fellowtraveller

No, and what does owning property have to do with the right to vote? Round here, where you vote depends on where you reside, and that can only be one place at a time. Having two cars does not get you two drivers licenses

It does have an easy answer in Canada, which is different from France.. Debts transfer to your estate, but they do not transfer to anybody else after that estae is exhausted. Your surviving children or executor or named beneficary would have zero responsibility for your actions in life or your debts after life. I am not surprised that it is screwed up in France, their estate laws are bizarre. For example, if you and your spouse jointly own a home and one of you dies, in Canada that ownership as joint tenants ensures that the survivor gets the other share. Not in France, where the share passed to the children who are always beneficiaries fo that share of the estate. The surviving spouse cannot sell their share either, they are allowed to live in the home until they die, when that share also must go to the kids. Also, age has little to do with borrowing money, the lenders look at the same things as if you were young. Credit history, income, ability to repay, collateral, risk. Your bank will be nervous about advancing gobs of money beyond what you have the ability to pay back anytime, not just when you are old.

Wrong, and please stop making up shit that you somehow think I said. An observation by a peace officer of apparent drunkeness or impairment while operating a motor vehicle are just one prerequisite to a specific action by the officer, which is to demand a breath sample. But they are not the only ones and they are not the usual ones. Officers cannot judge impairment by a 15 second conversation through a car window and their case would be thrown out if they tried that. Officers DO NOT NEED TO PROVE IMPAIRMENT when laying a charge of failing to blow or blowing over .08. What the courts have accepted for a quarter century or more is the officers testimony that they smelled alcohol from within the vehicle. That is it, that is all that is required to demand a breath sample. You as a driver are not legally required to provide one. If you do fail to provide one, you will be charged with a separate but equally serious crime, which is what has happened. There is NO NEED to prove impairment or that Goldring has a drink at any time. Maybe somebody else in his car had been drinking. Maybe his cologne smells like bourbon. Doesn't matter.

so what? There are negotiations on land claim settlements going on today, in some cases for 2 or 3 decades. Your little quote is written in 2009 and refers to a 'suggestion' that extinguishment 'might' not be required. It means nothing, or really less than nothing since many of those claims still are not settled. Extinguishment is not just a referral to land right, to ultimate control of land and resources. It also refers to an end of negotiation: here is the deal, it will not be reopened, there will be no more salries paid or operating costs covered in perpetuity . That has caused deals to flounder too, and it is easy to see why. Not everybody really wants what comes with self government. It is much, much more than just land and money.

Correct. But it is not so much that the oil is needed elsewhere as that Canada has a pressing, strategic need to find other customers for the resources that keep our economy afloat now and for the foreseeable future.

Pretty close. Very few refusal to blow cases come to trial as comapred to driving over .08 cases. I have explained why. You do not have to prove impairment or even that they have had a single drink. You do not have to testify as to the test readings, second readings, time elapsed, officers test equipment qualifications. maintenance of equipment, calibration schedules or any of that. I can tell you the cirscumstances, they were in todays paper in Edmonton and the incident took place about 2 kms from where I am right now. The cops had been running a major Checkstop for drunk drivers on a major street, which is common at this time of year. The individual cars were released with instructions to continue checking for alcohol/driving offences. Goldring was stopped nearby at 12:30 AM and with failing to prpovide a breath sample. He had earlier been at a major political fucntion, where ironically he got into an argument with a provincial cabinet minsiter over legislation in the works in AB to toughen drunkl driving laws. The onus is on the Crown to demonstarte that he refused to blow. It is really unlikely that this one will either. wrong. Drunkenness or impairment are not required as pretexts to ask somebody to blow. You must be an attorney and billing at $350/hour. The only excuses are things like 'I could not blow because I was in the middle of cardiac arrest' or 'the officer held his pistol to my head and forced me to blow'. This silliness has all been tried and discarded many many years ago. This is what will be stated in court. " The car changed lanes without signalling. I pulled it over. When he rolled down the window, I smelled alcohol in the vehicle. He refused to blow. I charged him. Here we are' It does not matter if he was stone cold sober and had not had a drink since 1971, he isn't charged with anything except refusing to blow. Very hard charge to dispute. Of course I am privy, anybody can attend a session of court and observe. And that is about what wuill be said in court, since that is about all that is required to convict in these cases. I'm a cop, I stopped him and he refused to blow.

