Lets start an income tax so the ones losing their jobs can get excited about paying more taxes when they find work again.


"When Canadian citizens aren't getting the good work opportunities, that's [a "surplus of 2 million refugees"] a problem. So immigration is the big problem that needs to be fixed everywhere."

Hey, SomeComments, I'd say the problem is "Canadian citizens aren't getting the good work opportunities...", wouldn't you?  Let's fix THAT problem first--and a lot of newer immigrants would thank us, too...because they're as unemployed as anybody else.


"Free speech is the right of individuals and communities to express themselves without repression from the state,” according to the group. “The students are not the state nor the repressors. Taking to the stage and using this platform was an act of free speech — not a violation of it.” "

 What an ironic statement.  It implies that repression of free speech is perfectly fine so long as it's not the act of "the state."  Such a position give license to any group or individual to censor by force or by intimidation the Free Speech rights of others.  Of coure that' precisely what these students (and, it seems, some non-students) did....they, through physical force and intimidation censored the speech of U of O President Schill.

Might I suggest the U of O needs to provide a remedial course in both basic government and law and another in civil discourse for its students.  Clearly at least "about 40" of them have no understanding of these concepts.  That's a real shame (in all senses) GC


He pulled his hamstring walking to the bank to cash his payroll cheque.


Will he have to pledge loyalty to Trump or the Constitution?


4
Canada needs (and can afford) complete national health care
Drug costs
The cost of prescription drugs represents 17.4% of total health care spending in 2014 according to OECD statistics.  The high rate of spending on pharmaceuticals which puts Canada at the top  appears to be linked to pricing, rather than consumption rates, which are close to the OECD average.  This low level in drug coverage is in contrast to Canada's full coverage of doctors and hospital services.

Benchmarking Canada's Health System; International Comparisons
Contrary to the report conclusions by the Commonwealth Fund placing 9th of 11 countries, OECD demonstrates that Canada performs in the middle of the range on most measures.


7 1/2 more years then the first woman POTUS will be Ivanka.


It all started with tree forts buddy. Once we let them in there... it was all over.


My replies to you are predicated on your post of 19 hours ago (and its sequels): "So you want a legal battle to take place in hopes of taking over the property of someone who you disagree with in order to establish an Islamic educational center? Sounds familiar, watered down but familiar."

I stand by my previous objections to what you stated in that post, nor do my criticisms strengthen or validate said post or its arguments (such as they are).  What I advocated is not any different than the highly effective strategy the Southern Poverty Law Center deployed against KKK groups, who like OJ (and I realize the irony in lumping the two) usually through anonymity managed to avoid criminal prosecution for the harm they inflicted, but were found liable for damages to their victims/victims' survivors in civil court.

I'll close with this--if you wanna come correct, I have no problem whatsoever in engaging in mutually respectful exchange of ideas.  But you want respect, you gotta give it.


I support more construction of single family homes irrelevant of square footage for Hawaiians but couldn't you get a better picture of Robin Danner?


I have read;
“At this moment in time the
church has two sails that are blowing in the opposite direction causing great
discord within the Church. On the Right: an extreme conservative wind wanting
to blow our boat back to the becalming out-of-date swamp of pre-1962. On the
Left: an extreme liberal wind wanting to blow our boat into rapids where faith
and morals are thrown overboard”.
.
But we can go forward in UNITY OF PURPOSE by hoisting a third sail one
of Humility, the true (only) sail that the Holy Spirit blows upon, bringing
arrogance to its knees and folly does not have to be appeased.
Please consider continuing see my post in the link

https://acireland.ie/amoris-laetitia-the-joy-of-love-reviewed-by-aidan-hart/#comment-10034

kevin your brother
In Christ


Mean while Trudeau adding Chinese as the 3rd official language!
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http://memecrunch.com/meme/BJMGB/chinese-language-agenda-of-justin-trudeau/image.jpg


I am a fervant supporter of the Muslim community.
BUT, if people don't wear muslim costumes and keep their beliefs to themselves, this would never have happened.
It was totally unwarranted.
Unnecessary.


Typical red neck response and clearly someone who lacks any sense-you are part of the problem and why we continue to rely on poisonous fossil fuels. Wasteful, arrogant. I don't hate native Americans-I am defending them against corporate greed, filthy destructive fossil fuels.


Be careful what you are asking for!  https://youtu.be/jafkVM-jnbE


Good job Neko and tragically, an accurate list!

Do want to notify readers that the Southern Poverty Law Center has ample info on a number of  the groups on the list....gross info, actually....

Readers may want to inform themselves ...you can google  almost any topic listed and SPLC and get data...and Kelly Ann Conway and Bannion have been knee deep in this and you can just google their names and "alt right, or White Supremacists etc...."

Do think you omitted the anti Semitic  category....

Such a lovely group of folks and topics.....


I guess Philpott can now embark on a series of meetings with her provincial counterparts to discuss it further. At $3,500 a day her limo driver will soon be better paid than she is.


...and top of all of this, whatever happened to the idea of a "Second City"?  Need more jobs on that side of the island!  How do we accomplish that?


Not signing TPP 11 is a historically myopic viewpoint.  NAFTA, in an acceptable format to the Canadian economy and way of life, is OVER!  It has been "easier" to sell out to the USA for exports, but laziness is what Canada here.  We must no longer have only one important customer....any intelligent business person will tell you that!  Move on, sign TPP 11 and as many other effective free trade agreements globally, and get in the global game!


Neighbor98...I've never darkened the door of Imago Dei and couldn't find them without Googlemaps.  I will agree with you the idea of moral absolutes is troubling for everyone, me included. Surely you believe in some yourself, however. Take a few minutes to think through what those might be.

As for moral relativism I am also sure that has some limitations for you as well, as evidenced by your insistence that everyone at Imago Dei believe like you or face your wrath, laughter,  disdain, etc.


Excercise at a gym. It's like a hamster wheel for humans.


Mr Dunce is still practicing for Scaramouche's new program "Dancing with the Self-fellators"


True. But the idea is good--just send them to a sanctuary in SE Asia, such as the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. Better yet and closer, send them to TES in TN or PAWS in CA.


I wonder if mental illness plays a role in this.  Mental illness is already stigmatized in Anglo-Canadian culture, and is even BIGGER for Chinese - especially immigrants who aren't fluent in English. :(


If it is a good plan we'll keep it, when we turf them out of office.


A part of this story is that most end up in leg hold traps. So few people have seen them! So maybe--get rid of the leg hold traps? Will see more then? We are hoping for this animal species to survive for sure.


The test of loyalty is found in how an individual reacts to a national emergency, not a national anthem.


"The Mouse that Roared"  -   a great black and white movie from the 50's with Peter Sellers when a tiny country invaded the US and won.   Everyone was in the fallout shelters during a drill and they took over the government .   They invaded on the premise that countries the US went to war with and were  defeated were  given aid  after the war,  such as Japan and Germany,  and so they would be.   But they won!


The document is difficult to read with references to people no one knows nor can verify. Unless Putin comes out and tearfully admits "Its true...its all true. I'm so sorry." it's difficult to believe it is accurate.


That should be a law.
Any law passed must apply to all, no exceptions.


The Globe and Mail is a turkey for keeping a plagiarist in its employ.


Some years ago the Dalai  Lama
stayed at Durbans royal hotel for some time,Zuma  and his family often lunched there on a Sunday within metres of each other, they  appeared not to know each other.
No press or interest shown re the Lana being in south africa,that's a changed now


It is a wonderful thing to see us help the helpless. This story was balm for the soul.


It's sorta like a "triage" metaphor. Who is the more salvageable, who is the less "contagious", who is less likely to "throw me under the bus", who is the lesser liar; who is less likely to harm my daughter; who is a better influence on my son; who would you more trust with "the codes"; who seems to know what they are talking about; who has been recorded as having and being proud of sexual abuse; who knows the date of the election?


Hmm......so if I'm willing to pay for it I can go for a ride?  I don't think so.  Is it wrong, maybe.  Is it inappropriate?  Yes.  So I guess if the RNC is willing to foot the bill Trump can go for a ride with the President?  I doubt it.


Nothing in Hawai'i, is made to last.

The Roman Coliseum, lasted longer, than most western civilization structures.

Maybe Hawai'i, should use the Roman Coliseum, as the basic model, for a new stadium.


Can't wait for Hi to get nuked! LOL


I can only comment in response to the current comment you made, not your history of all comments.  I do not see how what I have written fails to reflect a legitimate reaction to your comment which tells readers that it is useless to fight against this hierarchy.   There is no hope for actual justice written in your comment.   Have you read your comment carefully?  What questions should I have?

As for religious keeping their guns in their holsters, that usually results in religious, who are supposed to be our guides on how to uphold a virtuous and courageous christian life, keeping their mouths closed around their superiors and cooperating with the injustice which only grows more injustice.  Why does the request of people like me, to you, to take a stand, make you so angry?

I wonder do you consider Jesus Christ militant since he stood loudly against the injustices of the religious leaders of the time?  or are only women who stand up for their human dignity militants in your mind?


Voters can still register to vote  by mail in Hawaii, if they choose. Wouldn't it be helpful to provide the "how" to receive a ballot by mail information via the League of Women Voters, Common Cause, and Civil Beat?


I say invest in your own future and don't expect to subside off the work of other younger people later. My employer doesn't match retirement contributions and certainly doesn't have a pension program. I work for a non-profit. Which, really, is not any different than a state or federal employee, and, I don't think it is right to expect your employer to pony up for your well being later in life just because you are a public servant. I certainly don't expect social security to be around by the time I am 65-67-69 or what ever it will be when I can't work anymore. Enstar just faced the same fiscal uncertainty which flipped our gas bills up by a ten dollar "customer charge" that I'm more than willing to bet was to pay for their retirees. That I understand. It's corporate. You have to pay. But civil servants? No. The ex presidents should be pulling their own weight. Just my thoughts.


Congratulations on your excellent letter to Congressman Reichert.  I hope he takes your good words seriously.


