Archive for November, 2010

What lies beneath the surface

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

On any given autumn day, when the sky is clear and the air smells as sweet as juniper, the view from our back deck confirms the abiding value of hard ... Read more..

Testing the limits of power

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

It was fraught with difficulty, controversy and archly partisan politics, but the Liberal Party of New Brunswick’s four-year run at the helm of Canada’s second-smallest province was also a fascinating ... Read more..

Do we stay or do we go?

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

There may be sound strategic and humanitarian reasons for extending Canada’s military presence in Afghanistan beyond the July 2011 deadline arbitrarily set by the Conservative government two years ago. But ... Read more..

Currie’s fighting words are true

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in Business, Economy | No Comments »

The United Nations defines a state that’s “failed” as one that’s lost control of its territory, its authority to make decisions for itself, or its ability to provide reasonable public ... Read more..

Come to the aid of the party

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »

What if they threw a party and no one came? Strip away the rhetoric and bile, the partisan attacks and bully tactics, and this emerges as the central question plaguing our ... Read more..

The time of reckoning is now

Thursday, November 4th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »

The HST is the political equivalent of hemlock for public office holders: one swig of the stuff and it’s good night Irene; or should I say British Columbia Premier Gordon ... Read more..

The Grand Old Party’s problem children

Thursday, November 4th, 2010 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

Whoops, there goes the neighbourhood. In a stunning manifestation of the bi-polar disorder that afflicts the U.S. political system, Republicans regained control of the House, while Democrats only just managed to ... Read more..

What’s good for the goose. . .

Thursday, November 4th, 2010 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »

Does the proverbial man or woman on the street give a fig about the sovereign integrity of any mega-corporation? Specifically, does the prospect of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (nicely nicknamed ... Read more..

Pricking the balloons of partisan hate

Thursday, November 4th, 2010 Posted in Media, Politics | No Comments »

When a few hundred-thousand people (give or take) gather under a perfect sky in that most imperfect arena of western democracy to declare how frustrated they are with being frustrated, ... Read more..