Should we in Canada care? Does it affect us?
Well yes and no. It doesn’t really affect you (unless you’re travelling to a national park) – but it is good to pay a bit of attention to it.
But in reality it is interesting to see how this is playing out, the causes, and the effects. It is really coming off as a bit of a child’s game.
The flood may be old news, but the RCMP gun seizure in high river is still an ongoing concern.
Essentially, the story is that police were going door-to-door during the High River, Alberta floods in June of 2013. They say it was to search for possible victims, injured people, elderly, and other people requiring help. However, when they were in the houses, any firearms they saw improperly stored (their interpretation) they seized for “safe keeping”.
This website is focused on Canada and how Canadians and our friends can increase their personal liberty. In Canada, we have a lot of media influence coming up from the USA. It is so bad, in fact, that many Canadians follow the US presidential election more closely that any Canadian Federal Election – and I think that’s a bad thing.
However, there is a lot you can learn from our friends to the south and I recommend you be on the lookout for these things. Listening to Dr.Ron Paul speak is exactly one of these things. He has the most level headed approach & ideas of any mainstream politician.
Here I would like to share the video of him of his appearance on Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show this past Friday 26/Sept/2013
Ron Paul – Tonight Show with Jay Leno 9/26/13 by RonPaulFriends
Some are new, some are from the archive – but all caught my eye for the weekend. Get in all four, but aim for the six.
For many of us, the weekend is our time of freedom. Sure we have small amounts of time during the week to cook, exercise, spend time with loved ones, and relax. But Friday night through Sunday night is our time to really get things done.
Use the weekend wisely and you will be well on your way to personal sovereignty. Use it poorly and you are at least one more week behind your goals.
There are only four situations that I can condone the use of debt:
It is very difficult to just show up and pay cash for a home, especially as a first-time buyer. However, you do not want to be over leveraged and end up underwater with the loan if housing prices ever take a dive. I recommend the 20% downpayment, or at least enough to be sure that you do not have to buy mortgage insurance. Also, be sure that you could handle a raise in interest rates if you intend to take a variable rate mortgage.
I highly recommend that you listen to podcasts whenever you doing something that allows you to. Turn your daily commute into ‘Drivetime University’, listen while cooking or doing dishes, and definitely turn your workouts into podcast time. With time, you will learn which podcast tends to be best for what activity.
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You can only learn so much from YouTube, movies, video games, and websites. This is especially true when it comes to firearms. When learning to fire guns and rifles, nothing can replace experience and professional instruction. Putting rounds downrange with your own finger on the trigger is the best way to learn – then supplement with books, online courses, and even quality YouTube Channels.
This past weekend I decided to head off to the indoor shooting range in our city. This gave me the opportunity to get familiar with and try out various handguns, shotguns, and even some carbines. Whether you are just getting started with shooting and aren’t sure it’s for you, or maybe you are just trying to decide between a few different weapons for your next purchase – a trip to a gun range is likely the right move for you. Continue reading
I grew up on a farm in the country, spending my early summers in the bush or by the creek: building forts and catching frogs, snakes, or crayfish. Later, when I was a bit older, I spent a lot of time working in the garden, doing chores with the chickens & livestock, throwing hay bales, and working on our machinery and vehicles. This is how I spent my youth up until I was 19 and went away to university.
One of the most patriotic things you can do is reducing your taxes. Yes I mean that – let me explain: This prevents the tax revenue from growing as fast and helps to prevent the various governments from getting as much of a taste of your money as possible. Because once they taste it they will never let it go, and will deploy this money into more wasteful programs. Wasteful spending can’t grow as fast if the tax base doesn’t. See, I like my logic.
Political contributions are a decent way to reduce your taxes. But of course you do have to have a particular political party that you support and it is real money that you are giving.
I have some more research to do on this topic, but it appears that you can contribute a few hundred dollars each year and receive a decent tax credit.
Some links that I have used for research: