And the economic terror continues with yet more excuses and
faked corncern about equal treatment for property owners . They have the power to reduce taxes but do not want to set a dangerous precedent-doing more for less -like the normal people they supposedly serving. Yawn -get a grip - understand that politicians are again white washing and feather bedding their overly comfortable nests-in anticipation of getting re-elected this fall.
Osprey Media. - Brantford Expositor: "Apartment owners, tenants protest unfair city taxes
By Michael-Allan Marion, expositor staff
Local News - Thursday, April 06, 2006 @ 01:00
Responding to rising ire from apartment building owners and tenants over having to pay much higher property taxes than homeowners, city council is trimming another scheduled tax hike it was about to hand them.
The committee of whole listened this week to an hour�s worth of presentations from a succession of apartment owners with tenants in tow. They were calling for council to institute a longterm plan that will gradually reduce the difference between the higher multi-residential tax rate and the lower residential rate to parity.
After years of uneven increases, the multi-residential tax rate had by 2005 outpaced the residential rate by a ratio of 2.4 to 1.
Even before this week�s meeting, Mayor Mike Hancock and council members were already feeling the heat over higher business taxes from apartment owners and the Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant."
Thursday, April 06, 2006
No bubble in Canadian house prices
No bubble in Canadian house prices: "Jacqueline Thorpe, Financial Post
Published: Thursday, April 06, 2006
The U.S. housing market may be rolling over but virtually all Canadian cities remain undervalued and could see annual price increases of 4.2% on average through 2010, a new study from Merrill Lynch says.
The study runs contrary to current wisdom that Canada's housing market is boiling over. For example, despite the oil boom, house prices in Calgary are 16% undervalued compared with average historical valuations. Ottawa's market is 13% undervalued, Halifax 12% and Toronto 17%. Merrill found only Victoria to be overvalued."
Published: Thursday, April 06, 2006
The U.S. housing market may be rolling over but virtually all Canadian cities remain undervalued and could see annual price increases of 4.2% on average through 2010, a new study from Merrill Lynch says.
The study runs contrary to current wisdom that Canada's housing market is boiling over. For example, despite the oil boom, house prices in Calgary are 16% undervalued compared with average historical valuations. Ottawa's market is 13% undervalued, Halifax 12% and Toronto 17%. Merrill found only Victoria to be overvalued."
Ethanol industry touted as cure
Will this make a difference?
THE NEW SESSION: FARMERS TAKE STOCK
Ethanol industry touted as cure
Gasoline with 5-per-cent renewable matter would ease farm-income crisis, Tories say
BILL CURRY
OTTAWA -- The Conservative government will soon unveil a plan to promote a domestic ethanol industry as a long-term solution to the financial troubles of Canadian farmers.
Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl said yesterday that he and Environment Minister Rona Ambrose are preparing to announce how they will implement a campaign promise to require that all gasoline be made up of at least 5 per cent renewable materials.
Mr. Strahl said his plan is to have farmers who grow corn and other crops from which ethanol is made also be involved in its production, so their incomes are not entirely based on selling low-priced crops. Those in the farm industry say that would mean a U.S.-style co-op system.
"The real answer in the long run is not government subsidies. Farmers don't want subsidies. They don't want handouts. They don't want to farm the mailboxes, as they say," said Mr. Strahl, who was responding to a rally on Parliament Hill by a few thousand farmers who blocked traffic for most of the day with their tractors and transport trucks.
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"The solutions that we will bring forward in the days ahead will continue to develop programming and strategies that are going to address things like access to capital and getting farmers more involved in the production chain so they can get more value out of it."
The farmers said it makes little difference whether their crops are sold as food or to produce gas as long as they continue to lose money each year because they cannot compete with U.S. farms. Some farm groups blame U.S. and European farm subsidies for driving down the prices for agricultural products to historic lows. Canadian egg and dairy producers are also protected from foreign competition by the government.
Bob Friesen, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, held a news conference yesterday with other farming leaders, who painted a picture of a shrinking Canadian farm industry where credit-card debts are dividing families and forcing them to sell their farms.
Mr. Friesen said farmers need more than $6-billion to stay in business. Ottawa has promised $2.5-billion over five years, but the farmers say it is not clear whether it is above, or instead of, the billions of dollars in emergency funds received in the past two years.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper responded yesterday to Liberal members of Parliament who urged him to commit more money for farmers.
