Champion Offices Burn Down

The offices of Milton's Canadian Champion newspaper burned down yesterday. It looks as if the the building has been gutted.

Though I frequently disagree with the Champion on issues and I've been critical of it in the past, hopefully they will be able to get back on their feet soon.

Their website is still up and running at www.haltonsearch.com

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Gas Shortage Conspiracy?

Is the gas shortage in the GTA a conspiracy? I think so. Without mentioning names, I find it odd that a certain oil company would have two mishaps that would shut down two separate refineries in as many months. Though it is possible that it could indeed be a coincidence but I think sabotage is the more likely reason for the incidents. I certainly wouldn't put it beyond an industry who will do or say virtually anything to increase the price of fuel to pad their already record profits. For their actions, they are hurting the entire core of the economy. Many businesses, both small and large, cannot find fuel for their fleets. Goods aren't getting to market. People aren't making money, well most people except the oil industry.
They industry is indeed based on illegal cartels, despite what government officials have claimed. They're all in on it. Artificial shortages are a huge boon to both the oil industry and the government. With the sharp spike in prices, the government gets to collect taxes like crazy. Fuel is one of the most heavily taxed items in Canada, supposedly due to environmental concerns which is yet another conspiracy. Looks like 2007 will be yet another record profit year for oil while other industries suffer at the hands of it.

How do we stop this gouging at the pumps. Cut 100% of the gas tax. The tax was originally brought in to repair roads and to clean up the environment. The majority of the tax goes into general revenue though and never goes where it was originally intended. It is a failed government policy that we simply don't need. Once the government's lucrative deal with oil is cut loose, perhaps there can finally be some fairness for both business and ordinary citizens.

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The Truth is Beginning to Unfold

Though not yet official, Al Gore is not ruling out a run for the 2008 presidency. In 2000, he was criticized for not being charismatic enough to defeat GW Bush. With people swarming to see his movie and hear his speeches, he would likely sweep both Clinton and Obama in presidential primaries as well as an election.

Once again, this reinforces the global warming conspiracy theory. Gore full well knows its a hoax and is using it for a shot at the presidency.

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The Truth on Climate Change is Out There, Somewhere

Al Gore was in Toronto yesterday promoting his socialist agenda against global warming. I'm against global warming too, but not in the way Mr Gore would like me too. I'm against its lies.

Back in 2003, the Media utterly failed in questioning the motives for the Iraq war, and admitted it. Many people in journalism said they would never let that happen again. I've got some news for the media, switching your bias from right to left doesn't fix the problem. That's what's been done with global warming. Not a soul in journalism has questioned the science or motivations behind global warming. Once again, the media has failed the public as it did in the build up to Iraq. It's an issue I've been following and attempting to seek out the truth. I've finally discovered it in the form of a little known series done by the National Post called "Deniers". So far, the Post is the only media outlet that has released an article (not an editorial) discussing the position of people who are against this latest bandwagon issue.

It is still up on the National Post's website but you'll have to search the Canada.com archives to find it. The Post only keeps articles available online for 30 days so I suggest you get it while you can. Click the link below to read the series.
Climate Change: The Deniers

The week long expose examined the issue. Interviewed for Part I, a well respected statistician (one of the top in his field) argued that the majority of research done on global warming was conducted using unreliable historical statistics and failed to use proper scientific method to come to the conclusions. In other words, the claims that the 20th century was the hottest on record cannot be verified. If it can't be verified, it's not science.
A prominent meteorologist who studies hurricanes in Part III tells the tale of how the United Nation's committee on global warming attempted to push him to say that recent high hurricane activity was being caused by global warming. The meteorologist stated that there is no reliable correlation between hurricane activity and global warming. Once again, if it can't be verified, it's not science.
Other articles in the series discussed the limits of predictability, to the limited effects of man made greenhouse gases, to the fact that any climate changes is controlled by external forces such as the sun. These people are well respected scientists, not crackpot conspiracy theorists sitting in a dank basement somewhere. In short, the series shows that a lot of what has become gospel to people such as Al Gore is based on junk science that cannot be backed up, thus violating the most primary law of modern science.

The series also discusses another important fact that comes in the form of its title, the "Deniers". To deny means you refuse to acknowledge something that exists, at least in this case. Those who chose to debunk global warming are very gradually being brought to the level of those who deny the holocaust. That's what's making this conspiracy so disturbing. The big difference is that the holocaust can be verified through accurate historical records and conclusive physical evidence, unlike global warming. If we could but put global warming on trial in a court of law, it's case would be thrown out since it's based purely on hearsay, circumstantial evidence, and outright lies.
Global warming is rapidly becoming a modern religion. Where else could you present lies as facts that people blindly accept. I propose us more intelligent people start our own religion that's based on solid science and reason. A group that sees global warming for what it really is; a lie.

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Germany: A WWII Denier

Germany has come a very long way since the end of WWII. Even in the relatively short period following reunification and present day. The country still has one problem though that it has failed to deal with, and usually tries to ignore outright. That being it's role in the Second World War.

