Did you hear this story yesterday about the Nova Scotia immigrant? I think it was picked up on the national broadcast – but I am not sure about that. Anyway, this Israeli immigrant to Nova Scotia is called Guy and…
Continue ReadingThe political platform of champions
Given the economic realities of Saint John, I thought I was try and attempt to see where the various parties stand on economic development during the by-election campaign in Saint John Harbour. I couldn’t find Ms. Hooton’s web site anywhere…
Continue ReadingUnion wants to send Premier Lord a road map
I find that Premier Lord’s approach to unions has been politically masterful (maybe not so good for taxpayers but I digress). He talks tough and negotiates hard and then gives the unions basically what they were asking for. Politically, this…
Continue ReadingAn eerie moment
One of my favourite blogs is Inkless Wells by Paul Wells – just the right mix of politics, jazz and general considerations on Canada and the world written in a rather sarcastic way. But his back page in Macleans last…
Continue ReadingMore invective from the West
Is it just me or are Westerners crapping on Atlantic Canadians a lot more lately? In my day job I have to monitor newspapers from across Canada and the general public out there is getting a steady diet of anti-Atlantic…
Continue ReadingA dose of humour
The blog has covered some pretty heavy and somewhat troubling content in recent days. So to cheer you up, here is sample cheque from Alberta that someone sent me yesterday.
Continue ReadingInvestment income – Prosperity abounds!
Investment Income Per Capita (2004)Source: Statistics Canada This seems like the week for stats. The latest Statistics Canada release is the number of taxfilers reporting investment income and the amount of investment income for 2004. This is reported income from…
Continue ReadingOn culture
Interesting statistic out today from Stats Canada on cultural spending – check that – on goverment spending on culture. Cultural industries include broadcasting, the film and video industry, book and periodical publishing, the sound recording industry, libraries and ‘heritage’. The…
Continue ReadingA fundamental difference of opinion
For those of you that wonder why I have such a negative opinion of the Moncton Times & Transcript, I offer up today’s ‘We Say’ editorial segment. This editorial summarizes perfectly why this newspaper is, in my opinion, a significant…
Continue ReadingInternet Usage Stats
Since Scott was concerned about the Internet usage data, I thought I would repeat it again. I have shown a variation of this chart before. Don’t rub your eyes, you are reading this chart right. It’s Statistics Canada data. New…
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