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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 Posted in Economy | 6 Comments »
India is our next big trade opportunity. At least, that’s what we’re being told by those who confer upon the brittle spine of statistics the power of a wizard’s wand. Recently, ... Read more..Monday, March 26th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Humour | 4 Comments »
On my list of things to avoid whenever possible, public speaking falls somewhere between dental surgery and international air travel. I will go to almost any extreme – concoct the most ... Read more..Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 Posted in Economy | 2 Comments »
A few months ago, the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council suggested in its typically unexciting way that while it’s all well and good to fulminate about “Atlantica” as a model of ... Read more..Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Politics | 1 Comment »
Forget Tory blue, Liberal red, and NDP orange. In this pre-election season, the various hues of Canadas major political parties are rapidly merging into one that looks very much like ... Read more..Thursday, March 15th, 2007 Posted in Economy | 8 Comments »
Not long ago, the knights of Premier Shawn Grahams new government rode into Fredericton, their white armour glittering in the sun, their purposes as pure as their mandates were mighty. ... Read more..Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Politics | 2 Comments »
When the Halifax Regional Municipality withdrew its candidacy last week to become the host city of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it made a proper, prudent and rational choice. In other ... Read more..Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 Posted in Society | 2 Comments »
Growing up in the unforgiving grip of the Canadian winter, the first sign of spring was never the chattering return of robins at dawn, or the slow, stubborn creep of ... Read more..Thursday, March 1st, 2007 Posted in Humour, Society | 4 Comments »
It is a season for acronyms and antagonisms. Lately, in emails, Ive been called a shill for the moneyed classes, or SFMC in blog-speak, an opportunistic ignoramus possessed of low ... Read more..