Politicians so often have proved to be a disappointment, so we are inclined to look askance at…
Canada’s Business
‘Veblenitis’
It is surprising to note the continuation of high-end consumption nowadays. Examples abound of the…
An object lesson
In the year 2007 Stelco was purchased by the U.S. Steel Corporation for $1.1 billion. At that time…
The consensus view
The widespread, conventional view about the course of short-term comfort is that all is well…
Negative trends
Something is happening in the corporate world that has not taken place in this generation. Hitherto…
A political tranquilizer
In the previous century John Maynard Keynes was widely followed as an expert in guiding an economy…
Hubris
Definition of hubris – a great, foolish amount of pride and confidence. History is replete…
The decline of civility
There has been such a pronounced decline in civility in recent years that it is now adversely…
Overexposure
In many different contexts overexposure can lead to a great deal of trouble. Too much sunshine can…
Suggestive power
Television viewers or movie watchers do not realize that subtly they are being bombarded by covert…
Industry tremors
Recently, when an automobile company announced that it was cancelling some of its advertising on…
A bad idea
A report was issued recently by a government-appointed group to assess the issue of foreign…
Zoomers trends
Nowadays we have started to categorize groups in new ways, such as baby boomers for those born…
Manipulation
Belief in conspiracies is nothing new. To this day many continue to assume that President John. F.…
Slumping wages are unlikely to help correct our poor local economy
Slumping wages now are a widespread phenomenon all across Canada, but workers in the public sector…