Doing our bit is required on two levels. This article deals rather nicely with the sufferers and is asking us to do our humane bit on that level. The other level, of course, is to help replace those who are not governing us effectively; those who fail to effectively encourage wealth creation and who allow the wealth still being produced to be squandered. That is the important level on which to do our bit.


Pride goeth before a fall. Over confidence and arrogance are annoying to me so imagine how I have not enjoyed this campaign. I predict that both of these candidates will fall in the future. This election is about President Pence or President Kaine. I lose my family health care plan on January 1, my 401 plan has been stagnant for the last 8 years prolonging my retirement till at least 65 and then who knows with social security. D.C. has a strangle hold on our country and I don't see that changing much unless the Trumpster can somehow win and rip this thing apart.


Sid and Larry, Here is a partial list of what President Trump has accomplished in 6 months.
1.) Withdrew from TPP
2.) Re-instated the Mexico City policy preventing money going to foreign non-profits that  perform abortions.
3. )Freeze on Federal Hiring
4.) Nominated James  Mattis  Secretary of Defense. Confirmed
5.)  Protect whistleblowers in the VA
6.) Signed a bill, "Buy American, Hire American"
7.)  Signed a bill nullifying President Obama's anti-gun law
8.)  Nominated Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court. Confirmed
9.)  Withdrew from Paris Climate deal
This is a very abridged list. He also signed 36 executive directives that did not require Congressional approval.

I can see how some of these actions might have Sid spilling his coffee, but Larry, come on!  I use to read your column. Almost everything Trump's done, so far, should have you grinning ear to ear. I agree different ideas and opinions can be exchanged  with civility and people do it right here every Saturday!


Thanks so much! Appreciate the levity, and Monty Python is golden!


Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. - Yes, even the founders of our nation knew the importance of protecting the right of people to assemble for "redress of grievances." But now a few hundred years later and George Mason IV can't think of a reason why a few hundred tree huggers should protest! I wonder then, is there some relation to King George that we don't know about?


Macron is just as bad as Trudeau in his appeasement of anything certain religions of peace want to inflict on their countries!


<< It's the belief that one's experience (along with intellect, political acumen, etc.) makes one indispensable.>>

Not "indispensable"; it means it makes one likely more capable of ruling. Big difference.


Happy to hear you got the message.

And it's not hate, …it's simply a reality based view.

No wonder you missed it.


Was Rosa Parks a bully? People that experience discrimination and choose to bring the issue to light aren't bullys, they are courageous. The bully in this case is the cake shop operator.


Our great messiah "wavemaker " has again ruled that we don't need a scary assualt rifles but fails too give any argument as to why.
How does it feel to be a soy feed Mangina , afraid of a scary black rifle????


It's refreshing to see an elected official with honor and integrity. You got to admire Gabbard's position, she's speaking out publicly about corruption in her own party and calling for change.
This will turn out either really good for her, or really bad but I like her style.
Go big or go home.


Like crap?

You need to be more obvious with that crowd otherwise they will not get the message.


Why should the school boards (or whatever organization) take the chance in a climate where the Trump administration is trying to bar entry to certain Nationalities?  Picture yourself as a teacher on a busload of kids & one uninformed border guard on a power trip. Plenty to see & do in Canada.  Spend the money here.  I changed a ski trip from a US destination to a Canadian one-BC was terrific. The US can either be welcoming to tourist dollars, or they can lose out.


A homosexual male ordained to the priesthood confects valid Sacraments and can live a life of holiness but a homosexual orientation impedes a priest from relating to the Church as Christ does his Bride, akin to a homosexual man married to a heterosexual woman. I used to be of the opinion that as long as a man is celibate what difference does it make but now I see the Church's wisdom in discouraging homosexual men from seeking out the priesthood.


Given the taxation levels in Canada, and the fact that they are going even HIGHER, becoming a participant in the Underground Economy is a MUST.

Canadian governments are taking us down the same path as Greece.....and the end result will be the same.


I wish I had the time. Those 12hr days are killer.


Answer to headline question:  When Limbaugh and the entire Republican party is history.


Uncles Ige and Sam want to track YOUR marijuana purchasing habits. Can't wait for them to launch the Marijane Frequent Shopper's program!


I was 1/4 into my first cup of coffee, (still half asleep) and had expected a survey. After a good laugh,  I enjoyed the editorial, poking fun at the hypocrisy of Trudeau and his government.  But why not?  May I suggest the Globe survey its readers on what we would like to see in subsequent elections?


Laughable for Habs fans to think the Habs will fire Therrian and hire Julien! The french press loves Bergiven and Bergiven loves Therrian not gonna happen!


Help me out. Do you have the names of the US citizens who were "unmasked" during the surveillance? I'd like to check it out.


Well, Miss Condescending-know-it-all, it does. DST adds an hour of sunshine (from 6pm to 7pm right now) when it is warmest, and takes away an hour (from 7am to 8am) when it is cooler, so the net effect is an increase in warmth. Thus, spring!


They are not always referred & Canadian insurance does not always pay. Many of them travel to NY & other states & pay out of their own pockets


False, research Hawaii's Prime Minister under Kalakaua, Walter Murray Gibson.


In the meantime the US becomes a global laughing stock and international leaders have zero trust in this White House. I don't see how that improves our national security.  Hopefully the GOP finally realizes our international standing is just as or more important than, their political agenda or the executive power of the White House.


....and would have been more entertaining.


Is Renfro the one who did the pistol whipping? Is he the one who pulled the trigger? I haven't seen anywhere that it identifies which one of them did the actual killing. Just curious.


Yoh, remember that paper surplus of a few million dollars in the final months of the Dosanjh NDP administration.

It was based on a pipe dream of collecting from California for providing power from the Burrard thermal generating station during the Made By Enron Power Crisis.

California decided that BC Hydro PowerEx and TransAlta were part of Enron's fraud, and demanded US $ 3.2 billion in fines instead of paying. BC Hydro got away with paying a bargain US $750 million to make it go away, and was stuck with the bill for the 100s of millions of natural gas it burned to generate the power exported to California. Enron drove up natural gas spot prices by creating unnecessarily congestion in gas transmission lines.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydro-transalta-owe-california-millions-us-judge-rules/article8944884/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-utility-settles-energy-prices-dispute-with-california-from-2000/article13813512/


And another suggestion. In order to curb speculation, make it illegal for licensed realtors to own more than 2 properties with their family. The bulk of speculation in the downtown condo market is with realtors buying units and looking for assignment sales.


What law was that? I didn't think so...


I don't think anyone thinks the Russians did that. What we think is 1) Those emails weren't that sensitive and 2) Russia helped leak their existence to the public and push the narrative that HRC had put America at risk.


You are ignoring Flynn and Manafort.  Nice try though.


No, I'm pretty sure Mr. Bartko meant "astrological," not "astronomical."  Astronomy is an empirical science, where astrology is an amalgamation of medieval superstition and New Age nonsense.  Based on his previous letters to the editor, I think Mr. Bartko would give more credence to astrology than he would astronomy.


We'll find evidence any day now!! Honest!


WAFN,  as usual, another of your informative and uplifting comments based on nothing.


"Opinion is biased, by definition."
It's absolutely amazing how many people can't grasp that concept.


The atomic bombings saved the Japanese people from an American invasion of their country. It worked fast.


Or these ridiculous comments above???


Yes, the A.C.A is in fact the problem---For ignoring the realities of the current marketplace.  Insurance is not health-care:  The law itself is a band-aid that addresses very little, especially rising health-care costs; now we have steadily rising insurance costs as well.

If insurance companies are going to put themselves between Americans and their health, and use that position to repeatedly soak ordinary citizens to preserve their profit margin, then yes, they need to go:  Single-Payer is the only viable option.

For those of you whining about "incompetent government," it's a far better use of public funds than bombing the hell out of third world countries, and making more enemies, geometrically, with every drone strike.  We're going to have to make some choices here, and be active participants in our form of government:  Do we want to be the world's policeman, or do we want to get back to defending our borders and making sure our citizens are educated and healthy?


"Victor Mitchell came out swinging this week in the Republican primary for Colorado governor, questioning the fundraising practices of one GOP rival and irking another by saying attorneys “shouldn’t be anywhere near the executive branch of government.”

I would far prefer lawyers to multimillionaire crooked businessmen.


Perhaps Justin can butter up Trump by inviting him to one of his gay pride parades?  No pun there.


John McCain, who ran for president against Obama in 2008, was born in the Canal Zone.  Ted Cruz, who ran for president in 2016, was born in Canada.  No right-wing media or Republican politicians attacked either one.  As the editor writes, "birtherism" was a tactic whose only intent was to discredit the presidency of Obama.  It was dishonest, it was contemptible, and it worked, to a degree, among the rubes.  Now the target of birtherism is Hillary Clinton.  Those same rubes have "discovered" that she is the enemy of all true patriots.


Yes: But its two crazy leaders begging for war.
fyi: N.Korea would never attack the U.S. or its territories first; its trying to deter Trump from bombing and destroying N.Korea like the U.S. has done to; Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, N.Pakistan, Syria.
But nothing can stop the war machine that needs continuous war for the arms industries to make windfall profits.  And Kim is playing right into their hand.  We have fools running our world.


"No jurisdiction has ever taxed their way to prosperity"

I guess you have no knowledge of what FDR did in the US and how progress income tax created the golden era of capitalism, not to mention the Bretton Woods system.

It still amazes me that the bottom 95% still buy into neoliberal economics.  Please remember what the great Alan Greenspan said about the collapse of the US financial sector.  He said he did not know why the market failed at regulating itself and admitted his assumptions were wrong.  I submit that the belief in a free self regulating market is a myth.  There are all kinds of so-called distortions.  Many of which are created by the free market fundamentalists themselves.

