Recent content by Pheroze

Because it’s illegal ……… Yep. Sorta. Anyone aiding or abetting suicide is subject to criminal prosecution But seriously, I don’t understand it. My cynical belief is that it is a lot cheaper to kill someone than provide them with the support a death with dignity requires. Also, medicine is...

What a crazy country we have become. Rev. Jim Jones would be so proud https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/03/ontario-court-denies-toronto-womans-motion-to-apply-for-maid-for-mental-illness/

I dunno guys. I have this recurring vision of @Big_Easy sitting in a swank restaurant; one that has a good following of locals wearing sneakers with no socks. He is laughing as he regales his friends with stories of getting on this hunting website - a real nest of right-wing gun nuts- and how he...

I can’t comment on his actions from a military perspective, however, he fails as a man. Any adult that mocks online an adolescent for choosing to join the cadets is a failure as a man, never mind someone in his position. There is just something so viscerally offensive about watching a man in his...

The newly enacted bits of wonder, like the Alternative Minimum Tax, have completely screwed my retirement planning. From what I can tell, all of my tax planning was for naught, and everything, capital gains and income, will be taxed at the highest marginal rate. I am consulting with folks who...

That must have sucked! Dam. I also have found that some of the nuances of the tax code have a weird way of punishing you for making money. I am somewhat encouraged that it isn’t a phenomenon unique to north of the 49th parallel

This fellow is a First Nations Chief and a fantastic journalist. There is a lot more in this than CBC stuff. Particularly, there is an interesting discussion about marriage, and fatherless families at about the 1 hour mark and its role in Hip Hop culture. I hope people like Aaron Pete get support.

I am going to tell you my honest belief - I grew up in the 70s and 80s. Was there, and is there now, racist, sexist and elitist people? Absolutely. It got rather stuffy in the 80s with the previous generation (joke! Sort of). We were crude about it, had stupid jokes, watched Mel Brooks movies...

Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell leap to mind easily. That wasn’t even difficult (except for recalling how to spell Ms. Rice’s name. I apologize)

I believe these two quotes contradict each other. Bureaucracies have caused enormous pain and suffering, all of it lacking malicious intent. It’s well meaning people like you and me, working to a common laudable purpose that run over entire groups of individuals. See my notes about First Nations...

Thank you for that response. I absolutely agree that there are a lot of dynamics that contribute to success or failure. I struggle with the idea that the state has a role in creating success. I do believe it has a role in protecting the vulnerable and enforcing rules. But, more than that scares...

You are clearly educated. From your posts I understand that you have worked your way up from some level of poverty. You are married and you run several businesses with your wife. It seems that you have prospered in your country and maintain a healthy social life. I suspect that this probably...

Executing the condemned in the Inuit historical accounts I read was performed by the family of the condemned person. Now that’s accountability.

I think close to 100% of the people I represented who were being involuntarily committed and treated were on drugs. But, they often resorted to drugs to self medicate, not to enjoy. In a way they were trying to find a solution to their problem. Their mental health issues often resulted in a...