Wednesday, August 25, 2010
From today’s G&M, a tall of woe in the Province of Ontario. Financial columnist Neil Reynolds tells us that we’re ten times worse off than Californians!:
Now, let’s see. According to the state treasurer, who should know, California (population 36.4 million) has sovereign debt of $60-billion (U.S.) – $1,650 per person. Investors rate California’s [...]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Ontario peach growers produce more than 10 million baskets
of peaches during the 10-week growing season that starts in
July and runs through September.
And did you know that 90% of the province of Ontario’s
peaches are grown in Niagara?
Here are some facts about the Niagara Region and this tasty fruit:
In 1779, peaches were harvested at the mouth [...]
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
21% - The number of public-sector executive who say social media is their most important means of public engagement.
14% - The number of private-sector executive who say social media is their most important means of public engagement.
16% - The number of Canadian executives at large- and mid-sized Canadian organizations who say social media has the [...]
Through the summer at CG&A COMM, we’re collecting motivational and inspirational quotes for an electronic publication to be released this November. By George Journal is asking, “What are your favourite motivational and inspirational quotes?”
We invite our readers to send your favourite quotes and stories. Reply to this post - or send an e-mail to [...]
In the United States, every sixty seconds:*
American men will eat a total of 7,398 hot dogs; 12,989 pounds of beef; 40 pounds of tofu; and 1,500 Dunkin’ Donuts. Oh yes, one-and-a-half (1 ½ ) men have heart attacks.
315,432 American men light up cigarette; 150 men fire up joints; 23 start to do lines of [...]
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In Angelo Persichilli’s Toronto Star column today, “No one bothers to watch the bureaucrats,” he rightly points out that our country’s bureaucrats have an easy way of it when it comes to doling out taxpayers’ money. The unknown (largely unaccountable) bureaucrats hiding away in their Ottawa and Toronto office towers, are a troubling piece [...]
In completing the task of quoting from all our country’s Prime Ministers – from Sir John A. to our current PM Stephen Harper – I now return to my favourite PM: John George Diefenbaker. Here’re 10 more musings from one of Canada’s most colourful and quotable leaders.
My abiding interest is your interest; my guiding [...]
Here’s a list of the 25 most-requested summertime songs in America.
1.Summer Lovin’ - Grease
2.Summertime, Summertime - Jamies
3.Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer - Nat King Cole
4.Happy Together - Turtles
5.Summer in the City - Loving Spoonful
6.School’s Out - Alice Cooper
7.Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
8.Surfin USA - Beach Boys
9.California Sun - Riverias
10.Summertime’s Calling [...]
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If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people.
But I’m very libertarian in the sense that I believe in small government and, as a general rule, I don’t believe in imposing values upon people.
This party will not take its position based on public opinion polls. [...]
For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.
As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada’s place in the world is one of [...]