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Go, Already

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Liberal cuts threaten guaranteed rights, commission argues;

The Quebec Human Rights Commission submitted a 29-page brief earlier this week to Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and to the new committee the premier has put place to review all government programs and measures with an eye to cutting fat.
In the brief, Frémont advises the government not to undertake its austerity plan with only economic or budgetary considerations in mind. He notes that cutting or reducing the scope of some programs may affect certain vulnerable groups disproportionately and in a discriminatory way.
The Charter, he writes, is a fundamental law that takes precedence over other laws, and the state is bound by it. The program overhaul cannot adversely affect rights guaranteed under the Charter, such as the right to equality, regardless of race, skin colour, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, age, religion, political convictions, language, ethic background or nationality, income or disability.
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Quebec is the only Canadian jurisdiction where social and economic rights are enshrined in a Charter. Quebec has also signed on to certain international agreements, such as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which address the right to work and to join a union, the right to a standard of living that supports health and well-being, and the right to an education, among others.

He worked for the interests of the poor.

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ACORN lawyer sells his property for $21M.

“All too many people get involved are doing it because they’re saying there’s something in it for numero uno. But there are lots of people who are in it for the right reasons. And if you had to pick someone who symbolizes that it would be Arthur Schwartz,” Schumer said in 2003. “Whenever anyone calls on Arthur to do something good, he’s there and he doesn’t ask what’s in it for him and he doesn’t ask how much money there is. He just does it.”

Asking real questions is so unfair.

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We have no right to know what they stand for.

Liberals, who’ve been on the receiving end of the ploy twice in the past three months, call the tactic entrapment, unethical and “Nixonian.” And they worry it could lead to the end of candour in federal politics, with wary politicians reduced to mouthing platitudes and reciting carefully scripted talking points.

In my mind, that should read, “…they worry it could lead to candour in federal politics…”
After all, it’s not like recording MP’s is a new strategy for their opposition.

Wynneing!

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Globe & Mail;

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is threatening retaliatory measures against Ontario if it doesn’t drop protectionist rules that favour local firms bidding for infrastructure contracts, complicating provincial efforts for freer trade across the country.
The two provinces appear to be heading for a showdown at the premiers’ Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown this week over the issue. […]
Proponents of freer trade say Ontario is among the most protectionist provinces and is crucial to any nationwide loosening of trade restrictions.

Coincidence: Ontario’s net debt has soared by 89% since 2007-08 — a rate faster than that of the federal government or any other province…

Oh, Shiny Big Screen TV

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National Post;

In an interview with the Vancouver Sun earlier this week, Trudeau mused that a Liberal government would repeal the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, the new law that requires First Nations to post their audited financial statements online or risk losing government funding.
The Liberal leader said the bill reflected a “lack of respect for First Nations” and was being used by the Conservatives as a weapon against critics.
The law came into effect at the end of July. About half of the 600 First Nations communities affected by the law have yet to post their reports.

The Big Battle a Brewin’ in Vancouver!

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Daphne Bramham has provided an excellent preview of what will likely be the main debate in the run-up to this Fall’s civic election in Vancouver:

There’s no question that the hodgepodge of gardens along CP Rail’s Arbutus corridor are charming and no doubt that homeowners prefer gardens and a leafy walkway to trains.
But are Vancouverites willing to pay $100 million for it? Because that’s how much Canadian Pacific Railway wants for the 66-foot-wide right-of-way that runs for 11 kilometres from the Fraser River almost to False Creek.
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Consider how generous taxpayers may feel toward one of the city’s wealthiest neighbourhoods, a community that already has more green space than most others and where, little more than a decade ago, resident Pamela Sauder declared herself and her neighbours to be Vancouver’s “crème de la crème.”
Consider that the Vision-dominated council’s top priority is ending homelessness. This year, it allocated $16.6 million in its capital budget toward that.

The unfolding hilarity will pit Latte Liberals who have squatted on the CPR land against those demanding more money to fight homelessness. In some cases the same person will be on both sides of the argument! It will fascinating to find out how many of the 4,000+ people who signed a petition to keep the gardens along the tracks as-is will be willing to put their money where their mouths are. A contribution of $5,000 – $10,000 per person would be a good start!

It’s Time To Elect Our Judges

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As they’ve decided they run the country anyway;

This morning, Federal Court of Canada Justice Anne Mactavish delivered a sharply worded judgement slamming a decision, made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet, to deny some refugee claimants the benefits of Canada’s publicly funded health care system.

Except that they aren’t “refugees”.
And they’re “benefits” not available to us.
Here’s her contact info.

The Tolerant Left

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Redstate;

It’s increasingly ridiculous to use the word “liberal” to describe the modern American collectivist. There’s nothing liberal about them at all. They’re shooting for the ultimate subversion of liberty, by re-defining “liberty” as a form of compulsion. In other words, they’re saying you are being oppressed unless a wise and virtuous dictatorial authority can force other people to give you what the authoritarians have decided you “deserve.” You aren’t “free” as long as you must provide for yourself. Liberty becomes a term used to describe its exact opposite: a set of active obligations placed upon other people. It’s right up there with any perversion of language and thought described by George Orwell in “1984.” Actually, it is one of the perversions he laid at Big Brother’s feet: “Freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength.”

h/t EBD

Adam Carolla Interviews Dinesh D’Souza

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In a 90-minute interview, Dinesh D’Souza and Adam Carolla discuss the many problems plaguing America and the sure road to socialist irrelevance awaiting the nation if it continues down the same path it has been heading. A few callers ask some interesting questions, including one contrasting D’Souza’s more optimistic outlook vs. Dennis Miller’s very pessimistic one. Definitely cathartic listening for SDA regulars.

The Start of America’s Generational War

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Catherine Rampell has an interesting column comparing what Social Security and Medicare benefits people get compared to what they paid into it:

For Americans who turned 65 in 2010, Medicare benefits will typically amount to two to six times what beneficiaries had paid into the system, depending on their marital and work histories. For example, an average-wage, two-income couple who turned 65 in 2010 paid today’s equivalent of $123,000 into the Medicare system during their working years. They will receive about $385,000 in Medicare benefits over their decades of dotage, even after subtracting out the cost of premiums. For a similar couple that retired 20 years earlier, the comparable numbers were $43,000 paid in vs. $227,000 received. A decent return, no?

The current system is unsustainable and will break. It’s just a matter of ‘when’.

False Arguments Fuel Government Assistance to Canada’s Entertainment Industry

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Or, how Canadians help rich people put on plays for their friends;

“The arts, entertainment and recreation industries combined for about 1% of the GDP produced by all service industries in 2012, so it’s a great exaggeration to say that the entertainment industry makes a major contribution to Canada’s economy.”

The original Fraser Institute report here.

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