Quote of the Day: “Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.” Walter E. Williams
I really didn’t like John Milloy when he was a member of the provincial legislature under Dalton McGuinty – and I really didn’t like him when he was under Kathleen Wynne. But he is out of politics now and currently the Director at the Centre for Public Ethics at Martin Luther University College – affiliated with WLU. He has written a couple of op-eds for TheRecord that I can remember over the last year or so. Each one, I’ve found to be thought provoking and a pleasure to read. His column today is exactly that. He talks about the proposed federal legislation that expands the boundaries of assisted suicide. He doesn’t really take a side – he just lays out the facts. Well worth the 2 minute read.
I’ve always wondered just how many Letters to the Editor TheRecord gets every day? I’ve always wondered just why TheRecord prints only the stupid Letters to the Editor every day? Take the two LTTE today. Some guys from Baden suggests that the province could save money by not funding Catholic schools. I guess people in Baden (well, at least one person in Baden) never heard of the BNA Act or read anything about the Canadian Constitution. Oh well. The other LTTE is from some clergy type person who tries to use a Bible verse to criticize COVID lock down protesters. Really, Reverend? Don’t you have other more pressing issues to preach about instead of condemning a couple dozen people who are protesting the destruction of tens of thousands of businesses across the country? I guess not…
So what is Graeme MacKay ever going to do when President Trump leaves the White House? Who cares.
Walter E. Williams has died. Ever since I can remember, I have read, enjoyed and learned from his great columns on economics and life in general. Here are some of the tributes to him:
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/02/never-forget-the-great-walter-e-williams/
https://www.creators.com/read/thomas-sowell/12/20/walter-e-williams-1936-2020
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/walter-e-williams-r-i-p/
https://reason.com/2020/12/02/i-just-do-my-own-thing-walter-williams-rip/