A new poll
“Federal Liberals gain on NDP, Conservatives, poll finds.” Let’s fight the “it doesn’t mean anything” meme before it starts, shall we? I will venture to say it means something. It’s…
Nancy Leblanc
Alberta Tories talk taxes
Very interesting debate going on in Alberta: “Alta. Tories defend talk about provincial sales tax.” The Alberta PCs are finding themselves in a budget bind, with dwindling revenues from energy…
Saturday night
Missed last night’s music, so here it is, Chris Lake’s “Sundown.” Have a good night!
Housing bubble for Canada?
The Economist thinks Canada is vulnerable: To assess the risks of a further slump, we track two measures of valuation. The first is the price-to-income ratio, a gauge of affordability.…
Can’t help themselves
This says so much about the modern day Conservative Party of Canada. Res ipsa loquitur.
November 22, 1963
Yesterday was the anniversary of JFK’s assassination. This short video by acclaimed film maker Errol Morris is at the New York Times’ site as part of their commemoration of the…
Auditor general’s report on federal tobacco program
The 2008 era $284-million federal tobacco program designed to transition farmers out of tobacco growing was reviewed by the Auditor General. Looks like it was a total failure. A $284-million…
Infighting
A rare occasion where I’ll agree with John Ibbitson today. He goes at both Liberals and NDP, so I’ll just point out the Liberal part I agree with: Someone should…
Hey, we’re not overtaxed
Came across this chart posted on Henry Blodget’s blog as he made a comparative point to Americans that their tax revenues could stand to be raised. As Harper et al.…
Worth noting
A view on Liberal renewal from Andrew Coyne: How then to carve out a distinctive case for the Grits? The answer will lie as much in the way the party…
He was a skater boy…
24 hours in the life of Tony Clement. Let’s see how it shapes up these days. First, there’s more bad news on the G8 file: The Canadian Press came out…
The dollar costs of lawful access
“Surveillance law could close small ISPs: Lawyer.” The ISP operators of the nation are concerned about the impact of the coming Harper government lawful access legislation. Most are assuming it…
The HGRCMP
A new public relations protocol comes into being for the RCMP and it is leaked to the Toronto Star: “Government puts tighter leash on RCMP public statements.” So what are…
The #OWS bat signal
This was one of the best things of the week, the projection that was done on to the Verizon building in New York City on Thursday night while Occupy Wall…
Saturday night
To make up for having missed music posting time last night. Going with another Deadmau5 because funnily enough, my mother emailed me after I last posted one of his tracks…
Elizabeth Warren and leaderitis
A very intelligent piece in the NY Times on Elizabeth Warren’s run for Senate and in particular the expectations that are being placed on her: “Heaven Is a Place Called…
Speech of the week
A must see speech from the European parliament, November 16th. It’s Nigel Farage a member of the UK Independence Party who holds nothing back. It’s entertaining, sure, but they’re not…
Optimistic enthusiasm
Optimistic enthusiasm as a form of realism: How does your organization respond to new opportunities? Most companies launch new things, try out new initiatives, brainstorm new approaches. The internal response…
More Mustard please
Dalton McGuinty on Fraser Mustard: Dr. Fraser Mustard’s impassioned campaign calling attention to the crucial first years of life — and how brain development during that time sets the stage…
Toronto Danforth watch
As we know, Harper has yet to call the by-election in Toronto Danforth. Given that we’re nearing the end of November, it’s unlikely to be called now until early in…