More sillyland

Kelly McParland comments on silly land of the Ottawa press corps and their liberal democrat masters. The unemployed have already been targeted, with lousy service and jammed phone lines.  Soon the elderly will find their Old Age Security payments have been pushed back two years. The Prime Minister, the Winnipeg Free Press tells us, will show his “true Conservative stripes.” High in his tower, the evil Dr. Harper cackles maniacally while plotting his next move:  jail terms for everyone, guilty or not! Bwa-ha-ha, bwa-ha-ha (cue creepy organ music). No wonder Canadians tune out politics, when it’s presented to them in a cartoon format.  According to the fevered view from Ottawa, Stephen Harper, evil genius, has been sitting quietly on his secret agenda for six years, but now, armed with a majority, he is free to impose it on unsuspecting Canadians. A tough budget (no, please!), reformed immigration (help us, someone, help us!), tougher laws on crime (make him stop Lord, please make him stop!), and who knows, maybe even an attempt to undermine Confederation by insisting the provinces deal with health care as they were elected to do. The warped view that this comes as a surprise to Canadians, or may be widely unwelcome, overlooks the fact that six years of Conservative government still sees the Liberals and New Democrats with their backsides planted firmly on the opposition benches, leaderless and with no practical alternative agenda to offer. The Bloc Quebecois has all but disappeared, and may soon be followed into obscurity by the warring factions of the Parti Quebecois. Separatism, under Tory rule, now  rivals Social Credit in terms of its health as a political creed. The reality is that a rethinking of Canada’s system of old age benefits is clearly needed before the whole thing goes bankrupt, and the government appears to be contemplating a plan to ease back the age of eligibility, over an extended period that will not punish today’s seniors and will give younger Canadians plenty of time to adapt.  Given that the average 20-year-old is likely to live far longer than their grandparents could ever have expected, it doesn’t seem that outrageous for the country’s finances to adapt accordingly.

Sickening

So the jihadis and their leftist allies are getting ready to celebrate the return of a convicted terrorist. Not surprising jean pseudo chretien begged to get the father terrorist out of prison so he could continue the jihad against the west. I'm sure Le trudeau would have been very understanding of terrorism against the US and the west. This all just makes me sick. The first family of terrorism in Canada have said they hate Canada, most reasonable people in Canada return the sentiment. In a revealing new book, The Enemy Within, the Sun's Ezra Levant brings Omar Khadr's story back into the public eye. Having completed his U.S. sentence in October 2011, Omar Khadr could return to Canada at any time. He may well be released, thanks to a lenient system that will likely credit him for the time he has served awaiting trial in Guantanamo Bay. With Parliament back in session, Levant brings his razor-sharp perspective to bear on a story that is vital to our notions of citizenship and justice, and to our national security. --- So, what can we expect to happen with Omar Khadr when he inevitably returns to Canada? Unfortunately, it's not hard to guess. When Maher Arar came back to Canada after he was released from a prison in Syria, he was hailed as a hero and celebrity. Every anti-war, anti-Western activist with an axe to grind--which includes a large swath of Canada's mainstream media--turned his homecoming into a triumph. If only they treated our wounded soldiers returning from Afghanistan so warmly.

shafias guilty of dishonour killing

Let's remember the victims of this heinous crime. These scum need to rot in prison forever. All three of these vermin convicted of first degree murder. 'Twisted notion of honour' Meranger said it is difficult to imagine a more "heinous crime" than two parents convicted of killing three of their own daughters for "an apparent notion of honour that has absolutely no place in any civilized society." "The apparent reason behind these cold shameful murders was that four (victims) offended your twisted notion of honour," the judge said.

global cooling?

Wonder what the climate hoaxers will say to this. They better buy sweaters. Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) Met Office releases new figures which show no warming in 15 years By DAVID ROSE Last updated at 5:38 AM on 29th January 2012 The supposed ‘consensus’ on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years. The figures suggest that we could even be heading for a mini ice age to rival the 70-year temperature drop that saw frost fairs held on the Thames in the 17th Century. Based on readings from more than 30,000 measuring stations, the data was issued last week without fanfare by the Met Office and the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. It confirms that the rising trend in world temperatures ended in 1997.

Cutting Government

I am happy that HM Government is saying it will cut government more quickly. I have many suggestions like get rid of all corporate welfare, cut cbc by 900 million or sell it out right,.... Do you have any cuts to propose? Finally: Smaller government National Post · Jan. 28, 2012 | Last Updated: Jan. 28, 2012 4:24 AM ET On Friday, the Department of Finance updated Canada's deficit projections, and brought welcome news: The federal deficit is shrinking more rapidly than previously forecast. While the projected shortfall this year was originally pegged at $32.3-billion, the final tally now is on course to come in somewhere south of $30-billion. That's still too high, of course. Canada must return to the balanced budgets that were bequeathed to the Tories by the Liberals as rapidly as possible. But we're still glad to see that Canada remains on track for a balanced budget in 2014-15; and especially pleased that the improvement in Canada's fiscal health reflects genuine spending cuts, rather than rapid economic growth hiding steadily rising spending. (Much of the drop in spending reflects an end to short-term stimulus programs that have run their course.) News of the smaller-than expected deficit comes amid media reports suggesting that the next federal budget, expected in March, will feature more cuts. Whereas the government originally had sought a 5% cut from last year's program spending, which would have produced $4-billion in savings, Treasury Board Tony Clement is now speaking of cutting as much as $8-billion. Some departments could see cuts on the order of 10%.