Reading Time: 7 minutes Would it really benefit Canada to get into bed with these types – even if the bed was a hammock swaying in a tropical breeze?
Month: August 2019
The best oil-change options for vintage car owners
Reading Time: 4 minutes What you need to know about zinc dialkyldithiophosphate, or ZDDP, in engine oil and why it matters – or doesn’t, depending on your car
Three things business leaders can learn from Bernie Sanders
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Democratic presidential candidate is consistent in his message, has persisted against long odds and understands the value of branding
Donor-supported CBC is a model worth pursuing
Reading Time: 3 minutes CBC has become tediously missionary rather than journalistic. And the last thing Canada’s private media needs is to compete with a subsidized entity
Bailing out Alberta? ATB could do it
Reading Time: 4 minutes If I were king of Alberta, I’d instruct ATB to use its credit reserves to start buying up Alberta debt on the bond markets
Tips to unravelling the complicated language of disability insurance
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether you are covered or not is really not up to your doctor
Is your bad behaviour risking your retirement?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Choosing investments that fit your emotional limits will help you to minimize your bad investment behaviour
Giving voice to our concerns and desires validates democracy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Democracy in action illustrates how important it is for Canadians to talk with their government officials on all levels
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong an ominous sign of the times
Reading Time: 3 minutes Populism some call it, but the consequence in many regions around the world has been a slippage into autocracy
Canada goes to war: 80 years ago, there was no hesitation
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ultimately, though, disagreement surfaced. The trigger was conscription and the division was between Quebec and English Canada