Ernst Zundel was sentenced to five years in a German prison for holocaust denial. Canadians will remember this man for being caught hiding from German authorities in Canada, and the the mess with his extradition. Ernst Zundel is truly a despicable man for saying that the death of 6 million Jews during WWII was all a conspiracy and never happened. I am strongly opposed to his views, but, I don't think he should be jailed for them. I brought this up in my past article about Mel Gibson, where I talked about the way hate crime is handled. I like to draw a line between saying and doing. There is a huge difference between saying the holocaust never happened and actively telling people to do harm to the Jewish community. Though I have not had the "pleasure" to read Zundel's works, form what I've heard, there was nothing that incited violence or property damage against Jews. If Zundel did commit a crime, community service would have been far more appropriate, especially if this anti-semitic man is forced to work in the Jewish community. He'd learn far more about why his actions were wrong in that case, rather than sitting in a jail cell. Imprisoning people for saying something the government dislikes comes full circle back to the Nazis. The sentence was highly inappropriate for a liberal-democratic country that supposedly adopts basic human rights of free speech and freedom of association.

It's not really my business to tell Germany how to run their country, but I think this represents a problem in their society. Germans cannot deal with WWII. They've actively tried to wipe out any evidence of their involvement. In that country, it is illegal to display swastikas and other Nazi symbols in the media unless for specific historical purposes. It's something this country doesn't seem to have a problem with as long as Nazis are made out to be the bad guy. Germany needs to learn that it can't just cover up its history by criminalizing these things. Proper education is the key. Fascism will likely never return if people are properly instructed as to why it was wrong.

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Castro: Dead or Alive

One of the big questions in international politics these days is the health status of Cuban El Presidente Fidel Castro. Spanish doctors have been saying he's either dead or on deaths door, while Cuban officials and Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez both are saying he's making a rapid recovery. Castro had surgery on his intestines several months ago but has suffered form complications.

So what's the deal. Well, we cannot be sure. I'm more inclined to believe the Spanish doctors than socialist propaganda factory Hugo Chavez. Everybody has a steak in the future of this tiny island nation due to it being one of the last remnants of the cold war. Cuba is arguably the most successful communist nation (since China is only communist on paper these days). Where as trade has been opened up between former NATO and Communist rivals, Cuba still remains out there. There are a lot of hard feelings between Cuban exiles who fled to Florida following the revolution.
Cubans certainly did not get what they bargained for when Fidel came to power. For people like Ernesto "Che" Guavara, it was hopped that the team would move from country to country "freeing" them from capitalism. Che continued this but Fidel stayed put. Instead of workers controlling the means of production, everything fell to Fidel as the dictator. One of communism's greatest faults is that it can easily fall to tyranny. The revolution failed Cubans and it eventually fell to be another Soviet client state.
Cuba today hasn't changed much. The country has top notch education and health systems, some of the best in Latin America. Still, people are poor. None of the economic problems that the revolution promised to fix were ever solved. Cubans just trader one dictator for another.

Even if Chavez is correct, and Castro is recovering, it's obvious he won't live forever. The man is 80 and will die sooner or later. His brother, Raul will inherit his position as leader of Cuba. Raul though is not a young man himself. Castro is like Lenin to Cuba, he will live forever in spirit. However, there is no way his death could be hidden from Cubans forever. When he dies, Cuba will likely fall into what the Soviets became after Nikita Khrushchev left office. It will fall into corruption, the people will become poorer, democracy will eventually return but Cuba will take decades to recover. Unfortunately, this is always the case with communist states. China is already in this period. Communism is simply a poor theory due to it's huge holes and the fact it goes against basic human nature. Humans are a collective species but also need some aspect of individualism. We don't like to all be treated the same. That's how the corruption develops in the first place.

The key to Latin America's problems is ending government corruption and scapegoating the north. Socialism in not the magic answer since it has failed in every single country where it was implemented. Unfortunately, I cannot see Latin America ever fixing itself in the foreseeable future.

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Turner Should Resign

Like many Halton residents, I feel betrayed today. Betrayed because MP Garth Turner defected to the Liberal party. I give kudos to the man's political skills, he had even the best of us fooled.
I wrote in my blog several months back chastising Prime Minister Harper for removing Tuner from the Conservative party caucus. His reasonings for doing so have become quite clear in the past couple of days. I'll go so far as to apologize for calling him a lier after Turner was evicted. We all know who the real lier is now. The one good thing about this is that it has restored my faith in the Conservatives.

A year ago, Halton residents went to the polls. They ticked their vote next to the Conservatives and a conservative MP won. Now we wake up to find we have a Liberal MP. Was there an election? No. Were Halton residents asked if this was ok? No. In fact, Halton residents voted for him to stay independent during one of his (now obviously phony) "town hall meetings." This from a man who claimed to be standing up for his constituents. A man who jeered people like Belinda Stronach for doing the same thing. This is precisely why voters have become more cynical and turnouts have dropped. People cannot count on their MPs anymore to represent them. As the Toronto Sun put it, it's all about me me me. All I can do is speculate, but it's likely Mr Dion has offered the dishonorable MP Mr Turner a cabinet position should the Liberals win the next election. The same was done with Belinda Stronach under Paul Martin.

Say what you want about US politics, but these games aren't played down there. At least constituents and lobby groups are given priority, rather than corrupt political parties. Parliament should not be a game of pong where the people just bounce back and fourth from one side to the other. If Mr Turner wants to be a Liberal now, that's his decision. However, if he has any shred of dignity left, he will immediately resign his position as an MP so a byelection can be called. This sort of action cannot be tolerated by Canadian citizens anymore. It's time were send a strong message to those in parliament. In the next federal election, please throw your support behind either the Conservatives, NDP, or Green. Do not vote Liberal else you condemn your country to more corruption.

I will be sending a strong letter to Turner demanding his resignation. I urge all Halton residents to form petitions and write similar letters.

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