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I am not a senior citizen yet but I would have a hard time telling any senior to "suck it up".There are enough old timers still around that still remember the great depression or the second world war.And not every senior is getting a comfy gov't pension either. As for electricity in Ontario,the Green Energy Act is a giant step backwards.The Liberals have taken the most inefficient,costly path imaginable and we will pay for it for a very long time. You are out of touch if you think all seniors are spoiled.

http://www.examiner.com/article/police-ag-holder-pressures-city-to-lower-standards-for-minority-recruits http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1375381/Fire-service-strength-fitness-tests-relaxed-allow-women-firefighters.html http://www.debate.org/debates/Should-police-fire-departments-lower-their-physical-requirements-for-female-recruits/1/ This sort of thing goes on all over the world ,including Canada.And it won't end with fire and police departments either. Of course women can be great at firefighting or police work.Eventually however,there will be consequences as Human Rights Commissions stick their politically correct noses into every aspect of our daily lives.Please read this following link that perfectly illustrates the absurdity of many of their decisions. http://www.ezralevant.com/another-day-another-reason-to-end-human-rights-commissions/

The jokers on MSNBC are up in arms over this.Without a doubt,it was a cheap and petty stunt.I have to wonder where all the outrage is over the Obama scandals?

Does anyone know the cost of repeat offenders doing their thing on the outside because they spend so little time on the inside? What are Khadr's chances of rehabilitation once he is released and reunites with his terrorist supporting family?

I think the physical standards for police and firefighters have been lowered to allow more women into the ranks.Even unqualified applicants now have a decent shot thanks to our Human Rights Commissions. I'm sure they get all the usual perks of the Public Service,like lot's of sick leave and various other kinds of days off for this and that.I would like to see the defined benefit pension plan changed to defined contribution as a start.Any time a contract negotiation goes to arbitration,the arbitrator almost always sides with the union and the ability to pay does not enter into the equation at all.This has to change but don't hold your breath. As for the 100k figure,I believe it is probably more common than we think. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/a-nation-of-100000-firefighters/article13647608/ As stated in this link,there are a lot of applicants for openings with the fire department,but they get "retention" payments for not quitting.It's bloody idiotic. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/globe-columnist-slams-canadian-firefighters-over-high-salaries-201110067.html

Kind of a big difference in my opinion.Trudeau is absent while Parliament is sitting,so he can charge groups(like CHARITIES!)a fortune for an hour or two of his precious time. As for he booting out Liberal Senators,it's mostly a meaningless symbolic gesture but it plays well to his base.One of his press agents at the Ottawa Citizen,Michael Den Tandt,calls it a master stroke . These (Liberal) Senators will still support the party in every way,just as Conservative Senators support their own party.Justin Trudeau does not believe in real reform for the Senate,because the status quo "is to our(Quebec's) advantage".Those are his own words.

I'm not sure about the situation in the rest of Canada,but how much are the policies of the McGuinty/Wynne government helping Ontario seniors?I hear all kinds of horror stories about seniors struggling to pay hydro bills thanks largely to the idiotic Green Energy Act.This is just one aspect of life for everyone as well,plenty of other expensive issues to deal with. I try to save for my own retirement but I have a hard time believing I can live out my life in my home province simply because I don't think I can afford to live here in the future.

I guess the Conservatives are greatly irritated by the fact that Marc Mayrand and Elections Canada never seem to go after the Liberals and NDP with the same gusto as they do against the Conservatives. http://blogs.canoe.ca/lilleyspad/contributor-columns/column-lilley-elections-canada-is-far-from-fair/

Many people apparently believe that the Ontario Conservatives can't win because they are right-wing and not "progressive".So,can anyone provide any evidence that Ontario is better off in any way after 10 years under an extremely "progressive" government?The McGuinty/Wynne Liberals have effectively doubled the provincial debt,electricity prices are rapidly climbing,businesses are leaving,they bungled E-Health,they ripped off taxpayers with the gas plant fiasco and the list goes on... These are some of the actions and policies of a "progressive"government.Can someone please explain how Ontario is better off now? I forgot to mention we are now officially a have-not province and are dependant on handouts which mainly come from non-progressive provinces.

Interesting,Trudeau supports many of the same things Harper does?Surprisingly he does support Keystone XL,but NOT the Northern Gateway pipeline.He came out against that pipeline even before the experts reviewed it and came out in support of it recently. I wouldn't call Trudeau a staunch federalist either based on past comments.The current Senate is to "our" advantage as he said.He believes the best leaders are from Quebec and he did infer that Quebec should consider leaving if it doesn't like the way Canada is run.Justin Trudeau is a Quebecer first before he is Canadian. The government is not yet small enough and smart enough under Harper and we most certainly wouldn't have it under Trudeau either. I don't think he has his father's intellect and his current team is like the one McGuinty listened to while he was leading Ontario down the toilet(see Gerald Butts-green energy act stupidity etc.)