What do you mean "private lobbying"?     Lobbying is legal in Canada within certain guidelines.


Provide the name of the lawyer and a link either to her/his statement or to the NPR report. You can't and won't -- because you're lying about this. Meanwhile, this is a statement from Grant Stancliff, Communications Director of Equality Ohio:
" ... we firmly believe in religious freedoms. It would be absurd to demand a Rabbi marry a Catholic couple, and visa versa. It would also be absurd to force a Catholic Church to lease it's sanctuary to a same-sex couple. The United States was founded on religious freedom, and that's not something to be taken lightly––already, even without the Pastor Protection Act, any clergy member can refuse to marry anybody they want for any reason." On the off chance that someone thinks you might be telling the truth about this, they ought to go to the Equality Ohio website and/or contact EO directly for a statement of their positions. You are lying about them. Of course you are.
You promised "5 more examples"; you haven't provided even one.


Why is Anchorage screaming the loudest?  We are probably the most educated and see past our noses.
The Senate would spend all the CBR this year and still not balance the budget. We have even less revenue because those savings are gone.  Crisis.  School funding would have to go down drastically.
Oil revenues to our State, are likely going down further, with the world situation, and oil companies running our Senate.
The House has a multi-pronged approach that balances the budget without draining our savings.  The Senate refuses one of the prongs (income tax) so they need to specify a replacement. Or step aside and let the adults lead.
We KNOW a sales tax hurts families the most, income tax the least.  But I'd rather have a sales tax than drain the CBR. Explain why all those nonres slopers are allowed to skate.  Can a sales tax could raise enough without taking food out of kid's mouths?
If you must put being reelected over doing the right thing, at least support a sales tax.


Assuming his income is 200k (she makes 46K) and because he is in education a gov't employee a typical pension plan @ 2% a year for 25 years would give him roughly 100k pension.  One would have to wonder how the present value is calculated.


Bull something anyway.


The economy of Canada is $1.6 trillion. Are you saying several times the economy of Canada has been donated to Africa?

Do you know the difference between billion and trillion. Quick, how many zeroes in each number?


Part 1:

I don't think Jesus spoke in a didactic way about the relationship between justice and mercy; Jesus' teaching unfolds in his parables and in the Sermon on the Mount, especially the Beatitudes.  Of course, the church has been reflecting on his teaching, trying to understand and follow it, for more than two thousand years.  We live in the "time between the times" -- the "already" of the reign of God inaugurated by Jesus and the "not yet" of the full realization of God's reign in God's time.  In the time between the times, we seek justice and practice it imperfectly.   In the reign of God, God blends justice and mercy perfectly, because God is Love; but we do it imperfectly.  At least, though, we must keep both in view and recognize the priority of mercy without denying the importance of justice.  What an awesome task, especially for those in the church, charged with ministering to sinners, and those (like you) in civil society, charged with administering justice. (con't.)


I agree, but we don't know if she has family or how she came to be in custody at the border.  All we really know is that she is a desperate young woman in need of help - we can either support helping her have her baby or support helping her kill it.  She ought not to be here, but the reality is that she is here. Now we get to choose who we are going to be in light of this situation.  All people like you and I can do is voice our opinion and pray for her, her baby, and those around her who are guiding her.


I think it is the perfect time during the homily to make any announcements, hear from the building committee, educate people on whatever, deduct that time from the sermon and then proceed to give the sermon.  When mass is over it should be over...do the second collection, give the one part blessing (I hate those multi-part with 4 amens..is that remotely catholic???)..


I guess a middle class american just figured out how to get the GOP's attention.  Sad they have been ignoring everyone's calls to get rid of the administration.  Maybe this will be a wake up call.  You would think the report on 39 states voting machines being hacked would be a wake up too.


If published columns over the last couple of weeks are any indication...

... then, on the political spectrum, populism begins one millimeter to the right of Justin Trudeau, and is equivalent to Adolf Hitler's Naziism including its Holocaust aspects.

Sorry, but that has been the dog-whistle-to-megaphone message of the recent columns...


thanks for saving cost of one trial


Mike.  Look at the headline of this article.  How Fishing interest infiltrated Conservations Biggest Event.  Infiltrated... smuggled themselves in.  Kitty and Wespac are in diametric opposition to what this conference stood for.  Wespac belongs at the Boston Seafood Show.... where selling fish is what they do.


Actually, Tom Koenig has it wrong.  Only 1 lawsuit actually raised the price of rail due to the plaintiff winning the decision and causing a delay, and that would be the one where the city failed to conduct the AIS on the whole project before starting construction.  The other lawsuits never resulted in any delay in construction or resulted in a court ordered work stoppage.   What he also fails to mention is the delays due to the city awarding contracts early.  Please, do your research before blaming lawsuits by those against this rail as to why costs have increased.  Instead, why not explaining why costs have gone up so much in the past 4 years.  There hasn't been any lawsuits filed in the past 4 years, yet the costs seem to keep rising.


"Several New York archdiocesen priests contacted by NCR deferred from commenting on the letter or the possible chancery move, citing a desire to respect the archdiocese's decision-making process."

that's a very positive sign.  Newspaper like NCR going through its roladex looking for dissenting voicies....get's turned down. I like it.


Wow, you're post is a smoking gun for Delusional Trump Support Syndrome.
DTSS ...
Or perhaps a paid troll.
Take your pick.


I'm offended by the "Ostrich like behavior remark".  This is supposed to be a scientific paper, not a social rag.  His Ostrich remark is curry to the popular but incorrect belief that Ostrich  stick their head in a hole in the ground when afraid.  When at a "nest" a standing father (they do the care taking) puts his head to the ground, it's to count heads or give specific care.  Original white settlers saw their head go to the ground and incorrectly thought they were putting their head in a hole in the ground and it became a very popular story.    I think using an incorrect statement to bolster a scientific thesis is counterintuitive. And ignorant.


I agree---TOTALLY!!!  the arms manufacturers, their investors, those employed by them are the real culprits and enemies of stability.  I believe that all elected officials should have to surrender all financial information prior to taking office. ''blind trusts'''......... release of tax informations are not ''the answer' but rather a sort of an overt declaration that '''we know what they're doing!!!!''   I am not not trying/ wanting to be outrageously negative, but I believe that 'wars' are here to stay.  it is 'Cain and Abel' all over again....and again.  ''wars''- big and small are a symptom of the ''missing piece'' in all of our souls..the 'need to be on top."  world wide organizations such as the UN can be a major help diffusing fear and violence, but not rid us of them.  sorry to say!


Thanks for admitting how corrupt city hall is and how you participated in that and devolution of democracy while supporting an industry that has had little oversight.


Dennis
If Donald Trump opposes mandatory health care , then I am with Donald Trump.  Our health care is an example.  There is no incentive to not use the system and thus we have the debt ridden system. If health care is in the private sector there is an incentive to not use it, rather use it as necessary.

I have seen no evidence that suggests that medical insurance must be mandatory.

Another similar system is social housing. What an expensive mess. Imagine if that was replaced by money so that the poor would have some selection in where they live, same as people with money, namely live where you like, where you can afford. Cities/communities  would not have to build and maintain housing.

We have thousands of examples of the private sector working well. There are now some examples of private/public working. in health  care. Give it time. The US with private, medicaid and medicare is really a combined system, one of its own.


Natural law is one thing.  Its about sin.  Dogma is about what we decided at Nicea, Chalcedon and Ephesus in the fourth century.  Democratically by democratically chosen bishops.  For a great history of the latter, read Christianity, the First 3000 Years by Dairmind MacCullocgh.  Don't let the fact that he is an Episcopal priest scare you off.


Ironworkers Union executive endorsed  the Liberals


nnooo the ONLY thing that Junior EVER  discusses with all billionaires id the plight of the Canasian  middle class and how best to help them.,,,,honest!!


Lars Larson interviews Mark Callahan: https://soundcloud.com/tags/mark%20callahan


You're just mad because we have bigger hearts.  We know what it's like to be abused and discriminated against because of nothing more than what we look like.


Vey true, rocky, and the same PSPP that Fred is using as comparison was raided by Paul Martin to pay down the debt, so there is a precedent there.

I would expect more OAS tinkering, but the fact that CPP is self funding means a cash grab would be 3rd rail politics -- particularly considering our booming senior population and the fact that older people are more likely to vote.


rampant acquisition of 2-million AR-15's


By uttering foolish and dangerous declarations that make matters worse.


You're criticizing a law enforcement office? That is a first. Based on your usual positions, had it been any other LE official and investigation, you would have had his back, regardless of how questionable his actions were. But because you hate Clinton, Comey is a bad guy.


Hi, Sprezzatura. Our editorials are based on the consensus of the editorial board. I "liked" the comment above because it was provocative. I do wish commenters would post their real names, however.


I don't believe this is as simple as an exclusively male problem, I have worked for both men and women who have abused their power, it just happens in different ways. IMHO men tend to go the sexual/inappropriate remark route while women go for the backstabbing/downright malicious "I'll get you" route, especially if they feel threatened. I've had experience with both having gone to a convent school for several years and worked for and with many men and women.


At least where drugs are concerned, markets like Silkroad and AlphaBay would appear to be an improvement over street-level trafficking.

Vendors are apparently rated on the quality of their product and service, just like eBay--meaning that people selling bunk or poisonous cuts are not going to do very well.

And then, there's no street-level territory to fight over .. but of course, online dealers still have to source their product from large scale criminal organizations -- so that's hardly a complete win.

One might have guessed that I'm for the legalization of all drugs .. since most of the harms associated with the use of illicit drugs are directly related to their illicitness.

In fact, since significant proportions of humanity have derived pleasure and other benefits from various psychoactive compounds for thousands of years, one could make the argument that prohibition is anti-human.

It didn't work for booze, and it's never going to work for other drugs.


