This past summer, we saw the strike of Canada Post. It spread nationwide until the federal government passed legislation forcing the postal workers to return to work. Reading the Fraser Forum, a magazine published by the Fraser Institute, an article believes it would be at the best interest of Canadians to privatize Canada Post. They have researched and conclude that privatizing would open up all postal services to competition. Evidence shows that private forms usually outdo their public sector counterparts. A real world example from New Zealand, proves an increase of profit, speedy delivery, and increase on time delivery. Univeristy of Toronto professor, Edward Iacobucci, and his colleagues conclude that efficiency gains and improvements in service quality.The rest of the article explains other reasons why privatizing is a good idea.

The article is very persuasive but the idea to privatize seems too good to be real. There must be some negative side effects. I think a lot of money would go into privatizing, which could be spent else where, and also their would be cuts in workers. Though privatization may be beneficial to consumers, the people behind Canada Post would suffer.

I love the British Royals. They do great things for charity. I enjoy the fantasy of monarchy. Others think otherwise.

This blog post makes it clear that its author is against the Royals, in the sense that they received funding. The British taxpayers’ money goes towards the Head of State expenditure aka the Queen. He just speaks about the negative attributes. I’d agree they shouldn’t recieve funding if they acted indifference. But they don’t. They serve for the armed forces, support charities, and are global leaders. They create global connections with the world. We pay our government, don’t we? Their financial reports show a decrease from last year, though it still seems high.

A BBC blog post is similar, with comments about feelings towards the Monarchy. It is interesting how ranged the comments are and how heated the debate got. Some believe there is a boost in tourism. People find it wasteful and that the monarchy system is dead. Blogs like this are great for sparking debate.

Will and Kate asked  for donations to be made to charities versus wedding gifts. When they are in power, they will  modernize the Monarchy and put the taxpayer’s money to strong use.