Before we begin... Let me be perfectly clear. If you are at risk of catching a respiratory virus of any kind, I wholeheartedly encourage you to take whatever risk mitigation you deem necessary to protect yourself - just like I would encourage you to do every other flu season prior to COVID. Today, if wearing a mask makes you feel safer, then wear your mask. BUT... I … [Read more...]
The end of per-vote subsidies is in sight… at last!
One of Jean Chretien's legacies is about to go the way of the dinosaur, and not a moment too soon, as far as I'm concerned. The only question that remains is whether the end of this ridiculous trough-feeding exercise will be instant or gradual. I've said it before and I will say it again today. If a political party's ideas, platforms, policies and beliefs are valid, they … [Read more...]
Happy Retirement to some MPs that really needed to go
I've got to be honest... I'm really happy to see some former MPs punted into retirement today. The only thing that tempers my joy at seeing these morons sent packing, is that some of the morons that needed to be retired somehow managed to retain their seats. The MPs I'm referring to here are the NDP Turncoats... the MPs that said they would vote to scrap the registry and … [Read more...]