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The core of the European crisis is a lack of economic freedom

2011-12-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

As the Greek crisis rapidly turn into the European crisis there is a scramble by world leaders to “fix it.” Of course it isn’t that easy because the real crisis in Europe is a systemic one; the real downfall of Europe is a lack of economic freedom and it isn’t going to be easy for European leaders to change that overnight.

I backed up the claim that a lack of freedom is the primary issue in a recent op-Ed I wrote with Fred McMahon. We examine where the Euro-countries place on the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World Index:

A glance at the Eurozone countries shows us that nine out of 16 of the member countries fall under the “mostly free” category, five of the 16 are “relatively free,” and two of the countries are “relatively unfree.” The freest country in the Eurozone is Finland, ranked 11th in the world in the economic freedom index. In contrast the least free country, Greece, ranks 88th in the world. The massive difference in economic freedom enjoyed in different countries in the Eurozone creates a dividing line and it is pretty easy to see conflict arising across that line.

The list of countries that fall into the less free side of the line reads like a list of the economic problem children of Europe. Spain, Italy, and Portugal all fall into the “relatively free” category. Greece, the main problem child, is ranked “relatively unfree” on the index. The only country that has required assistance that is “mostly free” is Ireland, and Ireland has shown the strongest signs of economic recovery.

The “mostly free” United States has also experienced economic turmoil but the downturn there pales in comparison to Greece or Spain. No one but the most exaggerating of alarmists would claim that the American economy is in danger of imminent collapse, while the complete unraveling of the Greek economy is quite real. More so than in America, it is the less economic free countries of Europe that are bearing the brunt of the ongoing global economic crisis.

Some European countries (as we write above) are pretty high on the economic freedom index.
Proponents of economic freedom would expect these countries to be more able to handle the shock of the crisis, and so they are. At the same time, however, the freer Euro-countries are being dragged down with the not so free.

It isn’t because investors don’t trust Germany that the German bond auction went so badly. It is because investors now know that Germany is tied to the hip to countries that they do not trust. The bad economic policies of Italy and Greece are damaging the German economy and finances in a big way. At the same time the only thing that is keeping Greece from completely sinking is that they are tied to the hip of Finland and Germany

Ultimately, for the long run, there can only be one solution to this problem:

Austerity measures are not enough. Greece and the other troubled countries need to take a fundamental look at the very structure of their economies and find a way to increase economic freedom if they want to ensure a prosperous future for their citizens.

PARKING FOR PATIENTS SHOULD BE FREE

2011-12-01T08:46:00.000-08:00

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"This is parking-centred health care,
which is not compatible with patient-
centred health."

Canadian Medical Association
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The issue of forcing patients to feed parking meters at medical facilities across the country has come under the microscope,again, this past week. A citizens revolt has begun here in St. John's led by

Candle Light Vigil Against Radical Islam In Our Schools

2011-12-01T08:18:00.000-08:00

The Canadian Hindu Advocacy, Jewish Defence League of Canada, Costa Christian Mission, and International Christian Voice would like to express our communities’ disgust with the surge in domestic violence and ‘honour killings’ afflicting Canada’s Islamic community.

On December 6th, the National Day of Action on Violence against Women, we will honour female victims of violence by protesting against the TDSB for permitting Islamic prayers and gender apartheid at Valley Park Middle School. We will hold this protest at Philosopher’s Walk (University of Toronto) to coincide with the location of the the White Ribbon Memorial.

December 6 Candlelight Vigil takes place at Philosopher's Walk, which is located between the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium and Arena, near the major intersection of Bloor Street, Queen's Park Crescent and Avenue Road. The site is readily accessible via the TTC, as it is within a 5-minute walk of the Museum (Yonge-University-Spadina line) and St. George (Bloor and Yonge-University-Spadina line) subway stations.

More information here.

Uhm... didn't we liberate Kuwait some years ago?

2011-12-01T07:40:00.000-08:00

Liberated "Kuwaiti" Imam Preaches Essence Of Islam...Jews are Apes and Pigs etc etc etc...

GOBSMACKED WITH EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

2011-12-01T07:24:00.000-08:00

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"This curriculum, in its design, is fundamentally flawed"

Dr Sherry Mantyka

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Another day, another national report slamming aspects of the Newfoundland and Labrador education system. Last week it was early childhood education , this week it is junior high math, science and literature.

For a province that

Randy Hillier pushing to end pit bull ban

2011-12-01T06:04:00.000-08:00

Randy Hillier is leading the charge to repeal one of Dalton McGuinty's many bans, the ban on pit bulls. He is being joined by MPPs from both the Liberal Party and the NDP. Considering the multiparty nature of this move and the minority parliament, I am pretty hopeful that it will get through.

The pit bull ban is a classic example of government policy at its worst. It amounted to nothing more than headline chasing and lacked any pretense of being a measured response. For the sake of a positive news cycle the government took a little bit of freedom away from the people.

“My uncle sold me for 170 dollars to be a suicide bomber”

2011-12-01T04:21:00.000-08:00

Kabul - Sherzai was 13 years old when his uncle sold him to Taliban insurgents for 15,000 Pakistani rupees (170 dollars).

'Then the Taliban told me to carry out a suicide attack,' he said, now in a juvenile correctional facility in Kabul. 'They said I would be a martyr and I would go to paradise.'

The religion of peace.

Britain: Islam In, Christianity Out

2011-12-01T03:55:00.000-08:00

"During a debate in the House of Commons in May 2011 about the treatment of Christians around the world, Simpson said: "In the United Kingdom, the policy seems to be that people can do whatever they like against Christianity – criticize it or blaspheme the name of Christ – as long as they do not insult Islam."

