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Nanos National Tracking - CP 33.8%, LP 29.0%, NDP 27.2%, BQ 4.9%, GP 3.7% (ending November 15th, 2012) (2012-11-22)
Who Canadians trust on issues - Part 1 (2012-10-22)
Nanos National Tracking - CP 33.3%, LP 30.1%, NDP 27.9%, BQ 4.7%, GP 2.9% (ending October 11th, 2012) (2012-10-15)
Canadians more likely to have positive view of new free trade agreements (2012-10-03)
Nanos National Tracking - CP 32 NDP 30 LP 25 BQ 6 GP 5 (2012-09-15)
Canadians see Asia-Pacific holding most opportunity for Canada (2012-07-19)
Nanos Federal Tracking: CP 34 NDP 30 LP 27 GP 4 BQ 4 (2012-07-18)
NDP and Conservatives in a tight race (2012-06-08)
Views of Canadians on Harper's Long-term Priorities (Nanos Survey May 2012) (2012-05-24)
Nanos Federal Tracking: Tories and NDP statistically tied - Harper ahead, Mulcair scores well (2012-04-27)
Words used by Canadians to describe federal political parties (2012-04-27)
National Ballot CP 35.7%, LP 29.5%, NDP 25.0%, BQ 4.9% (2012-03-05)
Nanos Survey: Average federal cut to spending proposed by Canadians is 21%, median 15% (2012-02-28)
Canadian confidence in pensions erodes over past two years (Nanos Poll) (2012-02-22)
Nanos Economic Monitor - Forward pessimistic view on strength of economy softens (2012-01-06)
National Ballot CP 36.5%, NDP 28.7%, LP 25.6%, BQ 4.4% (2011-12-29)
Federal Tories lead, Grits and NDP tied for second - Jobs/economy top concern (2011-11-26)
Tories and Harper ahead, Rae trends up (2011-10-31)
CTV/Globe/Nanos Poll - Tories lead closes, NDP and Liberals tied for second (2011-08-08)
CTV/Globe/Nanos Poll - Tories 41.8, NDP 28.0, Grits 22.3, GP 3.7, BQ 3.4 (Poll ending June 19th) (2011-06-21)
Nanos/IRPP Poll - Policy priorities for the federal government (Completed May 29, 2011) (2011-06-02)
Tories lead, BQ support drops further (2011-06-02)
Healthcare top issue, F-35s timing questioned and trust on economic policy (Nanos National Poll: March 15th 2011) (2011-03-22)
Harper advantage diminishes in wake of controversies (Nanos National Poll: March 15th 2011) (2011-03-21)
Comfort with Harper majority erodes over past four years (2011-02-23)
Harper Up in Wake of Ad Campaign: Nanos National Poll (Completed February 14th) (2011-02-21)
Party Funding and Corporate Tax Cuts: Coincidence? Not Likely (2011-02-06)
Tories lead by 7 points - majority cluster strategy emerging (Nanos Poll Completed December 2nd 2010) (2010-12-06)
One in two Canadians think government change would have no impact on economic stability (Nanos Poll completed November 5th 2010) (2010-11-17)
Federal Tories continue to lead, Harper advantage as best PM erodes (Nanos Poll Completed November 5th 2010) (2010-11-10)
Conservatives have advantage - women undecided (Nanos Poll completed October 6th 2010) (2010-10-14)
Federal Conservative Advantage Evaporates (Nanos Poll Completed September 3rd 2010) (2010-09-08)
Conservatives Lead by Six Points, NDP up (Nanos Poll Completed June 3rd 2010) (2010-06-08)
Harper ahead but slides as Best PM; Leaders slide in wake of negativity (Nanos Poll Completed May 3rd 2010) (2010-05-10)
Federal Conservatives Lead (Nanos Poll Completed May 3rd 2010) (2010-05-06)
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While this is good news for the Conservatives it is simply another poll showing the trend to be in favour of the Conservatives.
However, I cannot help but...
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Bernie....more talking points. I am not going to take my valuable time and rebut your points. You are in the minority in respect to your feelings of the Prim...
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If and when the Conservatives end up with another minority Mr. Harper and Mr. Harper alone will make that determination. Wouldn't the media and the oppositio...
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The only way to get rid of Iffy is a caucus revolt. Refusing to follow him would ensure his departure sooner rather than later. Short of that he is there unt...
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Zachary...I do not watch CBC and in particular Power and Politics. I usually want to retain my lunch.
Of course the pundits are justifying Lee's position....
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Or there could be a real surge for the NDP in the next election. If you don't like Conservatives and prefer a left wing party and don't like Iffy then vote NDP.
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Lloyd are you paying attention. I know you are. Opening up the abortion debate. Wanting to qualify the unemployed for benefits after 3 weeks work, carbon tax...
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now boys lets not get into a p.ssing contest here. Lloyd we know from reading your postings here and elsewhere that you have no use for Mr. Harper and if he ...
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Hi Tom:
I agree with your analysis but if the Libs take the easy route and put in Bob Rae as their leader they will have one who can speak well to the iss...
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All of that is great news but the media is by and large mute on anything positive and prefer to talk about whatever they can find negative.
We have Derek ...
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Once again we agree.
However, the coalition is going to figure large in the next election. Harper will campaign aggressively for a majority arguing that a...
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Thank goodness ordinary hard working Canadians understand the good job Harper is doing and are punishing the Libs for their ineffective leadership and their ...
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Tom.....
I agree that Harper can say things that he shouldn't say but I didn't necessarily disagree with him in the last election when he talked about a b...
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hollinm continued.....
Tom....I don't agree that the coalition will not be a major issue. There have been reports in the media that the only way the Libs ...
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It sure is blood sport....Ask Rahim Jaffer and Helena Guergis.
It will be dirty because that is all the parties know how to do. Instead of campaigning o...
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Ronald.....I certainly did not mean it tongue in cheek.
I have explained why I think a majority government will happen. You can bolster yourself by saying...
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Ronald...I hope you are right. The Liberals need a real leader after Iffy goes back to Harvard. Rae is not that. He is really a socialist pretending to be a ...
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Ronald....and of course the Libs never want to stay in power. In fact they wanted to stay in power so badly they stole money from the Canadian taxpayers so t...
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Ronald.....I know you wrote this to Tom but I thought I would offer my two cents for what it is worth (probably that).
I agree there never can be a merger...
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Ronald.....A Red book worked once back in 1993. Most of it was abandoned and never implemented. Canadians won't be fooled again. In fact Chretien would have ...
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Ronald.....Good comment. Never underestimate Mr. Harper.
I hope moving heaven and earth does not mean the usual smear campaign. It is not becoming and I d...
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Ronald.....a number of people would agree that Iffy is more conservative than liberal. Hence his support for all things Republican and George Bush.
Howeve...
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Ronald....you may be right and I am sure the Liberals are hoping with all they can muster that Harper will not do it. However, they should not misjudge him l...
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Ronald.......Funny there is nobody accusing Canada of war crimes other than the media, opposition parties and of course the anti war crowd. If there is such ...
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Ronald....sorry I am not familiar with Leona.
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Ronald......I fully agree but there is a long history with the Liberal party smearing their opponents. We only have to look at the 06 election when the Libs ...
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Ronald....I take it in the spirit it is intended.
However, I still say to you wishful thinking will not make it happen.
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Ronald......I don't speak for Zachary but I have voted Liberal in the past and have been disappointed. 1993 was a perfect example.
However, it is quite so...
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Zachary..... other than support of the NDP you and I sound a lot a like in our voting patterns.
Unfortunately I voted for Trudeau (got sucked in) and supp...
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Ronald...when I read your Ignatieff government comment a cold chill ran down my spine. It may not apply to Iffy but sure as hell applied to all of the other ...
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Ronald......I would not suggest my differences are minor. However, I am not going to pile on like many do. I will keep my views to myself and talk to my MP/p...
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Tom....another insightful comment.
You are right about the Libs not caring about the West. Who was it Ian Davey who said F.ck the West, we'll take the res...
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Ronald ....the media and particularly the CBC were proud to report that Shory was charged with fraud. Other media were quick to follow suit.
Then we see t...
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Ronald.......I don't know on what basis you say scheming. He prorogued for his reasons. However, he was castigated unfairly with all kinds of torqued headlin...
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Ronald....thanks. I forgot her first name. Shame on me.
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Ronald...then with Nik's latest leadership polling numbers you guys have a lot of work today.
Perhaps you can talk to Iffy about his left wing stance on a...
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Zachary......We all are idealistic in our youth. The NDP talk a good game but really their solutions only sound good and would see a redistribution of wealth...
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Ronald....I do not expect you to comment on them. They are my personal feelings and regardless of what you may think I am not trying to be nasty. However, I...
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Ronald....I agree with you completely.
There are lessons to be learned from the U.K experience and Iffy should be very cautious how he approaches the elec...
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Zachary....I agree completely.
See the latest leadership polls and particularly those for Iffy. He and the party have a lot to do if they hope to reverse ...
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Ronald.....since when is quoting somebody's own words is mean spirited. They said what they said. This is politics and its the pot calling the kettle black.
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Ronald.....abortion is a very divisive issue and no one wins from trying to open the debate whether in Canada or in 3rd world countries. I would argue there ...
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Ronald....
1. Abortion...not onside unless the mother's life is in danger or pregnancy is a result of rape or incest. We have it right. No law with it bei...
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Ronald........well when you call yourself an American and you come back to simply become PM without any real interest expressed in the country for 34 years ...
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Ronald....I did not say that the PCs were stupid. I just said under Clark and Mulroney their policies mirrored many of the Liberal party's.
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Ronald...it's you guys who keep raising it. It must have hit a soft spot...or even a vulnerable spot.
So Kinsella has baled out as well. He also must see ...
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Ronald.....I dictate almost a littlle sympathy do I Ronald.
A little too late. The opposition and the media successfully destroyed her politically and pe...
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Ronald.....I agree.
He may be the best fighter you got but the bottom line is you don't have him working for you any longer.
So now the Libs have chan...
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Ronald....on this we agree.
Canadians believe PMO has too much power, House of Commons not enough power (Nanos Poll Completed February 8) (2010-02-24)
Canadians split on impression of political groups on Facebook; many uncertain (Nanos Poll Completed February 8) (2010-02-18)
Nanos Leadership Index: Harper still strong (Nanos Poll Completed February 8th, 2010) (2010-02-15)
Nanos National Poll - Canadians embrace Olympic peace (2010-02-11)
Tories and Grits Gripped in a Tie (Completed February 4th 2010) (2010-02-08)
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While it is disappointing to see the numbers for the Conservatives drop the fact is it is a reaction to the prorogation issue that is causing the drop. The L...
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Perhaps you would have preferred they kept operating the reactor and have it blow up. Unless you have an alternative quit with the Liberal spin. The fact is ...
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Of course you spin the reasons for prorogation as the issue.
However, regardless, the fact remains that it is the PM who decides the parliamentary calend...
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You see the opposition parties had to find some way to change the channel. Since the detainee issue was four years old they needed the help of the lame stree...
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There is lots of speculation in your comments. Proroguing is not making the issue go away and you know it. It simply delayed it. The opposition can go after ...
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Well then come March 3rd all things will be right with the world as you know it. Harper will be exposed for avoiding the truth etc. etc. etc. Right!!!!!!!
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The Libs are playing with fire here but none of the media have focused on what happened form 2002-06. However, I suspect there is not much there since our tr...
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I would remind you that in previous leadership polls Iffy polled behind Layton with Harper's leadership numbers twice Iffy's.
The key issue in the next el...
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You can analyize the polls until the cows come home. However, at 33% the Libs are not going to win even a minority let alone a majority. Go through the ridin...
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rsharp2
Wishful thinking. I have no idea where the Libs would get 40+ seats to win a minority government. However, I'll play along. Do you honestly bel...
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Especially if they believe their spin over prorogation being undemocratic, dictatorial etc. etc. They need to put their money where their mouths are. Thats t...
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Bothers you doesn't it? Glad you read my comments. I try to read all of the papers in the morning and if I think a particular column can benefit from my pear...
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rsharp 2 ..... They do have a plurality today but they will have control by the end of the year. There will be no election until the fall at least and maybe...
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rsharp2.....what vicious attacks would you be referring to. Repeating his own words can hardly be considered vicious. Other than he does flip flop from one i...
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Funny I have never seen Harper having people around him to tell him what to say. Once again you are inventing stuff.
Speaking in front of a friendly crowd...
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Ronald.....Of course you put the truth to the Conservative complaints that the civil service is loaded with Liberals and will do anything they can to help th...
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Ronald.....I have no idea who has control of the independents in the Senate. However, I suspect on different issues there will be a consensus but in the mean...
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Blackacadian....
You seem to forget that there were no childcare spaces created under the so called Liberal plan. The intent of the Conservatives was to h...
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neveratory.....keep dreaming with those rose coloured glasses.
If you think that Canadians are going to vote based on prorogation or the other silliness r...
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rsharp2.......There is no irritation my friend.
I just know the reality of the situation while you are hoping beyond hope that the Libs are on the comeba...
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rsharp2......The truth ads work only when the one being exposed continues to reinforce the fact through his actions.
Dropping into Canada after being 34 y...
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rsharp2......one other point with the American reference. Do you really want to compare who is more Republican Harper or Iffy. Wait till some of his quotes s...
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Ronald.....I have no idea whether you guys will get to Montreal. I am just a bystander and observer.
However, I suspect given the focus on the economy it ...
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Blackacadian....
Do you honestly believe that the daycare plan will apply to single mothers? It is not going to be free. However, that wouldn't surprise me ...
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rsharp2......
