of course the Liberals are politicians = hypocrites,
But there actually IS a good reason to limit the size of vessels on the BC coast.  Its submerged mountain peaks are a nightmare to navigate, and the largest ships cannot turn, slow or stop in time.  There's zero room for error.


In fact, Layla4, many Globe commenters said just that at the time of the mosque killings.  One even blamed it on Justin Trudeau's immigration policies.


dlm,  Corporations are not citizens.  Corporations don't go to jail, or serve in the military.  Corporations don't pay taxes, they are added to the price of the products they sell or subtracted from the wages they pay.

 Now whether a corporation is publicly or privately held ultimately they are owned by citizens. Those citizens can make political contributions, can vote, or try to influence their representatives the same as any other citizen.  Why should only some citizens have a second voice through the corporation?

The same applies to churches, unions etc.  PAC's should be outlawed. Yes let's treat them all the same.


Please don't do this. Toronto has enough rats and raccoons as it is.  We don't need to feed more of them.
This is a horribly stupid idea by Toronto's horribly stupid city council.  If people want to raise livestock they should move to the country.


1. Why?
2. Was any of the information released untruthful, or was it factual?
3. If given the same opportunity, what would the United States do?
4. Was anything done to illegally tamper with the actual voting?
5. If such attacks were made on Donald Trump, would the reaction have been the same?

Please be a actual unbiased, balanced, competent news organizations and get the answers to these questions. Thank you.


I think this is a Great Idea for #1, the Police officers, #2, the Mentally Ill.

The only question I have is, What if they mark the Box with a "X"  ?????????????????


Insulting a paying customer. Plain nuts.


I find it interesting how the SOLE mandate of the Bank of Canada, with regards to monetary policy, is to keep inflation in a range of 1 to 3% with a target of 2%.

Yet if you read the statement inflation targeting gets only a cursory mention and that is mostly to explain why the Bank of Canada is ignoring inflation in their rate setting decision.

That isn't to say that I think the Bank of Canada is wrong here (more specifically: I think the inflation range should be changed to 0 to 2% with a target of 1%, which would have supported a rate hike), I just find it interesting that they are largely ignoring their mandate, presumably with full support from the government.


we don't have a President. the guy doesn't need any help tarnishing himself, he is doing all that hourly all by himself and those dedicated to defending the utterly indefensible, hell, the media can't even keep up with the non-stop barrage of bizarreness just off his tweets!


well, that is interesting.  I wouldn't limit private developers from pursuing their interests, but I do believe the state must either buy and build, or, motivate private builders to build affordable housing.  However, first, we need to raise the property tax on non resident owners, raise the room tax on home vacation renters to the point where at least two thirds of them give up and put those homes/studios back on the long term rental market, and, we need to raise the property tax any home which is just sitting vacant as real estate speculation for more than 6 months.  We have a lot of homes right now which are off the long term market due one of three reasons:  home vacation rentals, real estate speculation, and the illegal vacation rental market.  Those units would provide better service to Hawaii if they were on the long term rental market, so lets add some incentive to get them there.


The video clips of the meeting shown on the news has him bad-mouthing Trump.  Way to divide our country and spur more divisiveness.  Typical D who is in denial that they lost.


It's not moral even if it was legal. The guy is a pedophile.


Too much supply in many jobs. That could change in one day if employment laws were enforced. Luckily, wages are actually going up if you keep reading...

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/06/denver-wage-growth-rate/

But not as fast as inflation if you keep reading some more.....


It's not your fault. In order to appreciate Mr. Keillor, one must possess a sense of humor.


The HBO show “Silicon Valley” focuses on skewering the industry’s inflated sense of itself.

Don't watch cable so didn't know about this show. Pretty funny...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNAgJ5p4CIY


A shout-out from the author on the significant issue of immigration impacting the housing crisis would have been appreciated.


DNA from the hat.  Hair follicles.  That's a start.


One of the testimony that I read "Employers Builders Union" (?) stated that keeping the project going will keep its members working for the foreseeable future....or words to that effect.  I couldn't believe they'd put that "on the record".


"Among the Legislature's accomplishments this year, Giessel said, are major changes to the Medicaid health care program that could save as much as $113 million annually". Actually the Governor did that and then Giessel & other Repubs spent 500,000 dollars suing him for his actions


United Nations Charter Article 2

The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles.

(4) All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.


and he can't even competently "deal" with that issue.


What???  Baby Jesus comments on sports too and not just politics? And I assumed you felt Trump was the biggest lowlife.....now it's Pillar?  I think you're anti semetic. Trump's son in law is a Jew....as is Pillars mother.  Shame on you Baby Jesus.


Things aren't so easy with oil and potash prices depressed, eh, Mr Wall? I'm still surprised that he didn't run for the leadership of the CPC - maybe he's waiting for Andrew Scheer to crash and burn so that he can ride in on his white charger? That way, it won't look like he's bailing out on SK.


I don't check baggage at all. Instead, I ship it ahead via a parcel service. Most hotels will accept such packages and hold them until you arrive. It's not that much more expensive than checking the bags, and pretty much guarantees that not only will your bags actually be there, but also that nobody has pawed through or stolen anything from them.


Again with the whining.  It's always about him and the perceived American victimhood. They signed a deal and continued to break its rules. Got called on it and continued to break them anyway. Now it's all about the big bad Mexico and Canada out to get the poor white working class. Meanwhile it's the Republican party and ultra wealthy oligarch like Trump that have been taking advantage of the resentment they themselves fostered.  Trump is just pandering to racists, idiots and cowards.


Perhaps in another world your theory that; "the process slows down legislation which is to the benefit of the people" is true; however, that is not at all the intent of holding legislation in the Alaska Legislature.  In the spirit of Bill Allen the oligarchy in Alaska purchases legislative influence which includes having bills held to death without hearings being scheduled. This practice violates Joint Uniform Rule 24 which demands that bills be heard and reported -yet as we have seen with the LIO debacle, State Law and rules mean nothing to this cabal.
As of today this Legislature has had 588 Bills Introduced yet only 51 have been reported as being resolved by passage.  The fate of the other 537 bills remain unreported;however, I doubt if  are being "slowed down" strictly for my own good and  with no ulterior motive. If they don't approve of a bill - defeat it following an open hearing and vote,


"Our media accurately describe the Russian and Syrian bombings of Aleppo, Syria as barbaric, but  they downplay the barbaric behavior of our military as they bomb, shoot, and hack their way across country after country, creating more enemies and hatred as they go."


What a ludicrous post.  There was no basis to "try" him at all, let alone in a kangaroo court.


Thank you for telling this story, your story. I held my breath while reading it! What horror, what abandonment, what crimes were committed against you! And, yes, your Mother abandoned you that day, as mine did when I confided in her. Do you feel, as I do, that you have lived hundreds of years? Your story helps me because it is so real and so true. We, and tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands around the entire world, are brothers and sisters in pain, but also in hope for real change. Thank you again.


I will throw out the Clinton party line.....This is a vast right wing conspiracy......these are the politics of personal destruction......obviously that woman ( Monica Blewclinsky ) has mental issues.......I have no idea how the records from the Rose Law Firm, specifically pertaining to the Whitewater real estate scam, ended up in the upstairs hallway of the Whitehouse......Vince Foster and I had a strictly professional relationship...And my all time favorite, when under oath before a senate committee investigating the Benghazi travesty....WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE NOW !  Impressive.


Trump Tweets Gibberish At Midnight, World Reacts
And not in a good way.
Suitable though, all in all.
What a mentally imbalanced weak and insecure buffoon.


What kind of person uses the phrase

“I’m not going to get up here and re-litigate the Civil War,”

Like we are talking about taking it to court to change the winner? Maybe re-institute slavery?

Do you see a headline, "Mississippi is suing the USA for compensation over lost slaves?"

You can't re-litigate the Civil War like it was some civil law case.


A man who claimed that he was stabbed after being mistaken for a neo-Nazi now admits that he made the whole story up after accidentally stabbing himself.
Joshua Witt, 26, told police two weeks ago that he was getting out of his car in the parking lot of a Steak 'n Shake in Sheridan, Colorado, when a man came over to him and attacked him with a knife.
On Monday, the Sheridan Police Department told BuzzFeed News in a statement that Witt admitted to making the story up after police confronted him with evidence that the attack never took place.


You still can't find your village, can you?


I would not mind these type of reports if organisations like human rights watch had ever had any people on the ground in these areas to verify the information gathered from Al Qaeda linked Islamists,But they would have been decapitated by these monsters within days of arriving but for some insane reason which I can only assume is more political than truthful or evidentially backed tend to believe the people they would not dare to visit for fear of kidnapping and beheading


Saunders is not going to win by running a 3rd party.  That is why Bernie hooked up to the Democrats and he is supporting and has made some progressive changes to the National Democratic Platform this election. Bernie knows he can't win in a 3rd party and I give him credit for moving on with his socialistic ideology and infusing more of it into the Democratic Party instead of trying to make change by creating his own party, dividing the liberal vote and putting Trump in office. Politics is sacrifice and the willingness to put your own interests aside and compromise to move forward even if it is too slow for some. The progressives made a lot of progress in the last 7 years. Recently stringent and unfair voting laws that affect poor and minority voters have been struck down in several states one such judge citing those laws as disenfranchising voters.


But if they player harder they may winner more.


Since the song was by Justin Timberlake, let's just all give thanks there were no "Wardrobe Malfunctions".


Critics like Smith typically can't see pass their nose.  It's even worse if it's a Pinocchio nose.


A complete and thorough investigation needs to be conducted and if the republicans have violated the law and/or voting regulations, the FULL weight of the penalty for this infraction needs to levied.  We as Citizens must demand that this nonsense stop by all political parties.  Politics is not above the law and neither are politicians, their staff, nor their supporters.


