Tag Archives: Economic Commentary
The Most Important Thing You Haven’t Heard About
The Trans Pacific Partnership has been described as ‘NAFTA on steroids’. While I don’t generally care for such pop metaphors this one may be quite apt. It’s also been described as a multi-national agreement on enforced monopolies, one that would … Continue reading
Irony
I came across this at Paragraphe the other day. The image on the cover caught my eye before I even realized what I was looking at, I knew I had seen this image somewhere else. But where? It dawned on … Continue reading
Resurrect the Arrow: A made-in Canada solution to the F-35 problem.
The photo above is of two examples of the CF-105 Arrow, also known as the Avro Arrow, a supersonic jet fighter designed, built and tested here in Canada in the mid-late 1950s. It was a milestone in Canadian aviation and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aviation in Canada, Canadian History, Canadian politics, Canadian Society, Economic Commentary, Political Commentary
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Tramway Considerations for Montréal’s Birthday
So it looks like Richard Bergeron has his own ideas concerning our city’s 375th Anniversary, and has proposed 37.5 km of new tram routes ready-to-go by 2017. Apparently, a finance working group has been established, though precisely what this means … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Commentary, Montréal, Montréal public-transit, MTL375, Political Commentary, Social Commentary, Tramways in Montréal
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Christmas Wishes
I’d like a few things for Christmas this year. I’m patient, and I wouldn’t expect such gifts any time too soon either. But if somehow these wishes come true in 2014, perhaps my faith in humanity will be restored. But … Continue reading →
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