"In the last [election] campaign, we did commit to increase -- significantly increase -- agricultural funding. We intend to follow through on those commitments. It's a little late for the Liberals to now say they'd like to increase agricultural funding. They had their chance and they've left farmers with the mess we do have today," he said.
Doug Eadie of the Ontario Corn Producers said any push toward more ethanol plants will simply lead Canadian ethanol producers to buy U.S. corn, unless the subsidy issue is addressed to make it financially worthwhile for Canadian farmers.
He said there are only a handful of plants producing ethanol in Canada while the industry booms south of the border as the U.S. seeks to decrease its reliance on oil. The production boom is being tied to an energy bill signed by President George W. Bush that encourages the use of ethanol in gasoline.
The Conservatives promised during the election campaign that they would require all gasoline to be composed of 5-per-cent renewable materials by 2010. Mr. Strahl said yesterday the government will have to act soon to make sure the capacity is in place to meet that target.
"We are going to have to start aggressively this year on a biofuel strategy that will give farmers . . . the crushing plants and the other processing plants in place that should give us enough time by 2010 to meet that target.
"[For] too long they have been the lowest-cost providers, to value-added people who take the money and run, so to speak, and farmers want to be part of this and we are keen to make sure that farmers are part of the biofuel strategy."
THE NEW SESSION: FARMERS TAKE STOCK
Ethanol industry touted as cure
Gasoline with 5-per-cent renewable matter would ease farm-income crisis, Tories say
BILL CURRY
OTTAWA -- The Conservative government will soon unveil a plan to promote a domestic ethanol industry as a long-term solution to the financial troubles of Canadian farmers.
Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl said yesterday that he and Environment Minister Rona Ambrose are preparing to announce how they will implement a campaign promise to require that all gasoline be made up of at least 5 per cent renewable materials.
Mr. Strahl said his plan is to have farmers who grow corn and other crops from which ethanol is made also be involved in its production, so their incomes are not entirely based on selling low-priced crops. Those in the farm industry say that would mean a U.S.-style co-op system.
"The real answer in the long run is not government subsidies. Farmers don't want subsidies. They don't want handouts. They don't want to farm the mailboxes, as they say," said Mr. Strahl, who was responding to a rally on Parliament Hill by a few thousand farmers who blocked traffic for most of the day with their tractors and transport trucks.
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"The solutions that we will bring forward in the days ahead will continue to develop programming and strategies that are going to address things like access to capital and getting farmers more involved in the production chain so they can get more value out of it."
The farmers said it makes little difference whether their crops are sold as food or to produce gas as long as they continue to lose money each year because they cannot compete with U.S. farms. Some farm groups blame U.S. and European farm subsidies for driving down the prices for agricultural products to historic lows. Canadian egg and dairy producers are also protected from foreign competition by the government.
Bob Friesen, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, held a news conference yesterday with other farming leaders, who painted a picture of a shrinking Canadian farm industry where credit-card debts are dividing families and forcing them to sell their farms.
Mr. Friesen said farmers need more than $6-billion to stay in business. Ottawa has promised $2.5-billion over five years, but the farmers say it is not clear whether it is above, or instead of, the billions of dollars in emergency funds received in the past two years.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper responded yesterday to Liberal members of Parliament who urged him to commit more money for farmers.
"In the last [election] campaign, we did commit to increase -- significantly increase -- agricultural funding. We intend to follow through on those commitments. It's a little late for the Liberals to now say they'd like to increase agricultural funding. They had their chance and they've left farmers with the mess we do have today," he said.
Doug Eadie of the Ontario Corn Producers said any push toward more ethanol plants will simply lead Canadian ethanol producers to buy U.S. corn, unless the subsidy issue is addressed to make it financially worthwhile for Canadian farmers.
He said there are only a handful of plants producing ethanol in Canada while the industry booms south of the border as the U.S. seeks to decrease its reliance on oil. The production boom is being tied to an energy bill signed by President George W. Bush that encourages the use of ethanol in gasoline.
The Conservatives promised during the election campaign that they would require all gasoline to be composed of 5-per-cent renewable materials by 2010. Mr. Strahl said yesterday the government will have to act soon to make sure the capacity is in place to meet that target.