The true income of the people reporting income of $220k (members of the 1%) will not be taxed at 50%.  I do not understand why you are even concerned.


Gotcha. I read it as putting the burden on the developer's to not develop on land they bought or provide it free on land they did. I agree that was short-sighted zoning, great point.


Capitalism is a great way of generating wealth. But it doesn't necessarily distribute it very well.

There was an interesting series on PBS, 'Victorian Slum House' (will probably be repeated) in which they tried to recreate the lives of the very poor in London during the Victorian Era when there was no income tax, health and safety laws, minimum wage, compulsory education, etc.

In short, the government didn't 'interfere' with the workings of the free market.

The poor for the most part got poorer and the wealthy for the most part chose to ignore it or assume 'the poor' were responsible for their own plight. (A study in the latter part of the century concluded most poor people were in fact working hard. But their wages were very low.)

Karl Marx, observing all this in the 19th C., concluded that capitalism would be overthrown when a tiny portion of society ended up owning virtually everything and the vast majority of the population found themselves living in abject poverty.


The Irish bishops had a window of opportunity to be really honest and upfront. That's what this Pope wants. Sadly, even before departing for Rome, they said they would not be raising the matter of optional celibacy/married clergy. It had been put forward by the bishop of Kilmore following a diocesan synod of clergy and laity. I had hoped that the bishops would have had more courage to raise this issue knowing that Francis will at least listen and won't be scandalised. Unfortunately, it may be another ten years before they get that chance again. A very crucial ten years given that the average age of Irish priests is now nearing 70 .


All hail the dawning of the golden era of Trump, where 'bad actors' DeNiro, Pacino, Baldwin,  and Streep are in prison leaving the way free for Scott Baio to sweep the Oscars.


Do you question and assign an arbitrary and subjective value of importance to every topic?

Pro tip: You don't have to read stuff that doesn't interest you.


The A*ss-backwards  connotation that "protection" is wrong is exactly what bank fraudsters do.

The great depression occurred because banks were deregulated, after massive unemployment the governments brought back regulation and then ALL of our countries flourished and had a middle class.

The 2008 crash happened from deregulated banking practices under the Bush Administration  and "protectionism" actually protects you from having to bail them out for their fraud. Add further, we used to have a bank capital tax, that was removed and replaced with the carbon tax. Let's bring back regulation and tax the banks and stop all the fraud.


agree...another monopoly part mess up


It is very important for Canada to renew its commitment. It will be seen as confirming  Canada's commitment to Europe, a matter of much importance given the need to affirm CETA and given the concerns for Europe's future expressed today by Council of Europe President Donald Tusk.  Canada has supported Ukraine from the first moments of its independence (only Poland recognised independent Ukraine more quickly), so its assistance has great symbolic as well as material value.


Apostolicae Curae was nothing more than an opinion issued by Leo XIII. It can be quietly ignored, just as so many other papal pronouncements have been over the years.


You use their pfd to support education. They are the users that f this expensive system and should pay something for the service. It seems unfair that a single worker has gets only one pfd each year but those who want kids get a dividend per each kid. PFD should be restricted to adults over 18 and the remainder dedicated to support the education system.


If it was one of your loved ones that had been killed, you'd say, "Nah, it cost too much to put this person into treatment."
I don't suppose you'd be open to the idea that one's personal worth is more valuable than anything. Family, environment--- all are expendable to keep taxes low, right?


White privilege? I suppose I am privileged that my family survived the black death; that some came to Maryland (kicked out of England) for their minority religious beliefs instead of being executed; that some survived a massacre by Indians at Jamestown; that some did not die in the Revolutionary War (I'm on the south side of the border); that some were not killed in Saarland by Napoleon as he marched through their homes and gardens; that some did not die in the American Civil War (all were with the Union, fighting to keep the States together that would end slavery); that some chose to get on a boat instead of starve in Scotland; that my Marine Corps grandfather did not die in an invasion of Japan that didn't happen.

I can find a dozen varieties of tortillas at the supermarket, but not one package of squirrel or crappie that I grew up on.

I am white, but I am not privileged.


What's with the Black dot


Nobody's tossing anyone over to the side.  The problem, which many refuse to acknowledge, is hatred against both.  I have no idea why a tolerant person would be opposed to what these two human rights advocate wrote in the Globe:

"Canada’s record prior to the war was to deny refuge to Jews fleeing oppression in Germany, Russia and other unwelcoming countries. We’ve already lived through a “none is too many” immigration policy; we must avoid unintentionally reinventing that shameful past.

"Yet, many have reasonably argued that when it comes to Muslim refugees today, especially from war-torn Syria, the anti-Muslim rhetoric falls dangerously close to what Canadians heard in prewar times."

~ Amira Elghawaby and Bernie Farber, Globe and Mail, September 5, 2015.


I'm quite calm actually, you sound very nervous, almost like someone that purchased a home this past Spring and is suffering from buyers remorse because your 20% down payment and only source of equity has vanished.  Housing is in trouble stay tuned.....


The far left has taken a natural occurring situation, global climate change and turned it into this crisis (man-made climate change). The far left want alternative energy sources , which by the way I also support, but refuse to wait until  reliable and reasonably price sources can be created BEFORE destroying the fossil fuel industries. This is why the man-made crisis was created in the first place. The alternative fuel sources are not competitive and the far left simply can't stand a free market and the rights of the individual to make their own choices.


Interesting to watch Trudeau play the business card.

While sticking it to small business (aka "The 1%" allegedly) in the form of tax hikes and heaping opprobrium on hard working people across the land, Justin simultaneously tries to position himself as the champion of Canadian industry by supporting Bombardier vs Boeing. Bombardier, helpfully, is in Quebec. You know, that province where Energy East was just canned because it would cost Liberals votes? Bombardier also happens to be a bastion of MIDDLE CLASS employment (in Quebec), the guys JT and BM claim to care/know so much about. Objectively, I can see the merits of confronting Boeing. I can also see the cynical smoke screen that our mascot, erm I mean PM, emits in his efforts to play up this dispute in the face of his government's assault on small business. Message: the right business is one that relies on the feds/provs and can threaten unwelcome lay-offs around election time. Self-reliant small businesses? You're on your own.


Have you come up with a new meaning for "wise"?
Real scientists are always debating Theories or they are not scientists!


Just the French doing what the French do best!!


Nooooo. The police are irritated with dingleberrys calling 911 because " they spotted a moose". Good gawd did you read the story? Bonehead.


Sooo all the sensitive fattys are all riled up. You can read the comments here; the thunder thigh broads have the nastiest comments. No men want to be between those thunders.


Lets keep the Anthum, and do away with the sports, hmmm.


And many of them insult other posters.  With no consequences.


What the counter-protesters/Antifa don't realize is that they did exactly what the White Nationalists wanted. One of the people that organized the rally said afterwards that the entire point of the rally was to get the left to come out and protest, proving their point that "white men are being marginalized in the United States". It was a planned recruitment tool for their party/organization and the lefties took the bait. Had the lefties remembered that while they disagree with this particular group, the group has every right to say what they want under the First Amendment. It wouldn't be any different if Muslim men held a rally saying America should follow Sharia law (which makes women second class citizens and allows/encourages the killing of LGBTQ people). You can disagree with them, but they have every right to say it as long as their not acting on it at the rally. Once again, the counter-protesters/Antifa reminded us that they are the real fascists.


Hmmm from what we learned in school,  the Iroquois were a nasty bunch....but that is settler history... I am sure they were all one big, happy family!


This sounds a lot like the faux vaccine scare, driven by nothing but fake news and faked science.


marijuana could very well have been a factor.


Bankish

Even though I never owned HCG, I followed the story the moment the OSC laid charges.  I felt it could be a great learning opportunity for myself.  (I don't, and never will claim to be the world's best investor)

I even referred back to the Canadian Securities Course text to find out about 51-102.

Unfortunately, HCG was a great company. Why the board chose not to disclose the issue with their outside brokers is beyond me.  It really wasn't that big a deal. But they broke the law and the moment the OSC laid charges all confidence was lost in the management and the board. I also agree with you that the OSC shares some blame for taking as long as they did to lay charges.

That is also why I read comments from commenters like you, Sandia, SFI, Sniktaw, Bazz, Ancientalso etc. These people have a lot of wisdom they are willing to share.

Others on this comment thread, well, not so much.


CEI is right if President Trump can nominate another justice like Neil Gorsuch, we will see positive changes to SCOTUS.  Instead of legislation from the bench, we will see what the SCOTUS was designed to do, interpret the constitutionality of laws.


If Dennison spends the whole week telling the Bills defense how to stop Trevor, that means he’s not spending time with the Bills offense. Oh, wait......that might make their offense better after all.


"But it was too late!  She got a free shot!"


The Confederacy was built on the premises of white supremacy and eternal slavery for blacks.

Period.

No matter how much you apologists try to deny the Confederacy's explicitly stated reason for existence.


A tragic heartbreaker.

"The ocean is dangerous"?  I doubt the parents take any comfort in that remark.

Does "FN" make it even more dangerous?


Oh Old Soul, you're not extreme are you?


This is an iceberg falling away from an iceberg. Stupendous. Good thing the cameraman got to higher ground. Not filmed at the same spot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsAqqHQcJyU


Using the past to justify future decisions while blowing off projected costs is not looking at the facts. I'd like to see a comparison on the energy costs from various sources over the lifetime of an energy plant. And that should include price changes such as PV module costs that have seen a decline of around 30% since the first Q of 2016 and the fact that a rise in see level of say 10 feet (Greenland alone to contribute 20 feet) is likely to impose costs on human society in the hundreds of trillions of dollars (flooded cities and port facilities, reduced trade, much greater refugee flows, etc. leading to much higher likelihood of war). Those too are facts revealed by science- the same science that allowed the development of the advanced technologies we live with today. Yes- oil and gas have provided hundreds of trillions of benefits but now the costs are mounting and we have to develop alternatives that wont destroy us.


