Pentagon develops laser defense system capable of shooting down missiles and equippable on fighter aircraft. Your shark has laser envy.

Here is another article about Alberta's surplus wealth... this one saying the Klein should show some initiative and invest in Canada for the sake of his own legacy.

here

And one I showed Paras before about the prof in Quebec that likes the sound of nationalizing the oil industry. Apparently he'll be running for the NDP...

link

The idea of revamping transfer payments is probably bang on. When the feds start making special deals with certain provinces and not others... and the deals are not taken into account when making the transfer calculations it will and is making things worse. Deals involving infrastructure, day-care and natural resources are a couple of the ones out there.

May it haunt you...

Banana Phone

I never really liked the guy. Mostly because he was a drugged out rich boy who played for calgary...
how low they go

Par, I just wanted to say this: I really like how you never picked one of your two colour themes, and instead allow it to alternate between blue and green... quite nice.


Anyway, um... I can almost taste the end of my job... probably Saturday... oh, freedom! haha! I'm so tired, and we didn't work today... (roads too muddy to drive). here's hoping the rest will go quickly... and that I can come home and start planning my vacation, and see people, and sleep in a big bed, and not have really noisy neighbours, and sleep in... ah, to sleep in, that would be divine!

Pam, are you just having people out Saturday, or are you anticipating Sunday as well? I'm just curious as I might be able to swing by... if I can find my way there! Or perhaps I'll be out Pembina River way, still not sure.... but I'll try.

Another related article from Newswire brings a different angle to the issue of transfer payments. While briefly discussing the issue of the unbalanced transfer payments of Ontario, the article suggests concerns over the transfer payments system itself, citing difficulties in gauging the successes of government investments with the transfer payment funds. It also gives a link to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, which may prove interesting. So, perhaps the argument is, in addition to some sort of a kick back, a revamp of the transfer payment regime.

Some things that came up in discussions I've had with people over the past few days:

But Percy, any money that goes to building infrastructure will take away from my Scrooge McPool. We cannot allow that, under any circumstances.

In all seriousness, that Ontario article seems pretty sketchy, based on my limited understanding of federal transfer payments. If I understand correctly, transfers are supposed to help balance things out between 'have' and 'have-not' provinces. So, logically, how could transfers create a have-not province? At best, wouldn't it turn a 'have' province into a 'break-even' province? Am I missing something? Percy?

Even stranger to me is the concept of provinces which contribute more than they get back from the feds asking for the difference back. Why not just throw out the whole system of transfers, then?

I don't see what's so great about the "swelling coffers" of Alberta. It's just more money unused in a province that has roads in worse condition than Moncton's. If people have something to say I doubt a 25 year old ruckus over the NEP will keep anyone quiet about perceived unfairness.

i thought when Syndrome of a Downs got the mighty Volta to open they had the game locked in a choke hold, but shit, .MONEEN. officially wins SHITTIEST LINEUP of the YEAR AWARD:


09.23.05 | Edmonton

Red's
in the West Edmonton Mall (oh waterpark how you will feel my wrath)
with Yellowcard and Rufio