"We are going to have to start aggressively this year on a biofuel strategy that will give farmers . . . the crushing plants and the other processing plants in place that should give us enough time by 2010 to meet that target.
"[For] too long they have been the lowest-cost providers, to value-added people who take the money and run, so to speak, and farmers want to be part of this and we are keen to make sure that farmers are part of the biofuel strategy."
globeandmail.com : PM pummels Grits defending Throne Speech
globeandmail.com : PM pummels Grits defending Throne Speech: "�We have a plan, we have priorities, and Canadians are with us. During the recent election we laid out our priorities and a plan for change. Canadians made it clear they support change, and they want us to act.�
He reiterated his party's plans for providing more open and accountable government, cutting the GST by one percentage point, cracking down on crime, giving parents a child care allowance of $1,200 for each child, and ensuring medically acceptable wait times.
�That's what we promised. That's what we intend to do,� he said."
He reiterated his party's plans for providing more open and accountable government, cutting the GST by one percentage point, cracking down on crime, giving parents a child care allowance of $1,200 for each child, and ensuring medically acceptable wait times.
�That's what we promised. That's what we intend to do,� he said."
Monday, April 03, 2006
Waste from your neighbour
Osprey Media. - Brantford Expositor: "City losing patience with upstream neighbours
By Michael-Allan Marion, Expositor Staff
Local News - Monday, April 03, 2006 @ 01:00
Every few months on a particularly rainy day, some little towns upstream find they just can�t hold it anymore. Like little children caught too far from a bathroom, they open the gates and let go their effluent into the Grand River.
Occasionally, the effluent is fully treated by their own plants, often it�s partially treated and sometimes not at all.
It�s not just a naughty indignity to city officials downstream in Brantford. They treat it as a threat to the municipal water supply, since Brantford gets all its drinking water from the river.
City officials have informed the Ministry of the Environment that these incidents happen far too often for their liking, and they want them stopped or at least severely curtailed.
To environmental services staff and the Grand River Spills Action Centre, each incident is called an �effluent bypass,� which usually occurs during a period of high rainfall.
Most occur during the early spring or late autumn, but they can happen at any time of year.
At a certain point, the usually older, unsophisticated sewage treatment system of a small town can�t take the amount of water coming in or the whole system would back up completely, sending raw sewage up people�s toilets, flooding their homes.
So officials release a certain amount and inform the Spills Action Centre, which in turn informs municipalities downstream so they can take action to protect themselves."
By Michael-Allan Marion, Expositor Staff
Local News - Monday, April 03, 2006 @ 01:00
Every few months on a particularly rainy day, some little towns upstream find they just can�t hold it anymore. Like little children caught too far from a bathroom, they open the gates and let go their effluent into the Grand River.
Occasionally, the effluent is fully treated by their own plants, often it�s partially treated and sometimes not at all.
It�s not just a naughty indignity to city officials downstream in Brantford. They treat it as a threat to the municipal water supply, since Brantford gets all its drinking water from the river.
City officials have informed the Ministry of the Environment that these incidents happen far too often for their liking, and they want them stopped or at least severely curtailed.
To environmental services staff and the Grand River Spills Action Centre, each incident is called an �effluent bypass,� which usually occurs during a period of high rainfall.
Most occur during the early spring or late autumn, but they can happen at any time of year.
At a certain point, the usually older, unsophisticated sewage treatment system of a small town can�t take the amount of water coming in or the whole system would back up completely, sending raw sewage up people�s toilets, flooding their homes.
So officials release a certain amount and inform the Spills Action Centre, which in turn informs municipalities downstream so they can take action to protect themselves."
globeandmail.com : Accountability Act to be Tories' first bill
globeandmail.com : Accountability Act to be Tories' first bill: "The Accountability Act will make changes to several federal laws dealing with donations to political parties, lobbying, whistleblower protection, government contracts, appointments, internal auditing, ethics and access to information.
The proposed law will be coupled with a separate document outlining policy changes that do not require legislation. This will likely include the creation of a Parliamentary budget office and new powers for the Auditor-General.
The Conservatives promised during the campaign that the Auditor-General would be asked to audit all federal grants and contributions.
