So the United States didn’t go off the so-called “fiscal cliff.” Instead Republicans circled the wagons, fired inward then gave President Obama and the Democrats almost all the tax increases they wanted in return for — spending increases. Progressive opinion cheered even though the nation and its politicians remain poised atop a real fiscal cliff a trillion dollars high. Click here to read the rest.
Theresa Spence hunger strike, Idle No More movement and associated demonstrations have revealed a worryingly deep streak of utopian militancy among Canadian aboriginals. Their cosmic demands and ominous rhetoric are both driven by ideas that must be digested sympathetically then rejected with courteously absolute firmness. Click here to read more.
The City of Ottawa wants us to give them less garbage. The feeling, I assure you, is mutual. Click here to read the rest.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper just made a clear, wise decision on foreign governments buying our natural resources. Or so he claims. The problem is, we don't really know what he did or why, and what we do know isn't reassuring. Click here to read the rest.
Are oil pipelines scary? They seem to be. When activists attack proposals for pipelines from Alberta to the United States, or Canada's west coast, the public listens. Too much, perhaps. Click here to read the rest.
The City of Ottawa is struggling mightily with the “Presto” card for public transit, a cutting-edge late 20th century system where instead of paper tickets or cardboard passes you actually use a digital medium. Wow. Just imagine if, say, banks found out about this concept. One day we might buy gas by swiping a credit card. Or, to fantasize, a cup of coffee with a smartphone app. Click here to read the rest.