As I continually tell your Mother.
Take today's National Post for instance:
Under the Heading 'Canada Tries measuring the meaning of life'.
Our esteemed Department of Finance launched a program to determine "people's sense of meaning and purpose..."
What in Sam Hill has this issue got to do with Finance - better with Health and Welfare but even then I would not personally or as a taxpayer want some bureaucrat meddling in my life. Disgusting.
The question that arises though is how much did this nonsense cost?
That said, there is one question Finance could have asked and in fact should have as in 'If taxes were lowered would your sense of well-being - a) improve, b) stay the same, or c) decline.
You and I of course know the unanimous answer but given the stupidity of their initiative it is not at all that clear Finance would.
The Other Bone Head Idea ...Canada to pay $290 Million for but Five (5) Soccer Games
You got that right ...Chris Selley writes that given the United States, Mexico and Canada have been awarded (?) 2026 World Cup of Soccer. Toronto Mayor John Tory is committing $290 Million for the honour...for 5 games. What possesses these politicians to spend taxpayers money with such abandon.
It is Election Year for Tory and His Ilk and hopefully someone will come along to represent the plain folk and throw these bums out. Where is Rob Ford when you need Him.
You can't make this stuff up. Indeed, every day it seems that similar boondoggles are but common fare.
As I See It...
'K.D. Bell'
