Ontario Government Kills Burns Night

The blundering bureaucrats in the Government of Ontario are about to march roughshod all over Burns Night suppers, killing off one of the biggest celebrations enjoyed by Ontario's huge Scottish community.

The sad truth is that the huge Queen's Park bureaucracy under Liberal Premier Dalton McGuilty has its sights set so far above reality that it cannot see the damage it is doing.

Would you have imagined, when you voted at the last provincial election, that a Liberal government would proceed to wipe out small businesses in favour of giant corporations? Well that is just what is happening now. New regulations being enforced by the Province are forcing small butchers and bakeries out of business.

The heavy hand of the Province has imposed new regulations for the preparation of cooked meats that require huge investment in order to comply. Haggis and Black Pudding are cooked meats that will no longer be available from specialized small businesses like Scottish butchers who simply cannot afford the investment. Many small Scottish butchers will simply close their doors.

The result will be that only giant meat producers will be able to afford to comply with the regulations. But will the mega-corporations be interested in producing small market foods like haggis and black pudding? I don't think so. Do you see haggis and black pudding on your supermarket shelves today?