Tag Archives: canada

Flag Will Return In Newfoundland

I just read that the Hon. Danny Williams has announced that his government will reraise the Canadian flag in the near future, whether or not he’s able to achieve the deal that he’s been seeking with the Government of Canada. Williams said that the flags would be put back up because they’d made their statement […]

Newfoundland Resource Protest

Whatever else may be said about The Hon. Danny Williams, it appears he’s far from alone in his protest against the Government of Canada. It was recently reported that the municipal governments in St. John’s, Mount Pearl and Corner Brook had also removed the flag. And, today I read about a local company in Newfoundland […]

Meaghan Walker-Williams: “Hong Kong Here”

Meaghan Walker-Williams, of the Coast Salish First Nations, has been promoting the virtues of laissez-faire economics (similar to Hong Kong, for example) for Canadian First Nations. I can’t recall exactly where I encountered her ideas before, but the National Post has now run a commentary written by her on the subject. I’ve no idea if […]

JPK Muses on Mandatory Voting

Southam News recently reported that Jean-Pierre Kingsley, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, is “warming” to the idea of mandatory voting (although fortunately still considers it repugnant). I really hope this doesn’t catch the fancy of Parliament, because choosing not to vote (for whatever reason) should, in my opinion, be just as valid as voting. […]

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