Okay, I thought I had heard and seen it all. Was I ever wrong. Wonder how long it is before we start renovating the Canadian prison's bathrooms? Cause ya know, we have nothing better to waste our tax dollars on than this.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Money-Sucking Socialist Scheme
Yup, that's what Kyoto is. Can't blame a guy for calling a spade a spade. Now call me an anti-environmentalist, I need a good laugh to make my day. Just because one disagrees with the way in which the Kyoto Accord was developed, implemented and is now being touted, does not make one any less concerned about the environment. In fact, I could easily argue the opposite. I want our environment cleaned up. I demand it! What I don't want is for one single Canadian dollar that could be spent here on our own pollution problems going to another country. I want every penny spent here at home to clean up our own country. When we have our own yard cleaned up, then and only then will I except any of my tax dollars going elsewhere to help clean up some other country's mess. Kyoto wants us to do the exact opposite. It encourages us to spend our tax dollars on carbon credits to balance our pollution books. This is not about accounting is it? I thought the whole idea was to clean things up, reduce our GHG emissions, you know, save the world and all that fluffy stuff.
I hear that the next report coming out of the IPCC on Friday is going to tell us that, if we don't make MAJOR changes within the next ten years, we will be DOOMED. GHG levels will be past the point of return. So now, tell me again how buying CREDITS from some other country that were arbitrarily set, will clean up our mess that we have created here in Canada and how it is reducing our GHG footprint on the atmosphere? You know that 3% that we are contributing to the problem. Sending 5 million dollars to Russia or any other country for that matter, to purchase those credits cleans up our contribution of GHG's to the atmosphere by exactly how much? Ya that's what I thought. Kyoto is a joke and not worth the toilet paper it was written on. Lets spend our money on actually cleaning up our mess. We will then have the knowledge, ability and most of all, the credibility to help others do the same. Then like the good global neighbours we are, we can go out and clean up the rest of the planet one country at a time. Now what are YOU going to do about it. Don't wait for the bloody incompitent governments of the world to do it for you. Clean up your own act and then go help your neighbours clean up their's and so on and so on.
Quick Responce
Back on January 24 Candace blogged about displaced persons.
Thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Canadians have been stripped of their citizenship without notice years ago, and many are just now finding that out. This includes some war brides and, in some cases, their children; children born to Canadian parents outside the country prior to 1977, and probably a few others.
Looks like the government of the day has listened and did in deed take quick action to resolve the problem in a timely manor.
The federal government has set up a new system to restore citizenship quickly to people who have discovered they are no longer Canadians because of a little-known section in the law.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada on Friday added a new option to its hotline, 1-888-242-2100, specifically for people who wish to regain their Canadian citizenship in a hurry.
Kudos's to Citizenship Minister Diane Finley for taking action on this in a timely manor.
Now if only we could get the rest of the bureaucracy to work as quickly on other endeavours.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Parliament Returns to the House
Here is the full transcript from today:
Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me ,me. No, me, me,me,me,me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me. Kyoto, climate change, me, me, me, me. No, me, me,me,me,me.
Tomorrow the stenographer will be taking the day off and won't be missed, as the transcript will be exactly the same. Welcome back children. Hope you enjoyed your very long and so well deserved time off. Your hard earned tax dollars at work folks. Now bend over just a little bit more. The politicians have something else they would like to give you as a bonus.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Let the Re Eradication Begin
After the successful re introduction of the Gray Wolf back into the northwest region of the United States, the government will be re introducing trophy hunting for same. Should we start another rescue effort now in Alberta to re re introduce them again in a few years after they are wiped out again? Will they ever learn?
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Negatively Thinking
If there is one thing that I can't stand above all in the political world, it would have to be attack ads. Negative campaigns drive me nuts. Show me your platforms, tell me what YOU HAVE done. Unfortunately some advertising folks discovered that it's better to attack your opponent so this is what we now get. Is there an election coming soon? Apparently so, as the conservatives are about to launch the first salvo.