In a 2004 speech, Mr. Harper estimated such an audit would find about $18-billion in annual spending and that at least $4-billion could be trimmed over a mandate."
The proposed law will be coupled with a separate document outlining policy changes that do not require legislation. This will likely include the creation of a Parliamentary budget office and new powers for the Auditor-General.
The Conservatives promised during the campaign that the Auditor-General would be asked to audit all federal grants and contributions.
In a 2004 speech, Mr. Harper estimated such an audit would find about $18-billion in annual spending and that at least $4-billion could be trimmed over a mandate."
Saturday, April 01, 2006
winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Undoing the damage
winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Undoing the damage: "The lefties may have taken a drubbing in the federal election, but they still want to call the shots. A coalition of activists is urging PM Stephen Harper to backtrack on a number of his priorities, including child care and closer ties with the U.S.
Oh yes, they also want to 'strengthen the CBC with stable, long-term funding.' Maude Barlow, head of the Council of Canadians, claims to 'stand on the side of the majority of Canadians on these issues.'
We beg to differ. "
Oh yes, they also want to 'strengthen the CBC with stable, long-term funding.' Maude Barlow, head of the Council of Canadians, claims to 'stand on the side of the majority of Canadians on these issues.'
We beg to differ. "
Thursday, March 30, 2006
globeandmail.com : Surplus touted for tax relief
globeandmail.com : Surplus touted for tax relief: "Surplus touted for tax relief
STEVEN CHASE
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
OTTAWA � Booming commodity prices are swelling Ottawa's coffers by an extra $2-billion to $3-billion annually -- an unexpected windfall that gives the minority Conservative government more room for spending or tax cuts in the spring budget.
Economists say this would give the Tories the means to preserve some of the Liberal income tax breaks they had planned to repeal this year in order to fund an election pledge to lower the GST.
The unforeseen 'revenue motherlode' being generated by lofty commodity prices should add $2-billion to federal coffers for the current fiscal year ending March 31, says Toronto-Dominion Bank chief economist Don Drummond."
STEVEN CHASE
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
OTTAWA � Booming commodity prices are swelling Ottawa's coffers by an extra $2-billion to $3-billion annually -- an unexpected windfall that gives the minority Conservative government more room for spending or tax cuts in the spring budget.
Economists say this would give the Tories the means to preserve some of the Liberal income tax breaks they had planned to repeal this year in order to fund an election pledge to lower the GST.
The unforeseen 'revenue motherlode' being generated by lofty commodity prices should add $2-billion to federal coffers for the current fiscal year ending March 31, says Toronto-Dominion Bank chief economist Don Drummond."
Monday, March 27, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
The war on credit card fraud
The war on credit card fraud: "The war on credit card fraud Gina Teel, CanWest News Service
Published: Thursday, March 23, 2006 Article tools
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How to Protect Yourself
- Review credit bureau report annually, and immediately question any unknown credit inquiries or unauthorized accounts;
- Carefully check each monthly credit card and bank statement for any unauthorized transactions. Report these transactions to your financial institution;
- Report lost or stolen cards immediately;
- Do not reply to unsolicited e-mails or telephone calls that request personal information such as a SIN, password or bank account number;
- Shred all personal and financial information such as credit card offers, credit card/ATM receipts, and bank statements, before disposing of them;
- Protect your PIN, use your hand or body to shield your PIN when conducting transactions at a point-of-sale terminal or an ATM;
- Keep an eye on your banking card when conducting a transaction at the point-of-sale, and only allow your card to be swiped once."
Published: Thursday, March 23, 2006 Article tools
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How to Protect Yourself
- Review credit bureau report annually, and immediately question any unknown credit inquiries or unauthorized accounts;
- Carefully check each monthly credit card and bank statement for any unauthorized transactions. Report these transactions to your financial institution;
- Report lost or stolen cards immediately;
- Do not reply to unsolicited e-mails or telephone calls that request personal information such as a SIN, password or bank account number;
- Shred all personal and financial information such as credit card offers, credit card/ATM receipts, and bank statements, before disposing of them;
- Protect your PIN, use your hand or body to shield your PIN when conducting transactions at a point-of-sale terminal or an ATM;
- Keep an eye on your banking card when conducting a transaction at the point-of-sale, and only allow your card to be swiped once."