He fits right into the Liberal party. A hypocit and when he gets caught he apologizes. Nobody believes him and you know it.
Wait till he ...
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rsharp2 ......
You certainly are having a bad day and had to pull all of the Liberal press releases to make your point.
I could go through each of your...
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Blackacadian......
Do you honestly believe that maternal health and child poverty has everything to do with daycare or abortion? Would it be so that women...
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resharp2......
Do you honestly believe that Colvin only wrote in his memos about detainees being tortured? I suspect he wrote many things about the Karzai...
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rsharp2......
You need some of that sun. The winter weather is affecting how you think.
Remember Harper is the Prime Minister. Iffy wants to be PM and...
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Ronald....
The reason it wasn't carved in stone is because it was smoke and mirrors by the Libs and the provinces were not willing to commit. They simply ...
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neveratory.....typically you misrepresent the facts and try to rewrite history.
Canada was not in recession nor was it anticipated to go into recession at...
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Ronald.....I don't have a real idea where the public stands on the issue at the present time. However, I suspect carrying a $56 billion deficit will temper a...
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Ronald....he is the boss after all and it is expected his government represents what he wants.
Have you never worked in the private sector. People are tol...
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neveratory.....I stand by my comments. That's what makes Canada great. We can agree to disagree. However, I am right and you are wrong:-)
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rsharp2......senstive Richard sensitive. Just a point because it was said about Dion when he was leader of the party. These professors have trouble handle th...
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rsharp2....unlike a Liberal I have some core beliefs and they are not malleable in order to simply get back into power.
I do not believe in big government...
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Blackacadian......I agree with you that there are extremes on both ends of the political spectrum.
However, when I see the Libs promoting abortion for p...
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Ronald... I understood you point very well.
However, you were merely repeating what the media and the opposition parties have been saying since he was ele...
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Blackacadian.....crossing the line? If you don't like what I have to say there is no need to engage me.
How did the Liberal party balance the books. Lets ...
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rsharp2.... so you are telling me that Hillier would have allowed Harper or anyone else in the government to dictate how he executed the war. Where were the ...
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rsharp 2....We shall see. We shall see.
So you think lecturing a class room full of kids is the same as debating in a political setting with an experience...
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Ronald.....are you on the inside of the Conservative party or a bureaucrat working in Ottawa. Just asking.
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Ronald.....are you on the inside of the Conservative party or a bureaucrat working in Ottawa. Just asking.
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rsharp2.....if the media is supporting Harper they have a funny way of showing it. Did you see the torqued headlines and the outrageous columns by the media ...
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rsharp2......sure its all about right and wrong. Right!
You did not answer my question. What is to be gained other than attacking the PM for political adv...
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rsharp2. Good for them. They better gear up because he will take them all apart during the debate.
Talk about ideology. What is it with daycare? Ideology?...
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rsharp2... why do you think that anyone in Ottawa ordered the turn over of detainees knowing they would be tortured?
Perhaps the military including Hillie...
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Blackacadian......why is it important to air this kind of stuff in public? It is war and shit happens. Do you not think this kind of stuff happens in war. I ...
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rsharp2......There is no contempt of Parliament issue at this point. Only speculation it could happen. However, the government will deal with it as they do w...
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Ronald...then it must be your friend in the Senate
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Ronald....good to hear.
Nanos Leadership Index and Ballot (2009-12-30)
Nanos National Poll - Views on Afghan detainees issue (2009-12-23)
Nanos National Poll - Healthcare reclaims top issue of concern over economy (2009-11-24)
Conservative lead continues, Harper widens best PM advantage: Nanos Poll (Completed November 10th) (2009-11-14)
Nanos Policy Options Poll – Canadians overwhelmingly support universal health care; think Obama is on right track in United States (2009-11-06)
Nanos National Poll: Conservatives widen advantage over Grits: Nanos Poll (Completed October 18th) (2009-10-22)
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Lex...now we see Iggy with the new poll today sitting below Dion. So much for the fearmongering and the faux scandals. I think Canadians have now made their ...
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Hi Tom.....part of the problem may be that Harper has hugged the centre so tight there is little room for the Libs these days. Dion tried to pull the party l...
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syl....so sad to read. In other words the Libs have nothing but the hope that they can defeat the government based on scandals.
Trouble is the Libs seem t...
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syl.....just in case you haven't heard there are signs the economy is getting better not worse. So the Libs depending on the recession to defeat the governme...
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Ronald......I do love that musical. It is a classic.
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syl...they only have to accept it in the Beauce. That's what counts.
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syl......its you guys who keep threatening. The ball is in the Libs court. What Iffy is still afraid?. He would get his ass kicked today. Even if Harper only...
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syl.....The Libs are facing desperate times and for you deny it belies the facts. Why else changing the COS. The party knows they are trouble even if their d...
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Ronald....I suspect you are right but a week in politics is a long time and we shall see.
The good thing is the polls are holding up even with discussion of...
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syl.........you still are back fighting the last fight. Whether you agree that the election should have called etc. etc is now neither here nor there. The Co...
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brusmit......your analysis is very good.
The budget will come in around Jan. 25th. Layton will not support it because the HST enabling legislation is incl...
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syl....once again the Libs are looking for a saviour. I told you before why I think Donolo has a real challenge. Trying to be the Dir of Comm job is one thin...
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elf.....you and syl can continue to dream in your Liberal technicolours but the fact is Donolo is not super human. The expectations being placed on him are e...
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syl......no but they will eventually win a majority government and then the Libs can take four years to rebuild. Harper will have full control of the governm...
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syl....I agree with you that the Conservative vote is inefficient because of their popularity in Alberta and the number of seats that can actually be capture...
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diamond.....I believe you are absolutely right. Iffy misjudged the electorate in Sept and will continue to pay the price.
Canadians are not going to elect...
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Ronald......if you want somebody to pay your legal bills you should at least give them some indication of what the expense was incurred for.
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syl......Harper changed his C of S because he wanted to. Your guy had to change his in order to avoid a crisis in the party and with the public. So don't try...
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elf ..... I agree that Mercer is pretty funny but he does make fun of Iffy a lot. So does this Hour has 22 minutes which follows Mercer. However, to consider...
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brusmit.....I had forgotten about all the C of S's that the Libs have had. However, to expect one man to come back after being 10 years out of the game and c...
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syl.....do you really think this is a positive argument for your side when you state that the party has had 4 leaders since 2006.Give the fact that the party...
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syl.....Harper on a charm offensive but you guys keep telling us he is mean spirited, a bully, a liar and Canadians hate him. At least that's the mantra of t...
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syl.....come on leaders are leaders. Bill Graham was interim leader for one year. Who do you think you are kidding playing semantics like that?
I told you...
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syl...nice try to change the subject. We are talking about the leadership of the Liberal party.
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syl....so Harper gave cash to the provincial and municipal governments and that's called a charm offensive. Of course it has nothing to do with your guy taki...
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syl....once again polls suggest that Canadians agree with stimulus spending. Are Libs suggesting we should not have helped the auto industry, provide longer ...
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syl.....I warned you previously that the coalition is going to rear its ugly head in the next election.
Canadians will be reminded that a vote for Libs in...
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Ronald....if the polls stay the way they are you can bet the Libs will be starting to eat their own. Of this there is no doubt. Donolo or no Donolo.
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syl....another post full of wishful thinking. The Conservatives have a coffin for Iffy to transport him back to Harvard after the next election :-)
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syl....I'd be much more worried about your leader having an approval rating of 15%.
There is no worry for Harper on the coalition argument other than in Q...
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syl....... Clarke was a long time ago. I know thats all you got but its kinda of lame.
All I can repeat to you is Paul Martin, Stephan Dion and soon Iffy....
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syl....he is in full control of the government and can operate as a majority if he wants. However, he is smiling a lot these days. There is no need to be ang...
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syl.....only in the minds of the Libs. Thats the problem they have convinced themselves that everybody hates Harper as much as they do.
We would much rath...
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syl....did you also notice the number of agrees versus the disagrees. Not even close. The fact is even the commenters on the Star are Conservative supporters...
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brusmit.....that's all the Libs sycophants on this board can do is a lot of wishful thinking. Conservatives experienced it for 13 long years and now it is th...
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brusmit......I do go to the CBC board periodically if I want to feel immasculated. They are the real kool-aid drinkers. It hurts to read their rantings so I ...
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Lex....who can forget Clark sitting in an interview saying its better to vote for the devil you know (Liberals) than the one don't know (Conservatives). A tr...
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Lex....I agree that he would govern differently if he had control of both the House and the Senate. Not too much longer to wait and see the changes you talk ...
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Lex....the media and the opposition keep saying that something drastically will need to be done to cover the deficit. Well when they start seeing some of the...
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Ronald....so much for political pronogstications. Even with a scandal eating at his front door he gets re-elected. What is wrong with Quebecers?
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OustHarpo........Knock it off. The truth ads told Canadians what they needed to know about the Count and his background. Most Canadians other than the elites...
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syl....at least my guy is electable. At 23% your guys is going nowhere in a hurry. Where is he? Hiding?
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syl..... a bunch of hot air by a party tanking in the polls and trying to grasp straws. Nobody will watch the "debate" and life will continue in the morning.
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Freedom55.....Am I troll? I guess I am misreading the polls. Canadians are not having too much trouble supporting the Conservatives. It is the Libs and their...
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syl.....and your point is? Grasping at straws again.
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Ronald......lets not get carried away here. Don't believe the spin in the media.
Of course the PM called him but we have no idea what was said. Karzai ha...
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syl...like others in your party you cannot help yourself with the excessive hyperbole.
See my post to RonaldODowd below. You need to really give your he...
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syl....these are extraordinary times requiring extraordinary measures.
Once again people like you, columnists and all other critics can sit on the sidelin...
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Ronald......except you have to pick your fights where they will do the most good. Putting on a tinfoil hat everyday is not really constructive dialogue. It i...
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Ronald.....I suspect that Sakamoto made sure he got interviewed because he had a Liberal message to get out. The CBC knew this guy because he worked for the...
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Ronald.....absolutely true but when it is Conservatives the outrage comes from all corners and lasts for days. Lets see if Tom Clark talks about it on Power ...
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brusmit......the Libs are hurting their cause by being overly partisan with their usual hyperbole.
There are so many layers here of responsibility that i...
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Ronald......just as good. Now the media run anything they can find and the political parties know this. So without spending the money they get their "ads" ou...
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syl....it is you who should be hanging your head in shame. A party that lacks a real leader, a party who is quick to jump into the mud for partisan advantage...
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syl.....we shall see. we shall see. I do not know local politics in Quebec but if Tremblay is vowing to clean up City Hall. Then he either knew it was going ...
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Lex....fully agree.
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Ronald.......I suspect there will be a vigorous debate in the House as to what future role we should play in Afghanistan, if anything.
Afganistan will not...
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brusmit....want to make a bet that Tom Clark in Power Play ignores this whole thing and instead will continue with his rant about the swine flu and Afghanistan.
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Bernie....good to see you back. Obviously it is your opinion as to whether these files have been mismanaged. It is in the eye of the beholder and his partisa...
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Lex.....the Chinese have already asked to settle some exports (forget which) demoninated in other than U.S. dollars.
If the Chinese get real nervous and r...
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syl....come off of it. Lets list the broken promises of the Chretien government. The list will be as long as your arm. So get off the high horse.
The Chre...
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Lex......once again I don't think Harper got up one morning and said I think I will piss off investors today by implementing a tax on income trusts. Remember...
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syl...once again you are losing all perspective because of your ideological hatred for the Conservative government and keep repeating the same talking points...
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brusmit....absolutely true. However, they feel it is their divine right to govern Canada and anyone who believes otherwise needs to be destroyed. They are ma...
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syl.....sorry too late. You already have been baited and many times before.
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syl....the problem is Harper is occupying the centre and therefore there is no room left for the Libs. So they have to keep centre left or maybe even left. D...
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syl....you can run but you can't hide. Chretien set up the fund and authorized every payment out of it. Gagliano probably worked his magic as the Godfather o...
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syl....of course you want to forget amount the largest fraud of taxpayer money and it was the Liberal party. Its not over. The GG is going to start investiga...
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brusmit....you have a great day as well.
This guy syl is apparently a died in the wool Liberal who never addresses the issues raised by us but moves on to...
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Lex....reducing corporate taxes is a good thing but no tax not so much. As you know companies converting to an income trust would pay no corporate taxes.
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Ronald....I guess your position is that Canada should not be part of the world community. This is not our war. We only have 2500 people there. We discussed w...
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Ronald...it is a little late to be second guessing our participation. That decision was made by Chretien to appease the Americans because he did not join the...
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syl.....his past experience of writing books and his talk show days sure don't say he has any economic experience. If he does tell us. Most academics can't e...
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syl...if you don't like it have your feckless leader stand up in the House and recommend Harper stop paying EI benefits.
Better still force an election an...
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syl......got you..... I worked in the financial industry for 36 years. I know how to use numbers and know what budgets are and understand how the government ...
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Syl....sure a 10 pt difference is something to really be worried about.
The fact is despite two weeks of innuendo and smears all the Libs could do was hid...
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brusmit.....that the trouble with syl...He can't argue the real facts because you are quick to present your arguments based on the facts. Good job.
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elf....I just read your posting above and just thought I would respond.
First of all I do agree that by-elections are more about local issues, candidates ...
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elf.....you really should take off the partisan rose coloured glasses and be ashamed.
HC in AB gave you irrefutable facts and you dismiss them outright as...
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brusmit....and elf doesn't think the media is biased against the Conservatives? Yikes.
