One of the mainstays of Canada as a nation is its postal system, binding the country together. Yet,…
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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…
A misleading portrait of poverty in Canada
Shocking headlines tell us that the incomes of the poorest families are down by a double-digit…
Misinformation
There is, as so often the case, a great deal of misinformation about economic (and political)…
New year, new perspective
If there is one thing I know to be true in this life, it is this: you will keep repeating the same…
After-shock
When last week’s earthquake shook the foundation of the small island of Haiti, I didn’t…
Clifford Horticultural Society founded 50 years ago
There are about a dozen horticultural societies in Wellington County, and over the decades they…
A real scandal in education
Huge amounts of money are spent each year on university education; unfortunately, that is a scandal…
Four pillars of economic forecasting are creating skepticism
This economist’s skepticism about the latest economic forecasts is based on four…
Try in vein
Everybody is afraid of something. My Mom is terrified of insects. My father is afraid of dentists.…
Tornado cut a 60-mile swath through Wellington in 1908
Most people do not regard Wellington as a tornado-prone zone, but this county has experienced…
Reasons for skepticism
Happy Days Are Here Again. Are they? That song was so popular in the 1930s during the Great…
Two shades of black
I sat down to write this soon after the television broadcast scenes of rioting on the streets of…
Putting up with put-downs
The family gene pool has blessed Jill, my sister’s daughter, with a quick wit and a slightly…
Hazard lights are flashing warnings for western democracies
In a working paper written by three senior staff economists for the Swiss-based Bank of…