Fun with Guns
Given the fun and games in Parliament September 2010, now we have an interesting situation. We may end up with a late fall election (or early winter)? I won’t wade into the Long Gun Registry issue, as I don’t think it is within the scope of this blog. The effects of the Private Member’s Bill defeat should be exciting to see. Will Parliament dissolve soon? I don’t know, but it will make for a lot of interesting political fodder in the coming days.
All of the facets of the budget for this year have not been passed yet, either. I wonder what that might mean, too.
I had a guest post of Personal Finance Mistakes, Inflation Drops (a little), How Expensive RV’s Seem, Sometimes (not often though) It Pays to be Audacious, Seth Godin telling us It’s Broken (in video), and Random Thoughts: Back to Work!. The Guest post is a very brave bit of writing, since I am always cautious about talking about the big mistakes I have made in Personal Finance as well.
In the blogosphere, there were many more interesting posts out there, like:
- Michael James worries that Jack Layton Wants to Take Away Your Credit Card. If he promises not to charge anything on it, he can have it!
- A CanadianPersonalFinanceBlog wrote about the Ins and Outs of RESPs, sure now tell me! Oh well, pretty thorough view on things.
- Financial Highway asks Do You Trust Your Neighbours for Investment Advice ? Should you? Should you trust bloggers? Hmmm….
- Preet returned from L.A. and boastfully posted Back From La-La-Land, with lots of pictures, no real financial stuff, but still nice to know he is back in Ontario the Good. Maybe L.A. proved too much for the man (to quote Gladys Knight).
- Echo from Boomer and Echo posted Why I Cancelled My Landline, which is an interesting idea, but I just feel safer with a landline for now.
- Balance Junkie wants to know Are Your Ready for BiFlation? A new interesting Financial term, but BI is the new Straight.
- Canadian Financial DIY points out the Dwindling Rankings of Canadian Universities. I also note that my Alma Mater and my daughter’s school are not on the list either.
What will the coming week bring? Who knows but with Parliament back in session and the polls predicting another Minority Government, it is going to be fun!
Remember
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
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Sorry I missed this on Friday. Thanks very much for including my biflation post. If “Bi” is the new straight, then surely confusion is the new certainty. All these flations have me pretty confused. 😉
Thanks for the mention! I updated the post to include your suggestion (Pay Day Loans) and a link to your site!
Thanks for the link! I think I will be in Ottawa October 21st and 22nd. Perhaps we can arrange a pow wow of the NCPFBA for the Thursday night.
Sounds like a plan
Thanks for the mention BCM. I hope you have a great weekend!
Thanks for the link sir. In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, basic survival and safety & security needs are steps #1 and #2. With your gun and your landline, you’ve got that covered.
When you reach self-actualization you can be at peace with just your cell phone 🙂
Have a great weekend!
I think an election is coming. You can sense that the Tories are itching for a fight. Thanks for the mention!
I certainly hope that the long gun registry doesn’t turn out to be a dominant issue for the next election.
It already is, so I think it is hard to dodge it, since the Tories will use it as an example of Government Waste and the Liberals will work it as a Public Safety issue.