Mike’s Saturday Editorial

Defying Common Sense

The Wynne Government’s raising of the minimum wage has gotten restaurateurs nervous, so nervous Wynne is now hinting at Government relief for restaurant owners as the province prepares to increase the minimum wage. It begs the question – if raising the minimum wage is supposed to be good for the economy, why would government need to provide relief?

 

….also from Michael: One Pipeline Down….Two To Go?

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One Pipeline Down….Two To Go?

 

To put it into perspective, the cancelled 36 Billion Pacific Northwest LNG project was 2 times the size of BC’s Healthcare budget. That, plus the pressure to derail the 47 Billion Kinder Morgan pipeline and cancel the Site C Dam sends a powerful message that resource development in BC is unwelcome.

….related from Michael: Foreign Money Influence In Canadian Elections

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The Healthcare Lobbying Machine

 

One of America’s dirty little secrets, and the reason so many are growing fed-up with theiir Government, has to do with their system of lobbying. The end result beiing laws passed are more about the needs of lobbyists than the needs of US citizens. 

…..also Michael’s Mid-Week Update: A Victory? Petronas cancels $36B LNG Project –  Interest Rates UP or Down

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A Victory? Petronas cancels $36B LNG Project

As B.C. jacked up demands Petronas has decided to pull out of a great industrial project with good high paying jobs and tax revenue to fund social programs. The construction phase was supposed to create 4,500 jobs alone. Also what does the recent run up in the Loonie mean for interest rates. Higher? Lower?

 

….related from Michael: Foreign Money Influence In Canadian Elections

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The Peak In Media Fawning?

This week’s Goofy comes from a reporter who really lets fly against Prime Minister Trudeau. You be the judge…..

….also from Michael: Foreign Money Influence In Canadian Elections

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