All the ways to rip us off

A few months ago, the all mighty Quebec transport ministry decided to make it illegal to drive and speak on a handheld phone. People bitched and cried but nothing came of it, as usual we sheepishly accepted it and moved on, onto the store that is, to purchase hands free apparatus for use in the car.

At the same time they made it a requirement for all passenger cars registered in Quebec to be sporting winter tyres between November 15 and April 1st (I think, not too sure of the dates) so again, the people bitched and cried but nothing came of it, as usual we sheepishly accepted it and moved on, to the tyre shop this time.

Now, just yesterday on the telly they showed a bit where some police cruisers are now equipped with intelligent cameras to look at cars, analyze their license plates and immediately report an unpaid registration to the police officer, and thereby give him reason to issue a ticket (it's a 600$) ticket.

This is little more that a cash grab.

Furthermore, as of apparently this fall, they will install photo radars in unspecified spots, apparently to slow down traffic.

I'm not too sure about the slowing down traffic bit. In essence it looks like another cash grab, I mean, how else will they pay the contractors who are being commissioned to rebuild the roads, overpasses and bridges?

I drove to Ottawa yesterday, it was rainy in the morning but the weather soon cleared up and I drove back to Quebec with the soft top down, leisurely taking the time to admire the decor. The roads in Ontario are much much better overall than in Quebec. In fact I wanted to film the transition between Ontario and Quebec on the way back. It's like getting out of your driveway (Ontario) and onto an unpaved road (Quebec).

They also have a lot of cows OUTSIDE of parliament, in their proper place, the pasture. Unlike in Quebec, their cows are not elected to become ministers in charge of doing fuck-all.

It's obvious that they're spending their money properly.

Also their taxes are lower.

In Ontario, gasoline at the pump was 1.20$/l versus 1.35$/l across the Quebec border.

I didn't, but I so wanted to just go visit a clinic or a hospital, have them check out a growth I've had on my leg for the past few years. I never had it checked out by my doctor because he's a complete idiot and I'd be afraid he'd mess it up like he messed up my wife, and previous to that, my other leg.

I wonder if I shouldn't go visit their clinics when I return from my upcoming vacations in a month or so. That'll be a sight.

In the mean time, I'll take a look, just for fun, at what the employment is like. I don't want to move, but at the same time, my ass is starting to hurt from being fucked over with an open umbrella.