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11/7/2009 End the poppy taxEnd the poppy taxCalgary HeraldNovember 7, 2009 In the no-brainer department, Parliament must do away with the unthinkable GST that the Royal Canadian Legion must pay for its poppies. 9/22/2009 Canada defends its 2010 Olympics home turf advantage(AFP) – 15 hours ago OTTAWA — Canada's 2010 Winter Olympics organizing committee was unapologetic Monday for limiting foreign athletes' access to venues to train, in order to give Canada's team a home turf advantage. "We're doing the best we can to give them (Team Canada) the advantages of being at home, as every other country in the world would do," said John Furlong, chief executive officer of the Vancouver Games organizing committee. Lets see... all the other countries have done it, including the U.S. We paid for the facilities... so Duh, suck it up. 9/2/2009 Alarm bells are sounding in Washington over PetroChina's $1.9-billion investment in Alberta projectsOttawa — Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Wednesday, Sep. 02, 2009 09:08AM EDT
PetroChina Co. Ltd.'s (PTR-N110.321.171.07%)
$1.9-billion investment in the oil sands is raising alarms in
Washington, with the head of a congressionally-appointed China watchdog
saying the company is clearly a vehicle of Beijing's Communist
government. Too bad. If we were such good friends they wouldn't be shaking us down for passports and copy the contents of or PDA's and Laptops. They've been taking advantage of our generosity for too long and getting our discounted resources for too long. Time for the ungrateful Uncle to get in line. Stage set for 'suspicionless' searches of laptops, PDAs at U.S. borders Travelers arriving at U.S. borders could have their
laptops, PDAs, and other digital devices searched, copied and even held
by customs agents -- all without need to show suspicion for cause.
9/2/2009 7:00:00 AM By: Jaikumar Vijayan They can go #@*! their hat if they think they can copy my personal info. 2/15/2009 Plains of Abraham re-enactmentPlains of Abraham re-enactment doubtful after separatist outcryOh no... the separtists are upset... whatever shall we do? Of course lets rewrite our Canadian History so it does not offend anyone... Pretty soon we will have censored out and redrawn everything so that there nothing left to identify us as Canadians. Maybe, we should just redraft the National Anthem to be one long apology so that we can get it over with and address all of the wrongs in the past all at once. Right or wrong, the actions of the past need to preserved in accuracy so that our future generations can evaluate those actions and learn from them. Redrafting or censoring the past merely eliminates that opportunity to educate people and learn from those past events. 1/20/2009 No BrainerOntario law banning smoking in cars with children takes effect WednesdayPublished: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | 5:24 PM ETCanadian Press NewsItem/NewsComponent/NewsLines/ByLineTORONTO - It will be illegal in Ontario to smoke in a vehicle with a child present starting on Weedless Wednesday as the province joins British Columbia, Nova Scotia and several American states that have similar bans in place.
