Free Talk Live - canada

4/20 bankrolled by B.C. lottery winner Bob Erb

rockasoo — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:37:57 +0000

As the pungent scent of marijuana wafts over communities across Canada to mark 420 Day on Saturday, Bob Erb will be smiling. Erb — yes, that's his real name — is the B.C. man who won a $25-million Lotto Max …

‘Not every opinion is valid’: Free speech wall torn down

JayEarth — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:59:35 +0000

I think that this story speaks for itself, but this is another story highlighting an attack against free speech at Universities. I recently graduated from Carleton University and I wish I could say that these kind of events were rare. This piece has many priceless quotes including “Only someone who had gone to university could write something so utterly stupid,” referring to the public explanation given by the individual who tore down the free speech wall.

Much more in the news article itself, but you have to read it to believe it.

Don't believe we are living in a police state?

rmyofme — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:14:39 +0000

"We don't need any grounds. We're the United States" Listen in to this experience, at the border, by two Canadian citizens coming to the US to simply go shopping.

Requiem For A Penny: Canada Kills The Cent, Will USA Follow?

ZEUSLGN — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:04:51 +0000

It's the end of the line for Canada's humble penny. The government has decided the lowest denomination coin is more trouble than it's worth, so the Royal Canadian Mint will stop distributing the penny this fall. "It costs taxpayers a penny-and-a-half every time we make one. We will, therefore, stop making them.", said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

When police mishandle guns vs. when you do

Pep — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:05:47 +0000

Police Chief leaves loaded service pistol under the seat of his car in the garage. It is discovered during a search for missing riot gear. He has been reprimanded.

Small egg producers in PEI are getting squeezed.

Pep — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:26:14 +0000

A health food store in PEI Canada is getting leaned on for selling non government approved eggs. This is part of a campaign to put small producers out of business. Last year a B&B was leaned on for serving non-graded eggs to customers. And shortly before that there was a move afoot to change the size of flocks that would fall under health regulations, from 300 to 50.

The health food store proprietors have chosen disobedience by selling the cartons and giving the eggs away for free. It takes guts to do something like this in a region where government spends 62% of gdp.

Why bad laws are good

Arsenic — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:27:41 +0000

Bad laws created by the government actually can help people make more money by going to the black market. Imagine that