(Original Link) Canada’s Pro-Israel Stance Over Lebanon May Cost Harper Votes www.bloomberg.com, Aug 3 ’06 “He took a stand to back a country that is bombarding civilians because two soldiers were taken,” said Boustani… A Strategic Counsel poll of 1,000 … Continue reading →
Afghanistan: More Canadians Sent to Afghanistan (Original Post) NATO takes over military operations in southern Afghanistan www.cbc.ca, July 31 ’06 NATO troops assumed command Monday of all military operations in southern Afghanistan, as Canadian soldiers came under attack near Kandahar… … Continue reading →
Opposition Calls on Tories to Condemn Israeli Action (Original Post) Opposition calls on Tories to condemn Israeli action (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060731.wsallot0731/BNStory/Front) www.theglobeandmail.com, July 31 ’06 The federal government Monday confirmed the death of a Canadian peacekeeper in Lebanon and issued a statement … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →