis continues to weigh on global growth. The Canadian economy has remained resilient despite external weakness, reflecting sustained growth in
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Dropping the penny may be the most important yet most under-reported aspects of the budget. It represents a major admittance by the government wrapped in a pretty boe. Here’s one from canada.com: Search the couch cushions, roll all those lucky pennies and take them to the bank, because the government
Continue readingCanadian Trends: #Budget2012 Analysis – Part 1 – Overview and Personal Thoughts
So it’s finally here: the budget and the 0day reaction to go with it. Or should we say reactions as they are all over the map? In any case, I’ve had to spend all day trying to figure out where to begin and analyze this thing. I’ve been reading the commentary
Continue readingCanadian Trends: All that matters is the math – but don’t forget about the mathematicians
Boy and girls, one and all, austerity is here! Tighten your belts and head to the clearing house, because there just isn’t enough money for that. No seriously, there isn’t. For the last year I have been writing about it at my other blog Hellberta. Before that, it was in
Continue readingCanadian Trends: Trade Diversification: It’s Not What You Think
For my first post on Canadian Trends it seems only fitting I talk about trade diversification in light of Stephen Harper’s recent free trade meetings. It is (or should be) well known by Canadians that in general our trade deals work like this: We produce raw materials, sell them, then
Continue readingCanadian Trends: First Post: An Introduction
Hello and welcome to my new blog: Canadian Trends. My goal with this blog will be to identify global trends in several categories (the list of categories is not yet finalized, when it is it will be published) and analyze the most likely ways Canada will be affected.This blog will
Continue readingHellberta: So you know the problems but are looking for solutions?
One of the criticisms I get most often are that I’m good at pointing out or even predicting the problems of the day but so-called solutions are few and far between. It’s a fair criticism in the world of modern journalism. Most articles start off explaining a problem, provide a
Continue readingHellberta: The speculation about speculators speculating about oil price
It’s becoming a recurring theme to blame the high oil price on “speculators”. This of course implies some sort of clear distinction between someone legitimately purchasing oil contracts or someone purchasing or selling them purely for profit. There is of course a difference. You might call the first one a
Continue readingHellberta: Where’s the vision? Where’s the dream?
Where’s the vision? Where’s the dream? No seriously, where is it? In an unusual twist today I’ve decided to write 2 (yes 2!) blog posts. This post just occured to me now as I read the op-ed’s rolling in about Harper’s latest attack ad. They all seem to have a
Continue readingHellberta: Canada and the fine line between reality and lies
Gone are the days of fairytale stories about Canada’s incredibly stable and safe banking system. These stories are now slowly being replaced by a stark reality: Canadians are carrying too much debt. It is now 2012, and the much promised economic security and stability isn’t here. Sure, many supporters of
Continue readingHellberta: An open response to "A False Majority by Fraudulent Means?"
You can find the Green party’s press release here. Canada needs electoral reform – no doubt about it. No matter what happens with this robocall scam one thing is evidently very clear: our system can be easily manipulated, and we have little or none of the tools we need as
Continue readingHellberta: February mid-month round-up: Greece burns, Alberta gambles & Canada trades soul for Pandas
Well it would appear that China has finally found a spot to park it’s unwanted USD. That would be here in good old Canada and all it cost them was leasing us two Pandas. What a deal! Back in 2011 I wrote a quick post about why Canada’s economy is
Continue readingHellberta: Why the dinosaur propaganda system can’t use social media effectively
Lately I have been swinging my sights on to Ethical Oil’s latest mouthpiece Kathryn Marshall. Of course I am not a radical environmentalist; what angers me about Ethical Oil is how insulting their campaign is. Their campaign is propaganda designed to fool Canadians, not other countries. The Ethical Oil campaign
Continue readingHellberta: The Great Oil War [Chapter 2] : Iran
In chapter 1 of what now may be considered the beginnings of a World-War III we discussed what was then the active military action against Libya. We covered economic hitmen and the typical approach taken by western nations to overthrow or at least get nations to play along with their game. Of
Continue readingHellberta: The rules of engagement
In my last post I talked about how the Occupy movement is dead, but I also said the revolution had just begun. Of course this is a global revolution I’m talking about, and no Canada isn’t really ready to join or even understand — yet. The difference between places that are
Continue readingHellberta: November mid-month round-up: Occupy dies, the New World Order is born, the revolution begins
The Occupy movement is dead. Seriously. In it’s place however is the new American revolution. They look similar, and the new American revolution is still calling itself Occupy, but they are very different. I’ll point out this difference for you in a very simple contrast of thought:1) Occupy: When it
Continue readingHellberta: Occupy: Out with the old, in with the new
I’m happy to say that since my last post Occupy Edmonton is doing very well. Edmonton (and the whole world) showed tremendous support tonight. I dare say Occupy Edmonton is nearing the amount of critical mass it needs to carry forward as a major movement. But where to? All around
Continue readingHellberta: Reflections on Occupy / My experience with Occupy Edmonton
“We Will Lead Every Revolution Against Us” — Theodor Herzl It’s unfortunate I have to write this post as I have been an avid supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement before it even began in the United States. During the first week there was a media blackout at which
Continue readingHellberta: #YEGArena Tales: Santa Katz and the gift of debt
The mystery surrounding Stephen Mandel’s trip to New York is over and the word is in; Daryl Katz and Stephen Mandel have a new deal for the city. For those who haven’t been following Edmonton’s newest attempt to catch the dangling carrot of becoming a “big city”, prior to this
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