Cozy Myth

Politicians often use the mythological words, “Policeman and Fireman lay their lives on the line everyday for us.”

One might rightfully respond, “What inflammatory, self-serving, empty rubbish!”

This submitted report, “Workplace Fatalities in Canada”, states the following occupations are the most dangerous:

Workplace Fatalities in Canada

* Fishing and trapping

This industry has the highest incidence of workplace fatalities with 52 per 100,000 workers.

* Mining, quarrying and oil wells

With 46.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers, this industry is the second most dangerous.

* Logging and forestry

The logging and forestry industry, with 33.3 workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers, rounds out the top three.

* Construction

Construction, not surprisingly can be fatal too, with 20.2 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

* Transportation and storage

Coming in fifth as the most dangerous industry, transportation and storage has the distinction of 16.0 workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers.

Agriculture and manufacturing also ranked a higher risk before any government service did.

Where Have All The Young People Gone? Our Replacements?

Where along the way did we decide that killing unborn babies was a right?

Things Heard

Skilfully playing on our deeply felt national values — fairness, generosity, and tolerance — marketers have persuaded society to embrace the new ‘enlightened and noble’ which all previous generations regarded as grossly self-destructive and evil.

Much of what people universally abhorred is now packaged, perfumed, gift-wrapped, and sold to us as though it had great value.

WorldNetDaily

Which are you going to believe: Al Gore or your own eyes?

Forget what we in the United States and many around the world have experienced this winter, he writes in a New York Times op-ed. It may seem colder, but this is exactly what should be expected in a global-warming scenario, he claims. Just as a snowless winter in Washington a few years ago was also exactly what we should expect.

If it's hot, blame global warming. If it's cold, blame climate change.

Al Gore is not a serious person. He's a get-rich-quick artist who is peddling the biggest con game in the history of man.

Full story >> http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=126700

Canada's Attention

A lot of people watched the Olympic Hockey gold-medal game! They set records.

Sunday’s men’s hockey game final became the most-watched TV broadcast in Canadian history, with an average audience of 16.6 million viewers. The peak viewership was estimated at 22 million people — or two-thirds of Canada’s population ...

full story >>> Canada-U.S. Olympic hockey final gold for TV ratings

Disorders

If 7-year-old Mozart tried composing his concertos today, he might be diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and be medicated into barren normality.

Here! Have Some Money

CTV reports that the Ontario government will contribute $81.2 million to help create hundreds of new jobs at Ford’s engine plant in Windsor.

This generous and continual outpouring of taxpayers’ money leaves many wondering if the governments of today are really in touch with the common citizen, or if they even want to be.

Things Noticed

A response from the local NDP MP to a letter objecting to the new HST tax contained this sentence, “I and my NDP colleagues oppose the manner in which these deals are being implemented”.

One could pull from their response that the NDP may be more opposed to the manner in which the tax is implemented than the tax itself.

A letter to the NDP, such as the objection mentioned, apparently gains you a spot on their mailing list even though you didn’t ask for or want such an addition.

More Taxes

The Canadian government will be adding yet another tax to airline tickets. It will range from $2.58 to $8.91 for a one-way ticket. The reason the government gives is the all encompassing excuse of “enhanced security”.

The minimum Canadian taxes on the cheapest ($437) Vancouver to Montreal return flight ticket are currently $115.18.

This compares to a longer US return flight between Spokane and Florida which nets only $48 in taxes.

Government In Your Life

According to the New York Times, nearly one in four American workers finds employment with companies that have contracts with the federal government.

Reverse Report

Liberal members of the Senate called for sweeping changes to the RCMP in a published position paper.

They prattled on with much fancy language and political yak-yak.

But what if we reversed that? What if we substituted “RCMP” where it said “Senate” and “Senate” where it said “RCMP” What if we made some slight alterations?

