Bob said in response to this article" What damned successes?? Ticking off our biggest trading partner and destroying the country's beef industry? Making us an international laughing stock? Stealing taxpayer's money and lying to us about it?Just gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling, doesn't it!! "It should be interesting how the leadership review people see it-vested interest and all Chukle-PR
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Thursday, March 03, 2005
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Farmers protest - Going broke , Overregulated, Seek help from thrifty( adscam) people
It continues to be a dithers problem -will anyone really help? Will it be another situation of more meetings of "concerned" politicians and government administrators with no real relief? What do you think based on the recent performance of the McQuinty administration? PR
Full story from Hamilton National Post
Ontario farmers rally at Queen's Park Wednesday, March 02, 2005
TORONTO -- Thousands of angry farmers have gathered on the lawn of the Ontario legislature. They're protesting what they call government neglect of a crisis in the farming sector.
Full story from Hamilton National Post
Ontario farmers rally at Queen's Park Wednesday, March 02, 2005
TORONTO -- Thousands of angry farmers have gathered on the lawn of the Ontario legislature. They're protesting what they call government neglect of a crisis in the farming sector.
What will happen next to Condo Developer Adam?
Backgrounder and reference. On March 3, our besieged developer Adam , will again be before the court to face the Crown and the Revenue Canada Golliath.
We are all waiting to see if the "officially induced error" defense will work. It normally takes more then one party to have a criminal act . The question is also why no one, at Revenue Canada, has it would seem been held to account for allowing the events to happen in the first place. Have the qualified "highly trained and knowledgeable "counter people or the auditor of Revenue Canada who approved the release of funds or whose instructions were followed , been criminally charged,as well?
Are there two sets of rules in place -one for normal or common citizens and one for "insulated from" or "above the law" government workers? What a ridiculous question. As the current Adscam inquery shows and which has shed light on other lax government due diligence creteria , we will see how "Common justice" will be "fairly" and "equally" served tommorrow and in the future.
The proceedings start tommorrow at 10 at the main Brantford Court house for those who wish to attend. We will keep you posted
We are all waiting to see if the "officially induced error" defense will work. It normally takes more then one party to have a criminal act . The question is also why no one, at Revenue Canada, has it would seem been held to account for allowing the events to happen in the first place. Have the qualified "highly trained and knowledgeable "counter people or the auditor of Revenue Canada who approved the release of funds or whose instructions were followed , been criminally charged,as well?
Are there two sets of rules in place -one for normal or common citizens and one for "insulated from" or "above the law" government workers? What a ridiculous question. As the current Adscam inquery shows and which has shed light on other lax government due diligence creteria , we will see how "Common justice" will be "fairly" and "equally" served tommorrow and in the future.
The proceedings start tommorrow at 10 at the main Brantford Court house for those who wish to attend. We will keep you posted
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Butt ban kills, hotelier warns
Twisted humour- And the researcers did not get a grant to do this-obviously does not fit the current health agenda.Chuckle Q-J
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Butt ban kills, hotelier warns: "Butt ban kills, hotelier warns
Causes murder rate to rise
By FRANK LANDRY, LEGISLATURE REPORTER
Apparently, there are a lot of people dying for a smoke. Gary Desrosiers, a rural hotel owner who's leading a charge against Manitoba's indoor smoking ban, said yesterday he has extensive research that proves there's a direct correlation between butt bans and higher murder rates.
But the province has called into question the reliability of the data, which was gathered by Desrosiers and his brother Guy.
"This is all carefully researched stuff," said Desrosiers, owner of the Brunkild Bar and Grill. "We've known this for a long time but we wanted to make sure we had all our ducks in a row before we said anything."
Desrosiers said murders have shot up in cities that have introduced indoor smoking bans. For example, there were no murders in Fredericton, N.B., between 2000 and 2002. A smoking ban was introduced in 2003, and there were two homicides that year, according to the Desrosiers brothers.
They have similar figures for several other North American cities. The data is posted on their website, which is dedicated to convincing the province to reverse its ban on smoking in indoor public and work places.
