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Ian Nunn

Ian is a retired information technologist. While working at Health Canada he completed a BCS degree with highest honours at Carleton University in 1999. In 1998 he took a leave of absence from the federal government and worked as a consultant to Ontario Hydro Nuclear for 15 months in Y2K risk management. He retired from the government in 2000, went on to earn an MCS degree at Carleton, 2002, and subsequently completed the requirements for a PhD except for a dissertation. Several years of graduate studies have equipped him to do thorough background research and analysis on topics he finds engaging. He is owner of the eclectic blog, The POOG. The acronym “POOG” came from a forgotten source: “pissed-off old guy”. A web search found a more flattering but accurate association: ”The mightiest of all men. He fights ignorant darkness in the name of wisdom, truth, courage, and honor.” Ian lives in Ottawa.

Most Recent Articles by Ian Nunn:

Blowin' In The Wind

Yes, how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he just doesn't see? The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. -- Bob Dylan, Blowin' in the Wind Yesterday Ontario's Energy Minister, Bob Chiarelli was blowing in the wind again when he said: "Businesses will come and go in Ontario... The reality is that there are more coming in than are leaving --very significant."
- Thursday, November 27, 2014

Canada: Whither Goest Thou?

Canada: Whither Goest Thou Manufacturing costs (mostly labour) in Canada are 15% higher than in the US.
- Thursday, September 18, 2014

Flash Point: Hot It’s Not – Get Your Bias Right

We have written many articles under the Climate category on this site that deal with the "global warming"; issue and climate temperature. The IPCC and AGW adherents have been confounded by the fact that temperatures have not risen since 1998 (their grudging admission). They have been working overtime to explain this "hiatus"; as a pause in a trend towards planetary ignition due to anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere.
- Thursday, September 4, 2014

The Lies My Mommy Told Me, Part II

In Ontar-I-Owe we showed how the Ontario government deliberately misstated the provincial debt--they lied (A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood.). We had been meaning to take a look at Ontario job creation numbers for quite a while. So, when we saw the article in today's Ottawa Citizen, Ontario Liberals defend poor December job numbers, we thought it would be worth a chuckle if nothing else to examine what the Government had to say.
- Saturday, January 11, 2014

Flash Point: The Future of Housing in Canada

the POOG We came across this interesting graphic today from Business Insider titled CITI’S MATT KING PRESENTS: ‘The Most Depressing Slide I’ve Ever Created’. It shows a country’s dependency ratio on an inverted scale versus the county’s house price index.
- Friday, December 7, 2012

Flash Point: The Significant Impact of U.S. Oil Production

US Global Investors have given us a concise overview of US oil production up to t2020. In an article titled The Significant Impact of U.S. Oil Production, CEO Frank Holmes considers trends in production and demand that show by 2020, the US may require only about 3 MMBbls/day imports.
- Saturday, December 1, 2012

Flash Point: The need for Vigilance

The Poog We are aware of a number of initiatives aimed at creating a world government through the United Nations. The latest comes in the form of broad taxes to be levied onto developed nations as part of a larger scheme of centralized wealth redistribution.
- Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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