A Globe and Mail editorial argues that tax cuts don't work as a stimulus -- if by stimulus you mean getting people spending again.

Major oil development projects, including in Alberta's oilsands, are being delayed or cancelled as the global economic turmoil drives down demand for oil, and therefore its price. But what goes down must come up.

From al-Jazeera English:

Thousands of Iraqis have demonstrated in Baghdad's Sadr City in support of a journalist being held in custody after throwing his shoes at George Bush, the US president.

David Radler gets paroled! Once again, the system works! However, while it wouldn't have as much of a ring to it, I believe I should have substituted Hanukkah for Christmas, as Radler is Jewish.

Poor Dubya got a taste of vigorously expressed free speech in Baghdad on Sunday:

Here's CTV Newsnet's video of the incident.