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Re: Mushy-Headed Libertarianism +Sovereign Citizen = ?

Be free — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 23:08:56 -0000

Every movement needs a Mushy Nice Guy! Agreed some notes might have helped him out. However the freeman cause is at least a ballsy move to some seriously dangerous and corrupt world leaders that have abused the publics trust. So what are you doing?

Re: Senior Canadian diplomat speaks to truth ;’Antisemitism’ be damned

jonna — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 11:11:50 -0000

Dollar $ shop

Re: Education… Who’s Education ?

Dirk — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:30:42 -0000

I think you are missing the point , of course children should have a good education that said education can be biased and more about creating compliant citizens eg western educational system .indigenous children need a Ed system that reflects indig values history culture etc

Re: Jack Layton R.I.P

Consider It Done Moving — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:48:26 -0000

Love really changes everything! Love rules!

Re: Education… Who’s Education ?

Janeltingson — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:39:50 -0000

children should always have a good education! It should be a choice!

Re: Ranking Canada’s “Top” 25 Political Blogs

grumpyoldman2 — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:14:49 -0000

First three commented on US news/events. Maybe that's
what's wrong with Canada. We don’t have an opinion.

Re: Bring back the Duel…

mahmood — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:37:45 -0000

Indeed. Humans tend to stand on their own two feet. Sheep travel in herds.

Re: Nobody does terrorism quit like an Arab/Muslim

Guest — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:55:01 -0000

The Zionist movement isratcheting up, programming thier gentile drones to become agressive in all form and manner.

Re: On the Winnipeg Sun,Joe Quesnel and “Responsible Journalism”

Shmohawk — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:44:00 -0000

If you go to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, you'll find it supports denial of climate change/global warming. Maybe the FCPP supports flat-earthers too. ;-)

Re: Deck the halls with patronage apointments

Patrick Ross — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:17:41 -0000

First off, Brazeau brings perspective on an issue that is all too often overlooked at the legislative level -- that of off-reserve aboriginals.

Secondly, he brings another much-needed aboriginal voice to the Conservative caucus. I don't know... maybe you think that only left-of-centre parties should care about minorities or something.

Either that or you're shocked that even though conservatives reject your particular orthodoxies, they do indeed care about these things.

Take your pick.

Re: Deck the halls with patronage apointments

Dirk — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:16:33 -0000

PR said..."Patrick Brazeau are all worthy additions"...???

Why what the hell has Brazeau done,O yeah he's the "Indian" that agrees with Harper and Flanagan's pronouncements on "Indian country",please...

Re: Deck the halls with patronage apointments

Patrick Ross — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:28:04 -0000

Heh. I said "Patrick Duffy", didn't I?

Sad thing is I watch Mike Duffy's show on a regular basis.

I still think he'll make a fine senator. Then again, there are valid questions regarding his health. I remember him missing close to four months of his show for health reasons.

Re: Deck the halls with patronage apointments

Beijing York — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:28:14 -0000

Patrick Duffy, ex oil baron of Southfork ("Dallas") has been appointed to the Senate? Did Harper repeal the requirement that Senators be Canadian?

Re: Deck the halls with patronage apointments

Patrick Ross — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:35:32 -0000

I'm of mixed opinion on the matter.

Pamela Wallin, Patrick Duffy and Patrick Brazeau are all worthy additions to the Senate, at least one of whom has already -- in principle -- agreed to run in a Senate election.

The former/defeated Conservative MPs and MLAs we could have done without.

And while Nancy Greene seems like an appealing appointment, one should keep in mind that athletes have had a less-than-impressive record in the Senate.

Re: Fuck big business

janfromthebruce — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:37:27 -0000

Klein almost had me except for the tired "follow Trudeau." How about follow Ed Broadbent, the best-prime minister who never was, whose push from the left forced Trudeau to actually enact progressive politics.

Re: These boot’s are gonna walk all over you

Beijing York — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:42:19 -0000

The concluding paragraphs in Frances Russell's piece you linked to are bang on:

"...The Harper Conservatives hate the CWB because it violates their neo-conservative determination to reduce governments to insignificance in favour of globalized business, the driving force behind all so-called free-trade agreements.

These trade deals are the "economic constitutions" responsible for creating today's global economic crisis. Why? Because they hollow out economies and abolish stable employment and lifestyles for people around the planet."

Re: Damn Lawyers…

Dirk — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:56:17 -0000

Mark.F said..."Smoke and mirrors designed to bluster the Right’s conspiratorial base"...

excuse me "bluster"..."designed to bluster the Right’s conspiratorial base"

Janice Switlo is no mouth piece for any one,she sure as shit is not an apologist for some ideology,whether it be "right","left",or "center"...
Do your self a favor and re-read,the article is not about who is "right" or "wrong" it's about the legal foundations,or lack there of,of the various arguments i.e which is on a sounder footing,legally & constitutionally speaking/wise that is.
At the same time its also about setting a precedent that the BLOC can point to as strengthening their legitimacy.(see quote below)
Like it or not we are a law based country.
Further more your “argument” does not address, nor does it counter any of the legal point’s raised by J.Switlo,... [*a well known and internationally respected lawyer]...
how can you expect it to be taken seriously ?....indeed what can I say ?
You will have to do much better than that Mark.
P.S I don’t like Harper any more than you,but that is besides the point.

