Frum goes to town on the legacy of Pierre Trudeau. Pierre Trudeau took office at a moment when commodity prices were rising worldwide. Good policymakers recognize that commodity prices fall as well as rise. Yet between 1969 and 1979 – through two majority governments and one minority – Trudeau tripled federal spending. In 1981-82, Canada [...]
September, 2011:
Saskatoon likes our Mayor
Mayor Don Atchison takes a lot of flack from some in the community but according to this poll done by Ipscos Reid that shows Mayor Don Atchison holding steady at 66% approval rating. I can think of several political leaders that would love to have an approval rating of 66%. Of course Naheed Nenshi’s is [...]
Who broke the U.S. government
David Frum answers this over at CNN. Politics is a contest, limited by certain unwritten rules. And over the past two decades, old rules have broken down. Under the old rules, there were certain things that political parties did not do — even though theoretically they could. If one party controlled the Senate and another [...]
The role of the arts in building a great city
The Mayor of Calgary has headed east to tout the virtues of living in Calgary. In his speech in Toronto Tuesday night, Nenshi discussed a host of promising cultural projects and investments into artistic spaces in Calgary, including the construction of Canada’s National Music Centre, a new downtown branch for the city’s public library and [...]
Memo to ESPN
From Yahoo! Sports’ Jason Cole Not only do you need to put a leash on Gruden’s constant fawning over anybody who has ever worn a jockstrap, please put an end to the insipid pregame interviews that he does before Monday night games. Having Gruden sit there and pal around with guys like Romo would be [...]
Gladwell on what’s wrong with the NBA
In Grantland, Malcolm Gladwell (the patron saint of jordoncooper.com) writes, And let’s not forget Mikhail Prokhorov. How does he feel about buying into the financial sinkhole that is professional basketball? The blog NetsDaily recently dug up the following quotation from a 2010 interview Prokhorov did with the Russian business newspaper Vedomosti: "We have a team, [...]
How to survive holidays with the in-laws
With my brother Lee getting engaged, this could come in useful for Brittney on how to deal with us. Writers: If you are not affiliated with an academic institution, avoid saying you are working on a novel. “Freelancing” is way better than any kind of “fiction writing”! The etymological meaning of freelancer as “mercenary warrior” [...]
10 Things That Make Your Home a Target for Thieves
From Consumer Reports A home is robbed every 14.6 seconds and the average dollar loss per burglary is $2,119, according to statistics just released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. And that’s the good news because burglaries were down slightly in 2010 compared to 2009. Sure you lock your doors and windows when you’re not [...]
Another approach to licensing escorts in Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon is looking at licensing escorts in Saskatoon. As Dave Hutton reports Licensing the escort industry would create a distinction between legitimate massage businesses and illicit parlours, says Saskatoon’s mayor. "What I want to do right now is make sure we in fact have businesses in our community that say they’re in the [...]
