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Upcoming Ontario By-Election
www.theglobeandmail.com, Oct 11 '05 The federal government is demanding that the telecommunications industry build a wiretapping capacity into their networks that would allow authorities to conduct round-the-clock surveillance on the e-mail, Internet or phone use of more than 8,000 people at a time, sources say... The bill to increase interception capacity is part of a larger "lawful access" that will include a new law on obtaining warrants... "All you need is the ability to do something and it will be abused if there's not enough scrutiny, and Canada has failed in that regard," said Darrel Evans, executive director of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association. "And the more you have this kind of increased power, the more you need to increase the power of your watchdogs." Just to illustrate the problem here that applies to so many other things that Canadians let their government do. A double-strike against freedom. Imposing costs on manufacturers in the form of special requirements, so that Ottawa can spy on private conversations. This drives the smaller producers of telecommunications technology out of business, raises the costs for manufacturers and consumers, possibly making the technology unaffordable for some, and drives criminals towards more secure systems. Wouldn't this bill just have the same effect as all of us being robbed? Robbed of money or convenience. Robbed of freedom. Robbed of privacy. Can criminals disrupt our lives more effectively than the Canadian government? So criminals will be using their own technology while we suckers will be using the regulated technology. I don't want my conversation duplicated. Is law enforcement meant to serve us or oppress us? So, any means is justified in order to catch criminals? No way.
www.nytimes.com, Oct 11 '05 ... in an act of unprecedented governmental showmanship, Ontario's officials - on behalf of their 12 million citizens - have signed on as investors for the show, which is expected to be one of the most expensive ever. Taking on a role traditionally played by impresarios, idealists and other theatrical gamblers, the provincial government will contribute some $2.5 million of the show's $23 million budget, betting that the production's global appeal will justify a unique, and risky, public-private partnership.
CP, www3.cjad.com, Oct 11 '05 A near $3-million Ontario government loan to bring a stage version of The Lord of the Rings to Toronto will more than pay for itself, the province's tourism minister said Tuesday amid criticism that taxpayer's dollars were being misused...
Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Oct 11 '05 “This is just the latest in a long line of corporate subsidies from Queen’s Park,” said Kheiriddin. “Over the past two years, the provincial government has given hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies to car manufacturers, ethanol producers, and steelmakers...."
Paul Craig Roberts, Oct 11 '05 UPI correspondent Martin Sieff reported on October 7 that US wounded jumped from 16.3 per day at the end of September to 28.5 per day at the beginning of October.
Kevin Michael Grace, Oct 10 '05 Quote by Gaetano Mosca: What happens in other forms of government -- namely, that an organized minority imposes its will on the disorganized majority -- happens also and to perfection, whatever the appearances to the contrary, under the representative system...
L. Neil Smith, Oct 9 '05 At this writing, the 2008 election is only 25 months away. America is getting ready again to play the deadliest game of Ping-Pong in the universe.... |
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