Energy projects will pump labour pool dry (May 3, 2008)
Energy projects will pump labour pool dry: study (Good news (?) as New Brunswick will have to compete for new workers) (Original Post)
Continue reading →Category Archives: General
Drunken man froze to death “in custody” (May 3, 2008)
Lawyer at Paul inquiry: Cops shouldn’t investigate themselves (Drunken man froze to death “in custody”) (http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2008/05/01/5444006-cp.html) (Original Post)
Continue reading →Booster seats now mandatory in New Brunswick (May 3, 2008)
Booster seats now mandatory in New Brunswick (http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/05/02/booster-seat-law.html) Under the law, which was passed in December, children younger than nine must be strapped into a booster seat with a seatbelt until they weigh 80 pounds and four feet nine inches. … Continue reading →
Privacy Violations at Border (May 3, 2008)
Travel group warns: Corporate data at risk from laptop searches at border (http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9081358&source=rss_topic17) April 30, 2008 (Computerworld) The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is warning its members to limit the amount of proprietary business information they carry on laptops … Continue reading →
Libertarian Party of Canada Convention Guest Speakers [2008] (May 2, 2008)
Libertarian Party of Canada website and info on May 17-18 convention: www.libertarian.ca More information on guest speakers at the May 17 freedom Fair in Edmonton: Please send these links around if you can: Prof. Jan Narveson and more info on … Continue reading →
Libertarian Party of Canada 2008 Convention (May 2, 2008)
For the next 10 days or so, I’m going to promote the Libertarian Party of Canada 2008 Convention (as president) in parallel with my leadership policies as one of the leadership contestants. Anybody who is able to attend both days … Continue reading →
Manley Report on Canada’s Role in Afghanistan – and another casualty (April 4, 2008)
2008 Manley Report: Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan Bomb kills Canadian soldier in Afghanistan, April 4 (http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/410391) “The death makes [Pte. Terry John] Street, from the 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in … Continue reading →
Privacy czar probes alleged Net hack by officials (April 4, 2008)
Privacy czar probes alleged Net hack by officials (http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/410352) “Canada’s privacy office is looking into allegations that federal human-rights investigators tapped into an unwitting woman’s Internet connection to post messages on white supremacist websites, a spokesman said Friday.” “…The allegations … Continue reading →
Zimbabwe urged to respect press freedom (April 4, 2008)
Canada urges Zimbabwe to respect press freedom (http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hyIhSiUp8I141Yyd-uLmA_1JYhLw) “Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier on Thursday called on Zimbabwe to respect freedom of the press following the arrest in Harare of two foreign journalists covering the country’s elections.” Maybe this … Continue reading →
Challenges faced by refugees to Canada (April 4, 2008)
Ongoing challenges faced by refugees coming to Canada (http://www.salvationarmy.ca:80/2008/04/04/coming-to-canada-refugee-rights-day/) If we could remove the barriers to employment and business opportunities that Canadians and immigrants face, and move to a fees-for-service system rather than a society based around taxation-provided services, then … Continue reading →