Canadian Soapbox

Economic turnaround, all it takes is innovation

Published on 2012-02-08 19:03:12

Wall and Bay Streets have been recovering nicely over the past few years in the wake of the global financial meltdown, Main Streets haven't been doing nearly as well.  Many corporations are sitting on massive balance sheets, while workers like those at Caterpillar have seen their jobs disappear.  What will it take to turn the North American economy around?  One word, innovation. All one need do is look back to the incredible economic growth of the nineties when everything was goin

Don't stress over Valentines Day, talk it over

Published on 2012-02-07 20:44:47

I guess it all depends on the lady in your life, but holidays like Valentines can be incredibly stressful.  Women have it easy, just buy some sexy lingerie for yourself and we'll be very happy, so long you wear it and we get to do the errrr, unwrapping.  But for men, ugh.  I've been in relationships where failure to pick an  appropriate gift meant  'you obviously don't know me'.  Thankfully the lady in my life now isn't that high maintenance.  I'll

The real Stephen Harper is slowly emerging

Published on 2012-02-06 20:26:27

Ever since his speech in Switzerland  many have been talking about the real Stephen Harper and his so called 'hidden agenda'.  Rarely though are things ever black and white, and even more rare in the political realm.  Talk of reducing public pensions, capping transfers for health care, opening up new avenues for the financial sector to provide private pensions...Are these just trial balloons or is Stephen Harper looking to move Canada sharply to the right? Let's take a step b