Province of BC Announces More than 1.1 Million of Waste
Here is the press release.
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Czars - Aren’t They From Russia
From the New York Times:
It could mean that the government would mandate, or at least heavily influence, what kind of cars companies make, what mileage and environmental standards they must meet.
How about making cars people want to buy?
In the short term, Democrats are floating the idea of linking $15 billion in immediate loans to the designation [...]
Yikes - A Very Scary Coalition
The NDP, Liberals and Bloc are planning a coalition. This does not portend well for the economy.
All sorts of folks think the government should be pulling this lever and that lever to manage the economy. In Canada we don’t really (IMO) need a stimulus bill - aggregate demand worldwide is being managed by stimulus bills [...]
A Workable Solution To the Daycare Crisis in Canada
Canadians should be much more concerned about the ability for parents to secure daycare services. The Canadians who should be most concerned are baby boomers and seniors. They should be screaming for policies that will favour families having children. Children are their future provider of services and welfare entitlements that future seniors wish to consume, [...]
Harper the Central Planner
In a surprise announcement, Harper said that if elected, he will not allow bitumen to go to countries who do not have equivalent greenhouse gas emission reduction standards. Beyond stupid.
Hey, its their country, who is he to decode for them and all the investors who produce bitumen in Canada.
Dion knows better
Dion is quoted:
“The less distance our food has to travel, the better for farmers and for the environment,” Dion declared to a small group of farmers and Liberal supporters gathered at a sun-drenched family grain farm in Headingley, Man., west of Winnipeg.
If he truly believes that, he can legislate a 100 mile diet. Or even [...]
Bottle Deposit System Out Of Control
In BC, the deposit on returnable drink containers is relatively small - nobody in my circle of acquaintances actually returns their deposit bottles - they put them in curbside recycling. It is not just worth anyone’s time and fuel to drive to a return depot. In some areas of town, there are people for whom [...]
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