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- Legalizing Incest: Less Libertarian, more Socialist Concerns
Is it wrong for the government to prohibit incest? This is the question that German authorities are asking themselves after a brother and sister have had four children together. They’ve been prosecuted several times for breaching the incest law that Germany has on the books. The history of the couple, as the article states, can be summarized: [...]
Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:47:24 +0000 - New Theory: Cadman “offer” could be legit
Greg Weston from the Ottawa Sun has presented an interesting new hypothetical scenario over the alleged “offer” to Chuck Cadman. But a provision in the Commons pension plan allows an MP to “buy” more years of service, either by paying a lump-sum, or through increased monthly premiums over any period up to 20 years. If Cadman [...]
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:16:46 +0000 - Gomery Whines, but Does Anyone Care?
Quick, someone get former Justice John Gomery some flowers and a thank you card - he feelings are hurt! Mr. Gomery also admitted he was annoyed, even hurt, by an “ungrateful” Conservative government. He said the commission’s work and his report deserved better treatment at the hands of the Conservatives, who probably wouldn’t be in power [...]
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:11:00 +0000 - The Liberal Platform’s Cement Ship
So the Liberals want an election again? Must be an even day of the month… Still, Don Martin reveals some ideas that the Official Abstinence wants to put in their *winning* campaign platform: Well, insiders say they’ll include a scaled-down version of MPDan McTeague’s registered education savings scheme into a platform featuring pledges to fight homelessness, [...]
Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:27:59 +0000 - Gay Rights: Stifling Choice
It is interesting to read how the gay community reacts to people who are no longer gay. Case in point, the story that broke from CTV pulling an ad placed and paid for a year: a spot featuring a man who merely states that few voices ever talk about the fact that some homosexuals don’t want [...]
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:52:46 +0000 - Alberta Liberals Contemplate Name Change
So they can’t sell the Liberal name in Alberta eh? I recommend the NEP-erals.
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:53:59 +0000 - Yet Another Example of Universities Outliving Their Usefulness
I am not against higher education, but I am against universities. What is meant by this is quite simple: universities, a product of the high middle ages (12th century A.D.) have changed somewhat from their early pioneers, but their structure has grown stale and become more of a hindrance to providing our society with [...]
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:44:28 +0000 - sex education classes cancelled in Quebec
The Quebec education ministry has decided to cancel formal sex education classes in Quebec — a one of its kind move in Canada. Instead of a regular classes, all teachers of all disciplines are expected to field questions that students may have. Students are encouraged to ask ANY of their teachers from ANY [...]
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:49:09 +0000 - Smash Bros: It’s 2 am (or 3 am, depending on your perspective)…
Got my copy reserved in January, and the folks at the store were kind enough to phone me earlier on Saturday to inform me that the copy is indeed already in (literally sitting .12 kilometers away from me) and ready for pick-up when the store opens tomorrow. The snow storm that pounded us tonight [...]
Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:04:18 +0000 - Prevent Disease or Prevent Life - Where are Our Collective Priorities?
Isn’t it funny how contraceptives are free * * *, but malaria prevention isn’t? Did you know that malaria is the most easily preventable disease of all catastrophic diseases in the world? The use of an insecticide treated mosquito net that surrounds a person’s bed at night while they sleep, will prevent mosquito bites. So would any one [...]
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:12:41 +0000 - Worst Countries: One of these Things Is Not Like the Other
The Toronto Star’s current edition includes a Top 10 Worst Countries To Be A Woman list today. Aside from the usual left-wing editorializing that the Star is proud to display in every story they publish, Measures of well-being include life expectancy, education, purchasing power and standard of living. Not surprisingly, the top 10 [best countries [...]
Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:03:53 +0000 - Climate Change: Basic Greenhouse Equations “Totally Wrong”
Miklós Zágoni isn’t just a physicist and environmental researcher. He is also a global warming activist and Hungary’s most outspoken supporter of the Kyoto Protocol. Or was.That was until he learned the details of a new theory of the greenhouse effect, one that not only gave far more accurate climate predictions here on Earth, [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:48:12 +0000 - NAFTAgate: Who is Wagging Whom?
In the middle of this international ruckus over Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper supposedly “interfering” with the Democratic Primaries in the United States, and by proxy, influencing the USA’s selection of a new President, now enters suggestions that perhaps Harper and by proxy, Canada’s Conservative government has become a weapon in the knock-down, drag-out battle [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:54:50 +0000 - Civilized Dialogue - The Thomas Mulcair Story
Thomas Mulcair, the lone NDP MP from Quebec, probably has his days numbered after this incident. This is one of those *where to begin* cases for me, and it really looks badly on all parties in the House. Personally, I really, really wish that MPs of all stripes would stop heckling — it [...]
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:28:19 +0000 - Heritage Ministry: Censorship Board?
The debate over bill C-10 rages, with opponents trying to frame the bill as creating a tool of censorship. It is interesting that they do this at a time when the Human Rights Commissions are doing just that, but the difference being they are going after bigger fish than an aptly named film entitled “Two Young [...]
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