Sorry to have missed much of a week, but had to return to Edmonton for my sister’s funeral. * * * * * I’ve been in and around the book business for over 50 years, but I can never remember a new novel receiving the kind of enthusiastic praise Tom Rachman’s The Imperfectionist is [...]
What do you think it means when the Conservatives, the Liberals, the NDP and the Greens have, for much of the past year, all been more or less stalled in the opinion polls? Few can remember a time when the Liberals and Conservatives both polled so consistently close to 30% at the same time. [...]
Here is a look at average family private health insurance premiums in the U.S. as a percentage of median family income: 1999 11% 2007 18% Informed expert estimates put it at 24% within the next decade. * * * * * As if the terrible U.S. Supreme Court decision about unlimited election spending wasn’t [...]
From the Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman, February 25th: The Republicans had weeks to prepare for the summit on health care but they didn’t bother making a case that could withstand even minimal fact-checking. * * * * * Lawrence Martin on how the Harper government keeps important information from citizens: A [...]
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