Can I blow your mind with some economic indicators?

I spend a lot of time looking at economic data. I’m constantly pulling numbers from Statistics Canada, the OECD, FRED, the Bank of Canada trying to get a clear…

Requiem for the regulators

Last week the CRTC, the government body that regulates radio, television and telecommunications in this country, got its hooks into Plenty of Fish, the…

Canada!

Awkward tweet from the UN

A one state solution tweet that could have come from Hamas. Amazingly, it came from the United Nations. The @UN later corrected their tweet: On Day of…

Jason Kenney in Ireland

Jason Kenney was in Ireland last last week encouraging Irish citizens to emigrate to Canada. This clip may surprise about how eager young Irish people are to…

Omar Khadr returns

Omar Khadr has returned to Canada. Here are government and Liberal Party statements: Statement by Liberal Leader Bob Rae on the Repatriation of Omar Khadr…

Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy

I note that Kai Nagata of “I’m-not-a-CTV-corporate-whore” fame has released a new video this morning on behalf of The Tyee and the Tides Foundation accusing…

Canadian history (pre-1982)

Today marks the bicentennial anniversary of the beginning of hostilities during the War of 1812. The war between the Americans and British for what is now…

Mr. Obama, it’s the economy, stupid

Why is this significant? Jobs, the economy and the political base. Both Canada and the United States would benefit tremendously if the Keystone pipeline…