A STRETCH
Healthy Living Minister Theresa Oswald said Desrosiers' conclusion may be a bit of a stretch.
"Certainly, I can understand why people who are very anxious about the smoking ban ... might really wish to see a connection between such things," Oswald said. "I have some personal difficulty seeing the cause-and-effect relationship."
In their research, the brothers note there were 18 homicides in Winnipeg two years ago -- when the citywide smoking ban kicked in. The number of homicides jumped to 34 last year.
According to police statistics, there were 19 homicides in 2003, not the 18 claimed by the Desrosiers.
The Desrosiers also claim to have found a correlation between butt bans and incidents of rape.
"Is voluntary exposure to second-hand smoke worth an increased workload on police, longer response times for police in an emergency, more unregulated drinking and an increase in murder and rape?" reads a portion of the website.
Desrosiers said he believes smoke bans drive people to drink more at home and at house parties. Without the supervision of sober bar staff, violence is more likely to escalate, he said.
Oswald said scientists would probably conclude the research methodology isn't very sound.
"What do you want for scientific evidence?" Desrosiers said. "I don't know what more we can do."
- On the web: www.smokeouthypocrisy.com
Apparently, there are a lot of people dying for a smoke. Gary Desrosiers, a rural hotel owner who's leading a charge against Manitoba's indoor smoking ban, said yesterday he has extensive research that proves there's a direct correlation between butt bans and higher murder rates.
But the province has called into question the reliability of the data, which was gathered by Desrosiers and his brother Guy.
'This is all carefully researched stuff,' said Desrosiers, owner of the Brunkild Bar and Grill. 'We've known this for a long time but we wanted to make sure we had all our ducks in a row before we said anything.'
Desrosiers said murders have shot up in cities that have introduced indoor smoking bans. For example, there were no murders in Fredericton, N.B., between 2000 and 2002. A smoking ban was introduced in 2003, and there were two homicides that year, according to the Desrosiers brothers.
They have similar figures for several other North American cities. The data is posted on their website, which is dedicated to convincing the province to reverse its ban on smoking in indoor public and work places.
A STRETCH
Healthy Living Minister Theresa Oswald said Desrosiers' conclusion may be a bit of a stretch.
'Certainly, I can understand why people who are very anxious about the smoking ban ... might really wish to see a connection between such things,' Oswald said. 'I have some personal difficulty seeing the cause-and-effect relationship.'
In their research, the brothers note there were 18 homicides in Winnipeg two years ago -- when the citywide smoking ban kicked in. The num"
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Butt ban kills, hotelier warns: "Butt ban kills, hotelier warns
Causes murder rate to rise
By FRANK LANDRY, LEGISLATURE REPORTER
Apparently, there are a lot of people dying for a smoke. Gary Desrosiers, a rural hotel owner who's leading a charge against Manitoba's indoor smoking ban, said yesterday he has extensive research that proves there's a direct correlation between butt bans and higher murder rates.
But the province has called into question the reliability of the data, which was gathered by Desrosiers and his brother Guy.
"This is all carefully researched stuff," said Desrosiers, owner of the Brunkild Bar and Grill. "We've known this for a long time but we wanted to make sure we had all our ducks in a row before we said anything."
Desrosiers said murders have shot up in cities that have introduced indoor smoking bans. For example, there were no murders in Fredericton, N.B., between 2000 and 2002. A smoking ban was introduced in 2003, and there were two homicides that year, according to the Desrosiers brothers.
They have similar figures for several other North American cities. The data is posted on their website, which is dedicated to convincing the province to reverse its ban on smoking in indoor public and work places.
A STRETCH
Healthy Living Minister Theresa Oswald said Desrosiers' conclusion may be a bit of a stretch.
"Certainly, I can understand why people who are very anxious about the smoking ban ... might really wish to see a connection between such things," Oswald said. "I have some personal difficulty seeing the cause-and-effect relationship."
In their research, the brothers note there were 18 homicides in Winnipeg two years ago -- when the citywide smoking ban kicked in. The number of homicides jumped to 34 last year.