Imagine if a Union could dictate to McDonald's how large their hamburgers had to be ? Or how many passengers an airline could fit into a 737 ? Or to Apple computer what the maximum price they could charge ?
Why would a Union have control over the product being delivered in any case ? That is the domain of the stake holders,  in this case the people of British Columbia. Those who pay for the service.

I see this as totally unconstitutional


It's interesting to know that probably 1/2 of the people who blog here claim that they are no longer Catholic.  Good to know.  I don't want people of dubious or no  "faith" setting the agenda for people of great faith.


Opportunities to repost these keep cropping up regularly anymore:

Selections, taken from the book “Tim Unsworth”, a collection of his articles in NCR between 1982 and 2007, published by Acta Publications in 2008:

"Bishops (and, sez I,  Red Birds)  break out in shingles in the face of ambiguity; laity live with it each day in their homes, jobs and social life.

Chancery offices constantly view the faithful as so befuddled that, without unctuous instruction, they would confuse the holy water fountain with a birdbath."


I guess you really have to consider the source, R Perry.


Gruden sure goes after the coaches and players. It's fun to watch and listen to. I can see why he doesn't get back into coaching, he'd be getting into fistfights every day with them LOL


actually if councilors in the city of Toronto had any backbone they would simply increase realty taxes to levels that are present in all other cities in Ontario. Result budget problems solved.


''During a commercial break, Seacrest pulled out his phone for a selfie with Trudeau and Ripa. When he couldn’t frame the group in the shot, Trudeau snatched the camera away and took the photo.''

Nah.......too easy......


what another embezzlement?


Oh thank goodness someone who I can agree with..."as the wind blows"...or as the "tide ebbs and flows".  However, I find Rep. Fukumoto's words "flapping in the wind" ...so please tell us who "...she discovered that there were Democrats also trying to change these things with whom she tried to work with. However, she said Republican partisanship “insisted I stop working with Democrats even when it clearly benefited the community.”  Please full disclosure.


Gays can serve but not trans gendered folks...  that's the definition of discrimination and hypocrisy.


We're selling out to America,  getting what in return?


This is about 'wedge' politics.
Appealing to the base, in this case, hard done by civil servants who just know that they are the contributors and that the entrepreneurial class are a bunch of leaches.


Hunting, be it for warm- or cold-blooded animals should be only for sustenance.  Hunt and release doesn't make any sense, and it simply isn't that much fun.


Really? This revelation from Buzz Feed and the rambling of the hateful left trying to connect  Jeremy Christian to Trump reminds me of the old Chinese proverb; When you find yourself in a deep hole a wise man knows when to stop digging. Something tells me by tomorrow the left will be in overdrive trying to spin like tops out of a very deep hole.
Good luck!


Flagging all your posts.

Every one.  The racist ones, the fake accounts, all of them.

You should be banned.


You say "nonsense" to verifiable facts? You can look up the Trump U fraud trial (remember when Trump the xenophobe said Judge Curiel's Mexican ancestry prevented him from judging the case?) Verifiable. You can look up the fact that Donald and Ivanka's elitist ties, shirts, handbags, shoes, etc. are manufactured overseas, not in America. This isn't a matter of belief or opinion. Look at the label on your Trump tie. Verifiable. It's verifiable, not believe or opinion, that Trump bought Chinese steel for his buildings. It's verifiable that Trump has filed BKY multiple times, leaving small contractors and investors on the hook. It's verifiable that Trump has stiffed small contractors, refused to pay them and told them to take him to court, knowing he could bleed them with legal costs. He has spent his life in court. He is litigious and he's only out for himself. He's a con man and only the most gullible of rubes still believe his cons. Congrats on that Trump U "diploma" though. LOL.


The minute the FBI entered the Honolulu Prosecutor's office was probably the exact point In time when Nick Grube mused, "What should the title of my new best selling book be?", followed by, "Hmm, I think I'll search for a good screen writing program online while I'm at it"

That's just mere speculation on my part of course, and I am unable to corroborate my suspicions at this time.

I also feel as though this could make up a future season of "Off Shore" - a joint podcast production of Civil Beat and PRI International.


No way.  A battery isn't going to last ten years . Don't risk your life on a battery lasting that long. Replace them every six months to a year.  Better to be safe than sorry. I would hate to hear about you in the paper .


The only thing hurting the NFTA talks is Rempel and Kent deriding Canada in the US media. shame


You are correct to a point, Dave, that neither is a good choice. But the bad choices are Ige and Hanabusa. Tulsi is not in the gubernatorial mix--yet.


Justin isn't intelligent enough to be a hypocrite.


This would be a welcome change for me, moving to CIBC. I've grown to dislike President's Choice and Loblaws ever since I heard about how they took advantage of one of their business partners involving frozen yogurt (YoPro Treats) and effectively ruined them. Google for: YoPro Loblaws  ... to get a view to how a small Canadian entrepreneurship story was turned into a nightmare for those two poor people.  It was several years ago, and I don't know how YoPro is doing, but it's probably still before the courts. However I am very glad to be able to divest myself of my banking with President's Choice, and I hope others will agree that Loblaws is a voracious and predatory company for what they have done to YoPro and presumably other small Canadian businesses.


Football for children.
Get them started on CTE early.
Permanent and probably fatal brain injuries build character.


yes, this has been the plan along, but it will rile up the antis.  no matter, they are all sore losers.  imua rail.  25 years from now, people will be saying why did not it be built sooner?  funding will be there, surcharges, TAT, property tax, etc.  rail will prevail.


Nothing I said was with intent to be un-peaceful, it was to start a dialogue. Got to love the first amendment.

Trust me, I get that you find this situation humorous, a lot of insane people laugh uncontrollably and without reason.

I find the removal of comments to be more a form of censorship and with this being a liberal owned paper now I'm simply not surprised since those people "embrace differences" as long as they coincide with their views.
Typical hypocritical thought process.


Is not the issue of Bill Clinton on of reinventing the past? Whatever Clinton's behaviour is was a) after his election and b) his, not her behaviour.
One might well say that they wouldn't  have voted for Bill, "if they had known".  That's an afterthought and not valid in hindsight.
As to b), well it is obvious, or should be.


Why did Trump refuse to release his tax returns?
Because they show he's made a lot of money in Russia...like his son in law admitted.
Trump's been bought, and he's susceptible to blackmail.


Trudeau is our Prime Minister but he perceives himself as Miss Congeniality.


You're talking out of both sides of your mouth.  You say the white supremacists should be condemned.  Then you say the counter protesters "lose credibility".  In what way, then, do they lose credibility?  What part of the white supremacists platform isn't wrong?


Finally, we have a leader that does what he says, and says what he does.......and to progressives that's insane.


DO WHAT smart national and state parks on the mainland do. CHARGE A FEE, you bunch of inept (D)onkey !mbeci!es

Other parks charge a fee of say $20 and FORCE you to sign a release of liability to get a permit to hike steep and dangerous areas and the funds are used to maintain the safety upkeep as much as reasonable. Here are some examples: Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, and many Grand Canyon areas also charge fees and force you to get permits for limited and deemed riskier adventures.


No, the Russian government is corrupt and brutal...not the Russian people.
Stop trying to whitewash Putin's criminal behaviour.


Before taking offence at Tom's comment that you've been "unkind" in some of yours...you may want to reread some of them...and I'm not talking about your responses to me.


Yep the left wing loon media is working overtime to try to get Clinton elected.
It's really not that they think Trump is as bad as they try to make him out to be   ..........it's that Clinton is THAT bad.Trump has plans to get started on  correcting the things that everyone knows that's wrong in this country.  Clinton is only going to make everything worse and continue with the uberfailed policies of the past.


Business expenses are deductible whether incorporated or not. The issue is the ability to save hopefully for an adequate retirement. The maximum RRSP contributions will not provide for a retirement equivalent to a retired teacher or firefighter even for someone earning over $200, 000 unless they save additional funds in a non registered account.

So a doctor who starts earning an income at 30, pays off student debt by 35, really only starts saving additional retirement funds after 35 if they live below their means.

If they get sick they have zero income for 3 months until their long term disability insurance kicks in. This is self funded and costs 5-10 grand a year, and is not tax deductible.
Short term disability is too expensive so most professionals or business owners don't bother.

The income splitting provisions are reasonable for spouses who in most cases own half the corporations assets (in the event of a divorce)

Trudeau is out to lunch on these tax measures.


Yes!  I desperately want single-payer health care!


Maybe you had your tongue in cheek and if so, you have my apologies. If not, perhaps you missed the part that said CBC selected the 10 people and arranged for individual interviews. You can bet that selection process was shall I say, very selective?


Lockem up and throw away the keys. Better yet feedem to the gators in the swamp he was supposed to have drained.


I suspect that would be a waste of time and money.  The ones that are influential are the only ones the monied care about influencing or dancing with.


Sorry, a knee-jerk response, in retrospect I withdraw it, my apologies.


Twenty million is very few...to a billionaire.


If you do the math this will only pay for around 75 days of the current state expenses.

This is robbery from the people of Alaska to cover the governments inability to do their jobs.

This will not even carry us until the first of the year.  This money will not even cover the current daily debt load for the next 3 months.


funny


She's unethical but she's the victim-oh yeah-the devil made her do it ! Considering she's working with the Clintons , maybe that's not a bad defence !


Where do you stand on election rigging?


When Trump opens his mouth, all kinds of unsubstantiated nonsense drips out, except for the evidence he provides the public with proving he is sexist, racist and relatively uneducated (as far as getting facts straight is concerned).


It seems we are in agreement about both personal forgiveness AND civil punishment.  I have long since come to realize that a lot of what consumed my anger towards others was really self inflicted punishment.

This included my relationship with a brother who left me holding the bag too many times.  I was furious about stuff like his wrecking my car with just a oops to take its place.  I should have forgiven him years ago.  Imagine my surprise when he called me to tell me he had just found out he had a very virulent form of cancer and that I was the first person he wanted to talk with, before even calling his own kids.  Over the next 4 months we had many great conversations that his wife told me helped him out a lot.  Sadly, during what was to be our last conversation he started to have some bad coughing and we needed to stop the call.  Before calling I had decided to tell him that I totally forgave him, but held back because of how weak he sounded.  Lost my chance he died.


