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The reason Toyota treats their workers so good is to keep unions out. So indirectly/directly, the toyota workers receive higher remuneration for their labours/better treatment, because of the caw. This is true in most industries where the non unionized companies must compete for labour with unionized employers. Workers will always choose the better work environment to expend their labour, so non unionized companies have to be competitive with the unionized ones. The argument of not needing unions because we have labour laws is rubbish. First off, labour laws vary from province to province, and for those in the federal section (ie. cross border transport, banks, etc.). Second, labour laws are relatively weak in many areas, and collective bargaining agreements generally bargain "rules" and "laws" above the minimum standard required by the legislation. For the writer that mentioned "Imagine of police forces became unionized...", do your homework. Other then the RCMP who are not unionized (and cannot be due to a supreme court decision), most police agencies are unionized. But, like firefighters, paramedics, etc., they fall under essential services legislation (in almost every jurisdiction) which takes away the right to strike (ie. withhold their labour services to pressure the corporation, ie. government to meet their bargaining demands) but affords them final arbitration bargaining. Its deemed a fair trade off. And if anyone makes a decision to purchase or not to purchase a product due to the fact that a company is unionized that is their perogative. A stupid one in my opinion as i look for the best product for the best price, but just like we have tree huggers and whale lovers, we also have right wing hacks that make their decisions based on ideology rather then common sense. On the lighter side..... One morning a blind bunny was hopping down the bunny trail and tripped over a large snake and fell, kerplop right on his twitchy little nose. 'Oh please excuse me,' said the bunny. 'I didn't mean to trip over you, but I'm blind and can't see.' 'That's perfectly all right,' replied the snake. 'To be sure, it was my fault.. I didn't mean to trip you, but I'm blind too, and I didn't see you coming. By the way, what kind of animal are you?' 'Well, I really don't know,' said the bunny. 'I'm blind, and I've never seen myself. Maybe you could examine me and find out.' So the snake felt the bunny all over, and he said, 'Well, you're soft, and cuddly, and you have long silky ears, and a little fluffy tail and a dear twitchy little nose. You must be a bunny rabbit!' The bunny said, 'I can't thank you enough. But by the way, what kind of animal are you?' The snake replied that he didn't know either, and the bunny agreed to examine him, and when the bunny was finished, the snake asked, 'Well, what kind of an animal am I?' The bunny had felt the snake all over, and he replied, 'You're cold, you're slippery, and you haven't got any balls...You must be a defence lawyer.

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. _______________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ____________________________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory? WITNESS: I forget. ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot? ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning? WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?" ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you? WITNESS: My name is Susan! ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning? WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old, how old is he? WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one. ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken? WITNESS: Is this a trick question? ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time? WITNESS: Uh.... I was getting ......la.... uknowmos______ _____________________________________ ATTORNEY: She had three children, right? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: How many were boys? WITNESS: None. ATTORNEY: Were there any girls? WITNESS: Are you shi**in' me? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney? ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated? WITNESS: By death. ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated? WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it? ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual? WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard. ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female? WITNESS: Guess. ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney? WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work. ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people? WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that? ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to? WITNESS: Oral. ________________________________________________ ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body? WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m. ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time? WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him! ________________________________________________ -- And the best for last: --- ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor? WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar. ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless? WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law

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Well if they supported the government, then they would eliminate the need for them as opposition. So they should just oppose the government outright. Or floor cross for personal benefit as all the parties do.

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I think I have more of a chance of being hit by a snowball from heaven while in Texas then Liz ever being PM.

You sign a union card and you get to work at the job. You don't like it? Go find another job that is non union somewhere else. Nobody is forcing you to work for a certain company. Only about a third of Canadians are unionized, so I am sure all the whiners and criers can go get a job at a non union job anytime they feel like it.

Exactly. Police don't just go pulling innocent people off the streets and tasering them. Idiots.

Couldnt agree more.

Yes and it also is true that more Canadians died at the hands of unemployed people then terrorists as well. Whats your point? Shut up, get down, and don't attack. Keeps you from feeling lead.

I find it interesting that some here have already assumed these cops are guilty when they were CHARGED, not CONVICTED. That means they are innocent. Innocent until proven guilty. Or does that only apply to the dirt bags that the dirt bag defence lawyers represent? I have the utmost respect for the men and women that put their lives on the line and provide the citizens with the measure of safety that they so righteously spit on.

I am not sure how private makes things better. Private-cost plus profit. Public-cost. Should be a no brainer. The only problem is the mismanagement of the public system. Overpaid execs, and not enough proper management. Happens with private industry too, which is why many many many businesses fail.