Another innovation of our health system - take the mentally sick and put them in jail. How approbriate -just one massive inept institution feeding another .Human recyclying - How innovatively discusting! PR
Click link News | canada.com network: "Prisons overloaded with mentally ill
Inept justice system offers little or not treatment: report"
Corrections Canada must spend more on doctors and facilities to treat as many as 1,500 prisoners who need urgent help each day, the internal study concludes.
"The criminal justice system continues to be used to catch those who fall through the gaps in Canada's social safety net," says the Corrections Canada report, obtained under the Access to Information Act.
Sunday, February 27, 2005
Saturday, February 26, 2005
In response to Ontario McGuinty 's whine of not fair and not getting our fair share
The fiberal, who promised not to increase taxes and did, -has very little wiggle room or credibility when he asks others to honour their obligations and get more taxpayer spoils.The mismanagement and misguided leadership of McGuinty is making us a laughing stock and Ontario a point of derision. - Why is he so afraid to take issues to the people with plebescites? 3 more years and counting . PA
Hamilton
Hamilton
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Private jail operator getting workers' wages during strike
Interesting -so where is the money going? Is there anyone in charge-makes one wonder about giving McGuinty more federal money -so that he can spend it where?
Private jail operator getting workers' wages during strike
Private jail operator getting workers' wages during strike
OPSEU going to arbitration over health care premiums
Intersting even the unions -the front line workers are not happy with McGuinty 's health tax . What will happen next?
OPSEU going to arbitration over health care premiums
OPSEU going to arbitration over health care premiums
Public sector workers will pay for new Liberal promises
Fewer layers sounds good to me - less bouncing people from box to box for forms that can be done on the Internet also sounds like a step in the right direction. Lets not be afraid of progress -innovation is normal and healthy. Competitiveness is healthy and normal- the golden rice bowl days should be gone. PR
Public sector workers will pay for new Liberal promises
Public sector workers will pay for new Liberal promises
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Really, Mr. Harper?
More cuts and less government would certainly be better -I agree.
Pay the debt down, we still have 500 billion to go. A 200 billion dollar per year government is too large. PA
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Really, Mr. Harper?
Pay the debt down, we still have 500 billion to go. A 200 billion dollar per year government is too large. PA
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Really, Mr. Harper?
Budget Plan, 2005
Can we do more? -We can compete and compete -well . CAn the money spent by the government in the 200 billion dollar range annually be fine tuned ? Just like Hockey players get little sympathy for inflated salary demands or expectations - it is no different for government service providors. Where are the benchmarks or measurement creteria to ensure best use of these public funds PR
Could the average Canadian use more then the daily coffee money given in the recent budget?
Could the average Canadian use more then the daily coffee money given in the recent budget?
Budget Plan (Budget 2004)
Posted for purposes of comparison Q-J We do have improvements to be proud of as Canadians - including paying down the debt.
Budget Plan (Budget 2004)
Budget Plan (Budget 2004)
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - No whites need apply?
It amazes me that we still have discrimination in this country-in difiance of the Charter of rights - and by the government. PR
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - No whites need apply?
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - No whites need apply?
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Feds should repay us extra EI money
There is a lot of room for giving money back to the people
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Feds should repay us extra EI money: "The way I see it, the federal government owes me $1,937, payable immediately -- tax-free. As a working stiff who has paid into employment insurance for years (and never taken a dime in benefits, by the way) that would be my share of the $46 billion Ottawa has robbed from working Canadians by over-charging them on EI premiums"
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Feds should repay us extra EI money: "The way I see it, the federal government owes me $1,937, payable immediately -- tax-free. As a working stiff who has paid into employment insurance for years (and never taken a dime in benefits, by the way) that would be my share of the $46 billion Ottawa has robbed from working Canadians by over-charging them on EI premiums"
Budget watch - reduce taxes improve living conditions
We know from their track record that Liberals high-handedly dispute the assertion we Canadians are notoriously overtaxed. But the backbreaking burden we shoulder from taxes is not a conservative fantasy. Toronto-Dominion Bank's chief economist, Don Drummond, released a report last month showing living standards of the average Canadian have hardly risen in 15 years.
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FCPP Events :: Should Canada Permit More Private Health Care?
FCPP Events :: Should Canada Permit More Private Health Care?: "Should Canada Permit More Private Health Care?
