The Swiss Tremble

Gaddafi told supporters the Swiss referendum last year, in which 57.5 per cent of voters called for a ban on the construction of minarets, proved it was an “infidel state”.

The federal government had however urged voters to reject the vote, warning it would contravene religious freedom.

But Gaddafi said: “Let us fight against Switzerland, Zionism and [...]

We! Are! Swiss! (Oh, and we still have banks!)

A year ago I wrote a longish post suggesting that Canada had the potential to become a sort of bulked up Switzerland. I noted:

On the income side Canada’s huge resources of oil, natural gas, coal, assorted minerals and – though we are not allowed to say this – water – means we are racking up [...]