Archive for September, 2011

Protest as lifestyle choice

Friday, September 16th, 2011 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

Protesting real, perceived or anticipated abuses of power is rapidly becoming a recreational pursuit – like vegan cuisine and alternative energy – for many who may not fully appreciate the ... Read more..

Is job creation Ottawa’s job number one?

Friday, September 16th, 2011 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

Many words may serviceably describe the temperament of Canada’s Conservative government. “Flexible” is not among them. Or, is it? Last week, Prime Minister Harper deployed the term not twice, but thrice, ... Read more..

Command and control in The Great White North

Friday, September 16th, 2011 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

As much as it punctures my already bleeding heart to admit, but Stephen Harper’s use of the word “Islamacism” to characterize a secular threat to Canadian security does not make ... Read more..

Government must clean its “fracking” record

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Economy, Environment | No Comments »

There is no such thing as an environmentally neutral way to extract a fossil fuel from the ground. There are only degrees of degradation, and for more than 100 years ... Read more..

Sid Crosby’s sense of balance

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Society | No Comments »

As appalling as it sounds, the brutally concussed Sydney Crosby – the star captain of the Pittsburg Penguins, who hasn’t mounted professional ice in nine months – is one lucky, ... Read more..

The false economy of political bickering

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »

Like driftwood, the world’s economies bob in currents they can’t control, heading for destinations they can’t imagine. Now, in their aimlessness, the only question that matters is: How long can ... Read more..

Work isn’t what it used to be

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 Posted in Economy, Society | No Comments »

The conclusion must fall into the category of the achingly obvious, but job dissatisfaction, it appears, is an equal-opportunity affliction, endured by young and old, alike. Or so a new ... Read more..

What the right has taught the left

Monday, September 5th, 2011 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

Ontario’s arbiters of political wisdom wince peevishly whenever someone dares make a case for integrating the effectively rudderless federal Liberals and New Democrats. Indeed, the mere suggestion actually seems to ... Read more..

The pendulum of political progress

Monday, September 5th, 2011 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

The trajectory of the American president over the past three years may be the sturdiest evidence of political progressivism’s decline and fall in western democracies. Obama began in a shower of ... Read more..