Look no further than the OHRC or CHRC to see the same happening here.

Michael Coren & Mark Steyn

2011-12-01T03:30:00.000-08:00

Thank Sdmatt for the vid

“It’s just wrong to judge other cultures.”

2011-11-30T19:13:00.000-08:00

NB: This article appears in Education Forum, OSSTF's magazine. I'm shocked too.

"Moments Of Startling Clarity" Dr. Stephen L. Anderson

"The picture is horrific. Aisha’s beautiful eyes stare hauntingly back at you above the mangled hole that was once her nose. Some of my students could not even raise their eyes to look at it. I could see that many were experiencing deep emotions.

But I was not prepared for their reaction.

I had expected strong aversion; but that’s not what I got. Instead, they became confused. They seemed not to know what to think. They spoke timorously, afraid to make any moral judgment at all. They were unwilling to criticize any situation originating in a different culture.

They said, “Well, we might not like it, but maybe over there it’s okay.” One student said, “I don’t feel anything at all; I see lots of this kind of stuff .”

Another said (with no consciousness of self-contradiction), “It’s just wrong to judge other cultures.”

"While we may hope some are capable of bridging the gap between principled morality and this ethically vacuous relativism, it is evident that a good many are not. For them, the overriding message is “never judge, never criticize, never take a position.”

I bet he loses his job for that last line alone. Full page link here.

This is Bibi Aisha today. The surgery was performed by an evil Jew doctor.

Moments of Startling Clarity

Related: Out of the mouth of babes ... defeatism - Rondi Adamson

"Explain they did ... and all I can say is, out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained defeatism. Rather than the adorable youthful conviction that war is not the answer, these teens seemed sure of two things: 1) The United States is to blame for the anger and actions of Islamofascists, for "creating more enemies," and 2) War may be the answer, but since Islamofascists will always be two steps ahead of us, we're bound to lose."

“It can not be denied that many of the culprits have an ethnic background with a critical view of women,”

2011-11-30T18:27:00.000-08:00

"An alert has been put out for a “non-Western-looking” suspect after the most recent attack."

Oslo on the uptake.

Downunder human rights case: "Mr Motahari was asked to resubmit his final assignment, a book review, four times, to be told each time it was not his work".

John Oakley Show: Charles McVety vs. The Bitchy Whiner Who Wants To Censor SunTV

2011-11-30T17:15:00.000-08:00

My God but Erickson is a sickening whiner.

Thank Sdmatt for the vid.

"They also demanded a prayer room at the university" WTF?!?

2011-11-30T16:57:00.000-08:00

Tunisia secular, Islamist students clash on campus

They demanded a prayer room at the university? Tunisia is a muslim country and their universities don't have prayer rooms? Ours do.

h/t ds

Egypt's Islamist Parties Behave Much Like Obama's Democrats Observers Find

2011-11-30T15:58:00.000-08:00

Egypt's Islamist parties at work on election day

"According to a source from the Judges Club, judicial supervisors observed an Islamist party representative intimidating a judge in 15 May district as well as voters attempting to break into a polling station where one of the judges was absent.

Al-Tahrir cites Al-Nakib Center for Training and Democracy Support as reporting that FJP representatives at one station coerced voters and ripped the ballots of those who did not cooperate."

Democrats at work on election day

Danger 5....

2011-11-30T14:02:00.000-08:00

Looks good

Today's too dumb to live award...

2011-11-30T13:17:00.000-08:00

goes to...

Death to Pennies

2011-11-30T13:11:00.000-08:00

This makes sense:

And most of the arguments can apply to Canada too.

Government fails and the Happy Meal lives on

2011-11-30T12:21:00.000-08:00

Government regulators are all too often convinced that they know how we as individuals should live our lives and raise our children. At the same time most regulators are incredibly incompetent at getting people to do what they want.

Take this recent case in San Francisco as an example:

In order to include a toy with a meal, restaurants must now comply with city-generated nutritional standards. Those are standards that even the "healthier" Happy Meals McDonald's introduced earlier this year don't come close to meeting. (As SF Weekly noted in January, the school lunches our children eat aren't healthy enough to qualify, either).

And yet it seems McDonald's has turned lemons into lemonade -- and is selling the sugary drink to San Francisco's children. Local McDonald's employees tell SF Weekly the company has devised a solution that appears to comply with San Francisco's "Healthy Meal Incentive Ordinance" that could actually make the company more money -- and necessitate toy-happy youngsters to buy more Happy Meals.

It turns out San Francisco has not entirely vanquished the Happy Meal as we know it. Come Dec. 1, you can still buy the Happy Meal. But it doesn't come with a toy. For that, you'll have to pay an extra 10 cents.

It isn’t so much that they failed to force McDonald’s not to offer toys along with Happy Meals, that is funny enough but what really tickles me about this is how stupid the original premise is.

I remember loving Happy Meals as a child, but I don’t have any recollection of ever caring much about the crappy toys. At best I would play with the Happy Meal toys in the car ride home. If the toys didn’t come with the meals I don’t think I would have even noticed.

I suspect that I am not unique in this. Some children may have cared about the toys more than me, but I really doubt that many children liked the Happy Meals for the toys. The Happy Meals were good in of them selves. So the whole concept of stopping child obesity by forbidding toys be sold with unhealthy food is pretty much guaranteed to have a nil effect.

The fact that the policy failed even to stop the toys being sold with the meals is just icing on the cake.