Nanos National Poll - Canadians don't want a fall election; Majority preferred but minority expected (Completed September 11) (2009-10-01)
Nanos National Poll - Canadians prefer controlled stimulus; Harper scores well on issue management (Completed September 11) (2009-09-24)
Nanos Economic Monitor - Confidence in economy up - but Canadians still worse off than a year ago (2009-09-21)
Harper widens leadership advantage over Ignatieff: Nanos Poll (Completed September 11th) (2009-09-14)
Nanos National Poll - Election speculation fuels Tories (Completed September 2nd) (2009-09-09)
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While I am happy the Conservative polling numbers are up the undecided is very large. Of course that will change as we get closer to an election call. So tim...
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syl (Inactive)
There is nobody talking about a Liberal win even as a minority other than the kool-aid drinking Liberals who have trouble judging the mood ...
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psiclone......well said.
However, don't hold your breath. The Harper haters will be on here in spades. If you look at the comments on the Star's board yo...
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Non-aligned in Toronto.....
They may not be undecided. They may simply not be telling the pollsters. What that says I have no idea. However, I really don'...
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Attila
This is the second poll. The other was Strategic Council. The spread was not as great but still it was in the Conservatives favour. Oh, I know they...
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HC in AB....you are correct.
With the Decima Poll today showing Iggy's number falling like a stone the Libs will be in full panic mode. The NDP/Bloc will ...
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Lex Llewdor....
Have you seen the English ad? It is bland with Iggy sitting in front of a green screen pretending he is in the forest and talking about In...
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Tommies.....
Iggy has made a serious rookie mistake by misjudging the mood of the Canadian people. They are tired of the gamesmanship and the threat of an...
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Lex Llewdor....who knows what is in the hearts of men.
However, the polls are going to start moving now that the threat of an election is very real. Iggy ...
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Lex Llewdor.....
We have spent $1.6 billion in the last six years on elections. I agree it is time for a majority so the Conservatives can truly govern. I...
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elf...better start packing your bags:-)
I assume you are just being a little over dramatic.
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elf.....Iggy a real person?....he is in it for himself and people clearly see it. He is arrogant, patrician and an elitist. He wouldn't know about the proble...
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Fonesca.....look at the harris decima poll today. We are talking about Iggy's personal numbers. I am not lying. It is you who is in denial. The Strategic Co...
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syl (Inactive) Dream on my friend.
The more the coalition is talked about the more the Lib numbers will fall. Watch it and weep.
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Fonesca.....just like Chretien did when he called all those unnecessary elections in the 90s. Libs are such hypocrites.
You guys don't seem to get it or a...
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Fonesca......understandbly you do not know Mr. Harper very well. He doesn't scare easily.
If you watch the pundits who do seat calculations for a living n...
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attila.......Once again your partisanship makes you delusional. $13 billion wouldn't have helped resolve the deficit problem. The problem is much bigger than...
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syl (Inactive)
Once again the speech was pretty benign. However, if you think there is something to be gained have at it.
Do you think in a speech to ...
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elf....quit with the kool-aid drinking rhetoric.
I will explain it as best I can. The Libs could have brought Khadr back when he really was a child solide...
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Harper No. 1 Liar......get real!
Put your money where you mouth is. Its great to take cheap shots on a board like this but it is another thing to produc...
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Harper No. 1 Liar......and your not.
I have never denied that I am currently a supporter of the Conservative party. However, I have voted for the Libs in ...
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Bernie......
Hang on to your hat because here comes a Conservative majority government.
Iggy misplayed his hand badly. With polls showing a Conservativ...
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Fonesca.....oh I guess I can't read.
Look at the numbers. The Conservatives have pulled into the lead by 4-5 points and the Libs are stopped in their trac...
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elf.....and Iggy in front of a green screen pretending he is in a forest wearing a blue shirt are not God awful.
Talking about India and China will not wi...
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syl (Inactive)
Once again more fantasy predictions.
Dissing Quebecers. He did not. However, he did call a spade a spade whether they like it or not. Th...
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elf......once again..will you pls. get it into your head. The fixed date election legislation never changed the powers of the GG. In fact the Libs argued tha...
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Scotian....if this is all you can complain about the country is in safe hands.
How petty. Typical of the left wing loons in this country.
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Scotian......I could care less if its a majority or minority. The key is to keep the corrupt Liberals out of power.
I don't know about your seat projectio...
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elf.....of course. birds of a feather flock together. It must be the kool-aid.
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elf......tell me what has changed other than him crying on tv about being mistreated. Have the charges changed? No.
You know it is hypocrisy and you are t...
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Lex Llewdor....that was my point to elf.
It is a double edge sword. Promote more trade with China so they can continue to steal our manufacturing jobs not...
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elf......go ahead and support your intellectual Iggy.
There is an old saying where I come form. book smart but no street smarts.
I am glad Iggy is an i...
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Scotian........wonderful...keep those happy thoughts.
I will stack my experienced leader up against your neophyte leader any day.
Where have you been? ...
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Scotian....you missed my point. The Libs are running attack ads on the Conservatives in Quebec. Two in fact with one in English Canada.
Scandalous tape. I...
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elf....all I can say is there is a role for government but it is not by being a nanny state by confiscating the wealth of those who work hard and pay their t...
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Scotian......Harper is going up in the polls in Quebec. What he said on the tape is not anymore than what he has said in public previously.
You don't get ...
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elf....with your comments do you and the rest of the Libs worry about how I feel. After all I am a potential voter.
He was making a partisan speech. Does ...
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elf....the feeling is mutual.
Stupidity is in the eye of the beholder. I got a headache from your comments as of yesterday.
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Scotian....nice try. Iggy put this train on the track in Sudbury and there is no turning back.
Are you suggesting there was no cooperation when the Cons a...
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Scotian....now they see Iggy as devious. He will not say whether he will or won't be part of a coalition.
Can you imagine any leader saying I could have b...
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Scotian.......I recall Iggy referring to Harper as the guy. Is that respectful of the Prime MInister of the country. I don't think so.
If you think that t...
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Scotian...what you say is incorrect. Harper only had 10 seats in Quebec and came within a whisker of a majority. I agree everything has to go in his favour b...
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syl ( Inactive).....Iggy refused to answer the coalition question today and thats all Canadians outside of Quebec want to hear. They don't want the possibili...
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ABH Voter....another Harper hater joins the blog.
How did he deceive Canadians in this video. Did you watch it? He said nothing that he hasn't said before...
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syl (Inactive) sticks and stones will break my bones but lies will never hurt me.
Liberals are bad. Look at their do nothing record for 13 years and of co...
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Scotian....fair enough.
Now answer a question. What legislation has Iggy proposed that Harper did not cooperate on. Tell me just one thing where Iggy want...
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Scotian....It was simply a letter to the GG reminding her that the opposition parties were prepared to be an alternative. If you like I can send you a copy o...
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Scotian ....I didn't call it an attack ad. However, you stated that Harper was insulting etc. etc. I merely wanted to point out that it goes both ways.
Yo...
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ABH Voter......right wing loonie rhetoric?....I did not say anything about policy.
I certainly will defend my guy against a corrupt Liberal party and it e...
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Scotian.....you party and its Czarist leader are in full damage control today. The "leaked" video has done what it was intended to do.'
However, you canno...
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ABH Voter......you really don't know what you are talking about. Simply spin.
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ABH Voter ......the only thing that is a disgrace is the Liberal party and its kool-aid drinking supporters who will lie, cheat, steal to get back into power...
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Scotian.....you are grabbing at straws. Do you think Harper would speak at a partisan rally and say he wants a minority? Come on now. Does Iggy do this kind ...
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Scotian.....prove it. The Chretien Liberals will go down in Canadian history as one of the most corrupt government. Gomery said so and Canadians particularly...
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Scotian.....In fact it was Dewar who looked silly and who couldn't hold a candle to Polievre. He dodged the discussion about the coalition as much as he coul...
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Scotian....see you still have your tinfoil hat on.
Hidden right wing ideology? What is that: lower taxes, support for our military, tougher criminal penal...
Nanos National Poll - Canadians' views on minority governments and Harper's re-election a mixed bag (2009-08-22)
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Obviously I have to accept Nik's polling results. However, if accurate the Canadian electorate amazes me.
They say they want change. To what? We have an o...
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syl....you are dreaming in that kool-aid drinking Liberal way. None of what you say is realistic. Harper is going no where despite the wishes of the oppositi...
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Scotian....Canadians are not paying much attention to politics these days. Polls say that the two parties are tied. There is no real demand for an election a...
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Scotian....your comments about Alberta are disingenous. They do not vote for a Separatist option. They are federalist through and through.
We know that th...
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syl (Inactive)....you really are comparing apples and oranges vis a vis Quebec versus Alberta. You argument doesn't make sense. Polls are suppose to represen...
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syl (Inactive)
Nice try! Continue to believe it to be the case. I don't know where the Libs are going to get 40+ seats to win a minority let alone a major...
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Seeker.....we had 13 years of seeing what they would do. They did nothing to improve the lives of ordinary Canadians. Try to name one real achievement.
Li...
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Scotian...obviously we are not going to agree. When a "provincial" party carries polling of 40% and the entire electorate cannot vote for them then it does d...
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syl (Inactive) Except one which the NDP took from Rahim Jaffer.
Quebec is a different animal and you know it. You are simply being difficult because you k...
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Scotian...are you sure? The Libs had virtually all the votes b4 the BQ came on the scene. However, after adscam I am not so sure if the BQ disappeared that t...
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Scotian....we all agree the Conservatives are not doing well in Quebec and for the moment Iggy is doing ok.
However, if you look at the national polls exc...
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Seeker....of course if every party in the House changed their leaders their would be different approaches to different issues.
However, the fact remains I...
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syl (Inactive.....
I agree the Libs focused on getting rid of the deficit for the first five years. Having done that what were their accomplishments in th...
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Bernie....you will still be whining after the next election. You and Scotian think that all Libs love the Count and therefore will vote Liberal in the next e...
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Scotian.....plain unadulterated bullshit. Harper has no intention of scrapping the Canada Health Act. However, watching the Healthcare discussion in the Stat...
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Seeker....that's a lot of pressure to put on the Count. He only knows Canada from what the back room boys in the Liberal party have told him.
He thinks that...
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Scotian....that spin is well beyond its best before date. The fact is Iggy supported George Bush and the Republicans and in fact was the intellectual encoura...
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Scotian...and of course the old adage that Liberals run on the left and govern from the right is not true eh. You bet it is.
So Harper has learned from t...
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Chris30......the Liberals don't have anything else so now the talking points go to healthcare. The Canadian system is not getting a great ride in the U.S. me...
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Donny...you don't know what you are talking about. Go back to sleep and when you wake up maybe reality will have taken hold. You are one angry dude.
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Chris30....little bit arrogant I would say. You just criticized at a minimum 30% of the Canadian electorate. I know only Liberal values count in Canada eh.
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syl(Inactive)....trouble is all the talking points used against Harper before are old news and Canadians will disregard in an election. Keep trying though. H...
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syl (Inactive).....
problem is the focus is always on the leader no matter how many times the Libs put Rae, Kennedy, Trudeau in the window.
Canadians wil...
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Seeker...I do not underestimate the Liberal party. They have been known for having a lethal political machine for many years. Ask Stockwell Day and Preston M...
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Scotian...its because you are misrepresenting the facts that I needed to get your attention. Obviously you have nothing more current.
I know the party pla...
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Scotian....saying it does not make it so.
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Seeker.....Harper has not changed his position. Iggy has.
Harper believed and I think still does that when we belong to Nato an attack on one country is a...
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syl (Inactive)
Read the results of the Ipsos Reid poll and weep.
Conservatives 39%
Liberals 28%
June did not hurt Iggy eh!
Oh I kno...
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Blood sport...ah, another kool-aid drinking Liberal who has to grasp onto every poll in order to make himself feel better. What's going on with Iggy? Has the...
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Scotian....what a load of hooey!
You will recall that Martin sent the troops from Kabul which was much quieter area to Kandahar just before he lost the el...
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seeker....once again you don't like to be reminded of history and the facts. The Libs got us into this mess and Harper is doing the best he can. You guys can...
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HC in AB.....fairness that is not in the vocabulary of the Lib partisans on this board.
Their only objective is to spread misinformation or to distort the...
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Scotian.....more selective memories. The fact is our soldiers would have been slaughtered trying to do reconstruction while the taliban were in control of mo...
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Blood sport.....you must live in a fantasy world. Resign? That would certainly hand the Libs a winning strategy. It ain't going to happen no matter how badly...
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Blood sport.....Peacekeepers?....there is no peackeeping to be had in Afghanistan. Lets move into the 21st century buddy.
Lets see you leader defend all o...
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seeker...what are you talking about? He is not going to admit to something that you have no idea whether he changed the mission or not. Its a mute point now ...
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Scotian....I never said Martin changed the role of our military because I don't know that to be true. However, you cannot deny he sent our troops to the kill...
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Scotian...you are fighting the wrong war. This is over and done with. We are there doing what we are doing. Are you that desperate for an issue. Remember the...
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Scotian...you have not watched the coverage on TV. Our guys are being killed by roadside bombs not in combat. So going to a construction site would probably ...
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Scotian......as I said in reply to you before. Our soldiers are not being killed in combat. They are being killed by roadisde bombs while they move from one ...
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Scotian....so Chretien was wrong when he accused Martin of sending our troops to the killing fields of Kandahar.
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Seeker....go Green and waste your vote. Why don't you vote for a party that has a chance to win government and make positve changes in the country. Voting Gr...
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Scotian...well to listen to the Libs you would think Harper is the devil incarnate.
However, those of us who know the man know he is principled, holds str...
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Seeker..and of course Martin begging on TV to give a him few more months until the second report of Gomery was not trying to hang/cling on to power. What or...
