DUH, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT OUR CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO

Written by Paul Fromm

Wednesday, 06 July 2011 05:33

DUH, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT OUR CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO Paul Fromm Port Credit, ON., PH: 905-274-3868 July 1, 2011 The Mississauga News. 3145 Wolfdale Rd., Mississauga, ON. L5C 3A9 For Publication Dear Sir: Re: “Metroland Special Report: Race is on to keep up with new arrivals” (Mississauga News, June 30-July 6, 2011), I read the headline about this region’s surging population. Especially powerful was this: “It’s bad enough we can’t maintain, repair and renew our existing infrastructure. But there’s more coming at us. It’s already costing us hundreds of millions to try to fix what’s needed now. But, an increasing population means more stress. What communities are facing over the next decades includes costs well into the billions and no funds.” Exactly! Yet, nowhere in the article is there mention of the major cause of “this region’s surging population.” It’s the federal government’s destructive policy of mass immigration! The region has chronic traffic gridlock, we have high unemployment (officially 7.4 per cent but actually over 10%), but still our Immigration Minister brought in over 285,000 newcomers last year and is determined to retain our status as the largest per capita immigrant receiving nation in the developed world. Immigration is the major cause of this region’s helter skelter growth. The “surging population” is not something like winter snow: we can’t do anything about it. It is the result of foolish policy. With high unemployment, there is no justification for any immigration at the present time. A just released report from the Fraser Institute written by Herb Grubel, professor emeritus in economics at Simon Fraser University, exposes the financial catastrophe of the immigration policies of the past 30 years. Grubel finds that the cohort that came here from 1987-2004 are doing poorly, earning just 72% of what Canadians earn and paying just 56% of what Canadians pay in taxes. The net result (tax benefits consumed, through medicare, welfare, public housing, etc., less taxes paid) is that these immigrants cost Canadians over $6,000 each per year and cost the Canadian treasury over $25-billion a year. Not a very good deal for Canada, is it? Paul Fromm _____________________________ Unsubscribe / Change Profile: http://ymlp40.net/u.php?id=gmjhqsqgsgbbqgbw Powered by YourMailingListProvider

 

DUH, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT OUR CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO

Written by Paul Fromm

Wednesday, 06 July 2011 00:21

DUH, WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT OUR CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO Paul Fromm Port Credit, ON., PH: 905-274-3868 July 1, 2011 The Mississauga News. 3145 Wolfdale Rd., Mississauga, ON. L5C 3A9 *For Publication*** Dear Sir: Re: “Metroland Special Report: Race is on to keep up with new arrivals” (*Mississauga News*, June 30-July 6, 2011), I read the headline about this region’s surging population. Especially powerful was this: “It’s bad enough we can’t maintain, repair and renew our existing infrastructure. But there’s more coming at us. It’s already costing us hundreds of millions to try to fix what’s needed now. But, an increasing population means more stress. What communities are facing over the next decades includes costs well into the billions and no funds.” Exactly! Yet, nowhere in the article is there mention of the major cause of “this region’s surging population.” It’s the federal government’s destructive policy of mass immigration! The region has chronic traffic gridlock, we have high unemployment (officially 7.4 per cent but actually over 10%), but still our Immigration Minister brought in over 285,000 newcomers last year and is determined to retain our status as the largest per capita immigrant receiving nation in the developed world. Immigration is the major cause of this region’s helter skelter growth. The “surging population” is not something like winter snow: we can’t do anything about it. It is the result of foolish policy. With high unemployment, there is no justification for any immigration at the present time. A just released report from the Fraser Institute written by Herb Grubel, professor emeritus in economics at Simon Fraser University, exposes the financial catastrophe of the immigration policies of the past 30 years. Grubel finds that the cohort that came here from 1987-2004 are doing poorly, earning just 72% of what Canadians earn and paying just 56% of what Canadians pay in taxes. The net result (tax benefits consumed, through medicare, welfare, public housing, etc., less taxes paid) is that these immigrants cost Canadians over $6,000 each per year and cost the Canadian treasury over $25-billion a year. No a very good deal for Canada, is it? Paul Fromm

 

COMPLAINT TO TIM HORTON'S ABOUT MIXED RACE COUPLE TV AD

Written by Paul Fromm

Tuesday, 05 July 2011 05:01

COMPLAINT TO TIM HORTON'S ABOUT MIXED RACE COUPLE TV AD Canada First Immigration Reform Committee, P.O. Box 332, Rexdale, ON., M9W 5L3 PH: 905-274-3868 Tim Hortons Investor Relations 874 Sinclair Road Oakville, Ontario L6K 2Y1 Phone: 905.339.6186 Email: [email protected] June 30, 2011 Dear Sirs: I have been a shareholder in Tim Horton’s for more than 10 years and enjoy the company’s products on a regular basis. I am writing out of concern with the current television ad for Tim Horton’s that is being widely shown. The ad features two couples driving off for a motor vacation. One will follow the other. They’re a bit concerned they may get separated or lost. So, they agree to rendezvous at the next Tim Horton’s. The concept is cute and appealing and emphasizes that Tim Horton’s outlets are almost everywhere. Now, here’s my problem. The couples are supposed to be “everyman” Canadians. The first couple is a brunette man with a brunette woman. The second couple is a blonde woman with a Negro male. While there are interracial couples in Canada, statistically such relationships are infrequent. Many ethnic and religious groups strongly disapprove of relationships outside the group. The inclusion of the mixed race couple is gratuitous and, to many people, offensive. It also has absolutely nothing to do with the name recognition or good feeling the ad should be trying to create for the Tim Horton’s brand. A CBC News report (January 15, 2007) noted: “According to Statistics Canada, interracial couples made up 3%, or 452,000, of Canada's married or common-law couples in 2001 -- that's up 35% since 1991. But while the majority of respondents had no problem dealing with a taxi driver, doctor, supervisor or neighbour of another ethnicity, their response was markedly different when asked how they would feel if their child were to intermarry. Sixteen percent say it would depend on the race, and 9 % said they would react negatively.” The inclusion of the mixed race couple is preachy and verges on relationship advocacy, which is certainly not Tim Horton’s role. Hoping that you will withdraw or re-cast this ad, I remain, Your loyal customer and interested shareholder, Paul Fromm _____________________________ Unsubscribe / Change Profile: http://ymlp134.net/u.php?id=gmjhqsqgsgbbqgbb Powered by YourMailingListProvider