Daily Archives: July 31, 2004

Native lands and Wal-mart

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An interesting story on the latest Wal-mart victory.  The most annoying part of the deal is the incredible exemption from our overbearing government that natives have.

This month, however, in Canada, Wal-Mart hit pay dirt. Two native bands in B.C. agreed to host a Wal-Mart on their traditional lands. On reserve land, there are no unions, pay equity provisions or environmental regulations. Native law prevails. On native land, rezoning applications are unnecessary.

Business would be so much more vibrant without the strict government controls the rest of us plebes have to suffer under. 

Two tier health care?  Heck, we’ve got two-tier citizenship here in Canada.

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Wal-mart good, Canada bad

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Here’s a story that may explain American attitudes towards Canadians.

The elderly woman walked into the Kinston Wal-Mart on Tuesday afternoon a week ago and asked to send some money to Canada.

Arctic fronts and tele-scammers, not to mention Bush-bashers.

Good to see minimum wage people with values.

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Always unplug

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More proof that it’s always a good idea to unplug any electrical device that you are working on.

A plumber working on a house in Frankley was trapped on Thursday by an electric toilet, whilst trying to repair it.

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Sky is falling at 1 Yonge

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We all know the Star is a Liberal mouthpiece, but I really don’t see the motivation behind scaring the citizens of Ontario into dimming their lights and walking to work. 

How would you react if you were to wake up tomorrow morning to discover that hydro, gas and oil prices had all doubled or tripled overnight?

As a matter of fact, the Liberals have actually been sensible about restarting nuclear.  The only problem is, no word on further privatizing of the industry, to get the meddling government from screwing it up even more. 

I don’t know about you, but I am tired of SUV bashing. 

The public would, no doubt, protest loudly against any fuel taxes, claiming that they would seriously damage our standard of living. But all that claim really says is that people do not want to give up their SUVs

Does the Star not understand that SUV taxpayers already pay more than their share of gas tax, because of the usurious at-the-pump toll?  Does the Star not understand that a good chunk of the limitless health care dollar comes from the average smuck who gets up earlier (because the government won’t build roads) every day to go to work, burning gas and lining the government’s coffers?

Probably not.  The Star wants us all living in 50 story communes, complete with energy rationing.

Sorry, I don’t believe in junk science, and I don’t believe the world is running out of power, fossil fuel or not.  The markets are too smart, smarter than any government planner.

Line your pockets

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I don’t have much time for monopolies, including Canada Post.  Ouellet should be fired – now.  He’s already been sitting at home collecting big bucks for months.  Do you think we could have avoided the annual stamp increase/rip-off had someone else been watching the till?

Andre Ouellet should be fired outright as Canada Post president because he has failed to document or justify expense claims totalling more than $2 million, questionable hiring decisions, and unfair contracting practices, says the Conservative chair of the public accounts committee.