Pure, unadulterated BS. The KMPL is approved, like it or not Mr Weaver.

The Feds approve these things so little provincial politicians can't do exactly this. 3 seats and he thinks he's king of BC. LOL.


Since we're referencing 60's cartoons he was more like Quick Draw McGraw who shoulda been seriously El Kobong'ed and turned over to Yosemite Sam


Get over it, so-called Patriot.  You probably don't even know what the term patriot means; you confused it with parrot.  And no I don't approve of murder.  I chose life for my child and managed to keep my nose out of other women's business, as people like you should.


If single payer is done right for our country, that single payer will be mainly used for common visits/procedures, and a market will remain for those with more coin to buy into some of the more elaborate care.  Think of a big Kaiser (which isn't terrible to work at....my girlfriend makes good money working for them), then an additional, albeit smaller, top-quality care market.


I'm talking about her self-inflicted oppressive mentality.  Schlarly was truly a Stepford wife.


I think  lamorello will land a top 4 defenseman before trade deadline - he may have to trade kadri to do that.Anderson is moving up in save% and GAA - good to see.


My comments on this thread, nothing even being remotely uncivil but were deleted by G&M.
I think that is best way for the west to remember this guy, LOL, proven I am right again.


If they used it all, then good. Let em have it.


I agree that Trump is a bully, but then again so is China.  Maybe Trump's approach is the only sensible one given the current global context.  Someone needs to push back a little.  I'm not worried about "consequences", as I suspect China's bark is worse than its bite.  After all, they want things to work in the end, because it is in their best interest to keep things relatively smooth.


What you had under 8 years of George Bush is amnesty. Illegals didnt have to do anything. The progressive pro active method of giving the ones who work and stay out of trouble, giving them a path to citizenship, or simply a way to work and better themselves without constant fear of losing everything is a better approach. It also shines the light on the 5 million who aren't desirable. Illegals have been a problem for 90 years over 15 presidents. Citizens wish they werent here, but they are. Creating a solution that requires them to stay out of trouble, work and pay taxes, get a drivers license solves a lot of the issue. Identifying the 5-6 million who are not the problem, and shines the light on the 5-6 million that are. It takes half the illegal population and gives them a reason to pay taxes, act right and not cause trouble. That's what we want. And if they do they can pay a fine and earn a limited citizenship.


You grow hemp on farmland.  Another reason not to expand the urban growth boundary.  Grow buildings up and keep our forest and farmlands intact.


John Beebee, perfect. 10,000 "thumbs up".


Meanwhile Donald in New York is snickering and saying "Canadians will fall for any line of bs".


You ought to look up the term "Fascist". Here, I've done it for you:

often capitalized :  a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2
:  a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control <early instances of army fascism and brutality — J. W. Aldridge>

No, he's not all the way there yet, but any reasonable person can see how quickly it could happen.

Trump is paranoid, narcissistic, sociopathic, dictatorial, mercurial (to say the least) and often talks in a florid, fantastical manner. In sum, he's not got a grounded intellect capable of acting in a measured and thoughtful manner. He's a natural-born demagogue with very little in the way of empathy.

He is a danger to life on earth.


Great find.


Thanks, Mr. Havelock, for pointing out that Alaskans own our state's resource wealth and the Permanent Fund in common. It's a problem that many residents are unaware of Alaska's history, unique Owner State model and shareholder rights. Now, the Legislature and Governor are railroading Alaskans toward a specific fix for the budget problem - all their plans involve changing the Fund and PFD without public consent. We must not allow this THEFT of the Peoples' money. Take the PFD OFF the table. NO POMV without a public vote. Then, the legislators will be more motivated to consider the many options for a solutions (like government reform, taxes, selling and leasing assets, using Fund earnings by public consent) and survey Alaskans for what we services we want and how we want to pay for them.  Visit and share this website for the Permanent Fund Defenders and join the fight to protect the PFD.  www.pfdak.com STOP THE RAID


his mommy and daddy could afford punahou and now NYC at $60,000 per yr


A great man who served honorably.  what is your problem?


I wouldn't put money on that!


The only thing ISIS and al-Qaeda really prove, to intelligent people, it that they are hate mongering, brutal, genocide maniacs, that need to be exterminated from the face of the earth.


Now #, we don't know that yet do we?
I didn't say anyone has broken any law(s).
What I wrote was "....and whether or not they've broken the law."


How about we investigate how Obummer not only threatened fellow Americans but actually attacked them thru the IRS and NSA. These diversions are ham handed attempts to take our eyes off the real struggle
http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/video-david-horowitz-second-civil-war


Illegitimate US Citizens aka anchor babies are nothing but a Trojan horse, I don't consider them US Citizens. Like the old saying, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree!


Posting "Toronto Liberal does not have... intestinal fortitude..."
while hiding behind an online nickname is:
a) ironic
b) pathetic
c) a complete lack of self awareness
d) all of the above


Good


So you are offering me a choice of Venezuela or Cuba as my ideal socialist system? I think this question can be better answered by a socialist. I'm not sure there are many of those around anymore.


http://www.businessinsider.com/james-comey-loretta-lynch-bill-clinton-hillary-emails-2017-5

Try starting with the head of the DOJ meeting on a private jet with the husband of a world leader under investigation by that same DOJ, a week before the conclusion of the investigation... It's conspiracy AND treason.


You're using a logical fallacy there, so your comment doesn't count.


Good article, but it makes one think that the the reaction to these events from politicians and the media is a major contributor to the  recurrence of similar events. The goal of the perpetrators is to make worldwide news, and they achieve that, every time.  Would there be any point in killing  innocent people they don't even know and facing almost certain death themselves except for the attention they expect to receive as a result of what they have done?

And what is Theresa May talking about? What value is there in anything she said?  She is a political opportunist.

The news reports say the perpetrator in this case was a loner but that 8 people have been arrested. What is the explanation for the apparent contradiction?

It is also news today that the perpetrator of the threats against Jewish institutions in America and elsewhere is a teenager, a person with no ability or intention to carry through on anything, no doubt just another nut case.


Well, this announcement, coming just a week after the upper house of the German government announced that that country will not produce internal combustion engines burning fossil fuels by 2030 is rather anti-climactic...far short of Germany's obviously clear understanding of atmospheric science.


No matter what Trump says our Media takes one little sentence of what he says and twists it around then throws it back at us as something awful.  This story has gone around the globe and has hit the top stories at every online news site.  What Trump stated is not what is being reported.  What is being reported is how the journalists want it reported.   I can understand why some countries do not allow freedom of the press.  When this freedom is abused like it is today it should be taken away.   What we are seeing is an outright abuse of this freedom to the point that absolute lies are reported as news.


You missed the point.


FYI, John Lam, here is her response, (article didn't pick it up).  No "for shame", she addressed the question: (*From her Facebook page)

Mililani Trask Aloha FB friends, this is Mililani. Zachary, just for the record I am not supporting, endorsing or running on a slate with Keli'i Akina or anybody. I was asked to be interviewed on his show on OHA. Two years ago, I had to rail and educate Dr. Akina that if he was elected, he would be in violation of his trust and fiduciary responsibility if he attempted to share our resources with any non Hawaiian. That as an elected Trustee, he would need to uphold the law and mandate of OHA I'm not yelling I am simply stating I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT ENDORSE Dr. Akina or any other candidate. I hope this answers your question!


Well said, IT.   Thank you.


Although this is quite an emotive subjective article, if the allegations are true then it does show callousness on the part of the owners and the department. I'm I'm sure there is another side to the story that will shed more light on it.


no, merely stupid


not to mention his constant actions showing he believes that he is outside the law and that he thinks a president can do what he wishes with out any consequences.


Don't believe everything you read on social media


Erm, Leggy was making a joke. As 5 people (so far) seem to have understood.


M97 has zero chance of passing.  Taxpayers are smarter than the pols think.


Grootes is a leftie and its easy to pick on "right wing" white politicians in another country.  Another article by Grootes just for the sake of writing an article for DM.


"At least now all the liberals out their (sic) admit to this fact [a 30-year plan by the Chinese to conquer the world]..."

Really?  You use the small "L" so, that leaves out the provincial government.  I take it you mean liberal-minded people.  That means you're talking about me. You're wrong:  I do NOT believe there is a 30-year plan to conquer the world. I really hesitate before calling people xenophobes or racists, too.  I do call some "kooks"--and I think you're one of them, Klens75.


Please quit listening to rush and sean.  That very old right-wing story of the Clintons "stealing" objects from the White House was debunked long ago.

Our choice is between these two candidates.  I would have rather seen Senator Sanders as the nominee, but that didn't happen.  Hillary is far from perfect.  However, she is not the very real threat to the welfare and safety of our nation and, in fact, the entire world Mr. Trump represents.  It's quite easy to sit back and say "oh, they're both just awful,  so I'm not going to vote for either one."  That, in my opinion, is a classic cop-out.


So in other words, Rep. Lee felt he had to introduce SOMETHING this session to get his name in the spotlight despite it having ZERO effect on anything and not improving the quality of life for his constituents.


Well, we are talking about a segment of society, that given the choice, still daily consume fake news outlets like Faux, Rush, Breitbart and InfoWars.


I just discovered that the Electronic R-G publishes "Fake Advertising"!

There is  link today that says "Dr Mehmet Oz killed in Traffic Accident at 58"

When you click on the link it's actually a way to go to his website to buy something!

It turns out that he is still alive and well.

Fake Advertising!


Have you checked your payroll deposit slip? If you have Employer paid Extended Health Care the Premiums for those should already appear in the Taxable Benefits section.

In BC Employer Paid MSP Premiums are also Taxable Benefits, but CRA does not allow them to be listed as Health Expenses when you calculate your annual spending on Health Care for your Income Tax Return.


Treason? Please explain.


