Rant 2: October 21, 2009
Unbelievable! Only in Quebec can you lose thousands of dollars at the casino, take a bus to a subway station, then jump in front of the oncoming subway, and our dear friends at Lotto Quebec don't consider that a gambling-related suicide. But if you hang yourself on the coat hook on the inside of the bathroom casino door, they do consider that a gambling-related suicide, hence the government numbers issued on gambling-related suicide are not remotely close to the truth. Far too many Quebecers take their own life as the ultimate loss. Far too many Quebecers take their own life as a result of gambling. Gambling causes suicide at unacceptable rates! It is killing people daily, weekly, monthly...young people, old people, everybody! Everyone must be educated before they spend money on gambling. Like a drug, gambling brings out the worst in people, and sometimes, the ultimate...suicide.
