With currency wars heating up, can Canada compete?
According to the Globe and Mail the Canadian dollar is getting too popular. Ms. Sutton noted that the Bank of Canada is now the “lone hawk” among the major central…
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Six degrees of separation
I caught the last bit of B.C.’s “Carbon Talks” the other day and was quite surprised at the response to what I deem to be a very important question. “If…
Mid-East supply shock: Good or bad for Alberta?
I’ve seen a notion floated several times in the past few years with the increasing instability in the middle east that if there was a price shock in oil due…
Down we go, and the hiatus explained
So I took almost a month of hiatus from well, pretty much everything. Personal circumstances on top of daily perpetual stupidity is quite likely the cause – I don’t really…
CFR: The Syrian rebels would be immeasurably weaker today without al-Qaeda in their ranks
This is going to be another short post as a lot of the trends I’ve been writing about over the past few months are now starting to materialize and set…
Mark Carney: Banker by day, Whistleblower by night?
Don’t count on it, despite: Mark Carney says he’s willing to blow the whistle on misbehaving banks If that is true, you’d think he would start with our own: TD…
Securitized Influence
Today I am writing two posts as a brief exchange on Twitter has inspired some thoughts. @Min_Reyes, Samara’s top #cdnpoli participant was approached by a Twitter user apparently from The…
A policy of benefits and doubts
The drums of war are beating louder and louder each day and the credibility of those calling for more death and destruction, on all sides, quietly dwindles. Large and (what…
When will central banks act?
When will the central banks act? That seems to be the question on every investor’s mind. However, I would propose that the right questions to be asking are ‘If central…
Twitter as a tool for police transparency and community building
Screenshot of the tweet in question CTV is doing a story on this right now, but I’d like to give a different take on what I see here. Here you…
A Crisis of Credibility
Credibility. Credibility is what’s necessary to have the moral authority to govern or even to be believed and taken seriously what-so-ever. A person’s credibility is built (depending on what they…
The Dangling Carrot
“Police” in Anaheim / Source: OCWeekly Well, I guess there is going to be some “economic headwinds” over the next few months. Thanks for the heads up, Obama. Four years…
UPDATE-1: Chinada
China’s state oil company is offering $15 billion for Calgary’s Nexen. At this point I’ve really lost count of how many Chinese acquisitions have been made in the last few…
Plateau Society
I actually read some good news yesterday. It was actual good news, not the usual bullshit. Edmonton is going ahead with it’s “progressive” redevelopment plan. I say “progressive” because of…
#yegarena double-think
Tonight I sat through Inside Sports to listen to Kerry Diotte’s arena argument. I don’t agree with Kerry that we are at the beginning of an economic boom, the reasons…
Dear Politicians: Welcome to the internet
Welcome to the internet politicians! I see you’ve setup your Twitter account and are ready to use social media. Before you begin however there are a few lessons to be…
Wading back into the #yegarena debate
It just won’t go away will it? Here I was pretty well set to stop discussing it and wait for the inevitable “told-ya-so” moment years down the road and instead…
RE: Fiscal “Crisis” In Context: Two Indicators
I’ve enjoyed reading the Progressive Economics Forum, they’ve had many great posts and analysis but a post put out today titled “Fiscal “Crisis” In Context: Two Indicators” has me strongly…
What does ‘sustainable’ really mean?
Enbridge has provided an interesting response to Christy Clark’s concerns over the Enbridge pipeline. “We have a struggle here in B.C. and we know that,” said Janet Holder, the Enbridge…
The National Park Shuffle
Whenever the federal government says “budget deficit’s are no excuse for not spending on X” you should probably be at least a little suspicious. Naturally, I was, but I’m always…