The Bloc Québécois can now point to a legal accord, the Accord, to say it recognizes their sovereignty, that not only do they view themselves as a separate, sovereign nation on par with that of Canada but that now also elected representatives of Canada signing as the authority for the House of Commons also view them as such, going completely beyond “a nation within a united Canada,” and without your government first having even been defeated in the House, committing this representation on House of Commons letterhead!

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Re: Damn Lawyers…

Mark Francis — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:58:41 -0000

It's a dressed up rant, designed to fool with smoke and mirrors and legal-sounding arguments.

Let me easily hack it to pieces: The legitimacy of the Bloc has been recognized by Parliament ever since the first Bloc member was elected to, and subsequently sat in, the House of Commons. Nothing in the coalition agreement between the Liberals and the NDP changes that, nor does the agreement have the power to do anything to _legally_ further the Quebec separatist cause. Neither of the parties have that power either. The whole thing is a red herring: There is no recognized legal argument against Bloc legitimacy, thus no legal legitimacy to be gained by an Accord (which the Bloc isn't in, BTW), and nothing erodes the Clarity Act, with details how a province is to separate.

Smoke and mirrors, designed to bluster the Right's conspiratorial base.

Re: Pissing in the wind

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:24:05 -0000

Communist mode ? I think you should reread I am talking about charity/philanthropy and how it just feeds on the symptoms while never ever questioning the causes.

Re: Bye Bye Mario & the ADQ

Rick — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:34:16 -0000

Hi there

THe ADQ was indeed reactionay and demagogue. Throwing half-baked knee-jerk simplistic solutions at the latest scandal. They proposed to partially privatize Hydro-Quebec which is sheer madness. Unfortunately they have a base of conservative citizens typically outside urban centers that have drunk the neoliberal trickledown economics Kool Aid and lack the information and pause required to put various issues in perspective.

The anti-immigrant sentiments(related reasonable accomodations) are imo misrepresented outside Quebec. There are no anti-immigrant sentiments imo. The overwelming majority of immigrants share values common to most people in Q. The problem relates to those who cling to values from their region of origin that contrasts with ours, such as equality of men and women, and of the secular nature of public life(with the exception of christian cultural traditions that no longer have a religious meaning but are a historical cultural heritage, ex: Christmas tree is cultural icon no longer religious in nature despite its origin). For historic reasons religion is best kept private here.

The election of Amir Khadir of Quebec Solidaire is a great event. It highlights however the undemocratic tilt of our political system which would be better if it included a section of proportional representation* in the national assembly (*that holy grail that main incumbant parties always seem to favor in words but oppose in action, by putting partisant interest over society's overall interest). So voting for QS or the Green Party drains % away from the somewhat progressive PQ thus giving vitory to the more conservative party(labeled Liberal party). Without QS and GP it is likely that the Liberals would have been a minority or that the PQ would have won. Still, mr Khadir will force other parties to talk about the environment and put forth ideas in the public arena that the PQ (and certainly not the Liberals) would, like a proposal to label GMOs (which a majority of citizen support but that major parties wont even touch with a 10' pole).

Re: Pissing in the wind

burpnrun — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:27:13 -0000

So you are not prepared to admit yet that the communist model doesn't work. That, no matter how much time, effort and sweat is spent on this demographic, they (and you) will still demand "more"?

I'm still trying to get my mind around the fact that, for example, Toronto council spends more than $80,000/year on each homeless person. Yet, of course, it hasn't changed a thing.

Simply sickening.

Re: On the Winnipeg Sun,Joe Quesnel and “Responsible Journalism”

Beijing York — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:43:51 -0000

First Nation people better honour their ancestors and their children by improving their conditions, which often means abandoning ways that do not subscribe to modernity.

For a second, I thought I was re-reading Margaret Wente's words. Joe Quesnel is an embarrassment to his Mohawk heritage.

In Manitoba, we have a few self-made pundits attached to the Frontier Centre of Public Policy (a right wing "think tank") who also claim some degree of Aboriginal status. Their writings and projects all focus on taking away FN special status and collective rights, all under the guise of wanting to give them better opportunities offered by western civilization. They seem like self-hating bigots to me.

Re: Last time I checked Quebec was still a part of Canada

Patrick Ross — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:50:19 -0000

To be honest with you?

Yes, I do question your love of this country. Whether you are honest enough to admit to it or not, you are putting your own narrow partisan concerns and your own ideology before this country.

I will not agree to disagree over whether or not a Separatist party can be trusted to formally prop up a government in this country.

These are people who lied to their own people in order to deceive them into leaving the country. And you suddenly think the rest of Canada should trust them?

It is inconceivable to be that anyone could be so utterly, utterly foolish as to honestly believe that.

Re: Thank You very much Harper

Eric — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:37:25 -0000

Clearly Harper is the separatist.

Re: Last time I checked Quebec was still a part of Canada

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:19:09 -0000

I have to chuckle,tell you what Patrick lets just agree to disagree.What more can I say,rather than deal with the points I am raising you question my love of country...?
Cheers