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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007 Posted in Economy | 2 Comments »
In the days and weeks ahead, the federal government will want to slap an appropriately merry moniker on Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s economic update, released Tuesday to hordes of grateful ... Read more..Monday, October 29th, 2007 Posted in Business, Economy, Politics | 3 Comments »
In that zone of consciousness just before sleep, I imagined Canada’s national political leaders tussling for control of a rocket ship moments before blastoff. In my reverie, I saw Stephen Harper, ... Read more..Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Humour, Politics | 4 Comments »
I wasn’t there, of course (my invitation having been lost in the mail), but news accounts of Shawn Graham’s gala for politicians of every bent in the Fountain Room of ... Read more..Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Posted in Politics, Society | No Comments »
George Bernard Shaw, who was an avid horticulturist, said the best place to find God is in a garden. “You can dig for him there.” The thought crossed my mind ... Read more..Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 Posted in Politics | 3 Comments »
Tuesday night’s Speech from the Throne was, if nothing else, a fascinating object lesson in real politick – and a particularly harsh one if you happen to be a member ... Read more..Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »
As an ink-stained wretch, a card-carrying “nabob of negativity”, a mud-slinging reprobate, I take great umbrage to the fact that politicians, lawyers and car salesmen continue to outrank journalists as ... Read more..Monday, October 15th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »
Last week’s front-page spectacle of Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald grinning alongside his new best friend, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, would have been excruciating if it hadn’t been so grimly ... Read more..Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Economy, Environment | 4 Comments »
It might still be possible to dismiss some environmentalists as disaster propagandists, more interested in merchandising alarmism than pursuing solutions to our problems. But with each passing day, sober science ... Read more..Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 Posted in Politics | 4 Comments »
There are certain moments, though they be as rare as snow in July, when the rest of Canada ardently wishes it was Newfoundland and Labrador. Yesterday, at precisely 9:00 pm, was ... Read more..Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 Posted in Humour, Politics | 5 Comments »
Lights, camera, faction Following news that the Canadian treasury had amassed a whopping $14 billion tax surplus, Hollywood was abuzz last week over rumours of a feature film deal with Prime ... Read more..