Jack Weber

I agree... I'm thinkin' 3D Deano is going to be fairly silent from here on out and we will now be faced with "Weasel Boy" Poilievre to blither blather the Tory talking points...

I doubt it... Say G'nite,Cookie...

stopstaaron's back... I'll bet you get booted very soon...

Because he's a corporate slurper... Disguising his slurpage as standing up for "freedom"....

Ah... So you are a fan of the free marketeer race to the bottom of the standard of living food chain... And another indirect free marketeer admission..It's not,and never has been,about "individual worker freedom"...It's about legislative union busting to drive down wages and benny plans to be more "competative and productive" with the likes of China!!! Don't worry kiddo,Ron Paul beat you to it a few months ago... How dare anyone ask for a standard of living when there is profit to be made through competition with low stgandard of living jurisdictions!!! As I said,Don Blankenship thanks you vociferously for your support...'Cause business knows best!

You have no idea what I'm talking about,do you???

I guess Fletch would like us all to live in an RTW paradise where the "individual workers freedom is sacrosanct" and this is upheld by such pro-worker organizations like the NAM (National Association of Manufacturers) and the National Right to Work Committee...And a sprinkling of Koch Bros. "think tank" stuff from the CATO Institute... Hey Fletch...Check out that standard of living in Alabama....And then cross reference education levels and workplace health and safety in your RTW nirvana... Don Blankenship thanks you for your support...

'Cause the only "freedom" comes from an unfettering of Capitalism,right??? 'Cause the people behind "Right to Work" are truly interested in the "freedom of the individual worker",right? You sound like an NAM spokesman suffering from Tourettes Syndrome...

Submission to authority complex duly noted...

Really?? I didn't know private corporations were compelled to pubilcly declare financials to....The public?? (Again,this legislation is not about political donations...It's about ALL financial transactions) Could you point to any legislation that has enshrined this in law?? If so,then this is much ado about nothing... And by the way,do I have to instruct you on Agency Shop again??? And thanks for the insults...It's the usual MO of free marketeers who don't know what they are talking about...Like many I've sat across a negotiating table from... The rest of this little missive is nothing but open shop talking points...

But we aren't just talking about donations... We are talking about all transactions over $5000... By the way,if you had been knowledgable on the subject,instead of spewing open shop talking points,you would know that all financial information is available to ALL DUES PAYING MEMBERS at any time...And the financial information of what the local is spending is announced at the monthly meetings so it can be scrutinized... So,seeing as we now know this isn't just about political or charitable donations,I'm sure you'll agree with me that evvry single private member of Merit Canada AND every private business that operates in Canada should be subject to this law...Not just organized labour,right? I mean,it's all in the name of transparency...

Your anti-union rhetoric aside... If it's tranparency you're after,surely you would have no problem with Merit Canada disclosing the very same iformation about each and every member it advocates for?? I'm sure you now feel that every private business should also have to be under the scurtiny of this legislation?

Aww... Poor baby... Funny...I don't remember the howls of derision from Ontario when we subsidized your dust bowl province... It was a have not dust bowl province for most of it's existence,y'know? And now,when you have to chip in a little,you crybabies have the nerve to call it "theft"... Are you still pissy about the NEP/Pierre Trudeau? Get over it!!! It was almost 30 years ago... Now run along,pump us some oil,and,make us some money...

Perhaps... Until then... You've just become a member of the Tinfoil Hat Society...

Perhaps we're on to something... Are we talking about security entities like Blackwater?

I'm simply asking for some actual evidence... Evidence that,if you come up with it,would not shock me... Just something concrete that we can all discuss... Can you do that?

Sorry... Actual links to evidence of covert police forces... Not your unsubstantiated opinion...

While I'm not shocked that certain corporate entities would have their own covert police forces,you'll have to come up with some specific facts to back up your claims... Otherwise,you're heading into Tin Foil Hat Territory...

Ben Ami's "job" here is to try to placate enough people and make them think this is esentially benign and it's all about the "transparency and accountability"... I expect nothing less from an anti-union free marketeer...Which is why one should be concerned about this and consider who and what elements are behind it. Again...The information about spending is available at any time,particularily at monthly meetings,to any DUES PAYING MEMBER who wants to see them and question tit,if necessary...As a member (or former member) you should know that! I don't expect you,or any other person who feels this is just a benign accountability issue,wouldknow how any RTW operatives work and how they try to tilt things legislatively.You would do yourself a favour by looking into these things..

Better have them out of the way by introducing legislation that would the thin end of the wedge to attacking The Rand Formula and implementing a "Made in Canada" Right to Work jurisdiction? 'Cause it's all about the "business knows best"/personal freedom...

I assume you agree with Mr. Ben Ami's position,however? And as far as you "don't be ridiculous" comment... Have you asked yourself what might be the ultimate goal of this legislation?? Have you considered the goals of the people advocating for this and why they might have a sympathetic ear with this current government? Then do a comparison of RTW states in the US and free bargaining jurisdictions... Then make the claim I'm being ridiculous...

Yes... His name is John Snobelin...

So do I... But I don't want to blow my stuff up if I could find a use for it later...

You really should stop quoting anything that Joseph Ben Ami advocates for,as it relates to Labour Legislation... The CCPS is an admitted conservative think tank and is pro "free" market and diametrically opposed to anything that organized labour has to say or do...His fear-mongering about the increasing nature of unions over public policy is utterly laughable in the face of the anti labour actions of this government,including this bill,through Ms. Raitt and her constant meddling into the collective bargaining process... And in your wonderful new Open Shop workplace utopia,would those gains organized labour has made over the last 6 or 7 decades stay in place,or,would it tens to tilt back the other way?? Keep in mind the "free" market mindset of the people you are quoting,the groups advocating for this legislation,and,their ultimate goals for the workplace...

Wouldn't bombing everything they own in Canada be counterproductive to our own needs? In otherwords,we might want to keep that stuff...