Sadly, the human condition is one that always seems intent on oppressing our fellow human. Once we get our filthy little paws on even the slightest glimmer of power, it goes straight to our heads and we just can't seem to help ourselves. A while ago I came across a news story that horrified me. Apparently so much that I couldn't even write about it, because when I searched … [Read more...]
BC RCMP Audit remains hidden from the public, despite calls for it to be released before contract is renewed
Christy Clark's government is hiding the report on the BC RCMP by claiming it would "compromise" BC's bargaining position with the force, whose contract is due to expire next year. Bluntly put, the public has a right to know what that report says. The decision on whether or not to keep the RCMP as our provincial police force is not one to be taken lightly, nor is it one to … [Read more...]
Freedom of Speech? Not until you Pay The Fee
Here in British Columbia there is a pending referendum on the Hated Sales Tax (HST), or as it's called in government circles as the Harmonized Sales Tax. While both sides wage the war over the HST, some municipalities are hell-bent on restricting our Right to Freedom of Speech on this upcoming vote... unless you Pay The Fee, that is. The BC Government (Liberals) lied to … [Read more...]
A Responsible Gun Owners’ View of the CPC Convention Ottawa
by Edward B. Hudson DVM, MS As a delegate to the Conservative Party of Canada Convention in Ottawa last week I had an extremely enjoyable time listening to excellent speeches from Jason Kenny, John Baird, Stockwell Day, meeting and speaking briefly with many Members of Parliament and Senators, and attending a presentation by Preston Manning. Regrettably, the absolute … [Read more...]
Colorado Legislators to Voters: It’s not a tax, it’s a fee!”
Governments across North America are finding that their meal tickets are less and less willing to pay for bloated and wasteful governments. Here in Canada, the Jack Layton and his New Democratic Party can't comprehend why we mere peasants are tired of footing the tab for every expensive and stupid idea politicians come up with. He defends his trough feeding while the … [Read more...]
Will Harper End Taxpayer Subsidies for political parties?
In the wake of the utter destruction of the Bloc Quebecois and the Liberal Party of Canada the cries for saving the taxpayer subsidies to these failed political parties is already getting some backing. None other than the stalwart defender of liberty, Jean Chrétien, has gone on the CBC begging for Harper to keep the political party trough-feeding that Chretien's Liberal … [Read more...]
Ruth Ellen Brosseau — new parliamentary star or just another lottery winner
Ruth Ellen Brosseau got a lot of attention throughout the recent campaign for taking a trip to Las Vegas during the campaign. Like it or not, this is hardly the first time a candidate has been elected while being absent for some or all of a campaign. The NDP has always had a problem filling all the slots on the ballot come election time. That's a given in a party that … [Read more...]
Feeding at the government trough… MP’s win the lottery
There's something to be said for the ability to vote yourself raises, knowing that nobody can stop you. Such is the sense of entitlement of the elected ones, or the "entitled class" as I like to call them, at both the provincial and federal levels of our government. Here in BC the entitled class voted themselves a healthy pay raise at the same time they were demanding … [Read more...]
Jack Layton to Kick Ignatieff’s Butt in Quebec?
The polls and news reports are filled with the notion that Jack Layton will do what Michael Ignatieff cannot... win votes in Quebec. There's even talk that Layton will outperform the Bloc Quebecois on their home soil! Can you imagine that? Quebecers being fed up with a political party whose sole aim is to break up the country? If this is true, then Hallelujah! But … [Read more...]
Banks move to cap Debit Card spending to protect profits
A story coming out of CNN Money and LogisticsMonster.com caught the attention of my friend Jane Gaffin's attention the other day. Her comment prefacing the links she sent me was: Still Have Your Money In A Bank? Are You Freakin’ Kidding Me? Case in point: Debit cards: $50 spending limit coming? (That's not enough to pay for a couple's lunch much less new boots for … [Read more...]
Canada’s First Family of Moral and Intellectual Bankruptcy
RE: The Conservative Party, as with most Canadians, finds outrage and revulsion in some of the more brutal facets of Middle Eastern and Asian culture. Previously, under the stewardship of the Liberal Party of Canada and its lunatic policies of multiculturalism, immigrants have been welcomed to Canada with no instruction that Canada will not tolerate honour killings, female … [Read more...]
Justin Trudeau isn’t “barbaric”, he’s a “moron”
Trust the son of PET to come up with such a stupid statement... As if riding on daddy's coattails isn't enough, he's decided it's time to make his own mark on the Canadian political landscape. Poor little Justin is all upset over the wording in a pamphlet that's sent out to folks wanting to immigrate to Canada from around the world. The wording he finds so … [Read more...]
Obama wants more “gun control”… shocked, I am!
It's no shocker that Obama wants more "gun control". Of course he does! It's also no surprise that he blames gun owners for the problems, without actually putting it into those words. Everyone know he'd be making some dumbass announcement about "gun control" after Congress-woman Gabrielle Giffords was shot along with dozens of others. It was only a matter of … [Read more...]
A Politician’s Budget Cuts Explained
Politicians are forever talking about budget cuts, and how hard they are working to save taxpayer dollars. Someone in the states created a short video that puts all this into perspective, showing with stark clarity just how little our politicians actually care about budget cutting. … [Read more...]
Nothing spells H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E quite like “Hillary Clinton”
In yet another astounding display of hypocrisy, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out of both sides of her face during a speech at George Washington University last week. Saying “There’s no app” for fighting internet repression, she was clearly addressing the Egyptian crisis, where the government cut off all internet access to the country in a desperate bid to stay … [Read more...]
Bill C-60 — citizen’s arrest and defences of property and persons
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Toronto Thursday to announce the introduction of a government bill, C-60, that would, in theory, prevent honest citizens like Toronto store owner David Chen from being abused by our legal system. Officially the title of Bill C-60 is “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (citizen’s arrest and the defences of property and persons)”. … [Read more...]
Conservative Govt to introduce citizen’s arrest legislation?
The Globe and Mail reported that the Harper government was getting ready to introduce legislation making it easier for citizens to make arrests. This comes in the wake of Toronto shopkeeper David Chen’s horrific experience at the hands of the Ontario criminal justice system. What’s heartening about this announcement that, if it’s true, it could begin to put an end to … [Read more...]
BC Politics — Corruption as usual
There's one thing you can always count on in BC Politics: It's never about what's best for the province or the people, but about what's best for the people wanting power over both of them. In the wake of the latest scandal-ridden BC Premier, Gordon Campbell, the dog and pony show has been in full swing to see who gets to sit in the Big Chair. BC Liberal Party president … [Read more...]
Alberta’s Danielle Smith sends Stelmach running for Retirement
It was a funny story to read in Saturday's Edmonton Journal… “Wildrose tail wags the dog as federal, provincial Tories quietly meet”. Funny, because the provincial branch hasn’t seemed to have much use for the federal one, given how Ottawa and Edmonton have clashed recently over health care transfers, and in a very public way. To have the provincial and federal Tories … [Read more...]
Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla has some serious trouble brewing
Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale) has some serious trouble brewing in her riding, and is falling from Liberal grace fast. I can’t say I’m sad to hear it, since I don’t think she’s that bright. Ruby Dhalla started off as a beauty pageant contestant and Bollywood actor. She placed second in 1993’s Miss India Canada beauty pageant, then moved on to roles in … [Read more...]