I did not see in the tape where Tillerson denied calling Trump a moron ..........
G&M:  Please correct the headline


"Health care for everybody" is ultimately a socialist concept.  The US cannot reconcile this concept with a for-profit market system which is why "Obamacare" cannot work well and anything the Republicans come up with will fail. The US system using insurance companies will never work to cover the sickest people because obviously coverage of sick people is a losing business proposition.


Its not all about lowering employee cost. Union shops, in many cases inflate their own cost artificially through wages/dues. Non-union shops can re-invest savings into research & development, better equipment, new technology  to maybe fulfill the contracts better. And yes, the owners can even take more of a salary for themselves....I know the socialist here hate that but that's capitalism and that's their right as owners of the company. Its a free market.


The Liberal Government of Justin Trudeau signed off on the Saudi deal.  There is absolutely no proof that there would have been penalties.  If there were, these would have been made public.
No arms deal contract is considered binding until the government signs off on it, that is standard procedures.
The only person who made the claim that there would be penalties was "a Liberal insiders talking to the Toronto Star", not exactly a reliable source.


I think what makes the crime level seem so horrible is social media.   Nothing like a few minutes of Scanner Joe on Facebook to feed the fear.   Throw in a couple of messages from the APD via Nixle.us and a quick read of ADN, KTUU, and KTVA online and the paranoia is complete.   There are good people and bad people in Anchorage.   Just as there has been for my 50 years here.  The main thing that has changed is that realtime has been added to the mix.  By the way, we never did recover our Ford Falcon- stolen from behind the house in 1972.


common sense..?   +++RG: "While LTD staff waited for an officer to arrive, according to the search warrant affidavit, Johnson allegedly arrived at the Glenwood headquarters, pleading with the dispatch supervisor to get the cellphone back. .....told Johnson he had to file a lost and found report at the LTD customer service office on Willamette Street in downtown Eugene because the supervisor “suspected the cellphone contained evidence of at least one criminal act.....
The next morning, Johnson allegedly did go to the customer service office and told an employee that it was important that he get his phone back.... "I   guess he didn't cross paths with the cop in LTD's dispatch room.++++but the prostitute/money/girl scout money story beats this hands down....lol


It is really odd how excited you are to give the government your PFD and an income tax.

If you want to go ahead and write them a check right now, I am sure they will accept it.

Or...are you a legislative staffer by chance?


It's said that the flapping of a butterfly's wings can change the weather half way round the world and, as this article points out, influence politicians.

What an inspiring article on the interplay of biology and politics, and youthful enthusiasm. Much appreciated Burt. The picture of William Haines is worth a thousand words. Great job.


It`s not a raid on the fund if his plan include keeping it healthy with some form of inflation proofing to keep the "draw" off the earnings each year as level as possible, getting us away from the boom and bust fiscal cycles because we were talked into a net tax and not a tax on the gross.  Fixing the 5% base as the governor seeks will keep at least a minimum severance value for our finite remaining quality light oil.  If we tax them like Jay Hammond advised us to, they will pay it. They (the slope cartel) are not going anywhere.
 http://www.utpb.edu/images/default-source/utpb-images/ceed/images/permian-basin-oil-graphs-etc/pbreservescomparison.jpg?sfvrsn=2


Oh and how long is that ridiculous story"Cherie Kidd, I have learned from this experience " going to be plastered on the front of your newspaper web site? It was first published on Sept. 22nd and today is Oct.6th. It is in no way an apology for her bad behavior and a slap in the face to local citizens. Do you think we enjoy looking at the headlines for this insulting story day after day?


The document is abundantly clear; including chapter 8.  Using the word 'confusing' to describe it is a smokescreen used by those who disagree with it.


And so the downfall of the failed Trumpian vision of America begins. Good riddance.


I agree the type of play you mention is a result of "safe" helmets. You never see rugby players tackling with their heads, they tackle with their shoulder and arms


You hit the nail directly on the head with your comment Gonzo. Not only are you working hard to support your self and your family but money is taken from what you earn to support so many who refuse to work. There are many people here in Alaska that receive race based lifetime welfare and never have to work ever for their entire life. The Taxpayer is forced to provide everything they need. The only responsibility they have is to go to the Post Office and pick up their welfare check that the Working People provides them with. Not much stress at all living like that. You are working hard to provide free health care for so many who just plain refuse to work becausecof pure laziness alone yet you have to deplete your savings for your own health care. The military is always hiring and if eligable people should have to join or they get no free health care.


The city may be wrong but in this case im glad they sided with the public as it should and always has been when it comes to beach accesses to public beaches. Its just your tone towards local people and how you see us as something else is whats really disappointing me. Yes we might say things to rich/non local people but thats cause no respect is shown and by the way you speak and your choice of worlds I believe you dont show any. You have a chance to build bridges with the rest of us but the way you speak sounds like you have no interest in doing that but rather keep things icy. I hope you see the positives and can work towards living aloha.


Trump didn't let the KKK in, the Police who work for the city bureaucrats that unlawfully tried to shutdown the event because they dont like free speech did. You watch, right now both sides are sharing blame, but the Left will end up wearing this whole mess in the end.


We need a credible conservative party that doesn't have the same development centric history. Focused on infrastructure development and keeping taxes from rising otherwise vision will continue to work both sides of the fence


Whoaaaa, 20 mph wind gusts.  Better not travel to Wyoming if you call that "wind".


Trudeau's thinking goes something like this: rules and standards are meant for people who are bad and who break rules and standards; Liberals are good and don't break rules and standards hence can go to a "pay for play" evening because they are not going to be influenced by what anybody says or does.  If they appear to have been influenced by doing something done or heard, it's only because they were going to do that anyway.  They certainly appreciated the money the nice business people brought to the party but it had no influence and they can't help it if bad people's minds are in the gutter and misinterpret their actions.  There, he's a clear as a bell.  If that doesn't convince you, it's because you're not trying.


You can be sure he had some corrupt help from the DNC and the Clintons!


Time to take a stand against the cowards and theives.  Take it to them vote them out we have the records of those who want to move the money around and hide it and take ours.  Recall begins now and vote begins 1 August.


The Russians controlled the election and now they are controlling the NFL.

Russian-linked Twitter accounts stoked NFL anthem debate
https://www.cnet.com/news/russian-linked-twitter-accounts-stoked-nfl-anthem-debate/


Ah yes, the wall that Mexico was going to pay for.

Is there anything that Trump said that had any meaning in reality or was it all simply feeding time for his naive "base"?  Hard to argue against the latter.


Did Texas use income tax to build a Rainy day fund?

oh thats right,  no income tax in Texas but they want to tax our income to bail them out while Texas Senators voted against aid to New York after Sandy!


"megalomania, paranoia, demagogue". You're trying to describe Trump, right?


Sure, OK, whatever you say, you must have some sort of insight into how I glean and interpret my news and such....Huh?


Eric Bjerregaard, The article uses the word "pesticides" six times.  You yourself refer to the chemicals as "pesticides" twice in your comments.  CB readers can see that.  You are contradicting yourself.  You are the one who doesn't understand what you have written.  Let the readers decide.


It's nice to have a leader in Alberta with some GUTS. The previous Tea Party Muppets just took their orders from the Southern puppet masters and kicked the energy problems down the road. We have to do SOMETHING to get our house in order....


A student that wants no accountability for bad behavior... you.... don't.... say....


A lot of States, Counties, and Cities across the country are finding out that their "generous retirement plans" of 50, 40, 30, 20, and even 10 years ago are coming back to bite them....big time.
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People are living longer. A lot longer. And people are retiring "as soon as they can" so they can enjoy their "retirement years" longer. More people are living into their 80s, 90s, and even into their 100s today than they were 50 years ago. That causes a financial burden on any retirement system that allows someone to "retire" at 60, 55, 50, or even "at 40 with 20 years of work."
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PERA might not be as "good" as LAPD was decades ago (50% of your pay for the rest of your life with 20 years service), but even PERA "upped their generosity" years ago during the "years of plenty" that is causing them to struggle during the "lean years."
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And PERA's "generosity during the years of plenty" is not something that the taxpayers should be forced to bear the brunt of...now or ever.
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The Guv is right.


Very good column, MSW


I can't argue with how they made you feel, but I feel like there are several steps between talk of complimentarianism with some off-putting interactions and saying the church "believes mixed-race marriages aren’t okay."


Could you have posted a more ignorant comment? Read up on Poland-Russia relations first.


How do I answer a question that you have created by making your inferences as to what happened?  Kind of like asking me why the sky is green.  You haven't provided any evidence that every (or even some) MF waited until 3:50 to buy ENB.  I am not going to spend my time chasing a random thought that popped into your head.


I love that the way you showed your distaste for personal freedom was by ambivalently supporting your children. Way to show em!


Title: The Trump presidency has had missteps in foreign policy

Ya think?


He represents all businesses (for profit and non-profit) and citizens in the state of Oregon. I suspect he is not the only politician to be on the board  of a non-profit. I seriously doubt that William Hooper would be complaining if the non-profit was one that he supported.


.

"The lower house of the Russian parliament has given final approval to a bill decriminalizing some forms of domestic violence.

The State Duma voted 380-3 Friday to eliminate criminal liability for battery on family members that doesn’t cause bodily harm, making it punishable by a fine or a 15-day arrest.

The law needs to be approved by the largely rubber-stamp upper chamber and signed by President Vladimir Putin, who has signalled his support."

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The Putin dictatorship legalizes wife-beating.

Putin and Trump are scheduled to have a phone conversation tomorrow.

Will Trump will be seeking advice from his man-crush Putin on techniques?

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It's as simple as if you don't want to go, don't go.


Wrong, gonegolfin.  The potus suggesting he might fire sessions if he doesn't do what he wants is akin to forcing an investigation.  What else would you call it but "arm - twisting"?