Ok, you prefer I use your favorite word, imbecile? LOL


So let's keep up the pressure. If possible, call another special session, and another after that, and another, and another all the way through the Christmas holiday if necessary. Maybe the Republicans will get tired of traveling to the Capitol and stop acting like turkeys. If this offends them, tough. There is no love lost between the parties as it is.


Da Governor is wrong about "speaking past each other".  There is no equivalence between deliberately publicly insulting America and reacting to that insult.  There is no need (nor any rational reason) for these pampered athletes to insult America, but Americans are certainly entitled to respond to that insult.


Kukailimoku, says "everyone in Hawaii THINKS the SAME," despite expressing a thought that is different from most of the other opinions posted.  His statement contradicts the obvious, unless Kukailimoku doesn't reside in Hawaii.  Furthermore, it is doubtful that he can produce documented evidence to support his claim.  In that case, it would be only his own personal opinion.


I once had a filly spook, rear, and hit her head backing out of a trailer. She suffered the same type of facial wound as the horse in this pitiful story.
It took me a year of doctoring for that wound to fully close, heal, and scar. But shoot, she was the sweetest and prettiest little thing. I still miss her.
That pit bull's attack was about as "trivial" as the bushel of proud skin the horse's owners will be picking off that wound for the next year.
18,000 idiots live in Grants Pass, Oregon.


No, I don't know what AL is teaching, only the Pope can clarify that and not in private letters to Bishops' Conferences.


Not in the Town of Markham anyway.

People are either just to lazy or in a hurry to do it.


I hope the Cal Bears, MAUL the DUCKS.................


LOL @Geoff. I love yanking your chain. I agree with you on Timol. It's history, let it go. Nothing to be gained by persecuting the policemen. They were products of their time. I relate to what you saying about Asian gangs defiling and grooming young vulnerable white girls. That's criminal and evil. One should never subject another living being to violence and cruelty. I'm not a hypocrite Geoff. I'm objective.

My comments are not racial. It's the truth.


Actually, Eastern Catholics have that rule.  Of course, that does not mean that the Latin Church must follow it.  If the Latin Church were to allow married men to become bishops, the, perhaps the Easter Catholic Churches would follow suit.


Typical Canadian Mindlessness , let's tax ourselves more! that's the answer.


No thanks, a 10 year sentence of cleaning our streets with a placard around their necks reading "I was dirty but look at me now" . The showerhead will wash all the dirt away.


Excuse us, but this is Tramp we are discussing.
Anyone bringing up anyone else loses the argument.


The Non-Proliferation Treaty to which the US is already a signatory states that the 5 original nuclear powers will reduce and eventually eliminate it nuclear weapons.  I think a few nuclear weapons, and the lack of a defense against them, actually makes the world a safer place.  The real goal should be to get the numbers of these weapons down to the point where a conflict between 2 great powers doesn't mean the end for the rest of us as well.


Any conscientious person should support this resolution regardless of their religion. It is only the radical zionists who oppose it, and it is unfortunate the the Americans have given them so much attention. Indeed the worlds (and America's in particular) issue with terrorism would be significantly less had the Americans stood up to Israel much much sooner. As usual though, this is too little too late.


I bet fewer than 1% of readers ever lived with demanding professional lives w/o a car. In Boston, Mother of much Rail’s anecdotal “evidence”, to boot. It taught me this
Big Box transport is a perfect flu/disease vector. Cars’ isolation isn’t. We’ve never been as sick as often as then
Big Box transport is fragile. One line blocked (especially w/ your car) blocks all pathways home for everyone: Good roads and cars offer infinite pathways between all points
People packaged in Big Box transport are efficient terrorist targets. 300 a pop in a French train v. at best, a handful, one at a time till police shoot you
Internet designers considered packaging messages in containers sent at scheduled intervals twixt back bone computers, or breaking every message into identical-sized, semi-intelligent pieces that found their own path to a destination where they’re reassembled. They picked the car approach. More efficient & provided greater survivability than transporting messages in Big Box pkgs.


Given the nature of his businesses, the only way he could possibly "leave his companies in total" would be to sell to someone completely unrelated to him or his family.

Turning the business over to his kids won't do it.  Putting it into some sort of trust won't do it.

Anyone that thinks it will seems to be ignoring the fact that if a foreign dignitary stays at a Trump hotel because staying someplace else could be seen as disrespectful presents a conflict (and once he's in office it actually puts him in violation of the Constitution).  That doesn't count things like bringing his kids to meetings with foreign dignitaries (the fact that his daughter was flogging her line of jewelry during the meeting wasn't exactly kosher).  Or conversations with foreign heads of state that could potentially influence his business (it was pure coincidence that his Argentinean project got approved a couple of days after his telephone conversation with the President of that country - end sarcasm)


Neither was running Clinton against him. If you took everything Clinton is and has been, except made her a man she would not have been the nominee. She is a lousy politician. Smart, yes, but it takes way more than that but the Dems were in too much of a rush to get a woman as president. Also not wise, the establishment in the GOP dismissing Trump in an anti-establishment time. The Trump Presidency is not the result of dumb people voting Trump, it is the convergence of a lot of factors.


Name one false accusation about Trump made by the media.  I have yet to hear one verified lie about Trump made by a mainstream media source.


Lefties 😂


And we all know American oil and American prosperity is good, Canadian oil and Canadian prosperity is bad . . . just ask any of the Tides Foundation funded shills such as Raincoast or ForestEthics or Dogwood.  They will confirm that.  They get paid by the USA to do so.


If the small investors are rushing in, isn't that the sign of a market top?

See also http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/inside-the-market/i-was-burned-by-the-markets-how-can-i-get-back-into-investing/article34159015/


shoot him already and let us through


Warmer is the operative word. 36 F =20 C. its that much warmer is what they are saying, not that its 20 C ambient.


Wow someone even more extreme than the views  I share......I equate the Chinese as cold and calculatating somewhat akin to the Borg.  Complete assimilation is their top priority and they have a huge toehold in the lower mainland of BC. Mission accomplished there and how spreading out to the west and east.  Here in S Ontario for over a year now they have newly set foot from Oakville along the shoreline past Hamilton and now moving into the Niagara peninsula.   I guess armyish to a degree.

Talking to a few real estate friends they are perplexed to what is happening here....I angrily say how can onle be perplexed when confronted on a daily basis what is actually happening.  These agents have their game face down pat when I angrily mention about the unaffordability here of homes for young familiies.  Its all about the greed and the Chinese are about to teach us a very rude lesson here in the not too distant future.

Millions packing their bags now ready to come over.  Think about it.


Hands Up! Don't Shoot! yeah right


LFS, I have looked at Gary Johnson's record as governor, and I don't like his tax policy, which cuts both taxes and benefits, including education.  Jill Stein has her appeal, but she has not stood up to support the important issue of childhood vaccination, which is puzzling considering she is a physician who certainly understands that vaccination is necessary to combat epidemic diseases and that vaccination is safe.  I think at this point, that the Republican Party will split, with the South pursuing its traditional goals of keeping the poor of all colors down, and Northern Republicans pursuing fiscal responsibility and social conservatism.  At least, that's my hope.  Without progress in voting rights in the Old South, that part of the nation is doomed to class warfare and social mediocrity.


I'm a Mat Su resident. I'd rather they just ban them outright. It's long past  time.  And of I course I can do it as proposed, but I foresee that it will cost me in the end. That's how they roll in the Mat Su. They charge - significantly in some cases -  to recycle.  I can't see this being any different in the end.  I still think the grocery stores should provide the most environmentally healthy containers for their customers to use as an incentive to shop there. I'm tired of being nickle and dimed to death. And I don't think paper bags are the answer either. How many trees will be cut down?


"Maybe that seems like big money to Rona Ambrose"

You get a star for the most arrogant and elitist comment here.

For many Canadians, $150 is a lot of money.


Trump is simply responding to the trade protectionists who voted him in. No different than our government responding to our voters - the dairy, poultry, eggs protectionists, the environmentalists who do not want to see more oil pipelines built, the security establishment who doesn't want a trade deal with China, the pensioners who don't want to allow privatized healthcare, the provinces who won't allow relaxed sales of alcohol and so on etc.  I think this is also one more way Trump is putting pressure on Canada to also fund its NATO commitments which we have  never done even though we agreed to it. Americans aren't the only ones with a significant protectionist anti-trade voter block, as we definitely have our share as well.


"But the renter saves on property taxes, insurance and, most dramatically, upkeep and maintenance."

All of those costs are included in the price of rent otherwise the landlord is losing money. I don't know too many charitable landlords who are willing to pay more than they get in rental income. Not in this market.


Don't conservatives believe that Obama used a Koran?

http://thoughtcatalog.com/gaby-dunn/2013/01/these-people-think-obama-was-sworn-in-on-a-koran/


It shows how much the Council cares about the environment.


1.  School teachers.

2.  Military personnel posted overseas.

3. Small businesses, creators of roughly 75% of new jobs

From the above list, identify the one that doesn't qualify for special tax breaks under the current Liberal government in Ottawa.


I know if some thing wasn't said by Rachel Maddow or wolf blitzer it can't be true...at least on your narrow mind. However read the article and sources before you discount something...then again the truth never much matters to the left. Hillary's finished.


My point is that the 6 months is to embark on a process that will decide whether the name should change (or not) NOT to decide on a process TO CHANGE the name


Obama destroyed the middle class how is the Kool Aid.


Hello ArtEndsemble,

Wrong, I did not change my thesis. My thesis was about fanciful works of fiction, and I named two: Works by Atwood and Clancy. And when another post writer brought out works of non-fictional material (e.g. assassinating Bin Laden in a Pakistan hideout), I stepped forward to emphasize that my thesis was about fanciful works of fiction. It was pretty clear, though, in my original post, given that I was talking about writers choosing villain types from a menu of possibilities.

