BlogsFeb 08 2010Time for trunk monkeys?
Does anyone still believe carjackings aren't the new auto theft in Winnipeg? Here's the latest one from this weekend:
Another Winnipeg car-jacking — this one early Saturday — saw a man and woman forced out of a vehicle in the Brooklands area. The woman, 23, and man, 31, were in the parked car at the rear of a home on the first 100 block of Keewatin Street about 1 a.m. Two males, one carrying a gun, approached and ordered the pair out. The suspects then drove away. The victims were not injured. The vehicle has not been found. One of the suspects is described as in his early 20s and aboriginal in appearance, with a medium build. The other suspect is described only as aboriginal in appearance. Police continue to investigate.  Maybe Manitoba Public Insurance could mandate that all vehicle owners have trunk monkeys installed in their vehicles. That way we could just push a button when we're being carjacked and the trunk monkey could do a little tire iron work. Feb 04 2010Raise a Little Money for Cancer
We like to Raise a Little Hell on this blog on a regular basis.
Let's continue doing that. But let's also try to Raise a Little Money for the Canadian Cancer Society, Manitoba Division. I'm running in the Sixth Annual Winnipeg Police Service Half-Marathon May 2. It's a fundraiser for CCS. Anyone who would like to sponsor my run (I'll be running fast from cops after my last column) can click the Raise a Little Money for Cancer link above and make a tax-deductible donation through my web page on the Running Room website. The Winnipeg Sun is a co-sponsor of the event, which has raised about $400,000 since 2005. My only guarantee in this race is that I will beat Police Chief Keith McCaskill. Not much of a goal, I know. But I'm not that fast. I promised event organizers I wouldn't make any doughnut jokes either. Thanks. Feb 03 2010Anti-theft devices don't stop car thieves
It’s not that widespread use of immobilizers in Winnipeg are at fault for causing a sudden spike in car jackings, especially on taxi cabs.
What it shows, rather, is that no matter how well motorists and cabbies try to protect themselves against the scumbags who steal our vehicles, they will continue to target us because they know they face almost no consequences for their actions. There have been a number of car jackings of taxis in the city in recent weeks — easy prey for car thieves who are facing a growing pool of vehicles protected by anti-theft devices. One cab official says the growth in immobilizers is causing more car thieves to target cabs. That may be. But it’s not the fault of the anti-theft devices. It’s the fault of our lax justice system that fails to hold car thieves accountable for their actions and also fails to keep the worst chronic car thieves behind bars where they belong. These chronic car thieves will always find a way to steal our vehicles. We’ve had reports of car thieves targeting people who do our Winnipeg Sun home deliveries. The scum bags are looking for running vehicles, now, period. I expect we will see a growing number of car thefts during the winter months from motorists who have their cars running in their driveways or in convenience store parking lots. It’s time to stop blaming the victims for not protecting themselves and start getting serious with locking up the punks who steal dozens of cars a year. They should be deemed dangerous offenders and locked up indefinitely. Jan 28 2010And I thought the Tories were socialists
Boy, I thought the federal Tories were fiscally irresponsible, racking up record deficits with no plan to return to surplus even by 2014.
The Tories have not only engaged in deficit financing as a short-term “stimulus” to help Canadians through tough economic times. They’ve also created a structural deficit which has nothing to do with the economic downturn. But apparently the Liberals, led by their wise leader Michael Ignatieff, would go even deeper into deficit than the Tories, placing their party squarely to the left of the governing Tories and creating a pretty good wedge issue for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Ignatieff said this week that Ottawa should spend even more money on corporate welfare and other “incentives” for companies to hire workers, even if it means sinking the federal government even deeper into deficit than it already is. Where do these guys think this money comes from? Do they not think for a moment that any benefit derived from more deficit financing in the short term will be more than outweighed by the cost of paying that money back with compound interest down the road? Do they not understand that the harm of deficit financing — decades of interest costs and principle repayment that could be spent on health care, education and infrastructure in the years to come — far outweigh the short-term benefits of a quick stimulus? Look, governments don’t create jobs. Businesses do. And businesses will resume hiring and expanding (some already have) as the global economy recovers. It’s called a business cycle. Even John Maynard Keynes never advocated that deficit financing become a permanent condition of government. Apparently the latest incarnation of the Liberal Party of Canada does. Jan 25 2010Ban PETA from Canada
I think the American whack-job who pied Fisheries Minister Gail Shea Monday should not only be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, her demented group — the animal rights group PETA who is claiming responsibility for the assault — should be banned from Canada.
Shea was assaulted during a speech she was delivering in Burlington, Ont. The suspect pushed a tofu cream pie into the minister's face and began criticizing Canada for its seal hunt industry before she was escorted off the stage. I'm all for freedom of speech and I have no problem with PETA staging stunts around Canada to express their personal views about eating chicken, drinking milk or hunting baby seals. In fact, I would fight to protect their right to do so. But if these morons think it's OK to start physically attacking politicians or anyone else to get their message across, they're sorely mistaken and should be banned from Canada. As far as I'm concerned, they've lost their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of speech. Give them the boot. :: Next Page >> |
 Tom BrodbeckIf government is spending money on something, chances are Tom Brodbeck has an opinion on it.If a judge is handing down a sentence or a politician is musing about some new proposed law, Brodbeck probably has something to say about it. Read Full Bio Last 10 posts
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