The Conservative party intends to run TV attack ads against new Liberal leader Stephane Dion, CTV News has learned.
Party insiders say the Conservatives will buy TV spots during the Super Bowl and other prime time slots for maximum impact.
Maximum impact alright. Something tells me that this will be an expensive lesson on how to make a smoking gun blow up in your face. Not to mention that this is taking place outside on an election. What are they thinking? If they think Dion is getting a free ride in the press, then maybe they are doing something wrong and are not doing a very good job of getting their message out? Time for a new strategy, but personally I think this one is not the answer. I am fairly POSITIVE of this one....
You know there is trouble when....
The steward of a Boeing 757 first comes out and asks if anyone on board was a doctor. Then the second time, asking if anyone knew how to fly a plane.
Friday, January 26, 2007
Mans Best Friend
Now this is my favorite kind of story!
Meet Sadie, A Black Labrador who saved the lives of dozens of soldiers in Afghanistan by detecting a bomb, has been awarded the Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
It just doesn't get any better than that....
Thursday, January 25, 2007
How to Become a Multi Millionaire
The hard way.....
Ottawa will announce a multimillion dollar compensation package for Maher Arar on Friday, CTV News has learned.
The package includes personal compensation of more than $10 million, a $2-million payment for Arar's legal fees, and an official apology, CTV's Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife reported.
With all this cash, maybe he can now buy his way into the USA. Then again, with that kind of cash, I know I could find much better places to go to kick back and forget about the past....
ooooooooooops... I mean....
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
The gift that keeps on giving
Thank you to all the wonderful liberals who gave us conservatives the early Christmas gift that just keeps on giving.
Dion told Quebec newspaper Le Soleil in remarks published Wednesday that he has no objections to Marc-Yvan Cote being allowed to resume his Liberal membership.
Cote, a former party organizer in Quebec, was one of 10 members banned for life from the party by former prime minister Paul Martin in the wake of the sponsorship scandal.
Dion added that Cote's punishment was "exaggerated", and that he'd recognized his error and shouldn't be penalized for life.
Looks like Dion is a proud supporter of the "faint hope clause" as well with this comment. Lets look at this a little deeper shall we. "Life" in Canada is a mere 25 years according to our so-called justice system. If you are a good boy or girl, Santa will let you out on parole after serving 15 years of your so-called "Life" sentence. As everyone knows, liberals age twice as fast as dogs so on that basis, Cote has done his 15 years and the 12 liberal jurors will surely grant him parole.
Belated Merry Christmas to Europe
Remember the stories coming out back in December?
Ski resorts across the European Alps are becoming increasingly worried as current bad snow conditions threaten the all important Christmas holiday period.
Many believe global warming is to blame for the lack of snow.
Although a little later than they would have liked. Europe got what they wanted for Christmas.
Heavy snowfall across Europe grounded passenger planes and forced the closure of several airports.
Better late than never I say. Now that they have it, bet they wish they had asked Santa for something different. Enjoy your skiing!
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Blogging, Blogger, Computer Love
Weird title for sure, but I have my reasons.
1) Bloggers beware of how you link, and what you are linking too. A Texas judge starts the ball rolling....
"The court finds that the unauthorized 'link' to the live webcasts that Davis provides on his website would likely qualify as a copied display or performance of SFX’s copyrightable material," said Lindsay. "The court also finds that the link Davis provides on his website is not a 'fair use' of copyright material as Davis asserts through his Answer."
2) A Blogger wrote a post using all the "most searched for items" in search engines. The hits keep coming and blogger has not shut him down... YET!
3) Computer Love... A new study finds 65 percent of Americans spend more time with their computer than their spouse - and, on average, wastes 12 hours a month fixing computer problems.
Now go check that post for that link that could find you in court. While your at it add some of the latest popular search phrases to drive up your traffic. Then... step back and away from your computer and go give your loved one a big hug. They deserve more of your time....