Muslims Attack Christians in Egypt, 2 Killed, Homes and Stores Torched

2011-11-30T11:18:00.000-08:00

(AINA) -- "Thousands of Muslims attacked and besieged Copts in elGhorayzat village, population 80,000, killing two Copts and severely wounding others, as well as looting and torching homes and businesses. A quarrel between a Copt, John Hosni, and Mahmoud Abdel-Nazeer, who later died in hospital, turned into collective punishment of all Copts in the majority Christian village of elGhorayzat, in the Maragha district of Sohag province. Muslims vowed not to bury Abdel-Nazeer until John Hosni is punished. Mr. Hosni fled from the village with his family, "fearing a wholesale massacre of Copts," reported activist Mariam Ragy."

This happened on the 28th and received little attention due to the elections I suspect.

I'm providing the Luftwaffe coordinates for the TDSB...German school wins court backing for Muslim prayer ban

2011-11-30T10:32:00.000-08:00

"Tilman Nagel, an expert in Islam who appeared as a witness at an earlier court hearing, said that postponing midday prayers was acceptable if there was a good reason.

He also argued that the Islamic ritual of praying undertaken with other people was very different to the Christian private act of praying, and was thus disruptive in a public space."

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In other new's TIFF honours a child rapist with a film retrospective
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The genteel sport of Cage Fighting get's a Black Eye

Obama Praises Lunatic "Pastor" Jeremiah Wright

2011-11-30T10:10:00.000-08:00

Video obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller shows Illinois Senator Barack Obama, then campaigning for Democrats before the 2006 midterm elections, praising Reverend Jeremiah Wright and telling an audience that he “stole” the title of his book “The Audacity of Hope” from Wright’s sermon of the same name, which he “loved.” Obama also referred to Wright as “my pastor.”

Suffer the children...

2011-11-30T09:49:00.000-08:00

"Our children are being indoctrinated to think that a lot of depraved behaviour that goes under the cloak of "Gay Lifestyle" is something that they can experiment with and claim as their own natural feelings. The aggressiveness with which the gay lobby is trying to push their agenda is not making them any new friends .... quite the contrary.

RightSideNews has an article today talking about this issue and mention is made about how the Gay Agenda has taken hold of the Canadian schools' mandate."

CIJA To Consult Community On Section 13 - Just say no to Bernie's Law

2011-11-30T09:37:00.000-08:00

"Asked if the Jewish community would benefit from the retention of Section 13, Fogel stated: “What was intended as a shield against hate has become a sword. Certainly in its day, it was helpful in confronting the challenges related to the likes of [Holocaust denier] Ernst Zundel… What it has really done is create difficulties for those who might legitimately want to raise questions about groups or ideas that in fact are a threat to the Jewish community or Israel.

In effect, the act has become an instrument to chill critical debate about important issues like radical Islam.”

NATIONAL GRITS BOUNCE UPWARD BUT IS IT SUSTAINABLE

2011-11-30T09:05:00.000-08:00

The grits might have had the stuffing kicked out of them but they are not giving up!

Despite premature obituaries by many political pundits, the party appears to be on the move. Organizational they have been holding cross country conversations with supporters and fundraising campaigns have improved dramatically. It appears that they have finally realized that grassroots supporters are the key to

“Christians and Muslims alike…unite in their hatred of Zionism.."

2011-11-30T08:49:00.000-08:00

Why the hell are we a member of the U.N.? Anyone?

NDP: SAFER WORK ROTATIONS FOR THE OFFSHORE

2011-11-30T06:45:00.000-08:00

The province's New Democrat's are calling on the Offshore Oil Industry to reconsider how it schedules it's workers.

NDP Labour Critic Dale Kirby (MHA, St. John’s North) is "demanding" that
government look at introducing a safer work rotation for offshore
employees. He says research proves that shorter work rotations make for safer workplaces.

His logic is sound, "Our oil industry workers are

"David Suzuki Got Run Over By A Reindeer..."

2011-11-30T06:25:00.000-08:00

and now I'm as happy as can be...

h/t d9

"Never use the terms "jihadist" or "mujahideen" in conversation to describe the terrorists."

2011-11-30T06:21:00.000-08:00

Obama. Doing his utmost to destroy America.

TAKE CONTROL THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON

2011-11-30T06:15:00.000-08:00

Wow, another month is in the trash bin of my life.

I had really not realized that today was the last day of November until I arrived at Virginia Park Elementary for the breakfast program. No volunteers for tomorrow, a reminder that I have to get the December schedule posted and e-mailed to volunteers.

December is going to be a busy month. Just thinking of the chaos ahead has me a bit frazzled

The Pakistani tail is wagging the American dog

2011-11-30T05:00:00.000-08:00

"It’s time – way past time – to stop the tail from wagging the dog.

The latest confrontation between the United States and Pakistan underscores the futility of working with an “ally” that is hell-bent not on saving Afghanistan as an independent country but on taking it over with China’s backing as U.S., Canadian and other foreign soldiers leave by 2014.

In the geopolitical sweep of Asia, Pakistan is not a friend of the West but a nuclear-armed enemy that can cause huge damage to stability and democracy in the Indian subcontinent."

Almost surprised to see this in the Globe.

Turkey Season? "Hunter" Shouts "Allahu Akbar" Before Being Shot Dead

2011-11-30T04:48:00.000-08:00

"He was coming toward us and my friend said he looked like a hunter so I asked him in English, 'Are you a hunter?' He said something in Arabic, which I didn't understand. Then he said 'Allahu Akbar' [God is Great]."

