Hoppy

What do you think of the police using a bomb on the shooter. That's something new. Is it legal, moral. How about here in Canada is it alright to add bomb strikes to the police arsenal?

Really good post thanks Netminder.

I hope I get to see the Hip this summer. www.thehip.com

There a still industry funded scientists who say cigarettes don't cause cancer so it's no surprise a even bigger industry can find greedy immoral scientists to deny climate change. However there is consensus. cigarettes cause cancer and carbon emissions cause climate change period. Hoppy

Here I thought these setups were only for growing cannabis.

I just remembered you live in the city. If I was in Barrie I think I would use Wind mobile. There cheap.

Brian you don't need to have your data turned on to use the navionics app. Just download the Simcoe map at home over wifi and the gps in the phone does not use data. Buy a phone outright and then you can get a cheaper plan it will save you money. I use virgin mobile pay as you go and I use spend just over a hundred a year. Other carriers offer cheap plans if you buy your own phone also. Check out Zenfone 2 from Asus nice phone for the money.

The head of Canada’s main gun lobby group — a group that the Harper government has carefully wooed for years — is breaking ranks and running as an Independent in the B.C. riding of Cariboo-Prince George. And Sheldon Clare, president and CEO of the National Firearm Association and a former Reform Party activist, is hitting the Conservatives where it hurts most — attacking the government’s controversial anti-terrorism law C-51 as a “dangerous” power-grab by the security sector that threatens Canadians’ privacy rights. “When you consider the problems that happen when you give intelligence agencies enforcement powers, I think that this is a really dangerous road to travel down,” Clare told iPolitics. “The information-sharing between so many government agencies is another real serious threat to the privacy of Canadians.” Clare said he chose to fight back against C-51 without seeking a party nomination because he’s “sickened” by how the party system stifles dissent and prevents MPs from representing the views of constituents. “The biggest problem in the party system is that the individual MPs really count for nothing,” he said. “You don’t have a say, you don’t really get to represent your constituents in Parliament. Anyone who knows me knows I can’t be ignored and I will never be a placeholder.” The NFA’s views on C-51 are widely known. Back in June, it was among a collection of right-leaning lobby groups that issued a public letter warning that C-51 — with its sweeping new powers for security services and absence of robust civilian oversight — risks splitting the pro-Conservative vote to the benefit of the New Democrats and Liberals. “We are gravely concerned that, while faithfully promising his government would not allow the re-creation of a database of information on gun owners, and that any future measures would have political oversight, the Harper government is planning to create databases on all Canadians with no oversight, using Bill C-51,” the letter reads. The Harper Conservatives have made efforts recently to keep the gun lobby in their camp. When Bill C-42, the Common Sense Firearms Act, returned to the Commons, Clare made it apparent that the NFA wanted amendments — notably on carrying restrictions. Clare warned that, if the NFA didn’t get what it wanted, its 75,000 members might not bother going to the polls — with dire consequences for the Tories in swing ridings. “I remember another Canadian prime minister who acted against the interests of Canadian firearms owners,” Clare said at the time, referring to former Conservative PM Kim Campbell. “The situation that she faced in that subsequent election is where large numbers of otherwise supportive voters chose not to support that party and in many cases they just didn’t vote … If anyone thinks the firearms issue was not part of her defeat, they are very, very mistaken.” And the Harper Conservatives listened: the bill was debated, amended, and passed before the summer break. But that’s not all. For the seventh time the government has postponed the enforcement of a regulation mandating gun markings for all firearms made in, or imported to, Canada. And just before the election was called and Parliament dissolved, the Harper government quickly reversed a ban on two rifle types — to the immense joy of gun groups and enthusiasts. Clare is continuing his work with the NFA, focusing on administration while his VP tackles the politics, but that stands to change if he’s elected. “I am certainly not campaigning in any official capacity as NFA president, and while my position on firearms issues is well known, the main issues in the riding such as the economy and getting attention for Cariboo-Prince George within the flawed party structure are what I will address as key points,” said Clare. The B.C riding of Cariboo-Prince George is historically Conservative with a strong NDP presence and is up for grabs with incumbent Conservative MP Dick Harris retiring after 22 years in office. The Conservatives and NDP earned 80 per cent of the vote in 2011, at about 50 and 30 per cent respectively, with Liberals barely managing five per cent of the vote with just over 2,000 votes overall. EKOS pollster Frank Graves said Clare’s decision to run against his old allies reflects a growing “ambivalence” among core Conservative voters about the Harper government. “I’m seeing some really different things in the Conservative party constituency this time out,” he said. “Among the undecided, CPC voters in 2011 are three times higher than those for other parties. I believe this reveals ambivalence about what to do on the part of those voters. I also see that the CPC trail on ‘most certain to vote’, whereas they usually lead. Coupled with rising attention to Duffy, generalized regime fatigue and a tanking and stagnant economy, I think their current support levels are very soft and could be on a banana peel.” Clare said voters in his riding know his views on gun ownership very well, which allows him to concentrate on things like C-51 and the economy. “I’ve heard one MP arrogantly state that if you have never done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear (from C-51), but that just completely misses the point,” he said. “I’ve heard others say that if you’re against C-51, you obliviously haven’t read it. Well that’s just ignorance and I doubt the person who said that had actually read it.”

