Category: Philosophy
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Exercising Your Rights As A Citizen
Apparently our federal Minister of Sports and Persons With Disabilities has come under fire for behaving less than professional and he’s being held to account. This is a good thing. The job of politics comes with the inherent task of responding to the beefs of constituents while potentially implementing worthy recommendations. Additionally, this responsibility comes…
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Eric Francis Response To Flames Quest For New Arena
I’m not sure that the Sikh, the Muslim, the single low income mother, or the senior on a fixed income get much civic pride out of the Calgary Flames Eric. You’re a hockey fan and I believe someone who has earned a livelihood in one form or another from the good ‘ol hockey game with…
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CSIS Lawsuit and Your Tax Dollars
Here we go again. Now that Khadr has been awarded $10 million dollars in lieu protections inherent to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, next up is some malcontents working over at Canada’s spy agency. Apparently a group of four is looking for $35 million from you the taxpayer because they were called names in…
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Growing Indifference Toward Infractions
I think it’s high time that attention is drawn to petty civil infractions. This morning I’m sitting at a stop light when some imbecile ahead drops a tissue from his driver side window onto the pavement. In Cincinnati a child lies unconscious from a bullying incident inside a school entrance. Whether it’s spitting on the…
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Thoughts on New Leader Kenney
Frankly I think Alberta would have been better served by someone different. He’s a crony of the by-gone elitist Harper era on the federal scene and is polarizing on the controversial matters of same sex marriage and abortion. While being taxed exorbitantly (47 per cent highest marginal rate with the new tax bracket), Albertans have…