Unions Are Out Of Control!

Power to the people, or so the unions say, while taking away people's power. If you are stranded at an airport because of a union strike, you as an individual have no power. You are helpless, caught in the grip of the collectivist movement of a union who doesn't care about you, only about their power, their demands for more money.

"We ask the federal government, in the strongest possible terms, to respect our right to collective bargaining and not intervene unilaterally in this dispute," he said.

But Raitt said union members had exhausted their right to bargain twice already, and rejected the tentative agreements hashed out by the union and Air Canada.
"They've had two kicks at the can on this one," she said.

 So, can the federal government legislate the unions to butt out of the next election? Will the judges "allow" it? Can they bring in legislation that makes union membership voluntary not mandatory? Can they make it so that unions need to reveal their financial statements to the public, just like any corporate entity?

Should public employees even be allowed to be in a union? They are negotiating with a government who pays them with taxpayers money, they have their hands in the taxpayers pockets, and can hold the government of the day and taxpayers as hostages because of the votes they can supposedly deliver. They can also fund special interest groups during an election so they can advertise for or against a certain party.  They make the individual vote a joke. They distort democracy with advocacy. They protest at the drop of the hat. Where do they find the time if they are working soooo hard? Right, thought so.

Unions have helped to lead to the ruin of Europe, especially Greece, and they are on the way to try to do the same thing in Ontario, where unions impacted the election and even in Alberta, they impacted the vote for our Premier.

They are overstepping their mandate, they ignore the wishes of their members, and waste union membership fees in the millions, on political battles. How much like dictators they appear. Union members have no right to opt out. They are told who to vote for. They must appear to agree with the union presidents, whether they do or not. If a member protests the unions behaviour, the likely result is that they get no work. Unions are allowed to automatically take "dues" from the workers, and are not under any restrictions as to how they use that money.

I would like to know how much the union leaders are making. I would like to see their expense accounts. I would like to see how much they have spent on the elections, and what party received their member funded donations.

Air Canada flight attendants can hold us all hostage, but who really needs them? They don't even serve meals anymore, unless you pay for them, so what purpose do they serve? Seriously, who needs them? Unions give them the power to hold individuals hostage, anytime they want. Why don't teachers strike during July and August if they really care about their students? HA!

Unions are out of control. They need to be reminded of their purpose, but I guess they understand, better than us taxpayers, that their mandate has already been achieved, and they have nothing left but political advocacy.  

Unions, Stuck On Stupid!

Edmonton was targeted for the rolling strike of Canada Post workers last week. I didn't even notice it. Do they not realize that they are peeing in their own kennel? Safeway had a strike years ago, we used to shop there all the time, we never shop there now, that's what the strike did for them. Molson workers went on strike in Edmonton, Molson shut the plant down, end of story.

Now, Air Canada is going to strike? Are they serious? Westjet will benefit big time. It's like all the lefties have lost their collective minds. Are all these strikes a show of power against a Conservative government? Are they intent on pushing the government to restructure Air Canada and Canada Post, and hopefully the CBC?

It's really pathetic, the lefties are protesting against the Conservative government because of what lefties THINK the government might do, no evidence required, just stupidity.

Payback For Mandel and His Merry Band of Followers

Payback Mandel, you and you merry band of councilors, rubbed our noses in the closing of the city airport without a vote, then you messed up our chances of keeping the Indy, and now YOU are upset that you can't have your Expo 2017? How does it feel Mandel? You are mad? Well guess what, now you know how some of us Edmontonians feel about getting our faces shoved into the mud!

What is most upsetting is that you would, in typical lefty fashion, blame Rona Ambrose for your failure to sell even Edmontonians on your plan. You never asked us if we wanted this Expo, we didn't. Alberta didn't and now it appears that Canada didn't either. Now can you go back to work and get our streets cleaned and stop supporting far left groups who think it's all about "white privilege". Dang, politicians bug me. Apparently I'm not the only one who feels that way. Check out the comments and video:

Feds reject funding of Edmonton Expo 2017.

Mayor Stephen Mandel is lashing out at the federal government for turning down the city’s Expo 2017 bid funding, prompting the province to declare the effort dead.
“I have never been as mad at anything,” a red-faced Mandel said late Monday.
“(I am) just so disappointed at the lack of vision of the government.”
Of the $2.27 billion the event was expected to cost, the province was to pay around 65% and the federal government would throw in about 25%. The city would cover the remaining 10%.
The bidding process alone was expected to carry a price tag of around $22 million.

 Lack of vision? Look in the mirror Mandel, you and your puppets have no vision, you showed this by closing the city airport. Every major city has more than one airport, but not Edmonton anymore. In 10 years we will be crying about what we used to have, an airport close to downtown. How about we talk about the 34 Ave interchange that is now 500 Million over budget. Get to work for Edmontonians, not your elitist Liberal friends, didn't you already give them an $88 Million art gallery? Isn't that enough slop for the entitled?

