My Latest Blog

Believe it or not, it is very difficult for me to write a Blog these days. No, I am not writing something for some online service that is producing articles for the public to help generate income. Rather, I am producing articles to express my opinion about different matters that I find interesting for my own purpose.

Oh sure, I hope that members of the public follow along with what I am writing but that is not the main reason why I am producing these articles. I am writing more as a means by which I can express my point of view about different topics. I want to continue writing to keep my mind working properly. Sure I am getting older, but I want to function as best as possible especially because my illness of several years ago has taken away some of my "brain power."

When I write my article, I try to do the best that I can to give people reasons why I am writing it the way I am. It does take me sometimes a long time to start researching a topic and then completing it. I spend time investigating an issue to get as much information as I can so that what I write makes sense, at least from my perspective. I do all that obviously before I write my article.

Of course, I spent a lot more time producing articles in the past than I do now. Clearly, I do not have the pressure to operate that I had before. I do not have to produce so many pieces of work as I did previously. However, I also do not have to write basically the same topic so many times as I did before. Now, I try and identify a subject that I write about it less frequently than before because there is no need for me to write it so many times now.

To be realistic, I do write about some subjects a lot more than perhaps I should. However, I do have favourite topics that interest me so I probably write an article about that subject a few extra times more than I normally do now.

I hope that you have a better idea now about how I write the way I do these days. Here are some matters that I found interesting recently about which I wish to let you know.

COUNCILLOR KUSMIERCZYK’S STATEMENT

The Councillor must have thought that he had to write notes about "Monday’s historic vote at City Council approving the rezoning of the Sandwich South lands on County Road 42.” After all, he voted as part of the majority vote on Council.

Take a look at his statement that he wrote here on August 15, 2018: https://www.facebook.com/irek.kusmierczyk/posts/1886360154779713 

I found it fascinating that he had to write such a long Facebook article to justify his position to Windsor citizens, especially voters in his riding.

Clearly, he must have thought that he might be in trouble politically in the election with the way that he voted. Or, perhaps he thought he might be elected anyway but that his future might not be as good as expected.

I will let you, dear reader, decide whether he is all right now politically.

WILL GROCERY PRICES INCREASE

What a fascinating article in the report about what the CEO of Metro Inc. just stated:

“Canadian grocery giant Metro Inc. is already facing pressure from suppliers to accept higher prices in light of a recent tariff war with the United States and consumers should expect slightly higher food bills in the future, its CEO said Wednesday.

“We’re starting to get demands from some suppliers who are, whose products will be, affected by the new tariffs,” Eric La Fleche said...

“If it’s legitimate and if it’s industry-wide, sometimes we won’t have a choice and we will have to accept,” he said, adding the company has already agreed to some minor cost increases.

Metro will continue to ensure its retail prices are competitive, he said, but expects the company, as well as the market as a whole, will have to accept some cost increases.” (Canadian Press, August 15, 2018) 

Another company made a similar comment:

“Empire Co. Ltd., which operates subsidiary Sobeys Inc., predicted a similar outlook in late June.”

Gee, how fascinating this is. I wonder what some of their other competitors will say publicly. Will they all say the same thing?

If they do, dear reader, expect that your prices will increase when you go shopping since you may not see too much price competition. After all, if no one in your grocery business competition wants to lower their price, then why should you!

I mean, really, the only ones who will suffer are the consumers who buy from the grocery stores. And seriously, who really cares about them anyway.

THEY ARE BACK

Here is an interesting story that I saw in the news media:

“Aecon Group Inc. says it has received approval to rejoin the group selected as the preferred proponent to build and operate the Gordie Howe International Bridge.” (Canadian Press, August 15, 2018) 

As you may recall, this Company was supposed to be involved in building the Government bridge between Windsor and Detroit. However, it was supposed to be taken over by a Chinese company. Accordingly, it dropped out of that project.

However, everything has changed now. The Canadian Government prevented the two companies joining up together. Accordingly, since that deal is off, Aecon has been allowed to get back involved.

Now that was pretty easy wasn't it. I just wonder though. What if the Chinese company again decides to buy the Canadian company. Would the Government still reject the merger?