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Seeker...you are being overly dramatic. Harper is playing the game of politics as it has been played particularly by the Libs for years. They have been succe...
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Seeker...I did not get personal. I simply made my point on how I feel about Lizzy.
Once again Harper requested the GG to prorogue parliament. He had no au...
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Seeker....I apologize for calling you a drama queen. However, when you attribute labels that are so far over the top you need to be reminded how over the top...
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Scotian...what cities?
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Scotian......29% versus 30% today in the Ekos polls.
Sure the Libs are on a roll. Not!
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Scotian...I must admit that the media and the Libs have been very good at their talking points over the years in convincing Canadians Harper is something he ...
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TomRobson....I did not say I accepted the IR poll but it was great being able to needle the Libs on this board.
However, no matter what poll you look at t...
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Scotian...refer to my other post. Harper has the job. You guys don't and need to do something dramatic if you even expect to achieve a minority government. T...
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Scotian....now you are really getting desperate and running out of rational arguments. Lets agree to disagree. We will never convince each other that our res...
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Scotian....sorry I am done now.
Have a great day. I am tired of going around in circles with you.
So Iggy is going to accept responsibility for the mas...
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Scotian....have a great weekend.
Iggy will want to take credit and so he needs to accept full accountability. Libs can't suck and blow at the same time. I...
Nanos National Poll - Economy slides as an issue of concern - no political dividend for Conservatives, yet. (2009-08-10)
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Tom...as usual a very insightful commentary.
While the Conservatives are not getting much traction it would not take much of a "new" announcement which wo...
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Ontarian....you choice of words shows which side of the political spectrum you sit. So anything you say needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
You may th...
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hsb3....Like the U.S. it would be great if we could have a legitimate discussion on healthcare. However, the opposition parties are ideologically opposed to ...
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Bernie....obviously you and I will disagree as to whether Harper has been a competent Prime Minister.
However, you suggest that it is too soon to judge I...
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Ontarian....you failed to mentioned that the number of Conservatives donating to the party was significantly more than the Libs. Now that the diehard support...
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RichardG...obviously you believe the Reform Party is still in existence. The Conservative party is on record that they believe there can be a mix of private ...
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Bernie....I am not going to get into a debate with you again on this issue. However, I will say that with 5 parties in opposition, the country polarized into...
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Jack...give it a rest. It is becoming tiresome.
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Tom....I am a little surprised that you would raise the hidden agenda silliness of the Liberal party. There is no hidden agenda. Harper will do what he think...
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Jack....seat counts are pointless. There are so many variables such as turnout, split voting, gaffes, issues, wedge issues and of course the performance of t...
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Jack...will do...from your comments.
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katrina...read your post above. Do you think seriously ordinary Canadians think about this shit? You need to give your head a shake and think about issues th...
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Katrina.....no problem....have the professor get the guts to force an election. You Libs are great at demonizing and threatening but when push comes to shove...
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Tom...Harper left the Reform Party while it was being run by Manning. He didn't agree with many of the positions of the Reform i..e on the language issue. So...
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Tom...Harper left the Reform Party while it was being run by Manning. He didn't agree with many of the positions of the Reform i..e on the language issue. So...
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Ontarian....Problem is Harper's previous comments have been well publized and any attempts to raise them would result in a nation wide yawn. However, Iggy ha...
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Ontarian....don't like reading them then you have the option to not read them.
I guess its alright reading the garbage coming from the Liberal sycophants....
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Ontarian...obviously you do not know Mr. Harper. He is not easily intimidated by anybody. If the base do not vote Conservative they certainly won't vote Libe...
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Ontarian go ahead have at it. However, try to be factual and truthful in your argument. There is no $43 billion deficit at the moment. In fact Harper coopera...
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Ontarian...your leader isn't doing much either. So its the pot calling the kettle black.
In fact as I said in a previous post the public are not clamourin...
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RonaldODowd....."revolted" come on lighten up. If parliament doesn't like it they can change the rules but that won't happen in a minority parliament.
Why...
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Ontarian.....keep looking through those rose coloured glasses. I do not see much incremental movement in Iggy being accepted as the next PM of Canada.
Ho...
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Ontarian.....dream on. As I said you Liberals are so desperate to regain power you will say or do anything that you think will help in that objective.
I t...
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RonaldODowd.....
Nice to see you as well.
All I can say is that it is no way to show cooperation by threatening an election every other week because yo...
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Ontarian....original?.....I don't think so. It must be frustrating going to bed every night and wishing upon a star that the relative of the Russian czars wo...
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Ontarian.....unlike your leader the PM is pragmatic. He will decide what is in the best interest of taxpayers and then move forward.
I would just dare the...
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Ontarian....you sure love that propaganda stuff....
Who is Iggy actually trying to woe with his EI purposal? Young people, who would want the 8 weeks of w...
New Nanos National Ballot - Impressions of Harper and Ignatieff measured (2009-06-27)
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It would appear that Iggy's numbers at this time are simply a reflection of the fact that he is not Harper. How could any right thinking Canadian determine w...
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Jack..you may be right about Harper but I am not prepared to write him off. He has had many people write him off over his political career and he has always ...
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syld....Iggy brings promise? You must be drinking some of that Liberal cool aid. Why? Because he can speak gobbly gook in English. Sure he can save his polic...
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Informed1...thanks for your comments but sometimes I think I am the lone voice in the wilderness on some of the other boards. There are many Harper haters ou...
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Jack...think about it.....we have the deepest recession in modern times, we have had three minority governments in a row and the media reports negatively on ...
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Like every political party the leader is the party and when you attack the leader you attack the party. In this case attacking the government/Harper you are ...
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Jack...thinks that by publicly attacking Harper he is showing that he can be balanced. Well politics is a dirty game and if you want to overthrow the leader ...
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syld....And of course the Count has big ideas! Right. He sure is hiding them well. If he says something he has to backtrack within 48 hours or deny he even s...
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syld...you know you really need to change your talking points. They are aimless and make little sense.
At the time of the election in October there were s...
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Randy H....lets remember the Conservatives were the government. They were announcing policies virtually everyday during the election. Just because the leader...
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Informed1...it really is amazing reading some of the postings here. A lot them are the same kind of things we read b4 the last election when the Liberal sync...
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Hi Tom....
This recession has revealed many shortcomings in the private/public pension system and there certainly needs to be an overhaul.
GM was a per...
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Tom....I do not accept the fact that Harper is not a stateman.
The image of Mr. Harper has been defined by the media in this country and of course the opp...
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Jack...you dont seem to get it. Getting rid of Harper at this time would be a disaster. The party would enter a leadership race, disrupting the ability of th...
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syld...I think you are still living in a fantasy world. A lot of wishful thinking here.
Harper is alive because he has money to advertise.....please. Yes ...
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RonaldODowd....just like Dion was wonderful, honest, respectful and he will kill Harper during an election.
Yep..you really do hope that Iggy will come up...
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syld....Harpo resorts to personal slurs. You need to really think about what you are typing. Show me one time where he has resorted to personal slurs. You ar...
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syld....prove that Harper is unethical. You cant.
Once again you perpetuate the myth of the so called Mulroney deficits. How silly. It was your buddy Pier...
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Informed1....if an analysis is done riding by riding it will take the Libs 40 seats or more to win a minority never mind a majority. They currently have 77 s...
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RonaldODowd.....Red Tory is simply a uphemism for Liberal lite.
I dont believe in big government and programs that are useless and very seldom achieve the...
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informed1...I fully agree.
The partisans on this board including so called CPC supporters are so busy calling Harper names they can't see the forest for t...
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Jack...you are absolutely right it is all about keeping the Liberals out of power.
Any party who is basically corrupt and steals money from the taxpayers ...
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syld.....they can quote Harper's words as much as they like. Trouble is Canadians know Harper and what he stands for. However, the same cannot be said for th...
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Hi Tom:
We have to agree to disagree.
If the left wing opposition parties are determined to force their agenda on the country because they can in a min...
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syld...see we do agree on something.
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RonaldODowd....you cannot say that Harper when he appears at a press conference or speaks publicly that he comes across as arrogant.
On the other hand Igg...
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syld...I could counter many of your points. However, the one big one that you failed to mention is that Martin balanced the budget on the backs of the provin...
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Randy H....I will be sure to remind you of this post if the Libs win a minority in the next election. After all Harper is "so despised" everybody will want t...
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Informed 1....I agree with you.
I don't know about you but from your comments I think you are like me. We don't agree with some of the things that Harper ...
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Informed1....I agree the scheme has not worked in Europe and in fact they have had to exempt many industries because of the impact on their economies and the...
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Seeker...I seem to recall hearing the opposition parties saying the same thing about Liberals when they were in power. Toujours la meme chose.
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RonaldODowd....I don't know whether Iggy and Harper are serious about EI reform. It would be nice if they could come to an agreement.
However, if they do ...
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DanP....the fact remains I get the impression that Page is using the most conservative forecasts as if there will be nothing positive happening or going to h...
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syld....Iggy did not back down because of his superior political ability. It was simply the most expedient thing to do. Harper called his bluff and told him...
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Jack...quit being such a cry baby. This is a political discussion and we each have our strong beliefs.
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syld...Jennings may be tough but it is she and Goodale that are causing the turmoil in Question Period. You can hear their big mouths even though you don't s...
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Tom...how do you know Harper's leadership is a one man show? Just because the media says it doesn't make it so. He was elected to government after having jus...
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informed1....I agree while a coalition government is perfectly acceptable and constitutional it generally is a coalition between the main opposition party an...
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Informed1....needless to say I agree.
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syld....Just like the Libs eh!
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Seeker...of course you observations about Harper are incorrect. Harper is a Conservative. He is not Liberal lite nor is a socialist akin to the NDP and Bloc....
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Jack I would remind you that Harper and the Conservatives were even lower in Quebec than they are today. One speech and guess what Harper is back in the game...
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Seeker...of course the Harper haters would have him unilaterally disarm and throw himself back into opposition. What good would that do putting the foxes in ...
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Jack....ok maybe two speeches. Don't count him out yet. I know that's what scares the hell out of you.
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Tom...you know the problems with the power of the PMO has been in place for a long time. Yes Harper has probably contributed to it. Why would that be? I know...
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Tom....I would agree with you about Martin.
In fact when I heard him talk about doing politics differently and changing the system making it more open and...
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syld...you may be right. However, I would remind you that in 2006 nobody gave the Conservatives a fighting chance and they surprised everyone by electing 10 ...
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Jack...you think the Con base is going to vote Liberal or NDP. I don't think so. Yes they may stay home but that affects turn out and will not help the Libs....
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Seeker...after the names I see Harper being called then its fair play to criticize the other leader as well.
Besides it was to make the point that he come...
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Tom:
There was no peace keeping to be had when Paul Martin committed Canadian troops to Kandahar province. It was kill or be killed. As Chretien said in his...
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syld....let's see the Liberal policies. Let's remember they are the ones that want to win government. They better come up with something good. Raising taxes ...
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informed1.....all very good points. What you will get from the apologists is spin.
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Informed1.... all very good points.
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Tom... As I said I don't agree with war. However Canada signed the Afghan Compact which committed them to participate for a period of time.
Other countrie...
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Jack....wishful thinking I believe. No Conservative wants a tax and spend Liberal party running the country.
As I have said before campaigns matter and a ...
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syld....All I know if we had the Liberals in power the deficit would be even higher. So I will stick with my guys until something better comes along. It ain'...
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Informed1
Jack fails to mention the polling that was done over the last few days showing that the populace feels very proud of their country and feels we ...
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syld...its all bafflegab and not worth listening to frankly.
He talked about healthcare. Platitudes. How would he change the system that's what I want to ...
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Informed1... They are entitled to their entitlements as one famous Liberal (Dingwall) pointed out.
We had 13 years of Lib do nothing government. Our socia...
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Jack..you know what they say....birds of a feather flock together.
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Jack...I stand corrected. However, it is a fact.
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Jack...you can hang on to every poll you want to support your case.
The fact remains Ekos even acknowledges Canadians are not engaged.
Its interesting th...
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Jack...I have not read his reports personally. However, there are those who critique his numbers and say he is building in every variable he can find in orde...
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Jack...don't count on it. If there is one thing Conservatives cannot tolerate is Liberals in power. So that in itself will drive the base out.
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Jack...I don't know whether you're a real conservative or are just saying so. However, Iggy screwed up at the end of the session. It was Harper who bailed hi...
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RonaldODowd....you may be right but campaigns matter these days. There are so many variables i.e. voter turnout, split voting, issues and perceptions of the ...
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syld...you must be living in a fantasy world. Even the left wing press agreed Iggy looked foolish.
Iggy made demands at his silly press conference. Harper...
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RonaldODowd....on this we do agree. However, he has a big hill to climb.
There is a saying that there are only about 20 to 25 ridings considered swing rid...
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Informed1.....Thanks!
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syld...there is no doubt the Libs have the plan as you suggest.
However, events have a way of changing them both positively and negatively.
I would sug...
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Informed1....the fact is Liberals are bankrupt for ideas.
They know there is no money for their left wing agenda and that we will need to cut expenses if ...
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Informed1....all very good questions.
However I expect Iggy and the Libs to run a peek a boo campaign where they say as little as possible with their sta...
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syld...I specifically recall Harper mentioning in his year end interviews that 2007 was going to be a weaker year.
However, in your Liberal zeal you forge...
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syld...
Once again you are blind to the realities of the last election.
The carbon tax would not have done anything to stimulate the economy. In fact I...
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syld....so you admit the carbon tax was simply smoke and mirrors.
A carbon tax if necessary...not necessarily a carbon tax.
