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Harper Majority May Be One-Hit Wonder
The majority government won by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday could be his one and only, according to a focus group of Canadian voters. A collection of factors allowed for the Conservatives to decisively win 167 seats in the... (Continue reading)
Canada New Mortgage Rules
In mid-January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced new mortgage rules that would be put in place to help stop rising debt levels among Canadians, and to keep another mortgage meltdown from occurring. These rules, three of them in total, are... (Continue reading)
Canadians Await Word of Loved Ones in Egypt
Canadians with loved ones in Egypt were glued to computer screens and waiting by the phone Friday as they hoped to hear from family and friends in the North African country being swept with violent protests demanding an end to... (Continue reading)
WikiLeaks Putting Lives at Risk
The State Department has warned the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks that its expected release of classified U.S. documents would endanger countless lives, jeopardize American military operations and hurt international cooperation on global security issues. The department’s top lawyer urged WikiLeaks founder... (Continue reading)
Public gets a view into MP expenses
Canadians paid out $5,230 for Stephen Harper’s phone bill last year and $2,295 in postage for Michael Ignatieff. Those are some of the smaller expenses Canadians can browse online now that MPs expenses are posted in full. In total, the... (Continue reading)
Proposed Federal Securities Regulator – Little Help for the Individual Investor
Worth reading: IndependentInvestor.info‘s Proposed Canadian Securities Act and investor protection: a failing grade. The thoughtful, detailed analysis and judgment of the proposed move by the federal government to create a national securities regulator shows how little improvement there really is... (Continue reading)
Liberals Pledge to Prevent Abuse of Prorogation
OTTAWA – Surrounded by members of the Liberal caucus in front of the House of Commons on the day when Parliament should have resumed, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced that the Liberal Party of Canada will seek changes to the... (Continue reading)
Put Some Money Where Your Mouth Is
Remember that delicious movie, The Devil Wears Prada? My favourite scene was the one where Miranda scorningly points out that while it may be politically correct amongst intelligentsia to dismiss fashion, at the end of the day, the colours we... (Continue reading)
