China & Japan: Just where are those islands in the sun?
Turmoil still bubbling up in China with the USA voicing concern and trying to avoid taking sides: Islands in the Rising Sun On Sunday, hundreds of Chinese protesters again faced…
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Putin prepares for a fistfight with the EU over Gazprom gas policies: Who will win?
In this corner, we have the former head of the infamous KGB, President Vladimir Putin, he of the rugged outdoor, macho activities. And in the other corner, we have the…
The Eurozone: George Soros is dead wrong
Lead or leave. Currency speculator George Soros laid down the law for Germany: change or get out of the way: He warned that the split between creditor and debtor countries…
China & Japan: Keep your eyes on these islands – there are more than goats at stake
There is a good chance that we will see violence erupt between a bellicose China and equally bellicose Japan over two small islands – known as Senkaku in Japan and…
Should Canada limit sugar and fat content of foods?
In New York, large sugary drinks have just been bannedin some places: New York City has passed the first US ban on large-size sodas and other sugary drinks being sold…
Enbridge Pipeline: Is Justin (The Pot) Trudeau calling Stephen (The Kettle) Harper black?
The Liberal Party leadership race is on, and one of the many issues the candidates will have to address is the policy they believe the Liberal Party of Canada should…
Eurozone: Move over politicians, here come the German Judges!
It’s not just the politicians who make decisions about how to rescue the foundering Euro: a Constitutional Court in Germany also has a say on the most important decisions: Germany’s…
Obama’s Second Achilles Heel: Foreign Policy
Obama’s chances of a second term are now under the worst threat since the presidential election started. He faces a triple whammy of attacks on his Administration’s handling of Iran…
Is Justin Trudeau caught in the Power Trap, like Thomas Mulcair?
Hat tip to Kinsella for alerting us to the latest book (Power Trap etc.) by Professor Paul Adams of Carleton U. Adams worked on CBC’s The National as well as…
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…
Low Growth & the Liberal Party of Canada: What should our economic policies be?
The future is not bright, and will get worse than most of us expect. A safe assumption for the next decade is that there will be limited economic growth. There…
The key to renewed Liberal Party power: The Untouched Constituency
Just started reading Fear and Loathing: One the Campaign Trail ’72, by Hunter S. Thompson, and came across this passage early on: There are only two ways to make it…
To know, know, know Mulcair, is to love, love, love him less
The tussle between the NDP, led by Thomas Mulcair, and the currently leaderless Liberal Party of Canada is heating up. And some Liberals are targeting the ambivalent positions of the…
European political leaders beat back international financial pirates
Mario Draghi, the president of the E.C.B., has managed to outflank some German opposition and gain approval for the European Central Bank to buy bonds of Eurozone countries, in an…
Quebec: Should PM Harper adopt Henry Kissinger’s ‘benign neglect’ policy?
Pauline Marois, the premier-elect of Quebec, has a shaky minority government, with the balance of power being held by the new Coalition party, and a handful of seats separating the…
Quebec election: What Francois Legault should do
Now that the dust is settling, a PQ minority government will take over in Quebec with roughly one-third of the vote, while the Legault Coalition party will end up with…
NDP’s Thomas Mulcair bamboozles media on Quebec referendum
Showing adept footwork (almost as good as that of Justin Trudeau in the boxing ring a short while ago), Thomas Mulcair has succeeded in persuading the media that he not…
The Essential Mitt Romney
David Brook’s view of The Mitt’s turbulent and troubled youth: He had a pet rock, which ran away from home because it was starved of affection. He bought a mood…
Justin Trudeau and the expected reverse voter migrations
The Cat believes that it is almost certain that Justin Trudeau will run for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. If he does not, his credibility would be…
Why Quebec should give Charest the pink slip on Tuesday
Jean Charest and his Liberals have been a relatively good government for the past nine years, but it is time for that province to elect a new Premier with a…