Are you some kind of commie?Overpaying Canadian producers for inferior goods? Keeping Ontarians safe by having only civil servants selling alcohol? It is the Canadian way.

Kane was +4 at the Olympics, you don't get ice time much less +4 if you do not backcheck. That is true. He has a couple of signature moves on the rush that opposition teams know about, and he is a shooter that now gets a lot of shots blocked.But he is also very skilled guy, and he will adapt and prosper. Agree about Semin being very expendable, though he is a much bigger trade risk for other teams than Ovechkin.

a rural city? What does that mean? Fort Mac is about 4 1/2 hours north of Edmonton, which is 3 1/2 hours north of Calagary. The Edmonton -Calgary corridor is the most urban area in Canada as well as the richest urban area in Canada. 81% of Albertans live in urban areas, 19% in rual areas. The cost of living in Fort Mac is not really high, but the cost of housing certainly is among the worst in Canada supply and demand, same as anywhere else.the demand is high, as FM has grown exponentially for a couple of decades with industrial projects pushing the population to around 70,000. the supply is low, and the reasons are more complex. There is plenty of land, but money for housing development infrastructure like roads, bridges, sewers, power, water, etc normally comes from the municiplaity. With such rapid growth, there has long been a serious shrottage of all those things and particularly serviced lots. That means really high prices and really low vacancy rates. The province has interven3ed financially a couple of times, but there is still a shortgae of affrodabel housing. That means employers have to pay more, much more, to attract workers.

The only debate is in your cranium. It is easy to see why, you do not understand the difference between impairment and the other charges. The Corwn dioes not have to prove impairment in either 'driving over .08' or for 'refusing to provide a breathlyzer' sample. In the first case, having a over .08 charge takes away all possible defences like 'I was over .08 but I am an experienced drinker and Completely in control and therefore not a hazard'. The law does not care about yoyur level of competence or imnpairment, just that chemically you have tested over .08. It does not matter if you could do complex calculus in yoru head or are face down in the ditch, impaired or not impaired- if you are over .08you are guilty. Same with Goldrings charge, refusing to blow. They don't address impairment, they just address the yes or no question. 'Are you a peace officer?' 'Yes' 'Did you legally require Goldring to provide a breath sample' 'Yes' 'Did he comply'? 'No' Result: guilty, and the penalties are the same as if he had blown over .08. NObody knows or cares if he was impaired, that is a different charge used under different cicumstances. And the result of that penalty will be the same for the Tories: nothing.

blah blah blah. You wish and hope they will go to court. You assume and wrongly assume that the holder of the right of way needs First Nations permission for a new line on an old right of way. Kinder Morgan doubled their capacity a few years ago on this very route and their only obstacles were an enhanced environmental review in Jasper National Park and a cursory review in the rest of BC. Enbridge will simply build the pipeline on the one of the existing rights of way between Alberta and the coast to Kitimat or Prince Rupert. There are two: one highway and one railway. There won't be anything the First Nations can do about it. Period. Please don't bring up any more nonsense about anybody stopping the Candian govt from shipping oil offshore on soveirgnty grounds, we've heard quite enough of that drivel already. Oh, and Kinder-Morgan will also expand their existing pipeline on their existing right of way from Alberta to Vancouver. And quickly too.

I was only able to get 84,600 results, maybe I should have invested several more seconds to understanding a fundamental issue in the land claims process in Canada. Drop back when you're done reading and up to speed on this issue.yawn, lol

Ah yes, when His Shwaness has been routed in argument, you try to move the goalposts. Do you think people don't notice that? And why must you insult immigrants? Are you a bigot and a redneck?

If he was was severely impaired he'd have been charged with that too. Impaired driving is a different charge than driving while over .08, and can be done in addition to the refusing to provide a breathalyzer charge. . If the cops supsect you of drinking and driving, they require you to take a breathalyzer. If you refuse the breathalyzer, the consequences are the same as if you had failed the breathalyzer: Criminal Code charges, licence suspension, fine. You can also get jail time on the first or any subsequent offence. I doubt this will get to a trial, very few 'failure to blow' defences get that far. You did not blow? Guilty of same. Pretty simple. Impact on govt? Zero.

Unless he is some kind of serial offender, he would have no chance of doing time for refusing to blow, the penalties are the same as if he was driving while over .08. Suspension and fine Other MPs have been charged and convicted for impaired driving, did they quit?

