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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »
For a premier who extols the virtues of self-sufficiency, New Brunswick’s Shawn Graham seems oddly preoccupied with the intentions of an ambivalent moneybag. Fredericton’s main man took aim at Ottawa’s first ... Read more..Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
How long has it been since a federal government – that normally staid, “no sex please, we’re Canadian” institution – treated us peons to a really juicy bedroom scandal? In 1999, ... Read more..Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Environment, Humour | No Comments »
I like Ed Begley Jr. For a guy who owes his living to the world’s great trash-producing industry, the Hollywood actor-cum-environmentalist seems remarkably easy going. Mr. Begley, you may recall, has ... Read more..Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Business | No Comments »
We make trendy talismans of words like “research and development”, “innovation”, and “technology commercialization”. We believe that somewhere buried deep within these notions lies the exclusively modern secret of competitive ... Read more..Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Business | No Comments »
Adorning the walls of the recently renovated Moncton headquarters of Major Drilling Group International Inc. (MDI) are dozens of framed photographs capturing scenes from the rollicking, sometimes perilous, world of ... Read more..Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »
When Ontario and Quebec decide it’s time to host their first joint cabinet meeting in their frequently fractious, 140-year history, it’s time for those of us at the Atlantic end ... Read more..Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
It should surprise no one that, for the first time in 62 years, Canada may not seek a seat on the powerful United Nations Security Council. After all, what do ... Read more..Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Today, Robert Downey Jr. became "Ironman". Today, George W. Bush declared that he's "Aquaman". Today, Hillary Clinton said, "Hey wake up and see my magic lasso; I am Wonder Woman." Today, Barack Obama said, "I'm ... Read more..Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Education | 1 Comment »
How long before Kelly Lamrock, New Brunswick’s besieged Minister of Education, finds himself at the receiving end of another barrage of useful advice pertaining to the waste receptacle into which ... Read more..Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »
I have always admired, if not always supported, the New Democratic Party for its “Grapes of Wrath”, mud-slinging sensibility, its determination to defend the little guy against the rapacity of ... Read more..