Typical Liberal platform li...
Stimulus, sure - just watch the cost - Nanos Comments for the GTR Economic Summit (2009-05-07)
Close federal race continues - Tories down in Quebec up in Ontario (2009-05-02)
Nanos Poll: Environment Trumps Prosperity for Oil Sands Development (2009-03-25)
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Nobody would argue that we should make the country more environmentally sustainable. However, I could care less what the international community thinks about...
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gerry1.... I suspect you don't live in the West, particularly Alberta, where the oil sands have provided a very good standard of living for Westerners and ma...
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You are right. Not worded very well. Thanks for letting me know.
What I should have said is: Nobody would argue that we should not make the country more e...
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elf...what a load of bunk.
Do you think any of the super powers of the world care one iota what Canada's position is on any major issue. Do you see them c...
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Land mass doesn't count my friend. Its political influence and we don't have much because of soft power practiced by previous Liberal governments.
You a...
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larryl....run for parliament. You seem to have all the answers for what ails our poor country. It is socialists and left leaning Liberals that could have fix...
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He blew the surplus did he? Like your friends in the Liberal party he did not steal taxpayer money but used the over taxation of Canadians to return the surp...
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elf....I know exactly what you said. Don't be a condescending twit.
I don't disagree with your assessment of our country.
However, there are certain r...
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larryl...you are right about Sask. but I am originally from Ontario. In fact my wife was born and raised in Sudbury and myself in Kirkland Lake.
Sask. has...
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larryl......I fully acknowledged in my post that commodity prices have certainly helped the government. However, there is development taking place in Sask. t...
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Bernie...quit with the hogwash.
There is no easy transition from a fossil fuel economy to a wind, solar, nuclear powered society. If there were it would b...
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Jack...you a conservative? I don't think so my friend.
Regardless of Harper's so called faults you would rather have the Liberal Party in power? That is d...
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Bernie...not communicating with me will not ruin my day or life. Have at it.
However, you and people like you make all kinds of outlandish statements and ...
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I could go through and dispute each of your positions. However, it is not worth the time and effort. We will respectfully agree to disagree.
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larryl...there are only two choices in this country..Liberal or Conservative. To even think that the NDP who historically have less than 17% support could fo...
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larryl the fact is government policies do matter. Governments that are open to business and have the right economic policies will attract business.
If gov...
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Jack once again you do not appear to understand that Canada can do anything it wants in respect to its environment. It will have little to know effect on the...
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larryl....of course after many years of Liberal rule we continue to talk about the same social issues year after year. That's because they fool people like y...
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Jack...needless to say I do not agree with you. Would you expect him to resign now, have the Libs force an election and us without a leader.
By the way I ...
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larryl....
You did not answer the questions I posed. If the Liberals are so great and they have been in power 80% of the time why are we still talking abo...
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Jack....I do not like the budget as well. However, under the circumstances there was little Harper could do if he wanted to remain in government. However, wa...
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Jack....great post and I don't entirely disagree but the environmentalists don't want incremental improvement.
Once you set in a carbon tax or a cap and t...
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larryl...nasty, nasty, nasty
I have nothing further to say to you.
You are becoming desperate to find a counter argument so you resort to smearing.
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Jack...so now you do admit that Harper is doing something about the environment but not quickly enough to satisfy you.
The old canard...dismantle the Cana...
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Jack..in case you don't know it the people of Canada...not you or me... will decide who they want to govern Canada at the time of the next election.
Obvio...
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Jack...and your opinions never change over time depending on changing or new circumstances. It is one thing to say something while in the private sector. It ...
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Hi Tom:
Somehow I missed this comment. As usual some very cogent points.
Liberals and Conservatives still close - Trend favours the Liberals at the expense of the NDP (2009-03-21)
Nanos-Policy Options Poll - Canadians see recession lasting into 2010; Support deficits and Infrastructure spending (2009-01-25)
Harper has "poisoned the well" in parliament - path forward is uncertain (2008-12-01)
New Nanos National Poll - CP, 32%, LP 30%, NDP 20%, GP 10%, BQ 9% (2008-11-19)
On the Harper election win (Nanos Sun Column) (2008-11-04)
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I am a Conservative supporter but I have concern that the electorate is still wary of Harper and his Conservative government as a result of the demonization ...
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Informed1....I wish I could be as optimistic as you. I believe each campaign is different and Harper will have to work even harder in this mandate to convinc...
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RonaldODowd....I agree with your thoughtful anaylsis of the situation.
For Harper to even consider moving the party towards a far right wing agenda would ...
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Informed1....I do not dispute your comments about the growth of the CPC in all regions except Nfld and Quebec and that they have made some significant inroad...
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Bernie.. you and I have gone around this thing before.
This issue that the Conservatives demonized Dion and that was the reason the Liberals lost is silly...
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Bernie...finishing my previous post:
Do I wish we weren't there? You bet! However, the government has made a committment and we must honour our committmen...
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Bernie...your recollections of the ads that the Libs have put forward is selective at best. The ads that Martin ran i.e. soldiers in the street, guns pointin...
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gohabs1...part of the reason PR failed in Ontario is that some people who were going to sit in parliament were going to be picked by the party from a list. S...
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informed1...I agree with your assessment. It gets pretty tiresome reading the same old stock criticisms of Harper and the government which bear no resemblanc...
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RonaldODowd....I would just like to point out that the money which funded adscam was controlled exclusively by Chretien and was set aside each year in Paul M...
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Made in Canada Only...you may want revenge but unless there is direct evidence that Chretien participated in adscam there is little likelihood that he will b...
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Lex Llewdor....good point. I don't think they are going to get 10,000 delegates as they anticipate. With only three contenders running and Iggy the shoe in m...
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RonaldODowd...I don't pretend to be an expert but it is my understanding that Obama is not in favour of a carbon tax. That's the first thing.
Second he sa...
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larryl....don't count on it. Harper will do what is in the best interest of Canada. I suspect that both leaders know they need each other for their own purpo...
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RonaldODowd....Harper is one cool politician. All the pundits etc. were saying that Prentice had been demoted. Not likely...he has done a great job in his po...
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RonaldODowd.....I heard the same thing. Nothing more will come of this other than the existing court cases going on.
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gohabs1...you know you really have to move on and put something on the board that contributes to the discussion.
If you don't like Harper fine but you hav...
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Bernie....Harper will not go along with the envirofacists agenda if that agenda will end up wrecking the economy. It is in enough difficulty without adding h...
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Bernie....you are right you can make judgements about whether you see a certain person as moral, ethically etc. However, you also have to be prepared to acce...
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Bernie...now you are being overly dramatic.
Envirofacists are those that would take steps that move us back to the horse and buggy days. They propose solu...
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Tom...just read your comments. I agree.
The Conservatives were the best on offer.
However, I believe that the Liberals continue to feel that if only t...
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wlloydmcic....just read your rant...
Mulroney,Chretien and Trudeau all had majority governments so they didn't need to listen to the opposition parties. S...
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Bernie...I thought you were not a Liberal supporter.
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larryl....Just a friendly reminder that no expenses incurred by a poitical party outside of the writ period are included as campaign expenses.
The problem...
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larryl....you illustrious leader said the timing of the election was in his hands and it was he and only he who would decide when the next election would tak...
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Bernie..because on a previous post you said that Trudeau was the best prime minister Canada every had besides Sir John A.
Just a reminder about Trudeau'...
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larryl....get real. Your partisan colours are blinding you to reality.
Once again, the in and out system is b4 the courts and time will tell if it was not...
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larryl...if you follow politics you will recall the Liberals and of course their sycophant media referring to them as the natural governing party. No end of ...
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Bernie.. while I agree that we respectfully disagree with each other I want to make a point.
Harper has given no taxpayer money to the banks. He has excha...
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Bernie....Once again while you type the words your comments do not really acknowledge there is no quick fix here. Read my words. there is no quick fix.
T...
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Hi Tom.....
Neither Iggy or Rae is my cup of tea. LeBlanc is a neophyte who has been around awhile but who is inexperienced. He has only been a back bench...
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Informed1.....I agree.
His idea about telling a story to the Canadian people so that the Canadian people will better understand is insulting to put it kin...
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larryl...if the West separates it will because of the Central Canada media and its fixation on all things Quebec and Liberal.
So now the police are corrup...
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Bernie...I guess we will agree to disagree.
If you do not know where the $40 billion ($10 billion a year over 4 years) in new taxes or the $15 billion in ...
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Bernie I tried to explain to you that no cash was given by the government to the banking industry. Banks take deposits from customers and lend those funds ou...
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larryl....read larryl read. I said the Central Canada media to be precise.
I agree all political parties try to buy the voters of Quebec. That's what adsc...
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Hi wlloydmcic:
You said: “To claim Harper has extremist views you will have to be a lot more specific.”
Harper, Flaherty and the Conservative Party bei...
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wlloydmcic:
Let's put aside the hyperbole. Every voter gets only one vote and so lets put aside the foolish commentary that 62% of the electorate voted ag...
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Hi Bernie:
First of all in another post you didn't seem to know about the $40 billion in a new carbon tax Dion was proposing as well as $15 billion in wea...
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Bernie: If after reading my list you say these things are attributes to be admired then don't say you are not a Liberal supporter.
I did acknowledge in my...
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Larryl....
You underestimate the impact of the War Measures Act at the time. In a democracy you don't go around arresting people based on suspicions. What...
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larryl...as I promised.....
When Mulroney took office he faced a projected deficit of $42 billion and a burgeoning public debt.
Lalonde who was finance...
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Bernie...if you believe that the carbon taxes were going to be returned to the taxpayers what would be the point? No pain no gain on the environment. The int...
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larryl....at least you acknowledged that Trudeau was also responsible and that is all I am looking for.
You are right the deficit did not improve under M...
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larryl....obviously you want to continue to fight the old battles.
I am much more concerned about where our country is heading today. It doesn't look good...
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Informed1....thank you for the information.
I have no idea who this Lloyd person is but it looks like you may have found him. He is rather an accomplished...
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larryl...my wife's family lived in Garson,Ontario where she was born and raised. Her father worked for Inco for many years. My sister was a Superintendent wi...
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Informed1...I agree we will have to do something to help the auto sector or Ontario will abandon Harper in the next election. However, there are many voices ...
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Informed1....
I fully agree with your analysis but the socialists will not agree. They want the taxpayers to pay for inefficient, dinosaur businesses rega...
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Hi HC in AB
I could not agree more with your assessment.
Harper and co. are in a tough spot politically because to refuse will have reverberations thro...
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larryl...my wife went to St. John school and St. Augustine. Which school was it? She doesn't remember this but it is interesting.
Larryl...there is nothin...
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HC in AB....
I'll take your word for it but it will be at their peril if they do not negotiate in good faith with the government.
Harper knows what he ...
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HC in AB
The key is to know what the future will look like and nobody has that ability at this point.
Oil prices are going to go back up because as you...
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larryl...I was born and raised in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
I worked in Sudbury for a time and that is where I met my wife. However, we lived mostly in the ...
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larryl...yes he did work at Garson mine for many years. He passed away in the early 70's tho.
CPAC-Nanos Daily Election Tracking CP 33, LP 29, NDP 20, BQ 10, GP 7 (ending October 8) (2008-10-09)
CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 39, LP 24, NDP 19, BQ 9, GP 8 (ending September 25) (2008-09-26)
CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 40, LP 25, NDP 19, BQ 9, GP 8 (ending September 24) (2008-09-25)
CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 38, LP 27, NDP 21, BQ 8, GP 6 (ending September 22) (2008-09-23)
CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 37, LP 32, NDP 13, BQ 9, GP 9 (ending September 10) (2008-09-11)
Both Harper and Dion face greater risks than their rhetoric suggests (Nanos Sun Column) (2008-07-21)
Who Canadians trust on the issues (New Nanos National Poll) (2008-07-07)
Liberal Green Shift - High Risk and Potentially High Reward (Video Blog Post) (2008-06-23)
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This will certainly be a test of the Dion leadership and it won't turn out well for him and his party in the next election.
While the lefties in the count...
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larryl let's not forget that the price of every consumer good and service will increase significantly with this plan.
How do ordinary Canadians who are he...
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The only thing I would say to you if Dion's gets a chance to implement this plan watch your monthly cost of living skyrocket. What happens when there is no c...
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I am sorry that the PM's word hurt your fragile ears. However, let me tell you the Tim Horton crowd understood it in spades. Also the West will take this as ...
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Of course everybody has an ulterior motive other than the Liberals of course.
By the way the Conservative plan has not been fully disclosed at this point ...
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Non-aligned in Toronto....By debating the issue the PM would simply give Dion a platform which he would be loathe to do for political reasons. It is the same...
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Non-aligned...I fully agree. The government acts on behalf of the Canadian people and therefore the apology should have been on behalf of the country. It was...
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larryl...while I agree with your sentiments the fact remains the government acts on behalf of the citizens and makes decisions both good and bad. It comes as...
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Liberals can say that they will not raise the price at the pumps but it makes sense that if the refrineries are paying increased costs for electricity etc th...
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larryl...hindsight is always 20/20. Remember the Liberals have been in power 70 of the last 100 years in Canada. So while the Conservatives are not blameless...
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A better question is what happens when emissions go up under the Dion plan? What will he do keep jacking up the price of carbon until we are all in the poor ...
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The Liberals will lose the next election and then we will see who is laughing.
They cannot win with their feckless leader. Doesn't matter how many environ...
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degres....Sorry for the lengthy comments but there is a lot to be said about this social engineering experiment being proposed by Dion.
The Liberals don't...
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I appreciate your comments.
My whole point is that the tax reductions are really aimed at the "poor" and other identified groups but the vast majority of ...