That is simply not true.  Do some research.


What is wrong with these people? They are so thin skinned its painful.


Tell them all to stock it in their butt.  They should set up their power grid better a long time ago instead letting themselves go bankrupt.  Sounds like they need to help themselves instead of asking the u.s. taxpayer to.bail them out.


If a dog was coming after me and my kid, and I had a pistol ready, I wouldn't hesitate. But you're right, they probably could have jumped in the truck quick and avoided it altogether. We can only speculate, because neither of us were there.


Whoops! I should have read the article before by first comment. However most of what I said is still relevant, let's praise both and enjoy the day. The basic idea of making wide-sweeping generalizations based on demographics is flawed. I cooked brunch this morning and will cook dinner - our kids will be here later and we'll celebrate the day. I'm also looking forward to Fathers Day!


You Trumpsters deny reality even when there's video  :-)


In short you don't have a job do you?


Pretty certain Noam would not call Marxists evil, Stalinists, sure, but not all Marxists are the same.


Great Gary, lets do it, set the date and invite everyone; I'd say tomorrow afternoon, except I'll want to sit in Crazy Als out here in Veneta and watch  the Duck's game.  And Monday I'll be having lunch at McMenamins High Street Brewery & Cafe . But lets find a date while it's still sunny.
Should be fun-
Cheers, Doug


As a private company Netflix is under no obligation to explain to anyone how they plan to spend their money. As a consumer you are under no obligation to buy their product. Somehow I find it hard to believe that making uniquely Canadian programmes will encourage more people to subscribe. The CBC has been at this for years, as has the private networks, and the duds beat the successes every time. The field is simply too crowded for stand alone Canadian content to succeed. Seriously how many versions of Anne of Green Gable can there be.


In today's world, never trust Russia. Slimy, crooked nation - from the very top to the very bottom of its society. Freedom and democracy saw corruption spread from the Communist Party to the whole country.


Uh, nobody's getting 2 minutes for looking too good.

The team's' owned by a media corp, so don't expect too much in the way of balanced reporting from certain of those what cover this team on certain platforms.  The party line will be followed, pay cheques depend on it, after all.  So, complaining 'bout what the talking or radio heads have to say, well, whadya expect, eh?

Of course, Your Js are a better team than they've shown so far, true.  But how much better?

Also, this is not a fan base that is going to sit around and just wait, they're a grouchy whiny lot even when their team is competitive and in the hunt.  Won't be able to keep the kid on if things go south.

Many are frontrunners, on the bandwagon, there for the party, to be part of all the excitement, they wouldn't know their Mendoza Line from their line drive.


Well, looky here Jim, looks like they can get charged under Rico after all. Find them Guilty.
The corrupt smug poephols tripped up big time! Hallelujah!


It would be a given that you would get a whole lot more than you're getting now Mark...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!


". . . operating and maintenance costs for rail that will total about $100 million a year by 2024."  In the council committee meeting Wednesday, the mayor said the O&M cost subsidy would be $140 million per year.


Typo re Bennett 1969, not 1959.


If Trump loses & you get the worst human being on the planet as your leader... I'd like to see you perish too.


Look, the liberals tried to tell these people. But they seem to LOVE to vote against their own economic interests to really show those liberals and Obama/Hillary who is the BOSS!

People like me will mostly likely do just fine when it comes to health care and I voted for Hillary. Trump's base? Not so much.


Oh... for God's sake... Junior is EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD.

He cannot even order a drink in a Toronto bar legally.

Have your Jays' prospects ranked 15th overall in MLB so really not sure where this nonsense about the top ten farm system mentioned in this article is even coming from.


Energy innovation.......Alternate Universe  letter to the editor......Where China's 19th century coal technology is not ignored in the rush to condemnation of the Americans.....

......Canada can help keep [China's]high-carbon industries accountable through a border carbon adjustment, which is permitted by the World Trade Organization.

Applying the same carbon price on [Chinese] competitors as their Canadian counterparts will ensure that trade-exposed Canadian companies are not disadvantaged, generate revenue for the federal government and help keep [Chinese]companies in the carbon-accounting game until [China]finally comes to its senses on climate change.....


"There was never anything more to it than that, then or now. "

It is when you say "we were looking for a fight with a stupid Aboriginal"


Where was the press on the Fast and Furious?


Blah, blah, blah...


Dealing drugs at 5am?


I believe that was my point, troll on angry person.


And at the state (Governor's) level, two more words:

Arnold Schartzenegger, and the "mini-me" he cooked up with the housekeeper.


Canada has absolutely nothing to gain from committing troops to Africa.

France, on the other hand, has much to gain from getting anyone else to commit troops there.

Nice try France, but you can sort out your own problems.


Most,  if not all, of PERS problems were self inflicted wounds by the PERS Board in good investment return years,  where ALL of the gains over the 8% goal were given that year to those on the PERS system.  Not a penny was reserved for down years for investment returns.  The Obama foot on the neck of the Fed to keep interest low so he could deficit spend with minimal interest punished any and all who were saving or invested in their retirements.  Only PERS has a minimum annual return guarantee,  and zero obligation to leave any returned over the minimum in the reserves:  Public employees get the gains,  and the taxpayers get the underages to make up.  I don't think that is a contract,  because a contract has to treat each party with parity.  I don't think taxpayers are fairly represented in that scenario.  Unintended consequences,  windfall gains,  and losses infilled by the taxpayers.  The only answer I can see is to pare the size of government,  payouts to persons and entities.


He won't have much fun out in the peaceful natural environment. Most likely it's for a photo op, to show him as a true nature lover. He's chomping at the bit to get back into his chrome, glass, and glitzy gold tower.


A very deep pool of talent exists in Canada.  Employers just refuse to engage with it.  When HR goes onto campus these days (and they don't often), they don't bring their engineers to recruit other engineers.  They bring their HR bureaucrats, who ask completely irrelevant "behavioural" questions which have no bearing on a graduate's ability to do a technical job.  They try to figure out where a graduate might fit into some rigidly defined salary chart, rather than being flexible and willing to pay up for talent.  Any Canadian employer that can't recruit and retain top-notch talent really only has themselves to blame, because there's so much talent created in Canada who would love to work in Canada if not for the lack of jobs, and the lack of a professional environment.


Filling the SCOTUS position is enough damage for one term. There needs to be no more.


I guess I am wasting my time here attempting to argue with somebody which has your shocking level of historical ignorance, but anyway. South West Africa was an SA territory, and being invaded out of Angola by Swapo terrorists. SA clearly had an interest in neutralizing a military threat in Angola, therefore.

What you're not responding to is my point about black people being murdered in townships or dying in cowardly terrorist bombings. The war was here, boet.

DO try and read some more, especially about history, and not only the back pages of the Sunday newspapers.


Tubby, the mailroom boy, spent more than that on his Economic Action Plan propaganda.


If the NDP stab the electorate in the back on the bridge tolls it will no great surprise, but it will ensure that they are not in government for very long.


Do you dream about guns Lars? Do you prefer sleeping with  guns to sleeping with the opposite sex? You might have a little problem...


I agree.  Nothing will get "better" (according to your understanding of the term) until black folks learn to be silent while white folks walk on 'em, speak when spoken to, go back to working for nothing, and allow white folks to tell 'em what to think.

This will then allow a tiny powerful minority among the white folks to focus on forcing the rest of their fellows to be silent while being walked on, speak when spoken to, work for nothing and be told what to think.  Judging from the posts in here, said powerful minority is halfway there on that last...


I used Jesus instead of God from 'force of habit', believing that Jesus and God represent the same morality/character to me.


Okay, reckon it's time to give it up!

You have a great day respectfully MORRI, it's been a pretty good discussion, or at least I think so. We may disagree, but isn't it great when it can be done with a civility and personal respect for others, for too often today, that is often found missing in many public forums. It's in this vein of thought, I wish to thank you for extending that courtesy to me, and I hope that although we disagree,  you found my replies to be equally as respectful.

 I always felt that it was never about winning the discussion, but having the discussion, and to do so in a meaningful, thoughtful, and respectful manner for those one engages in such.

Till we again meet to discuss the issues of the day, enjoy!


Around 60% of tax paid in SA is from Companies and Individuals.  This is the lifeblood of this economy and it gets wasted like this.  If someone in your house wasted your hard earned money what do you do, sit by and watch them abuse it - no you will take action - so why is there no tax revolt here.  It's because the pillagers know that the tax paying public are caught between a rock and a hard place and can't move in any direction....until we stop the flow of funds to these miscreants we might as well sit by and watch this beautiful country of ours burn like marshmellows on sticks over a hot flame.....


active: "You link to that recall rates study"

Your interpretation not mine.


Part of the problem, as I see it, is that the center has moved so far to the right that many current Democrats would have been seen a few decades ago as mainstream Republicans.....


And once again, the fact that Sanders should have caught the ball doesn't change the fact that it was a bad throw. Both things can be true.
I can't believe you honestly looked at it again. Are you SURE we're talking about the same play: 3rd & 4 at our 11, 5:19 left before half? The ONLY reason Sanders was moving left to right, was because he was adjusting to the ball. He was absolutely NOT coming across the field as part of his rout.
I JUST notice that you think that Sanders "caught it in stride". Huh? That's as black & white wrong as claiming it wasn't a go rout.
You're also wrong about the catch. He was falling because of the adjustment he made to the ball, VERY similar to the way Dez Bryant was falling, which is why his play against Green Bay ALSO wasn't a catch. No matter how many steps a player takes after the ball arrives, they don't merit a "football move", if he'd already lost his balance, & was inevitably going to the ground. But at least this one's more of a judgement call.


here's the joke..it's non-binding.....what kind of deal is that?


a very fine school!


