Almost all political ideologies I've heard had elements you can't disagree with. Libertarianism is no different. Reading over a Libertarian FAQ, however, I noticed a specific contradiction to reality. Libertarianism is based on freedom and co-operation. The idea is that people should take care of their own affairs, and that the government should only get involved when someone's rights are violated (such as murder, rape, robbery, theft, fraud, embezzlement, arson, trespass, etc.). Some implications of this are far reaching. There should be no such thing as minimum wage, they say, ...

I'm tired of the fantasy I've been reading. It's always full of crumbling empires, long forgotten powerful magic, and all that jazz. It typically involves some boy from some town out in the middle of no where who gets swept up in to a grand struggle to remove evil from the universe. Good and bad are clearly defined. And heredity and birth right rule the day. I want to see glorious empires. I want to see civilization at its peak. I remain wanting. I have to try out new authors, I guess. I needed to try out new Science Fiction authors as well. So I started to read Alastair ...

I've read the book "Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada", by William Johnson, and it left me thoroughly confused. The book itself is well written, and a very in depth look at Canada's 22nd Prime Minister up to shortly after his election victory in 2006. (I read the updated edition.) Even before we get introduced to Stephen Harper, it's pretty clear where William Johnson sits. Just reading about one of Stephen Harper's relatives you can here the awe and respect coming from the page. This utter adoration of Stephen Harper saturates the pages, and would leak if you ever squeezed the ...

The issue of civil rights for blacks has surfaced quite a bit in discussions around the province in the last month. Freedom Ontario, a group based out of Ottawa, has been sending letters to cities around the province demanding that they abolish slavery, noting that Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms declares the act of using blacks as slaves as illegal, on the grounds of racism and freedom. The council in the town of Napanee, about 43 kilometres west of Kingston, Ont., is among those who refuse to comply. Napanee Coun. Peter Veltheer wasn't shy when asked his opinion about Freedom ...

The National Post is reporting a poll about the public impressions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. From the results, the pollster found that 62% of Canadians support adding race to the equality rights covered by the Charter, which currently protects against discrimination based on national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age and mental or physical disability. The proposed change to protect people of other races was opposed by 29% and the remainder were unsure. Support for including race was strongest in Quebec, at 73%, and lowest in the West, at 57%. (This is a ...

The Breast Cancer Society of Canada has rejected the offer of thousands of dollars from a fundraising group of gays and lesbians in Vancouver. Vancouver Gays and Lesbians for Cancer holds an annual charity event in memory of a gay rights activist who lost her life to the disease. Last year, the event raised $6,000. However, the organizer said the society sent her an e-mail declining the money this year, because its major donors did not support a connection to gays and lesbians. She says the society has taken the group's contributions in the past. "I really feel that it's a ...