I had an interesting discussion with a couple of Tory friends before the last Federal election and they were adamant that Harper and crew would be putting an end to corporate welfare. I chuckled then and I chuckle now. They…
Continue ReadingFront page of the TJ today
You know they say a picture’s worth a thousand words….
Continue ReadingCanada not as wealthy as we think?
I guess I have been naive but I always thought that Canada was 2nd or 3rd on the list of wealthiest countries. But this study shows that Canada, at least measured by net worth, is well down on the list.…
Continue ReadingPotayto versus potahto
I heard Trevor Holder on the news last night railing against the Liberals for suggesting the HST tax cut on electricity would be chopped. “They voted against every tax cut”, Holder said. “We’re a party that likes tax cuts and…
Continue ReadingOn McKenna and staying the course
Interesting article in the Globe & Mail today about Frank McKenna and his role as rainmaker for TD Bank. Here’s the first part of that article: The thing about Frank McKenna stories is that they inevitably veer toward the same…
Continue ReadingWho’s Zooming Who?
You came to catchYou thought I’d be naive and tameYou met your matchBut I beat you at your own game Who’s zoomin’ whoTake another look, and tell me babeWho’s zoomin’ who -Aretha Franklin Brian Tobin, former Newfoundland premier, joins Fraser…
Continue ReadingRiddle me this
Shawn Graham’s Cabinet is made up of something like six Ministers from Saint John (reflective of the election results). Now, Al Hogan is writing story after story and now “We Say” demanding that the Premier fund a new convention centre…
Continue ReadingCooking with the books
I must be getting old. But I have this overwhelming feeling of deja vu. The year 1999. The setting – right after the provincial election. The firm: Grant Thornton. The objective: do a ‘real’ audit of the books to see…
Continue ReadingAsk and ye shall receive
A number of you have expressed frustration about the lack of action on economic development and also concluded that blogs like this are an exercise in futility because things don’t change. I don’t really agree with this as I think…
Continue ReadingIs it Stephane Dion or Dijon?
It’s amazing what you can be hammered for as a politician. Tom Young and Ezra Levant were just castigating Stephane Dion today on his Rogers call in show over Dion not wanting to give up his French citizenship. In reality,…
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