And today was a day like no other, the Provincial Legislature was quite busy. Busy being busybodies passing into law a handful of bills which make Ontario the New America!
#1
Harsh treatment for people suspected of growing marijuana. No, you don't actually have to be growing marijuana, just that you're suspected of it. And it's not even the police who have to suspect you, just your power company.
1984? Anyone? 1984!!
Any infringement on the rights of Canadian citizens to exercise their freedoms, including the freedom to run a greenhouse (whether or not for cultivating marijuana), is a slap in the face, a step backwards, and a step to be more american: anti-democratic.
People of Ontario!!! Take this to heart! Watch what your Liberal leaders are doing! They are in bed and in the pockets of Martin and his gaggle of gregarious gluttonous greeds.
#2
The city of Toronto now has near-province status. The ability to tax, the ability to set user fees for services which are actually provincial jurisdiction, among other things. Hmmm... Smells a lot like american style cities.
Many states allow individual counties and cities to set their own sales tax rates. This is the road that Ontario is going down.
Another step closer to being the 51st state.
#3
Fixed election dates.
Whoever thinks that this is democratic is wrong. Fixed election dates are anti-democratic.
Perhaps not as noticable when a real majority government is in place (75 - 80 % of seats), but in the case of a minority government, such as we have right now in Ottawa, fixed election dates maintain poor governments in power. Unless there is some way to have no-confidence motions passed and an election called, then I am 100% against fixed election dates.
Fixed election dates = american style voting = Ontario: america junior.
#4
Though I agree with suspended or witheld operator licences for high school drop-outs, this is already a favourite means of encouraging education in many american states.
So On-terrible, you've got a 30 - 35 % drop out rate? Let me make a logical assumption:
- your schools suck and they bore students into crime and drugs, or perhaps even working
- your population is stupid and far too challenged by the secondary school education system
I will offer no suggestions on how to fix this perceived problem; you've already done that by restricting, nay profiling, your residents.
#5
Bush admits that the war in Iraq is his fault.
He's likely making this suggestion to soften McGuinty to sell Bush some water.
Last Call!
Ontario is really shaping up to be more like On-merica.
Good luck bailing out your sinking ship. Hope you don't take the rest of us down too!
(BTW, voting in another Liberal government to Ottawa will likely guarantee the secession of Québec, and soon thereafter, the secession of Alberta as well.)
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