Trying to keep it as natural as possible Bloated..


Yeah, including that landscaping company down the street that is incorporated. I knew George had an off-shore bank account.....such left wing dribble.


Well, the easy part is done. Our noble legislative bodies are taking out the easy pieces of out budget crisis. Taking money away from the poor and needy has throughout human been the easiest part of good governance. Now, having dealt with a haircut for the most needy and deserving,  when, we can ask, will we stop writing checks to oil companies and multinational conglomerates, and when will we place reasonable and fair taxes on incomes and special treatment interest groups like fisheries, mining, and coal extraction, which have done well on State largesse? We trust our Governor will hold to his position that everyone needs to feel a bit of pain to get the financial crisis solved. We won't solve this problem solely on the backs of the poor now will we?


You don't, that's why I made those qualifications in the post. But we can't be paralyzed by inaction over the fact that our knowledge cannot ever be perfect. We have to do the best we can, and create the best policies we can, with the information at our disposal.
Philosophy takes care of ensuring that "best we can" part, but it can't guarantee the "information at our disposal" part.

Cows can fly
Jersey's are cows.
Therefore Jersey's can fly.
Perfectly logical - but the conclusion is false because a premise was false.

Bats can fly.
Bats are mammals.
Therefore all mammals can fly.
In this case both premises are true - but the conclusion is false, because I didn't follow the laws of logic properly. Specifically I am guilty of the composition/division fallacy - assuming that what's true of part of a set must be true of the whole set. If I remove the word 'all' then this is both logical and true - mammals can indeed fly (even if most can't).


That's what I did when I voted for Trump.


The Clinton's win as grifters hands down.


Super Bowl champion this year?  Nope.  Not unless whoever wins the Broncos' QB job this year starts playing like a world beater, the offensive line suddenly comes together, and the RBs start making humongous chunks of yardage.  It's nice to dream, John Elway, but you also have to be realistic.  We still have to get past KC and Oakland just to win our division.


I'm not a dude, and you're not a lawyer.


Yes because government bureaucracies are so good at what they do. Venezuela here we com.


A carbon tax simply won't fly with the tory base.  History shows that the social conservatives can concede some of their right wing ideals, but the buck stops at taxes.  Lisa Raitt is looking more and more like a big tent Tory leader, with a focus on reducing taxes, reducing government waste and preserving or improving health care.  She's from the East Coast, has a GTA riding, and has a tax policy plan that would appeal to the prairies.  It's middle ground politics, but a clear alternative to Trudeau's tax and spend.


Same way this guy made it in politics I suppose.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o21fXqguD7U


Trump, and now his administration, have been targeted for well over a year for many of the positions well known to Americans.  In spite of this, Americans and their voting system supported him.  A decision of the world's strongest democracy.  Some criticism has been justified but much of it has been borderline delusional hysteria.
 The age of giving a free pass to those who claim to be refugees has come to an abrupt end.  This is based on events of 2015 and 2016, and before, that have taken place internationally and domestically.  It targets countries at war with terrorism that need assistance defeating it.  It begins by implementing security at their borders.  It is inconvenient.  It can be unfair and unreasonable but it is an implement now and correct later policy.  It is also a policy that will unlikely be overturned no matter which Party is in power in the future- the beneficiaries of the government that had to do the dirty work.


The ANC chief whip has been very quiet of late! So quiet, I have forgotten his name. Oh yes, Jackson Mtembu. Has anyone emailed him?


"I really don't deserve to live" he says.  Punishment should fit the crime so provide him with the means immediately.  It would totally make sense with closure for the victim's loved ones and no more costs to the taxpayers to support this murderer.


When you tweet to people who do not have power to make their phones and computers work you are really optimistic.


All the divorce lawyers hired by the wife are too and the insurance companies who want to boot us off their policies the first minute we google "lower back pain".


If I allow someone to get drunk in my house, or place of business, am I not responsible for the actions of that individual after they leave?  So, in these safe injection sites the user will simply get 'high' and return to the bushes or go somewhere to get more drugs.  Its more than likely they will resort to criminal activity to get them. How much responsibility will the Injection sites take  for that?   Assuming they were going to get high anyway is not a very good excuse. I don't think.
.
 Why not just have some 'volunteers' donate their own homes and time to  take in as many people to snort, inject and...smoke?   Wait a minute, indoor smoking is also prohibited by state law where an employee may work.  How's that going to work and what about minors? Will they be checking ID?


Your account is currently restricted....

If you don't agree with a liberals opinion, your account will be restricted by the Denver Post. I believe that is called censorship. So, you are required to conform to the ideological beliefs of the Denver Post or your speech will be restricted.


That's a good way to get at least one cop with a hammer sized hole in the skull.


You don't make any sense at all mr 55. Try again when ya get sober?


So I guess Trudeau's hometown doesn't have to wait for the Canadian Infrastructure Bank and the extortion for profit user fees that ensue.  This is telling.


Fake News!!!...Trumps doctor said he has the best balance, his balance was off the chart it was really that greatly...He was also weighed and found to have the lightest feet ever recorded in the last 100 years...Fact...#MAGA


well, if Preds scored zero goals in game 5 and 6, then they don't deserve to win. Agree on your comments about the disallowed goal, but I did not see much complaining by Preds. The whistle clearly was blown. Game 6 was not heartbreak - if you watch the winning goal, Kunitz out-hustled the Preds into the corner and got the puck back to Schultz. Pitts was doing that all game long. The better team won games 5 and 6 for sure.  And BTW, how many cups has PK won? He's 29 now and Sid is 28 with 3 cups.


Pathetic.  What'd they do 3 years ago when the Socialist Handout was under $1000.  The government contributing to native poverty?  Sounds like a social responsibility in the villages to me.


The average person would get nothing. It is not normal for 35 million people to be living in the south California desert as is now the case.


That explains everything you say that's so socialist!! it's in your culture !


Both provinces make some very good red wine has been my experience.


Medicare works. I paid into it for 45 years before I started to participate but now that I've got it I'm very pleased. To make single payer work the government would have to get tough on who gets the benefits. It won't work if people will get off the plane from some other country, go to the hospital, and get their gall bladder taken out. There has to be discipline. Can we do that?


Yes I agree Russel.  It could start in the United States on a state basis requiring priests and pastors to have professional licenses to ensure minimum ethical conduct.  As a physician my knowledge of medicine and my understanding of science is not modified by this licensing procedure.  So for a religious to say that would not be possible because to the separation of Church and State is ridiculous.  Think it time for even popes to stand trial in the Hague for their lack of ethical over reach in these despicable attacks on children, teenagers, women and men.  Our Church turned its official head to Rape of children, Teens, women and sometimes men.  In most states it is unethical for a physician to have a physical relationship with an adult patient until it has been seven year after treatment.  Why can not this secular ethical principle be applied to clergy.  It should have been, now it is too late.  They should be, and one day, will be licensed by civil authorities.


As a forester myself, I think Mr. Keene deliberately avoided turning his essay into a piece on climate warming.

He alludes to climate change by saying "Today, these fires are fueled by record-breaking summer heat, just as Hurricane Harvey was fueled by record high ocean temperatures."

However he stays focused on pointing out how federal forest management has been taken over by timber industry's institutional minions and politicians which appears to be his core theme.

Why don't you enlarge your comment and references and submit a Viewpoint of your own stressing increasing wildfires due to climate change?


The men who signed the Decleration of Independence are far from the only "founding fathers" of our country.

Sexuality isn't something for our schools to "teach" to kids. If one tried with mine, I'd put the school or teacher back in their place.


Sorry dude, every major city has a street named after this guy, hundreds of thousands of young black people, and some not black people, have drawn inspiration from this guy to be better people. If you want to dig anyone's dirty laundry you'll find stuff that stinks, but at a certain point the moral example is just stronger than some stinky socks.


When I was just starting out up here I lived in a dry cabin. Then I got a real job and continued my technical education to make real money. If people continue to only make that low amount every month it is their fault. I know of many technical companies that will pay close to $100,000 a year and they can't find qualified people.


Take care of yourself and don't rely on someone else to do it for you and you won't be let down.


Meggsy writes (using "clever" spelling in an effort to not have yet another post removed):

"No, dumb Azs..."

==============

Once again, the debating skills of the political left is on display.

Please note, Meggsy, that I NEVER flag anybody's posts - particularly from posters like you. I much prefer to let these posts stand. They say FAR more about you than I EVER could.


Because that is what the market place has determined they make... can you say that about teachers?


Where are immediate attention is needed, however, is on clergy and Continence. What does that practice say about how clergy views the married state and women as a whole. When you deconstruct it, it is not holy, it is rather ugly. Talk about it now and throw it on the ash heap of bad doctrine. When we ordain married men and women, straight and gay, the rest of this will work itself out rather quickly as long as Continence is repudiated. Note that I am not calling for dialogue. This is a demand for immediate action!


Cut taxes and spend hundreds of billons more on weapons, walls, etc.  This math just does not work, no matter which party passes the laws.

Sooner or later the US will have to start paying off the trillions it owes to China, Japan, etc.  What Washington wants to do will only make the matters worse . . .


Wow, not many real natives left now. If they are over 3/4 white or other why are they still claiming to be native? Most of those now have less native in em and more other blood. Kinda embarrassing to call yourself a native when really the majority are only a little bit native. Lets say my great great grandmother was pure black but married a White guy and all the offspring were white and they married other Whites and had more White babies then I come out White and claim to be black. Nothing at all wrong with being black but if over 3/4 of me is White why would I claim to be black? Benefits and entitlements maybe? I mean my distant relatives were from Germany but I dont run around calling myself a German although I do have a little German blood in me.


The way our own various governments have sold us out on silly trade agreements and Orwellian Newspeak stories about how giving up our sovereignty for globalization goals will benefit us, I'm inclined to hope that the First Nations are at least able to put the brakes on this train...er, ah, pipeline.  They seem to have a better sense of what trade does for a population.


