It's not just the unions that are costing jobs, it's the high-level bureaucracy that continually make horrible and costly decisions, it's the costly projects that never get finished because someone new is in charge and wants to go in a different direction.
 
Because of government waste, some good people (yes, I said good people) are going to lose their jobs because of it.

Sorry, couldn't resist... 

Oh ya, the fine system in the NHL is a joke.  These guys can spend that much on lunch and not bat an eye.  Even to fine a rookie this much in his first game is a joke.  It should be percentage-based.  Isn't $2,500 the maximum a player can be fined?  That's a joke considering a coach can get nailed for $10,000 after insulting the officiating of a game.

My stance on public sector jobs is simple.

Those working in the public sector should not get top dollar value as in return they get job security and benefits that are not so common in the private sector.  But thanks to the unions that was not enough, they wanted to get their members the top dollars as well and that has helped put them in the mess everything is in.  Departments spend money just so that they do not loose anything from their budgets, because any dollar not spent at the end of the year is obviously not needed, and therefore the budget is reduced, but we can't let that happen can we? 

I have had co-workers leave the firm I work at to work in the justice department, they simply have no work to do yet the government keeps hiring new people to fill these unneeded positions just so that they can keep their annual budgets in tact.

The have exceeded my expectations too.  Hard to find anyone that expected Ottawa to be in the playoffs this year!Thanks.  I don't know why more people don't think that way either.  I guess they are to caught up in the hype of the big box stores.   If I have a choice between a local small retailer and a big box store, I choose the small local retailer every time.  Yes sometimes it costs me a little more, but when I go back the staff at the store often remember me by name. 

Off topic here I know, but does anyone know what the quality of Devinci bicycles is like?

http://www.devinci.com/home.html

I'm looking for a bike and finding ones engineered and built here in Canada does not leave along list.  Devinci's are engineered and manufactured in Chicoutimi, but I know nothing of their quality or reputation.

Now that they have clinched a playoff spot, hell yes I'm ready to celebrate! 

Maybe there was breast milk in the bottle? Not every mother can supply enough and you do what you need to do.  This is just asinine.

Many years ago before the internet this crap would have been tossed out and onto the editing floor, but now days with so much garbage news sites and publicity outlets these idiots will eventually get their moronic point of view out there if they try hard enough.

Meet the Fockers... one of my all time fav movies....