Egypt: Partial results show Islamist lead in vote....I'm shocked!

2011-11-30T04:44:00.000-08:00

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood was leading in initial, partial results from Egypt's parliamentary elections but it was facing stiff competition in many places both from more hard-line Islamic groups and from a liberal-secular alliance, judges overseeing counting said Wednesday.

What a surprise!

Bitchy Whiner Attacking SunTV Co-Wrote TDSB Kiddie Sex Curriculum

2011-11-29T19:21:00.000-08:00

Bigot Michael Erickson: lead writer on TDSB gay resource guide

Meet Mohammad Saeid Kermani & Nema Malek - Kitchener's Burqa Bandits!

2011-11-29T18:29:00.000-08:00

Well two of em anyway...I posted on em here last year...here's the Security Tape

Here's today's update...

KITCHENER – A 19-year-old Richmond Hill man has been arrested in connection with the December 1, 2010 robbery of the People’s Jewelers store in Fairview Park Mall. Waterloo Regional Police made the arrest in partnership with York Regional Police.

Mohammad Saeid Kermani is in custody charged with robbery using a firearm, robbery, wearing a disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence, pointing a firearm, weapons dangerous to public peace and mischief under $5,000. He is being held for a show cause hearing today at the Ontario Court of Justice in Kitchener.

This is the second arrest in the case that saw three suspects rob the jewelry store. Another Richmond Hill man, Nima Malek, 20, was arrested on March 4. He faces the same charges as Kermani and is to appear in Kitchener court Wednesday. A third suspect remains at large and police continue to investigate.

Update: St. Catharines: Nima Malek charged in flea market shooting They caught one of the little pricks and let him go...

Now they wore Burqa's but of course the MSM never mentioned that...Police release video, images of Fairview Mall robbers

Mob Lynches Beloved Christmas Character Mistaken For Black Man!

2011-11-29T16:50:00.000-08:00

Black Peter was lynched by political correctness in British Columbia this week.

New Westminster Sinterklaas event cancelled due to Black Peter concerns

"Roger Jones complained to organizers about the character, Zwarte Piet or Black Peter, who accompanies Sinterklaas. Those playing the Black Peter role would apply black makeup to their faces which for Jones conjured up images of American minstrel shows that used the technique to portray African slaves. Many Dutch residents say the characters' black face is due to soot from coming down the chimney, and should not be confused with the racist American tradition."

Oh Look these poor children have internalized White Dutch Racism!

Here we see the annual race riots that accompany Dutch Sinterklaas Celebrations

anti-Gay Adoption Article Causes Flamers To Go Batsh&t Crazy

2011-11-29T15:50:00.000-08:00

Backround Article -Same sex adoption is not a game: "Experimenting on children by permitting adoption by same sex couples poses serious problems. Children have a right to and a need for parenting by both a father and a mother. This need should be recognized by the state and by professional groups as far more important than an adult’s supposed right to adopt.

The views presented here are based on extensive social science research and scholarship, on my clinical experience as a psychiatrist that includes consulting with adoptive and foster children for several years, treating adoptive children for almost 35 years, writing about their treatment in a textbook for the American Psychological Association (1) and as the father of three adopted daughters."

When I want to know the truth the 1st resource I turn to is a Pallie "Zionism Researcher"

2011-11-29T12:22:00.000-08:00

JONES CONFIRMS HIRING FORMER MHA AS HER CHIEF OF STAFF

2011-11-29T09:57:00.000-08:00

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"I'm 56 now in August...for 43 years I've

either been going to school,
or in the law

business and the 13 years in politics..

So after
43 years I think I'd like to sit back

for a couple of months, and
decide if it's

going to be retirement pasture, or maybe

some opportunity
will come by."

Retiring Kelvin Parsons

June 13, 2011

CBC

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Pat Condell - The Gathering Storm

2011-11-29T09:46:00.000-08:00

h/t Vardit

OFFSHORE REGULATOR CORRECTS THE RECORD

2011-11-29T08:39:00.000-08:00

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"The CBC's action was an irresponsible representation

of the Board's openess at best and reprehensible in its

reporting of false information at worst. It is a disservice

to the public and those working offshore and

their families."

David Wells

CNLOPB

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Milton Friedman on taxing the rich and government failure

2011-11-29T08:29:00.001-08:00

His ability to go straight to the heart of an issue is truly amazing. As good of an economist as he was, his true greatness was his ability to communicate.

A "Spontaneous" Storming Of The British Embassy In Iran

2011-11-29T08:29:00.000-08:00

Shades of Jimmah!

Excercising is not a risk free investment

2011-11-29T07:31:00.000-08:00

In response to a survey that says Canadians don’t feel they have the time to work out, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada seems to want people to view exercise as an investment. If you spend time working out you will ultimately gain more time by living longer. Like any investment, however, this is not without risk.

This is the basic calculation that the HSFC wants us to make:

This includes getting 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous exercise, which the foundation said can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes by 30 per cent. On the other hand, inactivity can shave four years off a person's lifespan, it said.

On the surface this looks like a good deal. Working out 150 minutes a week from the age of 20 and 80 amounts to a little less of a year in total and for that you get an extra 4 years of life. If only my other investments could match such a return.

Of course the 4 years claim is likely based on actuary data which means that it is an average over the general population. For you as an individual the results are far more variable than the claim would have you believe. After all there are other factors at work besides exercising. Genetics and other environmental factors play an important role. It is possible that you work out religiously from a young age and still die of a heart disease at the age of 50.

