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Friday, August 20th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Some overly keen fans of political campaigning now characterize the thrust and parry of the Grit-Tory polka to the polls next month as one of the nastiest in New Brunswick’s ... Read more..Friday, August 20th, 2010 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
The Germans call it “Sommerloch”, while the French prefer “la morte-saison”. In Spain it’s known as “serpiente de verano”; in Sweden, it’s termed “nyhetstorka”; and in Hungary it’s “uborkaszezon”. But however ... Read more..Friday, August 20th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
A khaki-clad, buttoned-down Yves Gagnon flashed a disarming grin not long ago as he leaned into his point. Looking more professorial than iconoclastic, the renowned wind energy expert and K.C. ... Read more..Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Posted in Politics, Society | No Comments »
A democracy whose government refuses to heed the will of the majority as routinely as it embraces the narrow interests of a vocal fringe is no democracy at all; it ... Read more..Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »
Dear New Brunswick Liberal Association: It is with some consternation that I read your memorandum of August 6, 2010, in which you state your intention to periodically distribute emails in the ... Read more..Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
It smacks of rank electioneering, but Premier Shawn Graham’s pledge to create 20,000 jobs over the next four years is neither stunning nor unrealistic. In fact, some experts say it ... Read more..Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Having just reviewed the latest episode of the Harper Cabinet follies, I’m left with only one question bubbling up from my rich appreciation of absurdist political theatre: Do these guys ... Read more..Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
Although it irks this country’s eastern political honchos when their western counterparts generate a genuinely good idea, a new pact involving British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan provides a compelling model ... Read more..Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Conjure a time when vigorous ideas trump vapid posturing, in a place where people prefer common sense to petty politics. Mark that time, in the fondest corners of your imagination, ... Read more..Thursday, August 5th, 2010 Posted in Humour | No Comments »
We Canadians aren’t an especially fretful people, given to fits of hypochondria or paranoia, but a recent scan of headline-making stories in our self-appointed “national newspaper” should be enough to ... Read more..