Why does branding attract so much taken-too-seriously foolishness? I just read that Ask Jeeves is firing their mascot. As soon as I saw the headline (before reading any of the article) I thought to myself, “that’s dumb”. Clicking through and reading the article only strengthed my opinion of the change. I’ve always thought that having […]
Category Archives: Commentary Unbound
Don’t Mess With Bingo
7 September 2005 – 7:31 pm
It appears the Manitoba government is messin’ with the Bingo. The Manitoba government is so fixated on controlling the revenues generated by gambling that they inevitably put themselves into situations that make them looks silly.
Police Powers to be Expanded
19 August 2005 – 5:59 pm
I don’t doubt that there are folks that would be shocked or surprised to see this kind of police power expansion being discussed, but I’m not surprised. As far as I can see, the majority of people involved in government aren’t actually concerned about whether any individual citizen has rights. Most government policies appear to […]
Alternative Fuels Projects
There’s no doubt that alternative fuels projects are popular in Manitoba right now. First an expansion was announced for the Husky ethanol plant and now I read that there’s a planned biodiesel plant in Shoal Lake. Ethanol obviously has an established market along with guaranteed growth courtesy of the provincial regulations requiring its use, but […]