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Tonight we witness a real-world drama in which racing heart rates, dry mouths, and an unfamiliarity with the local dialect get in the way of successful communication.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.

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  3. the world’s oldest profession has stood the test of time for a reason. (Or rather, a whole bunch of reasons.) “Ending demand” is a pipe dream, as Sweden has demonstrated in its decade-and-a-half-long effort to do so. The arrival of the Swedish model to Canada should give us pause here in the United States. We should listen to what s ex workers in Canada are saying about the consequences of criminalization, and look at the positive results in Rhode Island when that state accidentally decriminalized indoor prostitution. If legalizing se x work really does decrease the rate of se xual assault and the spread of venereal disease, as the latest evidence strongly suggests, we need to have a much better reason for banning it than the fact that we hold prostitutes and johns in such low esteem.
    http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/08/12/reihan-salam-canada-is-following-the-wrong-lead-on-prostitution/

  7. With reference to my tip above, a brief summary of the programme:
    Alden Abbott, the Rumpel senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, describes how Operation Choke Point works: Banks receive notifications from federal regulators, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the agency responsible for insuring bank deposits), that the government considers certain types of businesses “high risk.” Banks then are pressured, though the implied threat of government investigations, to sever ties with customers engaged in those enterprises.

  11. Turdeau is associating with the wrong crowd. Using an ex-con as a sidekick might cost him!
    fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/08/12/kelly-mcparland-jody-emery-is-articulate-intelligent-attractive-and-willing-so-why-are-liberals-so-nervous/

  13. You know, I dont mind her, especially since she wants to run against that execreable Tubby Davies.
    Even if she is a stoner wackjob, and full of HDS, of course, beating Davies would be fun. We’re talking Wangcouver East here. Mayor Moonbeam territory. Comllete leftyville. But, they might just be enamored with Stoner Girl.
    Of course, any discredit countrywide to Justy is a side benefit.

  14. Toronto Star editorial, Saturday, Aug. 9.
    http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/08/08/a_callous_shrug_at_gazas_broken_children_editorial.html
    “… when Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government and Ontario pediatric hospitals offered to bring perhaps 100 of the injured innocents here for specialized care — with Ottawa’s help and Israel’s co-operation — they were met by an appalling wall of callous cynicism and indifference.”
    “In the Toronto Sun, an editorial objected that the injured children’s parents might be “Hamas militants.” And it wondered whether they might displace Canadian kids who need treatment.”
    In other words, the Toronto Sun is doing the heavy lifting by addressing the issues that would concern journalists, while the Star is leading the cheers for political correctness.

  15. Globe and Mail, Monday, Aug. 11. Letter to the editor unwittingly exposes the immorality of medicare. (second from the bottom of the page)
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/letters/aug-11-geopolitical-games-and-other-letters-to-the-editor/article19978029/
    “Doctors are paid out of the public purse. Whether a public servant agrees with public policy is beside the point. Imagine if firefighter got to pick which fires to put out or a police officer got to decide which laws to enforce based on personal beliefs. Doctors should either carry out the approved policy or get out of the public sector.”
    This is how persons with certain viewpoints are turned into second-class citizens when big government expands beyond rational bounds.
    A better solution: a free country where doctors are not paid out of the public purse.

  16. Toronto Star, Monday, Aug. 11, Jim Stanford, who passes for an “economist” at Unifor.
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/that-strong-recovery-it-was-just-a-myth/article19985650/
    “U.S. policy-makers have put job-creation at the top of their agenda – and they’ve used unconventional tools to achieve it. They are tolerating much larger budget deficits, for much longer, and with near-zero interest rates that’s not a problem. Quantitative easing pumps additional purchasing power directly into the economy.”
    You cannot pump purchasing power into an economy; supply equals demand. Zero-interest rates do not and cannot address the fundamental problems of the economy, which are government waste and intervention that interfere with trade decisions among individuals.

  17. 12 August 2014 The US has sent 130 more military advisers to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says.
    The marines and special operations forces will assess the humanitarian situation and will not be engaged in combat, a US defence official said.
    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28767183
    Deja Moo
    1962: The number of US military advisors increased from 700 to 12,000
    1963: 15,000 US military advisors were in South Vietnam
    1964: America bombs targets in North Vietnam
    1965: first US combat troops were sent to Vietnam in March; by the end of the year there were 200,000 US troops there
    1966: 400,000 US troops were in Vietnam

  18. I don’t often go jogging in the bush, but when I do I prefer to go with Lee Enfield…

  19. Globe and Mail, Tuesday, Aug. 12. Christopher Ragan, economics prof, McGill. Title in the print version: Canada has limited solutions to its slow-growth economy.
    (page 2 ROB article behind pay-wall)
    He thinks further reductions in the Bank of Canada rate are unlikely to be effective, and there is a risk that very low rates could be fueling another asset buildup such as the one that led to the 2008 collapse. Quite possibly true.
    So, “Any pickup in the Canadian recovery must therefore rely on private demand. But things don’t look so promising here, either.”
    He argues that the low-growth economy prevents part-time workers from becoming full-time, therefore, “… our policy makers should think carefully about the kinds of labour market policies that could be used to help these unfortunate Canadians.”
    Like most commentators, he glosses over the economic fundamentals and thus overlooks the real solutions.
    An economy is based on voluntary trade for mutual benefit between individuals. Anything that interferes with this will be detrimental to the economy as a whole and to many individuals within it. One thing that interferes with it is regulations that distort economic value judgments and which cause businesses to waste time and resources on compliance. Another is taxes wasted on paying for investigations and enforcement. I refer to regulations that dictate the number of Kleenex that can be put in a package for sale, or the current brouhaha in Ontario about three litre versus four litre milk bags, as opposed to safety and environmental regulations, a handful of which might be necessary.
    Let wages and prices find their free market level, get rid of unnecessary regulations (which is the vast majority), and stop government waste of tax dollars (including enterprises in which it competes with or replaces the private sector), and the economy will find its vigour soon enough.