Furthermore there are a lot of other things you can die of. You don’t get any return on your investment if you get hit by a car and break your neck.

I don’t say this to imply that exercise is not worth the time or effort. I merely point out that the long term benefits might not be worth the time or effort (personally I put greater stock in the short term benefits of exercise). It probably is worth it but we should understand that there is what economists call a knowledge problem; as an individual I don’t know how beneficial exercise will be for me.

This is important to keep in mind because too often governments make policies on the misguided notion that encouraging people to exercise would be universally beneficial. Governments should allow individuals to make their own choices and take their own risks.

THE KEY TO A LONG RELATIONSHIP?

2011-11-29T07:22:00.000-08:00

PUT A CAP ON YOUTH HOMELESSNESS

2011-11-29T07:18:00.000-08:00

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“Homeless and at-risk youth need

educational and employment training

and
opportunities and stable, secure

housing to help them to grow into

independent, self-sufficient, contributing

members of society.”

Raising the Roof 2009 report

“Youth Homelessness in Canada:

The Road to Solutions”

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The national

SOME CHEESE WITH THAT WHINE: GET REAL PEOPLE

2011-11-29T06:20:00.000-08:00

Last week's record breaking snowfall may be in the record books but the whiners are still gusting on about it!

If anyone wants check the archives of P&P you would find a number of posts about the need for the City to do a better job of clearing sidewalks in the winter. I am all for a good fight. I am all for a good cause. I am all for
keeping pressure on council to ensure that our city's

Why some of my best friends are war criminals I'll have you know...

2011-11-29T06:13:00.000-08:00

Et Tu Brute Eh?

Just wait until we get a majority! (Part 7)

2011-11-29T05:54:00.000-08:00

I am sick of this minority parliament. I'm sure it is the opposition coalition of the Liberals, socialists and separatists are forcing Harper to make decisions like this: Minister of Agriculture defends protectionist policies in the poultry and milk industries. We need a stable majority government so that we can start standing up for free trade.

Libya: New Threat in the Middle East

2011-11-29T04:41:00.000-08:00

"How ironic, then, that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would travel to Libya, as she did this past October, to announce a U.S. foreign aid package to the country. When she arrived, she was greeted by "revolutionaries" in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, where the head of the LIFG and ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate, Abdul Hakim Belhadj, is presently the commander of the Tripoli Military Council, and another Islamist, Osama al-Juwaili, is the head of the Libyan Defense Ministry. Essentially, the entire military apparatus for Libya is, today, controlled by Islamists."

Wonderful.

Ezra debates CBC faithful - Money is not enough the CBC wants to structure society!

2011-11-29T04:34:00.000-08:00

"The CBC panellist had a solution to the common complaint that the broadcaster competes for private ad dollars -- give the corporation more tax dollars."

Sounds like a punch line.

Ezra Levant: It’s time to sell the state broadcaster

"I heard that authoritarian streak several times in the debate. Marie-France Bazzo, a former CBC host, said that in a democracy such as Canada, there are too many voices — and they need someone to sort through them and filter them. Not surprisingly, that someone would be her and her CBC friends. She said the CBC was a “way to structure society.”

Egypt’s Defining Period Begins

2011-11-29T04:21:00.000-08:00

On November 28, the opportunity that the Muslim Brotherhood has waited for since 1928 came. The first round of elections in Egypt took place, and although the results are not yet in, the Brotherhood’s mammoth political operation blew away its competitors. A Brotherhood spokesman was honest about what the group seeks: “The Sharia, the Muslim legal framework, must be the foundation for everything.”

The Big-Screen TVs of Turtle Island

2011-11-29T04:19:00.000-08:00

"Perhaps aboriginal televisions run on some mystical power other than electricity, because I noticed that the numerous children in two of the shacks were staring at working TVs."

Japanese Manga Publishers Breathe Sigh Of Relief: Durham Catholic District School Board votes against kilt ban

2011-11-28T20:07:00.000-08:00

Please forgive me Sailor Moon.

This is nuts...

2011-11-28T19:32:00.000-08:00

Go watch. h/t Minicapt

JONES TAPS KELVIN PARSONS FOR TOP JOB?

2011-11-28T19:04:00.000-08:00

Opposition Leader Yvonne Jones has reportedly gone with experience in filling the top unelected job in her office.

The deadline for interested individuals to apply for the job of chief of staff was Friday, November 25th, but the acting leader has apparently handed the job to a former colleague.

Rumor has it that former Liberal Cabinet Minister, Opposition House Leader and recently

Michael Coren On Whiny Flake & Would Be SunTV Censor Michael Erickson

2011-11-28T18:03:00.000-08:00

Trying to silence freedom of speech

"Michael Erickson, a high school teacher in Toronto and a candidate for the New Democrats in the last federal election has petitioned the board of directors of our parent company Quebecor, the Canadian Broadcaster Standards Council and the Advertising Standards Council over our decision to air an ad that he doesn’t like.

The ad, from the Institute for Canadian Values, is against the introduction of the McGuinty government’s graphic sex-ed curriculum."

HOMELESS FLASH

2011-11-28T18:02:00.000-08:00

Mosaic Of Diversity Alert: Citizenship & Immigration, A Drag Queen Named 'Afrra-Tighty" & Your Tax Dollars

2011-11-28T17:18:00.000-08:00

Aren't you grateful to know that Citizenship and Immigration is a wise steward of your tax dollars in these tough times?

