Month: January 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press:

The Supreme Court of Canada today denied Canadian Wheat Board backers the chance to appeal a court decision which let the federal government end the board’s monopoly last year.
 
The SCC denied leave to appeal to both the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board and former CWB chair Allan Oberg.

After this final challenge was denied by supporters of the single-desk marketer of wheat and barley, the Conservative government can declare a final victory in dismantling the Canadian Wheat Board.

The Conservatives are now 3 for 3 on their Reform-era bumper-sticker wish:

“No Kyoto, No Gun Registry, No Wheat Board”

While Brian Lilley wants to cut the Department of Status of Women, I take a look at axing Stephen Harper’s silly corporate welfare “investment”.

Why does China snap up successful Canadian companies while Canada “invests” (bails out) the bad ones?

Dragon’s Den line: “I’m sorry, Mr. Harper, you haven’t made your case and I think corporate welfare is a terrible investment. I’m taking my tax dollars, and I’m out.”

If only.

Harper’s Dragon’s Den turns Canada’s failing companies into pigs at the trough.

I have it on very good authority that Ron Paul, the former congressman and Presidential candidate, is coming to Ottawa this March for the 2013 Manning Centre Networking Conference.

I’ve heard that Paul will be interviewed by Preston Manning on stage and will talk about his experiences advocating for greater constitutional freedoms in the United States and his fight for the GOP nomination in during the last Presidential election cycle.

Developing…