by John Brian Shannon A while back, I wrote to Canada‘s Minister of Finance, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, to ask him to explain the Harper government‘s position on the Canada Health Act, the Canada Health Transfer specifically — and in general, Canada’s Economic Action Plan … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon Russian President Vlad Putin was the man who brought in 2-consecutive-term limits for the office of Russian President and without any complaining when the time arrived he did exactly as the Russian constitution required – he stepped down from Presidential Office … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon Peter Worthington, I have been a fan of yours since the 1980′s. You, Eric Margolis and Andrew Coyne are on most days, Canada’s best print journalists. Which is why it pains me to totally and completely destroy the argument you have … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon Read The Economist article here… Not free to fly  – Feb 8th 2012, 18:55 by J.A. http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2012/02/china-and-europes-emission-trading-scheme

Why not the simplest solution of all? Every country should copy the EU law and apply it in 2013. To eliminate double-charging, the fee need only be charged to … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon My comment on a CP story in The Huffington Post Read the original story here —>

Hughes vs. Vander Zalm It appears former premier of BC, Bill Vander Zalm did not break any criminal or civil laws prior to 1991 … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon My comment on an article by Andrew Coyne, The Ottawa Citizen February 2, 2012 Read Andrew Coyne’s article here. ——>

Canada has two long term, call them ‘permanent problems’ with OAS. Deferring a decision on these problems until later will … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon My comment on an article by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro Featured in The Huffington Post – Canada edition Read Daniel’s article here…  http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/daniel-alexandre-portoraro/canada-monarchy_b_1186390.html?ref=canada —>

Everyone is certainly entitled to their point of view. I for one, am proud to be a citizen of a country … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon My comment on an article by Jesse Helmer, (Grassroots Liberal, Director of Communications & Development at Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation) in: The Huffington Post – Canada – Front Page January 12, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jesse-helmer/liberal-convention_b_1202438.html?ref=canada#comments —>

The Liberals are an important part of this country… Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon My comment on article by Yuen Pau Woo, President and CEO, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, which appeared in: The Huffington Post – Canada – Front Page     January 13, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/yuen-pau-woo/roar-like-a-dragonharper_b_1201808.html?ref=canada

Free Trade agreements are becoming more common world-wide­. It … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon My comment on an article by Terry Glavin which appeared in the National Post January 13, 2012. Read Terry’s article here… http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/01/13/terry-glavin-canada-sells-the-oilsands-to-china-then-complains-about-foreign-interference/

Must it always be about extreme positions? Why must it be only about eco-terrorists or big business? Can’t Canada, one of … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon My comment on an Editorial in the Arab News January 14, 2012 http://arabnews.com/opinion/editorial/article562584.ece

There is no doubt at all that the new China is a powerful balancing force for this world in this 21st century. Under the … Continue reading →

by John Brian Shannon First off, let me state categorically that I support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. He has done extremely well in very trying times. No doubt, it must be a grind that he faces every day. The problem with leadership which has … Continue reading →