Archive for March, 2010

Ministers of the Crown behaving badly

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »

Once again, the liberal media monolith is having a field day at the expense of representatives of the Harper Government, that fragile confederacy which struggles to protect the dignity of ... Read more..

The Great Recession’s hangover

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

Everybody, it seems, has an elephant with whom they’re not on speaking terms these days. He could be squatting in the middle of the front parlour, and we’d still give ... Read more..

A tale of two premiers

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »

If Premier Danny Williams were caught on camera ripping up his neighbour’s daisy patch, it’s virtually certain the good people of Newfoundland and Labrador would support the move as prudent ... Read more..

The dark art of polling

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »

Don’t get me wrong. Some of my best friends are pollsters – well, at least 19 in 20 times, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 per ... Read more..

Keep CAP funding flowing

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »

Whenever the federal Tories end funding for a demonstrably useful social program, they do so with the smug arrogance of a head master who knows what’s good for his wayward, ... Read more..

The plasma of prosperity

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

With a small, but palpable, sigh of relief last week, economists marked a hopeful jog in overall employment in Canada. This, combined with unexpected strength in gross domestic product during ... Read more..

Embracing the lizard within?

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in General, Humour | No Comments »

In a burst of civic flagellation that seems to confirm the diagnosis, Quebec City officials recently agreed to pay a New York marketing expert $300,000 to, among other things, pronounce ... Read more..

Work zone: No thinking allowed

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in General, Humour | No Comments »

When I’m busy and earning, I frequently congratulate myself for my evident streak of native enterprise. I don’t need a job. Just give me a computer, an Internet connection and ... Read more..

A case of democratic frostbite

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

In this most brutal of winters for New Brunswick politics – the harshest in decades – the public is turning a bitterly cold shoulder to its elected leaders and, just ... Read more..

Stop me if you’ve heard this. . .

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »

If I didn’t know better, I’d swear the Conservative government recruits its policy wonks from the swollen ranks of mediocre stand-up comedians.             “Thank you, ladies and germs, it’s great to ... Read more..