Tag Archives: Tasha Kheiriddin

Kheiriddin: The pension debate we need to have (1)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jack

What a drag it is getting old. By the way the opposition reacted this week to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech on pension reform, you would think the Tories were planning to ship every Canadian aged 65 – whoops, make … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: A realignment or a reshuffle?

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Jack

Around the world, 2011 will be remembered as a year of opposites and extremes. In North Africa and the Middle East, the revolutionaries of the Arab Spring faced down brutal dictatorships. In the United States, public-sector unions faced off against … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: The welfare state’s cradle-to-grave dissatisfaction

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Jack

Boring.  Greedy.  Untrustworthy. Those are some of the first words Canadians use to describe politics. Conversely, we reserve great reverence for democracy: Freedoms, fairness, equality, and responsibility top the list. This, according to a new study by the Samara Foundation, which explores … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: Keystone pipeline prove too sensible for politics (2)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Jack

The Keystone XL pipeline is an idea whose time has come. The $7 billion project would create over 100,000 jobs, pump 1.3 million barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Gulf Coast, reduce the United States’ dependence on … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: Liberals play the zombie to NDP’s leadership march (1)

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jack

The NDP leadership race is starting to resemble the apartment party scene in Breakfast at Tiffany’s: loud, hot, festive and overcrowded. For those who feared a coronation of Brian Topp, fear no more: with eight contenders, the contest promises to be … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: Still doubt there’s corruption in Quebec? (1)

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Jack

When Maclean’s magazine published an issue on Sept. 24, 2010, pronouncing Quebec “the most corrupt province in Canada,” it provoked outrage among the province’s governing elites. Premier Jean Charest denounced the piece as a “twisted form of journalism and ignorance.” Opposition … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: Make the bureaucrats shrink the government

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Jack

When it comes to the size of the state, the Conservatives are finally starting to live up to their name. This week Industry Minister Tony Clement announced that Ottawa bureaucrats’ “at-risk pay” (government-speak for “performance bonus”) will be tied to … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: Expect more gamesmanship (1)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jack

The pyjama games are over, but the party has just begun. Or so the NDP seems to be thinking, amid much back-slapping over their weekend filibuster, which saw Parliamentarians quaffing Scotch and chomping pizza into the wee hours of Sunday … Continue reading →

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Kheiriddin: Without Canada, French Quebec would be lost in a generation (1)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jack

According to former Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe in an interview aired June 22 on RDI: “If Quebecers do not move [to separate], within 15 years, inevitably, they will find themselves on the same slope as the French Canadians and Acadians. It … Continue reading →

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