H/T FARK.COM
Climate Change Funding
I am sure that everyone has by now heard that Exxon had been funding Climate Change Skeptic groups. No surprise there as far as I'm concerned. I'm pretty sure there are more of the same out there that have yet to be revealed. Now as if on cue, re comments in my last post, I stumble on this, which makes me wonder... are these two isolated incidents, or is it part of a bigger picture?
Also in the comments of my last post, scruffydan states the following:
"In scientific debates (and the global climate change debate is most certainly a scientific one, or at least should be) the only information that matters is that from peer-reviewed journals, anything else isn't published for a reason."
You don't suppose he is referring to the likes of this? (scroll down to last paragraph if you want to save some time)
Maybe the truth lies somewhere in the middle as per usual.
I also feel the need to clear up one little thing. I am all for cleaning up our environment. We need to reduce pollution in all its forms, of that I have no doubt. I do my part as much as I can. I drive a small fuel efficient vehicle. I recycle everything I possibly can. Although not yet complete, I have been renovating my house to make it more energy efficient. I clean up garbage others leave behind while on my wilderness excursions (my personal pet peeve!). On the matter of man made climate change however, I still have my reservations. Kyoto, I will never support.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Call Me a Flat Earther
I'm going to try to make this short and sweet...Okay, maybe not... I have a problem with the whole "Church of Climate Change" and more so, Kyoto. Some are stating that The debate is over about whether or not climate change is real. I'm not as convinced as David Susuki is. Nor will the latest report from the IPCC with its "explosion of new data" convince me. Now as sad as it may sound, even the threat of the Glaciers MAY vanish from Alps by 2050 will not help me. I'm just that evil. Now before you go off on a rampage like all the other fear mongering folks in the MSM and IPCC just for starters, let me try to explain my reasoning.
Every time I hear anyone speak on a subject with all the zeal and zest of a used car salesman or even worse, a TV Evangelist(thus why I refer to this topic as "The Church of Climate Change"), I tend not to take it too seriously. Everyday I read a new revelation as to how climate change is killing off this, destroying that and a prediction of what will happen in the future if we don't take drastic steps now. All in the name of science. Sorry but I have heard this all before(PDF file). The other problem is, the debate is not over. Many scientist do not agree and some of the so-called facts don't jive at all. Heck, there is even this little ditty on youtube. Now if that is not enough to make you scratch your head, lets get into the economic part of climate change. The infamous Stern Review would have you believe that we must spend 1% of Global GDP or 350 billion now and 1 trillion by 2050 to prevent the catastrophe that is climate change. This article soundly refutes Stern. Here is where I really get skeptical on the economics of it all. First of all I read this story, which explains who is making megatons of money and who ain't. Then low and behold I see this article about "C.E.O's of 10 major corporations urged the U.S. Congress on Monday to require limits on greenhouse gases this year, contending voluntary efforts to combat climate change are inadequate". Now is that not a coincidence or what? And about the debate thing that is over... well maybe not. When people try to threaten others to change their views, I really start to wonder, more than ever. Now toss in the God Father of Kyoto... Maurice Strong and his dubious record.....Yup I'm a skeptic/flat earther/asshole/whatever you want to call me....
In closing, you now know why I am a skeptic, besides, I just can't believe we could ever cause this! Poor Polar Bear....