Two things that would make travel safer across the state.... enforcing the current ridiculously under posted politically based not science & engineering based in any way maximums across the state are not what would make travel safer(70+ years of DOT collected data says no one will ever obey them no amount of enforcement will ever change that. But what the data does say is they create dangerous to all disruptions in normal flow)......

first would be, do away with the split speed limits that are lower for trucks, most states in recent years have found a lower posted limit for trucks does not make travel safer but makes it less safe from the rolling road blocks they create...

Second would be, ticket drivers irregardless of their speed in relation to posted maximum when they block the passing lane. In the states which have passed laws making passing lane blocking with no regard to travel speeds in relation to posted maximums reduces the real danger to travel....aggressive driving......


Today's removal of the strictures on banking & Wall Street practices, designed to avoid a repeat of the 2008 recession...that action alone has the potential to damage & destroy the lives & livelihood of U.S. workers--again.


No worries. Still a good post


I'm just happy that you finally used a statistic that you didn't create out of thin air!


You wish. The Prime Minister's almost singular raison d'être is a Liberal re-election in two years, and his party targets those Liberal voters with the accuracy of a Predator drone. For one example (from several painfully obvious ones), the outdated supply-management dairy and poultry cartel ... a huge negotiating point in the NAFTA talks ... will never be touched or even considered because he needs Quebec votes.


The book Time Enough for Love (Robert Heinlein), published in 1973 and still in print, explores at great length this question of what to do with your time if you have thousands of years to live. Having said that, extending our lifespans in any significant way is still deep in the realm of science fiction. Not to mention that we are already way overpopulated.


Don't use drugs then, duh!


You will never convince a Lib that Wynne is clueless and incompetent.


Brazile: <<Trump looks for a daily excuse to distract from his job. No, the primary system wasn’t rigged! States control primary ballots.>>

https://twitter.com/donnabrazile/status/926465631536459777

Brazile is shocked, shocked right-wing media is having a field day with her book.


Call in 50!  The yakuza is buying up Kakaako. Suitcases full of money to buy condos and shave ice stands.  The HORROR!!


Better take your meds and calm down.


That argument would carry a lot more weight if the people typically trying to ban abortion weren't also the ones who want to stop programs aimed at teaching safe sex and family planning.


TheOMB may just have a different view on the 'heritage' status.


We want to protect the American people by keeping out the "bad dudes" but we also want to make it as easy as possible for American citizens to get their hands on guns. Nope, don't see any contradiction there.


Do you want your streets plowed or your police department stopped from having sex with prostitutes?  You can't have both unless we raise more income through taxes.


You have ZERO clue, none, nada, less. Have you ever been to a homeless camp or to one of the facilities ever? Have you ever dealt with this population? Somehow I doubt from your completely ignorant and un-compassionate diatribe. Lets start with a few basic facts many of these people suffer from mental illness and have zero chance of getting a job like ever. These are the people who would have been locked up before Reagan. Second many suffer from substance abuse and thus are not employable. Many suffer from both, in any event they are in ever sense less fortunate than you and I. Yes there are some who refuse to get a clue, and I have real heart burn about that.  Many people are one paycheck, one hospital bill one broken car away from homlessness. Once there it is very, very difficult to keep and maintain a job. "What you do to the least of these you do to me". Ever hear that?


Is it just me or does CO Springs actually have shootings every day lately?


And during The Depression the banks kept everybody's money and closed their doors. Today, they are far worse. If Trump truly wants to drain the swamp, he should start there.


What incentive would prompt North Korea to cooperate "... unless it denuclearizes and gives up its weapons of mass destruction."? It sure didn't help Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi from U.S.-inspired regime change. But having a nuclear capability has prevented war and invasion invasion of Israel, Iran, Russia, China, India and Pakistan.


Great article.


When I travel, it is clear to me which societies allow me to walk around on my own and feel welcome because plenty of other women are doing the same, and those in which I can't, because women are pretty much invisible.

Guess which ones I prefer?


He is beyond the cares of this world.  May he rest in peace.


It's not harmless if it's going to cost big $$$ that could be spent elsewhere like for example after school programs for vulnerable disadvantaged youth, who might end up HARMing themselves or others in lieu of better social support.


"said Hummel, whose county’s natural beauty belies a reputation for misdeeds by its own lawmen".
What? AP wrote this? No wonder. Didn't the Oregon State Police current place kicker, Lt Edwards, move to Bend with a promotion after assaulting a motorist and losing in court? Maybe the "county's natural beauty" will help Edwards change his new reputation.


Finally someone with brains. Of course, the prime minister doesn't take selfies unless it's with Obama when he visited the prime minister's office. People who call Justin Trudeau Mr. Selfie are blind.


Fifty dollars per Kilo - are you dreaming?  Knowing  how the Canadian government operates, they'll be looking to charge $50 for a single gram.


You are in denial about socialism: It doesn't work.


Really??? Holy cow!!! Oh, you forgot to include your evidence/proof in your accusation. I'm sure that was just an oversight on your part and you'll be providing it momentarily, right?


In fact, I welcome the higher rates, hoping that they will lead to higher int. rates on savings accounts and GICs. Also, higher bank loan rates   might lead to bigger bank profits and then, probably, higher dividends. For those of us who have saved, it's a plus.


These dang liberal "scientists" are being paid by Hillary Clinton and Soros to make up this data to try and stick it to the oil and gas industry and fill their own pockets with all that sweet sweet Wind and Solar money!

Earthquakes are just Gods way of telling us how much he loves us!


thanks for letting us know that Trumps support among Republican women is rising! Anything that the ADN or any media today says is false. It is easy to put two and two together, what with 24/7 CITIZEN reporting and CITIZENS commenting. Americans see the charade that the Clinton/MSM is trying to foist on them.


This ^^^^^^^^^


So, the satiric one doesn't believe an investigation is appropriate, and would rather leave it to individual lawsuits.  Huh.


The asylum seekers are illegal immigrants, people whose visas have expired and so forth.  Though the U.S. has always been tough to some extent on these people (I think all kinds of measures were in the works under Obama), the current president is far more vocal about it, and so these illegal immigrants are trying to get into Canada instead.  They are not refugees, they are not fleeing for their lives.  While they may want a better life than in the country of their birth, there's no guarantee they'll actually succeed in Canada. Unlike the immigrants we allow into the country, they're not vetted for the skills required to succeed here.  Nor are we as huge a country as the U.S., with the scope of opportunity there.

We already have massive immigration and a robust refugee system.  I don't think Canadians need to feel that they are cruel and unwelcoming because they don't support opening our borders to the U.S.'s illegal immigrants.


Well then, nothing to worry about.   Move along folks.  Nothing to see here.  When the lights go out it'll be Hillary Clinton's fault.


The Clinton campaign has a TV ad airing which challenges tRump's sacrifice to the nation.  While tRump is shifting around in his chair when asked to identify what personal sacrifices he's made, he tries to list his financial accomplishment.  In the meantime, the TV ad is focusing on military veterans who lost sons in a war or veterans who were sitting in a chair without legs, or veterans watching tRump on previous episodes arrogantly saying he knew more than our military generals.  The tRump sacrifice ad is powerful and I hope the clinton campaign plays that every day until November.


Time to bake the doughboy.


Oh good grief...


Parliamentary tradition and precedent suggests the L- G should call upon the NDP to form the government since they have the majority support in the house.  The NDP with the support of the Green should be given the opportunity to govern.  If they are unable to continue to govern then they will need to advise the L-G who at that time then should dissolve the legislature and the election should be held at that time.


So the "pray-pay-obey" model is only for those in the pews?


Every once in a while I read one of Ms. McLaren's articles only to ask myself after why I bothered. They are always so trite and filled with detail about her, her kids, her spouse, or the challenges she faces as a white, privileged, working mother. (sorry, my words, not hers). I'm a little puzzled why a national paper would publish articles that seem better suited for a personal journal.


Bush presented false information to Congress regarding WMDs that didn't exist. His was an argument that Iraq posed an imminent threat and by misrepresenting  the facts, he duped congress. The fault lies with him.


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When you stack the room with Liberal cultists it's pretty easy to get a standing ovation.  Now try the real world.


"He's now a true me first Provincial politician."

Unlike Horgan and Wynne?  Or a me-first Mayor like Coderre who gloated about the decision?

Can't move oil west, or east.  But billions of dollars can be moved via equalization payments, and of course there is "too important to fail" Bombardier lapping up taxpayer subsidies.   There's nation building for you.   I don't know if Kenny rides a hobby horse of eastern hatred....but I wouldn't blame him if he did.


Ok. Judgy McJudgerston. You know all.


Glen Race is the young man who killed three people. He used marijuana and developed schizophrenia in his late teens/early twenties.


Puberty blockers are not "irreversible." Kids take them under medical supervision and if the kids decide they're not TG, they just stop taking them and puberty proceeds. However, if they ARE transgender, this gives them an opportunity to avoid a puberty that would be distressing for them and allows them a chance to express the gender they experience. Surgery performed in accordance with the "standards of care" for transgender people would only happen when the patient is old enough to give consent (so no kids) and their medical team (including mental health professionals) agree that it is appropriate. This stuff really isn't as unsupervised as many seem to think.


To Sher Hindustan

according to MARGARET WENTE  Sweden does not look too rich

Swedish welfare ghettos - social strains - $4-billion a year on settling new refugees

"Sweden’s fantasy is that if you socialize the children of immigrants and refugees correctly, they’ll grow up to be just like native Swedes. But it hasn’t worked out that way. Much of the second generation lives in nice Swedish welfare ghettos. "

"The social strains – white flight, a general decline in trust – are growing worse. The immigrant-heavy city of Malmo ... is an economic and social basket case."

"Sweden’s generosity costs a fortune, at a time when economic growth is stagnant. The country now spends about $4-billion a year on settling new refugees – up from $1-billion a few years ago, Mr. Sanandaji (himself an immigrant, a Kurdish-Swedish economist) said.

"Sweden’s ugly immigration problem" - Margaret Wente - Globe and Mail - Sept 1, 2015


True._Compared_to_Trump,_Nixon_was_a_Commie.


