Reflections of an unrepentant conservative http://josephbenami.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:24:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://josephbenami.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://josephbenami.com Reflections of an unrepentant conservative http://josephbenami.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=34 Canadian law with regard to unions and workers’ rights is sharply different from that of other western nations. Forcing workers to join a union as a condition of their employment is prohibited by law in most, and those individuals who exercise their right not to join a union are either exempted from paying union dues altogether, or they are entitled to a reduction in their dues in recognition of the fact that unions often spend money on activities from which they derive no benefit, or causes with which they disagree. Columns & Essays - Columns & Essays Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:01:23 +0100 http://josephbenami.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=125&Itemid=34 It has been several weeks since the book The Armageddon Factor was released, igniting a storm of controversy that author Marci McDonald says she neither intended, nor anticipated. Perhaps so, but one gets the feeling that she’s not entirely unhappy with the attention. What really bothers her, she says, is the invective that has been directed her way since the book’s publication. Now she’s fighting back…and she’s using me to do so. Columns & Essays - Columns & Essays Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:40:59 +0100 http://josephbenami.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=124&Itemid=34 At a recent meeting of G8 Ministers in Halifax, Bev Oda put to rest weeks of speculation by announcing that Canada would definitely not be funding programs that promote or perform abortions as part of its contribution to the proposed Maternal Health Initiative in developing countries. Judging by the reaction of some in the media, one would think the Conservatives were planning to ban food shipments to victims of famine. In fact, the decision makes good sense. Columns & Essays - Columns & Essays Fri, 07 May 2010 09:32:40 +0100