need to risk a vaccination.
One hope
I have one hope in this pandemic crisis. I hope that Canadians appreciate the importance of freedom more than ever.
Having lost them in the clutter of orders for vaccines, lockdowns and masks, we may understand how important they are.
Loss of meaning
Flying the flag at half-mast has become meaningless.
Shame on us. We have lost a signal of respect and regret that had significant meaning—shame on us for electing and tolerating such nonsense.
Relying on our betters, the road to perdition
I commented to a friend, “with the loosening of the virus restrictions, we are finally being treated like adults.”
Correctly sensing my disapproval of the lockdown rules, he replied, “Well, they have to aim for the lowest common denominator.” He continued, “Some people are just not going to govern themselves properly.”
Hope and Despair
I alternate between despair and hope. Despair because of public acceptance of government encroachments on our freedoms; we are slipping towards a new ‘Dark Age’ where we will be oppressed and subject to faceless government workers.
Fingers in the pie
I used to be a supporter of government funding for arts, media and culture. But the more I studied the history of Germany in the 30’s, the less enamored I became with state playing a role in these areas. It was a slippery slope then, and it is a slippery slope now.
Consequences
If Canadians forgive the many sins of Trudeau the Second, then we deserve the government that they choose.
“Yes, Minister,” here in Alberta?
I hope that the Calgary Regional Planning Board dies a quick and cost-saving death.
Five months, 150 days after assuming power, the Alberta NDP through the Minister of Municipal Affairs announced a comprehensive plan for regional planning in Alberta. The dipper caucus, with no prior experience in government and no announced policy position on regional planning, were somehow able to formulate a policy and strategic plan for regional planning for the Calgary Region. A plan that imposed itself on the municipal governments of Calgary and surrounding towns and hamlets.