The Ontario Government is asking all public servants in the province (I think I read that there are 700,000+ including government, health care, education, etc) to take a 2 year pay freeze. I personally see nothing wrong with that. Our employer is not doing well, financially. A private sector employer would use the same reasoning. [...]
Is the war on drugs working? Is the war worth it? What would happen, if, like booze, cigarettes, and lottery tickets, many drugs were government regulated. Would crimes associated with drugs go down, the cost of fighting those crimes go down, prices go down, and government revenue go up? A piece in today’s Globe and [...]
I love this idea, and feel it is time for it to happen. See this article for details on the Tobin Tax. Here is a statement from a well known Ontario based union about it. June 25, 2010 OPSEU President Smokey Thomas and NUPGE President James Clancy will lead our Union’s delegation at the G20 [...]
I love this commentary by Lorrie Goldstein of the Toronto Sun. Especially the last couple of lines. Indeed, when the s— hit the fan, these guys acted like Soviet apparatchiks, screwing the public for their blunders. Worse, they got away with it. or, how about this one? Wall Street traders … success was individual achievement, [...]
In these times of government deficits I do not understand why well off (rich) seniors get a majority of their prescription drugs for free. A report in The Star says that 1/2 of all government spending on drugs for seniors is for those with higher incomes. The Star did not elaborate on what “higher incomes” [...]
A dog is let out to roam freely. It runs out in front of a car, is hit and killed. Who pays for the damage to the car? State Farm Insurance thinks that the dog’s owner should pay. I feel very badly for the dog’s owner, but I agree with the Insurance company. What do [...]
Yes, there is logic to their refusal, but I think it is a HUGE mistake for Canadian MPs to not allow our auditor general in to see the books. I have written both the Prime Minister, and the leaders of the other parties. I suggest all Canadians do the same. (see article at Globe and [...]
I am sick and tired of this constant bickering over gay rights, etc. I sent the following email out this morning to the 4 leaders of our major political parties. To: the Leaders of our Country cc: my local MP Why does a successful event need free money? Personally, I ask, with the mess in [...]
The title of this post is taken from a quote in an article in The Toronto Star. The article is titled Markham’s ‘food belt’ proposal on the line. The full quote is: “My children don’t want to buy a condo, they want to buy a house with a piece of grass,” added Langdon. What is [...]
This one is a real hot potato, so I am not going to say anything. I will, however, refer you to this item in the Globe and Mail. I urge you to do some research for yourself and if you have a link to a well done counter point to the above article, please send [...]