The will of 16% of the population of Canada has been thrust upon. Steve is acting like he’s been handed a majority. Stephane has succombed. Jack’s gang is a little larger, but no longer a threat. The numbers are really quite depressing. For starters, only 3 out of every 5 Canadians voted. I’d like to know what happened to the other 40%. A total of […]
Well, another day, another $300,000,000 down the drain. Or was it? Last night, Canada voted. What did we prove? Here are my thoughts. The two ‘traditional’ parties (Conservatives & Liberals) are flailing: The Cons got (nearly) the same vote as the last election The Liberals got pounded and Dion has already made his ‘I’ll do what you want’ speech The NDP & Greens did exceptionally […]
I post the following with some continued misgivings about strategic voting, but trust all of you to decide what to do with the information: According to Vote for Environment’s polling info, there are currently 62 ridings in which a conservative is leading WHICH COULD BE WON BY THE PARTY IN SECOND PLACE if a number of those voting for the 3rd to 6th place candidates […]
Virtually overnight, nearly $400 billion in assets with Lehman Brothers were ‘lost’ weeks before last week’s global financial debacle. Story from Bloomberg here . Conspiract story here . What do this mean? Is Lehman the only commercial enterprise where assets are disappearing just before bailouts are being rewarded like treats for Pavlovian dogs? This kind of a story begs a lot of questions. For example, […]