Pay increases, How the well paid become even better paidRecent letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen and actions by the Ford government of Ontarios. suggest there is an appetite for giving…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023
That Which Does not kill You Makes You StrongerThe aphorism “That which does not kill you makes you stronger”, is a quote attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche. I hope to persuade you that…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
What is the Connection Between Flin Flon, Crater Lake and a Prolific British, Victorian Author?To be honest, there may be no connection between Flin Flon and Crater Lake in Washington state, except through my “heat oppressed brain”…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
Public Service and Teacher’s SalariesFull disclosure. I was the president of a localPublic service union but at the same time might be taking what is considered a conservative…Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021
What is the Connection Between a Pump with no Moving Parts and Flin Flon?During the first two decades or more of the opening of the zinc casting plant operated by Hudson Bay Mining & Smelling Co. in Flin Flon…Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
Does The End Ever Justify the Means?The end always justifies the means but it does not justify any and all means. The phrase, “The end justifies the means.” is attributed to…Apr 23, 20211Apr 23, 20211
Should the World Return to the Gold Standard?From time-to-time financiers and economists float the idea that the world should return to the gold standard or develop a world currency…Apr 20, 20211Apr 20, 20211
