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No he doesn't because a party platform and election promises aren't "lies" when they aren't implemented. Environments change which affects the ability of any government to implement their programs. The massive debt the McGuinty government inherited from the previous PC government for example, which was not fully disclosed during the 2003 election. Really, if you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. And the problem with the Ontario Progressive Conservatives is that they are bland, no new ideas, no vision of the future for Ontario. Nothing. Hudak campaigned on that and lost, but here you are spouting the same tired, old nonsense. Yawn.

It would be interesting to see the calculations using real crime statistics. I get the percentages, but examples are just that. Problem is, the incarcertation rate will increase inflating the numbers of people going to jails and forcing them into an over-crowded situation - if they are not there already.

Harper wanted 2004 coalition: Duceppe Oh. Wait. This is from a CBC source and, as everyone knows, are completely biased and illegitimate. Ex-Harper advisor says Tory minority was 2004 option That is from the National Post. Oh. Wait. It's from an ex-Harper advisor, and haters gonna hate.

How would you know?

It has to do with this: Just made a few changes. You don't remember the old Coke TV commercial, 'I'd Like to Teach The World to Sing?" The one with the hippies? But my point is that western countries haven't been "docile" in dealing with protesters. They seem to be doing what they usually do.

And into that equation, now add the falling crime rate.

True and we have been over this a few times. I suppose what I was getting at is that if the crime rate is falling, and less people are going to jail, there would be less people to re-offend.

Come one, all those hippes grew old you know. And what do you think de-indexing pensions was all about? Freeing up a few bucks for more prisons? ha, ha. Did you really think I would? Like the old Coke commercial right? Sure. Like in Britain this year. And recently in Rome and in Athens. Gotchya.

It's all about the modern perspective. Nicole Eaton was probably reading this Oatmeal comic and got carried away. And who wouldn't! Riding polar bears to work would be awesome. Plus, when I got to work, people would get me coffee without me even having to ask.

No kidding! Geez.

Brian Eno's 'Thursday Afternoon' is one of the best pieces of music I have ever heard. Absolutely breathtaking. Love most of Tangerine Dream's earlier stuff and Jean Michel Jarre's 'Oxygene.' My kids tried to get me into Chemical Brothers and Crystal Method, but I am too old I guess.

Guitars - electric, dobro, 12-string, bass; a little cheesy keyboard on my Roland Juno 106 from time to time. Dabbled in mandolin in my Zeppelin stage back in the day. Been in rock bands, did gigs, been on the radio, did home recordings, etc. It's all overrated unless you are getting paid well. Heck, just getting paid was a treat. Nowadays I just jam with my kids and their friends, enough Jimi Hendrix behind-the-back stuff to piss them off. Oh, listen, he can play the blues... One thing I cannot do is play drums despite my best, most serious efforts. Drummers, as nuts as they usually are, have my highest respect. Drummers and the sound-guy/roadie. Bass players on the other hand...

They should have called 9-1-1.

Wasn't there a news article about the overcrowding myth? Yes, here it is: No crisis of overcrowding in Canada’s prison system: Corrections head Isn't blaming future population for "the numbers increase the pool of people who commit crimes" sort of like the whole "unreported crimes" joke? If someone has a rap sheet and has committed no crimes, haven't they paid their dues? I mean, isn't it a collary that since the crime rate is falling, recidivism is falling also?

Really? A protest by old people isn't good enough for you? Not into radical grannies? Tell me what your exacting parameters are, don't be vague now, and I may - when I have some spare time - do a little research for you in order that you can see that sometimes protests, even with multiple issues involved, sometimes work. In the meantime, here's one. By homosexuals no less. Operation Soap.

You must be a young'n: Good Bye Charlie Brown That is just one interesting example, there are many others.

I haven't talked to a few neighbours recently, so there is one source of unreported crime. The ones I don't know and have never talked to are likely more sources of unreported cimes. But I don't trust them anyways since, if they murder someone, will they report it? No way! So unreported murders must be skyrocketing! And that basement light in the house across the street, what was it doing on all night one day last week. No doubt some Dexter-like murdering was going on. I know this because it was unreported.

Well, it's tomorrow and people are still caring: Rob Ford accused of verbally attacking 911 dispatchers ... Now that must suck. Giving in to the police and them not recognizing His Worship. Now the Ford Nation has their head of state: Rob F--King Ford.

No doubt he and his supporters do. Besides, he is more representative of what the Ontario Progressive Party has become.

Soft crimes is subjective and, by way of subjectivity, lead to societal disorder and eventually the collapse of that society, complete with the subsequent violence, immorality and overthrow of the government. I got that right, didn't I? You know, because some of those 'soft crimes' are actually hard crimes. Or do you mean 'soft-on-crime' is subjective leading the inevitable collapse of peace, order and good government? We hear that crime statistics are "subjective" because they don't account for all the "unreported crime" a notion which is as subjective as can be made. So naturally, since "soft crime is subjective" it is completely understandable that "we should have those petty crooks in rehab centres in the swanky end of town." Somehow there is a intuitive connection there, itself a method of subjectivity. Of course all of this completely ignores the fact that reported crimes are down and that the corollary is that "unreported crime" is down as well, unless you wish to subjectively point out how our crime detection methodologies, which have been steadily been improving over the past few generations, has resulted in a decline in ability to detect crime and criminals.

Links help scouterjim: Scouts failed to stop sexual predator: CBC investigation Investigating sexual abuse in Scouts Canada - the First Estate page Scouting sex abuse cases I think the problem they illustrate is more historical than current although the organization of the Boy Scouts no doubt took a hit, just like Catholic Church has over their diddling priests. In this day however, I think most rational people recognize the controls that the Boy Scouts - like most other youth oriented organizations - have put in place and wouldn't worry too much about their kids being a cub or scout. I certainly wouldn't.

Is that what you think I meant by the reference to ivory? I don't think there can be any reason to sue, even under a human rights commission thingy. At least not until there is some charge or violation. Even IF they get the stuff off the public menu, that will reduce the demand for shark fins. That is a step in the right direction. As opposed to what, a big corporation? Microsoft Shark Fin Ban 1.0?

Woman cleared of murder still treasures locket with photo of man she killed I don't get this. I understand that Jermaine Gillespie was a nasty piece of work, a violent, abusive criminal who appeared to be a sociopath than anything. But she was carrying a knife, stabbed him when he was defenceless and it is somehow not worthy of even a token sentence or even a reprimand for actually killing someone? Christie Blatchford: Gilding the lily in domestic violence case

Alas, even Cheers and Seinfeld jumped the shark, so more than one term could be very painful. I am waiting to see if he calls out the Army out to shovel the snow, like Noooo-booody Lastman. The big bad Canadian winter storm with all that unreported snow.

Sure there is. The first thing will be health inspectors and by-law enforcement officers keeping an eye on things and some of them are Chinese. I would suspect that the dish will come off the menus at least to start. However, actually disciplining people for contravening the by-law or whatnot will be tough. It actually means quite a bit. The largest city in Canada has just banned shark fins which is following international efforts to ban the practice of finning. While provincial or federal legislation banning shark fins is desired, this is a political step that could become an issue in the other political arenas. Just like all those elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn speakeasys right? Because they have to work out the logistics of policing it and, more than likely, wait for the issue to gain traction at the provincial or federal level to let those authorities actually do the enforcement where it will count the most.