According to police statistics, there were 19 homicides in 2003, not the 18 claimed by the Desrosiers.
The Desrosiers also claim to have found a correlation between butt bans and incidents of rape.
"Is voluntary exposure to second-hand smoke worth an increased workload on police, longer response times for police in an emergency, more unregulated drinking and an increase in murder and rape?" reads a portion of the website.
Desrosiers said he believes smoke bans drive people to drink more at home and at house parties. Without the supervision of sober bar staff, violence is more likely to escalate, he said.
Oswald said scientists would probably conclude the research methodology isn't very sound.
"What do you want for scientific evidence?" Desrosiers said. "I don't know what more we can do."
- On the web: www.smokeouthypocrisy.com
Apparently, there are a lot of people dying for a smoke. Gary Desrosiers, a rural hotel owner who's leading a charge against Manitoba's indoor smoking ban, said yesterday he has extensive research that proves there's a direct correlation between butt bans and higher murder rates.
But the province has called into question the reliability of the data, which was gathered by Desrosiers and his brother Guy.
'This is all carefully researched stuff,' said Desrosiers, owner of the Brunkild Bar and Grill. 'We've known this for a long time but we wanted to make sure we had all our ducks in a row before we said anything.'
Desrosiers said murders have shot up in cities that have introduced indoor smoking bans. For example, there were no murders in Fredericton, N.B., between 2000 and 2002. A smoking ban was introduced in 2003, and there were two homicides that year, according to the Desrosiers brothers.
They have similar figures for several other North American cities. The data is posted on their website, which is dedicated to convincing the province to reverse its ban on smoking in indoor public and work places.
A STRETCH
Healthy Living Minister Theresa Oswald said Desrosiers' conclusion may be a bit of a stretch.
'Certainly, I can understand why people who are very anxious about the smoking ban ... might really wish to see a connection between such things,' Oswald said. 'I have some personal difficulty seeing the cause-and-effect relationship.'
In their research, the brothers note there were 18 homicides in Winnipeg two years ago -- when the citywide smoking ban kicked in. The num"
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Winners are ...
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Winners are ...: "Winners are ...
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Lifetime Teddy award: Andre Ouellet, former head of Canada Post, who resigned last summer in a fiasco over his expense accounts. Federal government category: Lucie McClung, head of the Canadian prison system, for collecting $142,000 in travel expenses between 2001 and 2003 while 'felons are running Canada's prison system.'
Provincial government category: Saskatchewan government for an ill-fated project to establish a potato industry which ended up costing $36 million.
Municipal government category: Toronto City Hall for spending $853,000 on emergency shelter beds for homeless people that were never used"
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Lifetime Teddy award: Andre Ouellet, former head of Canada Post, who resigned last summer in a fiasco over his expense accounts. Federal government category: Lucie McClung, head of the Canadian prison system, for collecting $142,000 in travel expenses between 2001 and 2003 while 'felons are running Canada's prison system.'
Provincial government category: Saskatchewan government for an ill-fated project to establish a potato industry which ended up costing $36 million.
Municipal government category: Toronto City Hall for spending $853,000 on emergency shelter beds for homeless people that were never used"
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Stupid status snagged
Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Stupid status snagged: "Stupid status snagged
Free crack-pipe program recognized
By FRANK LANDRY, LEGISLATURE REPORTER
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Sometimes it's enough of an honour just being nominated. The free crack-pipe program run by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority was a runner-up in the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's Teddy awards, which were presented yesterday.
The seventh annual spoof of the Oscars targets irresponsible and extravagant government spending.
'SO MUCH DEMAND'
'With so much demand put upon the health-care system, the CTF questions to this day why the health authority is handing out free crack pipes,' said Adrienne Batra, Manitoba director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
The awards are named for Ted Weatherill, a former bureaucrat who was fired in 1999 over bloated expense accounts he ran up as head of the Canada Labour Relations Board.
