Archive for June, 2006
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
I deal with it when I go to heaven
While I was in Victoria for a conference, a group of us walked to China Town for dinner. I was the only Chinese in the group. They asked me to order some authentic Chinese food. I was glad to comply. I asked any of them had any food allergy like shellfish or nuts. They were [...]
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
More regulations
We love to be regulated. That is what the government thinks we need. Starting this Saturday, the gas price will be regulated by the government. This is another attempt the Conservatives impose on this province. The rural gas station operators would not like competition. They have the political clout to impose price regulation. The government [...]
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
No Sunday Shopping in Nova Scotia
The newly minted Nova Scotia government issued a new regulation to forbid Sunday shopping. Nova Scotia is the one and only jurisdiction in North America that does not allow stores to open on Sunday. However, the Retail Business Uniform Closing Day Act has loopholes that can let a truck drive through. Shops with retail space [...]
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
In defence of a Grade 11 Exam Question
It is a delight to read in today’s Peter Duffy’s Column on “In defence of a Grade 11 exam question”. Duffy has the courage to even write about the issue and not condemn the teacher. This is a rare occurrence when a columnist wrote something to support a teacher who asked an optional question about [...]
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Friday, June 23rd, 2006
Cannot please everyone
Finally, the Canadian government officially apologized the “head tax” that imposed on Chinese immigrants between 1885 to 1923. The former Liberal governments under Trudeau, Chrétien and PC governments under Clarke and Mulroney did nothing. I am glad that the Harper government finally has the courage to redress the government policy of discrimination. Just like anything [...]
