Disgusting ingratitude

So, Dennis Shapovalov, Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil and Eugenie Bouchard have all moved their official residences to other countries such as Monaco and the Bahamas.  Why?  To dodge taxes, of course.  I find that disgusting.  All raised in Canada and supported by Tennis "Canada", they have now just buggered off to stash money. 

This was in an opinion piece in today's 'Calgary Herald', written by an economics' professor who says what I always say:  You have to pay your taxes!  And the stupidity of Tennis "Canada" is that it still lists each on the roster as "Canadians".  They even play Davis Cup for Canada, for Gawd's sake!  They should not be permitted to, but they will.  (I regret travelling to Edmonton last year to pay money to see Shapovalov play in Davis Cup because that just put more money into his dishonest jeans.)

What's culturally significant is that three of these "Canadians" are Eastern European -- notorious people when it comes to financial matters.  (I know; we used to profile all ethnics when I worked for RevCan, although we would never admit it.)  Bouchard is a French Canadian -- all separatists under the hood, as my good Montreal friend Richard says.  (See, "Another Botch up", Nov. 13, 2018)

And speaking of ingratitude and entitlement, there was a little story buried at the bottom on page A-11 in today's 'Globe and Mail' about how $550 million has been earmarked by B.C. to build 1,143 homes -- both on- and off-reserve -- for natives.  What!!??!!??!!  Why are Canadians giving money to natives to build homes when they already get tossed billions every year!!???  And why are they not expected to pay for the own houses, like the rest of us, when they move off-reserve?!?!  I don't get any of it, but then that file remains a baffling mystery to me.  The clue that we are being ripped off is that the native leaders, "welcomed and praised" the plan.  And the ridiculous part is that usually money is thrown around to buy votes, but natives don't even vote!  And regardless of who the government is, they will get their billions.

Well, of course the leaders love the plan because it's "...money for nothing and your chicks for free".

On another effed up file, postal workers have been -- or will shortly be -- legislated back to work.  There's another good article in 'The Herald' by Ian Lee, of Carleton's Sprott School, pointing out that postal workers get paid 66% more for delivering ever-diminishing mail than workers doing the same work in the private sector.  And they're still not happy!  Were I Trudeau, I would immediately fire Canada Post's CEO, Jessica McDonald, and Minister Patty Haidu (sp?) for allowing this mess to go on for more than a year without resolution.  But, as an avowed "feminist", Trudeau will not do this.  There was absolutely no reason to have to legislate this.  When that happens, it is a failure by management -- regardless of how inept the union is.

We are an absolutely effed up country, sorry to say.