The Harper government’s growing say-do gap
We Canadians are a forgiving lot, we elect governments all the time that back track and flip flop on election promises…then we elect them again. Pierre Trudeau campaigned against wage…
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Canada’s housing bubble bursting ‘right now’ – CBC story
Robert Shiller of Yale University predicted the US housing crash in 2005, a year before it happened. He is quoted by the CBC as saying that he is worried that…
Predictions of a soft landing for housing a sure sign the jig is up
If you’ve lived through a couple of recessions or more then you know the value of so called expert advice. When the economy starts to slow, financial professionals and politicians…
Rising from the ashes – Don’t let life’s setbacks define you
This dusty little corner of cyberspace attracts its fair share of email. I get all manner of messages suggesting topics to write on, causes wanting some promotion and books looking…
Who wants to make a movie depicting Judasim as a cancer?
I saw maybe half of Sasha Baron Cohen’s movie ‘ Borat’, I thought it was ignorant and stupid. When his latest movie, `The Dictator’ was released I watched the trailers…
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…
Harper government fighting Québec’s law and order efforts
The federal long gun registry is back in the news. Québec has just won an injunction preventing the federal government from destroying the long gun registry, and has given Ottawa…
Time to stop stressing about Québec
We Canadians love to worry, we worry about the economy, about the weather, about the direction our elected representatives are taking the country. When we’ve had Liberal governments in Ottawa,…
Confrontation over language on the streets of Montréal – Video
I wasn’t sure whether or not to share this particular video. It shows a confrontation between a French Quebecer and his girlfriend with a group of Asian Canadians who had…
Is Canada’s left on the rise?
Discerning trends and making forecasts on limited data is not always the best recipe for making accurate forecasts, just look at pollsters. They take small snapshots of voter intentions based…
No winners in Quebec’s election, only losers
Its hard to discern any winners after yesterday’s election here in Québec. Sure Pauline Marois’ Parti Québecois will form the next government, but despite polling showing the PQ on the…
Québec election asks more questions than it answers
So the results are in, we have a minority PQ government here in Québec, that is unless there are numerous recounts that result in a number of riding switching hands,…
Quebec’s good, bad and ugly or the corrupt the xenophobes and the bankrupt
So what’s it gonna be Québec? Will it be the xenophobic Parti Québecois, or perhaps the CAQ with all those candidates who’ve filed for personal or business bankruptcy? Might you…
Québec’s election winners..Students
Everyone is chiming in with their predictions for tomorrow’s vote here in la belle…err province. At least its still a province for now. Overwhelmingly the expectation is that Pauline Marois…
Could allegations of robocalls help Québec Liberals?
The Québec Liberal party is alleging that robocalls have been made in the Québec City area, as well as in Laval near Montreal. It is being reported that the calls…
Will Québec plunge Canada into more constitutional wrangling?
We’ll know the answer Tuesday night, will Quebecers choose the separatist PQ, take a flyer on the populist CAQ or will they instead opt for the devil they know in…
That was one long walk in the snow Justin
If Warren Kinsella is right, and I have little reason to doubt him, then Justin Trudeau is going to run for the Liberal leadership. Given how long it took him…
Choosing where to invest and with whom – Its about rapport
Yesterday I wrote about Garth Turner and his website Greater Fool. I told you about his current Canada wide tour where he’s hosting seminars and (no doubt) giving lots of…
Garth Turner’s advice – Worth what it costs?
Its been a while since I blogged on Canada’s housing bubble, which might seem odd given that there are finally obvious cracks showing in this nation’s real estate market. If…