Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – François Côté-Vaillancourt suggests a greater focus on redistributing wealth and income to ensure a secure standard of living, rather than seeking primarily to…
March 2017
Hydro rate cut: personally, I’ll take it
Huge scoop from the Star: Premier Kathleen Wynne will slash electricity rates by 25 per cent this year, the Star has learned. In a dramatic move to be finalized at…
CPP Beats RRSPs and TFSAs
Because “they” usually won’t tell you, investing in retirement savings collectively, as a nation, is cheaper and more effective than individual savings, like RRSPs and TFSAs that only the richer…
amman to cairo to home: in which things out work very nicely
EgyptAir, we love you! I’m writing this from an airport hotel, where I did not expect to be. After Ridiculous Breakfast #3, we did a little negotiating (see below), then…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 1, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
The Con Clowns and the Voice In Their Heads
It was such a boring show I had to remember to keep breathing. And needless to say I couldn't watch it for more than a few minutes. No sane person…
The Imbecilization Of Conservatism
Andrew Coyne was not impressed with what Stephen Harper did to conservatism. And he’s not impressed with what Donald Trump is doing to it. Both men, he writes, merged populism…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 1, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
The Con Clowns and the Voice In Their Heads
It was such a boring show I had to remember to keep breathing. And needless to say I couldn't watch it for more than a few minutes. No sane person…
The Imbecilization Of Conservatism
Andrew Coyne was not impressed with what Stephen Harper did to conservatism. And he’s not impressed with what Donald Trump is doing to it. Both men, he writes, merged populism…
Trump To Spend NATO Into Oblivion
Trump’s military plan is to spend NATO into oblivion. The answer to Trump’s challenge: stop spending on military.
Improve Transportation by Ending Subsidies for Automobiles
Many drivers think that gas tax (or their car-related taxes in general) more than cover the costs of infrastructure of cars. The reality is quite the opposite. People who don’t…
Brown and Kenney: Contemporary Conservatives.
Conservative Leader Patrick Brown in Ontario and his friend Jason Kenney who is considered the front-runner in the race for the Alberta Conservative party leadership are surprisingly similar. They both…
Barry Inquiry Phase 2
Phase 2 of the Commission of Inquiry respecting the Death of Donald Dunphy will take place on March 9. It is a one-day symposium to discuss issues about public disclosure…
Barry Inquiry Phase 2
Phase 2 of the Commission of Inquiry respecting the Death of Donald Dunphy will take place on March 9. It is a one-day symposium to discuss issues about public disclosure…
2017 Tobacco Company Ad-buy For YouTube
I would take the plain packaging ad circulating more seriously, if it wasn't funded by Japan Tobacco International. #canpoli — Lucas Kuffner (@lucaskuffner) February 27, 2017 My YouTube viewing on…
Behold! Emperor Trump
What to make of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. A $54-billion hike in spending on weapons balanced with cuts in foreign aid, environmental programs and domestic agencies. It is…
Alberta’s NDP tends not to make a game of Thrones, so tomorrow’s speech may actually give us useful information!
PHOTOS: Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell reads the 2016 Speech from the Throne in the Alberta Legislature. Below: Ms. Mitchell reads the 2015 Throne Speech and, below that, the vice-regal party…
Behold! Emperor Trump
What to make of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. A $54-billion hike in spending on weapons balanced with cuts in foreign aid, environmental programs and domestic agencies. It is…
Looking ahead to the Throne Speech and Spring Session
Similar to last week’s third quarter fiscal update delivered by finance minister Joe Ceci, this week’s Speech from the Throne will mostly focus on political messaging and managing public expectations.…