Congrats to the feds for realizing that Expo 2017 was going to be a huge money pit for not only Alberta's taxpayer's but also all Canadians would have had to share the pain. I am 100% sure that Alberta MP's (except for ecoNDP-Duncan) listened to us Albertans, and I stand behind their decision to axe the Expo.  I notice Stelmach was quick to jump on the anti-Expo bandwagon when only yesterday he was wailing about no support from the feds. Too bad he didn't have the backbone to tell Mandel NO in the first place. He left it to the feds to shut the money pit down.  Maybe Mandel should stop attacking females.....oh I forgot, that's what lefties do, and they see nothing wrong with it. Mandel should apologize to Rona, but I'm sure she's tough enough to take the criticism, wrong headed as it was. It just made Mandel look like the heartless, intolerant lefty that he is. Lefties and intolerance, a match made in "progressive" heaven.

Photo is of my garage window, it is bone chillingly cold out there.

Given that it is going to be 30 below tonight, I suggest that Mandel go out and find some of those homeless people who need help instead of bleating about an elitist Expo that no one in Alberta or Canada wanted. Blame it on the lefties for yelping too loudly about the cost of the G8/G20. How can they justify the cost of the Expo, given their opposition to the cost of the G8/G20? Anyone? Thought not!

Sometimes It's The Small Things....

That makes your heart sing!

For once Air Canada gets something right for it's customers, or because of it's customers demands!

Air Canada flight idled for Olympic hockey fans

VANCOUVER — Travellers the world over know the pains of flight delays - due to fog, weather, late pilots, or just plain busy airports.

But only in Canada would a flight get delayed for a hockey game.

Air Canada president Calin Rovinescu told a Vancouver business gathering that one of his company's scheduled flights sat on the tarmac as passengers finished watching the men's gold medal match between Canada and the U.S. on the final day of the Olympic Games.

He said travellers on the Montreal-bound flight just couldn't be persuaded to board the plane while play continued.

Instead, they watched the heartstopping hockey game being broadcast on airport departure screens.

Passengers on board Air Canada flights around the world during the Canada-U.S. showdown were kept apprised of the score by the flight crew, who were receiving real-time updates from operations control.

The spirit of the Olympics is not dead, even if our politicians keep trying to kill that feeling with nonsense issues. They can't. It has moved into our hearts and sings through our veins and could be unstoppable. Canada today is not the same Canada as before the Olympics. We are a changed country. A better country.

I admit that I have an addiction to the Olympics. I sit on the edge of my chair and cheer for every Canadian who is competing. I live vicariously through them for 17 or 18 days. I try to reach into the water to push our competitors closer to the finish line. I stop breathing while our athletes are racing around the skating oval and I can see they are within a hundredth of a second to winning. I cheer when they win, and I cry when they try so hard, but don't quite make the podium. They become real for me, and for everyone in Canada. They make us proud, they allow us to shout and wave the flag.

They unite the east and the west, and they make us realize what a wonderful country we live in. Remember to cheer on our paralympic athletes with the same enthusiasm we cheered for our able bodied athletes. Think about the extra effort our paralympic athletes have to go through to achieve their goals.

Sometimes it's the small things, like an Air Canada flight delayed because of a hockey game, that makes your heart sing.

The Vault Has Been Opened!

We finally have our gold medal! Now our athletes can settle in and win more. The vault has been opened and our athletes are ready to grab more gold, silver and bronze.

Canada's Bilodeau wins gold in men's moguls

Alexandre Bilodeau carved his way into Canadian history Sunday at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

The 22-year-old from Rosemère, Que., became the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal at home, finishing first in the men's moguls skiing final at Cypress Mountain.

No Canadians won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and the country was shut out again at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.

Let's enjoy the moment, and all other medals we get.

Those protesters should be locked up until the Olympics are over. They should also be put on watch lists for both Canada and the US. Wouldn't they be surprised to find out that their stupidity has consequences.

Went to the mall today and bought myself some of those Liberal Olympic mitts, too bad they were made in China. The Olympic stuff was flying off the shelves.

Good job Alex, you made Canada very proud! Who's next?

In The Wild West.....

they would have just pulled those teeth, without any pain killers. Pass me the whiskey!

I didn't blog yesterday because I was on an adventure! I flew from Edmonton to Vancouver to Kelowna, for $99 round trip,(not including taxes). Tuesday I spent all morning in the dentists chair getting 7 teeth temporarily capped and one filled. I spend the afternoon trying to talk and get the feeling back into my nose! My sister took me to lunch, HA!!! even with a straw I couldn't drink without drooling down my shirt. This is one adventure I do not want to repeat!! Now when I tell my boys to brush their teeth, they do it!

I must admit even my temporary teeth look great, now that the freezing is gone and I can actually lift my lips enough to see them without drooling. Did I mention that dentists aren't on my top ten list?

Anyways, BC weather is even worse than Alberta weather, in the 2 hours I was in Vancouver it went from cold, to cold and rainy, to five minutes of sun, and then back to rain. I flew Air Canada, and the flights both to and from Edmonton to Vancouver were less than half full, I had three seats all to myself both times! No wonder Air Canada is losing money, the ticket prices paid, would not have even come close to covering the fuel, and personnel needed for the flight. Three flight attendants to hand out one pack of peanut free treats and a drink, just seems to be a huge waste.

I get to repeat the process in two weeks to get my permanent caps, lucky me!

In the wild west, I would have been a toothless old hag with my well worn gums chew with, so maybe technology isn't so bad. Now I am off to check on the latest scandals to see if I missed anything juicy.