WARNING BILL 85: The Ontario Government is secretly pushing through “big brother” legislation – using RFID tags in Drivers Licenses to track your movements unencrypted

“The introduction of enhanced driver’s licenses, which appears to be a central focus of Bill 85, will lay the groundwork for a new and more extensive identity regime, the effects of which are not fully known,”
So what are they not telling Ontario citizens? PIPEDA and your privacy will not matter if Bill 85 is passed, [...]

Daimler to close Ontario truck plant: 1,400 jobs to go

Daimler AG is shuttering two truck-making facilities, one in St. Thomas, Ont., at a cost of 2,300 jobs, the company announced Tuesday. Daimler is closing the St. Thomas plant and another in Portland, Oregon as part of the company’s strategy to pare down its ailing truck operations and save $600 million US.
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The bigger story: Canadian Election is the lowest in history at only 59 percent

CLOSE TO 10 MILLION CANADIANS DID NOT BOTHER TO VOTE!!!

OTTAWA — Early figures indicate Canadians avoided the ballot box more than ever before on election day.
Just 58 per cent of eligible voters visited the polls — from a high of 69 per cent in Prince Edward Island to 48 per cent in Newfoundland, according to [...]

A Minority Goverment and just a bit of arrogrance from Prime Minister Harper before the polls open

Barring an almost miraculous shift of public opinion the Conservatives appear set to win enough seats in the Commons to form another minority government. It will probably be a minority government with less seats, because of the economic turbulence in the air. However, Harper has already said that if that happens, he will take it [...]

Happy Seven: Rats Spotted In Local Chinese Restaurant

 
It’s one of Toronto’s most popular Chinese restaurants, but on Wednesday those walking by Happy Seven were given plenty of reason to feel sad – and scared. Despite passing a health inspection just days earlier, the Chinatown establishment and fixture of the Spadina strip was home to a least three rats, running free inside the [...]

Two Cases of E.Coli in Chatham-Kent Linked to U.S. Outbreak

Dr. David Williams, Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health is issuing a public alert about two E. coli O157:H7 cases that are thought to be linked to iceberg lettuce that has been distributed in Ontario.
Test results show that two cases in Chatham-Kent are of the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 identified in 38 cases [...]

Why you should not ignore Jack! Is it time for a new vision for Canada?

Maybe its time for change? Maybe its time for a new Prime Minister? We like to think the Tories are the best for managing deficits, however, Ronald Reagan, Brian Mulroney, Mike Harris (Ernie Eves), George Bush and now maybe Harper, will show us that maybe those ideologies just do not work? The Conservatives say that [...]

A list of all Canadian Political parties this election

Well in case you “really” need to know, some details on the parties asking for your votes in this upcoming election are below.
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Animal Alliance
The Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada was founded in 2005 and the current leader is Liz White. Their headquarters are in Toronto Ontario and currently hold no seats, nor historically [...]

We should stay the course! Isn’t that what the captain of the Titanic said before it sank? Stephen Harper’s Uniquely Bad Productivity Record

By Jim Stanford
We all know the Conservatives are the “rational economic managers,” right?  After all, their tax cuts, free trade agreements, and tough-love social policy are all motivated by the need to free the entrepreneurial beast within us, and allow us to pursue our natural proclivity to truck and trade with wild abandon.  The productivity [...]

Statscan Censorship?

An interesting post on The Progressive Economics Forum
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Once again, there seems to be a heavier hand in editing Statistics Canada’s releases.  This morning The Daily reported that:
“Spending on research and development in the higher education sector amounted to $9.6 billion (current dollars) in the fiscal year 2006/2007.”
but there was no word on whether this was an increase or [...]

Families torn by grief because of a drunk driver on the 403 going in the wrong direction. This madness must end!

This is why the laws must be changed. A life has been snubbed out because of a possible drunk driver. I am not sure how one can justify going in the wrong direction on a provincial highway? The way the laws stand he will probably get a “slap on the wrist”, if convicted in Ontario. [...]

Tories widen their lead. Is Canada becoming more conservative or do we just like Harper?

A new poll suggests the Conservatives have solidified a substantial lead over their closest rivals, thanks at least in part to a lack of confidence in Liberal helmsman Stéphane Dion. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll, conducted Sept. 10-13, gave the Conservatives 40 per cent support across Canada, followed by the Liberals at 26 per cent.
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Gas prices jump by up to 13 cents a litre in some markets

Motorists in many cities in Canada received a sharp surprise early Friday when they discovered the price of gasoline had risen by as much as 13 cents a litre. Liberal MP Dan McTeague, a critic of the oil industry, said he cannot recall a time when gasoline prices rose by so much in such a [...]