Thursday, March 23, 2006
saveabureaucrat.com
Outrageous - join the rest of the world - why don't you just quit! Why do you believe that you are more entitled then the rest of us? Sterling example of how Canadians are being ripped off by those that are supposed to serve them - PR
Working - canada.com network: "Work-hating bureaucrat will quit for $1 million
Chris Lackner
CanWest News Service; Ottawa Citizen
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
CREDIT: saveabureaucrat.com
OTTAWA -- Desperate to escape his 'unfulfilling' office job, a man claiming to be an Ottawa bureaucrat has launched a website hoping to raise $1 million to finance his early retirement.
The 'Save a Bureaucrat' campaign was launched Tuesday by an anonymous man. The site (saveabureaucrat.com) asks frustrated office workers to donate money and 'live vicariously' through the bureaucrat's dreams of freedom. If he raises the full amount, he promises to reveal his identity."
Working - canada.com network: "Work-hating bureaucrat will quit for $1 million
Chris Lackner
CanWest News Service; Ottawa Citizen
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
CREDIT: saveabureaucrat.com
OTTAWA -- Desperate to escape his 'unfulfilling' office job, a man claiming to be an Ottawa bureaucrat has launched a website hoping to raise $1 million to finance his early retirement.
The 'Save a Bureaucrat' campaign was launched Tuesday by an anonymous man. The site (saveabureaucrat.com) asks frustrated office workers to donate money and 'live vicariously' through the bureaucrat's dreams of freedom. If he raises the full amount, he promises to reveal his identity."
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
- Give drivers a break
winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Give drivers a break
In 2004, the CTF says, the federal government collected $4.25 billion in direct federal gasoline taxes, an 18% increase over what was collected 10 years earlier.
There are a couple of reasons for the federal windfall.
Item 1: In 1995, the feds hiked their gas tax from 8.5c to 10c per litre to help fight the deficit. As we keep reminding the government, it has long since been slain.
Item 2: The GST is added on to the per-litre price including federal and provincial taxes -- a tax on a tax that marches steadily upward.
In 2004, the CTF says, the federal government collected $4.25 billion in direct federal gasoline taxes, an 18% increase over what was collected 10 years earlier.
There are a couple of reasons for the federal windfall.
Item 1: In 1995, the feds hiked their gas tax from 8.5c to 10c per litre to help fight the deficit. As we keep reminding the government, it has long since been slain.
Item 2: The GST is added on to the per-litre price including federal and provincial taxes -- a tax on a tax that marches steadily upward.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Looks bad on them all
Good idea- What will it take- a private members bill? PR
winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Looks bad on them all: "The way to stop floor-crossing is simple -- a law requiring any MP who renounces his or her party in between elections to resign or sit as an independent until the next election, when he or she can be judged by voters.
If politicians are serious about ending floor-crossing, which we doubt, let them pass that law instead of running to the ethics commissioner. "
winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Looks bad on them all: "The way to stop floor-crossing is simple -- a law requiring any MP who renounces his or her party in between elections to resign or sit as an independent until the next election, when he or she can be judged by voters.
If politicians are serious about ending floor-crossing, which we doubt, let them pass that law instead of running to the ethics commissioner. "
Is there a PM in the house?
Is there a PM in the house?: "Is there a PM in the house?
Liberal leadership convention date to be set this weekend
* Juliet O'Neill, CanWest News Service
Published: Saturday, March 18, 2006 "
Liberal leadership convention date to be set this weekend
* Juliet O'Neill, CanWest News Service
Published: Saturday, March 18, 2006 "
Monday, March 20, 2006
Buffoons in Senate are up to old tricks
When will the culture of entitlment end- now we all hope. PR
winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Buffoons in Senate are up to old tricks: "Losing their grip on the reins of power is never easy for Liberals to accept, but here's a lesson that they had better learn and learn now: Harper and the Conservatives form the government of the day. They were elected to power on a platform that committed them to some very specific programs, including tax reform, financial assistance to parents, crime control and restoring faith in medicare.
Voters will render their judgment a couple of years from now as to whether or not they were on the right track. In the meantime, we can do without buffoonery by a bunch of people whose main claim to fame is Liberal party loyalty. "
winnipegsun.com - Editorial - Buffoons in Senate are up to old tricks: "Losing their grip on the reins of power is never easy for Liberals to accept, but here's a lesson that they had better learn and learn now: Harper and the Conservatives form the government of the day. They were elected to power on a platform that committed them to some very specific programs, including tax reform, financial assistance to parents, crime control and restoring faith in medicare.