Your comment is not compelling, about Clancy's fiction having an authentic feel, since Jurassic Park and Avatar also have authentic feels. Good fiction is like that, grounded in real-world concerns like profit and environmentalism and what have you. The functionally important feature, though, is that as a fiction writer you decide if your environment villain will be an outer space mining company, or a dinosaur genetic engineer industrialist, or a radical Christian, or a radical Muslim.


Melania is not an effective advocate for children.  She inflicted Aspberger-type problems on her own child by having him with an aged man.

Also, she acts out creepy Catholic, even Gothic, sentimentalized motherhood, rather than actual, responsible motherhood, which requires taking economic responsibility for yourself (and earning money by doing something other than taking your clothes off).


An employee's mother passed away after a long illness so I had my parish say a Mass in her name. It was a regularly scheduled daily Mass but they added her name to the bulletin and gave me a nice card commemorating the occasion. I really didn't see any reason to object to the ten dollar donation they asked of me. After reading this article, I still don't see any reason to object.


It's the old slippery slope fallacy. If we ban infants from having guns eventually we'll all lose the right to have a knife.


Contact Mueller and tell him Trump didn't file his Taxes! he be sure to look into it.


Hi Larry you raise 100% legitimate points. But I suspect a similar question was originally raised of Messianic Jews. The first step was to try and divorce biblical Judaism of the Torah from later Judaism of the Talmud. Then Messianic Jews could distinguish what was is really a religious issue and what is a cultural one.

The same with Islam. Many things we associate with "Islamic" are actually manifestations of Arabian culture, or the later Haddith, and not the religion of the Qu'ran. So a Messianic-Muslim shouldn't, for example, feel obliged to where a Burkha.

And funny you mentioned head dress. The only religion with explicit commands about wearing head dresses is Christianity, in 1 Cor 11. Yet we explain those texts away today don't we?

Muhammed was a deeply flawed person - but any more than OT prophets? His fundamental message was for Arabians to abandon paganism and worship the God of Abraham. Judge him by his time and place, not ours.


You are right. My mistake. I withdraw my comments I made towards you regarding what you've correctly pointed out as those coming from Dylan Jones 368.


To Bob Lopetrone: those vast supplies of jail cells and corrections officers were sacrificed for oil company tax breaks, two new LIOs and PFDs.  Your outrage would be best addressed to your legislator.


I believe that orthodoxy encompasses all of those things.


I don't get it, why don't they complete the citizenship paperwork and requirements NOW then?  it seems the responsible thing to do...


Fully agree with the sentiment of Mr. Hobson.
I offer a slight 'tweak.'  I fully expect Republican Leadership to realize that the people who lose health insurance and the profit based hospitals will demand the ACA general coverage to continue with substantive cosmetic changes  ....  changed that Democrats tried to do for the past 4 years while House Republicans voted to eliminate ACA +35 times.l.
It will be launched as TRUMP(fastic) Medical Care. It will just be ObamaCare with a different color.


Guess the guy with the gun was one of those "criminals" we constantly hear about from the gun lobby.  You know cuz good guys don't shoot people, guns do.  Perhaps the shooter was just 'venting' like the bicyclist in the Jeffco neighborhood in the next article.

"A professional bicyclist who fired a handgun as he rode through a residential area in Jefferson County in February said he unloosed the shots because he was having a rough day and needed to vent, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s report of the incident"

Now if we all had guns, none of this would have happened. Am I right?


Aside from the blatant inaccuracies about what Donal Trump inherited, I would have agreed with you until I witnessed the last year or so. He has lied, outrageously on issues large and small, that would have destroyed past presidential candidates and political leaders.
The Tea Party supporters and the Republican party began a process and followed it about destroying the reputation of their opponents (something I submit that Harper did on a lesser scale) rather than their politics.
The big danger in this is not that that one person wins or loses a political race - it is that respect for an entire institution is destroyed and it sets a new base line. The new line is that any untruth or lie is completely legitimate.
Trump and his biggest supporters are destroying the integrity of every organization they are in.


You have the information, Now it's time to take action.


Only to the Climate Blame industry....


A capable defence, Teddy ballgame, and I apologize for impugning your patriotism.  Nevertheless, your assessment of Trump is not a balanced one, if it does not consider Canada's interests and welfare.  We both know that what's good for the goose is good for the gander, but Trump does not share in that vision, so I don't share your belief that he is looking out for the interests even of his own country.  Donald Trump is looking out for Donald Trump.


If the compostable bags were truly compostable, they could be tossed in the green waster containers.

Our City Council continues to make things difficult for small business owners, and expensive for all. If I happen to stop in somewhere for an impulse buy but don't have a bulky bag in my pocket, I just forgo the purchase.


As for any survey, the challenge is self-selection. Even using a randomized method, participants have to decide to participate. A lengthy, somewhat intrusive (one presumes) interview about health and one's life is dependent on characteristics and qualities of each individual participant. Easy to mount an argument that individuals who have experienced much discrimination would decline the opportunity to share personal information with a research team. The team potentially being viewed as authority and elite. On the other hand, PEW research suggests it is actually higher educated blacks are more likely to report discrimination and perceptions of racism.

HabFan410 raises a legitimate question experience and perception. Unless the experience is blatant, one must ask whether perception rather than an actual event(s) is being reported. Then again, a high level of perceived discrimination still indicates a problem.


Unless they cut back at least $500 million from tax credits this year it is not worth talking about.


Gee, nice straw man.  I don't "dehumanize" Bailey- I say he is a bad choice for Mayor.
He hangs with- drum roll please- homophobes.  That makes me someone who doesn't like bigots.  His friends aren't acceptable because they have really, really dumb ideas that they evangelize.


Standing O!


Samis or what ever take your Koron and head back where your welcomed Mecca go! Be gone


Many of these arguments translate easily to First Nation communities in this country. Isolated segregated communities with almost no vertical mobility.
Again and again the status quo, is returned to with each recurring disaster. Attawapisquat in norther Ontario comes to mind, a place of dispare with no chance for improvement, through absolutely no fault of the locals.
Abandoning the place and starting new elsewhere is a road too far for our elected officials.


Of course they back it.  For every gun owner that shoots himself...that leaves one less gun buyer.


What rubbish. If LNG export terminals are not economically feasible, the government in power now or in the past doesn't matter. Give it up! As far as the not fully details growth plans from the new government they haven't had a chance.

If you want to criticize any political movement, they're provided ample scope. Have at it. Making hay out of utter rubbish is an insult to readers.


RAECHEL DAWSON This is the mother of Andre Williams, You will retract that comment about my son being a drug dealer, sounds to me like you are trying to make his life less important than yours.  When you report the news try getting the facts and don't make assumptions about others, that my MY SON !!!


Sorry - I wasn't aware that the provincial government was responsible for Toronto's employment staffing problems.


Please link to where Russian interference has been "demonstrated". Failing which, please desist from falsehoods.


It sounds like government over reach soince Bundy's ranch was in a grandfather clause before BLM seized unlawfully lands belonging to the Bundy's over 100 years. He doesn't owe the government squat and Bundy's should sue for trespassing unlawfully detention and destruction of private property make sure to Inc
Life Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton in the suit for unlawfully sale of mineral rights to T ssia and China...Clinton received 2.5 million in commissions to the Clinton foundation then file class action against fed government for unlawfully seizing lands under emminant domain had nothing to do with  public use nor can they prove it does . nor did it have anything to do with domestic military use. It was gold and Uranium they were after and this seizure is going on between Texas and Oklahoma Red River valley because of uranium deposites.  To beat this B's get extremely aggressive in court suits make them prove their seizures was for either public domain use or military.


Beijing doesn't warn Trump.

Trump warns Beijing.

I think China is about a week from getting a big reality check.


Won't make a difference to the American taxpayer l. Trump wants to massively increase Defence spending in his proposed budget, rgardless of what the other NATO members do.


Hey, Alceste... Based on your apparent propensity for making mountains out of molehills, that is - taking throwaway type comments meant in little more than thought provocative jest and transmogrifying same into lethargic and fruitless debates of precision, I don't think we shall get any closer to the truth by way of your presumed high minded insights. If you wanna believe polls, you go right on ahead sweety, far be it from me to impose upon your right. I'm going to end our boring back and forth now with this quote which I hope will confound you to the verge or reason:

"It’s not true that you can tell within 3.2 percent what the American public thinks. Actually you can tell within 3.2 percent what the cooperating American public says and that’s different from the public that doesn’t cooperate. You don’t know much about them.” - Burns Roper


The IRA was eventually brought down via steadfast opposition, good intel, prison sentences and international cooperation. It points the way forward to defeating this current threat.


That's a lot of conflation and distortion there. If Canada was the "envy" of the world in 2008, it owed its relatively strong economic position and stable banking system to Liberal fiscal policy and banking regulations. Canada's current debt to GDP ratio stands at a quite favourable 91.50. Despite simple-minded Conservative homilies, deficits aren't necessarily a problem and applying the homespun rhetoric of home economics to national economies is a mug's game. Scheer is a nincompoop.


I have always viewed the account of Adam, Eve, and the fruit of the trees in the garden in terms of self-knowledge.  The Serpent tempted Eve to eat from the tree of the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil.  Prior to consuming that fruit, I assume she and Adam were innocent just as very small children are innocent in that they don't yet know what actions are punishable.  But once Eve, and then Adam, had eaten that fruit, they knew the difference between good actions and wrong/evil actions.  It's significant that after consuming the fruit, they hid themselves because they were naked - they had become capable of shame. The gift of free will carries with it the potential to do what is bad/evil, and the gift of self-knowledge carries with it the rather unpleasant benefit of guilt or shame.


Good demonstration why we need independent 3rd party resolution mechanisms in trade agreements. Been following this charade for decades and it's the same song always from the American special lumber interests.


a neighbor's dog harassed people that lived in houses nearby. the dog was constantly coming onto private property barking and acting aggressive- the behavior always being excused away by the owner. finally animal control got involved. the owners then kept it tied up, before someone killed the aggressive animal. the people finally moved away. frightening indeed. irresponsible indeed. and stupid.


