Category: Harper

Harper Misrepresents Economic Reality

  I constantly find it amazing how our press lets Harper et al get away with dishonest information without contradiction.  Jim Stanford gave a few examples recently regarding Harper’s claim about how remarkably well Canada has performed during the recession. For example, contrary to what Harper, Flaherty and the columnists at the Post have been [...]

Thursday March 31st, 2011 in Corporate Profits, Education, Harper, Media, Right-Wing Think Tanks, The Economy | 5 Comments »

Oil/Poverty/Foreign Takeovers

  So, as many of us suspected, much of the flow from the proposed new Enbridge pipeline will be going down the West Coast to the U.S., not all of it to Asia as had previously been suggested.  So much then for the lack of danger to the Pacific West Coast and all the more [...]

Tuesday March 8th, 2011 in Foreign Takeovers, Harper, Oil, Poverty | Comments Off

Northern Pipeline / Perimeter Agreement

  Expect those First Nations that are now opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline which proposes to export as much oil as we possibly can to China, as quickly as we can, to be bribed by big dollars from the oil companies regardless of the H20 emissions and the other important environmental considerations? Think these [...]

Tuesday February 15th, 2011 in Canadian Politics, Corporate Profits, Corporate Tax Cuts, Corporations, First Nations, Harper, Oil, Perimeter Agreement | 2 Comments »

We’re becoming a Scrooge / Chronic Poverty

  In a list of 23 OECD donor countries, Canada has fallen to 14th place in foreign aid $ as a % of GDP.  In a World Bank list of 38 donor countries, we’re down in 29th place. So much for Canadian generosity! *     *     *     *     * A Calgary Herald editorial points out that Canada uses [...]

Monday December 27th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Energy, Foreign Aid, Harper, Income Disparity, Poverty | Comments Off

Great Canadian Voices on Harper

  Mel thought you would like to see this review by Peter Newman of Lawrence Martin’s new book in case you missed it on Saturday. HARPERLAND: THE POLITICS OF CONTROL By Lawrence Martin Viking Canada, 301 pages, $35.00 Reviewed by Peter C. Newman Not that long ago Canada was described as a self-governing colony, a [...]

Monday October 11th, 2010 in Harper | 2 Comments »

Obscene Potash Deal / More Disturbing Indicators

  Sorry.  Been away.  Edmonton was great.  Mary Simon gave a first-class talk.  CBC’s Ideas will broadcast it. U of A Provost gave a very nice dinner.   All in all, two great days.  Off to Ottawa for celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Canadian Encyclopedia. *     *     *     *     * [...]

Saturday October 2nd, 2010 in CBC, Canadian Politics, Corporations, Democracy, Foreign Takeovers, Harper, Income Disparity, Potash, Poverty, US Politics | 1 Comment »

Billionaires Bankrolling Tea Party

  A reminder: more than 75% of eligible Canadians did not vote for Stephen Harper in the last federal election. *     *     *     *     * Robert Reich points out that in the U.S.A., during the 1970s, CEOs made 40 times the revenue of workers. In 2010, it’s 350 times!!!!  The top hedge fund bosses made [...]

Sunday August 29th, 2010 in Democracy, Harper, Income Disparity, Oil, US Politics | Comments Off

Increasing Income Disparity and Other Items

  Paul Krugman, writing in The New York Times, tells us that thanks to the obscene George W. Bush tax cuts, the richest 120,000 people in the U.S. will make $3 million each. If these tax cuts are continued, the cost to Washington over the next decade will be $680 billion!!!  Almost all of this [...]

Wednesday August 25th, 2010 in Conrad Black, Democracy, Foreign Takeovers, Harper, Health Care, Income Disparity, Taxation, US Politics | Comments Off

More Ugly Indicators

  It’s truly amazing.  The more we cut taxes for big business in Canada, as we have dramatically under Mulroney, Chretien, Martin and Harper, the worse our productivity record grows.  Where once we were in the top 10, we’re now all the way down to 22nd among OECD nations. Of course, the more we cut [...]

Saturday August 21st, 2010 in CRTC, Corporate Tax Cuts, Harper, Media, Peacekeeping, Productivity, US Deficit/Economy | Comments Off