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Substance of Dualism
October 9, 2012 — xanthippaHere is some debunking of dualist’s ‘load of dingo’s kidneys’ – much more eloquently than I could have done!
Merlyn Kinrade: saying good-bye to a Canadian Patriot
October 8, 2012 — xanthippaToday, I received a sad email informing me of the passing of Merlyn Kinrade, a true Canadian hero and a patriot.
A great Canadian patriot, naval veteran, peacekeeper, father, husband, friend of Israel and a tireless force for justice in Caledonia has been called home.
I am saddened to report that Merlyn Kinrade, Caledonia resident and co-founder of CANACE (Canadian Advocates for Charter Equality), died after a long battle with cancer at 2pm yesterday – Saturday, October 06, 2012.
Funeral details:
LOCATION:Bay Gardens Funeral Home947 Rymal Road East, Hamilton L8W 3M2 (just east of Upper Gage Ave.)
905.574.0509
VISITATION: Wednesday 2-4 pm, 7-9 pmSERVICE: Thursday 11 amANNOUNCEMENT: to appear in Hamilton Spectator on TuesdayAbout Merlyn Kinrade
Merlyn Kinrade lived more than 60 years of his life in Caledonia. He is a former member of the Royal Canadian Navy who served on one of the most famous ships in Canadian naval history, HMCS Haida. His service included a tour of duty in Port Said, Egypt on a United Nations peacekeeping mission during the 1956 Suez crisis.
He has been a steadfast contributor to the community through sponsorship of various sports teams and significant financial generosity that made construction of the original arena possible for the town. He also coached hockey and baseball teams, and made a special effort to include needy children from the nearby Six Nations Reserve by providing transportation to and from practices and games, purchasing skates and other equipment for them and ensuring they were well fed during their time with the team.
905.574.0509
Reason TV: Free Domain Radio’s Stefan Molyneux on the Inevitable Growth of the State
October 6, 2012 — xanthippa
I have to admit that I am intrigued by some of the ideas proposed by the anarcho-capitalists.
And, I do understand how it would work – for civilized people who would agree on impartial third party conflict resolution and all that. I get it…
What I don’t understand is how it would function if the two parties in conflict did not agree on their conflict moderator – or if one of the parties never agreed to the process at all…how could conflicts be resolved then?
This is just a ‘natural’ defense against the Bangladeshi Budhist’s imperialist politics around the world…
October 4, 2012 — xanthippa
Reason TV: Why U.S. Health Care Costs More Than Canada’s: “A Mercedes Costs More than a Corolla”
October 4, 2012 — xanthippaA word to those who say that Canadian health care is ‘free’: according to the latest figures, my family (of 4) pays about a thousand dollars per month in health taxes alone.
In addition, the Canadian health care system is less like ‘Toyota Corolla’ amd more like a ‘1980 Honda Civic’…
For example of how health care is being delivered in our hospitals, I can relay what I saw when, a little over a month ago, my mother fell down and injured herself.
She suffered a complex fracture with a shoulder dislocation. And, true, she did get an excellent surgery to correct that.
But…
She had to sit in a hospital bed, with her arm untreated, for 5 days before there was time in an operating room to schedule her surgery – and she was told she was lucky it went that quickly!
While visiting her afterwards, I got chatting with another lady in her room (4 patients to the room). This elderly woman got a severe bladder infection, fainted and got a complex fracture of her leg as a result. It happens…
She could not move on her own, due to the leg. When she needed to go to the washroom (remember, she had a bladder infection), she had to call the nurse because she could not get out of bed.
During one of my visits, she had called the nurse exactly for this reason several times over the course of an hour – with absolutely NO RESPONSE from anyone. Finally, I went in search of someone to help her. I found the nurse, sitting at his station, reading a book. Very reluctantly, he got up (I was most insistent) and said he’d ‘get someone’…and left.
Another hour passed, nobody came.
The poor lady was still sitting in the hospital bed, crying, because she had soiled herself,without anyone having helped her, when I was leaving half an hour later.
And THAT is the reality of the Canadian medical system!
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