Category Archives: Business

The Frackin’ Oil Companies

If you don’t know what fracking is, perhaps you should have paid more attention in the school yard. Fracking is what oil and gas companies do to get more reserves out of the ground. The official term is hydraulic fracturing. … Continue reading

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Stephen Harper Gets Cartoond

[Stephen Harper: As a conservative I never believe in nationalizing Canada’s resources. 2nd balloon: But Malaysia and China can nationalize Canada’s resources. Harper’s button: Alberta 4 eva! Great Lakes neva!]

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Yes, Nintendo, There are More English Pronouns to Misspell

First came the Wii. With the odd spelling, Nintendo could easily deny that it was an English word. Even if you thought it might have a meaning in English it could mean the English word, wee, as well as the … Continue reading

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Xmas Miracle: Spirit of Giving Reaches Marketer

The spirit of giving is so popular this year that it reached a marketer as is evidenced by a television ad in my area. That marketer was so effected that they UNDER sold something. In this ad they say “Save … Continue reading

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Pfizer Pfail

Pfizer’s patent on Viagra was pulled in Canada earlier this month. They were caught gaming the patent system by not fully disclosing what the invention was. The point of patents is to get the invention out in the open so … Continue reading

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New Personalities in the Corporate Playground

It’s very old news that corporations have demanded the rights of people and largely gotten them. But what kind of personality does a corporation have? Many jurisdictions have said that shareholders rights must triumph over every other aspect of a … Continue reading

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The Earning Dead

Copyright monopolies vary widely from place to place on this Earth. But the vast majority of countries offer these monopolies and I would say that the United States system of life of the artist plus 70 years (it’s actually more … Continue reading

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The BOGO Slide

I first heard of “BOGO” sales on the American television we Canadians get piped in (the majority of Canucks live near the border). The first time I heard an explanation about what the mysterious acronym meant was much later on … Continue reading

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C. D. Howe Institute Signals Ontario Mega Rich How to Revolt

For those of you who don’t know, the C. D. Howe Institute is a Canadian right wing think tank. That is the official story. But when the results are predetermined (right wing) it’s not a think tank, more like a … Continue reading

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Matchmaking Top Conservatives with Jobs

The Canadian Conservative Party has been signaling the ways that they want to change Employment Insurance. They probably would like me to use the abbreviation EI because what they propose isn’t at all insurance. They want the unemployed to relocate … Continue reading

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