Voters will render their judgment a couple of years from now as to whether or not they were on the right track. In the meantime, we can do without buffoonery by a bunch of people whose main claim to fame is Liberal party loyalty. "
globeandmail.com : Ontario's bottom line drags on rest of Canada
McGuinty is not a powerhouse PR The day of reckoning is comming!
globeandmail.com : Ontario's bottom line drags on rest of Canada: "Ontario's bottom line drags on rest of Canada"
globeandmail.com : Ontario's bottom line drags on rest of Canada: "Ontario's bottom line drags on rest of Canada"
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Challenge to Catholics
So how would you make this venerated institution more relevant? PR
winnipegsun.com - Canada News - Challenge to Catholics: "Challenge to CatholicsLetter to bishops calls down Vatican dogma
By CP
TORONTO -- A Canadian Roman Catholic body representing 22,000 priests, nuns, and religious brothers has labelled the Vatican and the Canadian church outmoded on issues such as homosexuality, contraception and divorce, the Globe and Mail reported yesterday.
In a letter sent to every bishop in the country, the Canadian Religious Conference also says the church is locked more into defending church dogma rather than listening to people's search for meaning, and faults the Canadian church for its 'unconditional alignment ... with directives issued from Rome.'
The letter talks about the Vatican's and the Canadian church's intransigent stands on sexual morals, their unwelcome attitude toward homosexuals, their lack of compassion for those who divorce, their fear of dialogue with other churches and their censorship of dissenting views.
The conference, an umbrella body of 230 religious orders, acknowledges that its letter is timed to the Canadian bishops' scheduled journey to see the Pope this year.
'This is an uncommon step for us to take,' the Globe reports the letter saying. 'We take it with the firm conviction that it is absolutely essential, particularly at this time in the great history of the church. Our church has seen great suffering and is being called upon, now more than ever, to carefully discern the signs of the times.'
The letter also expresses unhappiness with priests' preaching skills and theological training, and is critical of the marginal role of women.
'MESSAGE MEANT TO BE PRIVATE'
It declares that for young people, young couples and a growing number of women, the church's 'future, its projects, it"
winnipegsun.com - Canada News - Challenge to Catholics: "Challenge to CatholicsLetter to bishops calls down Vatican dogma
By CP
TORONTO -- A Canadian Roman Catholic body representing 22,000 priests, nuns, and religious brothers has labelled the Vatican and the Canadian church outmoded on issues such as homosexuality, contraception and divorce, the Globe and Mail reported yesterday.
In a letter sent to every bishop in the country, the Canadian Religious Conference also says the church is locked more into defending church dogma rather than listening to people's search for meaning, and faults the Canadian church for its 'unconditional alignment ... with directives issued from Rome.'
The letter talks about the Vatican's and the Canadian church's intransigent stands on sexual morals, their unwelcome attitude toward homosexuals, their lack of compassion for those who divorce, their fear of dialogue with other churches and their censorship of dissenting views.
The conference, an umbrella body of 230 religious orders, acknowledges that its letter is timed to the Canadian bishops' scheduled journey to see the Pope this year.
'This is an uncommon step for us to take,' the Globe reports the letter saying. 'We take it with the firm conviction that it is absolutely essential, particularly at this time in the great history of the church. Our church has seen great suffering and is being called upon, now more than ever, to carefully discern the signs of the times.'
The letter also expresses unhappiness with priests' preaching skills and theological training, and is critical of the marginal role of women.
'MESSAGE MEANT TO BE PRIVATE'
It declares that for young people, young couples and a growing number of women, the church's 'future, its projects, it"
Mysterious death
Great 21 agencies -and not one who takes responsibility for the questionable service What poor value for money - if we hold our nose too long -we will suffacate PR
winnipegsun.com - Manitoba - Mysterious death: "The Traverse family says they were concerned about Lawrence's children.
'There were signs of abuse and we kept phoning (child and family services)... I kept phoning, but they didn't believe me,' said Lawrence's brother, Darryl Traverse.
