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Hydrogen, I appreciate the balance and fairness of your reality checks. A nuanced look at the Conservatives reveals they are far from the unflattering labels that have been used to describe them. There are certainly elements of social-conservatism within the Party, but those same elements...

^^^Correct indeed, I've forgotten what year we're in. I retract my earlier comment about dulling the impact of the federal incentive for home renovations, there clearly won't be any. I will also however make one correction in your post, the federal incentive for home renos will apply to work...

I heard the comment that the HST would add cost to home renos, that was my concern. Many Canadians (myself included) are embarking on expensive renos to take advantage of the 15% this year only tax credit on renos up to $10,000 announced in the federal budget. My renos will be done before July...

As I wrote, it isn't federal dollars. The deferred maintenance program has not received applications for funding because the program parameters have not yet been published and won't be until April 1 at the earliest. The federal government does not have currently have a deferred maintenance...

AoD, the short answer is that funding for research has in fact been enriched. As I've written the $145 million in savings from the Tri-Council budgets have been directed for other research, some of it for deferred maintenance some direct research pertaining to the Arctic--a key area of interest...

Speaking of creationism... can we please stick to the purpose for which this thread was created?

That would be quite a term paper. But, why would you separate capital asset funding from the equation, that is just as important as funding for direct costs of research. Another category of R&D that the Federal government funds are the indirect costs research, these are activities associated...

From Hansard, March 23, 2009 http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=2&DocId=3761424 The Hon. Gary Goodyear (Minister of State (Science and Technology), CPC): Mr. Speaker, I accept the opportunity to clarify, because I know the member...

... and a kinesiologist, but hey, what do they know?

Is the federal government funding the elevators? No. Is the money coming from the school's own operations and maintenance budget? You tell me. No money has been allocated by the feds for deferred maintenance because--well let's see -- we're still in Fiscal 2008. Moreover the application...

I hate to get all Lloyd Benson to your Dan Quail here, but I know Minister Goodyear, and I'll put his intellectual chops up against 95 per cent of the population's anyday. Gary is at his core a science guy, a kinesiologist and chiropractor by trade, he was and is an excellent choice for Science...

I recently met with the senior representatives from two of the three Tri-Councils and CFI. It was ironic that not one of them complained about the "drop" in funding to the granting councils. Huh. What is not being fairly reported is that the Tri-Councils, like every other federal entity, have...

BMO has a fiduciary responsibilty to its shareholders to maximize profits, voluntarily embarking on a hugely expensive renovation for a building it does not own would not be greeted with wild applause by the shareholders. If BMO wishes to participate in corporate philanthopy to enhance its...

Stupid question but does BMO own their building or are they a tenant?

So the top three levels get sharp looking railblazers on their balconies, but the lower levels get brick? It seems a little too coincidental to be a design decision and appears more to be one of discounting costs. From the street level the building looks great, but if I purchased on one of...

Just so I understand are you contending that Alberta actually benefited by the imposition of the National Energy Program which established a Made in Canada price for oil and paralyzed the domestic O&G sector? Anyway, let's discuss via PM as opposed to diverting this thread further from its...

My mistake, a bit of independent research shows that Alberta was a net recipient of equalization payments for the years 1957-65 (the initial eight years of the program), however since then they have not received any equalization payments.

For the record Alberta has never (not once) been a net recipient of federal transfer payments even during the dark days of the NEP.

Just to clarify, I'm not suggesting that altering the formula for seat distribution by factoring a province's wealth or output in anyway makes sense. What I am saying is from having lived more than a decade in Western Canada, I've heard more than a few reasonably intelligent people say with a...

Rob Anders has a well earned reputation for saying things that are a little "out there". His opinions are not a reflection of the Government, and they may have angered a few officials, but who cares? Actually, I find his comments refreshing. The Chinese Government isn't made up of boyscouts, and...