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degres..needless to say I agree with you and this plan given an opportunity to unfold certainly will have the rule of unintended consequences. As one example...
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larryl...I had decided not to engage in a back and forth with Liberal supporters because it was simply a pis.ing contest.
You are absolutely right Dion had ...
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Instead of taxing the middle class into oblivion why not invest in finding alternative energy sources. That would be a good way to solve our environmental pr...
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MRM...thanks for sharing these numbers. Hadn't seem them yet.
The Liberal supporters i.e. Parnel and rsharp hate it when I criticize Dion as feckless and ha...
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parnel...if as you say this is a discussion then I am discussing it. However, you don't like my attacks on your party and leader because they hit too close t...
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MRM parnel mentioned in a previous post to me that this isn't Dion's full plan. That's what should scare the hell out of Canadians. The devil will be in the ...
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Once again parnel you discredit any pollster who does not support your beloved feckless leader.
You are right he will take a hit during the summer big tim...
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Glad your enjoying it parnel. I did not back down I simply am getting tired of Liberals who put out misinformation hoping the electorate will fall for their ...
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And you call this kind of post intelligent discourse. Truth hurts doesn't it parnel?
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Remember parnel everything is in the timing. Harper et al will let Dion run around the country talking about the Green Shaft and really just hanging himself ...
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I don't know where you get off calling me racist. I have never said anything about Dion other than he can' effectively speak the English language. If that's ...
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larryl....I regret that Ontario is virtually in a recession. However, McGuinty was being urged by Flaherty (too strongly in my view) to reduce taxes to encou...
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If your friend Dion needs to be protected from political discourse then he should resign and let a real leader take over the Liberal party.
Talk about a d...
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You don't read too well rsharp. Re-read MRM's reply.
It's all about interpreting the results the way you think which makes you feel better.
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parnel...you go too far. This is politics not some sewing bee. It is a rough business. How does Harper attack people incessantly? He does not and you know i...
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MRM...what you say is true. Arrogantly telling Sask. and Alberta they need to change their ways and they will be better off in 10 years is not a winning stra...
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The Libs of course understand that most Canadians know Dion's English is terrible and the Star recently wrote a column on it. This is really one of Dion's ac...
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The Dems may well get elected in Nov. in the States but as you probably know the President does not propose legislation and so Obama's rehtoric will come bac...
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larryl..Whether you blame Dion or the Liberal party for their shameless lack of action on the environment the results are the same; an increase of almost 30%...
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parnel...what are you talking about? "targets his place within the Canadian federation" Don't be silly. He is one man from one province and he is running to ...
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Getting frustrated panel? Now you have to show you lack of vocabulary by swearing.
I know its all in my head. Nobody else says he can't speak the King's ...
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And your point is? I have no idea what Dion is like. To me, he is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. What does he stand for besides wealth redistribution? And h...
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I understand French but that is not important. The fact is Canada is predominately English speaking and I can get along quite nicely without speaking French....
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Try looking at all the polls when it comes to Dion. He is at the bottom of the heap and that will not change between now and the next election.
Now repeat...
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parnel...
1. you are right Dion has no where to do but up. He has been trying for 1 1/2 years to have Canadians love him. He has not impressed and is mire...
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MRM... I hear you loud and clear. parnel wants so badly to convince us Dion is doing well but the facts prove otherwise.
The carbon tax will not win many ...
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Thanks for letting me know. I will go to the site and read the comments.
So you say the impact was 6 cents/litre rather than the announced 2.4 cent/litre....
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MRM...you are right. I reminded parnel of this when he talked about Obama. Dead silence on his end of course.
When the leader of the Official Opposition c...
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I think ordinary Canadians, other than diehard Liberals, are satisfied with the performance of the government and are not in any rush to have an election.
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parnel...the Separatists will win the largest number of seats in the next election with the Conservatives coming second. Liberals will come in last in Franco...
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At the wholesale level eh? Well if the oil producers are being taxed at each stage of processing they will pass those costs onto consumers. That means the re...
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rsharp only because in your previous postings you sound like you are even further than the left wing NDP.
I stand by my comments on Dion. He is a mystery ...
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Unfortunately for Liberal supporters it is only Dion on the campaign trail day after day being forced to defend himself and counter the Conservative position...
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parnel...careful your nose is growing.
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TAXES for the middle class....NO CHANGE to the amount of GHG emissions produced by Canada let alone the world.
That is the reality parnel.
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So you had a booth trying to propagate the myth that Dion's plan will save Canada and the world from environmental disaster. Good for you guys.
I was talk...
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MRM...once again it is all smoke and mirrors with Liberal sychophants. They have to talk about the team because there is no leader and they know Canadians do...
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parnel...they are all being quiet out of self preservation. Not because they agree with Dion and his tax and spend policy.
Dion is in the newspapers but i...
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parnel....a poll is a poll. Doesn't matter whether Obama was in the poll or not. Besides you Liberals love him and want Dion to emulate him.
MRM was just...
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No I think it is you who is in denial. No matter how vociferously you deny, call names, distort the facts the Liberals are in deep trouble and when the elect...
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MRM....Couldn't have said it better myself.
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The same could be said about Ontario for the Liberals. As well what the poll doesn't tell you is the results in Quebec among Francophone voters. Liberals pol...
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Do you honestly believe spending $2.9 billion of all taxpayers money will fix poverty in Canada? There are systemic problems that money won't fix and it does...
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Anything which increases taxes is considered progressive by the lefties in this country. I can spend my own money quite well thank you very much.
Like I s...
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Absolutely true. However, the kool-aid Liberals will continue to promote the fact that it is revenue neutral to fool people into thinking its not so bad.
...
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You know as well as I do that the price of oil is set by the world market.
Speculators are driving the price up and maybe something has to be done about t...
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We are not just talking about welfare numbers but the working poor who are subsisting on low wages, food banks and the like. Liberals promised to eliminate c...
Nanos-Policy Options Poll - Immigration as Nation-building (Video Blog Post) (2008-06-06)
The Bernier Resignation - Is it more than political "eye candy"? (Video Blog Post) (2008-05-30)
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I have to agree with you that the Bernier affair will not resonate with the public although the opposition and the media will make every effort in their atte...
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You said the same thing about the Cadman affair, Afghanistan, the Mulroney/Schreiber affair, the in an out scheme.
You say "How Mr. Harper gains Canadians...
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I caught this on MDL this afternoon as well. Although I am not sure the poll was taken as Bernier was being fired.
However, I suspect that Quebecers recog...
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I think Quebecers love a sexy titillating story and will be interested in it but Quebecers will realize that Harper had no choice given the infraction of lea...
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Good luck with that. Ignatieff looks smarmy and Buffalo Bob Rae has his own issues to deal with from his time as premier of Ontario. Given that Ignatieff and...
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No prime minister has a crystal ball and can tell how effective or ineffective and MP will be when given a cabinet portfolio. So the fact that Bernier screwe...
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He's doing nothing for the economy? Where is your argument that he is destroying the economy with his actions. Make up your mind parnel.
Once you get pas...
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The day I accept as credible sources in the Liberal party it will be a frosty day in hell.
Wait, bring on the carbon tax discussion and watch your weak le...
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Exactly. Even Nik doesn't believe there will be any long term impact on the government.
The Liberals have gone to the scandal well too often. Their credib...
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I don't how I gave you the impression that I don't love a sexy titillating story like the next person. Love those pictures.
That's how Canadians will view...
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Whatever! I'm off to bed.
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Absolutely true. They are no longer hiding their disdain for Harper and his government. If there is anything they can print or say that is negative they will...
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parnel is so desperate for some good news in Quebec that he is now trying to tie the Quebec Liberals in with the Federal Liberals. We know Charest is really ...
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If you seriously believe that poll then you truly are living in Liberal la la land. Canadians will say virtually anything in a poll. However, ask them if the...
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Let's just revisit history a bit. It was the Reform Party that was pushing Chretien to introduce something which would set the ground rules for Separation if...
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Why don't you challenge his assertions rather than calling him names parnel.
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Aren't we the arrogant one! Take that exclamation point. Typical Liberal who has no shame.
Perhaps the comments made by you are not deserving of rebuttal ...
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calmecam...isn't this what Liberals do? Say the same thing post after post...Harper is bad...Dion is good. It gets pretty tiresome.
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Hello....did you watch the Liberal leadership race?
It was because Rae and Iggy could not agree that the Libs ended up with Dion. A man who polled 18% on ...
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Something like the Liberals in adscam....deny, deflect, defend.
However, I do agree with your points. I think the Conservative communication strategy is ...
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They do a great deal of disservice to the journalism business by being so outwardly biased and dismissive of a major political party in the country who happe...
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I don't buy it for a minute that most ordinary working Canadians are on the left and want high taxes and cradle to grave government. I don't think so.
You...
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I could care less about the machinations of the corrupt Liberal party.
You can say that I am gossiping and that seems to really bother you. However, watch...
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MRM....don't get soft on me. You go too far without personal knowledge of the man.
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calmecam...I am afraid you are a little generous with the facts in this post. It is you who has called Mr. Harper and the Conservatives every name in the boo...
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rsharp...no but it makes you way out in left field even past the NDP.
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This is one thing we can agree on. Murphy has the way to turn a phrase that many of us lack. It is always interesting to listen to him even though he works f...
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parnel such an intelligent reply from someone so "intellectual".
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MRM....however, those that don't agree with the Conservatives continue to make accusations about all manner of things but never support their propostion with...
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Good idea...let's stick to making valid comments supported by some facts rather than just blanket statements. In other words make a statement provide some pr...
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so much for detente eh parnel "Look it up stupid!!!"
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I do not believe that EC is corrupt but I do believe they are not infallible either. They can make mistakes. After all lots of legislation is vague and subje...
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Thank you for the lecture. I really needed that.
If you note a lot of my points were addressed to parnel.
I have never called you pompous or a windbag....
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Glad we could agree on something.
What did you mean "how hateful of me" I must have missed the point.
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Thank you. I appreciate the comments.
Windbag is not a word I usually use so if I have called you that I apologize as well.
Sometimes we all get carrie...
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Thanks for clearing that up.
Not to belabour the point but I do not support everything this government does but when they are accused of all manner of thi...
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larryl...did you perhaps consider that I had nothing new to offer on your comments on the changes to the bank act.
When you referred to lyin brian I may h...
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larryl I don't know whether you saw my lengthy post to calmecam but I did vote Liberal before. For Trudeau when he was against wage and price controls and Ch...
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Once again you are entitled to your opinion but obviously I don't agree.
I have already acknowledged their communication strategy sucks. I have made my fe...
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I understand there are many who have given that moniker to Mulroney but I simply say this and will not comment on him further. I think he tried his best. His...
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I watched 13 years of Liberal rule in this country and saw a massive theft of taxpayers' money. I saw little done which moved the country ahead on the import...
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And your point is?
Is Dion a world traveller? Is Ralph Goodale? I don't think so?
Only Liberal partisans would say that Harper has not provided leaders...
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larryl,,,,You didn't answer my questions. If you believe your partisan rhetoric you should be able to give clear examples.
The Economy - Political Opportunity and Minefield (2008-05-26)
Leadership Tracking - Harper personal image untouched by controversy (Analysis with video) (2008-05-09)
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Only the feckless leader of the Liberal Party would decide that campaigning on raising taxes is a winning strategy.
Harper will tear the carbon tax propos...
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Nik's polling shows that Harper (the teflon PM) continues to be consistently perceived by the public to be better than all of the other leaders when it comes...
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Hi Tom:
I am not sure I agree with your point that there is a new electorate.
However, I think what this poll is saying is that Harper continues to be ...
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parnel you have once again spouted the Liberal line.
What this poll is saying is that Harper's support is rock solid. It is the opposition leaders and par...
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Tom...parnel is a kool-aid drinking Liberal who hates Harper with a passion.
His vigorous attacks show that the Liberals are scared to death of him becaus...
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parnel...there are only two men who potentially can be prime minister of Canada. The current incumbent and your feckless leader.
The Liberals are always l...
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westerner try telling that to parnel. He can't accept the fact that the Liberals screwed up big time by electing another Francophone, one who is hated in Fra...
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MRM...I agree with you.
The tactics of the opposition parties has backfired on them and particularly on the Liberals.
Focusing on issues that people do...
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parnel...the opposite could be said as well. If Dion is so popular and Harper so disliked why isn't Dion kicking Harper's ass. We both know why.
Support f...
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Let's hope so!
I am confident that Baird will tear the carbon plan to pieces because it needs to be exposed for what it is. A huge tax grab to satisfy the...
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Wishful thinking parnel.
Like all the other faux scandals the Liberals will be barking in the wind.
Keep wearing those tinfoil hats. That's all you guy...
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parnel...look at the numbers again. Harper's numbers haven't changed but poor Dion his numbers keep going south. You can delude yourself into thinking you gu...
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Hi Tom....I agree with you that there is a reason why the parties remain deadlocked in the polls. It may be as you say.
Anybody watching QP and the shenan...
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I hope you are right Tom.
As you and I have discussed it is critical that the next government be a majority.
The foolishness that is going on is disgus...
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parnel..the old saying goes that first impressions count and they are very hard to change. If, as you say, Dion has not been focusing on his communication sk...
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I thought you were only interested in Nik's numbers. You kept saying any time I mentioned a different poll that it was only Nik's numbers that you paid atten...
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14% on vision and trustworthiness and 12% on competetence ain't anything to brag about either parnel.
What all these polls are saying is that on judgement...
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There is only one major broken promise by Harper and that was the income trust issue. The rest of your statement is pure propaganda because you don't agree w...
