Special prosecutor consider charges against Mounties in Dziekanski Tasering

Finally, the sanitization looks like it will come to an end.   Of interest is report of survey that says "70% of Canadians support charging the officers".  I guess the other 30% worked with the RCMP.

This news follows another shocking email disclosure on June 17 that RCMP brass did not really consider the "Apology" an apology - they were merely parsing their words in the same manner Bill Clinton sliced and diced the meaning of "sex with that women".

“Even though the word ‘apology’ worries some, we are not apologizing for the actions of specific members or saying anything about specific actions. I am apologizing for the loss of her son and where the [RCMP Commissioner] says we could have done better, from my perspective, that relates to the fact we had to revise our policy and training…. Let me know if I can explain any further as it is important the membership gets the right message as to what we are trying to do [here].”

And now, we have the liberal citizens of Toronto up in arms about the tactics of the Police and RCMP during the G8/20 Summit.   They let anarchists engage in violent rampages for a full day before clamping down with characteristic enthusiasm.  I agree with Chris Selly's interpretation - did we really need to spend $1.2 bn for this mess?

Government Aggravated Tragedy

An excellent article on how Obama has created the problem he faces in the Gulf of Mexico - in this case refusing foreign expertise that may have helped contain the oil spill due to his concerns about organized labour backlash.

A large part of the reason - the Jones Act.

Of course the situation has now become much worse and it is consuming all available presidential credibility.

In addition, I saw another article that clearly describes the real problem - Government bureaucracy's infernal need to control, tax and expand from book by James C. Scott titled "Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed".  The best way to describe it is the term 
"Structural Dysfunctionalism".

Then, a court victory in Quebec that finally halts some of the totalitarian expansion of the Quebec socialist state in this article by Barabra Kay "Score one for religious freedom".

Excellent report on the Drug War in Mexico

Excellent article, here.

Grizzly Bears going extinct?

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Calgary School Board cuts - apathy among trustee's in Edmonton

What is going on in Public Education Governance?

Here is article from Calgary Herald (yesterday) that bemoans the fact they(Calgary School Board) must cut jobs.  What is wrong with that?

A couple of weeks ago Edmonton School Trustee Cathy Riley wanted to have a plebiscite to impose a special "school maintenance property tax".   Bravo - I say.   Perhaps this will lead to some better thought in design of schools.

But then today, Education Minister Dave Hancock want to appoint Trustees?  What is going on here?