An economic review of countries that allow private hospitals and insurance systems
Guest Speaker: Dr. Philippe Cyrenne, Professor of Economics, University of Winnipeg
The Canadian healthcare system differs in one important respect from other major democracies that offer universal access and public financing. Delivery and financial systems in those countries integrate private-sector involvement on a much larger scale. Dr. Cyrenne?s recent book considers whether hospital services in Canada should be privatized to the same degree as physician services and assesses the success of countries that have moved further along that path. He also considers how the use of parallel private insurance coverage affects waiting times and service quality in public systems. Pdf flyer"
An economic review of countries that allow private hospitals and insurance systems
Guest Speaker: Dr. Philippe Cyrenne, Professor of Economics, University of Winnipeg
The Canadian healthcare system differs in one important respect from other major democracies that offer universal access and public financing. Delivery and financial systems in those countries integrate private-sector involvement on a much larger scale. Dr. Cyrenne?s recent book considers whether hospital services in Canada should be privatized to the same degree as physician services and assesses the success of countries that have moved further along that path. He also considers how the use of parallel private insurance coverage affects waiting times and service quality in public systems. Pdf flyer"
Monday, February 21, 2005
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Liberals' nanny state
More on the budget - interesting thought why not let parents take care of their own kids -what a novel idea.Lets do another study to confirm this and defer needed action -chuckle.
Click to read
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Liberals' nanny state: "A survey of 2,000 Canadians conducted by the Vanier Institute of the Family in 2003 found that day-care centres were in fact only the fifth choice of parents with small children.
Most would rather (1) look after their own children at home; (2) have their parents do it; (3) have another relative do it; (4) have access to some other form of home-based care.
Given that 47% of Canadian children are today being looked after by stay-at-home parents, how will Ottawa's plan help them?
What about parents who use some form of child care other than day-care centres? Why is the entire $5 billion going to create day-care centres when they look after only one in four children in Canada?
And given that many parents must use day-care centres, will there be any help for those who use private facilities as opposed to public ones?
The Vanier Institute noted that 'if, as many researchers claim, high quality 'professional' child care has the potential to contribute more to children's well-being than parents seem to realize, a much better job needs to be done of showing (them) why that's the case.'
Better yet, Ottawa could use the $5 billion to lower the huge tax burden it imposes on all families.
That would give parents more disposable income to make their own choices about how to care for their children. "
Click to read
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Liberals' nanny state: "A survey of 2,000 Canadians conducted by the Vanier Institute of the Family in 2003 found that day-care centres were in fact only the fifth choice of parents with small children.
Most would rather (1) look after their own children at home; (2) have their parents do it; (3) have another relative do it; (4) have access to some other form of home-based care.
Given that 47% of Canadian children are today being looked after by stay-at-home parents, how will Ottawa's plan help them?
What about parents who use some form of child care other than day-care centres? Why is the entire $5 billion going to create day-care centres when they look after only one in four children in Canada?
And given that many parents must use day-care centres, will there be any help for those who use private facilities as opposed to public ones?
The Vanier Institute noted that 'if, as many researchers claim, high quality 'professional' child care has the potential to contribute more to children's well-being than parents seem to realize, a much better job needs to be done of showing (them) why that's the case.'
Better yet, Ottawa could use the $5 billion to lower the huge tax burden it imposes on all families.
That would give parents more disposable income to make their own choices about how to care for their children. "
Federal Budget 2005 | canada.com Network
Hold your breath folks the budget is coming. We are all going to be interested to see what the Feds deem to be fair. How about getting rid of some of the boondoogles like the gun registry -which does not work and nobody including the police cheifs want- and channeling the savings into needed programs - P-R
click for story Federal Budget 2005 | canada.com Network
click for story Federal Budget 2005 | canada.com Network
Osprey Media Group Inc. - Brantford Expositor
Osprey Media Group Inc. - Brantford Expositor: "Name: Bill
Comment: Re: mcguinty
The liberals are planning on building a multi million dollar research facility at Trent University for the MNR to study rabies. Rabies are a non issue in the province of Ontario and has been a non issue for a number of years. This is the kind of waste your tax dollars are going to. The MNR is a waste in itself. They do nothing to protect or preserve our resources unless it has a direct impact on fishing and especially hunting. A very small percentage of our population is involved in this 'sport' but a extremely large sum of money is spent to run this organization that does not even do half of what their responsibilities are. These MNR is not accountable. Boondogle anyone?
Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2/20/2005 "
Comment: Re: mcguinty
The liberals are planning on building a multi million dollar research facility at Trent University for the MNR to study rabies. Rabies are a non issue in the province of Ontario and has been a non issue for a number of years. This is the kind of waste your tax dollars are going to. The MNR is a waste in itself. They do nothing to protect or preserve our resources unless it has a direct impact on fishing and especially hunting. A very small percentage of our population is involved in this 'sport' but a extremely large sum of money is spent to run this organization that does not even do half of what their responsibilities are. These MNR is not accountable. Boondogle anyone?
Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2/20/2005 "
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