Bryan

They were reporting the possible cut to the voter subsidy on Global National as well tonight. edit: National Post has it now too: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=997382 I've mentioned in the past that Harper might find a wedge issue that the public will support, but that the opposition will be forced to vote down. This could be it, and it would be easy to promote it in such a way that the opposition looks really bad for voting against it.

Laws change, supposedly to reflect society. Judges making goofy decisions like this one are essentially creating new law. They need to be held accountable.

Yes they should, at all times. They need to know that if they make lunatic decisions like this one, they will face the consequences.

Just another reason why judges should be elected.

I keep hearing in the media about sagging consumer confidence, and how retailers are seeing huge drops in sales. I have to wonder who they are surveying for this info. I have never seen such a huge uptick in shopping as I have seen in the last week. Every mall and stand alone store I went to this week was crowded beyond belief. The parking lots were full (even the overflow), the aisles were jammed, and the lines at the tills were longer than I've ever seen them. Christmas is still over a month away. The real "rush" hasn't even started yet, and I already have to wait 20 minutes in line at Costco, and I have to park across the street at Canadian Tire? It's crazy!!!

The problem with fundraising for your kids is, it often doesn't really raise funds in the end. I know I've pretty much had enough of it. Between daycare, lacrosse, basketball, hockey, band, and other school related expenses, it seems like I've been fundraising for things for my son for his entire life. Every couple of months there's something else. The problem is, if you expect friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to support your kids' causes, you have to be willing to support theirs. What ends up happening, is you still pay the same amount of money out of pocket, it just gets spread around instead of getting all paid up in one place. With the added bonus of taking a lot more time out of your already far too busy schedule.

The fact that we even know who the falsely accused are makes me think this is less of a worry than some might think. Between today's forensic technology, the increasingly public nature of such claims, and an exhaustive appeals process, I think we could safely implement capital punishment for at least our worst repeat offenders.

The problem with electric cars isn't what they can do, it's the limitations when you need it right now. I can refill my tank on a car in a couple minutes if something comes up without notice. Even if you run out of gas, you just grab a jerry can, and quickly get some more. You just can't do that with an electric car.

I was hoping he meant the CBC.

Your driveway is a private road. A highway is a public road.

$25 Billion cut from healthcare says that Liberals and their supporters have forfeited their right to judge anyone on their fiscal management. Take a look at how the finances of the party are going if you want to see how they really operate when they don't have taxpayers money to shove into their own pockets. Paul Martin = the Ken Lay of Canadian politics.

It's not good, it's stupid. Public roads are just that, PUBLIC. There is no way they should ever be privatized. Charging people for passing through is extortion. I don't trust a government to end a toll when the bill is paid. Income tax was supposed to be temporary too.

Route 90. I was coming from the south end along Bishop Grandin. It slows down to 50 in that stretch of Kenaston where all those vacant Army barracks houses are, then goes back to 70 and up by the time you cross Academy.

It didn't go all that well for May either. She's the only top five party leader not to win a seat. They better not let her into the debates next time.

But Canadian car sales are still increasing. Honda and Toyota are setting all-time sales records worldwide. Canadians are still buying cars, and will still need them if the US companies close down.

That is the big Liberal lie. You can't just stop paying your bills and claim you have balanced the budget because you have money in the bank. Try that with your mortgage and see if the bank thinks you are a good fiscal manager. Liberals did not balance the budget, they did not run surpluses. They moved spending off the books, and left major spending commitments unpaid. Enron and Worldcom executives went to prison for doing their books the way the Liberals did theirs.

I don't get it. You'd RATHER have an onsite tech stick you with a needle than be forced to pee in a cup? That's insane. I don't care how "shy" your bladder is. Just keep drinking fluids. Physics will eventually defeat insecurity.

This is a good object lesson on why people should flat out refuse to allow any tolls to be implemented on new infrastructure projects. It still makes me shake my head that anyone ever allowed them, and thankful that we don't have any in Manitoba.

The whole industry? Worldwide? Have you really thought that through?

Yesterday I was pulled over for speeding. The route I was taking has a speed limit of 80 km/h for the majority of it, and I was actually going around 70. Apparently, unbeknownst to me, there is a short section in this route where the speed limit goes down to 50 for a few blocks before going back up to 80 a few blocks later. By the time I noticed the "limit 50" sign, the police car was already behind me with their lights on. By the book, I was doing 72 in a 50, and faced a $280 fine. However, because the Police do have the power of discretion, I was given a warning. I'm a big fan of police discretion.

The auto industry is not in trouble. These three particular American manufacturers are in trouble. If they go under, the other companies will have to make more cars and increase production to make up for it. They'll need more workers. Honda and Toyota already have production in Canada. A loss of GM/Chrysler/Ford will lead to increased production for Honda and Toyota, as well as other manufacturers coming into the country.

Allowing anyone to give any amount leads to corruption where a party "owes" an entity or individual for an unusually large contribution. Even if they can't use all of it in a campaign, they still have it for other operations. Cleaning that mess up was a long time coming. Not only should we not go back, we should continue to tighten both the funding and the spending restrictions. I'd especially like to see the taxpayer funded portion scaled way back, and eventually eliminated. Phase it out over several years. A tax credit on the original contribution is enough public money for the parties as it is.

Harper did not break his promise on the Atlantic Accord. Williams had a choice between the existing agreement or the new one. Problem was he wanted both, something he was never promised.

I assume you're talking about Shag Harbor. They got $2000. Compare that to the $25 BILLION the Liberals cut from healthcare, then add on the billions they cut from education and infrastructure. Bottom line, the Liberals were terrible fiscal managers. Their so-called surplus was smoke and mirrors. The only thing they were good at was lying about it.

The Liberals neglected a lot while they were in. It cost a lot of money to fix the mess they left. It's not fun, but eventually somebody has to pay the bills.