What happens when Gov’t owns the media? The latest Federal Budget will contain subsidies for daily newspapers. On top of money already given to magazines, daily papers plus owning the CBC. Will media be critical now?

….basically related from Michael: The Pursuit of Excellence & Olympic Lessons Learned

Mike makes the case that by opposing the Kinder Morgan pipeline, policies like the implementation of the carbon tax, the phase out of coal & emmissions cap on Oil Sands production are threatened with termination: 

….related from Michael: Norway’s Very Inconvenient Source of Wealth

Hard work, focus and success are the wonderful characteristics our Olympic Athletes exhibit. Characteristics so often absent within our Government bureacracy. Indeed, characteristics so often denigrated for political gain. It’s no wonder…..

….related from Michael: Dominated by Inconsistent Political Talk

Its hard not to notice how few friends Alberta has given the amount of money it has sent across the nation to fund other provinces. Heck, even BC gained 1.7 Billion in contracts from the Alberta Oil Sands alone just last year. Here are 3 reasons it’s disliked –

…..also Michael’s Editorial: In The Pipeline Wars There’s Only One Clear Winner

Over 40% of Norway’s substantial wealth (1st on the human development index & 4 highest per capita income in the world) is derived from Oil & Gas production, transport and pipelines. Which doesn’t bother the progressive left like it does in Canada, for example…..

…..related from Michael: The Bad News Battle Between The BC & Alberta NDP