Archive for January, 2010

Time to revisit the GST

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

It’s hard to reckon the reasoning behind Stephen Harper’s appointment of Kevin Page as Parliamentary Budget Officer, as the two men agree about practically nothing.             As the prime minister luxuriates ... Read more..

Me and my manual

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Business | No Comments »

I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but at some point over the past few weeks, my office desk sprouted two, brand-new laptops. Where once there was one, now there are ... Read more..

AECL’s woes run deep

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

There was a time, to those who once dreamt of a future powered by millions of fast-splitting atoms, when Atomic Energy of Canada could do no wrong. Now, one wonders, ... Read more..

Getting on the same page

Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in Politics, Society | No Comments »

Nothing so exquisitely reveals the vast chasm that separates the mainstream media from the majority of Canadians than the varied reactions to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision, for the second ... Read more..

Lament the lost decade

Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in Society | No Comments »

It could have been worse, though it’s hard to imagine how.             It began with a stolen U.S. election, and ended in the worst global recession since Herbert Hoover occupied the ... Read more..