Should we force employable welfare recipients to go to where their are jobs? That is the question the B.C. government is asking itself. BC plan to ship unemployed north raises concerns VANCOUVER — Fraser Stuart laughed out loud when he heard the British Columbia government wants to train welfare recipients and then fly them north [...]
I have been waiting months (literally) for the Star to bring out these points. They finally did. Is full day kindergarten in Ontario a good thing overall? Not the way the government is implementing it. Check it out at The Star.
A judge awards a car driver $10,000 because their Honda Civic Hybrid did not get the gas mileage claimed by the company. Honda responds by claiming that it is the EPA’s fault. Honda argued it couldn’t be convicted of fraud or misrepresentation because it was “stuck” with using the figure mandated by the U.S. Environmental [...]
Poor Mississauga. Long the diamond in terms of the very low tax increases, Toronto’s neighbour to the west has finally seen the end to good times. Why did they not see it coming? Why do we humans always ignore gathering storms? After about 3 decades of lower than average property tax increases, including near zero [...]
Just saw this quote in an article on the site of the Atlantic. Monsanto’s website states, “There is no need for, or value in testing the safety of GM foods in humans.” This viewpoint, while good for business, is built on an understanding of genetics circa 1950. It follows what’s called the “Central Dogma” (PDF) [...]
Interesting opinion shared in this column in the Toronto Star about the special Justin Bieber holiday event at Massey Hall recently. There’s a fine line between tripping on ego and being generous to your fans, though, and Bieber walked it during this gig, which by his own admission was “just thrown together” without a lot [...]
The Canadian government’s rules on obtaining citizenship have been changed, effective immediately. A new citizen must show their face to the citizenship judge when they take their oath to ensure they “are actually reciting the oath,” Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced earlier this week. Is the Niqab an actual necessity under the beliefs of the [...]