The crack-pipe program was one of four nominees in the municipal government category. The 'winner' was Toront"
Free crack-pipe program recognized
By FRANK LANDRY, LEGISLATURE REPORTER
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Sometimes it's enough of an honour just being nominated. The free crack-pipe program run by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority was a runner-up in the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's Teddy awards, which were presented yesterday.
The seventh annual spoof of the Oscars targets irresponsible and extravagant government spending.
'SO MUCH DEMAND'
'With so much demand put upon the health-care system, the CTF questions to this day why the health authority is handing out free crack pipes,' said Adrienne Batra, Manitoba director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
The awards are named for Ted Weatherill, a former bureaucrat who was fired in 1999 over bloated expense accounts he ran up as head of the Canada Labour Relations Board.
The crack-pipe program was one of four nominees in the municipal government category. The 'winner' was Toront"
Skimaire High Tech
There seems to be lots of money for political advertising and graft. It would be nice if some of this money could be spent on meaningful technology. SHT Comments
Skimaire High Tech
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Obscene beyond belief:
Kickbacks. Payoffs. Cabinet ministers-turned-lobbyists. Multi-million-dollar salaries. There has to be a movie in the drama playing out as the federal sponsorship inquiry unfolds in front of Justice John Gomery.
The only trouble is, it would be difficult for the filmmakers to produce anything as outrageous as the reality of a government program run amok.
The story has grown obscene beyond belief as the inquiry moved its base of operations to Montreal this week to hear from some of the ad agency executives whose firms did so well from the sponsorship program.
For the past two days the spotlight has been on Jean Lafleur, whose company hauled down more than $12 million in salaries and bonuses during a six-year span for its role in helping Quebecers feel at home in Canada.
Documents tabled at the inquiry show Lafleur himself earned more than $9.3 million between 1994 and 2000 while he ran Jean Lafleur Communication Marketing Inc., and his wife Dyane, daughter Julie and son Eric took in another $2.8 million during the same period. Not since the late 1970s have we heard the words 'Lafleur scores' this often out of Montreal.
In 2001, Lafleur sold his firm to Jean Brault, another Montreal ad executive cited in the scandal. Brault faces fraud charges in connection with the fiasco.
During the period in which his company was billing the government so heavily, Lafleur also became a major contributor to the federal Liberal party, a fact that should come as a surprise to nobody. Liberal party documents show Lafleur's firm donated nearly $100,000 to the party between 1996 and 2001.
He told the AdScam inquiry yesterday that he stayed out of politics and didn't attend fundraisers until former public works minister Alfonso Gagliano's bagman and a Liberal"
Skimaire High Tech
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: Obscene beyond belief:
Kickbacks. Payoffs. Cabinet ministers-turned-lobbyists. Multi-million-dollar salaries. There has to be a movie in the drama playing out as the federal sponsorship inquiry unfolds in front of Justice John Gomery.
The only trouble is, it would be difficult for the filmmakers to produce anything as outrageous as the reality of a government program run amok.
The story has grown obscene beyond belief as the inquiry moved its base of operations to Montreal this week to hear from some of the ad agency executives whose firms did so well from the sponsorship program.
For the past two days the spotlight has been on Jean Lafleur, whose company hauled down more than $12 million in salaries and bonuses during a six-year span for its role in helping Quebecers feel at home in Canada.
Documents tabled at the inquiry show Lafleur himself earned more than $9.3 million between 1994 and 2000 while he ran Jean Lafleur Communication Marketing Inc., and his wife Dyane, daughter Julie and son Eric took in another $2.8 million during the same period. Not since the late 1970s have we heard the words 'Lafleur scores' this often out of Montreal.
In 2001, Lafleur sold his firm to Jean Brault, another Montreal ad executive cited in the scandal. Brault faces fraud charges in connection with the fiasco.
During the period in which his company was billing the government so heavily, Lafleur also became a major contributor to the federal Liberal party, a fact that should come as a surprise to nobody. Liberal party documents show Lafleur's firm donated nearly $100,000 to the party between 1996 and 2001.
