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Theoretical Thursday: Institutions of Higher Earning
Post-secondary education has long been held as the gateway to higher income, at least in comparison to mere high-school graduates and drop-outs. It is widely believed that completing any university program will guarantee a higher-than-average income. Unfortunately, this is about as far from reality as possible. Many university and college graduates currently enjoy bei... -
First One Down
The long-dragging Federal Liberal Leadership race, involving nine Liberals of various pedigrees, had its first drop-out earlier today. Technology lawyer George Takach, a long-shot by any sense of the imagination, stepped out of the race promising to run for a Liberal nomination in 2015. His step out of the race came with an endorsement for Justin Trudeau, claiming ... -
Theoretical Thursday: The Market Economy
Economics tells us that the markets are ruled by a careful balance of supply and demand. Additionally, it states that markets will self-correct, provided several conditions are adhered to: There are many suppliers and consumers The markets are allowed to play freely, without government mandated minimum or maximum prices or quantity of supply The value of currency rem... -
The Government & Social Services: A Re-Imagining
Governments have a number of purposes, with chief of among them being selecting a direction for a country’s focus and making life better for its citizens. From that central goal, all the other ministries, whether they be military, culture, economics, scientific research, or any of the dozens of other Minister positions that change several times per election cycl... -
America Deadlocked: Obama at the Helm
Like our neighbours to the south, those of us in Canada stayed up late into the night eagerly watching the results of the 2012 American Election. Unlike many Americans however, Canadians generally have a better understanding of how the electoral congress chooses the President, and how that congress is chosen separately by the voters and are only required in some stat...
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Shawn R. Gray works as a claims associate for State Farm Insurance. When not working, he volunteers for local community groups, writes short stories and novels, and engorges himself on political issues that affect people locally, provincially, nationally or internationally. Shawn’s primary areas of political interest include digital issues, privacy laws, economics, transit, and energy. ...
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