Goodbye
Rob Ford is removed as Mayor of Toronto, and Mark Carney is flying across the pond to become Governor of the Bank of England. If any politician is looking to…
Mark Carney
20 Questions for Mark Carney
Off the top of my head and since this is becoming a bit of a thing, some questions for Mr. Carney to ponder, in no particular order. 1. Do you…
The Table Stakes
Forget Mark Carney. We need “electable” candidates like Jim Karygiannis in this race! Now that we know who can run for Liberal leader (namely, anyone with $75,000 and 300 signatures),…
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…
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…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – I’ll follow up with one extra note from Mark Carney’s address to the CAW – as the headlines seem to have missed…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Joe Stiglitz discusses the link between increased inequality and the U.S.’ economic frailty: Any solution to today’s problems requires addressing the economy’s underlying…
The Race for Third
Back in February I asked readers of this blog who they thought would run for Liberal leader, and who they’d consider voting for. Admittedly, this is as far from a…
An update on all the people not running for Liberal leadership – Part 2
Yesterday, I looked at the ten names being tossed around most frequently for Liberal leadership – Rae, Leblanc, Trudeau, McGuinty^2, Garneau, Brison, Coderre, Cauchon, and Kennedy. Today, a look at…
Five Lumps of Coal for Canada’s Economy
The recent IMF Report on Canada prompts me to remind everyone of some startling figures about the Canadian economy: 1) The private and federal debt combined ratio to GDP is…
Even Canadian Bankers are Hoping that the "Occupy" Movement is a Success
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report yesterday, showing that Canada’s income disparity is growing faster even than that of the U.S. Low paying jobs and…
Cancelling the Greek Referendum and Angela Merkel’s Steely Focus
Two final thoughts today on the Greek crisis: 1) Under immense political pressure from within his own party, the opposition, and the EU - i.e., Germany - Papandreou was forced…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Dan Gardner eviscerates the Cons for their stubborn insistence on mandatory minimum sentences in even the most ridiculous of cases:Imagine a university student living…
Fiscal Austerity: Does it Work?
The Harper Regime is in the process of implementing some severe fiscal austerity measures. But does slashing spending and reducing deficits, as the advocates of such a policy claim, really…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- David Olive weighs in on the disastrous results of the all-too-prevalent obsession with austerity when economic conditions are still fragile around the globe:From…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Lawrence Martin slams the proliferation of gratuitous surveillance on citizens, with a particular focus on the Cons' "lawful access" legislation: In Canada, the…
Friday’s Finance Committee meeting
So there's a bit of a controversy over this Friday Finance Committee meeting to get an update on the Canadian economy. A motion was brought to have the committee hear…
Time Heals All Wounds
Today, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney spoke in Windsor on the state of Canada's economy and made his predictions for the future. The outlook seems that the economy will…