Articles of Interest: Politics, Business and Education

www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/06/13/report-economy-070613.html

I won't comment further on the above. It's the exact same conclusion I came to years ago and something that should be glaringly obvious to anyone who is an entrepreneur - an endangered species in Canada. That this may come as a surprise to many Canadians only points further to the reality that the private sector in Canada needs to be reinvented and reinvigorated. That may prove tough. Egalitarian Canadians and the keepers of mediocrity are strangely suspicious of success and generally like to tear down anyone who reaches a level of success that is too high.

I wonder what kind of impact the recent decision by the government to allow private clinics to continue to operate (with possibly more services to be added) will have on the future of how Canadians view business culture. The government played an iffy game when they sold public health as a core value of the Canadian identity.

Now Canadians will have to shift their values from of one of health being universal paid for by taxpayers to one where they may have to begin to budget for in their personal finances.

Either way it's welcomed refreshing turn of events.

www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=a0697693-4c64-40ff-b846-0f713275481a&k=71529

This is what I expect of my institutions of higher learning. This is a thoughtful and enlightened idea that should be defended vigorously. Witness how difficult it is to get things of this sort done here. Recall how much I have written about everything is politicized in this province. Well, here's another example of this. College Edouard-Montpetit has 7 000 students. The class they are proposing to offer would hold 35 English-speaking students. What is the limit to nationalism and how relevant is it anymore? At what point does it become counter-productive? This article gives an indication.