No, there would be no point in applying at all. I am self employed, so I won't be getting anything if the business goes belly up. I guess I'll just have to rely on myself. I know it is very hard for you to imagine an individual doing that in your Canada. Why wouldn't I collect CPP, since it is a pension plan that pays benefits only to those that contribute and I have been paying both employer and employee contributions for a long time? It is not a gift, just giving me back what I earned. If had any choice, my share of all that CPP money would go to a self directed RRSP plan but I am not permitted that option.

I guess you haven't been following events for the last half century or so. Here is a tip: sometimes people in negotiations don't want a result, because qany result gets them in worse shape than they are now. Oh, and I am not your Google bitch, look it up yourself, the extinguishment issue has been around forever. Quote Hard to say, ask themIt is going to be built, with or without their participation. As stated, there are other routes with right of way that is settled and has nothing to do with First Nations. I agree and I can't really understand what the hubbub is all about. Run the pipelines next to the roads, great idea. Are those the dangerous underground cars? Quote This is the deadly economic combo that dooms so many First Nations: isolation and nothing worth developing in their tribal lands. If only that were true. Don;t forget 'the fat of the land'. Quote

First I heard of the charge. Refusing to blow is the same charge anywhere in Canada, a criminal code offence. I have no idea why he would quit over it.

Ever check tables for life expectancy, child mortality, average size of humans in the last 100 years?The Middle Class barely existed 100 years ago.

??? There have been a bunch of land claims settled. Like, on every place that has a treaty and numerous others that did not have one. Most of those that have not settled claims have foundered on the extinguishment clause. Can't say I blame them, why give up that particualr source of gravy when the alternative is standing up on your own legs with a much flimsier safety net. I just hope the First Nations understand they will very likely screw themselves out of a whole shitload of money and jobs with this pipeline. It is going to be built, with or without their participation. As stated, there are other routes with right of way that is settled and has nothing to do with First Nations. This is the deadly economic combo that dooms so many First Nations: isolation and nothing worth developing in their tribal lands. There is a ton of tother shit too: mismanagement, paternalism from DIAND, serious social issues etc. But the firs two are ballbusters. The pipelines can help, but the First Nations involvement or permission isn't mandatory. I really hope they understand that.

No, I do not get any pensions, GST rebates or any other funds from the govt. I do often get an income tax refund, a result of habving overpaid taxes. I do travel to other countries , and pay hefty airport and security suircharges every time I do. I do buy imported food and I do pay retail prices for same. Harper has increased the federal civil service by 10% in a time when population increased about 3%, and he did so without introducing any significant new programs that require lots of staff. There should be no problems at all whacking back that total by 30,000 or so staff- and without affecting any programs, since none were created when the jobs were created. Easy peasy. Since we have been told forever that our civil service is highly skilled professionals, the best in the world, it won't be hard to find other work. It will be hard to find better work and/or benefits- but that is a problem all of us must face from time to tome, no reason for govt employees to be exempt from reality.

Land claims negotioations crawl because one of the non-negotiable aspects from the feds is extinguishhment, meaning that once the deal is done- it is done. That automatically shuts down the gravy pipeline to the band and councillors, and puts the band into a situation where they are mnow accountable to band memebers and just don't ahve any white guys in suits to blame for it all. There is no motivation to settle unless and only if there is a huge pot of resource money at stake. That does not apply to the Gateway pipeline, where there are jobs and profits available, but pipelines don't have the kind of $ attached to say, extraction of resources. But it doesn't matter anyway, you guys are putting way too much fiath and hope in 'negotiations'. If push comes to shove and it gets too expensive or too slow, they will just run the pipline(s) down existing rights of way that already go to Vancouver and the Prince Rupert area. Once it gets to a port,and it very most certainly will, there is basically f**k all First Nations will be able to do about it. They should think about that option and what is will cost them. It is as simple as that.

You're looking at this as a rational, logical person. Try to think from the other side for a moment.

If you really believe that, you'd better buy some Caterpillar D10s and start digging up Hwy 16, Hwy 5, and all the CN and CP track in BC then because if you don't they'll be building a great big old trench down one or all of them real soon.Bring lawyers, guns and money.

With the kind of get rich quick schemes available in Onatrio- paying wind power producers more or less guaranteed 15% to 18% ROI, they'd be nuts not to get involved.But let's not lose track of who is actually paying the big ROI: ordinary consumers.