@ January 24, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Let’s Keep an Open Mind By Myles Higgins The ballots have been counted, the campaign signs are being stowed away and many Liberal candidates are either settling down with their plump pension checks or looking for new employment elsewhere. The results are in and although yesterday’s election couldn’t exactly be termed a blue wave, more [...]
@ January 20, 2006 # No Comment Yet
GOTT MIT UNS! By John Chuckman I hadn’t realized until recently that Stephen Harper was using “God Bless Canada!” as a tagline for his speeches. Some may think this a harmless, or even beneficent, expression for a politician to use, but for those with knowledge of history, nothing could be a more frightening. I do [...]
@ January 12, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Softwood Lumber – Increasingly Acrimonious Disagreement The endless legal wrangling between Canadian and U.S. authorities over imports of softwood lumber to this country continues this year, with no end in sight. The dispute started in 2002 when the U.S. imposed countervailing duties and antidumping fines of 27% on Canadian lumber imports, which services one third [...]
@ January 8, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Toronto And Public Murder By John Chuckman Following an unprecedented series of public shootings in Toronto, there is talk about stiffening penalties for having or using unlicensed handguns. In general, I support this idea, but my economics background reminds me of an important principle that applies: a fair probability of getting caught is always a [...]
@ January 8, 2006 # No Comment Yet
U.S. Citizen Denied Refugee Status; Forcibly Removed From Canada By Judith M. Hansel Katrina produced refugees. Some commentators find the word “refugee” distasteful and insist on “evacuee” instead. Webster states that a refugee is anyone who flees a life-threatening situation such as war, famine, flood, hurricane or other natural disasters and who then seeks safety [...]
@ January 4, 2006 # No Comment Yet
2005 Year in Review – Newfoundland and Labrador By Myles Higgins Happy New Year everyone, I trust you’ve enjoyed a happy and fun filled Christmas season with your family and friends. With a new year upon us I thought this might be a good time look back over the previous year, before we hurl ourselves [...]
@ January 4, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Canada Is A Country Retreating Into Its Regions By Robert Billyard There was a time, much to the chagrin of Western Canadians, when federal elections were over at the Manitoba/Ontario Border: The reason is that Quebec and Ontario have always dominated Confederation to the extent that federal elections could be decided in these two provinces. [...]