It is good to see these happen. Rural folks have many obstacles to overcome to get decent care. Glad Lisa stepped up on this.


This move doesn't say anything good about top leadership at BVSD.   Hiring Stevenson as the interim superintendent isn't a good move but is seen as more palatable than promoting anyone from within?   That's got to hurt for a lot of the folks at the top in BVSD.


Now Wheeler is in the backpocket of the PBA. Get ready for massive homeless sweeps!


Kind of ironic that a piece on financial literacy can't get the compounding math right...


The humanity.


This Country just keeps getting stranger and stranger. It's sure not the Canada I grew up in.


Harry is far more than a "patron" of these games. He FOUNDED them! He wanted to honour the soldiers who had been injured in service, and thus we have the Invictus games.


I heard it mentioned on TV yesterday that Bannon is a Catholic. Must be uncomfortable for him at his KKK rallies.  :-)


Donal J. Trump is the very definition of all show, and no go, but some people are entranced by him nonetheless; probably for the same reason some people like professional wrestling.


Neither does trump.


I would have to think that some buddies got together, did some METH, drank some OLD ENGLISH, and Viola, creates INSTANT VIOLENCE.........

I pray they catch them and throw the book at them. Anyone with information, please come forward and report it to the POLICE......

Read the Sign: REPORT these LOSERS................They have NO HONOR............


Bloomberg or the NYT had an interview with Trumps 'Art if the deal' co-writer

He believes things are getting desperate around Trump, as 'he has started to yell at Jarrod'

Sounds like this is not good for the Butts/Trudeau government or its strategy


what you are saying is that an Alaskan jury is prejudiced and shouldn't have heard the case?


What is the new state of "Western Alaska" going to have for a tax base?


Let's keep Trump out of our electoral reform discussions. Despite some superficial similarities, our two systems cannot be compared. Consider instead Nigel Farage, who could not get elected under the UK FPTP system, but easily won a seat in the European Parliament, which uses party proportional voting. Also consider France, where a proportional system elected Le Pin, until Socialist President Mitterand changed France's system back to a single member plurality system like our own.


What a surprise!


Perhaps because the P.M. is juvenile himself?


I didn't see where anyone said she will be indicted, it was said she's being investagated and that's a fact


Too many cooks in the kitchen...


What does that have to do with this story?


They are most certainly not my choices, but the ones your fellow conservatives have made for themselves.  Freedom is a funny thing isn't it?  No guarantee your ideological brethren will agree with your choice, but you are the one that started your argument with your implied biopic "you vote Liberal."  But now you don't want to be pigeonholed with your ideological comrades.  Very interesting.  I guess it is OK for you to do it, but not others.


Better yet how about we switch all of congress and the rest of the federal government to ObamaCare....


I agree that ObamaCare can be revamped, but, not at the expense of American tax payers. Come up with a plan, ensure it is more beneficial, less expensive, and is a better plan. But, it not better, rework the plan.


With that constant red nose and red face , I question Caldwell's daily sobriety!


Me,
Until this past year, due to budget cuts, there were BIP's scattered around the state. It's my understanding that those programs who relied primarily on the state funding are going out of business. Some programs will continue do to the use of other funding. For example, the local tribe here had the state grant for BIP and served all (native and non-Native) court ordered and voluntary perpetrators. Instead of closing it down when the state BIP money is gone, the tribe is considering funding it with tribal funds and to supplement it with billing to the perpetrators.
Anger management does NOT work with batterers. Even the BIP program requires intense follow-up and safety checks with the victims.


"Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Teddy R, JFK"  LOL.  Do you really want an essay on each one of these you 'venerate' which exposes their actual feet of clay under modern standards?  Let's start with the fact that half of them were unfaithful in marriage and then go from there?  Teddy Roosevelt's White Man's Burden and gunboat diplomacy including the Great White Fleet would just be a start on him.  JFK:  The Bay of Pigs, the CIA, "Advisors" who got us started in the Vietnam War?  FDR's attempt to Pack the Supreme Court after they kept finding his legislation unconstitutional would just be a start; he had three terms, after all.  Jefferson and slavery?  Lincoln's suspension of the law of habeus corpus and only 'freeing' the slaves in Southern states, not the ones who had slaves but supported his side in the Civil War?  Should we hate Carnegie for his libraries. too?  Or just because he was one of many robber barons?  Was the Vanderbilt who was Governor of Rhode Island evil, too?


So as a veteran you've got access to the VA medical system, VA home mortgages, an Alaska state discount for puchasing state land and maybe (if you're retired from the military like me) commissary and PX access.  How much more free stuff (i.e. welfare other tax payers foot the bill for) do you think you're entitled to?


Conservative groups have already done this to Douglas County schools and they've made a huge mess of it. We're slowly trying to claw our way back from all the damage they've done. For a group so fixated on how bad government is, they spend an awful lot of time and money trying to control it and make it bigger and less effective.


Finally, he resigns, but not until permanently tarnishing his own legacy.  No judgement skills whatsoever.


I guess you conveniently overlooked that it was Trump's crew, the Russians and the Russian press at that event.
No American press admitted! How's that for logic? The fewer participants, the fewer sources for leaks, eh!
What would either of them gain?  Who knows, but it certainly doesn't look good on Trump; either he is blabbing too much or someone on his hand-picked crew has it in for him. Either way it goes right back to Trump i.e. not all that smart.


People who go to the Bush to work are heroes.  Until you've done it, you just don't even know.  Oh, and Bush people are tough as balls, especially the young kids.  Respect to the villages.


Wow, why you so angry bud?
You seem to 'nitpick' points in the author's piece in order to express your ire.  The article was in fact balanced and didnt suggest that Alberta is more racist than any other province.  The mistake you make - which breeds unnecessary resentment, denial, and anger - is that when someone calls out white racism they are calling every white person a racist.  That is NOT the case and it doesnt help the cause to suggest it is so.


coping mechanism, we can take it only so long before we just have to purge all of the nonsense we have read.  I so wish that the blocking function would be added soon.


A lot of them okay? A meaningful number.

This is an under-reported story- the fact that a handful of evangelical christians have shaped homeless policy in an undemocratic way by handing out lots of camping supplies.  They reject any criticism and reject any input from neighbors.


Hello Jay Edward.  I have only one word to comment....WHAT?  You have a comprehension problem Jay Edward.  I never "elevated" anyone to the "level of Christ," and I sure did not "make us Christ."  I did speak to being Christ-like!  Everyone should strive for that.  Especially when John the Evangelist relays Jesus' Greatest commandment, to "love one another."  So many times we fail at that.  But, that is EXACTLY what we need to do to be Christ-like.  This isn't a new concept, Jay Edward.  It surely isn't something the the holy Fathers concluded during the Second Vatican Council.  This has been around since....oh...Christ's time on earth.  Another point...When I was referring to "Christ's Body;" I was NOT referring to the mystical Body of Christ.  I was referring to what St. Teresa of Avila said; that we have to be "Christ's body" here on earth, because...oooo...guess what John Edward?  Christ has NO BODY here on earth....but ours!  If you cannot comprehend that, well...


have to agree. who and where are they doing their routine maintenance on the airplanes with?


What's on the line?  Bigger deficits?  Joly hasn't found a nickel she doesn't want to spend.  Half a billion for Canada 150 - really?  And she wouldn't care, as Morneau and Butts are engineering new taxes in the background.


There is no evidence for Pizzagate unless your idea of  evidence is incredibly weak.


But if you take away Lamont's pedantry, what will be left?


I'm interested in knowing how quickly the passengers will go from zero to 1000 mph. And then, how quickly they will decelerate from 1000 mph to zero.  Will they have to provide their own G-suits?  Will they be quickly slowed by a brick wall at the end?
But more importantly,  why are folks always so intrigued by the possibility of a quick escape from Toronto to Montreal?  Please, no innuendo here about Jean Marchand's remarks regarding the best thing in Ottawa...


Thank you for taking a stand and your support.


Socialism used to be frowned upon in Canada and USA. Is now perfectly acceptable (as it should be, like any other political school of thought).

The populism seems to get traction and become acceptable too. But we can't have that, can we?


Governor Walker did not halve the size of the PFD. He capped it at $1,000.00. As recently as 2012 and 2013 the PFD was less than $1,000.00. In those years recipients would have received the entire amount if the PFD had been capped at $1,000.00. The average amount over the life of the PFD has been $1,150.00. All of this sniveling about the cap on the PFD and a court challenge at this point will indeed only serve as another distraction from resolving the serious issues related to addressing the budget deficit.


More revisionist history from Larsy. Southern racists began switching to the Republican party after LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Nixon saw an opportunity and developed his Southern Strategy of playing on white peoples resentment. It took a couple of generations for the South to become solidly Republican.


Kathleen Wynne.


When will the Alaska Delegation of Rep. Don Young, and Senators Murkowski and Sullivan pull there support of Donald Trump as there nominee? If they want the continue support of the majority of Alaskan's they should act soon. This guy isn't fit to be the country's next President


Nobody is suggesting we disarm the police or let violent criminals act without consequence. Be serious.


The PBS Newshour just did a story on the Puerto Rican diaspora. There are now 5,000,000 Puerto Ricans on the US mainland, which is more than on the island itself. Those numbers speak volumes about life in Puerto Rico.


After muslim killer kills 6 in Quebec, slobbering leftist protesting zombies wobble in self doubt to handlers asking what to do next.

"We thought you said trump was evil" they say.
Handlers shuffle feet and navel gaze......
Trump looks more right every day mutters zombies
In  other news aid agencies increase ad campaign with funds from ponzie program dollars donated by last months suckers to capture more sympathy bucks.
Zombies shuffle home to government jobs on buses donated by labour unions

And you wonder why Trump won


Been saying this for weeks now, Kiz. Let's hope the Rocks are savvy enough to get this done!


The most troubling statement of all: "...and what happened ...that eventually made Trump's behaviour seem normal."

A CBC Washington journalist said basically the same thing on the National a couple of weeks ago, during another chaotic "Trump" week.


