It’s hard to believe that the climate change scam… errr, story… has managed to drag on this long in the face of so much opposing evidence, but P.T. Barnum did say that there was a sucker born every minute. But perhaps we’re nearing the end: Britain’s warmists in 2000 predict the end of snow: Britain’s winter…
Free speech? Not in Waterloo apparently.
Free speech has apparently ceased to exist at the University of Waterloo: Wilfred Laurier (sorry, my bad) University of Waterloo is the latest school to fall victim to these self-proclaimed activists. Christie Blatchford was set to give a talk to a small but enthusiastic crowd of people about her new book, Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and…
Why is the answer always more government money?
An expert panel has come up with 10 ways to turn Canada into a “nation of innovators”. The top two? 1. Make R&D tax credits open to public companies and businesses that lose money. 2. Create government-sponsored “co-investment funds” with private investors to finance emerging companies. In fact, four of the ten ideas relate to getting…
All your ideas are belong to us.
You should thank the government for everything you enjoy, says Vice President Joe Biden: “Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive,” he said. “In the middle of the Civil War you had a guy named Lincoln paying people $16,000…
Majority-minority challenged.
Yet another letter to the editor suggests that a coalition government in Canada represents the will of the majority: Stephen Harper is Prime Minister of this country, even though the majority of voters did not vote for his party. If Mr. Harper achieves another minority in Parliament, why shouldn’t the Liberals, the NDP and, if necessary,…
My free suggestion for Old Navy’s PR staff.
Old Navy is embroiled in some controversy over an item of clothing: Mommy bloggers are up in arms over a baby outfit’s cheeky logo that has led retailer Old Navy to apologize to offended customers. At issue? An air-force-style insignia on a dark green boy’s onesie reading “Formula Powered.” The outfit has enraged breastfeeding advocates across North…
We’re number one.
From The Economist: WORKERS on London’s underground rail network begin a strike on Monday September 6th, while across the channel French workers are also on strike in protest at attempts by the government to change the retirement age. Both countries come fairly high on the list of countries that lose working days to labour disputes. South…
A lifetime of economic sacrifice.
In today’s Globe and Mail, Dan Palotta decries limits on executive compensation for charities. This was my favorite part: First of all, a person’s occasional sacrificial donation to charity does not entitle them to mandate a lifetime of economic sacrifice on the part of others. The limit he is talking about? Bill C-470, a private member’s bill introduced…
The new doublespeak.
Bad is good. Up is down. And higher unemployment is now apparently a sign of an improving economy, in Time no less: The Department of Labor reported August job numbers on Friday, and the numbers appeared to be another bad sign for the recovery. The economy lost 54,000 positions in the last full month of summer.…
Why are textbooks still $200?
Scott McNealy puts it very succinctly: “Ten plus 10 has been 20 for a long time” Textbooks are a multi-billion dollar market, for information that really doesn’t change. The internet and the world of open-source are forcing publishers to realize that things are changing though: The nonprofit Curriki fits into an ever-expanding list of organizations that…