by Paul | Aug 5, 2018 | Politics In General
Ever since I’ve been involved in politics (20 years now) there has been a phenomena that has troubled me: personal insults, instead of policy discussions. We hear a wide range of these personal slurs where one person says that a politician is lazy, stupid,...
by Paul | Jul 24, 2018 | Our Community
I was discussing some operations of a government department, recently, and was introduced to the term “Taxpayers Rage”. Although this is a new term to me, it became instantly clear that it means: Rage at seeing or hearing about some of the ways our...
by Paul | Jun 7, 2018 | Our Community
I was speaking with a friend of mine a few days ago — a senior whose wife is at the stage of life where she needs pretty constant attention and health services. We talked about their life and how they are working with the services that are offered by the...
by Paul | Feb 28, 2018 | Our Community
If you are a government, there are two basic ways to determine if you have a balanced budget: 1) Your income (taxes, service fees, fines) meets or exceeds your expenses. 2) Your income plus the GDP (money brought in from outside) meets or exceeds your expenses. I...
by Paul | Jan 23, 2018 | Our Community
We teach our kids what to learn. We don’t teach them how to learn. We also don’t inspire a passion to learn. These are two of the fundamental problems with the education system in Nova Scotia. I thought this was just my perception and then I visited the...
