We Canadians

Green commuting is spreading like wildfire throughout the US, as cities and counties compete with each other to provide better incentives to  workers for choosing environmentally-friendly options for getting to work. The simplest and most innovative plan belongs to Marin County in California which offers four dollars a day to County employees for using any [...]

It is good to have one set of phonebooks in the house or in an office.  But why can’t the phone companies just issue an update every year? There is not too much that changes in the phone books every year – a few telephone numbers and perhaps,  some yellow pages. By issuing a supplement [...]

Why bail out the Canadian auto industry if it keeps on producing gas-guzzling dinosaurs for which there is no longer a demand?
 
The bailout makes sense only if the automakers are willing to switch to energy-efficient small cars or electric vehicles, produced at a competitive price.
Instead, why not bail out the high-tech industry? In spite of [...]