"Fake President" lol


Lolita would be in her late 70s by now. Haven't seen her in ages.


Personally, I was at work all afternoon on Friday. I guess a certain type of person has free time to protest in the middle of a workday.


Well, here is the opportunity all you 'higher purpose people' have been waiting for!!!   Just roll up your sleeves and get up there, show these folks how to live and raise their children.  Now there is no longer a need to pontificate, just get up there and show all us cynics what needs to be done.   You know in your virtue signalling little hearts that these folks are just waiting, so do it.


Sounds like Neo-Nazis playing games.
Know who did it?


The Liberals are addicted to spending...and especially spending on social re-engineering ventures.

The first step in any addiction recovery program is to admit one has a problem.  The Liberals don't have the intellectual honesty to make this admission, but their taxation kleptomania is an obvious "tell".

How they thought it would be good to go after low-paying retail jobs boggles the mind....it smacks of raiding the children's piggy banks to give them their allowance.


How about this instead. I want to make sure that everyone's right to use a car to drive privately from point A to point B shouldn't be restricted or recorded because out of the millions of car trips every day a couple of those trips are made by bad guys.


I bet there are some alternative facts available for those who don't like the looks of that distribution of death. Like the Faux News that the Portland white-supremacist who stabbed and killed the good samaritans was a Sanders supporter.


You're so intelligent.  Maybe the Loussiac library will give you more computer time.


Gee, what a "cogent argument."


Great advice from a guy who helped defend Zuma after he had abused his friend's daughter. Mkhize doesn't necessarily sound like a glorious warrior for women's rights!


Can we really listen to the opinion of someone who stated that a pedal powered booze cruise is the "best of Portland?"  It appears as though you have the cultural taste of a Midwestern tourist, and you're just trying to hit a word count to make a few extra dollars until your parent's recharge your prepaid bank card.  Writing pro tip: Don't say something is perfectly fine, then also attempt to smear it.

Also, I fucking love that rhinoceros, and how dare you attempt to undermine it.


No, they mean we have moved very far left over the last few years and they want to stop us from moving to the right. It's really not unlike the right trying to stop Obama's agenda. Well, except I hope we move right as fast as we can and find a way to stay their.


When one considers that Republicans only have two vote majority in the Senate, its  not a good plan to threaten Alaska.


Oh you betch.


What an idiotic and bogus version of events.

While we do over 70% of our trade with the US, and exports account for roughly 40% of our GDP and over 1/3 of our jobs, the US does relatively much less trade with us and has relatively fewer jobs at stake.  So Reagan had to be persuaded to even bother considering a free trade agreement with Canada and he only did so because of  his warm relationship with his fellow Irishman Mulroney.  And the FTA and its successor NAFTA have been very good for the Canadian economy, good (I would argue) but less good for the US economy.  This is evident to all but the rabid far left mouth breathers like yourself which explains why all parties - even the NDP - in Canada support NAFTA and why the US parties are  less enthusiastic about it.

This was not the last time that Reagan told his officials "we have to do something for Brian".  The acid rain treaty - one of the reasons why Lizzie May called Mulroney Canada's greenest PM - was another.

Educate yourself


it was in fact a relative few, and they're people of this planet, while I'm quite sure you're not monitoring every valley on every isle to know everything. this is mere molehill meet mountain.


It takes a special level of dumb to celebrate the potential downfall of our aerospace industry and the consequent layoffs in Quebec at the hands of another country. You do realize this will lead to even more "pork barreling" in the form of larger equalization payments and unemployment cheques, right?

These blatantly unfair tariffs will be applied to more and more imports, hurting Canadians from coast to coast. We may be witnessing the beginning of a trade war, it's good for no one.


And yet bailing out the auto industry was a good idea?


That's what Canadian wants: equality.  Equally poor. Every one left behind in Canada are  equally poor.


(Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail) Eric Baptiste SOCAN
Canada is currently in a season of Copyright Reform with the Minister of Science - Technology and Commerce Navdeep Bains and Minister of Canadian Heritage Melanie Joly inviting Canadian Musicians to take part in shaping the future of the Canadian Music industry, giving us until Sept. 29th 2017.
Unfortunately according to Eric Baptiste and SOCAN however,  the Copyright Board of Canada announced on Aug. 20th 2017, that it had reached it's final decisions of 3 years of deliberations to SOCAN, and then SOCAN announced on their website on Aug. 29 2017, "while SOCAN is pleased with some of the Board’s legal conclusions, we are concerned by a number of issues relating to the certification of the royalty rates".  On Sept 6th I wrote to both Ministers asking, "how are we to notify of our suggestions to Canada, if the decision making process has already completed"

S.O.S.>Secure Our Streaming Rates and Royalties 4 Canadian Musicians<


They do have resources - yet I don't recall ever hearing them take the initiative to look after off-reserve students themselves - without some whinge about there not being enough social support services provided by the rest of us.


I just know this can't be a liberal who did this. They are peaceful folk, devoid of hate and incapable of violence. If it turns out to be so, then of course this is Trump's fault, for making them so angry and making them hate.


The United States currently has about 1,400 nuclear warheads deployed on missiles (land-launched and submarine-launched) and strategic bombers. This is NOT anywhere near the total U.S. nuclear stockpile, it's just those weapons that can be used at a moment’s notice.

EACH of these individual warheads has an explosive yield ranging from 100 to nearly 500 kilotons. The bomb that leveled Hiroshima, by comparison, was only 15 kilotons.

Apparently this is not enough. Apparently, according to our President-elect, we need more.

Merry Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHoMSRZOS4


The Progressive Politicians allow this to happen.  and the sheep keep re-electing them.


Wow, you wouldn't know a FACT, about the Bundys, if it bit you in the ass! Terrorist??? Only a typical backward thinking big-government loving liberal, force fits/bastardizes words to fit their whore-mongering agendas.


This is your reply to an article that's mainly about the dangers of prescription drugs .. as in, drugs prescribed by a doctor?

Talk about stupid...


Of course Schumer opposes it, he's an Obstructionist isn't he ?!?!?


That might be the one factor that could change my mind.  I did notice there was nothing said about his hammy, and as far as I know, this is still true.  It's been over 2 weeks and I even looked around on Twitter. Nothing, nada.  But then, I think the Broncos can be slow to issue injury updates.


Thank you Senator Murkowski for voting no.  You did what was right for Alaska.  I'm preparing for the severe recession that will hit Alaska, as healthcare takes a hit as large as oil has.  The ACA was very good for the Alaskan people and the economy of the State.


Profit for individuals is not what the article is about. It's about State revenue being spent/made to support the pot business in the State. As far as people being off of unemployment having jobs now because of it, you're assuming that the people involved in the business were unemployed/on welfare prior to starting the new business.  I'd put money on the majority of them already having good paying jobs and money prior to opening up their new business. To know that though, one would have to research each business to find out the background of the owners.

Your comment has nothing in it but an emotional response that has nothing to do with the story. It also is not factual.


Watch this keaukaha. But I will assume you will not because you do not have the stomach for it... This is reality...You live in this world, son...https://youtu.be/gaaEYC4RDUQ


"Trump's resurgent Republican Party planned an aggressive and sweeping program to systematically dismantle Obama's policies "

That's like sweet music. It is a little bittersweet though. About half of the nation will be forced to endure the heartbreak that the the other half already suffered when Obama's policies were forced on us. Now those poor souls will suffer the anguish that I suffer when Obamacare was shoved down my throat when it is deleted.

To those Americans I would like to say, you have my deepest sympathies.


Don't be so sure unless there is a permanent lease for this site. It is still expensive to put up co-locate equipment and why do it when it can get cancelled with 30 day notice


Until Mr. Trudeau brought up electoral reform as one of his many promises during an election campaign, the only people who had been talking about it were academics.
Trudeau's election victory and entry into power quickly led him to choose the more relevant and doable promises - not electoral reform.  To open this bag of worms for  reform would literally take up years of political time, dominating all parties' actions and siphoning away so many of the other, more relevant issues facing the country.  All goes well. Canada is admired as a democracy. Why play with all of that?
P.S. Senate reform/abolition has hovered around Ottawa for decades. Let's look at that first.


Maybe some unbiased seeker of the truth (they used to be called 'journalists', I think), will stop their snarky whining long enough to actually figure out why it is Clinton lost.  I won't be holding my breath though.


You're wrong Catherine. It's not Republicans that want to hurt blue states - it's the fault of those mis-managed blue states. Why should Americans in other states subsidized the gross mis-management of any color state? If you don't like your state's management and huge taxes maybe it's time to change colors.


Observant - You men like when Donald Trump was promoting birther campaigns against President Obama?


When this insanity pivots to military action in, say, Syria, or perhaps even against domestic enemies, things will move from disturbing to terrifying.


It's not PC. Just like your comment you will be banned!


Their rhetoric tells the tale! Teaching moment, my arse. Redneck, lowbrow parents teaching moments, for sure. Most kids have no bigotry, until they are schooled in it at home! Enough! Our country will never heal when we have bigots in the White House. This is horrendous.


Canada is unable to deal with this issue appropriately: to carry out regime change in Russia as expeditiously as the United States carried out regime change in Iraq. Clearly, we need to increase the effectiveness of our armed forces so that this does become possible: of course, as this would also require Canadian scientists to invent some new superweapon that would render thermonuclear warheads as ineffective as bows and arrows, I'm afraid we will have to wait a while.


And if the Libs weren't such traitorous wretches they'd be making the terrorist Khadr family and their terrorist sympathizer lawyer pursue another 20 years of litigation.

This is one thing Canada can afford to spend its money on.


Stop giving yourself funny emoticons or any at all it is lacking.


