Category: Conservative politics

The Berlin Wall 50 Years Later

Today marks the 50th anniversary of when the Berlin wall, started construction and subsequently became a symbol of Communist oppression.

“Fifty years ago, the world saw Germany divided in two, with Berlin severed by the construction of the Berlin Wall, with the West retaining its rights and freedoms and the East succumbing to Communist oppression.

“The Berlin Wall became symbolic of division in the 20th Century – an imposing cement slab that became an integral part of the Iron Curtain between Western Europe and the Eastern Bloc. It also became a symbol of tyranny and evil as many innocent people fleeing communism were gunned down in their attempt to find freedom on the other side of the Wall in West Berlin.

“During the Cold War, many apologists for the Communist regime tried to convince the world that their ideology was superior. Fortunately, talented and courageous artists, writers and ordinary citizens were able to expose that what went on behind the Wall ran counter to all the ideals the West had fought for and the truth began to trickle out.

“Canada is proud to have stood with those who opposed all that the Berlin Wall came to represent. We are also proud to have welcomed, over the years, people who escaped Communist oppression, including those who fled the Soviet Union’s brutal crackdowns in central Europe in the 1950s and 1960s.

Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper

I’m glad our Prime Minister mentioned,  the apologists for communism who try to paint a sympathetic portrait of a tyrannical regime.

Freedom or Fairness

Tonight Ezra Levant is exploring the impact of a little-known quasi judicial body. The Canadian broadcast standards Council. Its job is to self regulate television and radio broadcasts throughout Canada. Now, I’ve always been a bit weary of a group of appointed.  literati telling Canadians what constitutes  acceptable and unacceptable speech in Canada.

Of course no one would dispute that any community needs a general outline of best practices.  However, when good intentions are cloaked in the supple hand of agenda driven politics, That’s when Canadians should start asking  question’s . For example, one of the clauses in the code of conduct for the CBSC, subtly slips in  the concept of a fairness doctrine.

Clause 6 – Full, Fair and Proper Presentation

It is recognized that the full, fair and proper presentation of news, opinion, comment and editorial is the prime and fundamental responsibility of each broadcaster. This principle shall apply to all radio and television programming, whether it relates to news, public affairs, magazine, talk, call-in, interview or other broadcasting formats in which news, opinion, comment or editorial may be expressed by broadcaster employees, their invited guests or callers.

The idea that a distant Mandarin in Ottawa or Toronto can self regulate a entire industry when the way Canadians are consuming media is drastically changing almost seems quaint. Finally, I will leave the last words to Milton Friedman.

It’s Time for a Change in Ontario

The Ontario PCs might have just deke Dalton before tonight’s big game.


The Progressive Conservatives are taking their election battle to what’s expected to be one of the highest rated TV events this year.
The Tories are launching an attack ad aimed at Premier Dalton McGuinty that will air tonight during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The TV and radio ads portray McGuinty as the “taxman” — a politician who has raised taxes and will do so again if re-elected this fall.
The TV ad features an unflattering picture of McGuinty while an ominous voice warns viewers that the Liberal premier will hike taxes again.
The ad ends with more positive images of Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, promising to bring change to the province.

Going Green With Your Tax Dollars

Premier Dalton McGuinty seems to have blind faith in subsidizing expensive green energy projects with Ontarians , cold hard cash.


The cost per kilowatt hour of the electricity McGuinty is trying to replace is less than 4¢.


Wind power costs as much as 20¢ and solar can be as high as 80¢.


Madrid’s Universidad Rey Juan Carlos did a study examining the economic and employment effects of Spain’s aggressive green experiment.


• Since 2000, Spain has spent 571,138 euros ($803,050 Cdn) on each green job, including subsidies of more than one million euros ($1,406,054 Cdn) per job in the wind industry.


• These programs destroyed nearly 110,500 jobs elsewhere in the economy (2.2 jobs destroyed for every green job created).


• Each “green” megawatt installed destroyed 5.28 jobs elsewhere in the economy, on average.


Green projects and green jobs are so inefficient, they cannot make it in the competitive market and must be heavily subsidized.


That wasted money could have gone to pay for more jobs elsewhere. 


Moreover, if the Liberals are reelected this October. You can expect even more lavish spending on projects of the green  variety. All this economic intervention adds up to Ontario being less competitive in four years not more. In contrast, the Ontario PCs have committed to getting out of the business of subsidizing corporations, as well as abolishing the eco-tax. Here’s hoping the winds of change will blowoutMcGuinty this fall.