He told the AdScam inquiry yesterday that he stayed out of politics and didn't attend fundraisers until former public works minister Alfonso Gagliano's bagman and a Liberal"
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Bottom Line's Smart Consumer
American insights -take charge QJ
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Winnipeg Sun Editorial: White guys not wanted
And just what is wrong with merit? Another special interest agenda which deprives
people with the necessay skills to compete by the gatekeepers- PR
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: White guys not wanted: "White guys not wanted
Buried deep in Ralph Goodale's big pile of budget documents last week is a promise to combat racism. One of the documents reiterates the pledge from last October's throne speech to 'strengthen Canada's ability to combat racism, hate speech and hate crimes.'
And so the budget earmarks $56 million over the next five years to implement an action plan that will 'reinforce the government of Canada's ongoing commitment to eliminating racist behaviours and attitudes.'
Capital idea. And we suggest that, unless the federal Liberals want to be labelled the biggest political hypocrites ever, they start by eliminating and denouncing their racist and discriminatory hiring policies, such as the one being promulgated by Correctional Service of Canada, which is rejecting any job applications that don't come from visible-minority and aboriginal candidates.
Michele Pilon-Santilli defended the policy, saying that 'representation is an integral part of today's public service, as is education, experience and linguistic capabilities.'
Fine. We think it's laudable for employers to strive for fair representation of all segments of society, and to promote and encourage people from under-represented groups to apply for positions -- as the City of Winnipeg is attempting to do with aboriginals.
But we draw the line at a quota-based system, where targets are achieved through exclusionary hiring practices in which the right to apply is denied to citizens who may be the best-qualified applicants. It's a sledgehammer approach that can only be described as blatantly racist and discriminatory.
This officially sanctioned discrimination isn't confined to Correctional Service of Canada, either. The Jobs Canada website operated by the federal government is chock"
people with the necessay skills to compete by the gatekeepers- PR
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: White guys not wanted: "White guys not wanted
Buried deep in Ralph Goodale's big pile of budget documents last week is a promise to combat racism. One of the documents reiterates the pledge from last October's throne speech to 'strengthen Canada's ability to combat racism, hate speech and hate crimes.'
And so the budget earmarks $56 million over the next five years to implement an action plan that will 'reinforce the government of Canada's ongoing commitment to eliminating racist behaviours and attitudes.'
Capital idea. And we suggest that, unless the federal Liberals want to be labelled the biggest political hypocrites ever, they start by eliminating and denouncing their racist and discriminatory hiring policies, such as the one being promulgated by Correctional Service of Canada, which is rejecting any job applications that don't come from visible-minority and aboriginal candidates.
Michele Pilon-Santilli defended the policy, saying that 'representation is an integral part of today's public service, as is education, experience and linguistic capabilities.'
Fine. We think it's laudable for employers to strive for fair representation of all segments of society, and to promote and encourage people from under-represented groups to apply for positions -- as the City of Winnipeg is attempting to do with aboriginals.
But we draw the line at a quota-based system, where targets are achieved through exclusionary hiring practices in which the right to apply is denied to citizens who may be the best-qualified applicants. It's a sledgehammer approach that can only be described as blatantly racist and discriminatory.
This officially sanctioned discrimination isn't confined to Correctional Service of Canada, either. The Jobs Canada website operated by the federal government is chock"
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
I agree with this assessment -we are improving but taxes which inhibit market growth should be reduced . PR
Frontier Centre for Public Policy: "What is your verdict on the federal budget? E-mail from Ross F. Smith, Winnipeg.
The 2005 federal budget contained some positive policy tweaks. Raising personal tax exemptions, minor corporate tax reductions and raising RRSP contribution limits will all have positive effects. Eliminating restrictions on foreign pension investments is a smart reform. But the budget is too light on tax reductions, with too much individual relief backloaded five years down the road.
It?s the reverse for spending, most of it into areas of provincial jurisdiction, and in the bloc-funding style, with no incentives for improving policy outcomes. Spending is up by 44% since 2000 and a staggering 12% in this budget. More money into the healthcare monopoly and into unaccountable aboriginal bureaucracies, merely raises inputs with no assurance of increased outputs. Ditto for more equalization, which swells government spending in ?have-not? provinces; it further politicizes those economies in a world where competitive taxes and efficient services are the recipe for success. Federal child care programs and Kyoto-related items like windmill subsidies are emerging as major boondoggles.
