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It's that time again.  We bring a formerly live tree, actually into the house, and make the whole place smell like a car freshener...... The new Canadian behind the cash register couldn't quite fathom ........WHY? Anyway on my search I discovered what I belive to be the most expensive natural...

You touch on a couple of points. Not all of the oil-sands product is heavy, much of it is upgraded low sulfur highly value added product. Oil comes and is sold in many grades and forms. The Natural gas component is THE wild card. It's price hasn't plummeted like oil has and indeed is a highly...

When news of this "problem" first broke the very next thing I heard on the radio was "the union has given enough concessions". I see this as an opportunity.  The companies don't evaporate if they need Chapter 11 protection. They restructure. There is no good reason for the big three to struggle...

wait a minute there...... We're being a little fast and loose with history. Seems to me Dion was first to oppose everything the first Harper government did because the opposition was expected to oppose everything. Before Dion there was the issue of Chretien. A pretty feisty guy...... And...

Hmm...Kirkhill You've got me a little confused. I prefer Stephen Harper, but I also prefer rice pudding. A la carte perhaps? I believe Manley is an anti-monarchist, not sure.  That sticks in my craw....

Who's jacket did he boost, and has he gone through the pockets yet?  ;D

The higher break even point for tar sands oil has been largely inflated because of the boom in oil sands activity. Before the boom $40 -$50 per barrel oil was fine. Now we have some projects being shelved because the price is below $100. A labour cost correction will happen. The length of time...

What they "tried" to do was to force the opposition's hand prematurely............ If Canada throws a bunch of cash into the "save detroit fund" and our freinds to the south throw in proportionately less or no money at all - We've goofed. Huge investment for no possible return. Harper's "wait...

Vern! I haven't read anything of yours in ages! Nice to see! A bit of a highjack I know..... I think the correct message for a government to send would be; Interest rates are low = good for manufacturing and productivity in general. The dollar is low = good for manufacturing. Energy costs are...

Another nit to pick...This issue of "the confidence of the house". While it may the legal and traditional term are we really speaking of "confidence" at all? It was ( i think ) very self serving of the opposition parties to invent a crisis attitude about the economy and to then declare ( to the...

Miscalculation? I never thought so.  A conservative is "invited" to listen and record the not so veiled threat that the government will be brought down ASAP. Harper knows that It's better to be challenged sooner rather than later as Dion is still the potential rival. Flaherty could have stood...

Sorry Lil T - can't see it - what book is it?

Kirkhill, Due to the odd circumstances of the plot to bring down the government and the invitation to hear the planners boast of their plans....I'm inclined to see Harper as having responded to an extortion attempt by the minority. With the now infamous "update", Harper tipped their hand...

For better or worse the GG will make history. I hope (having no idea of course) that she simply tells the coalition to piss off and get back to work in the current parliment. That's what this deserves, I think. It appears to me (out west) that there is little popular support for this. Out...

Tie it around a brick with some string and........never mind. >:D Last night I found myself getting surveyed by phone. The survey was poorly constructed and pretty obviously was commisioned by the liberals. Oddly, Paul Martin was offered as an option!  :o

There's no point in making it worse... If Canada indeed, has the healthiest economy, Canada becomes an investment haven. If the new coalition taxes and spends us into a hole........our goose gets a little cooked.

The damage done in the short term is what bothers me. Now that we have a confluence of danger and opportunity ( I hate the word crisis ) Will Alberta be forced out of the energy business and into non-existent  "green jobs"? Will our position as a relatively healthy economy be forfeited for...

Thanks Kirkhill!  :rofl: I liked the addition of Soros. Merchant of gloom and the king of the short sell. I'm glad for this thread - adds some depth to the situation. If you add a dimension it isn't so murky..... Interesting times........ These last few posts imply that western capitalism...

The question that bothers me most is, If the electorate punish candidates by not voting or voting for change, what is the likely outcome?  Isn't likely that the conservatives and liberals take it on the chin for this instead of those who so richly deserve it? (NDP and Bloc). The other fear is...

Well well.....lookie here. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081130/conservative_budget_081130/20081130?hub=TopStories Turns out the NDP and the block have been cooking this up for a while. Their timing is exquisite. How else can you end capitalism but by seizing power...