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 →
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 →
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 →
Some good news this week. I don’t know if Mary Ruwart will win the US LP presidential nomination, but I think a lot of libertarians will be happy about this. Her book, Healing our World, is a powerful presentation of libertarian principles … Continue reading →
The security section of the Canadian federal government budget in 2006 includes funding details for the Security and Prosperity Partnership. I wonder if any M.P’s cared about the details or objected at all. In any case, parliament is responsible for letting it slide … Continue reading →
Henry Lamb: Time for a Commission on the Status of Freedom Same concerns he’s expressing about the U.S., I’m expressing about Canada. …freedom is diminishing while governmental authority is expanding…. Arrangements such as the Security and Prosperity Partnership, at the … Continue reading →
New York Times article (https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/magazine/23wwln-essay-t.html) on war deserters. (ht (original: http://lewrockwell.com/blog)) Tell your Member of Parliament to protect those who are trying to escape military slavery in the United States, who choose to leave these immoral wars. (Who cares if they are … Continue reading →
March 18, 2008: The Fraser Institute: SPP Agreement Will Lead to Better Canada-US Trade and Economic Opportunities; Not Political Integration (http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=833466) Canada and the United States must press on with negotiations under the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) and not … Continue reading →
Hat Tip (http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/020042.html) March 18th, 2008
Continue reading →As a (paleo-)libertarian, the highest priority issues for me are anything that erodes the freedoms we have, that goes in the wrong direction, that threatens individual rights – of Canadians and foreigners – directly. These are: 1) war and interventionism … Continue reading →