As a matter of fact I am undecided.....how very intuitive of you.

Unfortunately it doesn't matter at all who we elect as our local MP any more the first past the post electoral system has bred adversarial partisan politics that has distorted how our parliament rules. No good ideas form either side of the house will be heard. The Prime Ministers Office runs the country like a dictator. Does not even divulge the important stuff to the public like our biggest trade deal ever. Just keep the simpleton's preoccupied with fear of nonexistence crime waves or innuendo that the left will take your guns. The thing that bothers me most about the reform party is the fund themselves by conning senior over the phone....they should be arrested.

No kickingfrog harper made you the patsy.

I don't want to sound racist but I'd like to know is were all you right wing American style reformers came from. I've had to raise my kids in a much more fearful, sceptical and ignorant Canada than I, my parents, grandparents and great grandparents had. What happened to my country. Hope one day the masses will see past the illusion of the wizard pull back the curtain and see the corporation's pulling the levers.

No the recession wasn't Harpo's doing .....making it worse for us by putting all our eggs in the resource basket is his fault. Remember the high dollar killing Ontario jobs was worth it because we were going to be a energy superpower Bull. The guys he spent millions on attack adds to look stupid ideas on a knowledge based economy doesn't look too dumb now. Oil has to end some time. Harper promised by 2100. Is it really the horse we should bet the farm on?

When I'm in London I waste time at anglingsports.ca on Highbury. I really like the store, hope you do too.

Flowers at work on Friday, lunch in the fish hut Saturday.

Bigugli Please elaborate on your method of feeding a family for one hundred bucks a month. I don't believe it's possible. I spend more than that on fuel to get grocery's a month. If you could share your secret it would make 65 a far less scary thing.

Hope this gets resolved soon for everyone affected. Much respect Brian for you and your son. Terry

I thought this thread was about homemade killa weed. Legalize.

July 10th

Just grow the lawn that was meant to grow here. A little pricey to get started but cheaper in the long run. http://www.eco-lawn.com/

I've had it for about a month now and love it. I have only uploaded lake Simcoe so far but it's detail is way better than my hotmaps chip. One foot increments. And I think the detail will become more accurate as people upload sounding recording this summer.

I bought one from anp last year. They were fast and easy to deal with. Tons of options to choose from. Well built and good looking too.

I thought you'd be interested in this adapter. I'll be there, no problem.

I've have had the "Ice. Master" a couple of years now and I think it's great. There solution for ensuring the auger is not lost down the hole also takes the weight off the drill bearings. It uses a nylon friction disc and a bungie. Simple elegant solution that could easily be replicate.

I have hot maps and used it a couple of years, not much detail of Simcoe. I just recently got Navonics + and am using what they call sonar charts, incredible detail of the lake. What a difference. Apparently you can upgrade from gold or hotmaps. So far I love the product can't wait to try it out on my boat Hoppy