Americans Fear Their Election Could End up Like Canada’s. I Can Help
In the upcoming election, Barack Obama will not be challenged by the Republicans, who frankly have given up on even pretending to be politicians serving the public, but by the…
Stephen Harper is Not an Economist
When is Money Good Money?
Several years ago a story in the Readers Digest’s Life’s Like That, was a perfect anthem to the American Dream. The young man who had sent in the story, was…
American Magazine Calls Canada a Jingoistic Petro-State
Blogger Scott Tribe shared a link yesterday to an article that appeared in Slate magazine, which is owned by the Washington Post. Saudi Arabia. Nigeria. Venezuela. Canada? Is our neighbor…
Fiscal Conservative, Huh?
I love this MacKay cartoon, created when Stephen Harper sold us out for a few crumbs in his “Buy American” scheme. With Obama once again promoting the insourcing of jobs…
Harper Job Cuts Provide Perfect Opportunity for Revenge
On the front page of yesterday’s Toronto Star, Les Whittington and Bruce Campion-Smith reveal the thousands of civil services jobs being cut by the Harper government. This after an election…
Will the Flaherty-Harper Ticking Time Bomb be Detonated?
In Jim Flaherty’s first budget, he announced that his government was opening up the housing market to private insurers. “These changes will result in greater choice and innovation in the…
What Will Harper Try to Give Away This Time in ‘Buy America’ Fix?
Obama's new job strategy once again includes a "Buy America" clause, specifically stating that unless there are savings of at least 25%, infrastructure projects must use only U.S. materials.Last time…
Will Canada Survive Another Recession?
News on the economic front is that we could be heading toward another financial crisis.Canada survived the last one, because of measures put in place by previous governments. Measures that…