Archive for October, 2011

The heavy, steady hand of Stephen Harper

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »

Stephen Harper is eminently justified in rumbling darkly about the pitiful state of the Eurozone. After all, Canada’s relatively low levels of pubic debt and sturdy banking regulations have earned ... Read more..

All wrong in the age of expertise

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 Posted in Society | No Comments »

To paraphrase the philosopher, the only thing I know for certain is that I don’t know anything for certain, which kind of puts me in a bind. After all, if I ... Read more..

The contagion of magical thinking

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 Posted in Society | No Comments »

It’s official: The abominable snow man is alive and well and living on planet Earth, somewhere between the town of robust skepticism and the village of absolute certainty. So, curiously enough, ... Read more..

Can Mark Carney save the world?

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 Posted in Economy | No Comments »

It’s a quality you detect only rarely these days, and never in the clown schools that dominate the international financial community. But Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, not yet ... Read more..

Senate reform is no quick fix

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 Posted in Politics | No Comments »

There is something both noble and naive about Premier David Alward’s endorsement of the Harper government’s Senate Reform Act, which purports to inject the Upper Chamber with a much-needed and ... Read more..