Know the issues, act on the facts.
In the October edition of the Labour Reporter you’ll find details about some of the things that we’ve been up to over the summer. You’ll have a chance to read…
Economics
Is It Just Me…
Or does anyone else notice the timing of this story regarding former GG Adrienne Clarkson’s taxpayer paid secretarial help? Not that I condone this kind of thing, but I have…
That’s It! I Never Want To Hear About Liberal ‘Entitlements’ Again!
Especially, not from Harpercons and their cheerleaders. Here’s more from the Harpercons entitled to their entitlements files. The majority of flights on the government-owned Challenger jets in the month of…
Adopt a Job Creator/Billionaire
The most important thing to do in a recession is to make sure the extremely wealthy are well taken care of so they can get back to the business of…
Harpercons Pay Private Firm 90,000$ Per Day To, Well, Find Ways To Find Cuts
Yes, boys ‘n’ girls, put this one under the file of if this weren’t so sad and dire for Canadians, it might actually be rip roaringly hilarious. Stevie Spiteful and…
The similarities between debt crises and currency crises
During the nineties, the predominant form of economic crisis that could hit a nation was the currency crisis whereby the value of a countries currency drops precipitously. Most infamously was…
Wrong, wrong, so very wrong
Apparently people respect Vito Tanzi. At least, that’s what an article in the Globe and Mail tells me, and their journalists must be impartial right? Tanzi apparently believes that because…
The Fraser Institute: “It’s crap”
This quote really made my day. "Even when I could say, yes, this is great, this is validation of what we're saying, it's, it's crap," he said. "I'm sorry, are…
Everything by the book, but books were wrong
High-rise tank is new solution in farming fish, by Arthur Max, Associated Press, from Seattle PI KAMPERLAND, Netherlands (AP) — Adri Bout trawled Dutch waters for 25 years until he…
Demand Creates Jobs
10 Years Of Capital Gains Tax Cuts Proves: Rich Win, You Lose, by Dave Johnson Why are "capital gains" taxes so much lower than taxes on other income? The reason…
We have a choice – SFL Issues Campaign
Check out the newest SFL Labour Issues Campaign Booklet on the economy and the environment. (pdf): We have a choice
Transit Is For Suckers
If there’s one lesson Canadians can learn from the latest Stats Can study into public transit, it’s that losers take the bus. A whopping 82% of commuters know that the…
Harper Issues Edict: Hang Pic of Queen By the End of the Week…And Photo in Need of Caption
Well, the regressive hits just keep on coming from Stevie Harper, don’t they? What is foremost on Stevie’s mind today is something earth shattering in his world–every Canadian Foreign mission…
How Global Investors Make Money Out of Hunger
Speculating with Lives, by Horand Knaup, Michaela Schiessl and Anne Seith, Spiegel Online "In recent years, the financial markets have discovered the huge opportunities presented by agricultural commodities. The consequences…
Change You Can See
Being the change you want to see in the world — it’s not just a clever slogan, it’s the only direct way someone can change their circumstances. Here are some…
Lemme Get This Straight…
Mayor Boss Hogg and his brother sidekick Donut Dougy say that cuts are necessary to things like school crossing guards, school lunch programs to impoverished children, dental programs for children,…
Bike Sharing in Canada
This Summer I had the pleasure of using bike sharing in Ottawa. Had I know how easy it was, I’d have used it in Toronto too, and possibly Montreal while…
Green Energy Proposals Part I: An Overview
With a variety of different green energy proposals floating around, it is worth recalling what the various schemes are and what their advantages and disadvantages are. In Part I, I…
Feeding Our Cars
Corn: feeding our cars rather than our species.