Moron of the Day – Canadian Politicians
Seems like all our (Canadian) politicians do these days is pass stupid laws from coast to coast.
Some examples:
Federal but originating in Ontario; as of September 15th, 2009, a new boating license is required to operate a power boat in Canada and all provinces. This was supposedly due to a cry out for action following a statistically insignificant number of drowning deaths on the lakes and rivers of Ontario.
Of course the circumstances of these deaths put in question any social benefit gained from obtaining the now mandated pleasure boat license.
In the end this appears to be yet one more law passed for no good reason and with no demonstrable social benefit that will likely be yet one more stupid and unenforced law.
Source: Macleans – Andrew Coyne
Lest we believe that Ontario is the source of all evil (it is) let’s not forget about our friends in British Columbia where the (national socialist) provincial government is contemplating legislation that would force homeless people indoors during cold snaps.
Source: CBC
The thought that a perfectly sane albeit homeless person may not want to go into a shelter simply signals our illustrious (albeit retarded) politicians that their constituents don’t know what’s good for them (for my denser than mercury readers, that wasn’t sarcasm) and need to be forcibly looked after.
The fact that a shelter may for many reason be considered unsafe could be a reason as to why a homeless person may want to stay outdoors just doesn’t factor for the retarded politicos of BC.
Many people have said that this is simply an effort to cleanup Vancouver streets during the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics which of course is vigorously denied by the politicos.
They state that they are trying to provide the police more tools to help people.
Personally I doubt it, it’s a policy direction that reeks of moral cowardice.
Here’s a closing thought for all Canadian politicians; “leave us the hell alone and get on with the job of doing what needs to be done including the hard things instead of passing increasingly more invasive and unenforceable laws”.