I wasn't blaming obama for this one incident. I'm blaming the media and national leaders for at times siding with the wrong side of the crowd in Fergusson MO and elsewhere. Sticking up for thugs with no respect for their country or city or society who don't really care about the lives they claim to care about but rather use it as a convenient excuse to loot and riot. These are the actions/inactions that are leading to police murders. This wasn't happening too often until the past few years.


wrong.
Nazism and all the rest absolutely should be allowed to be expressed.
Only by knowing what ppl are pushing can it be attacked and shown as being wrong.
And simply burying it is no different than what the GOP wants with things that they hate.
How does taking free speech from what you hate make you better than what the far right has become?

Harry Nostros is absolutely correct.


can we start with Teresa of Calcutta,  Pope John Paul II great abuser and Josemaria Escriva, Pius XII, etc.


I'd like to understand how we've changed in our approach and treatment of certain injuries, compared to yesteryear and see how that has had an impact on Emergency Room usage (and the appropriateness of said usage).

I'm not that old (south of 40),  and I recall as a kid, if you bumped your head, it was no big deal. "Walk it off, son. Walk it off" and you'd be right back out there playing 15 minutes later. Would something like this in the present day be treated much differently, with a call for an ambulance and a rush to the hospital with concussion fears? Just an example. Tl;DR: are we treating some injuries much differently, and with much greater urgency than in the past and how is this impacting emergency rooms? Is there a better way?


hi Black Coffee,

sorry, I didn't think that was a serious question. It came off as more of a snide remark than a serious comment or question, lol.

if by your remark you meant that their is precious little support for the impending deoccupation and restoration of the Kingdom of Hawai'i then you clearly haven't been paying attention.

In the late spring of 2016 thousands of Hawaiians came out in force in every community of every island to tell the US DOI officials that America must leave so that we can restore our Kingdom and nation.

thousands more showed up atop mauna a wakea to bring the TMT telescope to a screeching halt and more than 10,000 Hawaiians showed up with less than 24 hours notice to march through Waikiki in a grass roots show of support for the brave ku kia'i mauna protectors.

Don't worry, we have a tremendous amount of support for the deoccupation and restoration of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.

thnx for asking.

ponokeali'i


Legalize gambling.
It is the only way.
Give in to the Dark Side.
We have cookies...


As a feminist I could NEVER vote for Clinton. She pursued all the women seduced by Bill and tried to silence them. Her only claim to be a feminist is that she supports reproductive choice. Otherwise she is an enabler of a sexual predator..her husband.


Kellie Leitch has nothing to offer on this.


This lease pertains to an active underground mine, so there would be no visible surface disturbance other than existing infrastructure. To the best of my knowledge, there are no active "strip-mines", by the true definition, in Colorado.


So what's your point? The democrats were doing exactly what they were elected to do - provide healthcare to all Americans. Which they did. Now it's up to the Republicans to take it away.


Typical libercon claptrap from conservalib Lawrence Martin.
    He wants Canada's most hated mistrusted  greedy PM to be Canada's emissary to America's most hated mistrusted greedy president.
     And, to boot, Martin wants Canadians to believe Martin is a liberal looking out for the interests of Canada's "liberal democracy".
     LOL.


Hey thanks.   Appreciate your balanced discussion.   The "not classified" point caught my eye.   The attorney for Trump is saying otherwise.....naturally.


How about fines for breaking the law?  Do they taint every word?  Before you answer, recall that Trumpy the KKKlown was fined more than once for illegally discriminating against families like mine trying to rent housing he owned.  Are his words tainted, according to you? If not, why not?


I find it surprising that so many are afraid of the success of Donald Trump.  I don't pretend to know him and he's comes across as a bit brash but compared to the Democratic Party choices, Trump has more to offer the USA and it's economy, it's security, it's foreign policy.  I certainly don't pay attention to anti-Semitic mayors from London and Paris, making comments about Trump's abilities - which are evident.


Shameful behavior on the part of the 'disgruntled' employee, SPCA, and the government for laying charges. Clearly the evidence wasn't there, and this 'prosecution' wasn't thought through.  The aim of the employee was, however, satisfied by harming the company. The SPCAs are as crazy as the CASs of the world. Our liberal nanny-state society is out of control.


So far, all the conservative sites have picked up that story.

MSM doesn't seem to be aware of it....or want to be.


The tax system was already progressive and took into account some incentives for risk taking (business and investments).  Trudeau is taking it too far.  Moreover, businesses and investments hate tax uncertainty, yet this concept is lost on Trudeau.


ABC, you need to read chapter 2 and 3 as well, since you will find far more Republican family value hypocrites that don't know or know how to practice their monogamy ABCs, including tRUMPtyDUMPty.


Hmm, only one race will be recognized in building this highway??  Now that is about as racist as you can get!!
Its like only one race dedicating a history month to themselves or  even a entertainment channel to only one race!!??


Justin's success is based on hair, selfies and platitudes. Yeah that's much better. . .


A timely reminder of God's mercy.

His Unconditional mercy, yes, but "infinte"?


No optimism here. What I hope and what I think will happen are two different things.


I think all of your firearms should be immediately confiscated.


A problem with soccer.  Championship games (including the World Cup) are decided with a stupid shoot-out.  This is necessary since the goals in soccer are few and far between (zzzz. . .).  It's a bore to watch.  The champion team should be determined by playing the ACTUAL game, not a shootout---may as well flip a coin or draw straws.   A tie in the Stanley Cup is determined by sudden death overtime until a goal is scored--however long takes.    I'd say it's a drawback of soccer but the whole game seems is a snore.  The most entertaining part of soccer is watching the drama queen players take dives.


You don't do things that don't work for the sake of doing them.  That is putting your head in the sand and at a huge cost.


Have you not already reached the conclusion that it is difficult to discuss anything that is good and much less to agree on?  So no good news here.  Sorry.


excuse me. Go tell that to children that have suffered war, violence, malnourishment, abuse,etc. regardless of their skin colour...millions of white european suffered through the most heinous atrocities and civilian commited by man, on both sides, during ww2. No other confict as of yet compares.

Teaching 12 year olds to discriminate based on race if wrong, especially when such children do not have the proper faculties of reason, critical and abstract thought fully developed yet, thus it becomes indoctrination. Applying today's context to scientist from 2-300 years ago is also fallacious.


It must suck to have to keep checking the "Have you ever been convicted of a felony?" box.

What did you do?


Let’s be blunt: With U.S. and U.K. complicity, the Israeli government is committing war crimes.


Trump has no problem accomplishing that on his own - No help needed!


Finally, someone who understands the big picture and business of the NFL. Sports drive economies in their cities and surrounding areas.

Trump likes to talk about creating jobs, but think of how many would be lost if he gets his way and the NFL tanks because some players were exercising their Constitutionally protected rights.

More to your point, people do try to tell Trump to keep his Tweet-hole shut, but the problem is he doesn't listen.  The NFL does say things to veterans, police, etc to thank them for their service. It's called Salute to Service month and takes place every October.

The big problem is the kneeling is done on a very public platform. You get more attention kneeling in front of a crowd of 70,000+ and TV viewers than you do at a press conference, whether it be positive or negative attention.


This was a horrible haul, and you could see it their faces last night during the presser.  By the way, how can they never get a real trade done?


I don't think anybody cares how accurate they are, we just don't want them flying around, thanks. The more inaccurate they are, ther more of us need to worry about getting irradiated.


klastri, Kamehameha is in the same category.


For the first 3 years (2006 through the start of 2009) it did.  Then it stabilized, then declined in the last 4 years.

At the end of the day the Federal government was almost the exact same size (relative to the economy as a whole) as it was when Harper started, with the exception of the military that shrank.

Overall the Federal government under the Conservatives saw the following:

- Own-spending excluding military saw minor increases
- Military spending saw big cuts
- Transfers to provinces saw big increases
- Transfers to individuals saw small increases
- Debt financing payments saw HUGE decreases

The last one is important because it is how the Federal government was able to deliver a small surplus in 2014/15 and 2015/16 despite fairly substantial tax cuts.


This stooge did more to push the opioid crisis than any street drug dealer.  Trump is absoltutely corrupt and inept himself.


Shouldn't near everyone arrested by given an award?   After all, this is injustice, I think I'll kneel now.


Under the GWBush administration, the budget deficit may be the highest in the history of the US at $1.413 trillion for FY2009.
However, the $1.413 trillion included $253 billion from Obama's Stimulus Act.


You are absolutely right, 12thNight!  In fact, tourists to the Catacombs of Priscilla, have been/are directed not to let tourists see the downstairs fresco [certainly much older than the upstairs phony].  Unless you know someone who can take you off of the 'controlled tour route' you would not even see the REAL fresco of the women.


"...while making sure that shareholder value is generated along the way" Well, that really worked, didn't it? The delusional board reminds me of the CEO of GM (Wagoner) who went to Washington in private jet begging for a hand-out. The Caisse and other lenders need to have majority control.


Paul Ryan Sold Trumph out and is a BACK STABBING BASTARD


A form of hazing back in the 60's was called "communist", in this game you were held down by a group, you were asked your name; no matter what name you gave, it was wrong and you, were slapped across the face and humiliated until you cracked. This brutal game was intended to graphically teach that communism was all about violent repression of individualism. The Communist Chinese are still playing the same old game and it seems our leaders want to play.


I don't care about coding. If the result is a language that fosters problems then it doesn't matter how easy it is to use, it is a bad language.


Invited to reply as to how we could have avoided this fiasco in the first place:
(my suggestions) Rules for Presidential elections & Candidates:

1. Cannot receive $ campaign contributions from foreign countries
1.a: Cannot receive $ campaign funding from Corporations - only individuals
1.b: A cap must be placed on said donations
2. Disqualified if exposed having financial investments to the Military complex or designated resources (benefitting from war) Candidate or Contributors.
3. All voters must 'register' with verifiable ID and be 'legal' citizens. period.
4. Said election votes must be certified by a multiple independent auditors PRIOR to appointment (to thwart conspiring or collusion)
5. Presidential Candidates exposed before or after Election who have been found to have been 'bought'; foreign or domestic, or enact Executive Orders in secrecy, or engage in wars without public consent, will be ousted.

