Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Michael Lewis writes a fascinating piece on Barack Obama’s life as president. And I’d think it’s particularly noteworthy to consider Obama’s self-discipline…
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Typical Wind Farm Supports Nearly 1,100 Jobs
A recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in the USA has shown that in the country wind farms generate not just energy but 1,00 jobs at a…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Pat Atkinson discusses the importance of unions in ensuring a fair deal for all workers: It’s because of unions and their tenacious advocacy…
How Reducing The GST Increased Your Debt
With declining productivity, higher unemployment, and deficit after deficit, it should be obvious the Canadian government would do anything to strengthen the economy, however it is not so obvious what…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Stephen Kimber makes the case for a financial transactions tax in Atlantic Business: (W)hat can supposedly sovereign nations do when individual governments…
Public sector employment increases 2.45%
Public sector employment made a significant comeback in August in Ontario, according to Statistics Canada. After significant declines since April 2011, public sector employment has now made up most of…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Matt Taibbi provides what may be the definitive take on Mitt Romney – as the plutocrat running as a deficit nag made…
Monday Morning Labour Day Links
Assorted content for your Labour Day reading. – The Star comments on the place of the union movement in the face of a determined push to silence workers: Given the…
Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Plenty of commentators are using the Labour Day weekend to discuss the place of workers in Canadian society. Sid Ryan notes that depressed…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that to start your long weekend. – Antonia Zerbisias and Thomas Walkom both discuss the connection between organized labour and the very existence of a substantial middle class.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Linda McQuaig highlights how attacks on workers are used to distract attention from the systematic transfer of wealth to those who need it…
Choosing where to invest and with whom – Its about rapport
Yesterday I wrote about Garth Turner and his website Greater Fool. I told you about his current Canada wide tour where he’s hosting seminars and (no doubt) giving lots of…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – While Thomas Walkom’s latest has faced some justified criticism from a couple of angles, this part at least looks to be right…
Horwath skips vote on Southwestern Ontario Economic Development Fund and runs Rob Ford supporter in Vaughan – what does her NDP stand for?
Kitchener-Waterloo NDP candidate Catherine Fife is running on a slogan of “Leadership that delievers”, but a look at the actions of NDP leader Andrea Horwath and her fellow NDP candidate…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Kady points out that despite the Cons’ best efforts to stonewall, the Robocon investigation in Guelph looks to have locked in on the…
Canada’s tar sands cannot enhance U.S. energy security
The Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and oil executives have consistently claimed that the dirty Alberta tar sands oil is a boon to U.S. energy security. Here are…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Jessica Bruno reports on Tom Mulcair’s first six months as leader of the NDP. But while it’s certainly a plus for pundits to…
Corporate surplus, human debt; Conservatives mismanage the economy.
Source and excellent post here. Our government is lowering corporate taxes, despite the expected, and ever-rising, corporate surplus. Our government is also raising payroll taxes, which is EI and CPP…
Corporate surplus, human debt; Conservatives mismanage the economy.
Source and excellent post here.Our government is lowering corporate taxes, despite the expected, and ever-rising, corporate surplus. Our government is also raising payroll taxes, which is EI and CPP premiums…