I was all in a huff about something and I still am but in the spirit of posting something to tickle the humour muscles from time to time, please check out this important broadcast explaining why it is that homosexuals should not serve in the American military.  I personally find the basis of this position to be quite compelling.

Tip o’ the hat to The Gay White North.

Well boy am I ever royally pissed.  As a libertarian, I get testy when I’m told I have to pay for doing things that normally should just be a fact of life, payment or no.  Paying for a driver’s license for instance seems ridiculous to me.  It’s unreasonable for a governing body to first implement a requirement of the citizenry and then after that, demand payment for complying with the requirement.  Drivers license renewals should be free in other words and registration should be the same.  Well it actually simply shouldn’t even exist in my opinion but that’s not a widely shared opinion.

When I bought my truck, I understood the need to register for a GST number and by registering for my GST number, I received a business number as well.  I own a truck and I’m registered.  good to go right?  Well it appears as though the province wants me to register with them as well.  I figured that’s ok.  Good enough.  They want to know I exist and keep track of what I’m doing.  It’s stupid as all get out but hey, it’s not bothering me much.  So I decided to find out how to register with the province…and then my face went red.

The province wants $105.00 from me just to register my business?  Well frankly, they get a big fuck off from me and yes I’m sorry for the language but this is frankly downright infuriating and incredibly small minded to boot.  With all due respect (and there is very little due) I’m not going to pay anyone $105.00 just to let them know I’m doing business in their jurisdiction.  I’ll be happy to tell them I’m doing business and I’ll be happy to tell them the nature of my business but they don’t get me to pay them just to tell them.

If registration were free (and not to mention a little simpler for goodness sake!) as it is with the federal government, I would be happy to comply.  As it is, I’ll move as much gravel, asphalt, sand or whatever around in the province as I like and I’m not going to even think on giving the province money just so I can tell ‘em I’m doing it.

I’m registered with SGI and licensed/insured properly to transport goods within the province.  I’m registered with the feds and can report to them properly because of it.  The province’s corporations branch can kindly go screw itself however.