...Currently, compared to our Gov Authorities, we are all 2nd class citizens


Sick - talking to young children about the sexually confused is great for pedophiles.  Pedos can "help" children determine their true sex.


Well, bye, then. There will still be pretty much nowhere in the US with a higher tax burden than here, but sure, leave if you must.


Saw one up by Duffy's on the Tok road. A couple in the woods, too, but that one was outstanding. Their fur resists frosting up and so is used around the face on parka ruffs.


So everyone who enters a bar is a pat of the tattered fabric of society? Who died and left you the judge of all mankind, especially those you have never met?

And FYI, GS cookies usually expire in the range of Sept-Oct of the same year, and unless you freeze them, they are quite stale by next year.


Forget about the main idea of this story read between the lines, in the state that has its middle finger up at the Federal Government, our ex-senator used his power to get the federal government to buy said land from his buddies. This sound alot like the Seward Sealife center
Old Solly's deal, yet there are those that think Uncle Ted was clean because the Justice department threw his conviction out. Not Guilty is not the same as innocent.


We did outsource our prisoners ... and many of them came back all ganged up and connected with Mexican Mafia, Chicago Mob, Skinheads, Bloods, Cripps, MS13, Nustra, Militia, and etc.  Pelican Island, Lompoc, McNeil Island, Red Rock, Hudson, Black Canyon, Minnesota, Walla Walla, and etc. are all training grounds for career criminals.  What returned is far more deadly, and much more skillful, than what we sent there.  You have absolutely no clue!


Way to go Gary. While it is true racist "came out of the shadows", it is also true that those of us, and I will even say a majority of us who disagreed with the policies were labeled as racist. You dems. and I'll give you this, the repubs. are also guilty but not to the extent the dem. party is, must label everyone who disagrees with their policies with a demeaning title. I have been called a racist by many dems. right here on this site, and I find that to be a very narrow minded person who cannot see beyond a persons skin. I am not a racist, I am tired of the lies. The dem. party has used lies and hate, that you and the rest of the dem. voters have bought into, to try and discourage any and all opposition to their view. The poor in this nation have not, and are not given any hope of getting out of their situation, not just blacks but all people caught in the web the dems. created. Facts are facts Gary, while it makes you feel good to say you care your parties actions prove otherwise.


But voter fraud gets looked into all the time and little to nothing is ever found.  People are tired of time and resources being wasted for nothing, over and over again.


It appears that you are referring us to a non-existent 'dogmatic declararion."  You may have been fishing for Vatican One's Pastor Aeternus, sometimes known as the "infallibility decree," which Vatican III would be quite capable and authorized to reform.  As you may already be aware, several voting bishops at Vatican One voted "non placet"  (= NO) to that decree, as it incorporated a whole lot more than "traditional doctrine."  Pastor Aeternus itself thus was an expression of the church;s "ever evolving magisterium."  Puts a whole new light on modernism, huh!


"Open and transparent" Trudeau-style.


I'm sick of it all.   Just cap the PFD and put in an income tax in place........they're going to do it anyway eventually ,  just get it over with and STOP the flaking.   The governor and the legislature have created chaos in the state by their alarmist B.S. . People are attacking each other right and left because they are so frustrated with what the upper administrative government is doing and not doing.....  State workers are actually being threatened and treated like dirt for doing their jobs ...................People it's not the state workers doing it.
People who've never had to pay an income tax can't stand the idea of having to pay and they are the worst ones to scream,  and they ARE screaming......   I hear a certain talk radio show in the morning and people call in there and actually BELIEVE that they shouldn't EVER have to contribute by paying state taxes  but they want everything the state has to give them.     It's unbelieveable that people in Alaska are so stupid.


Is something like this even news anymore? Aren't we all used to our child-president's immaturity by now? Ignore his rhetoric and concentrate on his actions; that's what's important.


To ADN: It might be a good idea to give Andree McLeod an opportunity to write an editorial in your publication so that she does not need to use so much commenter space for her opinions.
Thanks.


3/4 or 5
Now here is the hard part.

Jesus sees and understands both perspectives, but he also sees deeper. He can see whether someone holding either perspective is fully self-honest, fully human in that belief; or whether either believe is somehow a matter of our having being indoctrinated  or even of self-centered convenience. In a word, Jesus knows that either position could be a Matter of Conscience, a matter of deep conviction; and if so, Jesus respects our holding either position, even if he knows it is false. And we are invited along with Jesus to respect the honest conscience of others just as Jesus does. That's what he meant when he said Do not judge, do not assume that others' views are dishonest.

We want, we demand that our honest religious convictions be respected by others; and by our demand, we grant the same right to others. This has now been codified as a core Catholic belief by V2...its called Freedom of Religion = Freedom of Conscience.

Now it gets even harder.


Oil prices are low and holding so why does it keep going up?


I'm personally pretty conflicted on the whole idea of nukes.  I think if done right, they are great, but we need to deal with things like waste storage and the fact that we seem to be stuck on pretty old technology.  Some other folks on here who know a ton more than I do about them talk about some newer technologies in reactors that are much safer, but we never hear about them in relation to building a new plant, it is always, the same tech that we have been using since the 1960s.


When you allow tens of thousands of unchecked citizens from the Middle East to enter the country there is little point in bothering about the Chinese.


Joe has never been a republican. He registered that way to tamper with primaries.


What do you think would reduce premiums?  Don't forget that we have been seeing double digit increases in premiums for decades.  While I don't like O-Care, it has slowed the growth of premiums somewhat.  It didn't reduce them as advertised, but did slow the growth.

http://www.factcheck.org/2015/02/slower-premium-growth-under-obama/
http://www.kff.org/report-section/health-care-costs-a-primer-2012-report/


ANY Fed that advocates falsely that Canada is an open border are wrong and Canada is not open for consultants to attack Canadians for wanting a proper system that is NOT full of fraud like it IS.


As far as a reasonable premise goes, if things were "good" for Native children getting fostered, then why would these children-now-adults create a class action lawsuit against the Crown for said fostering?  Obviously the homes that they went into weren't as "nurturing" as you feel they were.


No voice?
Conservatives are always complaining that the Dispatch has a liberal voice.


Where are they.  I have yet to see any chargers.


I doubt that anyone cares whether you believe it or not.


I love your handle "corporate media lies to YOU". You should start your own blog to keeps us all informed. I'll read it, but please don't lie to  me.


How noble of you to shoulder that heavy burden.


"when the masses come for our oil"?   That's a bit absurd isn't it?  We have a hu-uge trade surplus in oil with our neighbours to the south at deflated prices.  Why shouldn't we sell energy to other partners at potentially preferential terms.  Slamming the door in the face of one customer (China) and bending over for another (the USA) is simple foolishness.  Let's at least talk to them about it.


Lynn I have a serious question for you. I'm an independent that leans conservative, how in the world with the passion you write with do YOU stomach being among the democrats? Seriously I'd like to hear your answer.

Clinton organizers admitted on video tape to paying protesters to incite violence at Trump rallies. Some of those protestors democrats picked to incite violence were among the mentally ill in this country.

http://www.mrctv.org/blog/

“No, I’m saying that we have mentally ill people that we pay to do s***, make no mistake. Over the last twenty years. I’ve paid off a few homeless guys to do crazy stuff, and I’ve also made sure they had a hotel.”


You're right about that.  Such good Catholics, they're as tribal as the Bundys.


The arrogance of those retrospective socialist crystal ball gazers, such as Radwanski, knows no bounds. Mr. Radwanski would not know up from down so please, we have no interest in your advice so keep it to yourself.


Lets solve this problem the only way it can be done. Thunderdome.

On Washington mall grounds a complete Thunderdome as in the 1985 Mel Gibson movie, Beyond Thunderdome will be built, stocked with the same weapons.  Tina Turner will reprise her role of Aunty Entity.

Rules are simple. There are no rules. Two men enter, one man leaves. Biggest event on PPV ever.

My money is on former FBI director Comey. Let the battle begin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JKZKjFjHDM


Well, when you say "a Catholic perspective", if you mean there may be other "Catholic perspectives" ... then yes.

Otherwise, then probably no ...


Until their son, daughter or significant other is dead for no good reason. Always amusing (and frightening) how citizens make the assumption that you can win a conflict simply because the other fella is commie and has a different complexation. I was given the same message in 1972. We all know how that turned out.


If you are looking for a personally delivered, regular update from Mueller on the investigation, as The Wolf (Harvey Keitel) says, you should just ask "pretty please, with sugar on top":

https://youtu.be/-ZRUaDGW7WQ


Trump didn't mince his words. Take note junior - I mean Butts.


My perspective -- her role was to make it easier for the black, female lawyers who followed after her. Trail blazing isn't easy. But, enjoyable read.


If you are a landlord, and can't raise the rent to cover your increases in costs, one might suggest that the units won't be taken care of all that well, in short you might get what you pay for.

If you are considering becoming a landlord, you might re think that strategy and not renovate your home or purchase a second house or condo which results in less choice for the tenants.


A really informed opinion , Allie! FYI, police everywhere do this same thing every day.


So your point is... "to heck with the poor, they will always be among us... given the choice, mass attendance is more important in the eyes of Christ?"

That about sums up the complete and utter calamity of a doctrinal purist... i.e., cant see the forest through the trees!


you are not a factor in this type of scenerio


Actually, money is even now buying more and more destruction of our environment.


Mr. Stevenson was a security guard at the Burnside Freddie's back in the day and he was a cool cat. When my partner and I found out he was the victim, we were stunned. I hope his family is doing all right altho to my shame now I realize that kind of thought would have been more helpful 31 years ago.


