Back in the Saddle

What a week to be cut-off from the news. After my second move in as many weeks, I finally have the internet hooked up at home. Just to get the ball rolling, here are some links:

Fun with Metaphors: The current financial situation is a stack of dishes that requires a Jack Bauer policy approach from the Fed and a $700 billion bailout plan from the US Treasury that will work like a drunk man at the slot machine.

Just Noise: Andrew Sullivan and Naomi Klein debate the nature of the financial crisis on Bill Maher's show. Klein is unconvincing; Will.i.am watches from the sidelines.

Shameless National Promotion: Canadian Business has published a list of the top 40 cities in which to do business in Canada. Half of the top 10 are in Quebec, including the top 3. Vancouver is last. The Kitchener-Waterloo area comes fourth, leading Ontario as a "hotbed of entrepreneurial activity" and home to the Blackberry, international think tanks and several universities. Meanwhile, foreign readers are shocked to learn that Canada even has 40 cities in which to do business.

While I'm on the domestic theme, bilingual readers might enjoy this absolutely hilarious video response to the Conservative government's recent decision to cut spending in the arts. The character in the bow tie is priceless. (Warning: offensive language, including the French word for 'seal.' Hat tip Paul Wells)