Freedom in Ottawa

Perspectives on individual freedoms from Ottawa, Canada's capital city.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

What is the right size of government?

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In response to a newsletter from a thinker I respect, I was moved to reply and it turned into a mini-essay that I felt had some valuable ins...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Due diligence on the notion of "responsible investing" is needed

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Today I was moved to write a detailed response to an article  I came across, titled  From KYC to KYP: how one advisor weaves responsible inv...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

The rot in the ESG investing ideology

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Reading an article in Wealth Professional Canada I was moved to comment.  ESG has been all the rage for several years but is based on deepl...
Friday, February 3, 2023

Should there be a tax credit for financial planning?

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  FP Canada has launched an effort to get a Federal tax credit for financial planning.  I disagree with this initiative of FP Canada for se...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The cancer stories you never hear

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This story makes me think of the heroes among us who work, mostly quietly, to overcome the bureaucracies of government and the endlessly ta...
Monday, September 19, 2022

Climate of injustice

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 A response to a letter in The Low Down, Sept 14-20, 2022 titled "Together for climate justice" I am responding to the seemingly e...
Sunday, May 15, 2022

A response to "The horrible possibility of a sixth extinction event"

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When my news feed delivered an article titled  "The horrible possibility of a sixth extinction event" written by a man who is sta...
Saturday, April 16, 2022

Regulators must not act now to forestall climate disaster

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 The March 2022 edition of Canada's Investment Executive trade newspaper published an Editorial that was so badly done I had to comment...
Thursday, December 24, 2020

Lower business taxes are the moral and practical choice

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Imagine a hockey game where every time you scored two goals one was taken from you (like a 50% tax rate) and given to your opponent! How har...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Greta Thunberg: Emotion In The Absence Of Reason

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"Rising numbers of children are being treated for "eco-anxiety", experts have been quoted in the media, as they warn parents ...
Thursday, March 14, 2019

Kids skipping school to chant empty slogans and wave ridiculous signs around political hangouts

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With kids around the world being encouraged by teachers to skip school to protest about global warming, many cities had their own band of ...
Monday, February 18, 2019

A pre-election proposal to cover hearing aids under government health plans

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Here is another of the online discussions hosted by the Liberal Party of Ontario leading up to the 2018 election. This was rated fourth over...
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