CHRC grabs a clue

Socks shut out 2/3 and the “jury” is out in the last game.

Maclean’s magazine is pleased that the Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed the complaint brought against it by the Canadian Islamic Congress. The decision is in keeping with our long-standing position that the article in question, “The Future Belongs to Islam,” an excerpt from Mark Steyn’s best-selling book America Alone, was a worthy piece of commentary on important geopolitical issues, entirely within the bounds of normal journalistic practice.” macleans

Not that this decision made the front page of the CHRC site nor do there seem to be “reasons” which is what actual Courts give in most cases. Which, of course means that there is no “bar” set for further complaints. Typical.

As ever, the Socks look like idiots. I mean if you can’t even win at the CHRC, home of the hitherto perfect 100% conviction rate, where can you win? Well, keep Mohammedan hope alive, the BCHRC is even now pondering how to turn no evidence at all into a conviction. We trust they will not be influenced by their federal counterpart. Remember BCHRC you, and only you, decided Collins. Only you can keep PoMo drivebys and Leo Strauss alive. Only you can send this dawg onto the Supreme Court of Canada.

And, to my lefty friends who will, no doubt, rush to say: “See, the system works.” Remember that Steyn and Mcleans are very high profile, very deep pocket, advocates of free speech - the real bite in the system is against people without means and without profile who can be crushed by the niceness police.

Fire. Them. All.

(And, in passing, Day 65 passes without a single word from the CHRC in response to my complaints about Le Devoir, the CBC and Reynant. I’ve been busy but, for Canada Day, I shall be sending the Registered Mail versions to the CHRC and Ian Fine who tells us that any Canadian may complain. Federal Court does not sit in the summer…perhaps the CHRC can avoid the visit by answering my mail.)

Update 1: Meanwhile our Deb was at the Prime Minister’s Garden Party….

Mark said he was disappointed, and joked that maybe he should appeal the decision.

Maclean’s editor Ken Whyte was there, too, and said, yes, it is indeed true. And, no, the commission did not issue a Barbara Hall-ish drive by verdict. So I guess the Canadian Human Rights Commission has gained a little political savvy and wants to survive a little longer. But the handwriting is on the wall. deborah gyapong

Written by jay on June 26th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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And I thought Dion was smart for a Liberal

“We know that they will pass on part of their costs to their consumers because they cannot eliminate the emissions overnight, with all the goodwill of the world. We know that,” he said.

Big polluting oil companies would pay a hefty price for emissions, but the Liberal carbon tax plan projects any costs passed on to consumers at the pump would be minimal as global pressures would keep prices from Canadian companies competitive. the ottawa sun

Poor Dion, he really has not a clue. “Global pressures” are what drove oil to the $140 a barrel mark today; but gas, heating oil, natural gas and coal fired hydro are subject to exactly no “global” pressure because there is no “global” market for gas in your car or oil to keep you warm next winter.

If M. Dion is counting on “global pressure” he is simply being silly. Canada is a net exporter of oil and natural gas. We will certainly have to meet world price on those exports and the extractors will have to eat whatever the eventual cost of “Son of NEP” is. And they will be fine with that because both oil and natural gas prices are at historic levels. And they will sell downstream in Canada at the same price the world is paying.

However, the price of your liter of gas is only indirectly related to the world price of oil. Next week, having blown our $100.00 BC Government rebate on the traditional, Scott Reed approved, beer and popcorn, British Columbians will be paying about 2 cents a liter more at the pump. This will have nothing to do with the world price of oil; it will be entirely about the tax Campbell is imposing on carbon. No refinery or gas station is going to just “suck it up”, rather they are going to pass it through as they pass through the .10/liter federal excise tax and assorted provincial taxes.

The world market price determines the cost of the inputs; but the tax - any tax - is levied on the downstream outputs.

Strangely, my monthly bottle of Jameson without the tax would cost about $7.00 instead of near enough to $30.00. And, strangely, if the BC Government added another $2.00 per bottle “anti-fun” tax it would cost $32.00. The lads at Jameson are no more likely to absorb the tax than the Saudies will pay for Gordo’s gas tax.

However, Dion and the people advising him are, apparently, just dumb enough to think the average Canadian is simply too stupid to notice.

Written by jay on June 26th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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