Monthly Archives: December 2011

Treasury plans for euro failure (11)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

The Treasury is working on contingency plans for the disintegration of the single currency that include capital controls. The preparations are being made only for a worst-case scenario and would run alongside similar limited capital controls across Europe, imposed to … Continue reading →

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York: ‘Mischief’ voters push Paul to front of GOP race

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

Ron Paul is surging in the Republican presidential race. Just not among Republicans. The Texas congressman is leading some polls in Iowa and is in a tie for second in New Hampshire. A candidacy once dismissed as sideshow is now … Continue reading →

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Editorial: The dirty politics of clean energy

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

Disturbing revelations continue to emerge about how more than half a billion dollars of taxpayer dollars were shoveled into the Solyndra solar-panel boondoggle. It is becoming increasingly clear that the only “green” involved in this scandal is money. There is … Continue reading →

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Royal Canadian Air Force mulling major Nunavut base expansion, documents show

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

The Royal Canadian Air Force has looked at a major expansion at Resolute Bay, Nunavut, as it considers transforming it into a key base for Arctic operations, according to documents obtained by the Ottawa Citizen. The construction of a 3,000-metre paved … Continue reading →

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Gitxsan First Nation demands pipeline supporters leave their jobs

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

Gitxsan protesters opposed to the $5.5-billion pipeline from Alberta to the port of Kitimat, B.C., celebrated Christmas on the picket line with a dinner of turkey, ham stuffing and potatoes. But the cheery Christmas spirit did nothing to ease tensions … Continue reading →

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Lett: No one could see this coming?

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

In the race to see who was the most naive about the true cost of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Asper family and the federal Tory government are running neck and neck. Word leaked out last week the … Continue reading →

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Lasky: Obama’s Poverty Politics (1)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

Barack Obama’s manifold failures over the last three years have left him in a political tough spot as we enter 2012.  He will have a challenging time running on a record that has resulted in massive unemployment, stagnant income growth, … Continue reading →

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Ziegel: More proof that Canada’s judges need closer scrutiny

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

On Nov. 24 of this year the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal to Monica Cojocaru, a young West Coast mother, suing in her own right and on behalf of her now 10-year old permanently and severely brain … Continue reading →

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Morning Update December 27th, 2011 (10)

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CNews | Day sought to honour John Paul II  TORONTO — Catholics in Canada’s largest city want the federal government to declare a day to honour Pope John Paul II, one of the most popular pontiffs in history. … Continue reading →

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MacIntyre: Harper’s not so radical health-care agenda

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Jack

Several pundits have been claiming that the federal government’s take-it-or-leave-it and no-strings-attached health transfer proposal is evidence of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s desire for a more decentralized federation. The federal government has promised to increase health care transfers by 6% … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Update December 26th, 2011 (10)

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Jack

CANADA #1 — CS | Retailers prepare for Boxing Day madness Freshly loaded with turkey and all the fixin’s, Calgarians will take to the stores today and through the week to see what else they want to indulge in. [...] #2 … Continue reading →

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Germany defiant on ‘Robin Hood’ tax (14)

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Jack

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble vowed in an interview published today to push ahead for a financial transaction tax in the European Union in 2012 despite objections from Britain that it could harm London as a global financial centre. Mr … Continue reading →

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