Energy giant splits

Big news in the oilpatch.  "In a surprise Mother's Day announcement, EnCana Corp. on Sunday gave birth to two offspring companies, effectively calving off its integrated oilsands and natural gas divisions....

Canada's New National Portrait

"Gallery. Which is why this is Funny It was either that or build a prison. Hey maybe it can double up. RH Stephen Harper National Portrait Gallery and Prison. Art has consequences."

Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum Petro Tales

"One increases its investements in production and the other cuts investment in production and yet both can offer shareholders huge dividends. Without turning into Income Trusts."

Income Trust Payback

"Industry Minister Maxime Bernier's autocratic decision to politically interfere directly in a CRTC decision, regarding eliminating the price caps that the two Big Telco Monopolies can charge, Telus and Bell. How does this increase competition?"

Pay Back

"Now this; National Portrait Gallery to Move To Calgary: 'It's pork barrel politics' wouldn't have anything to do with this; Firestorm Erupting Over Bev Oda's Fundraisers would it?"

Bolivarian Democracy

"With all international eyes on the December 3rd Venezuelan presidential elections, a totally new and revolutionary experience of Venezuelan grassroots democracy has completely slipped below international radar."

Left Wing Pragmatism III

"Ecuador It's oil that gives the Left it's power in Latin America. And Ecuador has lots of it.Ecuador to seek to rejoin OPEC: Correa And Canadian Petrocompanies are major investors, though they have sullied reputations having been implicated in the destruction of Ecuadors...

Income Trust Bust

"While the Liberals Income Trust leak a year ago benefited their pals on Bay Street the Tories Income Trust Halloween surprize rewarded their pal Gwyn Morgan. It is more than likely that it was Encana's plans to become an Income Trust, moreso than either Telus or BCE , that...

Oil Rich Calgary Hard Over Surging Profits

Euphoric over surging oil and gas profits, and soaring on the wings of rising greenhouse gas emissions, Calgary is celebrating its booming economy with plans to pop the country's second largest boner.Today, Encana...

Capitalism Proves Socialism Inevitable

"As Marx points out the two major contributions of Capitalism to the development of Socialism is the centralization of capital which demands efficiencies of planning."

Shop Keepers Liberty

" Taylor claims; "Danielle Smith has returned to advocacy work for the cause of liberty with the Alberta Property Rights Initiative." "

Gwyn Morgan Union Buster

"Here are exerpts from Gwyn Morgans speech to the Fraser Institute. He says more, on immigration, crime, coloured folks, etc. But this is his anti-union rant.Oh and in being anti-monopoly he is of course not speaking of corporate monopolies, but of the public sector."

Old Boys Club

"King Stephen the Harpocrite continues to fall down when it comes to walking the walkin over his cherished fetish; 'accountability'. Once again given a chance to appoint someone qualified, someone who has the required background, or is of high standing in regards to business...

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