I always thought they were charged. Doesn't buying a fishing license also include search and rescue if needed as you are "contributing" to the fund?


So you just blow off my question. Why am I not surprised?


You are American like pie from apples, Astral, or Canadian like syrup from maple tree?

The top-ranked comment on a recent Slate article on Russian interference in the U.S. election:

"My name is Dave. I am American. Like baseball and pie from apples.

This so-calling "journalist" is making bad "journalism."  There is no evidence of Russia wrongdoing, and United States government are trying make American people stupid.

But American people, like me, are not stupid. We are very smart. You cannot trick them even when you try real very hard."


Playing the victim card. No riding in the back of the limousine.


Nobody cares what a fake news enabler has to say.


The headline is misleading, or at best wishful thinking.   In various parts of the country, many people oppose the generosity of programs and tax breaks for FNs.

The headline suggests some kind of consensus.  That is not the case from what I glean from the numbers as well as conversations with second-comer regular folks throughout British Columbia.


Funny, I use an alias because a conservative once wrote: "I know where you work" when I previously used my real name. Radicals on each side, I guess.


I'm beginning to think that noisy opponents of anyth8ing should be forcibly injected with it to just above the toxic point.


I support removing the Indian Act, abolishing reserves, giving band members individual ownership of land and electing aboriginal members at large for our parliament, but I do not agree the Indian Act is racist. It is what it is and no one has had the gonads to repeal it and come up with something better.


'During the debate, Ms. Khalid said she’s been asked to remove references to Islamophobia in the motion, but refused. “We cannot address a problem if we fail to call it by its true name,” she told the Commons.'

In that case, is it no longer indelicate for a politician to point out that an atrocity, for which a group like ISIS has taken credit, exemplifies "Islamicist extremism"? That sounds like as true a name as you can give it.

Further, if this motion is to be passed, should we also condemn any disagreement with fundamentalist Christian groups (especially criticism that uses inflammatory words such as "fundamentalist Christians"), including those with kooky ideas, as "hatred against Christians"?


Some of you have taken a liking to crow.


My brother is dead.
Purdue pays one more teensy parking fine for thousands of deaths and my brother is still dead.
OxyContin murders may rival the genocide in Rwanda. Who knows?
Health Canada does not have the capacity to investigate, so our best guess at the number of Canadians dead comes from interpolating U.S. statistics.

Can't we at least use the measly fine to fund a few more autopsies and toxicology reports?
How many Globe readers have lost a family member to the oxy epidemic?
Bob Dylan won a Nobel prize for asking, "how many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died?"
What has it been 20+ years? Who have YOU lost?
Let's show some spine: survey Globe readers to ask this one fatal question.
Too many brothers have died.


Just bring a bag.  Reuse a bag.  No big deal.  Europe has been doing this for decades.


Yeah, don't fret too much about those hateful postings re: Obama, consider the source - people who voted for the lunatic Grifter in Chief - zero credibility.


you just described american politics of the last 40 years. every president elected in the modern era spends years overseeing policies put in place be a previous administration,  and has no real input. FDR seems to be the last president that got anything done quickly. once elected POTUS  is law and  duty bound to follow laws - a nuance that seems to escape trump.  and i agree with your statement except that a president trump is a lot more dangerous and scary than either of the clintons - heck, probably more than anyone else running for any seat. Putin is ecstatic - look at this face.  as to being careful what you wish for  - right back atcha.  Skepticklish:  " Doing the same thing and expecting different results has gotten us where we are today"  it's also a definition of insanity which i so desperately want to get through to people who want to vote a 3rd party candidate.  nader did this once, not THAT long ago, how can people forget? or not listen when alerted it to it? we are insane.


Good info. It's important to collect and archive all of this as the media and DNC will be working overtime on a coverup.


"You don't have the money, you don't have the logistics, you don't have a lot of information," said Warren Keogh, a former Mat-Su Borough Assembly member who was trounced in his 2014 independent bid for state Senate by the Republican incumbent, Mike Dunleavy.
In short, Keogh said: "It sucked."

I can attest to Warrens pain over this. It did suck. He worked his tail off in a district that has been cut to pieces by the Republican party gerrymandering.  For someone other than a Republican to win would have taken much more money, and help from the Democratic party to even come close.
The better man lost, and now we are paying the price.


"Fraud" "will not happen" "guaranteed" - sounds like a tweet from Trump..


If it is legal to grow 4 plants/ person isn't that going to cut into the tax revenue?
Not addressed by this committee is how is gov't going to keep first nations from selling contraband products like they do cigarettes.  That will be an interesting conversation.


Apparently Mr Obama is a big fan of the Seinfeld show.


For some conditions such as an epidural abscess ,opiates are the only option to address the severe pain.
Patients terminal with cancer for example must be be considered in a calm compassionate manner.The Globe and Mail has not been balanced in its coverage of this vital issue


Levin on Levin. Film at eleven.


This is just part of the leftist agenda to wage war not on a specific class of people but a war on "success", while romanticizing victimhood.  Doing well with your business? Not so fast there sir or madam we got some more regulations for you. Making money by investing your own money in a TFSA? Not so fast there friend. Made a good investment with some capital gains? Hold your horses Mr. Investor, the vig is 50% and going up in March. Rather then create an environment where people have the ability to excel they prefer to create one that tears successful people down, we can't even have a national celebration for six hours without dragging out the dirty laundry to honor some victim, any victim. Shameful.


When the evidence presented doesn't agree with the conclusions, there are only three courses of action that are palatable:

- dismiss the source of the evidence because it's part of the mythical "MSM Monster"
- dismiss the evidence itself as "fake news"
- restate and repost the original conclusion without addressing any troublesome facts in any way


"I would like to see the Democrats spend the next four years fighting against anything and everything that the Republican party tries to get done." As they should. That is after all our system, and it mostly works.

The background and history of the individuals should be investigated and publicized in order to understand what life experiences inform the proposed policies. But attacking the individual for being less than perfect is counter productive, as we have all just experienced, and doesn't compliment the process.

Its virtually impossible to "one up" your guy over their guy in this day and age. Certainly no one the Left put forward did any better than Trump in that arena. Arguably worse. (ok, I had to say that) But no one is perfect, we're human after all. (well, not Sara Fredricks).

The end result of that process ends up being simply who can out shout the other, and who can leave the most lasting impression in the last headline of the day.

Then we all end up being ill served.


I've had four combat tours. Trump's statement to the mother that this young hero knew the risks is in fact the ultimate compliment to a soldier who has been a casualty.
That the mother did not know this is one thing. That the shrill Democratic congresswoman who serves in congress yet somehow did not bother to ask anyone in the military, yet made hay, only demonstrating her lack of knowledge is telling. That the media went along with the congresswoman comes form the fact that the media has virtually no one who is a veteran.
Sgt. Johnson went back for his buddies, even knowing the risk he was taking, he is a real hero. Unfortunately the Democrat left will stoop as low as they can to weaponized our war dead, and that disgusts men


considering that is just a puppet in the hand of Rupert and Gordhan.


Translation of speech by French President Jacques Chirac, July 16, 1995 :

"These black hours will stain our history for ever and are an injury to our past and our traditions. We the French, the French state helped the occupant carry out its criminal madness.

"Fifty-three years ago, on 16 July 1942, 4500 policemen and gendarmes, French, under the authority of their leaders, obeyed the demands of the Nazis.

"... France, home of the Enlightenment and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, land of welcome and asylum, France committed that day the irreparable. Breaking its word, it delivered those it protected to their executioners.

“Delivered to the Vélodrome d'hiver, victims were made to wait in terrible conditions, then led to one of the transit camps … opened by the Vichy authorities.

“… Today the young want to know what happened during the Shoah.  They’re not alone; more and more French men and women are determined to face up to the reality of their past.”


I knew this would come in useful in a lot of places. https://youtu.be/-HFwok9SlQQ


Walking distance to white-sand beaches?  That's a hike and a half son.


This is what conference rooms are for - Managers of fortune 100 companies often do not have private offices. There part time people want a private office that will sit empty most of the time ? Fire them all.


Good old Junior. Behaving like a Bombardier executive, hopping onto a corp jet to visit London Ontario for a trip about nothing at taxpayer expense for a few selfies.

He may be clueless, but he is indeed arrogant.


TIME TO DRILL AND MINE TO CREATE JOBS AND AN ECONOMY IN THIS BLACK HOLE CALLED ALASKA


"I do not know any woman that has gotten an abortion due to rape/incest or for medical reasons."

Really, Buster1960?  So the women you know represent all women?  This explains a lot about the content of your posts.


Thanks AT that is useful information, but I haven't heard of a catastrophic failure yet. Please ask your engineer friends what "catastrophic failure" means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophic_failure


Nope.

Jesse Owens - 1936 Olympic Gold medal winner in 100 m, 200 m and LONG JUMP !


Good work on the part of BPD/CUPD LEO's, as they saved who knows how many lives. If there was ever a an assailant who needed to be shot, it was Simmons.


Without real valid verifiable statistics any suggestion of speculation or flipping causing house price increases is nonsense.

And yet the G&M just published in this article unvalidated stats from a realestate brokerage as evidence of speculation and flipping.

If you want a fake news story you just read one.


It  seems that  countering the Santa Muerta cult with that of St. Jude Thaddeus is not going to fill the spiritual void that is being created by the so much unremitting violence.........“Fear eats the Soul”.


But don't forget the radioactive tea poisoning episode, so indeed the Argo episode.  Or the failed attempts of the U.S. at assassinating Castro.


According to the bible, Jesus' death was engineered by God and thus, was suicide.  The entire sacrifice was planned from the beginning.  Jesus, as one of the persons of the Trinity, planned his own death.  Suicide by Roman, as it were.  Further, the teaching is that Jesus chose to surrender his life, declaring his work completed.  Thus, suicide.


