Where is Barry Goldwater When we Need Him?
"I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass." Barry Goldwater Many American Neoconservatives claim to have become politically active, after the trouncing of Barry Goldwater…
On comparative advantages
At least a few Canadian commentators have looked to Australia's process for selecting party leaders - with the party caucus rather than its membership making the choice - as a…
George Carlin was so right…
they'll use any excuse to keep fighting. They're a warlike people. They like war. They're good at it! Why are they good at it? Because they get a lot of…
Refreshing
No, there's nothing particularly surprising in the NDP strategy reported by Laura Payton. But isn't a pleasant change that the official opposition actually has such a thing?
Libertarian Hypocrisy
In the Republican “Tea Party Debate” earlier this week, when Ron Paul was asked whether or not a healthy, uninsured 30-year-old man should be left to die if an unexpected…
The Arrogance Factor #nlpoli
Can Len Simms be far behind your humble e-scribbler asked back in June when deputy minister Ross Reid quit his job to run the Tory campaign. Simms – a former…
Unethical oil
…and unethical allies in the academy. With Friends like these, does science need enemies? An outrageous tale of corporate and academic deception at the University of Calgary. ...
Oil Illiteracy. University of Calgary paid to deny climate change.
When a university takes money from an oil company to build skepticism for climate change, you not only have a dishonest higher educational body but also one that goes against…
The NDP bang on in Opposition
The role of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons seems to be misunderstood by some media and others. From the House of Commons website has the following definition…
Libya: What Was Canada’s Role In This Crime?
Libya. What a mess we've made.
Site C Dam: A Bad Deal for British Columbians
EDITOR'S NOTE: This letter was originally published in the Prince George Citizen, in response to a previous article on Site C Dam.I live in the Peace Valley, upstream of the…
Site C: A Bad Deal for British Columbians
EDITOR'S NOTE: This letter was originally published in the Prince George Citizen, in response to a previous article on Site C Dam.I live in the Peace Valley, upstream of the…
High-frequency trading
Ran across this good explanation of the “high-frequency trading” term thrown around a lot: Algorithmic Trading is Not High Frequency Trading. The impact on the markets of HFT is very…
C. D. Howe Shills for Oil Companies
The C. D. Howe Institute is out this morning with a press release entitled, “Raising Oil and Gas Royalties Does Not Benefit Provincial Coffers.” A complete analysis of the accompanying…
Reality about energy prices
I keep hearing people blaming the Liberals about soaring energy costs. The reality is that energy prices are going up everywhere around the globe and the last Ontario Conservative government…
Reality about energy prices
I keep hearing people blaming the Liberals about soaring energy costs. The reality is that energy prices are going up everywhere around the globe and the last Ontario Conservative government…
Reality about energy prices
I keep hearing people blaming the Liberals about soaring energy costs. The reality is that energy prices are going up everywhere around the globe and the last Ontario Conservative government…
Reality about energy prices
I keep hearing people blaming the Liberals about soaring energy costs. The reality is that energy prices are going up everywhere around the globe and the last Ontario Conservative government…
Modernizing the NDP: Who is pinker – Brian Topp or Thomas Mulcair?
They're off! The race for the new leader of the Official Opposition party – the NDP – is now on, with one major announced candidate (Brian Topp) and the other…