Right. Good plan. Let even more business flee the Province rather than do something to stop them. That is the Liberals business plan in a nut-shell: We don't care, so stuff it! Good work.


I don't know if you have noticed, but in a democracy we support all aspects of society through our taxes. I might resent money spent on the military industrial complex or on English/Vietnamese translators who don't understand the language they are expected to translate, but I pay my taxes none the less.It becomes far less controversial on concepts that benefit all of the commons, such as moving toward non-polluting energy sources that will decrease health concerns and will cause far fewer disruptions to communities by oil spills or extraction methods which destroy entire ecosystems such as coal extraction. Even if you don't believe CO2 is a pollutant, there are plenty of other pollutants and health threats associated with fossil fuel production and consumption.


Any time you regulate an industry, you are converting that industry into a never ending source of campaign donations, as the incumbents will use the political process to create regulations that limit or eliminate competition and new entries into the industry.  Think of it as the functional equivalent of a protection racket.  An extreme example would be Chicago, a one party operation for over a century.  With this regulation, we travel down that path a bit.  Cheers -


I know many good people who care for the poor! You know what? I never stopped to ask what their political preference is.  We are all called to help the poor. You know what else? I've yet to have a poor person ask me who I voted for. I have sadly run into people who shamelessly exploit the poor to serve their own agenda.


Hillary would have sworn in with one hand on "the book" (which variation would have depended on what faith paid the most) and the other hand hiding a price gun behind her back. The nation would have been for sale; cash or favors. The reason she's more dangerous than Trump is because she actually has a brain and she USES it. She'd have gotten away with everything.


Michael, I really don't want to hear you sing. I don't want to watch different members of the laity "expressing" themselves and "performing" at the altar. You accuse any and everybody who favors the Tridentine Mass of being ideologues and elitists who "look down their noses" at the supposed majority of supposedly real Catholics clamoring for the Novus Ordo Mass. Michael, if you want to find ideologues and elitists, perhaps you should read your own "opinions" in your own blog, and the comments of the approximately two dozen faithful readers of your posts.


How intolerant of you.


Why is an American union controlling Toronto's transit?? This is not seem like  a good thing.


It makes their humor even funnier since it becomes forbidden fruit.  Total comedy gold.


Personally I would prefer less PFD to a income tax.


Ha ha! -  Carleton!
What a joke!
Last Chance U.


The only thing I'll remember about you, is you're an idiot. Spam the Inquirer


oldgit i believe he is correct.  The total of the cpp survivor and his cpp pension cannot exceed the max.


Clearly the loquacious Mr. Petrows thinks they don't.


OK, so how are they going to know who voted and how? You're assuming that it won't be a secret ballot, which suggests you've given up all hope of 'democracy', and this benighted country is veritably on it's way to being Zim 2.0.


Change America?  Yes, he wants to make us just like Russia s h can be ore like his idol Putin.


Hey James, it was your hero, Bernie Sanders, that first mentioned it and made it a big part of his campaign. Poor guy didn't stand a chance with the DNC trying to find ways to defeat him. Pesky superdelegates!


Still waiting.
What was the purpose?
Or will you dodge yet again?


Don't get me started


That depends.  Would you give up something you are in control of but enjoy for the greater good? (I don't know..you're favourite sport, or red meat, or internet...) The question is meaningless.  The government can do what they have done with cigarette smoking to try to curb people away from drinking and work to make it socially unacceptable to drink to excess, but I don't think prohibition is feasible.  It's been tried before. Those with an addiction problem -any addiction- problem need help to break the addiction. I don't stay up gaming all night, but that too is a destructive addiction.


"Legitimate, law-abiding citizens don't carry pistols in their waist bands or pockets; they carry them in holsters."  Not true.  After getting the money to get the gun, didn't have the money for a holster.  Keep dreaming of it, though.  ;)


If the nominee were a Democrat who argued the same points, e.g. personal beliefs do not supersede precedent but was "pro-choice" the bishops would not make the same arguments. The bishops would argue the candidate should not be confirmed because his/her personal beliefs are not shared by the bishops.


The one I heard ...  God "  Will there be women priests ? "
                                JP II   "  Not in my lifetime "
                                JP II   " Will there be another Polish Pope ?
                                     God  " Not in my lifetime ."


I'm trying to follow your logic here... anti-racist professors attempting to establish a community standard and self-police their colleague's ignorance are "the soul of the KKK"? Calling someone out in a public forum is NOT the same as intimidating, exiling, and lynching people on the basis of their race/religion/etc.


LOL, I think I'll listen to the chorus of economists and business leaders on why Transcanada backed out vs. that of a Justin partisan.

Too funny.


Fish again?  I fail to see the connect to anything.  Could you elaborate?


If you show up to protest against Nazis and white supremacists you're now part of something called the alt-left? How dare they provoke armed Trump supporters who are merely exercising their right to hate.
I think we can remain confident that no one will ever tear down a statue of Trump because there will never be one.


This Russian collusion thing isn't working out how the dems envisioned.


Sounds to me , the treatment for true pain patients will go back to the stone age. I m in a wheelchair, have a spinal cord injury, & Ehlers Danlos, That has left me with 40 years of more than 15 surgeries and a life of horrible nerve pain . Like hot ants biting me from my toes to mid back, and a knife stabbing me every time I move. with a life of  one medicine or another. now have a intrathecal pain pump. have also tried therapy, and ways of relaxing. but its pain patients rights, to medicine and doses over that of 4 ibuprofen that keep taking a hit.


Gillibrand has probably forgotten that some of the votes for Trump were actually votes against liberals like her and Hillary.


Joffrey; You made a lot of money playing hockey. Your future is rosy, it's just not going to be with the Maple Leafs. Bye bye.


If one wants to learn more about how our state government works and has worked in the past a good read is Land & Power in Hawaii.  Is was published in 1985.  I think it is still used in some political science classes at UH.  Broken Trust is another one too.  In one of these books, Hawaii's government procurement system is rated as one of the worst in the nation.  Legislators are able to earmark/hide funds from the general fund so it looks like there is no money in the general fund.   Thanks to investigative reporting by Civil Beat, things might become more transparent.


Thank you also, Dennis, for your response above.   Sounds like you are a wonderful student, and a reliable classmate!  And it appears, at least to me, that you're getting a good grasp on what EQUITY is all about.  Our British forebears were instrumental in establishing a court system which mitigated the frequently harsh application of the law, which is why, even today, we speak of PRINCIPLES of equity which would, among other things, prevent a plaintiff, in a law court, from being unjustly enriched by a law court.  Plaintiffs in chancery courts are still called "petitioners," and His Majesty the King appointed his chancellor to oversee, preside and tweak as necessary.  Hence the name chancery courts.  Because certain nobles feared that the chancellor was acquiring too much power, the courts of law and equity were ultimately combined.  "Epikeia" is a sort of ecclesiastical counterpart in the Eastern Churches, which do NOT apply the "divine laws" of marriage with Western harshness.


Obviously you have failed to do any research on Johnson. He is as crazy as Trump, possibly more so. Do you believe his idea to cut the military budget by 43% in his first term along with cutting all military bases overseas, uniformed and civilian personnel, research & development, intelligence and nuclear weapons programs, would be a good thing for Alaska?


Time to have the Flame org to put more cards on the table. They better, because while I thing Calgary City Council has come off as smug, it now appears the Flames are getting smug.  I think there is alot on the table for both sides.  The NHL Canadian teams seem to be offsetting revenue failures in US southern locations...that matters.  If the Flames leave the public will lose as will all parties.  Myself I will get used to it, but if there is an attempt to bring some tooly money losing Southern US team up here again, can't say I would support it.    Hope we get the new Arena, hope the Flames stay and hope these clowns negotiate in good faith.  Time to show your cards king.


I like this part.  Bernie Sanders: "Stop free trade agreements that destroy American jobs!"  Trump: "If Ford builds a plant in Mexico and tries to reimport the cars to sell in America, I will tax them at 35%. They will not be rewarded for building somewhere else and outsourcing our jobs!"  Bernie Sanders: "We need to get Wall Street and billionaire corruption out of our political system!"  Trump: "We are going to stop un-American government waste that endangers our soldiers by ending preferences to defense contractors that build inferior products because the manufacturers bought the politicians involved in the decision. How do I know this happens?  I used to pay the same guys myself!"  Interesting consenus here yes? (!)  All that aside, I have *never* said that government could not be managed more intelligently or that government here was cost effective. In fact, I'm running to change that: https://www.facebook.com/d4m2016/  Trump's idea that we need to vote for good managers I like.


So, to put it another way, you don't have any clue.


If it's government screwing you, like the Republicans say Obamacare did, that's socialism. If it's a corporation screwing you, and profiting in the process, well that's 'Freedom.'

Republican politicians are nothing more than hacks who are paid to keep the money flowing uphill while they clutter up the minds of gullible voters with empty promises of fixing the American dream.


You only put out these sanctimonious, disingenuous  statements after a tragedy happens.  Until the next one, you and your dummy dem lords try everything you can to undermine the President which weakens our country.  A president legally elected by the people of this country.


I think Hillary sponsored 10 bills that got passed and successfully amended 67 others. Either you're misinformed or lying. You need to better check your sources and/or moderate your behavior.


He's clearly not talking about Chinese-Canadians. He's talking about the people who move money to Canada and pay inflated prices so the communist party can't take away their wealth.


25 million North Koreans might not want a Chinese puppet.  If the people around him want him dead why is he still running things? Better the devil you know than a foreign devil.


If you can't make it to the museum, you might find the book - The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration - by Isabel Wilkerson to be quite informative.   It was an eye opener for me.


Why is this a surprise?  The same bankers owned shares in all the other MJ companies they took public as well.  Where was the outrage then?


Whew!  You are on an intellectual roll!  Keep the 30-year old Limbaugh (another fat slob) epithets coming.  I love to walk down Memory Lane.