Yeah, it's her fault hiking the trail. "sigh" "smh"


This project should have never had to reach a "recovery" mode if people knew what they were doing instead of lining their pockets. So stop trying to sugar coat it to make us taxpayers feel good. It's still going to hurt. Besides the the fluffy court system this is the worse State blunder ever.


Every article in the media is an attempt to influence or spin something. They have abandoned any pretense of objective factual reporting.


If you had ever studied history, you would remember that history is written by the victors.

For example, Nazi Germany lost.

Therefore, We wrote the histories of World War II.  If the Thousand Year Reich had won, we would be speaking German.

The 'Indians' were the losers.

So that also includes us selecting the names of roads and such!


You're an absolute inspiration!!!!! Hard work, mental toughness, preparedness to list a few.  Gotta love a strong Alaskan woman.


Well Done...

/..


I live in St Catharines, ON and three of the townhouses in my cluster of twenty have been sold to foreign investors in the last six months!!!  Yes, I said St. Catharines ON, a rust-belt town whose only claim to economic fame (or growth) is its proximity to the GTA, and where property values have gone up almost 40% in the last year!


This is pretty novel stuff.   Not correct, but novel.  Superficial, to be sure, and yet still captivating.   Awkwardly put together, and yet at odds with a lot of Scripture.

A plus.


What if he doesn't have $10k? What if a hundred lashes just makes him more angry? What would you suggest we do then?


The great theologians do not take the position that one may pick and choose whether one will recognize a pope or not.  If they did, they would not be great, or theologians.  I am glad you are consulting doctors, however.  I hope that goes well.  I do not understand why modernists and progressives continue to believe they, not God, chooses the leader of the One True and Infallible Catholic Church.  If one is not in agreement with the Pope, one is wrong, not the Pope.  The failure to understand that simple Fact is the foundation of the Protestant religions.


DO MAKE IT mandatory that women not wear provocative clothing that usually starts all this business to begin with!


"I don't know why it is so hard to admit that for every Mark Sanford there is an Eliot Spitzer."

I have no trouble admitting that.

My point is that Republicans/conservatives ran around during the 1990s and 2000s claiming to be the party of morals and family values, and passing judgment on those they felt fell short. Democrats, for all their faults (of which there are many), didn't make such claims in this department. Therefore, when a Republican screws up in this department, they're going to get hammered.....and they only have themselves to blame.

There was a state legislator in North Dakota that voted against some anti-LGBT discrimination legislation a couple of years ago. As it turned out, he had a profile on a gay dating website, which he finally admitted was his after several denials (he claimed someone else put it on the site). Of course he is going to get hammered for it.

In short, it's not that Republicans are worse....it's that they PRETEND that they're morally better.


Sue, stop while you are behind.  Your comment best reflects that you have no understanding about the nation's need for gun control issues.


My guess is you Socialist will loose many more seats in the U.S. Senate in 2018. It starts in Homer .


Francis: Repeal Apostolicae Curae and concelebrate Mass with +++Justin and I will believe you're serious about ecumenism. Otherwise this is just a show.


Remember we live in a world where lying and honesty don,t matter see trump


Definitely a disgruntled, angry Trump supporter. Always on the attack, like Donald. I'll grieve for your uncivil, arrogant, ignorance, but not that much. Your name is certainly appropriate, MsAnthrope.


You are displaying the typical unfounded superiority complex of a typical insular uninformed American. Your brag list is outstanding, and I don't mean that in a good way. To call it a joke is an understatement.
Oh, and tell your fellow countrymen and women to stop wearing the Canadian flag pin when travelling abroad. Not so brave, right? Now, why would that be? I could tell you, but it's an open secret!


I like Mathew Barlow, a Canadian and his opinions on Canadian anti-Americanism. He says:
"Canadians are a smug lot, we think we’re smarter, more cosmopolitan, less racist, less sexist, more everything that’s good, less everything that’s bad than Americans.  And yet we’re obsessed with Americans.  For many of us, our self-identity as a nation is simple: we’re not American. I don’t see how this kind of irrational anti-Americanism can square with our self-image as more erudite, more intelligent, etc. than Americans.  For that matter, I can’t see why this comparison even exists in the first place.  I am Canadian.  Full stop.  I am not not-American.  I don’t care what Americans are or do.  That’s for Americans to decide not us.  As Canadians, we need to get over our inferiority complex.


And Good old Boy has maturity flowing out of every one of his orifices. Always on the attack, just like The Donald.


Shame on you!


Just further proves that liberalism is a mental disease.


The punch line will be after Trump uses his "magic pen" now that Obama has demonstrated t technique.  Chuckles all around, I'm sure!


Anytime the government says "All we have to do is ban this, mandate that, or raise taxes for any pet project that's a red flag that it's a bad idea. Anytime they say "We're here to help for the children" that's a good indication that they're lying and trying to indoctrinate your children into believing that they can raise them better than parents can.


I wish I could. The City stipulates you can only increase rent by such and such a percent each year.

My dividend stocks have no such limits.


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Winning streak!*

*Almost...


Why they ask? Because they are addicted and that same crowd supports their habit. Sure it is a choice but it is a choice made by addiction, if you can't see that you should pick a different field.


Montana Mike
Another Mat Su project that waste some more state money. Mat Su Borough “we are creating jobs” thinking by not properly addressing our responsibility. Just remember its Mat Su Borough where we don’t need no guvmit! We don’t believe in responsible planning, platting, no zoning, hire inept staff, home of corrupt bought and paid for right wing corporate welfare politicans. Our Mat Su Borough Staff and elected borough POLITICANS believe someone else will pay for our emergency needs in the Mat Su once those needs meet crisis stage and need addressing like now on the Matanuska River. (Fire or Flood) Anybody in the State or Borough Staff remember the dikes not properly maintained and the unsightly car bodies linked together to redirect the course of the River? What about digging out the River Channel as a solution? Might be time to redirect the course of the Matanuska River again as was once done in the past. Or we can wait and watch! Create some more jobs!


It's not about a "right" to health care, it's about making sure we protect the families of those that have had taken on the burden and courage to stand up to the evils in this world.  Most troopers/police officers will tell you that it's their job to take a bullet for the injustices bestowed upon the vulnerable, but in the same breath I am certain they would also tell you they only garner that courage from the love and support of their families who allow them to go fourth and step in the daily arena we call "society" and face those evils on a daily basis.


Uh freebies, NO!  What I''m afraid is at stake is losing my current insurance at a reasonable price, losing treatment for a pre-existing condition, paying 3x the cost of my treatment, because the guy treated before me had no insurance.

This bill does nothing for me or anyone who is not on Medicaid!


'opinion pieces' that actually praise Trump

Well Sheep, maybe they can't find any?


"That's just simplistic naiveté."

A number of alternative options/programs for treatment were listed.

Another of your serial posts containing more slur than substance.


It has been often observed that politicians never learn, and the cover-up always leads to worse problems than their original misdeeds.

The Trump and his fellow thugs are demonstrating that non-politicians follow the same mindless, knee-jerk trajectory of denial and obfuscation.

Perhaps merely being elected is all it takes to turn off that part of the brain (if it was ever on).

Stephen J. Remington


That's absolutely false. Every wind farm must have a habitat conservation plan that requires it to proactively take steps to address anticipated impacts on endangered species of birds, bats and other animals, as well as plants. The biggest threats to birds and bats are introduced predators, especially cats and rats, not wind turbines. Cars alone kill billions of birds each year in the U.S. The take from cats also reaches into the billions.
Habitat destruction over the long term is the biggest threat to all endangered species. Through their habitat conservation plans wind farms are required, and have successfully, restored habitats and erected predator proof fencing, as well as placed traps to eliminate predators from nesting areas.

Wind farms have adopted reduced blade speeds at the times when bats are flying. There is a track record of this mitigation measure significantly reducing bat kills.


maths does not include coding.  It includes algorithms though.  As a matter of fact, algorithm does not require coding at all.  One can run an algorithm to solve sudoku on a piece of paper.  No need to code at all.


You can start with testing people for "Canadian Values".

Add any of the far right social ideals such as homophobia, xenophobia, targeting of minority groups, opposition to abortion or equal rights.
All of those are divisive.


But you have to be aware of the limit in order to ask for a temporary increase. The point that I am making is that the bank lowered the limit  by a substantial amount without making the card holder aware of the change.  My cc provider regularly sends me offers to increase my limit, so it stands to reason that they should notify a card holder before arbitrarily lowering a limit, particularly if  the change could lead to embarrassment or penalties for the card holder.


brilliant response! you must really understand the Native culture and way of life to have come to that conclusion.  And if your logic is followed, with all the DUI's in Anchorage, maybe cars should banned and everone use horses again.  Or ban guns because of all the shootings of PEOPLE.


I served a term in the Alaska Legislature and made a number of meaningfull cuts to government operation that were unnecessary....I also came back and served as the EX Director of the AEA for the construction and commissioning of Bradley Hydro one of the few Government managed projects that came in ahead of schedule and under budget.....it takes leadership from the top and it simply is not there today..!!!


Yes honor Uncle Tom Moffatt!


Trump is the last Great White Hope. But the end is near. The browning of America is at hand. And so shall it be.


According to Shannyn, the 75% of the money that would still be present will not be put to good use. The EPA has used far too much of its money on useless programs. The budget cut will be a needed awakening to the reality of its real purpose.


I've been trying to post some of Trumps Tweets, verbatim. None of them have made it past the "civility" sceening. I rest my case.


Money + incumbency = 95% chance of being re-elected to the Alaska Legislature.  More like 98% in Congress.


"Easily" in other denominations.


But...but Harris closed schools and hospitals all over the lot, and left us four billion dollars in debt. Instead of happy laughing children walking home,  they spend two hours a day on a bus-at the cost of three thousand dollars a year per child.
What that has to do with this article, I don't know. But you made your point.