Need proof? Look no further than London Ontario's Cross Cultural Learning Centre, which is hosting a Christmas dinner, (see Sat. Dec 10 event listing), featuring "Affra-Tighty" who I am guessing is representative of core Canadian values and hence a fine example to all. Funded of course by Citizenship & Immigration via a generous dollop of your tax dollars.

Thank you Mr. Government!

Al-Shabarbara Hall To Remain At Helm Of Ontario Human Rights Commission For 1 More Insane Year

2011-11-28T16:09:00.000-08:00

Scaramouche has the details.

Idiot Kills 3 Year Old Son In Washing-Machine As ‘Punishment’

2011-11-28T14:01:00.000-08:00

Criminal Stupidity.

Iranian Cleric Welcomes Assassination of Rafig Tagi

2011-11-28T14:00:00.000-08:00

"Without a doubt, the man, who performed the sentence and pleased the Muslims, will receive a great gift from the Almighty. Let the enemies of Islam know that decent young people will not allow anyone to humiliate Islam’s holy values and realize the intrigues of world imperialism and Zionism, and will punish those who betray their religion for their shameful acts."

Animals.

CASMO Connections...Can Hook You Up With A 9 Year Old Bride...

2011-11-28T09:59:00.001-08:00

This site, The Union Of Islamic World Students, based in Tehran has an entire section devoted to "Caricature of Zionism", like the one at left, more here.

The Union Of Islamic World Students links directly to the Ahul Bayt Assembly of Canada.

The Ahul Bayt Assembly was founded and is still run by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi and links directly to the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto where Rizvi is the resident Maulana. Rizvi is also one of the principles behind CASMO - the David Duke lovers.

The Ahul Bayt Assembly also links directly to Al-Islam.org, a branch of the International parent Ahul Bayt organization which is run and funded by Iran.

Al-Islam.org contains a book dealing with Islamic marital morality authored by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi "Marriage and Morals in Islam".

Here's an excerpt: Sexual desire is aroused in human beings at the age of puberty. In Islamic legal definition puberty (bulugh) is determined by one of the following:

1. age: fifteen lunar years for boys and nine lunar years for girls;
2. internal change (in boys only): The first nocturnal emission. Semen accumulates in the testicles from puberty onwards and more semen may be formed than the system can assimilate; when this happens, semen is expelled during the sleep. This is known as nocturnal emission wet dream or ihtlam in Arabic.
3. physical change: Growth of coarse hair on lower part of abdomen.

Since the sexual urge begins at puberty and as Islam says that sexual urge should be fulfilled only through marriage, it has allowed marriage as soon as the boy and the girl reach the age of puberty. In the case of girls, it not only allows them to be married as soon as they become mature, but also recommends such marriage. It is based on such teachings that Islam discourages girls from postponing their marriage because of education; instead, it says that girls should get married and then continue their education if they wish to do so."

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Never once does Rizvi condemn the prospect of a 9 year old marrying, he does make allowance for "maturity" but goes on to recommend that either parents & or the community encourage & financially support juvenile marriage. Isn't multiculturalism grand?

That's a pic of Barbara Hall chief inquisitor of the Ontario Human Rights Commission celebrating the diversity of child marriage with the good Maulana.

For all your Jihad inquiries check out Al-Islam.org's "Questions About Jihad" section. This will put you in the mood to celebrate our mosaic of diversity.

C- Jezyah?

"The third question relates to the word jezyah or tribute. We are told to fight them until they pay the jezyah, which means until they either accept Islam or pay the jezyah. In the Quran there is no doubt that a difference has been maintained between the People of the Book and the polytheists, or mushrikin, those who formally worship idols and do not follow any holy book.

Nowhere in the Quran are we told to fight the mushrikin until they pay the jezyah, and to fight them no more once they have paid it. Concerning the People of the Book, however, we are told that once they are willing to pay the jezyah, we are to fight them no longer. This is a difference that clearly exists."

NS & NL SIGN MOU ON MUSKRAT FALLS JOBS

2011-11-28T09:59:00.000-08:00

The bagpipes are blowing from the Cape Breton Highlands down into the Annapolis Valley!

The Newfoundland and Labrador Government and the Government of Nova Scotia has signed a memorandum of understanding regarding access to thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in
contracts related to the Lower Churchill hydroelectric project.

The agreement gives Newfoundland and Labrador

MARYSTOWN PLANT: MANY WAYS TO LOOK AT VIABLE

2011-11-28T08:53:00.000-08:00

You don't get much more reputable than Deloitte. Just like the international consulting company Navigant, which found Nalcor's plans for
Muskrat Falls are better than other energy
alternatives that it could have explored. These companies reputations are beyond reproach. You can safely bet the family farm that they are not cooking the books.

How independent was this report on processing

Kudos: Kanada Kans Kyoto

2011-11-28T07:20:00.000-08:00

Yay!

That's gonna be some election in France...

2011-11-28T07:02:00.000-08:00

"Don't Vote White" I hope something is lost in translation...

Poste de Veille introduced us to two French blogs, fdesouche & Bivouac-ID

HUMANITY IN ELLISTON

2011-11-28T06:21:00.000-08:00

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"This is the biggest gift ever.

This is our Christmas gift.

The house
and just getting

all the family together,"

Nancy Cole

CBC News.

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RCMP PHOTO

The Elliston family that lost their uninsured home to a fire on Mother's Day moved into their new home over the weekend.

The family of elevens new home was

Isn't Withholding Union Dues Illegal In Ontario?...Not when unions do it...

