Category: Guns

More Appalling Facts and Statistics

  A great letter in the Globe from Ken Dunham of Ottawa who quotes a spokesman from the Prime Minister’s Office as saying that “Our Government strengthened Canadian laws with the toughest anti-corruption legislation.” Would this include the disbarred lawyer who was sentenced to 18 months for theft who had been working in the PMO? [...]

Tuesday March 29th, 2011 in Child Care, Corruption, Guns, Nuclear Power, Social Spending, US Deficit/Economy, Unemployment, Women in Politics | Comments Off

Canada’s Welfare Trap / US Gun Mayhem

  Interested in poverty?  The distribution of income?  Our social policies? The new edition of Welfare Incomes is now available from the National Council of Welfare.  It’s full of interesting (and depressing) information.  Your public or university library will have a copy. Some brief quotes: “Most welfare incomes remain far below any socially accepted measure [...]

Monday January 24th, 2011 in Canadian Politics, Guns, Income Disparity, Poverty, US Politics, Welfare | 1 Comment »

Canada’s Tax Cheats, Brazil’s Amazing Achievement, Guns, Ethanol…

  It’s hard to accept the Harper government’s recent decision to go easy on Canadian tax cheats who have sent their money abroad to avoid paying income tax in Canada.  Mind you, it’s a typical Harper government move.  Know many middle-income or poor people who have secret bank accounts in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands or [...]

Saturday July 17th, 2010 in Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Guns, Income Disparity, Tax Havens, Taxation, US Politics | Comments Off