I guess it’s too bad everything we have’s inflating away…
Growth. That’s the solution. To what you might ask? The growth policy of the past. Seriously. Just ask Justin Trudeau: It’s a clever piece of propaganda. It really pulls at…
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Talking About Canadians #1: Capture of wild horses necessary, premier says (Also redefines "land")
Oddly I’ve noticed that when I make short rants they on average tend to be more popular than my lengthier somewhat detailed posts. So as a follow up to my…
Spin: How your desires are used against you
Spin can truly be amazing, and it’s usually so convoluted that to point it out is a wasted effort. However, once in awhile you get a rare gem that just…
NDP grounds Commons committees over lack of hearings on Fair Elections Act
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/02/12/ndp_grounds_commons_committees_over_lack_of_hearings_on_fair_elections_act.html In response to the government’s refusal to hold cross country hearings on the Fair Elections Act, the New Democrats denied consent to approve the travel budget for House of…
Rise of the Yuan: Mainstream media finally reports on the possibility of gold-backed internationalization
Is the world ready for a gold backed Yuan? With the state of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet and a USD devalued to shit one would certainly think so. It’s…
Talking to Canadians
Remember “Talking to Americans“? I do. I remember it fondly but more so I remember a time where Canadians were proud of their knowledge. Those Americans, I laughed to myself,…
Choo Choo Train Wrecks: A tale of cost cutting and de-growth
I’m not even going to bother trying to cover this budget this year, I’ve failed to cover it front-to-back two years in a row and I don’t like leaving things…
A crisis of parliamentary de-mock-racy
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men should do nothing.” – Edmund Burke Well here we are Canadians with the “fair election fraud” act…
The ‘so what should I do?’ post
I don’t like this question, ‘what should I do?’ though I understand why some folks have been asking me. It’s too absolute, and from what perspective are you asking? To…
Frugal or Feudal? Taper terrors and the costs that bind us
For many in my generation, and the up and coming generations, home ownership is a dream that is perpetually getting further and further out of reach even for those making…
Saudi Arabia demonstrates the slippery slope of ‘anti-terrorism’
Saudi Arabia’s new anti-terrorism law to criminalise any form of dissent – including demanding political reform and exposing corruption Saudi Arabia has put into effect a sweeping counter-terrorism law that…
CSEC airport snooping ‘trial run’ for NSA, Five Eyes
Well, as if we needed any more evidence that the NSA, CSEC and the Five Fascist Eyes alliance really are trying to “eliminate privacy worldwide“, CBC put this out today.…
The magic of minimum wage and inflation hocus pocus
Amazing. After 6 years of non-recovery recovery the answer on how to “save the economy” has been stumbled upon by a senior business journalist: raise the minimum wage. How did…
Rate reversal hell: Canada may be left in the cold
Shit. I was asleep, got up for a smoke, and what do I see? “Turkey raises rates aggressively“. Well that’s interesting, I say to myself and because I simply can’t…
Eroding the public trust one act at a time
The government is allowed to operate because of an unspoken social license. A default “benefit of the doubt” should exist in which crimes and conspiracies must be proved before they…
It’s pretty much like comparing apples and assholes
Oh boy, Ontario peasants, have I got some great news for you. The minimum wage is going up $0.75! That’s like, some change, for your pocket! If you’re lucky and…
Every minister is an ‘oilsands minister’
The response to Brian Jean’s resignation and request for the oilsands to slow down has been dismissed by the Alberta and Federal “environment” ministers. Not sure how this one slipped…
Bieber’s arrest appears to have been overhyped, but why?
I can’t believe I’m about to write on this blog about Justin Bieber, but I am. Details are starting to emerge that point to Justin Bieber’s arrest being extremely overhyped.…
Five Eyes, More Lies
Ottawa defends spy agency, says collection of Canadians’ data ‘incidental’ The federal government is defending its secretive eavesdropping agency in a lawsuit filed by a B.C. civil rights group, insisting…
Forward thinking: The dollar, gold, silver, and bitcoin
Oh boy, the tizzy that is being caused by the “weaker” Canadian dollar is quite entertaining. Few seem to have the first fucking clue what’s happening and so in my…