Tag Archives: Canada
Trash Talk
In the absurdity of Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, one item stands out as making sense. He has put a tariff on Canadian garbage. You probably didn’t know that we exported garbage to the US. Turns out is is a fair sized business. And what do Americans do with Canadian garbage? They bury it […]
Electoral Interference – I
The words mean different things to different people, but there is no doubt Donald Trump is against electoral interference. Unless he is the one doing the interfering. He recently suggested Canada and Canadians were trying to influence the outcome of the US midterm elections that are taking place next week. He seemed quite upset about […]
The Day After
They are still counting the votes, but the results so far show that about three quarters of Albertans have voted to stay in Canada. There will be no separation referendum. Given that the results matched public opinion polls, you could say that the whole thing was a waste of time and money. And the discussion […]
Alberta Votes
It is referendum day in Alberta. Ten questions, including one about whether the province should remain part of Canada. I’m all in favor of the democratic process, but this referendum seems to me to be set to create more problems than it solves. Governments, once elected, are supposed to provide leadership. Campaign on a set […]
The Backlash
I get that it was a stupid joke, especially given the political sensibilities. I don’t think it should have been a firing offence. Am I wrong? One of the drawbacks to the age of social media is that you have no control over what happens to the things you post. As an American bank CEO […]
Monday’s Smile
I borrowed this from a friend’s Facebook page. I found it amusing, though not accurate. It does though express the Canadian mood. There are 15 locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Together they allow commercial ships from the Atlantic Ocean to travel as far west as Thunder Bay. It is a much more efficient/cheaper way […]
Fertilizer Content
The man amuses me. Or would if what he does wasn’t so bad for his country. One thing politicians try very much to avoid is making policy on the fly. For Donald Trump not thinking things through seems to be a way of life. Monday he announced that the United States was going to make […]
Canadian Democracy
There are aspects of Canadian democracy that baffle outsiders. Independence referenda probably top the list. Twice residents of Quebec have been asked whether they want the province to become an independent country. Twice the voters have chosen to stay, through in 1995 it was a pretty narrow margin. Next month voters in Alberta will go […]
Lunatic Republic
Apparently Canada is not allowed to make an agreement with the European Union to have closer ties. Donald Trump will not permit it. trump says such a deal would be “laughable. But he doesn’t appear to be laughing. Such an agreement, he said, would be a “hostile act.” If it comes to pass, Trump says […]
Joining the EU
Canada is on track to become an associate member of the European Union. Which sounds good, except for the fact that nobody knows what that means. To state the obvious, Canada is not part of Europe. Joining together with the 27 EU countries might raise a few challenges. Someone is bound to object. After all, […]
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