Rising interest rates to come?
reportonbusiness.com: Carney defends decision on rates
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney says surprising the markets with a rate freeze last week was not “ideal” but was the right thing to do given that inflation risks are on the rise.
Picking Mark Carney as successor to David Dodge is probably one of the few good things Jim […]
Help kill C-61
More restrictive than the US DMCA, inaction on this bill will result in changing the freedom you have on the Internet and what you can do with your digital media - not for the better. See Copyright for Canadians to know how to do more.
For more detailed information about the restrictive and punitive fine […]
So which is it?
Conservative MP apologizes for ‘hurtful’ comments on aboriginal people
A Conservative MP who on Wednesday told an Ottawa radio station that former residential school students need a stronger work ethic, not more compensation dollars, has apologized for his comments.
Pierre Poilievre stood in the House of Commons Thursday to say he was sorry for his remarks, which […]
Just do not sell it
TheStar.com | Business | LCBO rings up $4B in record sales
Why the LCBO should not be privatized. 1) It is a cash cow. 2) It is easy enough for kids and alcohol dependants to get booze now, it would only get much easier.
Carbon tax foolish yes, but something is necessary
CBC.ca: Carbon tax foolish and unnecessary: PM
“We think that is a foolish and unnecessary policy that is being proposed by our opposition.”
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But Harper said the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is through regulating large industrial emitters.
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Harper said that in the 2004 election, the Tories committed to taking off 0.7 per cent off the […]
How to live: Canada look right and slightly up
John Carlin on why Iceland has the happiest people on earth | World news | The Observer
Highest birth rate in Europe + highest divorce rate + highest percentage of women working outside the home = the best country in the world in which to live.
See that little spec on the map in the North Atlantic? […]
No confidence in Elections Canada?!
globeandmail.com: Tories have no confidence in Elections Canada
“I find it unbelievable that a governing party in Canada would refuse to support a motion expressing confidence in the institution that keeps our country’s elections fair… And I think Canadian citizens will find it unbelievable,” Mr. Ignatieff told reporters Tuesday.
Seriously?! No seriously, how can the governing party […]
School pools are a health and safety issue
TheStar.com | ParentCentral | Pool money should be public: Crombie
“No one has ever said we shouldn’t have these pools; they’re important for safety and teaching good social habits and they’re absolutely wonderful for the disabled and for older people,” said the former Conservative MP, who said he hopes to find a funding solution by the […]
Kick the free market to the curb
TheStar.com | Business | Let markets curb banking: Flaherty
Hey Jim, the “free market” operating as the psychopath that it is is what got us into this mess in the first place.
Money to AECL in the Budget 2008
CBC News In Depth: Federal Budget 2008
Under the heading of Environment:
$300 million to the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) for its operations, including development of the Advanced CANDU nuclear reactor.
Considering its environmental policy (or lack thereof), the Chalk River affair, and the fact that the Harper government isn’t hiding the fact that it wants […]