Is he just auditioning for a job?


So, it appears that we are at a point of disagreement as to what the disease is.  Is it neo-liberalism or progressivism.  You are right about a few things.  1.  Wealth that is used to buy influence is concentrated in a few people.  2. Good people are deluded and indoctrinated into despising fellow Americans.  3. A lot of what is being reported by the media is a distraction.  You are wrong about the progressive agenda.  Progressives have spent years moving our country in a direction opposite of the way our Founders intended.  Barack Obama was able to advance their agenda when he signed Obamacare.  The election of Trump put a halt to their plans, but Trump is no white hope.  All of the rage being played out is rage at the agenda being thwarted for now.


testing


I think they mostly do.


Trust the parents to deal with this? They're too busy playing with their smart phones to bother with trivial issues like raising their children....really. Go to a restaurant and watch. Oh, wait, you can't, you'll be too busy......playing with your smart phone.
If it were up to me, they'd call them dumb phones.... ;)


It's the new economy.  In the old economy, people got paid for making things.  Now there's jobs for professional protestors, paid for by billionaires like Soros. I wonder what the job duties include? And how do the protest supervisors do a job evaluation of their "worker" protestors? --- and this is NOT a hobby for Soros.
He has some way of making money from the chaos.


The bad news, he is serious. The good news is that his rhetoric is degrading to grunts and becomes easier to not take seriously. RG, please publish thoughtful opinions from Trump supporters. I for one, would love to know what they are 'thinking'.


So tell me, Trid, about your claim that "Pope Francis has been punishing good, orthodox Catholics" ... and your concern for this group calling itself the heralds of the gospel.

Especially in the light of the founder and now ex-leader of this Brazilian traddie movement relaying Satan's alleged words (from the mouth of a herald of the gospel priest), "saying that the devil had told the Heralds priest that Francis was “my man”. Satan said Francis is “stupid” and does “everything I want”"

http://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/7367/0/vatican-investigates-catholic-group-after-exorcism-claim-that-francis-is-devil-s-man

Apparently they're under apostolic investigation! And the leader has hastily resigned! This delightful little group that you venerate.

Imagine your meltdown had the leader of a more centrist Catholic group spouted off against JPII or BXVI in such a manner.


"if you hate everything the Church has stood for"

Nice overkill.


Bildergergers, Illuminati and their plans for a one-world government.


fakenose: You have it exactly the wrong way around. Transgenders have integrated just fine into the US military. You didn't even know they were there until trump raised the issue, now did you?
It's trump who is embarking an a dumb social experiment - denigrating and cutting out members of the armed forces who have served well. For no purpose. But then most of trump's actions serve no real purpose and certainly do no good to the US population.


Why doesn't html have a sarcasm font?


The soldier retracted his statement..... and I'm sure that Khadr knows whether or not he threw a grenade..... now he's just not ..... really to sure about anything, except that he got some money for killing someone.


Saudi Arabia and the USA are moving closer together in their shared values every day.

Girl Guides should avoid the USA/Canada border hassles and send their members to discover  parts of Canada or go abroad.


Do these people really believe that everyone who has been in space is actually lying about their experience there?
I have met astronauts, one of which walked on the Moon.
I assure you, the earth is a globe.


Real Conservatives can manage an economy - the Liberals cannot.


"... never received a nickel from the Koch's..." Didn't the Alaska Policy Forum receive most of its initial funding from Donors Capital Fund which has direct ties to the Kochs? So, if you're the Bob Griffin: Education Research Fellow at APF, then ...????


How do you know it's a "commercial" class?  How do you know it's not a free class?  Have you asked the instructor?  Have you queried the participants?


I'd like to see someone step forward and admit they voted Liberal in the last provincial election.  Any takers?


The problem isn't who is in charge, it is funding the VA. However, funding may not be a problem in the near future as Trumps' administration appears to be targeting VA benefits for outsourcing to the private sector. Once they get that accomplished service should improve dramatically.


Lock the ass up for life. He probably has no idea, nor does he care, all the financial grief (getting new back account numbers, new credit card numbers, many notifications to change direct deposits) he has caused. Have him write 1 + 1 = 2, one thousand times each day he is locked up (for life).


Dear Tax and Spend Lawmakers of Oregon,
I think the tax payers of this state have made it clear, we do not believe you when you constantly yell "FIRE!" It's time to live within your means like the rest of us do. If the average taxpayer has an unexpected expense, they find something they can do without.
We DO NOT want, nor will we put up with an additional $1.3B per year in additional taxes, fees, surcharges, or whatever fancy name you put on it.
If you can't find a way to do it, we will elect someone that can!


Western woods: At least when it comes to goods, it would seem that the Supremes could easily say that sec. 121 means that if a good can be legally sold in one province or territory, then it can be legally sold in any other province and territory.  What would have been the point of sec. 121 in 1867 if one province, wanting to block inter-provincial trade,  could simply say that a product from another province did not meet its standards and hence couldn't be sold in its territory?

Professional standards might be more of challenge for the Supremes, but if they have the will, they could also find that if you are licensed in one province or territory, you are, in effect, licensed in all.


I am sure that Morgan and her child appreciate your nuance.
Meanwhile, this is an area of gun safety law that needs to be addressed ASAP
with new legislation in states where it does not already exist.
Do you agree?


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…and the moon is made of green cheese, Matthew.
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The  uncomfortable truth we have been lied to, and everybody knows it.  Bailing out when the depth of deception got to hard to live with took courage.


Your call for "citizen vigilante action only as a last resort" is anything but 'Democratic',

At least I home that is not the new definition.


Great for him. Funny they mentioned Tua in this article. I think Tua made a wrong choice going to Bama. He won't play very much. Also heard the number 1 high school QB also leaning to Bama. Anyway this article is about Milton. I like this him as well. UCF should do good this year.


He has to follow the votes of 22 AD's and 22 Principals.  Why should the OIA help the ILH.  Too bad Kamehameha, Punahou and StLouis play each other over and over.


She stated that "many people still believe "taking a sugar pill will cure cancer if you will it good enough"...  So another words she doesn't believe in naturopathic medicine and thinks that the people that believe in it are as batty as those that believe in divine intervention and horoscopes.  I wonder if she thinks medicinal marijuana works since the science isn't settled on its merits and could be likened to taking a sugar pill.


It's not just a homeless project; it's a way of both helping people who have been homeless secure housing (no one rents to people without a current rental history) and provide housing for people at risk of becoming homeless.

Wouldn't it be nice if the city would stop doing things like spending $4M on a faster internet connection for a handful of businesses, $30M on a city hall, $8M on a rail quiet zone, $20M on a cop shop, $10 on "improving downtown's business environment" and such and put some focus, and money, on remedying our deficit of affordable housing?

Budgets are priorities. I'd be interested to see some polling on how the residents of Eugene would allocate our city's general fund and slush funds (renewal districts). I suspect Jon Ruiz's priorities don't align well with the citizens.


Shouldn't protecting American's be our highest priority ?  We don't have enough food or jobs for our own people .  We shouldn't allow anyone into America until we get our own people taken care of first.  Obama and Hillary Clinton's decisions over sea's is why humans are fleeing the region and wrecking all the surrounding countries . Ask Germany , France , and England how well this influx of people is working for them.  And Hillary thinks the result will be different in America ?  All she wants is more votes from people fresh off the boat who don't know about her past.


The anti-gun types obsess over schemes to disarm the American People.


Why did you glare at the man with your fixed stare? Why did you verbally confront him? Why did you then physically confront him, escalating your verbal confrontation? What good did that do you, or that man, whom you infuriated for no good reason, only to prove yourself stronger? Now you are obviously contemplating shooting someone over a confrontation like the one you describe, which you could have avoided entirely. Let me repeat, you could, and should have, avoided that confrontation entirely. If you shoot someone whom you could have easily avoided, you will go to jail and lose your privilege to own firearms forever, and you would deserve it.


Two thoughts, Kag.

Cupich is a very decent Francis appointment..the "silent bishops" aren't!

Trump is in my view more dangerous when he sounds even remotely reasonable...better he should just rant on than go vaguely appropriate...however, expect weird tweets/behavior  soon.....the leopard and his spots....


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.


Born and bred South African my friend...Why do you feel it necessary to label people alt-right when not in agreement with them. MSM is a common and universal term used by the left and right. I read many different publications including the MSM and yes even Breitbart to get a general and all round perspective of world affairs. For your information I don't have much time for Trump however facts are facts whether you agree with him or not.


Glaciers are advancing in Chile & Argentina. Time for the climate scientits to dig a little deeper, since they don't "get it" yet.


Donnie takes a whopping 48 hours to condemn the bigotry and hate spewed by the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists but a mere hour to blast the Merck CEO that resigned from the management council.
And of course he couldn't even do the former correctly. He treated it like an after thought by, once again, ravishing praise on his favorite person - HIMSELF. "Unemployment is down, a million jobs created and the economy is great, thanks to ME. Oh yeah, and before I forget, the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists are bad."
And then a few hours later, he blasts the Merck CEO AGAIN!
What a pathetic buffoon.


still lame and hateful


"You can't correct history..."

This is not at all about correcting history.  It is about not celebrating treason any longer.  History is what it is.  Let's just not celebrate treasonous acts with monuments.


Mercifully, we in Western Canada have not had to endure much of Rogers:  they have minimal presence here.  Instead we are saddled with Telus and Shaw primarily.  Of the two, Telus (Natale's former bonus machine) is the least worst of the worst.  Shaw's service, both technical and customer service, is so deplorable as to almost defy description: bald faced lies piled on top of gross incompetence.


Takes a real low life to shoot an animal that is used to eating out of a persons hand. Gentle giants.


Local style, granfada brah.


Lower fares would result in more revenue if ridership increased. Somehow the Europeans manage to provide inexpensive and reliable rail service.


They were spying on China.  If you find a peeping Tom in your backyard, you have every right to seize his spy gear along with his trenchcoat and call the Police - which is what China did.


