larry borsato

Yet another letter to the editor suggests that a coalition government in Canada represents the will of the majority: Stephen Harper is Prime Minister of this country, even though the majority of voters did not vote for his party. If Mr. Harper achieves another minority in Parliament, why shouldn’t the Liberals, the NDP and, if [...]

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Old Navy is embroiled in some controversy over an item of clothing: Mommy bloggers are up in arms over a baby outfit’s cheeky logo that has led retailer Old Navy to apologize to offended customers. At issue? An air-force-style insignia on a dark green boy’s onesie reading “Formula Powered.” The outfit has enraged breastfeeding advocates [...]

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From The Economist: WORKERS on London’s underground rail network begin a strike on Monday September 6th, while across the channel French workers are also on strike in protest at attempts by the government to change the retirement age. Both countries come fairly high on the list of countries that lose working days to labour disputes. [...]

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In today’s Globe and Mail, Dan Palotta decries limits on executive compensation for charities. This was my favorite part: First of all, a person’s occasional sacrificial donation to charity does not entitle them to mandate a lifetime of economic sacrifice on the part of others. The limit he is talking about? Bill C-470, a private [...]

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Bad is good. Up is down. And higher unemployment is now apparently a sign of an improving economy, in Time no less: The Department of Labor reported August job numbers on Friday, and the numbers appeared to be another bad sign for the recovery. The economy lost 54,000 positions in the last full month of [...]

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