Monthly Archives: January 2009

Back to the Future: A New Deal or an Old One?

[From the latest issue of C2C: Canada's Journal of Ideas]
It’s starting to look like 1933 out there. With the stock market in a shambles and the economy slumping, governments are racking their brains, and history, for expensive solutions. But they … Continue reading

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30 billion here, 30 billion there…

During the campaign, the Tories said no deficits; wouldn’t be prudent. Now they insist that only hair-raisingly huge deficits are prudent. As, apparently, is leaking your budget so it won’t terrify people on the day. It’s as if “prudent” were … Continue reading

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Madely in the morning, January 23, 2009

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Standing up to the middle class

Yes, he gave a good speech. We knew he could do that. The question is whether he can deliver on one key passage.
Not the bit about “we are ready to lead once more.” Among many nasty things you could say … Continue reading

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On CJAD’s Ric Peterson show

Talking about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

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