Soon. Soon the city of Quebec will celebrate its 400th birthday. The oldest continuously settled (by Europeans) city in North America, if we don’t quibble over the revisionist history of Jamestown. A capital of a region. A great city, ready to party likes it’s been four centuries, already.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Objects may be closer than they appear | 169 words
The truth is out. Canada should be very concerned and frightened about the imminent risk of missiles hitting our territory from North Korea. Thus spake our glorious leader, wee Steve who Harps.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Be very very afraid | 144 words
The mayor finally said something that made sense to the common person in our city. It has taken more than a hundred days, but the message was received with open arms by “the rest of us”. Yes, we’re all happy that the Remparts have captured the Memorial Cup and No I won’t use tax money to build a new arena so a certain someone can bring a NHL franchise to the city (again). Once fooled, twice shy.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Congratulations. Now move along. | 129 words
Hey kids, there are job opportunities galore (and no life like it) with National Defence.
Just think, if you are willing to sign on for twenty-five years or life, the Canadian taxpayer will pay you anywhere from $25K to $80K per year, with a liberal clothing allowance (you do wear army surplus already, right?)
posted in economy, politics | Comments Off on Opportunity for the young and restless | 180 words
The post office delivered the first half of our income tax refunds today. Always a welcome letter, this return of some of my money, overpaid and held for almost a calendar year without any requirement to pay interest. But, the filing my return by computer has taken the time required down to just over a week, and some saving must have been generated for us all given that no warm wage-earning body was required to key the data into the computer (I don’t count, in this imaginary calculation).
posted in politics | Comments Off on Return AND Investment | 133 words
The new government has tabled their first budget, in which all sorts of innovative ways are being found to spend the accumulated fiscal wealth. Would someone please pause the video long enough for the rest of us to do some high school math?
posted in politics | Comments Off on Another round of my money being spent | 151 words
The strike at UPEI is over. The same 95% that voted to go walk around have voted to walk back. In return, their teaching load will drop by three hours per week in the second semester.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Another nick of time story | 120 words
The UPEI strike is through day ten and counting. The faculty association and the administration have studiously ignored the real issues, held their respective lines in the shifting sands and decided that the money is never quite enough, either in the bank or in the pay cheque.
posted in politics | Comments Off on No winners in this contest | 120 words
Budget promises are funny animals. Today, the provincial government showed off a shiny new budget that included a measure where they would pay for bus transport. Now, the fine print shows this is not exactly true. What is offered is to give a tax subsidy to any company which institutes a program to fund public transport fares for their employees. The company must create and administer the program in one of the few areas of the province that has a public transit system. The employee will not be fiscally penalized for participating in such a program. The figure given for such a measure is utopist.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Divide and conquer | 220 words
The (in)fighing is almost over. All levels of government have agreed that the task of running a zoo is beyond their competence, and in less than two weeks, all the animals must find a new apartment. Wait; I thought moving day in Quebec was officially July 1st. Do you think the animals have called in the necessary truck reservations for the “big move”?
posted in politics | Comments Off on Psst… wanna buy a used bear? | 158 words