If this isn't a no brainer then I don't know what would be... How about all provinces demonstrate some responsibility and enact this into law. 12/24/2008 Socialism to the rescue! There is a fervoured stampede to the trough... auto manufacturers, bank & credit companies, big oil... the list goes on and on. All fat and bloated from their opportunistic exploitations and greed now facing lean times by an economy on the down swing. They have squandered their exorbitant profits choosing to live in the moment and failing to plan for the future. Now these industries and companies are all crying poor, begging and demanding that we as a society must through our limited means and budgets, put forward cash from our pockets to help sustain their excesses and mismanagement. So has it become a convenient fall back for these companies knowing that government will bear the burden of their failed businesses on the backs of Joe/Jane average to not plan or manage their companies effectively? I am thinking that these CEO's and company managers should be repaying their bonuses and dividends and turning in all of their stock options before I as a tax payer should be pulling money from my pocket to bail their companies out. I am also thinking that if we are going to be bailing these companies out then I would expect that as new "share holders" in these companies that my future revenues generated from the company being profitable should be directed towards paying my taxes. I am thinking that if we keep bailing out companies that sooner or later all of our taxes will be paid by the companies that we save from financial ruin. Just a thought... 12/13/2008 And the work goes on...Three soldiers killed, one injured in AfghanistanUpdated Sat. Dec. 13 2008 6:41 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Three Canadian soldiers have died west of Kandahar city, after an improvised explosive device detonated. A fourth soldier was injured in the blast. Striking workers?Union recommends striking workers reject Canada Post's latest offer...Might want to think this through and evaluate the "Bigger" economic picture of the day.12/7/2008 Time to get on with it.Manley says Liberals should replace Dion as leader
Updated Sat. Dec. 6 2008 6:45 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Manley says Stephane Dion should step down as Liberal leader so a replacement can take charge before Christmas, and prepare for the resumption of Parliament in January. Writing in Saturday's Globe and Mail, Manley said "the first step for my party is to replace Stephane Dion as leader with someone whose first job is to rebuild the Liberal Party, rather than leading a coalition with the NDP." Lets start with Dion has to go... and get someone in there that has a clue like Michael Ignatieff or John Manley. Then, it is time for the "National" parties which represent the overwhelming majority of Canadians to get it together and work together in administering our country in a positive and constructive manner. In my opinon Canadians have a higher expectation of their government working in a collaborative manner that reflects the diverse nature of us as being Canadian with a majority of the responsibilty laying at the feet of the two primary parties, the Liberals and the Conservatives. 12/2/2008 Our Right to Vote on the Coalition GovernmentOur Right to Vote on the Coalition Government
Follow the link and add your vote to the petition
12/1/2008 If you weren't scared before...
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Why can’t we act to save the lives of millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Thank you.
Carving up the country
Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month
REMINDER .... All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing
Companies and you will start to receive sales calls.
YOU MAY BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS DEPENDING UPON YOUR PLAN
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:
1 866-580-3625 or 888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time.
It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone
Number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.
Or you can do it online at www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca
HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.. It takes about 20 seconds
REVENUE CANADA PENCIL SHARPENER - Funny, but a sad commentary
REVENUE CANADA PENCIL SHARPENER - Funny, but a sad commentary
CANADA
PENSION - A Must Read. Only in Canada .
Do not apply for your old age pension...
Apply to be a refugee. It is interesting that the federal government provides a single refugee with a monthly allowance of $1, 890.00 and each can get an additional $580.00 in social assistance for a total of $2, 470.00.
This compares very well to a single pensioner who, after contributing to the growth and development of Canada for 40 or 50 years, can only receive a monthly maximum of $1, 012.00 in old age pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement.
Furthermore if you had the wisdom to have a RRSP and made other income generating investments you may have earned the right to receive nothing from the Federal Government as they claw your Old Age Pension back because in their opinion you do not need it!!!!!
Maybe our pensioners should apply as refugees!
Let's send this thought to as many Canadians as we can and maybe we can
get the refugees cut back to $1,012.00 and the pensioners up to $2, 470.00,
So they can enjoy the money they were forced to submit to the Canadian government for those 40 to 50 years.
Please forward this to every Canadian you know.
Look who is crying poor now.
Bankers, insurers make case for extra relief
Eoin Callan, Financial Post Published: Friday, November 07, 2008Canada's top bank and insurance executives are urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to take fresh steps to ease funding pressures on financial institutions as the world braces for a global economic slowdown.
Banks and insurance companies looking for relief from the funding pressures? Funny when consumers, during times of record profits, approached the Banks and insurance companies looking for relief from runaway service charges, user fees, and sky rocketing rates looked for some relief we were told to suck it up.
Lets see, what would my answer be for the greedy, gold digging scammers be?
Telus Rant
Public Ire, where?
Sarah McGinnis, with files from Renata D'Aliesio, Calgary Herald
Published: Thursday, July 31, 2008
Parents and public education advocates are outraged that despite millions of dollars worth of maintenance work needed at public schools, the province has decided to increase funding for private schools.
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