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Oilsands optimism on the downslide
canada.comThe oilsands continue to take public relations hits across the globe. Just recently the Keystone pipeline leaked yet again making for the forth pipeline leak in relation to oilsands pipelines...
View ArticleThe next Alberta economic boom will be funded by faith
Good day to you Albertans. I haven't written on this blog for quite awhile, in fact I wasn't even sure if I was ever going to blog again. Things are moving too fast now to really spend any significant...
View ArticleA conflict over ethical oil
By now anyone who follows energy, economics, or the environment has probably heard the term "ethical oil". If you are not familiar with it; it was coined by Ezra Levant in his book Ethical Oil: The...
View ArticleA rundown on Alberta's future
So the deed is done, the U.S. has now officially been rated AA+ for an entire trading day during which the S&P took the ratings axe to many U.S. institutions. Many people who have read this blog...
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Canada: A country in economic denial
Well the market since the S&P downgrade of U.S. debt has been a fun ride huh? Gold continues to set what seem like daily records while stocks are "only slightly higher than a decade ago". But all...
View ArticleForbes openly admits to internment camps in the U.S.A.
Update* Forbes is sourcing bogus stuff. I have contacted the author to either verify or correct.Update2* I've contacted the author, and he was not aware the source was bogus. Bloomberg has not made...
View Article10 years later, 9/11 questions rage on
10 years and 3 wars later with Osama Bin Laden apparently buried in the ocean many questions still remain about 9/11. For instance, if even 1% of the questions presented in the following presentations...
View ArticleAnother sleepless night
It's 3:45am. For the past week I've had a churning in my stomach I can't shake, and with it I can't sleep. So much is on my mind, but so much is always on my mind -- why should this week be any...
View ArticleIn a war of ideology, everyone loses
Not long ago a naive younger version of myself decided he would be ‘left-wing’. For many years I subscribed to this ideology. I amongst many others took part in partisan flame-wars on news article...
View ArticleMy solution to the Edmonton arena debate | #yegarena
Ugh, this arena debate just isn't going away. Now it appears the city wants to preemptively buy the land for 25million (on top of the arena's tag price, and infrastructure costs). Some of the ignorant...
View Article#YEGArena Tales: Santa Katz and the gift of debt
The mystery surrounding Stephen Mandel's trip to New York is over and the word is in; Daryl Katz and Stephen Mandel have a new deal for the city. For those who haven't been following Edmonton's newest...
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Reflections on Occupy / My experience with Occupy Edmonton
"We Will Lead Every Revolution Against Us" -- Theodor HerzlIt's unfortunate I have to write this post as I have been an avid supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement before it even began in the...
View ArticleOccupy: Out with the old, in with the new
I'm happy to say that since my last post Occupy Edmonton is doing very well. Edmonton (and the whole world) showed tremendous support tonight. I dare say Occupy Edmonton is nearing the amount of...
View ArticleNovember mid-month round-up: Occupy dies, the New World Order is born, the...
The Occupy movement is dead. Seriously. In it's place however is the new American revolution. They look similar, and the new American revolution is still calling itself Occupy, but they are very...
View ArticleThe rules of engagement
In my last post I talked about how the Occupy movement is dead, but I also said the revolution had just begun. Of course this is a global revolution I'm talking about, and no Canada isn't really ready...
View ArticleThe Great Oil War [Chapter 2] : Iran
In chapter 1 of what now may be considered the beginnings of a World-War III we discussed what was then the active military action against Libya. We covered economic hitmen and the typical approach...
View ArticleWhy the dinosaur propaganda system can't use social media effectively
Lately I have been swinging my sights on to Ethical Oil's latest mouthpiece Kathryn Marshall. Of course I am not a radical environmentalist; what angers me about Ethical Oil is how insulting their...
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February mid-month round-up: Greece burns, Alberta gambles & Canada trades...
Well it would appear that China has finally found a spot to park it's unwanted USD. That would be here in good old Canada and all it cost them was leasing us two Pandas. What a deal! Back in 2011 I...
View ArticleAn open response to "A False Majority by Fraudulent Means?"
You can find the Green party's press release here.Canada needs electoral reform - no doubt about it. No matter what happens with this robocall scam one thing is evidently very clear: our system can be...
View ArticleCanada and the fine line between reality and lies
Gone are the days of fairytale stories about Canada's incredibly stable and safe banking system. These stories are now slowly being replaced by a stark reality: Canadians are carrying too much debt.It...
View ArticleWhere's the vision? Where's the dream?
Where's the vision? Where's the dream? No seriously, where is it? In an unusual twist today I've decided to write 2 (yes 2!) blog posts. This post just occured to me now as I read the op-ed's rolling...
View ArticleThe speculation about speculators speculating about oil price
It's becoming a recurring theme to blame the high oil price on "speculators". This of course implies some sort of clear distinction between someone legitimately purchasing oil contracts or someone...
View ArticleSo you know the problems but are looking for solutions?
One of the criticisms I get most often are that I'm good at pointing out or even predicting the problems of the day but so-called solutions are few and far between. It's a fair criticism in the world...
View ArticleThe past year has been fun but...
I'm retiring this Hellberta blog. I am refocusing completely on global trends which will be blogged on my new blog: Canadian Trends. Hope to see you there.
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