Category: Peacekeeping

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

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