2011-11-28T05:40:00.000-08:00

Sid Ryan, Union Ass, is...Surprise!...alienating other unions who are withholding dues to the Ontario Federation of Labour.

REFLECTIONS ON ADVENT

2011-11-28T05:27:00.000-08:00

With only three days remaining in November, yesterday's wildly popular Downtown Christmas Parade provided a great kick-off for the Christmas season. My boys joined 70,000 other people who lined Duckworth and Water Street to watch the procession of floats, marching bands and other participants waiting for a glimpse of Santa Claus.

Yesterday was also the first Sunday of Advent. Liam, Aidan and

Brick them in: Occupests squat in Toronto building

2011-11-28T05:06:00.000-08:00

"Less than one week after being evicted from St. James Park, a small group of Occupy Toronto protesters has quietly moved into a downtown building and constructed barricades inside."

Brick them in.

Egypt Votes

2011-11-28T04:58:00.000-08:00

Today's election is just the first of a 6 stage process that will linger into January. If anyone ever suggests an alternative to 1st past the post tell em no thanks.

Not a bad guide to Egypt's many political parties Keep your eye on the Al-Tahaluf al-Islami - the Islamist Alliance whose players are the Freedom & Justice Party aka The Muslim Brotherhood and various Salafist parties. They'll take the majority in today's vote.

Al Jazeera Live Blogs

Iran News Now Is Live Blogging ...News and Views from the Iran Wide Web;)

Live Streaming Video from a variety of sources

#egyelections twitter feed

#Egypt twitter feed

Muslim Brotherhood sure of election victory in Egypt

Ghent, Belgium, Nov 2011

2011-11-27T17:57:00.000-08:00

Arab Spring: Death To Israel

2011-11-27T17:43:00.000-08:00

"An Egyptian girl holds an anti-Israel banner during a protest at al Azhar mosque, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, after Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. The Muslim brotherhood demonstration was to denounce Israeli control over Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam. Arabic and Hebrew reads " Death for Israel". (Amr Nabil)"

IS OUR OIL & GAS INDUSTRY GETTING A BAD RAP?

2011-11-27T16:53:00.000-08:00

The results of an on-line poll on the CBC Newfoundland and Labrador website regarding safety of offshore drilling got me to thinking that the villianization of the industry has really really gotten out of control.

There appears to be a bias in the media - across the board - towards amplifying negative news about the industry into headlines. In short, the industry has become an easy target where

Oh Please Do...Pakistan's Ulema Council Considers Issuing Jihad Fatwa Against NATO

2011-11-27T16:19:00.000-08:00

LAHORE: The ulema of different schools of thought are discussing whether a fatwa for jihad should be issued against NATO and ISAF forces after a deadly attack on a Pakistan army checkpost.

Bring it on Mullahs.

Missionary Work...

2011-11-27T15:17:00.000-08:00

...and the benefits of Christian civilization.

Speaking of Christian civilization...

h/t ma & d9

Today's Top 10: You're probably an idiot if...

2011-11-27T13:20:00.000-08:00

Heh:) Good fun.

Tweet of the day goes to Iowahawk:

"David Frum threatening to quit the GOP is like Dr. Smith threatening to quit the crew of Lost In Space"

Schools Use Marijuana-Filled Occupy L.A. as Civics Lesson for Students

2011-11-27T10:34:00.000-08:00

Hooked On Phonics Gold....Cannabis camp-out.

A matter about which I find myself deeply conflicted...Islamic groups call for arrest of UN High Commissioner on Human Rights

2011-11-27T09:52:00.000-08:00

Islam can never be said to flourish in the proper sense of that word. Fester is more appropriate.

The Fraud of Islam

Porn For Women...

2011-11-27T09:07:00.000-08:00

Shocking! h/t Minicapt

Old rules provide new amusement... "There were 10 rules for girls to follow to prepare them for married life. The first rule was "Have dinner ready." Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal on time. This is a way of letting him know you have been thinking of him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home, and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed."

Egyptian Moderates Throw Themselves to the Wolves

2011-11-27T08:52:00.000-08:00

"On the eve of the Egyptian election, I’m really disgusted with the collapse of the moderate forces. While the Muslim Brotherhood is disciplined, united, working hard, and on message, the moderates are running around in circles. There is not the slightest sign of unity among the three main moderate parties (Wafd, Justice, and Free Egyptians) and the dozens of smaller ones.

Consider that instead of putting their energy into organizing, uniting, and getting out the vote, they are engaged in thoroughly useless demonstrations in Tahrir Square.

What is the goal of these demonstrations?"

They were just (not) doing their jobs: Fulford’s honor killing column doesn’t go far enough

2011-11-27T08:04:00.000-08:00

Yes, it’s true that:

The Shafia girls were likely the victims, not only of a crime, but of our perverse national habit: We emphasize multicultural propriety more than the welfare of individual human beings. And this goes triple for Muslims.
That’s the background that shapes the day-to-day policies of teachers, social workers and even police. It makes them overly anxious to conciliate, to mollify. It disarms their best instincts and prevents them from doing what they would want to do: Get potential victims out of danger.
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But Canadians (although not just Canadians) have another “perverse national habit”:
Working for the government and for might-as-well-be-government agencies like the police, education and the “helping” professions. All of which offer employees juicy benefits, which they’d lose if they didn’t keep their heads down.

Corbella: Here's hoping cultural relativism gets a life sentence

As far as Homa Arjomand is concerned, official multiculturalism belongs in the prisoners' box along with three Ontarians on trial for the honour killings of four female family members.

