Additional comment: as of June 3, 2015: taking away someone’s property should only be done as part of an exercise in justice and compensation–in the case where someone has been found responsible, with evidence and due process, of being guilty … Continue reading →
Note as of June 3, 2015, this 2006 post was before I knew about Agenda 21: More of us, living better www.thestar.com, Jun 16 ’06 A friend of mine commented: I think this is the biggest example of central planning … Continue reading →
Dropouts to be denied licences (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1149159248605&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home) www.thestar.com, Jun 1 ’06 Ontario is expected to pass legislation today forcing kids to stay in school or apprenticeship programs until age 18 in hopes of cutting its 30 per cent drop-out rate. …the … Continue reading →
Update as of June 1, 2015: Some might say that possibly libertarianism is kind a false hope that traps people in a bit of fantasy–as with other ideologies. The numbers are not there and there is so much disagreement. People … Continue reading →
Canada’s big-city mayors want bigger share of growing tax pie (http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=e3bdaca7-546f-4dbe-aa77-0b94a826d312&k=58941&p=1) www.canada.com, Jun 1 ’06 The mayors, who are meeting in Montreal, called the reliance on property taxes and user fees antiquated. Current funding needs to be supplemented by tapping … Continue reading →
Commitment to Afghanistan helping Canada: RCMP www.paktribune.com, May 31 ’06 The head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is connecting the dots between Canada’s role in Afghanistan and domestic security in Canada. Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli told a Senate committee … Continue reading →
Speaking of nonsense, now we are having our annual summer hand-ringing rituals over air-conditioning and power consumption in Ontario, with people asked to “save the planet” and conserve power, because – surprise surprise – the centrally planned and regulated electricity … Continue reading →
Update as of June 1, 2015: I totally disagree with my final statement now. Maybe it was a fantasy in a sense that we were falsely sold, but people paid for it all those years and it worked very well, … Continue reading →
Toronto butting out at midnight (http://www.680news.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20060530_161356_3304) www.680news.com, May 30 ’06 . . . all indoor-smoking in public places such as restaurants, casinos, bars and bingo halls. . . Anti-tobacco activist Michael Perley expects some businesses will resist. “I think there … Continue reading →
Amnesty for tax cheats a success: Report (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1147005128157&col=968705899037&call_page=TS_World&call_pageid=968332188854&call_pagepath=News/World) www.thestar.com, May 7 ’06 A federal amnesty program for tax cheats is successfully flushing out mostly rich Canadians who want to settle up Tax “cheats” is a funny term to use, since … Continue reading →