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Of Budgets, Conservatives and Village Idiots
 Posted 3/7/2010 2:13:00 PM
So, let me get this straight. You guys were elected as fiscally responsible, conservative thnking economists. Then you spend more money than any government in Canada's history and still call yourselves fiscal conservatives. Then you come out with a document you call a budget, which is really nothing of the sort. It's just an extensiton of last year's budget which will sink ouir country back into a bigger debt hole. And all this is a good thing becuase?
Deficits for the next six years? You call this a budget? And you call youselves Conservatives? Just one more question Mr. Falherty. Do we all look like the village idiots to you?
True Patriot Love At Last
Posted 3/1/2010 11:15:00 PM
Canada has finally arrived. We've finally allowed ourselves to feel good about this splendid country in which we live.We know our foibles and failings and we understand and even celebrate our quirks and our stereotypes. I'm not sure how many people around the world will get the fact that much of yesterday's closing ceremonies in Vancouver was about self parody but Canadians surely got the jokes. Even if Catherine O' Hara wasn't the least bit funny most of the rest was pretty entertaining.
But the best part of it all was the true patriot love Canadians actually felt. There was nothing forced or artificial about it. We love this country and are now allowing ourselves to show it. Perhaps for some the love is new-found. For others it's always been there but has bubbled to the surface thanks to these games.
It's a different kind of patriotism too. No longer ...
Trying to Keep it Real
Posted 2/24/2010 11:14:00 PM
Legitimate debate can move us all forward. Fact based discussion is what drives progress. But too often we are encumbered by vitriol and hysteria. That's been the case when it comes to the YFC project, which has jumped through the hoops at the federal level, and has now been approved by Winnipeg City Council by a wide margin. The Provincial government is also supportive of the rec centre to be built at Higgins and Main, although no money has been offered as yet.
There are some reasonable questions to be raised when a faith based group fronts a project of this type. Sadly, the legitimate concerns have been voiced in such a way as to discredit them right out of the gate. NDP MP Pat Martin stepped in it this past week with his un-called for comments and so too did some of the folks who showed up at City ...
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