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Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Unlike Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin, Canada’s Governor-General Michaelle Jean may not know how to field-dress a 12-point buck, but never let it be said she’s not willing to try the ... Read more..Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Some will undoubtedly argue that the Atlantica Party’s new policy book is the work of right-wing fanatics. Others will insist that it evinces all the hallmarks of left-wing lunacy. Of course, it’s ... Read more..Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
At a time when many Canadians are losing their jobs, homes and whatever remaining dignity they possess, the federal Tories’ new preoccupation with Michael Ignatieff’s bonafides is both tasteless and unworthy ... Read more..Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Never let it be said that our government lacks a rich, resplendent, sense of humour. Between an investigation into the domestic affairs of a sitting Member of Parliament, a public inquiry ... Read more..Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
There is something a little weird about anthropomorphizing an entire community. After all, can a city really be “gentle” or “tough” or “rude” or “friendly” or, in Moncton’s and Fredericton’s ... Read more..Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Business | No Comments »
He was straight, tall, and blunt. He spoke of tragedy experienced, responsibility taken, and remorse endured. He held his chin high, his gaze steady, his judgement of others in abeyance. ... Read more..Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
If the current economic crisis demonstrates anything (beyond the fact that we’re not as smart as we think we are ) it is that, as the world careens from one ... Read more..Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Politics | No Comments »
Michael Ignatieff would not exist on the nation’s political landscape were it not for Stephen Harper. And vice-versa. Successive minority governments prove, if nothing else, that we Canadians love our contrasts, ... Read more..Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Humour, Politics | No Comments »
Apparently, we don’t have enough to worry about. Millions are losing their jobs and homes. Financial markets are in the tank. Thousands are blowing what’s left of their life savings stockpiling ... Read more..Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
What’s that we see peeking up from beneath the blanket of dread that’s shrouded the world since late last year? What twinkle, what fleeting glimmer of hope now taunts us? ... Read more..