This Could Be The Best Christmas Gift Ever
12/06/2018 10:49 PMThe sounds of Christmas – carols being sung, maybe the crackling of a log on the fire and the oh so familiar – “not another sweater” “oh, great a tie” – “a gift certificate…how did you know.” We’ve all be down that long, lonely road in search of the perfect Christmas...
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Waymo vs Uber/Lyft – How Much?
12/06/2018 6:31 PMAs of right now GOOGLE / WAYMO has begun monetizing some of their self driving vehicles. Development of WAYMO self driving vehicles has been ongoing for over 10 years, and includes cars and trucks, as each is seen to have commercial potential. In four suburbs of...
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Progressives Silent on Riots in France
12/06/2018 3:37 PMFrance has been involved in the worst riots in 50 years over the carbon tax on gasoline. Over 30 thousand took to the streets to protest the tax and there have been injuries and even deaths. So why aren't we hearing anything from the progressives about how Canada...
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Bank Of Canada Maintains Overnight Rate Target
12/05/2018 8:36 PM"Today the bank of Canada announced that they will not be increasing the overnight lending rate. This is a good sign that past rate increases have made an impact and the BoC is observing the change. The next BoC meeting will be January 9th, where they will revisit...
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A Disconnect That Hurts Charities Everywhere
12/05/2018 8:33 PMI asked a group of people who work in charities if fundraising is easier in a strong or weak economy. Not surprisingly they said "strong" but what is a head scratcher is they then turnaround and support policies that hurt economic...
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Take Action to Support Your Community
12/05/2018 12:15 AMIt's our turn as individuals to help support community programs through efforts like Pledge Day on CKNW in Vancouver, on CHQR in Calgary, and Santa Anonymous on CHED in Edmonton and CHNL in the Thompson Okanagan. Let's work...
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Trade War Truce Sends Markets Soaring
12/04/2018 3:21 PMTrade war truce. The U.S. and China declared a truce in the trade war, sending global markets shooting up. Commodity prices rose, as one of the key near-term downside risks to demand has been delayed, if not entirely removed. Meanwhile, last week the U.S. Federal...
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Double Header – BC Politics and UN Bureaucrats
12/03/2018 6:28 PMA couple of real head shakers as goofiness is coming in waves this...
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It Should Be A Front Page Story…But It’s Not
12/03/2018 6:07 PMEven if you know the pension crisis is coming - you'll be shocked by the latest numbers on US Social Security. It's a reminder that even the smallest change costs big, big money.... money that they don't have....
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You Won’t Believe How Canada Voted
12/03/2018 5:56 PMThis week the UN voted on 8 resolutions condemning Cuba's human rights violations from imprisoning gays, to banning unions, to arbitrary arrests of political opponents. France, German, the UK, the US all voted one way. Guess which way Canada...
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