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2012
5151…The World Is Upside Down
Back in the day the esteemed philosopher Sir Charles Barkley, Auburn, stated that the world had turned upside down. His reason was that the world’s best golfer was Black, Tiger…
Numbers game: Less than 18% of Canadian residents actually voted for the Conservative party of Canada in the 2011 election
Yes, this title is incredibly misleading - I just wanted to have some fun. The title may be misleading, but it's technically true. What I did was take the population…
Numbers game: Less than 18% of Canadian residents actually voted for the Conservative party of Canada in the 2011 election
Yes, this title is incredibly misleading – I just wanted to have some fun. The title may be misleading, but it’s technically true. What I did was take the population…
Milan prosecutor locks employees of foreign banks out of their offices
Talk about direct action! The chief prosecutor of Milan was complaining about major UK and EU banks selling derivative products to Italian cities, with the cities taking on significant risks…
Mainstream Media Catches Up to Sixth Estate
Over the weekend I made what I thought was a fairly astute point about the silliness of the wave of recent press coverage praising the “subtle Quebec voter” for electing…
CT Group Comment on the CVRD’s Ill Fated Eco-Depot Controversy
Joseph (Larry) Gollner-CT Group On 27 June, Warren Jones, the Chief Administrative Officer of the CVRD finally delivered his report on the failure of the CVRD Eco Depot venture. The…
Tuesday with the Sunday New York Times, all three pounds of it.
Did you know that you can get the Sunday New York Times delivered to your door for about $26 a month? Neither did I, until my dad pointed out an…
Sun TV Deletes Ezra Levant’s Anti-Roma Screed
It used to be here. Background on the network’s latest foray into hate-speech here. H/T to Dawg And a question to Kory Teneycke, boss of bosses at Fox News North…
The Great Wall of Saskatchewan: popular, yes, but a peacemaker?
Brad Wall, Christy Clark, Alison Redford and Greg Selinger discuss the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline while visiting China. Actual Canadian premiers may not appear to their Chinese hosts exactly as…
Memories of 9/11 the day three WTC buildings collapsed
Like everyone who was alive and of a certain age on September 11, 2001 I have vivid memories of that day. I was at my office in downtown Toronto when…
Ontario PC MPP compares government to Nazis
And, no, I’m not making that up. Jim McDonnell, the Honourable Idiot from Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, said this, and I quote: “It’s 73 years ago today that Canada declared war on…
Cleaning Up Information Pollution: TruthMarket Creates Public Market for Truth
Truth can be a fickle thing. And when it comes to contentious, polarized and ideologically driven issues – like climate science, the safety of fracking, or the feasibility of renewables…
Tory health care white paper elicits a big ho-hum
If the Tories thought that yesterday’s new health care white paper was likely to change the channel on the byelection defeats, they likely woke up this morning disappointed. Despite health…
A Generation Lost
Since Ronald Reagan ushered in government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich, American blue and white-collar wage earners have seen their incomes stagnate – at least the…
The Limits of Growth
I remember within the past year opining to my wife that the long-term fate of humanity is grim. With an ever-expanding population, growing demand for limited resources, and an economic…
Charest’s Loss May Be Harper’s Gain
It was hard for Harper to say no to “the most federalist Premier in my lifetime”…and the one man who laughed at his jokes. Although the federal leaders executed Cirque…
Well, Duh. Water Woes = War
The Interaction Council, a body comprising mainly former government leaders, warns that the world is facing a serious water crisis that threatens global peace, political stability and economic development. “The…
Peter Lougheed
I am very sorry to hear this news, and I hope that it is not true. He is, truly, a great Canadian. In the case of my family, we would…
Peter Lougheed
I am very sorry to hear this news, and I hope that it is not true. He is, truly, a great Canadian. In the case of my family, we would…