Quote of the Day: “I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it’s possible.” Milton Friedman
The Editorial today talks about the recent articles in the Globe and Mail “…citing secret Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents, has reported that the Chinese government took deliberate steps to target specific ridings.” The GM report specifically mentions Chinese officials here in Canada, bussing Chinese students to a Liberal nomination meeting to make sure a specific person was the candidate for the riding. The Editorial suggests: “Getting answers will require making public secret intelligence that bureaucrats are no doubt loathe to disclose. We think the imperative to maintain faith in our electoral system and our democratic institutions trumps the secrecy argument. The goal should be to more fully disclose the interference seen in past elections, determine what actions are merited in response, and take steps to shore up the process to better protect future votes.” They want Trudeau to call a public inquiry into foreign interference in our past and potential future elections. Fairly good Editorial. On the other hand, Liberal Party hack Geoffrey Stevens, also on the Opinion Page talks about this issue and tells us: “On balance, I’ll go with much ado about nearly nothing.” *cough*
On the Insight Page today we have an op-ed column by David Clement and Colin Craig who completely express my views (that I’ve mentioned various times in this space) on the high and unnecessary cost of cartels within Canada’s various supply management systems. They specifically mention chicken, turkey, eggs, milk and other dairy products as well as airline fares and cell phone prices. Agreed!!!