Ahhhhhh!!! No Fox News for two weeks!

Because of an oddity in my cable company's packages and free previews, I'm going to be without Fox News Channel for two weeks until April 14th!

No O'Reilly Factor, or fair and balanced news coverage, for two weeks! Going through withdrawal symptoms...

Liberal MPs also rebel over Kyoto deception

Toronto Liberal MP Alan Tonks, Chair of the Commons Environment Committee (and former Chairman of Metro Toronto Council) has broken ranks with his party and denounced the govenment's plans to sneak in Kyoto legislation into the budget.

Environmental Groups blast Liberals' Kyoto sneaking

Canada's leading environmental groups have turned against the Liberal government's plans to sneak a carbon tax into the budget, and declaration that carbon dioxide is a "toxic" substance (yeah, so that makes every human being a toxic polluter when we breathe?). Now the Liberals won't be able to attempt to say that the Conservatives are being "anti-environment" over this vote, and in the slim chance if an election were to be called over this. (for the Chretien-Martin government to label the Conservatives anti-environment when their own record is absolutely horrid and laughable, consisting of nothing but photo ops and Kyoto propaganda, is a stretch in itself).

Among the environmental groups that have turned against the Liberal government are Sierra Legal Defence Fund, Greenpeace, the David Suzuki Foundation, the Environmental Defence Fund, the Canadian Environmental Law Association, the Pembina Institute, Great Lakes United, and Pollution Probe.

The Murder of Terri Schiavo continues

New alleged facts:
-Heidi Law, Terri Schiavo's former nurse: Michael Schiavo abused Terri from 1996-97 by refusing to administer the drugs that were prescribed to her. He also brought his girlfriends into Terri's room to show her off while she just lay there.

-Last year at the hospice, Michael was heard by another nurse while in Terri's room: "When is that bitch going to die?"

Judge puts final nail into Terri Schiavo's coffin (or cremation urn)

I haven't made any comments previously on the Terri Schiavo situation down in Florida, but my opinion can be summed up in the following:
This is murder, plain and simple. All of the judges will have to suffer with their decisions for the rest of their lives.

As U.S. President Bush said, (paraphrasing): "If there's any doubt at all, you have to choose to keep her alive". There is clearly doubt... no living will, no proof this is what she really wanted. What does Michael Schiavo have to gain... insurance money, inheritance? Her parents and family are willing to care for her, and she feels no pain, so there is no negativity to either Terri or the husband in letting her live. Michael Schiavo has already moved on with his life, hooking up with someone else and already having children with her. It is clear that the primary responsibility for the decision must be primarily with her parents.

Reports this morning also say that Michael Schiavo is insisting that she be cremated, rather than having a burial as her parents want. Is he trying to hide something?

My final thought is that this is clearly another example where unelected judges are overruling the will of elected officials, overruling common sense, and overruling morality. I don't really blog often about issues like this, but it is not our decision to decide when we can live or die. On this Good Friday, that is my thoughts on this issue.

Bye bye Erin

Erin just got fired by Trump on The Apprentice :-( ... that just ruined my week, and all because she doesn't know how to use a few tools at The Home Depot... oh well, that's another Erin gone from the world of the T.O. Crawler.

Her Web site totally changed though a couple of minutes after she got fired... really good design and pictures... looks like she's now a talk show host in Philadelphia, and a jeans model. Check out the joke under the "Contact" section:
Erin Elmore

U.S Deserter kicked out of Canada

Finally some sanity to our immigration and justice system... American traitor Jeremy Hinzmann's request to stay in Canada, because he was afraid to go back and face justice for desertion from a military that he freely volunteered for - until it was time for him to actually get called for duty and fight - has been turned down. Send him and all other traitors back down to be thrown into prison where they belong.

Ditto with the anti-semite and communist loving lunatic Bobby Fischer. Shame on Iceland for allowing him to escape trial. And what reason did Japan have for not extraditing him immediately?

The U.S. Congressional Investigation into Steroids in Baseball

I've lost all respect that I've had for Mark McGwire. His deflections of every single question today was totally unbelievable.

A great night of drinking tonight on St. Patrick's Day 2005. Trying to sober up... damn, I have a teleconference meeting scheduled at 9 AM...

Canadian Justice says that Terrorists are 'not guilty'

I couldn't believe it when I saw the news that the courts in B.C. found the admitted terrorists who bombed Air India Flight 182 in 1984, killing 329 people, not guilty. This is just typical of the justice system in this country, letting criminals and terrorists run around freely, and giving them slap on the wrists when they do find them guilty. This is an absolute outrage, and it is about time Canadians, after today's events, and what happened to the downed RCMP officers two weeks ago, demand and elect a party that will bring real justice to victims of crimes. A party that will bring in minimum sentencing laws, who'll treat teenage criminals the way they should be, who'll deport people who bring nothing but trouble to Canada, and who'll finally stop treating terrorist groups (the Tamil Tigers) as a legitimate organization to get votes. Canada has continually been accused of becoming a haven for terrorists. Today's decision confirms that.

Jetsgone

Damn, it's been over a week since I last posted. Not that there hasn't been enough news stories to blog about... the fall of Jetsgo, which I largely blame on the ridiculously high airport rent taxes that the federal government charges, has definitely been the biggest story of the past week. Granted, Jetsgo flew some ancient airplanes as well (MD-80s!), costing them more in fuel and maintenance, and increasing the chance of delays. I always flew WestJet instead knowing this (although, Jetsgo flight attendants did look really hot in their leather uniforms!). This is the ninth airline to fall under the Liberal government since they took power in 1993. Both Air Crapada and WestJet, as well as the IATA have complained long and hard about the airport rents. So has the opposition, the transport committee, and even the current Transport Minister, but it's up to the Finance Department to get rid of or lower the fees. Let's hope there's some more traction on this in the next few weeks.

At least Graham fought for BMD right to the end

I was criticizing Defence Minister Bill Graham last week (who is also now my MP here in the district of Toronto Centre), but it turns out that he was fighting in the cabinet room for Canada to join BMD right up until the end, according to this morning's National Post (article is based on a discussion with Graham yesterday at the Liberal policy convention). Alas, he was outvoted by some of the more extreme left bleeding hearts in the rest of the cabinet.

BBC World is making a big deal about the Italian journalist (who writes for a communist supporting newspaper!) that was held hostage by Iraqi terrorists, and released, only to have her car be shot at by American troops at a checkpoint. They seem to not be questioning why the driver didn't slow down, and was in fact accelerating, as they were approaching the checkpoint. These checkpoints have been there since the beginning of the conflict, so the driver knew exactly what he was doing, and that he was supposed to stop. Of course the troops are going to think it's another homicide bomber, and start firing. Put the blame where it really belongs. Of course, the anti-war terrorist sympathizing left are going to use these to demonize Bush and the Americans.

Border shut to beef... Coincidence?

Although it was a single independent judge that made the decision to order the US border to stay closed to Canadian beef, you've got to wonder if sub-consciously, the decision by the federal Liberals to continue to spit in the face of Americans and not take terrorism and security seriously, had an impact on the judge. We'll be getting exactly what we deserve if the BMD decision (to which Martin still hasn't actually said what exactly we're saying no to...!) isn't reversed.