by Paul | Feb 1, 2019 | Issue Of The Month
Immigration – This issue has caused the most controversy of any issue that I’ve seen so far – including race and religion. The very mention of concern about immigration evokes emotion related to racial, religious, and gender prejudice. Some people...
by Paul | Jan 13, 2019 | Personal Post, Politics In General
We have to be extremely careful about the stories that we hear, whether it is from our friends, a trusted news source, or social media. What we have to be careful about the level of accuracy in the stories. One example is common, but incorrect, information that...
by Paul | Dec 31, 2018 | Issue Of The Month, Our Community, Politics In General
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019! For previous Issues Of The Month I have looked at issues that are topical. They relate to a law or a platform or a policy. This month, for the start of the New Year, I’m looking at a theme: Community — Professionalism...
by Paul | Dec 3, 2018 | Issue Of The Month, Liberal Government
We are living in a challenging time with respect to energy. We have been living on fossil fuels for the last 150 years and have been slowly making our way towards sustainable and “green” energy. Although we’ve made great strides in recent years, we...
by Paul | Nov 7, 2018 | Issue Of The Month, Our Community
November 11 – Remembrance Day in Canada – is a solemn day for all Canadians. We remember and we thank those who helped make, and who help keep, this a free country. We do not glorify war, and in fact I abhor war, but we do thank those who fought for the...
by Paul | Sep 16, 2018 | Liberal Government
The Trudeau government is bringing in a new way to make lives harder for every Canadian: Carbon Tax. Simply put: This Carbon Tax will raise the price on absolutely everything that you pay for. If you have Facebook then this link: Justin Trudeau: Polluting is Free...
by Paul | Aug 5, 2018 | Politics In General
Ever since I’ve been involved in politics (20 years now) there has been a phenomena that has troubled me: personal insults, instead of policy discussions. We hear a wide range of these personal slurs where one person says that a politician is lazy, stupid,...
by Paul | Jul 24, 2018 | Our Community
I was discussing some operations of a government department, recently, and was introduced to the term “Taxpayers Rage”. Although this is a new term to me, it became instantly clear that it means: Rage at seeing or hearing about some of the ways our...
by Paul | Jun 7, 2018 | Our Community
I was speaking with a friend of mine a few days ago — a senior whose wife is at the stage of life where she needs pretty constant attention and health services. We talked about their life and how they are working with the services that are offered by the...
by Paul | Feb 28, 2018 | Our Community
If you are a government, there are two basic ways to determine if you have a balanced budget: 1) Your income (taxes, service fees, fines) meets or exceeds your expenses. 2) Your income plus the GDP (money brought in from outside) meets or exceeds your expenses. I...