  22. Could someone explain how big union bosses get away with telling members who to vote for? Is this not interfering in our electoral process and our democratic right to choose? Many younger people working in unionized jobs get letters telling them who to vote for and they obey thinking they’ll lose their jobs or cuts in wages if they don’t vote as told.
    Guessing nothing will change until the well runs dry from unions demanding over-the-top wages, no jobs, no money may be closer than they think.
    Scummy Ontario Liberals are demanding big bucks from the Feds to help them pay for wild promises to get them elected,or merely to keep afloat with their massive debt. They’re in for a disappointment, their promises worked on the stunned stupid Ontario voters, it won’t be rewarded by more cash from the rest of Canada’s coffers. Infrastructure is their excuse, we know it wouldn’t be used for that.

  23. nv53…. the whole thing is just stupid as are many things in Canada today. it is all to easy to ignore the fact that doctors used to be free to practice medicine and charge what they could get. we now have morons and idiots in government telling doctors where they can work, how they are to work. stupid does not even begin to describe the socialist mindset.

  24. There’s a new push to make our Capital City of Ottawa “officially” bi-lingual, how will that be helpful to all of Canada? How much will it cost? How many jobs will be lost due to language? How will that unite the country? IMO it should push for Quebec separation, English is a dirty word in that province, their government simply doesn’t communicate in English, they’re French, take it or leave it.

  26. Stanford has been a complete shill for his union for years.
    Calling him an economist is being kind………he’s just a good little lapdog for his union Dons. Whenever he says anything, the opposite is true.

  27. Bravo! Ezra Levant.
    …-
    “URGENT: Police lay three charges
    “RiotStoppers sent four leads to Calgary police on Saturday, August 9th.
    We’re pleased three suspects have been charged, and more are pending. Police are specifically looking for tips about Suspect #5 below. Please send them in anonymously to us — and we’ll pay you a $500 reward if you find him!”
    http://riotstoppers.com/

  29. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Justin-Trudeau-to-visit-Israel-pavilion-Friday-271003111.html
    For all you neo-con rabble rousers who were miffed because Justin Trudeau,Canada’s next prime Minister, visited a mosque, he is NOW going to visit the Israel pavilion at Folklorama in beautiful downtown Winnerpeg!
    And if the Jews have any sense at all, they’ll throw old tomatoes and other assorted fruit at Chance the Gardener, but I bet it’ll be another Trudeau love fest.

  31. “Trudeau,Canada’s next prime Minister,”? Bee-ess.
    Just ask Citoyen MulcairBlocNDP ’bout its very own clone of the Liberal Ad$cam criminal scam.
    “Speaking to reporters, Duncan delivered an unexpected bombshell: the board has also asked the House to refer its information to Elections Canada.”
    …-
    “NDP ‘satellite-office’ case morphs into potential Elections Canada probe”
    “If Elections Canada feels an investigation is warranted, the agency would pass the matter on to Commissioner of Canada Elections Yves Côté, whose office has been transferred to the Director of Public Prosecutions under the new Fair Elections Act.”
    http://www.canada.com/News/canada/satellite+office+case+could+lead+Elections+Canada+probe/10111736/story.html

  34. Yep,Canada’s next Prime Minister, unless we conservatives bust our butts and get the vote out in massive numbers.
    The reason I constantly refer to Trudeau as “the next PM”,is to incite people to think about the disaster impending on Canada if that should happen.
    I’m hearing too much “oh,Trudeau doesn’t have a chance, he has no experience and Canadians will reject him”, rhetoric from conservatives,many of the same people who said Obama had NO chance against war hero John McCain.

  35. That’s right Don. Look at the latest numbers from EKOS and the following job approval ratings (1) Barack Obama 58% (2) Mulclair (54%) (3) Wynne (52%) (4) Trudeau (48%) LAST Harper (24%). That’s some crazy socialist database EKOS has there by those numbers. The media has been selling this poll in the current news cycle as if it’s the election results.
    Check out the Provincial numbers AB and SK all alone in a sea of red and orange. PM Trudeau, keep saying it.

  36. That raises a question: Who draws the most water in Canadian broadcasting? Which media personalities do you believe command the most respect, evoke the most trust or provide the highest level of entertainment for Canadian viewers? Essentially, who’s the biggest name in broadcasting?
    We’ve compiled a list – vote for your favourite. If we’ve missed someone, let us know in the comments.
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/whos-the-biggest-name-in-canadian-broadcasting/article20035453/
    45% and Number at 1
    Ezra Levant Bwahahaha!!

  39. don morris is correct JT will be the next PM if the CPC doesn’t wise up. JT’s lieberal handlers, who are the power behind the throne, are planning to mobilize the young Facebook-Twits who likely wouldn’t ever vote for any ‘old white guys’. The handlers know it’s a popularity contest, and a ‘rock-star’ candidate appeals to the demographic they’re cultivating. They’ll use social media to get out the vote. It will be evident if the voting turnout percent increases. It’s insidiously clever and preys on people’s ignorance. It shows how easily they’re fooled by media propaganda.
    The CPC meanwhile keeps on with attack ads that only appeal to the party faithful who would always vote for them anyway. Attack ads generally turn off the middle-of-the-road majority who could vote either way. The CPC should instead focus on what they’ve done with their government mandate, and what they intend to do if it’s extended, and completely ignore the opposition leaders as unworthy of attention.

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