The story might read this way:

RCMP Report On The Re-Making Of The Senate

“Restructuring the Senate makes far more sense than trying to stuff more of the old cronies into Ottawa. Weeding out the useless is far more effective than sending political favourites into their very own “money and benefit haven” for very long stretches of time.” So declares the latest RCMP report on the Canadian Senate.

The RCMP acknowledges that there is a Senate reform process underway, but the RCMP does not have much faith in that process. They warn that if it does not work, Canadians are in for many more "horror stories" about the wasteful abuse in what they call democracy.

"The Senate transformation seems to lack any momentum," said Sgt. DeGood. "Some of the bigger things it lacks are any sort of honesty, reality or human-caring.”

Among the reforms suggested by the RCMP is a Taser policy. Rather than getting into petty, infantile arguments with each other, the Senate, and even the House of Commons, could simply taser each other when they disagreed.

The RCMP report went further, “Perhaps the Senate in Canada has served its purpose and it is time to move one. Total abolition might be the best answer.”

Leprosy

Canada has about 7-10 reported cases of leprosy (Hansen's disease) a year. The US has 150 to 200. The frequency increases with the amount of immigration.

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams

Perhaps he could have had his heart surgery in Canada, but he chose Florida instead. It was his place of preference.

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams spoke these brave words of freedom to a largely socialist Canada, "This is my heart, it's my health, it's my choice."

What Connects Canada?

I wondered while observing the Olympic Games fervour. I wondered about what unites Canadians.

The Americans have their revolution and their fight for independence. They have their constitution. They have 9/11. All of these give points of national, all-embracing emotional connection.

What does Canada have that unites its citizens emotionally?

I asked the next four people I talked to and received these answers:

· The Grey Cup

· Not God

· Ordinary people achieving great things

· Small people not trying to be a big player

In the soon future, I would like to ask that question again.

Outer View

Outer View

By Old Willy Longbeard

WillyLongbeard@boundaryfreepress.com

Well, howdy.

This morning someone gave me some good words. I’d like to share them with you.

He said, “Place your life before the Lord.”

I like that. Right away you become honest-like.

Then he said, “Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit right into it without even thinking. Fix your attention on God and you will be changed from the inside out and not be dragged down into society’s low level of maturity.”

How wise is that, I ask you?

Then he finished with these helpful words: “Live by pure grace. If you preach, just preach God’s message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don’t take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if your are put in charge, don’t manipulate. And keep a smile on your face!”

I like those words, they warmed me.

How about you?

‘Til next time. Farewell.

Opposite Thoughts

The politically correct are busy whining that the use of French during the Olympics Opening Ceremony “wasn't sufficient". They are saying that there should have been more French.

If the truth came out, the politically incorrect, and the majority, say there is way too much French.

Wondering

Teacher unions say education is too important to leave to the competitive market.

If that is true, might it not also be said that education is too important to surrender to a politically-motivated Government Monopoly?

Just What You Need!

Just what your dog needs for next Christmas! Mattel is offering a dog collar that generates one of 500 random tweets to your dog’s Twitter account. I don’t why know the dog would want one, but you can buy it for $29.95!

Report Cards

The Fraser Institute “School Report Card” gave John A. Hutton Elementary of Grand Forks a 7.7 rating, up from 6.1. It ranked 146 out of 876 schools.

Dr. D. A. Perley Elementary, also of Grand Forks, received a 6.7, up from 5.5. It ranked 302 out of 876.

School unions have screamed furiously at the Fraser Institute for rating the schools.

Some administrators have put down the score cards as well, especially if their school districts do poorly.

At a glance, the Boundary area has improved in recent years.

Meadowridge School in Maple Ridge and Mulgrave School in West Vancouver, among other top schools, each received ratings of 10 and ranked number one.

Roosevelt Park in Prince Rupert and Carney Hill in Prince George received ratings of 0.5 and 0.3. They ranked last.

Truest Words

God has spoken so decisively in His gospel:

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life

but whoever rejects the Son will not see life

for God's wrath remains on him.