Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2009
Life's little surprises!
This morning when I woke up, I checked my bank account to make sure I have enough to cover rent, which is coming up in a few days, and I magically find a $56.00 deposit from the Government. Thank you Government, you have now given me a bit of cash to get me by until my EI kicks in, if it ever does....oh and thank you Government, for making me wait over 4 weeks and counting to potentially get EI benefits that I have paid into for 10 years and never claimed....Give me my money, biatch!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
WTF?
Man nailed for smoking in car
But cop watches as 15-year-old passenger lights up
By PETE FISHER, SUN MEDIA
Cop predicts people will 'snap' under new smoking law
PORT HOPE -- A Port Hope man is the second person in Ontario charged under a new law that prohibits smoking in vehicles carrying children.
And while the 20-year-old man was waiting to be issued his ticket after being pulled over yesterday, his 15-year-old female passenger got out of the vehicle and lit up a cigarette.
Port Hope Police Const. Tammie Hartford said she could only watch in frustration as the 15-year-old smoked.
"She was the reason why I pulled the vehicle over," she said. "She was under the age (of 16)."
Under provincial law, it's only illegal to sell or supply cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19, but there's no law prohibiting a person under 19 from smoking.
Hartford noticed the vehicle travelling on Victoria St. N.
There were four people in the vehicle and she said she recognized one as being under the age of 16.
Hartford said she saw the driver smoking and watched him flick the ashes out twice before pulling the car over.
Under the new Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act 2008, which came into effect on Jan. 21, smoking is prohibited in a motor vehicle with persons under the age of 16.
The fine, a provincial offence, carries a $125 ticket, plus court costs that drive the total up to $155. If a person fights the fine in court and loses, the fine can jump to $250.
The new rules are part of an effort to protect children from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.
Two weeks ago, a 53-year-old Kingston man was the first person in the province to be charged.
Officers were stopping vehicles at a roadside spot check in Napanee looking for drunk drivers when they discovered a man smoking with a child in the rear seat.
Although I agree that people shouldn't smoke in the car when a child is present, I don't agree that the government and the police have the right to get involved. This is madness.
But cop watches as 15-year-old passenger lights up
By PETE FISHER, SUN MEDIA
Cop predicts people will 'snap' under new smoking law
PORT HOPE -- A Port Hope man is the second person in Ontario charged under a new law that prohibits smoking in vehicles carrying children.
And while the 20-year-old man was waiting to be issued his ticket after being pulled over yesterday, his 15-year-old female passenger got out of the vehicle and lit up a cigarette.
Port Hope Police Const. Tammie Hartford said she could only watch in frustration as the 15-year-old smoked.
"She was the reason why I pulled the vehicle over," she said. "She was under the age (of 16)."
Under provincial law, it's only illegal to sell or supply cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19, but there's no law prohibiting a person under 19 from smoking.
Hartford noticed the vehicle travelling on Victoria St. N.
There were four people in the vehicle and she said she recognized one as being under the age of 16.
Hartford said she saw the driver smoking and watched him flick the ashes out twice before pulling the car over.
Under the new Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act 2008, which came into effect on Jan. 21, smoking is prohibited in a motor vehicle with persons under the age of 16.
The fine, a provincial offence, carries a $125 ticket, plus court costs that drive the total up to $155. If a person fights the fine in court and loses, the fine can jump to $250.
The new rules are part of an effort to protect children from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.
Two weeks ago, a 53-year-old Kingston man was the first person in the province to be charged.
Officers were stopping vehicles at a roadside spot check in Napanee looking for drunk drivers when they discovered a man smoking with a child in the rear seat.
Although I agree that people shouldn't smoke in the car when a child is present, I don't agree that the government and the police have the right to get involved. This is madness.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Rally for Canada - Calgary
So I went to the Anti-Coalition Rally at City Hall in Calgary today, we kinda showed up an hour after it started, I guess it was busier for the first hour, 2500 people showed up.
Here are some pics!
Nicky poo taking pictures
Some people and an old truck
People
This was aweosme, across the street from city hall there are some statues, and when the rally was over, people left their signs with the statues, so they could have their say!
Just havin' a cup of tea!
Love it, the sign on the right, was from this little girl, it says, Coalition, Shmoalition. Love it!
Some people.
The statues, again!
This was the cutest pup ever, a dude scared him away just as I was taking the picture, his sign says, "Has democracy gone to the dogs?? He was pretty cute.
Love the masks, awesome!
Here are some pics!
Nicky poo taking pictures
Some people and an old truck
People
This was aweosme, across the street from city hall there are some statues, and when the rally was over, people left their signs with the statues, so they could have their say!
Just havin' a cup of tea!
Love it, the sign on the right, was from this little girl, it says, Coalition, Shmoalition. Love it!
Some people.
The statues, again!
This was the cutest pup ever, a dude scared him away just as I was taking the picture, his sign says, "Has democracy gone to the dogs?? He was pretty cute.
Love the masks, awesome!Just a day in the life!
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