This William Watson article sheds some light on the level of respect Canadians have for politicians, businessmen and cops. He put his finger right on the problem, check out the last paragrah! Maybe someone should try and sign him up to our team. He might be interested in one or two of your stories…
Boy this mornings news is quite something … the Globe and Mail headline states “No One is above the Law”.. “convicted frauster Conrad Black sentenced to 6 1/2 years for plot to skim from shareholders” Could this ever happen in Canada you say! When was the last time our system made white collar crime pay!
Did you know that… on September 1st of this year, our U.S. counterparts mandated “tire Pressure monitoring systems” in all cars! This U.S regulatory initiative has proven benefits related to reducing accidents and saving lives! Tire pressure monitoring systems also have an indirect benefit of improving your fuel economy. Why didn’t we just accept the standard too! How many people will be injured on our roads this year because we simply did not just rubber stamp this standard. Do we have to duplicate all the tests and work that was done in the U.S.?
I went to buy winter rims and tires for my “Car without a Country” and I was told that just to buy the proper rim suited up with the special connecting device to support the new system would cost me around a extra $100 per wheel(tax incl)? So this entire system must be pretty expensive. I will let you finish the rest…..