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I watched in dismay, the little debate between the PSAC union and Treasury Board Pres, T. Clement. Specifically, the 900 million in savings from getting rid of the banked sick leave of public servants. Clement claim that the banked sick leave was a contingent liability, hence the 900m. Now...

OTTAWA - The Harper government spent more than $180,000 last year to run the office of a corporate social responsibility counsellor for the Canadian mining industry — even though there was no counsellor. The government says it cost $181,600 to operate the office from October 2013 to October...

Ok I have nothing against the policy - not that I've given it much thought, but, ""This pilot program is designed to attract immigrant investors who will significantly benefit the Canadian economy and better integrate into our society, which will contribute to our long-term prosperity and...

I suppose we should bow before Harper's feet and say, "we're not worthy" The Auditor-General gave the bailout a generally passing grade considering ... It noted, however, that Industry Canada did not insist on detailed information on how the two companies used the funds, which means the federal...

When you think about it, environmentalists are poor salespersons. A lot of them run around forecasting catastrophes unless we do as they say. (And only too often not what they do.) Lets assume their predictions are 100% bang on. Ok. And all we have to do is change how we live, and pay a lot...

We could call it the Rye Party. "Gin" if you support the monarchy. Our motto for passing social regulating laws, Guts, Glory, Ram.

I just thought I'd take a wee survey concerning this business of religious (albeit faulty) protection under the charter, section 2 (a) freedom of conscience and religion (for those unfamiliar with the wording). Now how about we modify it to say (a) freedom of conscience and from religion. Its...

I've been reading B-13, now before the Senate. Lots of stuff in it, and of course to read it clearly, you have to have all the other acts it amends to get a feel for the changes being proposed. But one thing seems to jump out. And that's the business of issuing orders to ISP's to hold and...

One of the ways we could vote folk into office could be a two stage process. We hold a vote, and unless the winner actually receives 50% plus 1, we have a second vote. The second vote would be between first and second place. This would ensure that the majority elects the next mp. For...

I`ve often wondered whats wrong with Socialism. I really can`t find a fault. Wait a minute, I`m not talking about the kind which is viewed as Capitalism`s arch enemy, I`m talking about the kind where its something that's funded by society, so, I guess, yeah, socialism - common ownership (of...

(Names changed to protect the participants) MR Smith was driving in the centre of a 3 lane highway, his exit to get home was coming up via the left lane. MR. Write was driving beside Smith. Mr. Smith first slowed to be able to get in behind Write, but Write slowed too, to prevent Smith from...

Yeah I know, sounds silly. But lets have a look at the other options. First off, and lets be clear, we are a little over 1 trillion in debt. Yeah, sure, 610 billion net debt. My butt. Lets say you own a home worth 400k, you owe the bank, a 350k mortgage. So whats your net debt? Well, I'm...