ARE YOU IN FAVOUR OF PHOTO RADAR?

The government has announced that photo radar cameras will be set up at 15 dangerous intersections in the province.  Quebec drivers are notoriously speedy and erratic.  In 2007, 608 Quebeckers died in traffic accidents.  Experts believe that the comparable death toll with pho to radar in place might have been as low as 331.
There are [...]

SHOULD WE BAIL OUT THE CBC?

Canadian taxpayers cough up a billion dollars annually to fund the CBC.  Now the CBC is  in Ottawa again, cap in hand,, because of a drop of 65 million dollars in advertising revenue.  The CBC says this short fall could affect jobs, services and programming.
But what about affecting salaries?  The CBC has 10,000 employees.  Their [...]

SHOULD OBAMA NATIONALIZE THE BANKS?

In his impressive speech to Congress, President Obama again referred to the pitiful state of American banks.   Already the US  government has given hundreds of billions of dollars to major AmericaN banks.  And there is billions more to come.  ]
Which begs the question – why doesn,t Ob ama just nationalize the  banks.  I know people [...]

SHOULD OTTAWA GIVE BACK THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM?

Two legal Canadian political parties (the PQ and the BQ) say the federal government should give the Plains of Abraham back to Quebec.  Also the feds own property near the National Assembly on which stands the statue of Rene Levesque.  That should be given back too. The newspaper Le Devoir writes:  It is an aberration  [...]

SHOULD THE LOCAL CHURCH APPOINT BISHOPS?

Recently in the normal course of events a Catholic diocese in Austria became vacant.  As is usual Catholic officials in the diocese sent three names to Rome among whom one qwould be chosen to become the new bishop.  In the event the Pope and his advisors rejected all  three names.  Instead they named the Rev. [...]

SHOULD THIS TEST QUESTION BE BANNED?

WHY WOULD PRESIDENT OBAMA COME TO CANADA FIRST?

  What exactly does President Obama gain by taking a day off  from sellin g his stimulus package and coming to a back woods capital like Ottawa?   Well consider the following -
The economy -  Harper can point out that Canada is in far better shape than his own country.
TYhe banks  -  as US  banks are [...]

IS THE EARTH WARMING?

New studies released over the weekend warn of triggers in the natural environment  – including a green-house time bomb in Canada a nd Siberia – that could   dramatically worsen global warming. 
Thawing subactic tundra could unleash billions of tonnes of gases  that have been safely stored in frosty soil, while oceans and forests are becoming less [...]

DO MICHELLE OBAMA,S CLOTHES MATTER?

This month Michelle Obama is seen reclining on the cover of Vogue in a designer dress.  Most stories about her mention what she is wearing.  Should they?
Why don,t jpurnalists at his press conference mention the design of  BaRAck Obama,s tie, the coloour of his shirt and the stripes in his suits?
On the other hand, a [...]

SHOULD WE HAVE A MID-WINTER HOLIDAY?

Monday is Presidentss Day in the US – a welcome mid-winter holiday between New Years and Easter.
Nothing like it in Canada.  We have no holiday between Jan. 1 an d Easter.  Why are we so stingy with our winter holidays especially considering lousy weather we have?  The truth is we have fewer holidayus than most [...]