Lots of H/T's here... ABFreedom, Lone Pony, Bloviating Zeppelin, Gayle
Sunday, January 21, 2007
What Does a Beaver Know Anyways
I haven't been to this site in a while and I'm glad I popped in today. Go have a wee laugh at a few Canadian politicians expence. First Annual Timmy Awards
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Somebody Done Somebodies Song Wrong
With much appologies to Ricky Nelson and his song "Garden Party" I give you...drum roll please....."Liberal Party" a TABaker somewhat original:
I joined the Liberal party
To influence my friends
A chance to change ideologies
and to take power again
I ran for leader of the party
They all knew my name
But most did not like me
I won just the same
But it's all right now
I've learned my lessons well
I can't trust anyone
So I'll do it all myself
People came from miles around
everyone was there
I screamed about CO2
How it polluted the air
Over in the corner
Much to your surprise
Mr. Chretien hid in the background
Giving me advice
But it's all right now
I've learned my lessons well
I can't trust anyone
So I'll do it all myself
Played them with all the old lines
Thought thats why they came
No one heard the rhetoric
It didn't sound the same
I said hello to Mary Lou
She works at CBC
When she asked me about Alberta
It was time for me to leave
But it's all right now
I've learned my lessons well
I can't trust anyone
So I'll do it all myself
Someone opened up a closet door
And out stepped my past
How dare they bring up my citizenship
I was aghast
If you gotta play in political parties
I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories serve me well
I'd rather study ducks
But it's all right now
I've learned my lessons well
I can't trust anyone
So I'll do it all myself
Friday, January 19, 2007
Quebec Grave Diggers
If this is not absurd I don't know what is.
A family must pay $1,700 to a cemetery management company or have the remains of their grandfather, grandmother and other buried relatives removed from the family plot. The law in Quebec does not allow anyone to "own" a cemetery plot.
Consequently, most Quebec burial plots are leased for 25, 50 or 99 years.
Blake said his great-grandfather purchased the plot for $10, and his family has paid maintenance fees on it that are good until 2085, so he was surprised by the demand for a lease payment.
I simply cannot comprehend the logic involved in making this law.
FLQ
The FLQ aka... Frontal Lobotomy Quislings, have apparently raised their ugly heads again in Quebec.
Updated Fri. Jan. 19 2007 7:34 AM ET
Canadian Press
MONTREAL -- The RCMP is taking "very seriously'' a recent threatening letter signed by a group claiming to be a new cell of the FLQ, a Quebec terrorist group active in the 1960s and 1970s.
The letter, dated Jan. 15, says "strategic targets of importance'' will be targeted in the western, largely English-speaking part of Montreal between Feb. 15 and March 15.
The letter, which is signed: "FLQ, Camille-Laurin Cell,'' is the second of its kind. The first one was received on Nov. 15, 2006.
As if we didn't have enough to worry about with Climate Change, the Taliban, Iran, North Korea and all the other quacks out there. Wonder if Harper will fulfill the liberal prophecy of "Soldiers with guns, in our cities, in Canada"? It worked for Trudeau...
Crime in Canada
Dion had the following to say today:
Updated Fri. Jan. 19 2007 5:03 PM ET
Canadian Press
MONTREAL -- Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion says Canada should follow the lead of the United States and France in protecting minority communities against hate crimes.
He called on governments to give them more funding
Correct me if I am wrong, but do we not already have laws in the books that "protect minority communities against hate crimes"? What kind of funding should we be giving them? Should we pay for a full time police officer to baby sit every person of a minority group to "protect them"? Is it more important to "protect" a minority than anyone else in this country? Are we not all equal?
How about we have laws that protect EVERYONE not just minority groups. Increase funding to our law enforcement so that perhaps they can protect EVERYONE better. Even with all the funding in the world, police forces cannot be everywhere all the time. Criminals will do what they do until they are caught.
Here is a sad example of how we have to equip our RCMP (sorry no link as this is not common knowledge... yet...). A small bedroom community just outside of Edmonton has had a major drug problem. The small RCMP detachment there did not have a budget to purchase the equipment required to do the undercover/surveillance work needed to bring the culprits to justice. One of the local community groups held a fund raiser and was able to raise enough to purchase everything on the RCMP wish list. That group could not legally donate these items to the RCMP detachment so they are loaning the equipment to them instead. In recent months the RCMP have made many arrests and have curtailed much of the drug activity in this community largely due to the equipment provided by the local group.
Now why on earth in a country as wealthy as Canada, does a local community group have to loan the RCMP equipment to do their jobs? I'm just asking....
Thursday, January 18, 2007
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