Archive for December, 2013

Canada: Government & governance 2013
December 16, 2013, 1 Comment

Ethan Cox: How to save Canada Post (National Post) It’s worth recalling that in 2011 mail delivery was a service so es ...

Peter O’Toole R.I.P.
December 16, 2013, Comments Off on Peter O’Toole R.I.P.

Peter O’Toole on Charlie Rose Lawrence of Arabia trailer Lion in Winter trailer Remembering Peter O’Toole (T ...

Nelson Mandela R.I.P.
December 15, 2013, 3 Comments

The struggles that follow the victory of formal equality and universal franchise may not be as filled with drama and mor ...

Global Economy 2013
December 13, 2013, 2 Comments

Mitch Joel on bitcoins Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer universal, digital currency platform that has been getting a tremendous ...

Canada economy
December 11, 2013, 2 Comments

The Budget The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be cur ...

Wednesday Night #1658
December 11, 2013, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1658

Merry Christmas from Canada Post Canada Post to phase out urban home mail delivery Of course we are saturated with the n ...

Quebec Liberals post 2012 election
December 9, 2013, Comments Off on Quebec Liberals post 2012 election

Liberal leader Philippe Couillard back in the national assembly Quebec Liberals win two byelections in the ridings of Ou ...

Wednesday Night #1657
December 4, 2013, 2 Comments

John Curtin advises that in his continuing quest to explore multiple aspects of the Royals, he “will be flying to ...

Paul Desmarais R.I.P.
December 3, 2013, Comments Off on Paul Desmarais R.I.P.

Paul Desmarais’s funeral draws A-list of politics past and present (Globe & Mail) Tributes poured in for the late ...

Canada in 2013: International relations and foreign policy
December 2, 2013, 3 Comments

Canadian International Council (CIC) and OpenCanada.org Ottawa University Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) ...