Morning Round-up of Good News Stories

Tories get tough on sex offenders

"All Canadians convicted of sex crimes will automatically have their names added to the national sex offender registry, under legislation Conservatives introduced yesterday in a cross-country media blitz.

Whether it be a predatory pedophile, violent repeat rapist or a 21-year-old convicted of having a consensual relationship with a 15-year-old, police can use that information pre-emptively, rather than only as an investigative tool after a crime is committed."

You mean they can't already???

Bus beheader still a danger to the public

"Dr. Stanley Yaren told a provincial review board on Monday that Li remains a risk to the public, and himself, and should be locked up indefinitely..."

It's about time we started to realize that some forms of mental illness render its victims too dangerous to ever be walking free among us. At the very least, we owe this much to Tim McLean and his family.

Stephen Lewis in hot seat over aid

"In another exchange, Moyo said, to rapturous applause, "You've had your chance and you have not delivered," noting that, after roughly 40 years of aid, Africa still has many problems including endemic corruption, widespread poverty and dismal economies --- it has fuelled corruption across Africa, continuing the Cold War tradition of propping up unaccountable dictators."

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"The debate also featured Hernando de Soto, a Peruvian thinker and development consultant"

Man, oh man, I wish I had been there. More here on this inspiring woman. And that's this Hernando de Soto, author of The Mystery of Capital, not the Peruvian conquistador. (I wonder if they are related?)

Indian leaders defend Australia against accusations of racism

"While increasing attacks on Indian students in Australia must be strongly condemned, giving it racial overtones is causing much concern amongst the over 200,000-odd Indian diaspora who call Australia home, Indian community leaders here say.

"Australia is certainly not a racist country. My children study here and they have not faced any discrimination", Moninder Singh, CEO of Australian Academy of Management & Science in the Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill, said."

That's another reason I have such admiration for India and her diaspora throughout the world. Rarely do you hear race grievance mongering from them. Residents of the great state of India know very well that conflict and group identity politics is hardly restricted to the Caucasian set. Rarely do you hear of any Indian or group of Indians wallowing in self pity. No. The Indian Industry is restricted to the North American variety.