Mike’s Saturday Editorial

That Job’s Beneath You And Other Tales From the War on Work

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The vilification of former Cosby star, Geoffrey Owens for working at Trader Joe’s is just the latest example of how appreciation for an honest day’s work is on the outs- and society is not the better for it. Starts at the 0:16

Complete Show – September 8th

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Mike talks about the triumph of the lazy while ace-oil analyst, Josef Schachter talks about the good, the bad and the ugly of the  Court of Appeals decision on the Kinder Morgan expansion. Plus Ozzie on the latest decline in real estate and goofy that will generate hate mail from the climate change crowd. 

Did Politicians Just Kill The #1 Industry?

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Vancouver real estate sales were down 36% in August – coming on the heals of the worst sales in 18 years in July. Employment in the industry is sagging, tax revenue is down thanks to all three levels of government’s concerted effort to lower the value of people’s most valuble asset – their homes.

Oil is Going To Transported – The Question is How

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In the first 6 months of 2018 oil shipments from Canada to the US by rail are up 31% from 2017. This past June  a record 204,000 barrels a day shipped by rail. And world wide demand keeps growing – the question is how do we want to transport our oil.

What They Don’t Teach WILL Hurt You

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The school curriculum now includes a heaping helping of social justice issues but still there’s no time for the fundamental driver of change in society – economics and finance. Who does that benefit? 

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