Dara

My new chisel and marking knife

Mostly I just feel that our government is suffocating us and wasting way too much money. Every time somebody comes up with another want, it raises taxes for everybody. If they want this, then program, then cancel something else. If they cancelled the gun registration they would have money for child care, or some anyway. but somebody out there wants gun control. What about all the laws we pay to make that are totally rediculous. Child helmet law for bicycles. You ever see this enforced? Do you have any idea how many millions of taxpayer dollars it cost to make that law. How bout the boating license. We all agree it is pretty much useless. That money could go to child care. Cancelling the spring bear hunt. How much did that cost. And for no reason other than election kickbacks. How about we figure out what we really need and get that, instead of getting everything some politician decides to make an election issue. All they do with election issues is promise what will get them in and then use that to pass a whole bunch of laws to further restrict us. I was at a wedding last week. There was free wine on the tables, and for some reason you can't sell any other alchol from the bar till the free stuff has been removed from the tables. Why, because they may loose 5 bucks in taxes. Its getting rediculous.

Yes, low income single parents could use more help I do think welfare payments are too low right now. I would prefer that welfare rates are raised so that those single people can be there to raise their children rather than having the "system" raise them. Why have kids if you are just going to hand them over to a daycare place Child care being proposed won't be specifically for them. It will be for everybody regardless of income. If we keep going along the lines we are, pretty soon the government will be doing everything for us and we will just work for the services they provide. Maybe they can start a government lawn care service so that I can work saturdays too, you know, to make enough to pay the tax these services will cost

Single parent welfare aside. Child care is what you need to go to work to make money. If you don't make enough at work to pay a sitter, why should I pay your sitter. One parent can go to work, one can take care of the kids. This is why taxes keep going up. To give little sectors of society special perks. Education is a totally other matter. Yes, the population needs to be educated so the country can prosper. Mr Fishnwire, you got your education, now consider your taxes paying for that.

I could live with the HST as its does save a bit for bussiness, but, being at 8% is what gets me. That is a huge increase and it is a new tax. This from a guy that PROMISED NO NEW TAXES he is a LIAR. We have been screwed out of our power generation, started by Harris I know, but being finished by this idiot now, and now he is lying about new taxes. They keep wanting more money for more programs. This stuff helps very few people and costs money. I will totally rebel if they come through with this subsidised child care thing. And NO, my rant is not over

If you have a plumber come to your house, you will now pay an additional 8% on his labour bill. never mind that 50% of his bill is already a tax of some sort. employer health tax, wsib, and a host of other taxes a company has to add to an hourly rate above wages. The part I remember is that to get elected McGuinty said NO New Taxes. And the thousand dollar rebate will not apply to my family because there is a cap on houshold income to recieve it.

even that wouldn't mean they have to leave it at 8% 4% would be a lot more fair

this thread should have a warning posted thats disgusting

They are loosing a drop in the bucket at the border. This IS a NEW tax. It is a provincial GST We never had a service tax before If they had any credibility at all, they would put it at 4 or 5 percent rather than 8. Thats what the maritimes did when they enacted this. They are hugely raising taxes. The rebate is a dangling carrot.

sure...take the easy way out

We have a depot for that here in Sault michigan. A dollar a package charge. Lemme know what you want jocko, I send stuff to my daughter in North Bay all the time You don't need to smuggle. Anything under a hundred bucks is no charge. Over that is minimal.

A kid doing that, I think its already too late. The parents need the teaching

Well, no eyes in Lake George tonight. Even the pro fishermen got skunked so I feel a bit better about it. I got my varnishing done and the rain held off Had to do up 5 of these. stupid pics won't post again

watcha gonna do....shovel snow?

You couldn't have made that decision 2 months ago eh

when she's happy, you're happy

Its not raining here...I'm trying for tonight, but I gotta get a coat of varnish on some boxes first, then if its not raing...eyes at lake george or atlantics at the tail race?

It is pretty funny. Orest must love it. A lineup out the door of people buying buzzbombs. A thousand "anglers" trying to snag a pink that is so soft the hook pulls right through it. Then somebody hooks into a King and the lines are all tangled. Gotta hand it to the city for making the fishing platform, complete with downrigger mounts.

well, its pretty cold, and neoprenes help you float if you fall down

LMAO...you ain't never been to the rapids have you Insulated waders, sock feet with felt sole boots. Anything else is uncomfortable and dangerous St Marys rapids flow at approximately 500,000 gallons per second (3000 m3/sec)with a 20' vertical drop in about a 1 km length. It is not a trout creek. I thinh Dr Sal would know the specs better. I'm kinda guessing

If I trim mine way up it starts to porpoise really bad. I just put on the rpm controller for trolling. Sure hope that does what they say it will.

Huntsville...up north....LOL

It has to be daylight for the scenery. That is one of the most beautiful drives in all of Canada. Just time it right Barrie to the Sault is 6 hours. Sault to TBay is 8 another 4 or 5 to Kenora

Come through the Sault to T Bay. The drive along lake superior is well worth it rather than taking 11. Make sure its during daylight hours as well

Its just cooler. Fishing has been late developing in the river, but any lakes would be normal. Its walleye and pike in northern Ontario..how can you miss.