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Tom: its amazing how parnel can twist and turn so that he can present the most positive image for his party.
He will not accept the fact that his leader h...
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Tom: I must agree with you. That being said Harper is in a much better place than Dion. The odds of him winning the next election are in his favour.
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parnel....you can attack we who live in the West but remember it is the Central Canada media we are reading so we understand clearly the disdain for Harper a...
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Just one further point parnel...Harper has had a de facto majority for almost two years because your party does not believe they can win an election. What yo...
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It's not a dream but a reality parnel. It is you that has the blinkers on wishing upon wishing that your leader and party had a chance of winning the next el...
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You are absolutely right MRM.. However, until the defeat comes parnel will not believe anything we say. His hatred for Harper is palatable and all he can foc...
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parnel you are really going to have to find different arguments. These are getting tiresome. I know the more you say it I guess you feel it will help convinc...
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In that interview Nik also called Harper the teflon PM.
As I told you the other day Harper's numbers have not changed but the numbers from all the other l...
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13% and 14% ain't no ringing endorsement for your buddy either parnel.
The undecideds will move to Harper because he is the only one that looks, sounds an...
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Exactly. Parnel keeps deluding himself that his party and the feckless leader of the party is on a roll.
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Once again we agree.
It looks like Dion is committed to higher taxes and that will be a losing strategy and Harper will surely end up with a majority gove...
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You bet! Particularly after the exchange you and I had with him on what he thinks needs to be done to manage the Canadian economy.
If this is the type of ...
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Somehow after reading the Globe report I thought I would hear from you.
I thought Nik was the most reliable source for your polling results. Oh I forgot a...
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Georgine... you say "It could be as easily stated that they are not pleased with the way Harper is governing and showing their displeasure by choosing the un...
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Dream on parnel. The biggest gift to the Conservative government and Mr. Harper is your Mr. Dion.
He will fall flat on his face trying to explain to Canad...
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This was not parnel's comments but somebody on the Globe thread. However, Parnel raves about so many things trying to convince himself that the Liberals will...
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I could go through and deconstruct your comments because they are full of misrepresentations and fabrications.
However, you can vote for Dion and watch hi...
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I could go through and deconstruct your comments because they are full of misrepresentations and fabrications.
However, you can vote for Dion and watch hi...
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Your assessment of the current situation is accurate.
There is something about Harper that Canadians are not comfortable with. Perhaps it is the number do...
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Bernie perhaps you could add some substance to your smears.
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parnel...you ar so full of s..t. Who asks the questions day after day in QP about faux scandals. It is your party who can't get out of the gutter because tha...
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Dion policies thus far:
- solve child poverty. He forgot to mention the Liberals promised that in 2000.
- green mortgages
- give more infrastructure mon...
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Your whole previous thread was a partisan diatribe misrepresenting the government's position.
While Harper may be your PM it is in name only because you r...
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I thought the same thing when I first got the thread,
He/she sure knows a lot about what they don't like about Stephen Harper but finds Dion's eyes sparkl...
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There always has to be a boogey man and they think by attacking Flaherty they can destroy Harper's economic credentials. How long ago was it that Mike Harris...
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Agree.
However, Dion is stuborn and arrogant. He may hang in for the long haul until the suit is arbitrated and he finds out he can't win.
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Carbon taxes are all about changing behaviour. If I have the same amount of money as before then how will that change my behaviour. It is pure smoke and mirr...
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parnel I don't recall talking about Liberal corruption recently but since you mentioned it the RCMP are getting ready to lay the final charges against the ad...
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parnel your guy is going to promote a carbon tax which is already being discredited by columnists and pundits and even by Jim Travers of the Red Star.
Mic...
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What's disgusting about it. Anybody (Georgine) who says they are not supporters of the Liberal party and then go on to promote the party and its leader is be...
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If there is anyone that is constipated it is Liberal supporters who deny, publicly at least, the desperation of their situation. Polls are polls and will say...
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parnel has been reduced to calling people names because he has nothing to counter.
Now they are on the band wagon that Harper is a bully etc. etc. Look at...
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The ads worked great parnel. Dion has been identified by the Canadian public as a weak and indecisive leader. Check the last leadership poll done by Nik as e...
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Oh parnel I will do whatever I can to see that my Conservative MP is re-elected. I will continue to write letters, to blog and make people aware that Liberal...
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So you think Dion is a fair and decent man and by contrast I assume you think Mr. Harper is the opposite. You are wrong.
Harper has a lot of respect for t...
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We can't afford a socialist state and that's what you advocate. You are even further left than the NDP. Good thing Canadians sit in the mushy middle as oppos...
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Sometimes its lonely at the top even though you may be right. Its called leadership and it is only history that can judge whether you are on the side of the ...
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Once again MRM you put an end to their distortions by accurately quoting the reality of the situation. Kyoto is a farce as long as the major polluters in the...
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parnel the Liberals signed on to Kyoto without realizing the devastation that would result in the Canadian economy. If they knew then they were incompetent b...
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How is Mr. Harper a briber? That myth was disposed of my the RCMP parnel. Move on. Those talking points are dead.
I suppose you call him a liar over the i...
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Only a leftie would argue against one type of tax cut versus another. My tax cut is better than your tax cut. All tax cuts are good and obviously somebody is...
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You can twist the numbers all you want and spout your own garbage. However, whether you like it or not Harper is beating Dion 2:1 in Nik's last numbers on vi...
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parnel...tax the polluters. Get with the program. If polluters may more then they will pass those costs onto consumers. That's how the free market system wor...
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Dr. Suzki better be careful. His Foundation could end up losing charitable foundation status with his blatant politiking.
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rsharp taking offence at you calling Suzki a kook. Given the names he calls Mr. Harper and his cabinet ministers on virtually every post he has some nerve. H...
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That will happen soon enough as Dion's numbers continue to fade. Look at the Red Star this morning. Dion's polling numbers are down to 10% versus John Turner...
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Once again parnel you can call me names but that only reflects badly on you and lowers the level of discourse.
I never said Dion was advocating the shut d...
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Quit the cutting and pasting parnel. Get a real argument that makes sense.
I really think you are becoming more scared as each day goes by and Dion crater...
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Look at the poll carefully parnel. You can either look at the glass as half full or as half empty because it really is a saw off. Canadians are not in turmoi...
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Dion's approval rating hs sunk to its lowest level yet, with nine of 10 Canadians saying they disapprove or are not sure of his performance.
Just 10% of t...
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Dion's approval rating hs sunk to its lowest level yet, with nine of 10 Canadians saying they disapprove or are not sure of his performance.
Just 10% of t...
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This was not Nik's poll but Angus Reid. The news gets worse for Dion everyday. You and Parnel will have to go into hiding or at least wear a hood when you go...
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You only embarass yourself by supporting a leader who has no leadership ability and who will ensure a Harper majority government with his foolish campaign to...
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If Harper's policies are that bad then why is the electorate not clammering for an election?
If Dion thinks Harpers policies are that bad he has had many ...
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I have seen some of his comments and he counters much more than just Paul Martin.
He gave you a pretty synopsis of the National Daycare plan the Liberals ...
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Thank you for the tirade I really needed that!
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MRM...don't you know Liberals are all knowing and all seeing.
Trouble is the Liberals had 13 years to solve many of the issues facing Canada, including t...
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There are many pollsters doing on line polling now. They say the results are as accurate as telephone surveys.
Angus Reid is an experienced pollster and d...
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Another Liberal joinng the crowd who rather than writing sensible, facutally based commentary simply insults other posters.
This will be the last time I r...
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There is no point in trying to have an intelligent conversation with Liberals. The only thing they are good at is smears and lies.
That's the only thing t...
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Parnel..why don't you take a flying leap at a galloping goose.
Your rhetoric has become tiresome on this thread and I am not going to engage in such child...
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Wishful thinking parnel. As I have told you before 10% in the polls is pretty sad for a leader who hopes to become prime minister. Even Harper was never that...
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Its news to me that McGuinty has closed down any coal fired plants. Ontario has already had brown/black outs during the summer.
You keep talking about the...
The House Returns - Ethics, Accountability and the Big Picture (Nanos Sun Column) (2008-04-28)
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You are absolutely right Nik. The politicians are playing gotcha politics at the expense of discussing the important issues of the day.
At this point the ...
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Hi Non-aligned..
I disagree with your assessment that this is a government where the political wing is at war with its own administrative wing.
Are yo...
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NNL I don't disagree with you.
You might note the government contnues to conduct business and Harper continues to govern and the new immigration changes...
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I know parnel the Liberals are so high and mighty and will not resort to do anything in their quest to regain power. Lets review the last election ads run by...
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ronmark....sometimes when you feel you are being dealt with unfairly you need to take a stand.
I agree it would have been easy to apologize and pay a fine...
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Regina Beach Boy...You are right. For the Liberals it is all about getting their hands on the purse strings so they can continue with their tax and spend pol...
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ronmack....The only real hope I have for a majority government is that Harper has won Quebecers over in sufficient numbers with his new approach to fed/provi...
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westerner...amen!
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The media and the opposition parties have convinced Canadians that Canada is in serious trouble and so polls are now showing that they are worried about the ...
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parnel.. I guess we are back at it again.
Not that I have to speak for westerner but Ontario by ensuring its tax structure is the highest in Canada by def...
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westerner...I agree. parnel hates the oil patch and all it stands for. Funny seeing him defend it. If his Liberals got into power they would nationalize it o...
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westerner....I have been saying this for some time. Mulroney/Schreiber turned into a farce and the Libs were so desperate to make it stick to Harper they eve...
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Hi Tom....agree with you except I believe when the two candidates for PM are put before the Canadian people Harper with the support of Quebec will win a maj...
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Jan....don't be too sure. There are only two choices for PM...Harper and Dion.
When Canadians have to make a decision and compare both of these men Harpe...
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westerner...
Lets look at the so called scandals. They are not government scandals. They are party scandals. While it is hard to differentiate the two tha...
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supper...Who are the people you refer to at the bottom of the food chain. Where they there before the slow down in the economy?
Once again it was Trudeau ...
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supper if you want to talk about limp you need go no further than the leader of the Liberal party.
Canadians have recognized that he is not the man to lea...
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Time will tell. However the CPC is fighting this thing all the way through the courts. I think they are sure of their position. However, time will tell.
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I guess it takes one (party) to know one.
Does the name Corbeil ring a bell parnel?. Do other charges pending ring a bell parnel? The Libs are going to fa...
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First of all Pearson wasn't faced with a Separatist party who had a block of votes sufficient to control Parliament. Do you think Pearson would have gotten d...
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Haven't you noticed he has lost weight?
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Hi Tom:
I agree I would like to see Harper change his communications strategy. Having a running feud with the press gallery maybe ok for him but the optics ...
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supper....If you think Harper is pompous you should see the leader of the Official Opposition. He is one arrogant Frenchmen.
Looks like you don't like a s...
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supper....I am not saying the party is exempt. If they do something illegal or break election laws that's a problem. However, I am not prepared to hang the g...
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parnel I concede nothing either government or party.
Because political hacks like you say it is so I will wait until the courts determine who is right on ...
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parnel...Look at yesterday's poll. Harper is way ahead of Dion as leader. That's not a sign of things getting better.
The last poll by Leger in Quebec sh...
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parnel....They used the adscam money to pay for probably three elections in Quebec. That's why there is no money left. However, when Corbeil starts singing a...
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parnel...you are still wearing those rose coloured glasses and drinking the kool-aid.
For you to suggest that the Libs will win 50% of the vote in Ontario...
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parnel...that's why the PC party broke up. We did not want to be Liberal lite any longer. We wanted an alternative to the Liberal vision of the country which...
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parnel...Obviously this is the view from Ontario. The West is doing just fine. Nfld and N.S. are doing fine and Quebec is ok.
The problem is in Ontario. G...
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parnel...shows how much you think you know me. I do not live in Ottawa but in the West. I was born and raised in Ontario and got transferred out West in 1986...
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I don't disagree Non-aligned.
However, if the public was so outraged with the Cons you would see letters to the editor daily denouncing them, similar to w...
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Non-aligned ....You may be right.
However, on election day Canadians will have to make a decisive choice. They will assess each of the leaders and determ...
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Non-aligned
If you think the Lib plan to introduce a carbon tax is a winning environmental strategy you better think twice. Canadians now know the environ...
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Jan....I fully agree with your assessment.
The Liberals are indeed a wily bunch and will do or say anything to regain power. There is no real desire on th...
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Dion was not in the House today for Question Period. He was at home recovering from wounds incurred when he tripped over his tongue yesterday during QP.
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parnel...that vision would be what?
A carbon tax that will virtually bankrupt ordinary hardworking Canadians.
Raising the GST
Reversing the childcar...
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parnel...only a Liberal could spin Coyne's column as positive for the Libs. Shame on you. What Coyne is saying there is evidence that all parties were doing ...
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If you watched the Libs in QP today it was all about Ontario. Poor Ontario is losing jobs and it is the fault of those mean Conservatives.
Ontario is bein...
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Revenue neutral. I believe the PC's said the GST would be revenue neutral with the manufacturers sales tax. Giving a one time $100.00 to each taxpayer is pur...
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Oh parnel...so sad...so sad.. Try raising taxes and find out what happens.
However, the Libs will not get the chance and we both know it. So Dion's, Igant...
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You note how bitter parnel's comments are becoming. He can only slag, ridicule and malign anybody who differs with him.
He knows the Libs are losing the ...
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parnel you really need to improve the tone of your comments. Attacking people personally is beneath you.
If you cannot put forward a point and support tha...
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parnel...jan never mentioned civil servants in her comments. Please don't mislead. She was talking about the Liberal party and they were proven to be corrupt...
