Tag Archives: Canada
The Shuffle
I waited a couple of days. I’ve heard all the metaphors. I promise not to use them. The Prime Minister has shuffled his cabinet. Probably for the last time before the election expected in 2025. Given his track record, this group is likely to underperform. I will admit I was surprised. Usually a cabinet shuffle […]
The Unasked Questions
I wrote this a couple of years ago, and for some reason it never got posted. It is still relevant, so today seemed like a good time to share it. Canada introduced a new budget a week ago, first one in two years. Needless to say there have been some changes. A massive deficit unlike […]
Building A Cabinet
Media reports say that Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet today. Some under-performing ministers will be demoted and others removed completely. He is reluctant to make these changes of course, because the necessity for them makes him look bad. In November 2015, just before Trudeau appointed his first cabinet, I offered these thoughts. They are […]
If A Tree Falls…
Canada’s federal public servants were shifted to a new extended health plan on July first. You probably don’t care, but bear with me on this one. The transition has not been smooth. These may be expected hiccups of moving hundreds of thousands of people to a new plan, or it may be a disaster in […]
Does The Face Matter?
The Bank of Canada has announced that the portrait of Sir Wilfred Laurier will remain on the Canadian five dollar bill. You probably didn’t realize he was on it. The decision comes as a surprise in a way. The government had announced their intention to remove Sir Wilfred and had circulated a list of eight […]
Finding News Online
I’m watching with amusement, wondering who will blink first. The Government of Canada has pulled its advertising from Facebook and Google in protest of those companies decision to drop all Canadian news content. Other advertisers are following suit. The issue is recent legislation forcing tech companies to pay for links to news content. The tech […]
Prophetic?
Thought I’d go with a flashback today from 2016. I think I got it right. The old picture is worth a thousand words post… And we can only imagine what it will be like if Donald Trump becomes president!
Nero on Canada Day
It’s Canada’s Birthday. One hundred and fifty-six years ago today we were granted independence by the United Kingdom. It’s a day of celebration, even as the wildfires burn out of control. As a patriotic Canadian this is where I am supposed to say I live in the best country in the world. Not many years […]
The Big Four Zero
I waited until just after 3 p.m. Eastern time to post this, because that is when, according the the experts, Canada’s population reached the 40 million mark. Recently we’ve been adding almost a half million people each year through immigration. In 1967 we celebrated Canada’s centennial, 100 years as a nation with a song that […]
The King Of Canada
In all the pageantry and ceremony surrounding the coronation of King Charles III, I doubt the British people have paid much attention to his relationship with the colonies. Which doesn’t mean there has been no discussion of the monarchy in those colonies. Canada had strong ties to Queen Elizabeth II as the only Queen most […]
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