'Every time I'd get her home for a visit, she had a runny nose, or a bump on her head or a bruise on her chest, or her legs, her arms,' Lawrence said. 'Since she was in care, I noticed she was bruised up. But they didn't say nothing, they said she fell on her own.'
The provincial government, which runs the Child Protection Branch -- the department which oversees Manitoba's child protection agencies -- refused to comment on Lawrence's claims. Under the Child and Family Services Act, they cannot speak about specific cases, a department spokesman said.
The Child Protection Branch also wouldn't confirm which of Manitoba's 24 child and family service agencies was handling Heaven and her siblings"
winnipegsun.com - Manitoba - Mysterious death: "The Traverse family says they were concerned about Lawrence's children.
'There were signs of abuse and we kept phoning (child and family services)... I kept phoning, but they didn't believe me,' said Lawrence's brother, Darryl Traverse.
'Every time I'd get her home for a visit, she had a runny nose, or a bump on her head or a bruise on her chest, or her legs, her arms,' Lawrence said. 'Since she was in care, I noticed she was bruised up. But they didn't say nothing, they said she fell on her own.'
The provincial government, which runs the Child Protection Branch -- the department which oversees Manitoba's child protection agencies -- refused to comment on Lawrence's claims. Under the Child and Family Services Act, they cannot speak about specific cases, a department spokesman said.
The Child Protection Branch also wouldn't confirm which of Manitoba's 24 child and family service agencies was handling Heaven and her siblings"
Saturday, March 18, 2006
[discuss] The Canadian email tax bill 602P is a hoax, but proposals to tax publicly accessible Internet documents are not a hoax.
Be vigilant and informed - the low delivery producers are trying to get another free ride with your money PR
[discuss] The Canadian email tax bill 602P is a hoax, but proposals to tax publicly accessible Internet documents are not a hoax.
In April of 1999 a bulletin was circulating the Internet claiming that
Canada Post had convinced the federal government to add a 5 cent surcharge
on every email delivered. The claim was that since Canada Post was losing
money as people switched from them to email, that they should be
compensated. The advise of the bulletin was to write your member of
parliament.
While this was a hoax that is well documented on the Internet (just
search for "602P Canada" on any search engine), it bears a striking
resemblance to a real proposal that the government will soon be debating.
In this case it is not Canada Post that is claiming they are losing money
competing with the Internet, but traditional book publishers.
You may have heard about this proposal to levy educational use of the
public part of the Internet. If successful, this levy will be extended to
all uses. The Council of Ministers of Education have been strongly opposed
to this proposal, and have asked educators and parents to write to the
government.
[discuss] The Canadian email tax bill 602P is a hoax, but proposals to tax publicly accessible Internet documents are not a hoax.
In April of 1999 a bulletin was circulating the Internet claiming that
Canada Post had convinced the federal government to add a 5 cent surcharge
on every email delivered. The claim was that since Canada Post was losing
money as people switched from them to email, that they should be
compensated. The advise of the bulletin was to write your member of
parliament.
While this was a hoax that is well documented on the Internet (just
search for "602P Canada" on any search engine), it bears a striking
resemblance to a real proposal that the government will soon be debating.
In this case it is not Canada Post that is claiming they are losing money
competing with the Internet, but traditional book publishers.
You may have heard about this proposal to levy educational use of the
public part of the Internet. If successful, this levy will be extended to
all uses. The Council of Ministers of Education have been strongly opposed
to this proposal, and have asked educators and parents to write to the
government.
Friday, March 17, 2006
working.com - Article - Job & Career Resources
The mystery of bad attitude in government solved .Vegitation sets in if you are in your existing job more then 5 years. PR
working.com - Article - Job & Career Resources: "Five years on the job?
Associated Press
Monday, March 13, 2006
How long have you held your current position? If it's longer than five years, you might need to be wary.
A company in the field of 'human capital assessment' says its research has found that the longer someone holds the same job the less likely the employee is to be friendly and supportive of others in the workplace."
working.com - Article - Job & Career Resources: "Five years on the job?
Associated Press
Monday, March 13, 2006
How long have you held your current position? If it's longer than five years, you might need to be wary.
A company in the field of 'human capital assessment' says its research has found that the longer someone holds the same job the less likely the employee is to be friendly and supportive of others in the workplace."
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