Muslims all over the world speak out against the Da'esh.  And many have died for doing so.  Would you like some names of these martyrs?


Seems like a fair enough decision.


Optics are one thing, but perspective is important. From the Financial Post:

"The federal ethics watchdog says she advised Morneau there was no need to put his assets in a blind trust.

Mary Dawson says that since the former businessman’s shares are held through a private holding company — and not directly controlled [by] Morneau — he didn’t technically need to divest or put them in a blind trust."

So Mr Morneau disclosed his holdings to Ms Dawson, and acted in accordance with her advice.

As for changing the current law, I'd like to hear arguments on both sides before jumping to conclusions. More than ever we need our politics to be governed by rational discussion.


Jeffrey Lord needs to be dismissed from CNN, and hired by Trump as the White House Counselor for Fawning Propaganda.


[It never ceases to amaze me how conservatives and idiots like Eastman can call for smaller and less intrusive government]
It takes a certain kind of mindset to call for less intrusive government "except when it comes to my issues" as it functions upon an unquestionable belief of righteousness.  Strangely enough, it's has a striking similarity to those claiming to be deeply religious.


As Enoch Godongwana has lamented, the ANC discussions seem to ignore the fact that South Africa is in serious trouble: massive corruption, flaky governance and the economy that is on an unhindered free-fall.


Looks like somebody was sick the day they taught sarcasm class.


What the governments don't seem to realize is that most small businesses are already struggling to adapt and compete against online retailers. Increasing one of their largest expenses will simply cause many businesses to close.


From article: "America is in for a turbulent four years..."

How would continuing the US  foreign and economic policy inertia of the past 15-years lead to anything other than:

- continued global geopolitical chaos?;

- new and worsened middle east wars;

- many 10s of  millions of more displaced war refugees;

- the economic destruction of the United States and Canada?

NAFTA SHOULD BE CANCELLED ASAP

- Afterwards, Canada + U.S. should revert to 1987 Canada-United States FTA:

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-10.6/page-1.html

http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/us-eu.aspx?lang=eng

Roderick V. Louis,
Vancouver, BC, Canada;

** such as those producing automobiles, fridges, hardware, washing machines, dryers, TV's and other home appliances, et cetera


Agree. Robertson and his party have viewed Vancouver as some form of lab experiment and it's time that Vancouverites toss aside these ersatz social scientists to reclaim control of their city. He and Vision have been a disaster with their preoccupation with density over liveability. There never has been anything 'great' about this regime and they deserve the boot.


Well, well, are we shocked?  This American can't help but notice that the P.M. arrived at the White House in a perfectly tailored suit, tie at proper length and suit jacket buttoned.  Trump, on the other hand, had his usual "tie as potential napkin" length, unbuttoned suit jacket and paunch.  A real slob!  Hopefully, something will come out of this that is positive.  Still no boxing gloves in evidence and that's too bad.  Better start on that wall , Canada.  Millions of us down here have had it.


Can someone say, Randy Quad?


I hope the Canary Islands are awarded the TMT.  They certainly deserved the world-class distinction and financial rewards that goes with it.
Don't believe they have idol-fearing natives living there.


And there are always so many of them, aren't there, Lynn.


You've answered your question... what make you think that it's about any real construction costs.


illegals taking over the town and shes concerned with cats claws, cmon man 😀


Thanks to the Liberals and their M103, Canada is now vulnerable to further infiltration by Islamists.


Canada needs to keep control of its agriculture industry in the hands of Canadians. A country that loses control of its ability to feed itself has also lost its sovereignty. For a more prosaic reason take a look at the rising cost of imported food.
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Globalization's ugly cracks have been showing for some time now. Canada would be better off expanding its internal economy to provide better and more secure lives for its citizens.


Can't believe this has happened to fellow neighbor and FB friend...


R: You are cherry picking selective comments and taking them out of context. The PF was created to offset difficult financial times for the state, period. The PFD was/is a nice to have, that's all. Rationalize the PFD however you want but it never was designed to be the entitlement many think it is today.


This sort of thing is precisely so many Canadians don;t want more immigration from Islamic countries.  We will be importing to Canada  our own destruction


They need to have all the cash in that payment seized and turned over to small businesses in Ferguson that were looted, burned, and destroyed.

There's no way in this great county that producing a violent criminal should get you paid.

Shame on the people that decided to pay these scum.


Many of the 'losses' you cite are government-imposed.  The rest make huge assumptions about the community and customers' willingness to support this business, as well as the motivations of financial backers -- if any.  The only objective point you make is that the *government* will impose its own standards on what should be a decision for the individual business owner, which I think is Chuck's point.

If the business would suffer from all of the maladies you describe -- no financial backing and no support from the market or community -- then it will wither and die on the vine.  If it will succeed because people either support the business' viewpoint or don't care one way or the other and just love quality baked goods, then it should have that opportunity as well.


And that ultimately is what it is all about.

Every week the financial tune up piece in the G&M has some couple hoping to die, leaving the kids an estate worth a couple - three million dollars.

In this case, the offspring is just ahead of the game.

It is all the same deal..hurry up and die, so I can get the money....


Exactly. I have a car and wouldn't think of not having one, but also understand that some people choose not to have one and that's ok. In fact, it actually benefits me because it means less traffic.


The fact that Canada has these 'Human Rights Tribunals' in the first place is truly bizarre. The reason is that Canada, unlike US and Australia, is a second rate democracy and lacks any 'Freedom of Speech' provisions. The draconian Canadian Government can prosecute citizens for stating their beliefs as Canadian 'Freedom of Expression' provide no protections.


Well, and the ones we sell to them at the border!


no.... because I wouldn't be so stupid as to go to back to Syria if I'd managed to get out in the first place. Again I ask.. how is the amount calculated.. show me that 10 million dollar's worth of harm has been inflicted?


There is no constitutional right to employment when you act like a disrespectful jerk.


Your educational pedigree is?


I am so glad.  I'm sure she is a nice person but also a 'know it all' that talks way too much and talks over Everybody.


There have been some advocates for much greater cuts to state services.  I don't agree with all of their proposed cuts, but I respect their position.  However, I almost never hear them going after our oil tax giveaway.  So are they simply arguing for more cuts in order to prop up the giveaway?  When I see them going after the tax giveaway as aggressively as I see them going for cuts in services, then I'll take them seriously.  Otherwise, they're just agents of Kelly, Micciche, and Meyer.


It's especially amazing when you realize the Democratic Party loved Weinstein, Anthony Weiner and Bill Clinton while declaring Mitt Romney, the squeaky-clean boy scout, was waging a war on women.


"The Italian proposal on migration, refugees and hunger was nuanced. It recognized that migration could not be stopped, nor should it be stopped, given that European economies are depopulating and aging rapidly. "

So, let's just invite every African who wants to come to Europe into Europe.

I have never heard anything so stupid in a long time.


If someone voted for Trump, it is probably because they believe everything Breibart tells them


Police never have and never will make a "City Safer". Police do not prevent crime. They investigate crimes. People are responsible for the City they want. It's up to parents to raise law abiding adults. If your parents are thugs, then chances are they will raise thugs. "Birds of a feather, flock together".  It is up to us as citizens to build  great city. Teachers are not the reason your kid failed High School. Cops are not the reason your kid is in jail. It's most likely your fault ----because it's trailer people raising trailer family members.


Oh my, are you naive:  Just last year:

Iran's  president created a sense of outrage in the west yesterday by describing Israel as a "disgraceful blot" that should be "wiped off the face of the earth". Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is more hardline than his predecessor, told students in Tehran that a new wave of Palestinian attacks would be enough to finish off Israel.


Actually the MOA has some weird things, hence why it's the "municipality of" rather than the "city and borough of". The problem remains though that the Metro area doesn't cover Girdwood and APD can't, by law, force Girdwood to accept APD officers and costs. APDs hands are tied.


Shades of Boston's Cardinal Law ... when Law went to the Vatican to explain what would happen during the discovery phase in an American courtroom, the Vatican decided to pull the plug on Law.  This maybe the death knell for Pell?


Trump would kick his A$$!
Don't underestimate Trump....he was a first class athlete in his day....WATCH THIS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMKFIHRpe7I


Surely a man of your advanced intellect understands what I meant, but then again.....


And what do all the thousands of drivers who were sorely inconvenienced by reducing Ala Moana Blvd by at least one lane during the building get?  Squat.


The issue first was rumored in the eighties, got sparse but regular media coverage in the nineties, broke wide open in Boston in 2002 and has continued weekly trail of world wide involvement in the media up to  today.  Now this open letter by someone who has lived with the issue for almost its entire existence.  It is  tragic that Cardinal O'Malley has a letter in the same issue of NCR to say that PF still is focused on the issue of accountability of bishops. One cannot look at 40 years of scandal, recrimination, excuses, bankruptcy, lawyering up and a commission that in years of existence has zero results except the resignation of members as anything other than  a slow dance allow the guilty to retire and die without more publicity and legal expense for the Church.  Reminds me of the years it took to negotiate the shape of the table to end the Vietnam war.


If power corrupts...then the power of being continuously re-elected corrupts absolutely.


Frank,

You are a bully. I did not burn my bra and I breast fed my children. Keep your serpent tongue in your mouth.


Thank you!


No he is not. Letting people keep their own money is the opposite of stealing. Trump is slashing regulations.  If you are worried about spending more than you have (deficits) then spend less.  Taxes have been called legalized stealing. How can reducing taxes be corrupt?  The government does not dictate a quota for children nor where you must live. Do you wish to try again?


Great article in National Geographic September issue on how Netherlands is using this method very successfully on a huge scale.


Kelly Ellard is still in jail for murdering Rheena Virk when Ellard was 15.  Yes, fully culpable.


What bills?  Bills have to get through both houses of congress, and those fools don't seem to be able to manage to pass something they have been promising for 7 years.