Canadian Politics
Whose Centre? Eaton’s Centre!
[YouTube] Marxist shoppers of the world unite! Would you let a guy — clad in a black shirt with a red star with the word “resist” on it — who is banging on…
June 2010
18 posts from June 2010.
Parliament of Canada
Riots: nobody does it cheaper than France
at least according to Nicolas Sarkozy, “With regard the French G8/G20, even if I can’t confirm the figures that you are talking about in Canada, I can say that…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
The politics of paternalism
The big news this week was the bombshell interview given by CSIS director Richard Fadden to CBC’s Peter Mansbridge on The National where Canada’s spy chief…
Canadian Business
Conrad Black gets new trial
The US Supreme Court just sent Conrad Black’s case back to a lower court to be reheard to determine if part of his conviction should be overturned. The court…
UK Politics
UK Conservatives unveil budget
The problem: – $1.3 trillion debt. – Budget deficit is 11% of GDP The planned solution: – Increase VAT from 17.5% to 20% by January – Axe treasury department…
Foreign Affairs and Defence
What’s on the agenda for G8/G20?
China Prior to the G8, Prime Minister Harper will hold bilateral with President Hu from China on June 24th who is in Canada for a state visit. The visit will…
Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff’s Summer Roadtrip off to a bad start
Michael Ignatieff has gassed up the RV, packed the cooler, and is hitting the road this summer to meet “the Canadians”. Most details are still sketchy, but we…
Canadian Media
Now, more than ever
There’s an old adage that says that one is judged by the company they keep. While I think that this may be a bit too simplistic at times, I find that time and…