Philip Shaw's work is published across Canada and the United States. He is an accomplished speaker, journalist, commodity market commentator, agricultural economist and farmer from Dresden, Ontario, Canada.
ABC’s of the Nuke story in the Persian Gulf. A. K.Enamul Haque Ph. D. World politics has become hot again. Iran is defying the UN, Chad is angry at Sudan, France is angry at the Sudan. Nepal is still in trouble, a suicide squad has just attacked Tel Aviv. Afghanistan is still hot while in…
Continue ReadingWhere were you in 1978? In the year 2006 that almost seems pre-historic. Many of you reading this piece weren’t even here in 1978. But I was, dancing into the disco night at the University of Guelph. So what’s so special about 1978? It just so happens with our dollar challenging 90 cents US, that’s…
Continue ReadingIt’s that time again. Late April is the time of year when I blow the dust off the corn planter. It brings back memories of the harvest of 2004 when I hauled thousands of bushels out of the field sold at over $4.00 a bushel. Unfortunately that memory seemed to have got lost in the…
Continue ReadingNext week at this time my economist buddies will be on the lip of their seat anticipating the first Conservative federal budget since the early 1990’s. What’s up? What’s down? Will they actually cut the hated GST by 1%? For Stephen Harper is has been a long time coming. He is a bit of an…
Continue ReadingNext week at this time my economist buddies will be on the lip of their seat anticipating the first Conservative federal budget since the early 1990’s. What’s up? What’s down? Will they actually cut the hated GST by 1%? For Stephen Harper is has been a long time coming. He is a bit of an…
Continue ReadingI’m a big fan of Famous British rocker David Bowie. It didn’t come naturally. I’ve seen him in concert more than I ever wanted to. I let you figure out the rest. His song, “We Can Be Heroes Just For One Day” reminds me a lot of the past winter of 2005/06. It will go…
Continue ReadingFirst, a word about Grandpa John Gardiner. I got a call the other day and it was Grandpa John. Around my house that means my father, but this time it was different. As I’m sure all of you by now publisher John Gardiner’s daughter Rebecca and her husband Ryan had a baby boy a few…
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