I would recommend looking at some of the tactics recommended by the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (http://www.popcenter.org/problems/speeding/3). While some of them are more oriented towards residential neighborhoods, responses such as arrest for serious offences and social engineering tactics would be universally applicable.


Former NDP Premier Mike Harcourt said that the NDP had become an urban party with no rural representation. The provincial BC Liberal party gets it support from rural areas.

PR gives all the power to the urban politicians. What do they know about rural issues?


I'm going to go ahead and call bullbutter on the idea that it's not the current retirees fault. Boomers did this. They did. When everything was good in the 80's and 90's you accepted and passed legislation to get yourselves huge payoffs without even thinking an iota of those coming in behind you. Selfish moves all day. Because you failed to account for the future, you now have to deal with what you accepted as a Retirement fund. Now look at it... Sounded so good at the time too when you were 30-40-50 years old huh? I hope it turns worse than Illinois. Maybe our children can learn not to be so selfish across the board.


The natives have not been value add to Canada in a long time, totally takers today. Why do we care what they think, never have they asked government to find them a real job, all I see is winning for more money... GET A JOB, is my advice and move on.


The proliferation of the term "fake news" will ultimately do more harm to our society than any of the actual fake news out there.  You could see it in that embarrassment of a press conference, you can see it right in this comments section.

People need to realize that just because an article or opinion piece says something you don't personally agree with, does not make it "fake news".  Actual "fake news" is a kind of article alleging wildly unsubstantiated claims that have either been debunked, or have no possible method of verification.

So, please don't scream "Fake news!" anytime you read something you don't agree with. Actually think about what you are reading and the source.  You are allowed to not agree, but you shouldn't just immediately jump to these dangerous, and ultimately false conclusions.


Ahhh, some clarity in the discussion.


As long as the only other choice is Democrat there is no option. The progressive socialist party (D) is currently the most destructive force in the nation. Their idea of forward is enslaving people with welfare type programs so they can never move forward as a person. It's utterly horrible!


Not a research librarian? Use Google for other purposes?
There you go, stuff gets nicely arranged in descending order. ;)


interesting


Suicide statistics might be a good indication of that....


And so, BEWARE of Japanese tourists on bikes as Kailua town is experiencing.  Those tourists are generally oblivious to traffic and primarily concentrate on their own agenda with their companions riding bikes alongside them.  Traffic regulations are culturally disrespected throughout Asia and SE Asia, and so beware of such tourists.  On vacation in the U.S. and even Hawaii...they can more freely express themselves.  These promise to be bikers from hell...a B movie script.


But the vast majority of Christians also recognize the demonstrated fact of evolution. Certainly the Roman Catholic Church does. The number who are creationists are a tiny (and resolutely stupid) minority.

We have for the first time a GG who is a professional scientist. She is not expected to check her brain at the door of Rideau Hall in assuming office.

If she had to decide in a hung Parliament between someone who respects science and someone who rejects it to pander to the narrowest-minded citizens in the country, I don't think it would be partisan to choose the science party. It would be good for the country.

We just came from nearly 10 years of a government that had no use for science that did not support its ideology. We don't need another.


These things matter, notwithstanding the potential for  barbs to be thrown from Mulroneys detractors.  The former PM has likely been a stalwart mentor to PM Trudeau in the matter of US Canada relations.. He needs this and so does Canada.

To Trudeau's credit he is handling the US file very well, in large measure because he is receptive to sound advice, some of which has come from Mr Mulroney.  Job well done.


Criminal involvement, profit and turf wars would continue. Drug dealers are avid capitalists, and would find ways to undercut the "regulated supply" in price, strength and ease of purchase.


Yes but after 1 or two full out runs the Tesla is out of fuel


If my memory serves me well, it wasn't even legal back then when this happened for homosexuals to marry.


Flagged, made-up poster hater. Wrong topic, false narrative, and unfounded lies. Try again, next time using a real name and facts to back up your hate.


Just like the answer to alcoholism is more alcohol,
the answer to gun violence is more guns.


av8or55 is correct. The 737 MAX is at it's limits with the mainland to Hawaii route. For the interisland flight, the Embraer 175 is more suitable for the interisland connections.
And yes, I am one of the far, far, far smarter people. Honestly, it's a no-brainer.


Which, if you think about it, is a bit temporally provincial of you,  jmb! 🤓


I think there should be an investigation into possible destruction of the above mentioned emails.


The Americans who know about the issue understand that most Canadians disagree with the settlement.


I worked at the Oregon DMV for years.  I once had lady from Afghanistan that had her face covered completely and her husband said no males could see her face. Since they were the last cusotmers, and it was close to closing time. The male workers just went around the corner while I took her picture.


Wrong! If it were not for the electoral college elections would be decided by California and New York. The framers foresaw this and wisely created the electoral college so small, less populated states would have an equal say in the republic.


Let me remind Trudeau that it is important that we get in Trump's good book and out of his bad book. As a businessman, Trump treasures supportive business associates. By helping Trump get rid of Mexico from nafta and allow him to declare victory, we will win his eternal gratitude. Then, we will all benefit going forward. True, Trump is evil. But he is the sitting president and will be there for another term after this one. One must be realistic. As they say, if you can't beat them, join them.


Why would Vietnam need Cuban blood especially at a price of $ 50.00? Did they not have enough donors in Vietnam? How much the blood of 166 Cubans could have helped in Vietnam considering the loss of life in that war. This story is a absolute nonsense and a fabrication. Fake -news you could say -  using the latest catch phrase.. It is in line with Stalin's 30.40,50,60 million killed, or the 10 million especially killed Ukrainians (mind you only the western ones) or the ones circulating back in 30's the Russian communists were eating their babies. It is when common sense fails that one can print nonsense like that.


"This is the first time they've elected a non politician to be POTUS."
Presidents with no previous political experience:
1)Dwight Eisenhower
2) Ulysses Grant
3)William Howard Taft
4) Herbert Hoover
5) Zachary Taylor
You are not even close. LOL. Like the rest of your assumptions.


This is why liberals always leave out the antifederalists who gave us the Bill of Rights, when they laughably try to rewrite history and the 2nd amendment. It is the federal government that is to be well regulated, not we the people.


I believe that the majors are already working up sufficient reserves of condensates to fill the pipeline, so that they can safely shut it down, that it won't jell up, preventing a restart.  Not for economic reasons, but to blackmail Alaska into living with the status quo, of SB-21.


You need to learn American history and current events. I admit that you won't learn this history if you only had Texas approved history text books to learn from.


This is a commercial project on conservation zoned land. So if I give enough hush money, I can do what ever I like! Bring on the bulldozers and dynamite! These telescopes charge thousands a night for usage. No land based telescope can match space telescopes like the Hubble. The hush money offers are an insult to all of Hawaii.


Good one!


4th generation, but not sure why it makes any difference.  Just another ad hominem attack.


all true..it is a miserable scene


If people have not already started using their TFSAs there is room for $52,000 today. Also, $5,500 per year is not insignificant.

Do you mind me asking your age? Your comment about needing to have your children pay for a long term care home because you decided to accept CPP at age 65 instead of waiting, makes me curious. It is not a comment that you would hear from many people.


Read The American Holocaust.


I have looked up all yours, didn't bother to look up his, because I don't care. And what business is it of yours if he wants to live his life in envy ? But perhaps more  importantly who do you think you are telling him how to live ? If he wants live  his life in envy then that is his perogative , isn't it ? Don't bother answering the questions because you are not that interesting. BTW: Thomas Jefferson you are not.


So all of these crimes happened during the Obama administration. Some crimes may have gone as far back as the Clinton administration? Hmmm


Hirono,
Instead of supporting "illegal" migration in which is breaking the Laws of our Land, You had years to work on changing the immigration Laws.
Stop using your Democratic m.o.(Blame everyone/everything but oneself) of disregarding Laws "on the Fly" (aka Bill/Monica)
Look in the mirror where the "Blame" lies! Yourself and your fellow Talking Head Politicians!

YOU could have been a Champion for the change of Migration Laws! Like Patsy Mink and Title IX

GOD BLESS theDonald! trying to get the Political Establishment to fix it! As we see these Politicians are worried about themselves saving their elected seats.


Humanure can be composted , safe, odor free methods, also produces rich fertile soil.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=poop+in+the+bucket+song&view=detail&mid=AE2E34CC106BD0276A87AE2E34CC106BD0276A87&FORM=VIRE


Hey BikeMom, Neighborhood Board can present a suggestion to the C&C of Honolulu, but they cannot they do not make legal decisions.  They can for certain discuss the issue with the C&C legal for alternatives.  The land owner still owns the land.


"The letter expressed disappointment that "it took an outside agency to blow the whistle on the crimes that had occurred." A child helpline agency notified police after receiving a tip about the case after the 16-year-old girl delivered her child in a church hospital on Feb. 7. Her baby boy was taken without her permission to an orphanage managed by nuns in Kannur district, police said."

Now that kid will be streamed into the Indian international adoption system during which the prospective adoptive parents will be assured that the "mother died" and "there are no living relatives able to care for this child" and yet another kid will be needlessly cut off from his history, living in Europe or NA.

Wonder if these are the same folks who covered up for the accused. Oh, guess what--they are!

"Two days after the delivery, the baby was discreetly shifted to an orphanage controlled by nuns. The superintendent of the orphanage is also among the accused."

Yuk.


Researchers wrote: "More great reporting by Nathaniel Hertz and the Dispatch. Thanks!"
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I don't think this is an example ADN doing good work, this is low hanging fruit.  There are much more important stories - like about oil revenue audits - than this one, but ADN is silent on that topic and has been for a long time.  ADN is throwing red meat to the arm chair commentators rather than informing them about issues that WILL really impact their futures.  If you don't believe me, just read the comments.