So, Canadians are proud of their democracy. A democracy, where we apparently elect people to govern. Those we elect claim they listen to Canadians. They enact laws. They also have the power to change laws. 50,000 (yes, that’s fifty thousand) people protested in the streets of Quebec City. Today in Ottawa, even though the weather […]
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I was too busy today to go looking for blog ideas or even think much about blogging. And at 3AM, that’s just ends up being silly time for me. And I’m in a silly mood. I’ve blogged enough at 3AM, when in a silly mood to know that’s not a good thing to do. So
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I’m joining the Trudeaupia campaign against crunches. Jay Currie is a kindred spirit who has found himself in a crunch. Rather than stick out his hand and dip into tax money, he’s done the libertarian thing.. made us aware of his issues, and asked for help. No one, unlike Goverment programs, are forced to help.
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As a result of a post over at Trudeaupia, , Tony pointed me to a speech made by Paul Martin back in 1995. More interesting reading. “Not long ago, one of my sons asked me a question. He was reading my Father’s memoirs — the history not only of one Canadian, but the history as
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Don’t know how true they are: “IN ONE OF HIS FAMOUS SPEECHES Churchill asked America ‘Give us the tools and we will finish the job’. But America wouldn’t ‘give’ anything without payment. After two years of war, Roosevelt had drained Britain dry, stripping her of all her assets in the USA, including real estate
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Imagine you walk into a store and collect $200.00 of merchandise in your basket. You walk up to the checkout, ready to pay for your goods. When you arrive, the cashier says to you, “May I see your receipt, please?” “But I haven’t paid yet! I wanted to pay you now.” “I’m sorry, but that’s
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I promised I wouldn’t blog in the middle of the night, and that entry at 4AM last night was a bit much on trying to create a poem in ten minutes about Mr. Pettigrew. Ah well, I had fun trying to compose it. And it really did only take me about ten minutes, as I’m
Via Pol:Spy: “Canada is going to get tough with Iran? What a joke. Canada can’t get tough with anybody.” They know that there’s not one significant thing, beyond recalling our ambassador, that Canada can do to Iran. Thanks to endless years of Liberal government, we have almost no army or air force left, and the
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Now is that 750 ml or 1.5 litre bottles? Via Edwina Acheson, there’s an article in today’s Sunday Telegraph entitled “Alcohol sharpens your brain, say researchers.” (Login Required). “The benefits of alcohol, which are thought to be linked to its effect on the flow of blood to the brain, can be detected when a person
I don’t see my blog as being a press release service, but this is one I think is worthwhile knowing about for those that live in the Ottawa area: The LLA will be hosting landowners and property rights meeting for the residents of rural Ottawa. The following flyer provides some of the details. The meeting
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