The Ontario Legislature has redesigned its website, making many old links invalid. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of websites (mostly opposed to their legislation) that often link directly to documents on the Legislature site. I’m enough of a conspiracy nut to consider the possibility…
Author: Steve Barker
Guilty by association
DiscriminationIntimidationIsolationVilification These are but a few of the many experiences that some, if not most, owners of certain types of dogs must endure on a regular and frequent basis. As a direct result of the disinformation spouted by mainstream media organizations and by publicity-seeking politicians,…
Fantino on irresponsible driving
Julian Fantino, current Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner (chief), former Toronto Police chief, former Ontario Commissioner of Emergency Management, and key supporter of Ontario’s pit bull ban during that law’s committee hearings, has decided to focus his police force, 24 hours a day, 7 days a…
Advice from an expert
Every morning, a quotation pops up on my computer. I was particularly struck by today’s. “What luck for rulers that men do not think.” The speaker was Adolf Hitler.As 2006 ends, I and many others have spent the last two years fighting Ontario’s pit bull…
Gotta love partisan politics
On Thursday, December 21, 2006, the last day before the Ontario Legislature’s winter break, members of Provincial Parliament voted on two bills. I find the voting on these two bills disappointing and disturbing. The first bill was Bill 178 – The Truth and Transparency in…
Petitions to the Ontario Government
From the Canadian Taxpayers Federation website, a number of petitions to the Government of Ontario, in particular to Premier Dalton McGuinty. Premier McGuinty honour your pledge On the 11th of September 2003 you signed a pledge to uphold the Taxpayers’ Protection and Balanced Budget Act…
This is why we are where we are!
I received the following comment today regarding my “Ontario Bans Pit Bulls” article. This text is copied and pasted from the original comment, including all spelling and grammatical errors. “Guest what? I’m breeding pittbulls because i have a male and a female pitt bull and…
MPP’s "mad as hell" at Kormos
Over the past two years, I have truly come to appreciate Peter Kormos, Ontario MPP for Niagara Centre.As a senior member of the New Democratic Party of Ontario, Peter holds the posts of Justic Critic, Labour Critic, Consumer Protection Critic, and Community Safety Critic. During…
Ontario government accused of misleading the public
A ruling from Advertising Standards Canada has found newspaper and television ads (by the Ontario government) this fall falsely suggested that people who visited a government website or phoned a hotline could find new ways to get treatment faster.Misleading the public again? This by the…
Ontario Liberals introduce 25% pay raise!
Ontario politicians plan to give themselves a 25 per cent pay increase before the legislature’s Christmas break.Read the entire story from the Toronto Star. Unfortunately, the original report from the Star has disappeared due to their new and improved format. In that article, there was…