Bearing Witness to Police Brutality
Early Tuesday morning, I witnessed an incident involving the police and what seemed like an intoxicated driver. The driver resisted arrest. In return, the police assaulted him. I write about it...
View ArticleBob Chiarelli is a Zombie
That’s the only way I can explain the fact that his political career just won’t die. From 1987 to 1997, Ottawa suffered through Mr. Chiarelli’s reign as an MPP. His time at Queen’s Park was...
View ArticleAll Extortion is Local, Broadcast Television (2nd) Edition
The CRTC has come out with a decision regarding the transmission of broadcast television via cable, and it’s a complete mess. First, they come out with new obligations that they are going to implement...
View ArticleThe Mounties are Getting Machine Guns!
What could be wrong with this: RCMP officers who guard Parliament Hill are being equipped with submachine guns to give them more stopping power should a gunman attack the heart of Canada’s government....
View ArticleHappy 4/20, Everyone!
It is my good fortune to have an office that overlooks Parliament Hill. Today, it was my pleasure to watch as, throughout the afternoon, smokers filled the lawn and blazed away at 4:20 – a wonderful,...
View ArticleBreaking: Politician Learns That Restricting Freedom Results in Less Freedom!
I feel for Lisa MacLeod (no relation… obviously). I really do. She wants to be able to do what she thinks is best for her child. All parents should have such a desire – I certainly do. So, yeah, it...
View ArticleThe Deceit of the HST
I know I’m a little late with this, but I thought since Shane presented some justifiable outrage over British Columbia’s HST, I should present some outrage over Ontario’s HST. Despite my defense of...
View ArticleDoctors Abusing Girls
Well, maybe it’s not happening yet, but doctors in the United States are actively lobbying for the right to mutilate little girls: International human rights organization Equality Now is stunned by a...
View ArticleA Look Inside the War on Drugs
If you want another reason that North America’s drug laws are an affront to human decency, check out the video here. You can watch a police raid that nets a small amount of marijuana, terrorizes a...
View ArticleFacebook is a Utility; Even if I Don’t Know What that Means
Do you want to read a really horrible blog post? Danah Boyd has penned… well… something titled, Facebook is a utility; utilities get regulated. Here, I’ll give you a little sample: Thus far, in the...
View ArticleRand Paul, Racism and Utopia
Wanna a read a great defense and indictment of libertarian utopianism? (You know you do!) Well, here’s Julian Sanchez, writing in Newsweek about the Rand Paul dust up. A taste: Yet there’s nothing...
View ArticleMaxime Bernier: The Conservative Party’s Last Hope?
No, I’m not asking if he’s the only one who can save the Conservative Party; I’m asking if he has the potential to end all hope for the party. The scuttlebutt is that Mr. Bernier is angling to take a...
View ArticleContempt for Parliament from Thee but not from Me
I don’t have much use for any of the political parties right now. I’m rather ticked off with both the Liberals and the Conservatives, but it’s the NDP who have particularly irked me the past few days....
View ArticlePeter Worthington is a Bad Person
In today’s National Post, Peter Worthington has a pretty wretched apologia for the police: If anything is more misguided and unnecessary than the recent G20 Summit itself, it’s the decision to hold an...
View ArticleOn the Census, School Choice and Social Engineers
I’m sure everyone has been, by now, fully inundated with the census debate. The idea of a voluntary long form is pretty dumb… almost as dumb as citizens being threatened with fines or imprisonment for...
View ArticleOut of Tragedy Comes…
This is a sad story. I feel very sorry for the family and friends of Jeff Draper, and for the engaged couple whose wedding was the impetus for the tragic bachelor party. Jeff Draper loved being the...
View ArticleRegarding Abortion and Slavery
Rarely do I tread into the weeds of the abortion debate. I’m pretty mushy on it; I doubt too many minds will be changed; and I find many people, on both sides of the debate, routinely argue in bad...
View ArticleDavid Frum on Canadian Voter Turnout
My friend and colleague, Scott H. Payne, had the pleasure to interview David Frum. They were talking about the state of Canadian politics, especially in relation to voter interest. Here’s a sample,...
View ArticleIf you prick them, do they not bleed?
Apparently, Canadian Blood Services are legally entitled to maintain hetero-purity* of the blood supply. From today’s National Post: An Ottawa judge has sided with Canadian Blood Services in a lawsuit...
View ArticleThe Sad Tale of George and Dolores Brent
Over at my other blogging haunt, my colleague (of left-ish tendencies) Scott Payne examines the perils of government intervention into such things as health care. He highlights the plight of Dolores...
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