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Archive for March, 2008

Haven’t We Wasted Enough Money?

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

As head of a federal panel on bilingualism, former New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord has recommended that we spend another $1 Billion to promote Canada’s official languages.
What a massive waste of money that would be!
Among Lord’s recommendations are the following…
Having the federal government hire more English-speaking Quebeckers to help anglophones find good jobs in their [...]

Jack Layton Gets Told by the Liberal Star

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

The Liberal bias at The Star is no secret, and today they proudly display it as they give Jack Layton a sharp scolding.  It seems that Jack has been criticizing the Liberals a little too much for the comfort of the editors at The Star.
The opening paragraph reinforces the fact that we’re all supposed to believe that [...]

Digging Out

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Can I get a little global warming here, please?
While those of you in the more northerly parts of Canada may be used to this, I haven’t seen this much snow in these parts in many years.  I think I’m ready for spring now!
Below are a few photos of my driveway, taken after I spent the morning [...]

Asking The Right Question

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

I’ve always been amused by the questions asked by polling firms when they’re conducting a survey.  For instance, take this question recently asked by Harris in a recent poll about environmental issues.

Harris asks “When you think about the issue of climate change, do you see it more as …?”

A unique environmental problem that we need [...]

Time to Pull the Plug

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

When something cannot financially survive on its own merits, Liberals typically have one solution…  Subsidize it!  Taxpayer dollars have been squandered on all sorts of projects over the years, trying to support projects that have no ability to succeed without the help of taxpayers.
The Toronto Star has penned two articles in the last few days about pending [...]