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Tuesday, December 25th, 2007 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
Putting on the glitz (Sing to the tune of "Putting on the ritz" by Irving Berlin) If you're blue and don't know where to go Why don't you go where politics sits Puttin' on ... Read more..Monday, December 24th, 2007 Posted in Humour | 2 Comments »
Somewhere under the turnpike (Sing to the tune "Somewhere under the rainbow" by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg) Somewhere under the turnpike, way down low There's a crack in the pavement, ready to ... Read more..Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
Let it grow (Sing to the tune, "Let it Snow" by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne) The econonmy outside is frightful Noithing even close to delightful; And since we've no place to go Let it grow! ... Read more..Thursday, December 20th, 2007 Posted in Business, Economy | 9 Comments »
Growing up in the 1970s, there was almost nothing about Halifax I disliked. It seemed to me the perfect compromise between big city ambition and small town conviviality. I loved the ... Read more..Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 Posted in Environment, Politics | No Comments »
At almost no other time in Canadian history has a federal government been so blithely out of synch with both the priorities of its electors and the expectations of the ... Read more..Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »
Once, long ago, a novice sailor went overboard in Lunenburg Harbour trying to prove his worth to the captain of the 90-tonne barque he had signed on to crew. He ... Read more..Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in Humour, Politics | 9 Comments »
In the days when men were men and only sissies publicly confided their shortcomings, the proud endured their episodes of anguish in quiet dignity. At least, that’s what my junior ... Read more..Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »
“New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper for about 45 minutes in Moncton yesterday and while it was clear the two leaders were there to discuss ... Read more..Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »
For an object lesson in the art of spin control, look no further than last week’s federal commitment of $542 million to New Brunswick’s “self-sufficient” future. Then watch as the ... Read more..Thursday, December 6th, 2007 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
I’d nearly forgotten what truly unites all Canadians in their sense of collective identity. It’s not justice, law, morality, parliamentary democracy, official bilingualism, multiculturalism, or even “Schreibergate”. I’ll give you ... Read more..