Could you provide an actual number for the living wage you talk about?How much per hour or per year?Should all employees in Canada also be provided with the generous sick leave as well?Family days?Volunteer days etc?

It is foolish to make promises that can't be kept.Apparently both sides at the negotiating table at Canada Post had not the slightest concern for the ability to pay down the road. In the past,can you recall which side was always the one to use billy clubs? http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/11/21/canada_post_warns_it_will_need_cash_due_to_pension_woes.html http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/16/canada-posts-6-5-billion-shortfall-just-a-fraction-of-more-than-150-billion-in-unfunded-federal-pension-liabilities/

Right.....a better chance of being a democracy.......buy having a leader who is a real Socialist or a rock star that admires a dictatorship like China.

Is the Mulcair in Parliament who keeps asking "who knew this,who knew that?" the same Thomas Mulcair that got offered a bribe many years ago and never bothered to report it?

http://ezralevant.com/2013/09/liberal-luminary.html Gee I can't wait till she becomes our next finance minister. Can you say with a straight face,that Canada would be in better shape now under Justin Trudeau or Socialist leader Tom Mulcair?

I'm not aware of Trudeau saying anything substancial yet about his policies,except that he is pro-pot. You say he will do lot's?Like what? More pot.A carbon tax.What else?He doesn't seem to be surrounding himself with the best advisors either. http://ezralevant.com/2013/09/justin-trudeau-my-fair-liberal.html

Does every single business,big or small, have a responsibility to "look after" their people from the day they are hired until the day they die? As for rank and file Canada Post employees,they are very well paid and it's not exactly rocket science is it?And their union is just as militant as ever.

You admit that wind/solar projects are not sustainable without massive subsidies from the taxpayer.These projects will supply electricity.....weather permitting of course. Ontario Hydro had a debt of $19.5 billion dollars in 1998 when they had a monopoly.And you don't blame Ontario Hydro's managers for any of it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Hydro

Please enlighten me.What on earth do you see in this man?I haven't heard any of his speeches nor would I pay to listen to him.I have heard some of his responses to media questions and he does not impress me at all,he talks a lot but says little of substance.The fact that he was born into enormous wealth and yet he sees fit to charge charities for speaking engagements says something about his character.He currently does not take questions from Sun Media,I'm guessing he simply does not like hard questions and/or he is perplexed that Sun reporters do not fawn over him like everyone else.He's been getting the rock star treatment for years now and he clearly enjoys it. Since you are socialist,I think voting for Trudeau is a good fit for you.I think the Liberals are moving to the left from what I see,especially on the economy(Chyrstia Freeland,STAR economics advisor.......never studied economics,has a degree in Russian history and literature!!).Trudeau does not speak across generations,he simply appeals to those who are easily star struck.

Do you expect the oil companies to just sit back and do absolutely nothing?Why wouldn't they hire lobbyists protect their interests?Oil companies hire lot's of people and pay large amounts of taxes to governments.In Canada,it is Alberta that subsidizes cheap tuition and daycare in Quebec,so all that money does benefit someone,even if they don't deserve it. Oil companies do get subsidies,but unlike wind turbine and solar companies,they produce something tangible at the end of the day.

All of Ontario's electricity problems were a long time in the making.The former Ontario Hydro managed to rack up a massive debt despite having a monopoly in the market.Unfortunately I can't see things improving any time soon.The Green Energy Act is quite bluntly,idiotic.Wind and solar projects will not meet our energy needs and will in fact make the problem worse.We in Ontario should get used to the fact that we have become a have-not province under the McGuinty/Wynne Liberals.

I recall one of the women in attendance being asked if there was any particular issue she would like to see Justin Trudeau address.Her answer,"Ummm....not really..." At least we now know that Justin,like his father, has a soft spot for dictatorships. As for this media party thing,I wouldn't say that it's cohesive or organized but I think it's fair to say that most journalists are very left-wing.That's not a crime of course but I sure notice a difference in how Conservatives are covered compared to the Libs and Dems.Can anyone name a single person with CBC News that could be considered right wing? I get the Ottawa Citizen at home and I also read the Sun at work.They generally fawn over Trudeau("He doesn't just shake your hand....he inhabits it! Columnist Michael Den Tandt).Negative stories involving the Conservatives are always on the front page and given lot's of space.Negative stories about the other parties are usually buried farther back in the paper.The Sun papers and Sun News do a much better job frankly.Ezra Levant covers subjects that are taboo for other news outlets and he does a great job.

Is this the poster boy for global warming? http://qz.com/154196/the-only-way-to-stop-climate-change-now-may-be-revolution/

And do you have a problem with the global warming side being supported by foreign lobby groups like the Tides Foundation to name but one? By the way,I believe there are also scientists that do not support the man made global warming theory. http://ezralevant.com/2013/12/climate-radicals-junk-science.html http://www.climatedepot.com/ I have to admit,the global warming industry is extremely lucrative for people like David Suzuki and Al Gore.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/11/28/john-ivison-the-3-1-billion-conservative-boondoggle-that-never-was/