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 government dollars...

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 hospitals in...

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...

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 Department of...

We have now had the first power outage of 2018, and I hope you made it through alright. I hope you weren't one of the many whose power was out for over two days. Thank you to the linemen, from both NS Power and from the other companies that were brought in. You did a...

Happy New Year! I hope you had a fun and safe New Year's Eve. Now that we are in to 2018, many of us look back at 2017 to remember how hard the year was. Some of us lost friends and family. Some of us lost our jobs. Things got more expensive for all of us. So many bad...

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, Seasons Greetings, and Happy Holidays I hope that you and your family and friends have had a wonderful day, and have enjoyed the day in the way that you wanted. I also hope that, in the middle of the...

Many people seem to think that the economy comes first, regardless the cost. Many others think that the environment comes first, regardless of the cost. The main argument, on the side of the economy, is that life is a lot harder if you have no money and no job. That's...

Spending less than you earn is a very simple concept, but it's also very hard to do. Spending less than you earn is also absolutely essential if you want to have a decent future. Nearly everyone borrows money to buy some things. I've borrowed larger amounts to buy...

A friend and I were talking recently about sustainable -- everything. The conversation was actually around sustainable food, sustainable housing, and sustainable energy, but it occurred to me that we actually need more than that. We all eat too much processed food....