That said, the budget is in balance. Canada remains the enviable creator of surpluses, even if that substantial fiscal dividend is often poured into ineffective, wasteful policy models. Had federal spending been held to inflation plus population growth since 2000, Canada could have cut the personal income tax by 30%. With surpluses intact"
Frontier Centre for Public Policy: "What is your verdict on the federal budget? E-mail from Ross F. Smith, Winnipeg.
The 2005 federal budget contained some positive policy tweaks. Raising personal tax exemptions, minor corporate tax reductions and raising RRSP contribution limits will all have positive effects. Eliminating restrictions on foreign pension investments is a smart reform. But the budget is too light on tax reductions, with too much individual relief backloaded five years down the road.
It?s the reverse for spending, most of it into areas of provincial jurisdiction, and in the bloc-funding style, with no incentives for improving policy outcomes. Spending is up by 44% since 2000 and a staggering 12% in this budget. More money into the healthcare monopoly and into unaccountable aboriginal bureaucracies, merely raises inputs with no assurance of increased outputs. Ditto for more equalization, which swells government spending in ?have-not? provinces; it further politicizes those economies in a world where competitive taxes and efficient services are the recipe for success. Federal child care programs and Kyoto-related items like windmill subsidies are emerging as major boondoggles.
That said, the budget is in balance. Canada remains the enviable creator of surpluses, even if that substantial fiscal dividend is often poured into ineffective, wasteful policy models. Had federal spending been held to inflation plus population growth since 2000, Canada could have cut the personal income tax by 30%. With surpluses intact"
From the trough news
Ottawa Citizen - canada.com network: "Lafleurs took in $12.1M during contract heyday
Inquiry can't prove family was paid directly by sponsorship program"
Inquiry can't prove family was paid directly by sponsorship program"
Monday, February 28, 2005
NEWS STORY
News | canada.com network: "NEWS STORY
Military planners pore over options
Consider new ships, helicopters"
Military planners pore over options
Consider new ships, helicopters"
Sunday, February 27, 2005
CANOE -- CNEWS - Law: Illegal tobacco smuggled from S. America, U.S.
And it starts -high taxes cause black markets to re=emerge. Nothing learned from past experience. Govt makes a billion dollars more but at what cost in sponsering new criminal enterprizes. Prohibition worked or did it? Food for thought. PR
CANOE -- CNEWS - Law: Illegal tobacco smuggled from S. America, U.S.
CANOE -- CNEWS - Law: Illegal tobacco smuggled from S. America, U.S.
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: An insult to Canadians
Winnipeg Sun Editorial: An insult to Canadians: "Sun, February 27, 2005
An insult to Canadians
Four cents a day. That's what the Liberal tax cut, which doesn't kick in until next year, means to the average Canadian.
It's a tax cut so small that most Canadians won't notice it. It's a tax cut that's delayed so long that we honestly wonder why the Liberals even bothered.
And it's insulting to any Canadian who has been waiting patiently for meaningful tax relief from Ottawa. In an era of massive government surpluses, the Liberals can afford to make real tax cuts that Canadians will actually notice. Instead, starting in 2006, the Liberals will raise the basic personal exemption -- the amount of money Canadians can earn tax-free -- by a whopping $100. "
An insult to Canadians
Four cents a day. That's what the Liberal tax cut, which doesn't kick in until next year, means to the average Canadian.
It's a tax cut so small that most Canadians won't notice it. It's a tax cut that's delayed so long that we honestly wonder why the Liberals even bothered.
And it's insulting to any Canadian who has been waiting patiently for meaningful tax relief from Ottawa. In an era of massive government surpluses, the Liberals can afford to make real tax cuts that Canadians will actually notice. Instead, starting in 2006, the Liberals will raise the basic personal exemption -- the amount of money Canadians can earn tax-free -- by a whopping $100. "
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