Thank goodness that the OC Transpo strike is finally over. It sounds like the federal government threatening to step in made both the Mayor and the head of the Transit Union to agree to binding arbitration. Both the Mayor and the Union head seemed to not be willing to comprimise at all! It finally took [...]
Archive for January 2009
THE STRIKE IS OVER!!
January 30, 2009Just for fun–Bush vs. Zombies
January 29, 2009Downfall of the American Empire?
January 28, 2009I remember reading this interview a little while ago. Emmanual Todd predicted a fall for America back in 2003, near the start of the Iraq War. It looks like he might be prescient again. His comparisons of present America the consumer to 16th century Spain the consumer are particularly relevant now. I like when at [...]
Some thoughts on bail-outs
January 28, 2009I finding it hard to really get behind the bail-outs that are being proposed in both the US and Canada–and around the world. One of the premises of the capitalistic system is that good companies rise to the top, and bad companies fall away. It is up to the consumer to decide the successes and [...]
The GST
January 25, 2009So, the Harper government is considering further cuts on the GST. Are they seriously thinking of doing this?! Now even taxpayer federations are saying that their previous tax cuts to the GST was a bad idea (see this article from CTV.ca ) That 12-14 billion might be pretty useful right about now. To think that they [...]
New Apple Toy
January 22, 2009BTW, I finally broke down and got an Apple product. I believe we overpayed for an Apple iPod nano (my wife liked the colours, and the availability of docking speaker systems), but I am getting into it. The docking is great, and my exploration of iTunes and the iTunes store has added to the experience. [...]
Nortel’s woes
January 22, 2009Living in Ottawa and working in the high tech sector, it’s hard to not be affected in some way by Nortel. There are many ex-Nortel people out there, and everyone has some story about how they worked, or almost worked there. Now, with the bankruptcy protection, recently laid-off workers and pensioners are now worried about [...]
What is the value of “hope”?
January 20, 2009As Barack Obama is inaugurated today, America celebrates. America is brimming with hope and anticipation, with Obama as the hero of the nation. The weight of the financial burden is currently on Obama and the American people and an inauguration is not going to take all that weight away. As someone said an Obama Inauguration [...]
Cut Taxes–Increase Spending. Nooooo!
January 13, 2009It looks like Bush’s favourite tools are going to be used by Obama, despite what a mess they put the government in. Too many politicians go with the message of cutting taxes, yet politically important groups seem to get funding when needed. So now the President needs to spend money to get out of the [...]
Happy New Year!
January 13, 2009With the new year, we have new economic struggles, violence in the holy land, a long-lasting transit strike here in Ottawa, and much more bad news. Don’t take my word on it, check out the mega-negative media. And, my home-team Ottawa Senators are playing horribly and have basically given up on their year. Oh well, [...]