Many of Trumps supporters are immersed in Trumps world of"alternative facts (lies to the rest of us). Were Trump has succeeded is alienating the press, military, courts, intelegence services, foreign allies and much of the world in just one short month. Wow!


"The driver faces charges of driving on a suspended license, and reckless driving."

It's funny how often those two go together......


Lies.


Way to go, Sen Bennett!  We really don't need any federal interference in CO Elections.  There is very little evidence of voter fraud, and the few cases that have been found did not have effect the outcome of an election.  No voter wants their personal info sent to D.C., entrusted for safe-keeping to that idiot Kobach, and where the Russians only need to hack one place instead of 50 different states!


I've never heard of this charity, but it sounds pretty cool.


If you have employer sponsored insurance you might want to check what the Republicans and Trump have in store for you too.

Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers—about half of the country—could be losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs for catastrophic illnesses, due to a provision of the House Republican health-care bill.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/employer-backed-insurance-could-take-huge-hit-gop-healthcare-plan-n734951

No need for people who have employer based insurance to feel left out.  The Republicans and Trump are going to screw you over too.

Thank Trump, the Republicans and give thanks especially to Young, Murkowski and Sullivan.


A big problem of hypocrisy remains, though. While Canadian family law proudly celebrates the child's well-being" concerning equalizing finances after separation, it completely neglects to address equal parenting - a much more important issue - as a default position to move to a year or two post separation.. Thus, until we have a presumption-of-equal-parenting provision, fathers (your sons, dear reader) will continue to be coerced into being second-class parents while expected to be the main earners, mothers will continue their willful dependency on the state and on fathers (all the while blaming patriarchy - your sons once again, dear reader - for their 'wage gap'), and, most regrettably, thousands of boys and girls will continue growing up believing fatherhood is a second-class role. All quite inexcusable, really.


oh it will achieve plenty! plenty of unemployed people and more people having much less in thier wallets


I am pretty sure that the news didn't get much reaction because Mariah Carey is no longer relevant.


Maybe, maybe not. More anonymous sources say bad things about Trump. Who's lying?


In fairness to the DoD, it may be that they are targeted for more aggressive collection techniques because their data is considered more valuable.


Most of the fossil fuel producing states now will not institute a carbon tax, and a U.S. Federal carbon tax is dead for at least the next 4-years.
It will make Canada less competitive.


Dermot is correct here and his warnings should be heeded but probably won't be.
Most Alaskans won't stand for a 15% sales tax or a personal income tax that would more than double the liability of what would be owed on federal taxes. And I'm one of them.
It's too bad but the PFD will likely soon end. The PF reserve will have to be tapped  amd drained since the state wouldn't be legally insolent. The governors reduction only postpones the end by a year or two. At least there'll be a softer landing...


Is Trudeau a Saudi Sheikh now?


So sorry for this mishap.  Peace and prayers to you and your family.


RRD. You have no idea what you are talking about. The march was peaceful, respectful and fun....clearly you weren't there, and your relationship with the truth is as tenuous as Trump and his buddies.


"This will be a precedent setting case. Whether religion trumps human rights." - jamgm

The case may set a precedent, or it may simply follow previous rulings to reach a decision. But what it won't do is set a precedent on whether religion trumps human rights. That question isn't even in play. In fact, putting it that way makes no sense.

A winner-take-all approach is never the best answer when one human right conflicts with another. Competing human rights must be balanced and reconciled, not prioritized in a hierarchy. The idea isn't to create a winner and loser, it's to find the solution that collectively does the least harm to everyone's rights.

There are competing Charter rights in this case, and the Supreme Court is the place to resolve such matters. It won't rule that religious rights override equality rights, or vice versa. It will strike a reasoned balance, whereby both religious rights and equality rights are given all due respect.


Women go to war - - - "If can, Can - if cannot, Cannot"!


That's the point; therefore, maybe it's time to give up on this notion that the bishops all knew that these deviant priest couldn't be reformed.   Likely, they didn't.

 Aren't you tired of living in an era that's totally focused on casting eternal blame on the sins of the past?   I know I am.


As a retired CCPC, half my money is in stocks where I eke out my retirement income. Half is in fixed income, where after tax and inflation, I loose money.

Lots of articles on the big crash coming (of course these articles appear every year regardless)  I can't time the market, I would have a high probability of making the wrong choices.

It would be nice at this stage to have a nice fat taxpayer backed pension, and benefits.

I can't figure out why my modest retirement funds are under attack by trudeau/morneau/butts


Ten first-world countries have single-payer:  Norway, Japan, UK, Sweden, Canada, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Iceland.

Seven have a two-tier system: NZ, Netherlands, Denmark, France, Australia, Ireland, and Hong Kong (if you still want to count them).

An insurance mandate (akin to the US's) is provided in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, South Korea,  Greece (...first-world?) and Switzerland.


Yeah, just like the Palmer jury let the preacher off some years ago after he cold-bloodedly and with proven premeditation shot two men ho were fleeing from to death in the back.  Their bad luck they happened to have records. He's a murderer - but a religious one - so he gets a pass. Same deal with this smug doctor.


What ever happened to the good old days when reputable journalistic houses used to state in bold heading that a column was an editorial??? This is nothing but an opinion piece presented as journalistic fact. I don't necessarily disagree with these opinions but still - shame on the globe.


The reason there is no money for health care is that Trudeau has spent it on travel , foreign countries and picture UN.
We are too late asking . the cupboards are bare.


Thing is, they don't make "those sports cars" anymore. The closest they came in recent history is limited edition 911 R. Cayman is now comes with a 4 cylinder engine. They are now faking engine noises in all cars they make. They switched to electric steering.

So no, they are not just making these minivans on a side to make money. They also turned 911s into boulevard cruisers. No wonder old 911s now fetch as much as brand new ones. Only suburban moms buying what they are making these days.


This is just saving face.
After years of asking NATO members pay more 'America' lowered the boom and said pay up or else there's no more defense umbrella for you.

So now Canada is going to increase its military budget but the reason has nothing to do with being a NATO laggard but it's because Canada doesn't want to become a client state of the U.S. by depending on American military power, freeloading as a human right so to speak.


What did they bring on themselves?
freedom?


Funny Michael.

Or are you just refusing to admit that my taxes also paid for my right to use those same roads too?


I noted during last year's campaign season who both choices were terrible but that Trump was worse primarily because of his lack of political experience would lead to him not just stepping on landmines Hillary would avoid but he do so with full volition and with both feet.  I just hope that these "unforced errors" are enough to convince the independents and non-partisan that voted for Trump the error they made and have the opportunity to address in 2018's midterm elections.


Let me tell you: I watched Maher's appearance on Van Jones' show, 'The Messy Truth,' last week. Maher was amazingly concise on the Western-Islamic divide, as usual. I wonder what he'd have to say about M-103? My guess is that he'd metaphorically slice-and-dice it as effectively as he did Freeland's twaddle during her now infamous appearance on his show.


" a couple of lady friends"  I like how you think.


Of course, we all know the "Left" - both politically and theologically - are far superior in every way to normal, everyday folk and "pew-sitter" Catholic sheep.


My understanding from a retired SS Special Agent friend is that for visits like this one, helicopter travel is avoided when possible as they consider it much more vulnerable to both accidental malfunction and deliberate interference than travel by motorcade.


There you go, Cooper, what comes first mental illness or drug addiction?  And who's going to determine whether or not someone is suffering from mental illness?  Have you checked to see what the cost of therapy is?  Or realize that it takes months to be seen unless one's suicidal?  I believe by the time someone is living on the streets for a period of time they are swallowed up into a cycle of loss of dignity and morales.  Have you tried standing or sitting on a community corner holding a sign begging for money or food?  How about slithering under a shrub along side a sidewalk or road?  Ever had a brush with drug or alcohol addition and try to get a job.  I don't believe anyone starts out in life with a "goal" to have to scrounge for food, water, shelter, or a place to shower.  People get into a rut and oftentimes can't seem to get out without help.


Sorry pumpkin but Alaska isn't a capital punishment state.  You want death, move to Texas.  Take wolfy with you so he can ask for hanging the guy's hide  before they lethal inject him.


but not a SINGLE issue has been solved. In fact, a number of the rollbacks have actually hurt us badly and even refutes what T/GOP claim they support.


Gonna watch the best hockey player on the planet play tonite.  My Grandson,  10 yrs old.   Matthews couldnt hold a candle to this kid.   Already has 65 goals this season.  Plays with 12 and 13 yr old boys.


I was a measuring cup kind of gal, until I insisted that my dear mother-in-law teach me to bake her wonderful European goodies. It was then that I purchased a scale for my kitchen. It is very easy, and so accurate. Don't be afraid.


I'm not drawing relevance from your comment, but since you ask, the chance of dying in an airline accident is apparently 1 in 11 million.


Interesting that the DP headline-writer singled out the tax repeal and larger subsidies and ignored the Medicaid rollback. A very different headline than the Washington Post article. Maybe the DP should consider the headline-writer's objectivity.


Yeah, there's no way that could have any unintended consequences.


So, is Lisa going to vote for Hillary? Or, not vote at all, either way her vote or lack of vote, will help elect Hillary. Hello liberal control of SCOTUS. Thanks, Lisa.


‘Nearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent.’ This must be a misprint. Canada is this diverse and joyous Shangri-la built by the likes of Pierre Trudeau and Stephen Lewis. This kind of thing does not happen here.


The reelection of Trump in 2020 will preempt any 2021 Democrat president from happening, and Reality Winner will remain in prison.


Shouldn't that really be Jerky?


The anti-union, misleading journalism continues. No mention of Tier 2 or Tier 3. No mention that it was the judges, not unions, that prevented changes to Tier 1 because it was a breech of contract. Give it up. Tier 1 is said and done - its unlawful to change what was already promised. Suck it up and realize that big reductions to PERS have already occurred via Tier 2 and 3 to ensure the problem eventually ends.