"If Canadian children - and by that I mean children who are born here to Canadian-born parents - approached child welfare authorities with the stories of fear and abuse that these girls did, then the child welfare workers would not have hesitated to take them to a safe place and start legal proceedings against the parents," adds Arjomand.

So, is it a kind of racism that helped do in the three girls and woman?

Arjomand takes a while to answer that. Official multi-culturalism tells immigrants that when they come to Canada they can keep their own culture - that their culture has as much right and validity as the Canadian culture, she explains.

"In Canada's attempt to be tolerant of all people what ends up happening is they are tolerant of intolerable things. They hold newcomers to a lower standard and expect less of them, rather than teaching them Canadian values before they come here, so they understand," adds Arjomand."

Related: The Arlene Bynon Show - Academic Pinhead apologist for Islam weighs in on the Shafia Murders...

Thank Sdmatt for the vid

Some genuine excitement around the Grey Cup...Joe Kapp & Angelo Mosca Duke It Out

2011-11-27T07:52:00.000-08:00

The Birth Of 'Ethical Oil'..and..The Coming Oil-Shale Revolution...

2011-11-27T07:48:00.000-08:00

The Birth Of 'Ethical Oil'

"I started doing this math, trying to quantify ethics," Levant says. For example, using United Nations estimates of the number of people killed in Darfur and the Energy Information Agency's estimate of oil produced in Sudan, he calculated "how many millilitres of blood (there is) per barrel of oil in Sudan."

Read on

The Coming Oil-Shale Revolution

In terms of reserves, it is estimated that conventional sources across the world can yield around 1.2 trillion barrels, while in the United States alone, anywhere between 500 billion and 1.1 trillion barrels are thought to be recoverable from oil shale. An immediately astonishing observation to draw is the low-end of the estimates for U.S. oil shale, which is still around twice as large as Saudi Arabia's total reserves.

What makes this issue particularly relevant now is the emergence of reports on a potential breakthrough in oil shale extraction technology. Traditionally, extraction of oil shale has required the use of a method known as "fracking," or "hydraulic fracturing"
...

The Green Thing...

In the line at the supermarket, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment.

The woman apologized to him and explained, "We didn't have the green thing back in my day."

The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment."

He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing in its day.

Back then, we returned milk bottles, pop bottles and beer bottles to the source. They sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled and re-used. So it could use the same bottles over and over. So they weren't recycled ( until they broke ) they were re-used.

But we didn't have the green thing back in our day...

h/t Miss Trixie

Oskar the Blind Kitty

2011-11-27T07:16:00.000-08:00

Watch the vid when Oskar gets his first toys

Latma Does Dylan...The Arab Spring Choir

2011-11-27T06:46:00.000-08:00

and who could forget Burqa babe...

Dennis Prager on Social Justice

2011-11-27T06:42:00.000-08:00

Social Justice Means Left Wing Equality - Communism

Christian mother 'forced out of Heathrow job after hate campaign by Muslim fundamentalists'

2011-11-27T06:12:00.000-08:00

"A worker who claims she was the victim of a race-hate campaign by fundamentalist Muslims because of her Christian beliefs has launched a landmark case against her former employers.
Nohad Halawi, a saleswoman at Heathrow Airport's World Duty Free shop, said she and other Christian staff were systematically harassed by Muslims."

She alleged the intimidation included:

Bullying a friend at the airport for wearing crosses.
Muslims telling her she would go to hell if she didn't convert.
A Muslim colleague insisting she read the Koran. And;
That Jews were responsible for the September 11 terrorist attacks.

h/t d9

The Communist Chinese Dictatorship..Is It all Bad?

2011-11-27T06:09:00.000-08:00

Bye Bye Aztec Sapphic Studies...

11 Million Was 11 Million Too Much For Somalia Don't You Think?

2011-11-26T21:17:00.000-08:00

Jihadi Video from Somalia, narrated in English.

Genç Mücahitler Hareketi (Şebab)Kenya... by elifmedya

11 million of your dollars went to Somalia last year.

UK Bribes Africa by Giving Away the Kitchen Sink

2011-11-26T16:52:00.000-08:00

The UK is set to pour up to £1 billion of taxpayers money into helping African countries fight climate change.

Now that's stupid.

HOLIDAY CHEER

2011-11-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

Big Narcissism has a Christmas message for this nation’s poor and needy. Drop dead:

h/t MiniCapt

Canadians should be more critical of militant Islamists

2011-11-26T16:12:00.000-08:00

Well I couldn't agree more.

Very related - Robert Fulford: Too much sensitivity doomed the Shafia girls h/t Uncle Meat

"Tod, Tod Israel" auf English ... "Death, Death Israel"

2011-11-26T13:53:00.000-08:00

Germany hosts the New Nazis, a reprise from 2009 of an infamous Gaza march.

2011-11-26T13:21:00.000-08:00

Outraged Pakistan Order Billions In US Aid Dollars Out Of the Country...

2011-11-26T12:00:00.000-08:00

Oh Wait...

Because They CAIR

2011-11-26T11:53:00.000-08:00

So much...

The Greek Crisis

2011-11-26T10:57:00.000-08:00

h/t Denyse

Rick's Cat Tado...and Muni's Gang

2011-11-26T10:11:00.000-08:00

And this is reader Munimula's gang!

"the target audience for this film is children as young as eight"

2011-11-26T09:57:00.000-08:00

"But many schools have been accused, rightly or wrongly, of simply paying lip service to the consultation process; sending out letters which ‘play down’ the content of proposed classes and holding meetings at inconvenient times for mums and dads."

Sound Familiar?