How far back do we go with all these apologies? They were different times with different prevailing ideologies. We cannot logically judge now the decisions made by past governments, 94, nor 50, 40 or even 30 years ago.
Why does Harper insist on apologizing for all the past deeds done by past governments of this country? Other than pandering for votes that is...
Mr. Harper, let me help you out here.
We the government of Canada, apologize to every person in the past, present and future that we may have offended or will offend, for any and all reasons. Send one dollar to every person on the planet for compensation (cause we know it's not about the money... right...), as I am sure that somewhere, somehow, we have offended every single one of them or their ancestors. That would be somewhere between 6 and 7 billion dollars by the way (which sounds a lot better than mere millions)... and lets call it a done deal.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Stop the apologies already
Sunday, December 09, 2007
First they came for your guns
Then they came for your Drive Thrus!
After reading that one, I recalled an article I read earlier this year. Is George Jonas a prophet?
[...]Note to the Prime Minister: If we let governments continue on their regulatory binges, SWAT teams will be hurtling through our windows to confiscate our prohibited light bulbs and unregistered rolls of toilet paper. A state that doesn't stop at Mr. Rew's door will stop at nothing.
Personally I refuse to sit in a long line up at any drive thru. Yes, even at Timmy's! My time is too valuable. I know it does cause traffic problems in some locations. That is a fact. To point to this as a climate change fighting tool? Give me a break. Some people won't be happy until we are all riding bikes and living in cold damp caves.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Who is going to pay for this one?
Can we the people of Canada send the Liberal party of Canada the bill for signing the Kyoto Protocol, and then not doing anything to achieve that agreement?
If the Sierra Legal Defense Fund on behalf of "Friends of the Earth" can take our current government to court to try and force them to abide by Kyoto, then why should we not sue the Liberals for not doing anything re Kyoto while they were in government? It was after all their inaction that has brought us to the point where it is economic suicide to even try to reach our 2008 - 2012 Kyoto commitment. We the people of Canada are not at fault. The Liberal government of the time failed to act, so why should we have to pay for the cost of this court case. Then there is the costs of actually fulfilling our commitment should The Sierra Legal Defense Fund win this suit. Who is gonna pay for the costs of meeting Kyoto?