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Today’s Globe and Mail column from Jeffrey Simpson is yet another siren cry about big government and the frightening costs that will need to be paid. Read The fiscal drag in Ontario is bad – why won’t our politicians say so? found at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-fiscal-drag-in-ontario-is-bad-why-wont-our-politicians-say-so/article1717028/ In the wake of the Ontario Government’s recent…
So, Canadians have been told that we’re the strongest economy in the world right now… that we have managed the best through the global meltdown. My response is summed up in the quip attributed to William Robson, president of the C.D. Howe Institute: “We’re the least ugly contestant in the beauty contest.” Here’s…
From today’s G&M, a tall of woe in the Province of Ontario. Financial columnist Neil Reynolds tells us that we’re ten times worse off than Californians!: Now, let’s see. According to the state treasurer, who should know, California (population 36.4 million) has sovereign debt of $60-billion (U.S.) – $1,650 per person. Investors…
Ontario peach growers produce more than 10 million baskets of peaches during the 10-week growing season that starts in July and runs through September. And did you know that 90% of the province of Ontario’s peaches are grown in Niagara? Here are some facts about the Niagara Region and this tasty fruit:…
In the United States, every sixty seconds:* American men will eat a total of 7,398 hot dogs; 12,989 pounds of beef; 40 pounds of tofu; and 1,500 Dunkin’ Donuts. Oh yes, one-and-a-half (1 ½ ) men have heart attacks. 315,432 American men light up cigarette; 150 men fire up joints; 23 start to do…
In Angelo Persichilli’s Toronto Star column today, “No one bothers to watch the bureaucrats,” he rightly points out that our country’s bureaucrats have an easy way of it when it comes to doling out taxpayers’ money. The unknown (largely unaccountable) bureaucrats hiding away in their Ottawa and Toronto office towers, are a troubling piece…
Here’s a list of the 25 most-requested summertime songs in America. 1.Summer Lovin’ – Grease 2.Summertime, Summertime – Jamies 3.Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer – Nat King Cole 4.Happy Together – Turtles 5.Summer in the City – Loving Spoonful 6.School’s Out – Alice Cooper 7.Joy To The World – Three Dog…
So, allow me to brag for a moment…. My oldest boy, Alexander, played at St. Catharines Fiddle Fest this past weekend where he won in his age group (10 and under – he’s 9). Here are links to short clips of two of his fiddle tunes: \”Smash the Window Jig on YouTube\” \”Rambler\’s…
By George Journal is asking, “What are your favourite motivational and inspirational quotes?” Here’s a favourite: Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Dr. Howard Thurman Through…
Brace yourself (again) taxpayers. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty wants to sell the HST as “strong medicine” for an economy that needs fixing. Well, it appears he’s traded in his snake oil and fancies himself a medicine man now…. This new tax is designed to take even more money from Ontarians’ pockets to help pay for our…
Today, a band of volunteers in Niagara launched a new awareness drive for anaphylaxis – the medical condition relating to severe, life-threatening allergies. With the leadership of NASK President Cindy Paskey, we hope to make our world a little safer for our children. We are asking the government to re-think its policies regarding anaphylaxis…
1. It is a growing concern for Canadians. 1.3 million Canadians live with food allergy. Health Canada reports “Food allergies are sensitivities caused by a reaction of the body’s immune system to specific proteins in a food. Current estimates are that food allergies affect as many as 6% of young children and 3% to…
Our Big Government comes with unthinkable costs. Take for example the $1.1 BILLION cost of hosting the world’s leaders for a few days in June. CBC Reports “Summit costs hit $1.1B”: The cost of hosting the G8 and G20 summits next month in Ontario now stands at $1.1 billion and further outlays…
The Walrus feature article this month is a review of the current state of hockey in Canada. David MacFarlane and Michael Adams take a look at how Americans are hijacking our game. It’s an up-dated review of an old lament as MacFarlane travels to arenas in Nashville, Florida and Phoenix. http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.06-sports-hockeyland …
Earlier this year, we were fascinated with the story of “the oldest hockey stick from the 1850’s” being sold for $2.2 million on e-Bay. Here’s another claim of a stick dating to the early 1800’s. “The dendrochronological data fit well with the archival details suggesting the stick was originally made for…
Did the bags full of money the government threw around to help us from the world’s economic collapse last year help us? Did big government manage us through dire straits? A new study by The Fraser Institute suggests not. Here’s the lead from today’s CanWest news story: Canada‘s economic fortunes have seen a…
When considering the spot Canadians are in with out-of-control government spending, political columnist Angelo Persichilli has written a great article in today’s Toronto Star. It’s politics as usual as deficits mount up http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/782554–persichilli-it-s-politics-as-usual-as-deficits-mount-up He writes: “You want to cross a wide, deep river but keep going up and down the shore…
When our governments tell us (as they have these past few years) that they will right our economy by spending gobs of money and buy us out of our economic downturn, we must realize that it all comes at a cost. Bigger government and increased public sector activities have a direct impact on a…
Have you ever wondered the secret to why the Irish are infamous in the way they dance. What is it with their extraordinary foot-fidgeting mannerisms? Talented Irish artist – singer, musician and film-maker – Nick Kelly reveals the answer to this, one of the most vexing of questions about the people hailing from Ireland. …
From reports the whole of the Canuck nation watched spell-bound as our Canadian heroes battled victoriously for the gold medal of hockey! Canwest News writes: More than 22 million Canadians were glued to the tube when Canada’s Sidney Crosby scored his Olympic gold medal-winning goal against the United States on the final…