Parliament In Review: September 22, 2011
Thursday was another fairly short day of debate in the House of Commons due to the visit by UK Prime Minister David Cameron. But that doesn't mean there was any…
economy
Adopt a “Job Creator”
America’s bonus dependent job creators are currently suffering marginal percentage losses against staggering aggregate wealth. Won’t you please help the affluently burdened? For the struggling over-endowed, your donation can make…
Wobbly beliefs – right and left
As I sit listening to one of the few elected Liberals discuss human rights, immigration and refugee policy, I realize that the left/right discussion has passed. While I am an…
Thursday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day.- David Olive reassures us that we're not in a depression, but points out plenty of other reasons for concern with Canada's economy:Jim Flaherty, the…
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…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Armine Yalnizyan points out how inequality is bad for everybody - including those at the top who are fighting to exacerbate it:Say the…
New column day
Here, on the lack of any connection between the Saskatchewan Party's choice of industries and projects and the state of Saskatchewan's economy.For further reading...- I've dealt with most of the…
"Thanks for the jobs"
That's what one man who worked for the solar company next to the Ontario Liberal tent told me today at the International Plowing Fest. From providing the way forward to…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Alex Himelfarb offers a warning about Canada's current inequality trap:In a society with just a few winners and many losers, a case can…
Monday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Once again, the NDP's popular support is holding up in the face of plenty of predictions to the contrary. But I'm sure we'll hear…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Gerald Caplan laments the difficulty in trying to comment reasonably on the actions of a government whose attitude toward reason ranges from overt hostility…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Erin catches a typically-partisan response from the Cons to the prospect that a new U.S. stimulus package might contain Buy American provisions once again:What…
Ooh the Republicans!
Our Republicans to the south are at it again. It's a very simple equation. Tax increases destroy jobs. And the Joint Committee is a jobs committee. Its mission is to…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Dan Gardner makes the case (with which I wholeheartedly agree) as to the importance of making thoughtful decisions at the best of times:If…
Leadership on the economy
Premier Dalton McGuinty has said the tax rate on new investment by small businesses will be reduced by 55%. Ontario's economic strength depends on the strength of our businesses, large…
Paul Martin on the Economy
Some sober reflections on the present state of the global economy by the former Prime Minister. Not a lot of insight beyond the obvious, but Martin does provide some sound…
Polluters Join Forces To Pressure Obama On Oil And Gas Drilling
Drill_Baby_Drill.jpg In the wake of President Obama’s speech on job creation last week, major players in the energy industry have banded together to put pressure on the president to speed…
In a war of ideology, everyone loses
Not long ago a naive younger version of myself decided he would be ‘left-wing’. For many years I subscribed to this ideology. I amongst many others took part in partisan…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- David Olive points out the growing consensus that those who have benefited most from free-market economics and bailouts alike should be expected to contribute…
Another sleepless night
It’s 3:45am. For the past week I’ve had a churning in my stomach I can’t shake, and with it I can’t sleep. So much is on my mind, but so…