To have or not to have Wind Farm?

Approximately 1000 people filled the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate's auditorium as the chief executive of Toronto Hydro, David O'Brian, promised a meeting on Monday. The meeting consisted of deciding against or for the wind farm project that would potentially cover a 26-kilometer span to 2 to 4 kilometers offshore. Some residents involved with this situation, were afraid of the soil being reaped of his natural beauty and property values. On the other hand if this project were to initiate, the job loss in the manufacturing sector of North America would improve and balance. Premier Dalton McGuinty claims the province must become more accepting when matters that involve the future of power generation comes at hand. Toronto Hydro and City Councillor Paul Ainslie's office have discussed before, but still not date has been determined.

Understandably, those who are not in favour of the wind farm are so because of NIMBY (Not In My BackYard)However, it is vital to understand that by taking action and creating the wind farm, it will provide benefit to our society as whole. The immense job loss in North America (manufacturing sector) will be offset and our environment will become a cleaner place. Just as Dalton McGuinty recognizes the major resident concern, "I understand that. But we have some tough choices to make. We need to open up our minds to these possibilities."

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/543359

York strike to change 50,000 students lives

With the York University strike by the 3903 teacher assistants, graduate assistants and contract faculty have unevitably forced the 50,000 York students to change their plans for their lives. As the strike has lasted 14 days already,the majority of the students, particularly fourth year students have begun to plan otherwise for their future years. With the growing time, the chances of plans being distrupted for summer jobs, earning money for their university fees,etc will be higher. "I paid $800 to apply to law school, which would be wasted if I don't get my degree this year," a student said. "This is a big deal."


The fact that unions are able to form is clearly the reason why 50,000 students must sit and wait for the outcome of the strike while their future plans are being ruined. Unions must not be allowed in the general society and the York University strike is the perfect reason and example. Unions are only a selfish group which thrives for their own good and in the process destroys the society and economy, hardly considering the overall outcome. As such, the union in the York strike must be aborted so the 50,000 students can once again return to their studies.




http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/540192

3-year driver curb for youths

Ontario's young drivers have now faced a new legislation of driving. Young drivers now face up to three years of restriction rather than the previous two. Changes of the legislation include zero tolerance of drinking and speeding and a limit of one teenage friend passenger. According to the law just presented today, November 18th, 2008, young drivers with G1 and G2 licenses would be on probation for 18 months rather than 12. G2's advantage is to be able to drive as many passenges that is wanted except for the times between midnight and 5 am. "Teenage drivers are 3 1/2 times more likely to be involved in a fatal collision," said a source familiar with the legislation being introduced by Transportation Minister Jim Bradley.

As the new legislation of driving is introduced to the Ontario society, the list lengthens with the amount of laws imposed for the young drivers. Clearly, teens who are introduced to this new law are not in favour as it restricts their actions and plans.Yet the enforcement of prohibiting drinking and driving will have a significant future benefit. The original high percentage of teen deaths from crashes will ideally decrease and the streets at night will become a safer place.


http://www.rmiia.org/Auto/Teens/Teen_Driving_Statistics.htm
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/538684

Brandon Crisp Found Dead

15-year-old Brandon Crisp ran away from home after his parents confiscated his video games on October 13. A week after, his body was discovered and his death seemed to have been caused by a trauma to the chest, falling out of a tree. As the family recounted the story, Brandon Crisp was addicted to the popular Xbox game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warefare and it was affecting his social life and education. After the parents removed the Xbox console, Brandon threatened to run away. His father, believing he would soon return, helped him pack and let him leave. But Brandon never returned. Many were involved in the search of Brandon Crisp such as his schoolmates and Microsoft. (helped by asking online players on the Xbox)Unfortunately, deer hunters found him dead in a thick forest 2 kilometers from his abandoned bicycle.

Although video and computer games are simply a form of entertainment, there are undoubtfully more of those similar to Brandon whose social life have been broken by games. Brandon Crisp's death unmistakeably represents those who are addicted to games in today's society. But should we blame the parents or kids? The majority of the fault can be found in the parents as the parent's job is to monitor their child's actions out of their own best interest. To have allowed Brandon to go to the extent where his life was a part of the game is mostly his parent's fault for not taking earlier action. Thus, video and computer games can be exposed to children, but it is the parent's montoring that is needed in order to refrain the child's addiction.



http://www.thestar.com/article/531591
http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/536910