Category: OECD Comparisons

Floundering US Economy / On Potash – It’s Looking Like Victory

You’ve probably seen my comments about how the average Canadian worker has done so poorly when compensation is compared to inflation during the past quarter century. Now the Conference Board forecasts that in 2010 and 2011, net wage increases will likely be non-existent, and, contrary to so much right-wing propaganda, public sector increases will be [...]

Sunday October 31st, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Foreign Takeovers, Income Disparity, OECD Comparisons, Peacekeeping, Potash, Right-Wing Think Tanks, The Economy, US Deficit/Economy | Comments Off

What are they thinking? Are they thinking?

  Next time someone writes a truly dumb column about Conrad Black (see the oped page in The Globe), remind them about Black’s profound declaration that “caring and compassion really means socialism.” What do you say we get him a job in the main food bank in Toronto if he’s ever allowed back into this [...]

Wednesday August 11th, 2010 in Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Canadian Politics, Conrad Black, Health Care, OECD Comparisons, Taxation, US Politics, Welfare | 1 Comment »

Dropping the Ball

  Long ago the Harper Government made it clear it had no intention of passing any new significant legislation relating to global warming until Washington had done the same.  Now that Congress has made it clear that it intends to do zero on the subject, where exactly does that leave the rabid anti environmentalists in [...]

Sunday August 8th, 2010 in Climate Change, Immigration, OECD Comparisons, Poverty, Taxation, The Economy, US Politics | Comments Off

Some Facts on the State of Canada, Canada Day 2010.

  Here is how it works, as I’ve explained before:  (1) We sell an important Canadian company (try Stelco for example) to non-Canadians. (2) They make a bunch of big promises about how they will expand employment, increase investment and production in this country. (3) Instead, soon after, they begin to shut everything down (so [...]

Thursday July 1st, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Corporations, Foreign Aid, Foreign Investment, Foreign Takeovers, OECD Comparisons, Social Spending, The Economy | 1 Comment »

Harper’s Hairdresser/Hardworking Greeks and Other Musings…

  Well, finally some good news out of Ottawa. Stephen Harper’s full-time hairdresser is now being paid by the Conservatives instead of by the Canadian taxpayer. Also, we now know that she does more than his hair. She also picks out the ties for him to wear.  She travels with him, too, and can do these things [...]

Wednesday May 19th, 2010 in Book Publishing, Canadian Politics, Liberal Party of Canada, OECD Comparisons | 21 Comments »

Our terrible record compared with other OECD countries.

  Those of you who have read The Truth About Canada  know that large portions of the book were based on OECD, UN, IMF, Statistics Canada or other comparisons showing how Canada compares to other countries in a long list of economic, social educational and other areas. Here’s a bunch of updates, based on the [...]

Friday February 12th, 2010 in OECD Comparisons, Productivity, Social Spending | Comments Off