Goodbye, Berlin Wall; Hello, Barrick Wall
It seems there is nothing new in history: The rising costs at North Mara are partly due to production shutdowns, electricity shortages and fuel thefts. But security is another major…
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If Israel attacks before November 6, 2012
This is what one set of supposedly leaked documents says will happen if Israel decides to strike Iran: According to Silverstein, an Israeli strike on Iran will include a “barrage…
Why a B.C government should halt oil pipelines crossing the province
The main reason why any B.C. provincial government should use all its powers to prevent any oil pipeline crossing the province and oil being exported by tanker, lies in a…
Syria: US backs significant increase in the civil war
Sometimes you have to read between the lines to understand who is doing what in the world. But at other times, the media provides more than hints. President Obama is…
President Hollande of France leads the way with a Tobin tax
At last we see a serious move in Europe to start the much needed process of reining in the many useless financial transactions that are part of the unregulated morass…
BC’s Premier Clark & Oil Pipelines: Globe & Mail gets it half right
In my recent post I pointed out the flaw in Premier Christy Clark’s logic regarding possible environmental damage from oil pipelines crossing BC and the export of oil by tanker.…
Oil Pipelines: BC’s Christy Clark misfires; what the Liberal Party of Canada should do
Congratulations to Premier Clark for doing two things at the same time: starting a meaningful dialogue about the environmental concerns behind the export of heavy oil from Canada, and staying…
Federal Court goes to the crux of the voter suppression issue
In today’s decision, the Court summarizes exactly what the issue is, its importance, and the reason why every Canadian of every political party should be concerned by the alleged vote…
The Reformation Redux and today’s Eurozone troubles
Think about what you know of the earth shaking Reformation struggles of centuries past, and then study this chart: Reformation and Rates? This delightful quote summarizes the articles main thrust:…
EKOS on State of Play in Canadian politics: Massive Migrations and a Lack of Love
Just in time for discussion by political junkies at their latest BBQs, EKOSon July 13 released their findings on the below surface movements in Canadian political currents. Their findings should…
Why the Liberal Party rules for choosing a new leader favour David Merner
David Merner has a long history with the Liberal Party; was president of one of the few hot spots of political life and ferment in the Party; is a fighter…
Tolkien’s Hobbits and Tory war minister Peter Mackay
Huh? Peter Mackay Hat tip to Kinsella for this reference: “Harper has never had to deal with ministers who wield their own political clout.…Today, has the political stature of a…
Should we choose David Merner as new leader of the Liberals, over Justin Trudeau?
Little seedlings of support for David Merner as the next leader of the LPC are sprouting up. Three seedlings Dan Arnold of the National Post has this to say about…
Stephen Harper’s doubful future – Rumblings
This snippet from this interesting article is worth considering, given the polls showing the slow motion collapse of support for the Harper new Tories across the country: Prentice is well-regarded…
The New Roadmap to The United States of Europe (USE)
It’s an ill wind that blows no-one any good, and the eurozone euro crisis is not such a wind, it seems. Having taken major steps in past decades to set…
Justin Trudeau: Thomas Mulcair’s worst nightmare
If Justin Trudeau was leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and an election was held today, then three of Thomas Mulcair’s nightmare events would take place Firstly, and most…
Justin Trudeau: Just how sticky is Quebec support for Thomas Mulcair’s NDP?
The answer? Not very sticky. The straw in the wind of the huge problem facing Mulcair and his NDP MPs in Quebec comes from the June 15 Forum poll, which…
The Cullen Plan – Harper Tories would go down, poll says
Angus-Reid is to be congratulated for polling Canadians on the Cullen Plan, rather than just focusing on the simplistic ‘merger’ issue. The latest Angus-Reid poll has this interesting snippet about…
Justin Trudeau: The Power of the Brand
The latest Angus-Reid poll has some startling results for all parties. It seems that if Justin Trudeau was leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the party would be propelled…
Liberals will hold the balance of power in the next Parliament
Come the election, with the Harper new Tories brand tarnished ever more every day, the polls have for the last few weeks shown that Harper will be out as prime…