Hairdressing is also way too socialist

I thought Vancouver's taxi industry is way too socialist. But I found another example that might top it.

In the Outaouais region (the Quebec portion of Greater Ottawa), central planners have been controlling hair cuts: who you can get them from, the minimum price hairdressers can charge, and what hours they can work. According to an article in Le Droit, it's a depression-era practice that was repealed decades ago everywhere else in Quebec, but for some reason still exists in the Outaouais area.

Parking at Scotiabank Place

On Tuesday, I attended Jason Mraz's concert at Scotiabank Place. It was awesome.

What was less awesome was the $9 I paid for a package of M&Ms and a bottled water and the $17 I paid for parking. I anticipate gouging on food and drink at hockey rinks since they have a monopoly and prohibit the bringing in of outside food, but I was surprised to find that the parking lot near the arena charged $17, considering that it was only about five per cent full (the concert was not very well attended).