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parnel...she was talking about Trudeau/Chretien. Read the comments and make an accurate commentary rather than trying to deflect the truth.
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In case you missed the previous link I sent to you. Here it is again.
http://www.thestar.com:80/comment/article/419264
There is something really wrong ...
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However Tom that is the precise problem.
It is all about partisan advantage and not about the good of the country. For example the new immigration rules b...
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supper...the Libs asked the RCMP to investigate Cadman. If they think the law has been broken then let the police investigate it and see if there is suffici...
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parnel in case you hadn't noticed Canada was already bankrupt when Mulroney took over thanks to the loose spending practices of Pierre Trudeau and his financ...
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Absolutely right westerner.
There is no such thing as revenue neutral. If you look at the Lib website and review their environmental plan the cost of adm...
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You may have known it was a consumption tax but the vast majority of Canadians didn't. They believed their government who to put it kindly mislead them.
T...
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I only emphasize the good things because you are sure to point out all the bad things (in your mind) that this government is doing.
The other day I sent y...
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Hi Tom:
Once again we agree on the substantance of the discussion.
My previous comments were addressed to all parties not just the opposition parties.
...
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MRM...thanks.
I also like your posts because you can throw their actual words back in their faces.
Your positing on the national child care was great. ...
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Thanks MRM. I get tired of replying to the misrepresentations and lies that parnel tells on a consistent basis to show his party is the only party capable of...
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Not going to happen parnel. Better tell your friend Dion to resign so the Liberals can elect a real leader.
Typical....Liberals keep their real intentions...
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Nobody that I can see today.
The status quo works well for all the parties.
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supper....sorry you lost me on this post.
Pointing out Liberal hypocrisy is what its all about. It certainly is not saying "our crooks" are better than "y...
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parnel I have not made any libelous accusations. I can send you the newspaper columns etc. to support my assertions. You know it to be true. However, you don...
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parnel's comments are deteriorating as we challenge his assertions and react to negative aspersions on the Conservative party.
We need to feel sorry for h...
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Only the facts parnel, only the facts. Google them if you don't believe MRM and I.
Trouble is there is a record of 13 years of do nothing Liberal governme...
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parnel you are getting tiresome because you keep repeating the false distortions on virtually any topic you write about.
So Mulroney didn't negotiate the ...
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He will not survive long enough as leader of the party to be PM.
After he screws up and loses the next election Dion will be, along with his $850,000 in l...
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Let Dion go to the electorate and try to sell your concept of government interference in the economy. Just try. It will be received like all of his other tri...
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all valid.....Only in your Liberal mind.
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What's your proof that Dion is incompetent (or weak):
-large number in his own party believe he is incompetent
-media, punditry are laughing at him
-poll...
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You can believe what you want. However, the party believes they are being treated unfairly and are not holding up the court process. Rather it is Elections C...
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I don't accept your view. In Canada illegal activity is investigated by the police with charges laid if there is evidence. Not parliamentary committees.
H...
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Look at Mark Holland's facebook site.
Watch Joe Preston on Mike Duffy Live talking about tax shifting. Duffy asked him if he thought it was wise introduc...
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Hearsay evidence is not admissable no matter how badly you want it to be.
The fact of the matter is even if it was allowed there is no supporting evidence...
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Parnel...I may be fat, dumb and happy but at least I don't live in Liberal la la land like you. Personal attacks are not a substitute for the facts. However,...
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Good I am glad your laughing because you will be crying after the next election. Laugh on my friend.
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The Libs are virtually bankrupt and may only be marginally in a surplus. They need the current money coming on a quarterly basis to fund day to day operation...
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Once again the inflamed rhetoric.
Unlike you I will pass judgement when the party has its day in court and a decision is rendered.
All parties have use...
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So true.
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Perhaps parnel could read the Gazette today who are advocating that Dion not be a sissy and embrace the carbon tax issue with enthusiasm.
Yeah right! Harp...
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Okay but it will be hard.
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Desperation thy name is parnel. What a crock of sh.t.
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Once again you spin the facts to suit your purposes.
People have been convicted on circumstanial evidence but never with hearsay evidence. Obviously you k...
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Its true but that doesn't stop Liberals from lying and cheating in order to win an election.
Dion is the gift that keeps on giving to the Conservatives. I...
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Exactly...This was my point to parnel. Thank you for looking up the hearsay evidence issue in order to counter his specious argument.
Anyway it is all a m...
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Yes we will discuss it after the election when you need to apologize as Harper wins a majority government.
Read the article by Paul Wells in McLeans based...
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You don't listen too well.
The government has lots of cushion within the current economic forecasts. There are also economists who say the economy will r...
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Once again Dion has the political skills of a nat. You don't muse in public about a policy of raising taxes.
He said it on Question Period to Jane (gossip...
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It is you who are missing the point. Once again slowly.
-The Liberal party may have an operational small surplus or maybe even a deficit.
However, all ...
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First of all the immigration legislation applies to the budget because it has to do with the productive agenda of the government and the need for skilled imm...
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Absolutely true. All the media is located in central Canada and so they give everything a central Canada perspective. Its almost as if there are two worlds.
...
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What in the hell are you talking about. Leadership numbers? I don't think so. Show me when and who said it.
Propaganda.
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It is your guy who should trigger an election now rather than waiting until all of his credibility, if he has any, disappears or the caucus revolts, whicheve...
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It will be your nightmare parnel.
The Liberal party and its weak leader will go into the next campaign a significant underdog because of their history of ...
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It will be your nightmare parnel.
The Liberal party and its weak leader will go into the next campaign a significant underdog because of their history of ...
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You don't know what you are talking about. It is wishful thinking.
Who knows if it was said to the Cadman family and/or if it was what context it was made...
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Parnel is becoming more desperate as these threads continue.
His party is in so much trouble and he knows it. So all he can do is call names and hope some...
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Parnel...I am not nor never have been an Ottawa mandarin.
I am a retired banker after having worked at a senior level for 36 years. I live out West now bu...
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See my post to parnel about the way the party is bankrolling the next election. They have to assign the government subsidy for the campaign loan of $18 milli...
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parnel....quit misleading rsharp.
If the Tories have dirty tricks it is because they learned from the masters of dirty tricks....the Liberal Party of Cana...
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you are right when you say all parties will only be allowed to spend the same amount.
However, with lots of money the PC can do research, do pre-writ adve...
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Once again. show me where the CP stole taxpayers money.
You think adscam is dead. Well keep deluding yourself. If the Libs want to talk about sleaze they ...
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Knew I would get your attention with this one. Very funny come back.
Have you seen the Bloc numbers lately. If they keep going down as they will in a camp...
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Parnel...it was Jean Chretien who screwed the Liberal Party. Harper merely ensured that the Libs would no longer have the ability to have big money buy their...
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Parnel....
1. Once again Dion may have had cabinet experience but they were not the big portfolios like finance, foreign affairs, industry.
Canadians wil...
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Parnel it is the Liberal brand with the kool-aid drinking crowd hoping beyond hope that some miracle will happen and Dion will captivate the masses. What cho...
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You have made the comment several times now about juicy stuff coming. Is this just rhetoric or do you know something that the rest of us don't? Or could it b...
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Parnel I am playing a very small violin for you as I type these comments. Chretien did it to get even with Martin and in effect virtually destroyed the capac...
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Oh parnel you still can try to portray hope and optimism but it will fall on deaf ears in the next election.
The opposition parties including the Libs hav...
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What do you mean that Libs would invest in companies? How would they decide which manufacturers to help and which would not receive government support? Would...
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Did you read his thread to me. Actually I laughed when I read it. See my reply to parnel.
Can you imagine advocating the abandonment of the free market sy...
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Parnel I cannot believe in this environment that you would be proposing higher taxes. No matter how you justify them nobody in Canada is going to accept the ...
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National polls in Quebec don't tell the story.
You need to get into the numbers for the regions outside of the island of Montreal. Crop is the most extens...
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I only state the truth parnel but you can't handle the truth.
Bring it on parnel. So far the so called scandals have not amounted to much.
You know why...
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If this is Dion's column I started to read it and then got bored and tired and didn't finish it. The Star is the only one that will produce his jibberish.
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Your advocating the elimination of the free market system with massive intervention in the economy.
There is no recession in Canada it is in the U.S. and ...
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I will leave you and the Libs to worry about U.S. monetary policy and whether they are doing the right thing.
What interests me is what is happening in Ca...
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What a sucky baby!
Too mean for Canadians. Put your money where your mouth is rsharp. How is he being mean?
Because he won't play nice with the Libs?...
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No matter how badly you wish it would happen there is insufficient evidence to prosecute so the Libs will have to continue whining.
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parnel nobody could hold a candle to Liberal corruption. They are the only party in a very long time convicted of stealing taxpayers money. This is a big hur...
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Amen!
If parnel's view is being discussed in Liberal circles we will get that majority hands down.
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It is you who was spouting b.s. with your economic theories in the previous thread.
Stick to what you know parnel.
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rsharp....What do you want to know? Will it make your life any better? Or are you just use to the smoke and mirrors of Liberal governments. You and parnel ca...
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parnel...Note the response from the Prime Minister. This was set up by the Libs so that they could track what was being asked for under Access to Information...
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I am not going to debate the benefits of the GST cut with you because there is nothing I could say that would convince you that it is worthwhile.
parnel...t...
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Birds of a feather flock together parnel. Keep living in the Liberal world.
Flaherty stole no money and as finance minister and as part of the government ...
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Once again parnel...if the Libs want to talk about sleaze and that really is all they can talk about because they have no vision or their own policies then t...
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Vision? I must have missed the announcement. Trial balloons maybe but vision I think not.
What is the specific vision of Foreign Policy for Canada? Invade...
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Nothing to counter the facts with eh parnel. You know it was all true and there is nothiing that can change the truth. So what do you do rather than acknowle...
Federal Tories and Grits Tied - Are NDP voters in Ontario strategically parking with the Grits? (Nanos Poll completed April 9) (2008-04-11)
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It sure looks like the Libs are benefiting from a decline in the NDP support in Ontario. Not surprising given the Libs are the only ones that can stop the Co...
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Take note that the Conservative support has not stagnated as you suggest. It is up 5%.
The people of Ontario will need to make a decision in the next elec...
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Once again I have no real argument with your points other than in Quebec.
The last Crop poll in Quebec suggested the Libs had 20% but when you leave Montr...
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As I have probably mentioned to you before it is sad to watch the people of Ontario taking it so personal when there is a dispute between the two levels of g...
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I do agree with you that swing voters will be the key in the next election. The election will focus on leadership and regardless of what the polls say today ...
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Parnel....you refuse to accept the reality of the situation. Do you think Dion is avoiding an election because he thinks he can win?
Why would Dion allow ...
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I don't entirely disagree with you. What Flaherty's motivations were I can't speculate on. However, instead of attacking the messenger assess whether he has ...
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It will never happen westerner (separation). However, if Harper could achieve a majority government some of the issues that have plagued the country for year...
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Apparently the Libs and Cons are tied in Quebec at 23%. However, I still suggest to you that this is not indicative of voting intentions in Quebec. Crop has ...
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I suspect in an election you will have Liberal volunteers assuming that they will lose and will not show up. You may also have Liberal voters staying home so...
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Anything is possible in the next election. How many non investors in income trusts feel that it was a good move? The NDP and the Bloc voters liked it.
Are...
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Other than those that want Dion to lose so they can get a more credible leader. Dion is tarnished now and there is no remedy for that once it clicks in. Its ...
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As much as I appreciate Nik's numbers I suspect there are reasons for the difference in polling numbers and it isn't because reputable pollsters are delibera...
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Don't get too excited.
Dion is not calling an election because he can win.
Why would he subject himself and his party to the taunts and media coverage...
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Thanks for the propaganda.
I could go through your points and take issue with a lot of them. However, it is not worth it because it achieves nothing.
...
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You keep repeating the same losing arguments. Nobody believes them. It's time to move on.
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I dispute your assertion that the Libs will win 50% support in Ontario no matter what Nik says.
You chose to ignore all my rationale for why the Libs won'...
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parnel you are living in the twilight zone. You have been out of the country too long.
Dion is being crucified in the media and on Parliament Hill. The me...
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A Segers poll sponsored by Le Presse in Montreal came out today. Nationally they found Harper's government at 36% and the Libs at 30%. So depending on which ...
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I will surely have a nightmare if Dion becomes prime minister of Canada.
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You are absolutely right about the Star. I saw the program where Delacourt clearly admitted they have a Liberal bias. For anybody to say that the Star is eve...
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I note Nik's comments and he would know. I agree it was the punditry speculating so much it gets confusing after awhile as to who said what.
Having said t...
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Nik's poll including 30% from Ontario of the total poll. What percentage was taken in each of the GTA, Southern, Northern and Eastern Ontario.
Given the h...
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Hi Tom:
Sask. has 14 seats and in the past has had a mix of NDP, Lib and Con support but in the last couple of elections the Province has gone Con with ex...
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Noted. I have no idea of how the polling busness works but you seem to have some knowledge in that respect.
However, it does amaze me that pollsters can b...
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Thanks.
However one blogger, because of Nik's poll, on this thread suggested that the Libs could potentially get 50% of the Ontario vote in the next elec...
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I think it will be you parnel who will be having nightmares.
Can you imagine a government who works for the country as a whole and isn't trying to concoct...
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I will repeat it for you parnel. Regardless of what you say actions speak louder than words
I repeat:
IF DION THOUGHT HE COULD WIN THE ELECTION TOD...
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Sorry my spam filter blocked access to the link.
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I copied and pasted the link but could not find the document.
Oh the Libs are laughing are they? Doesn't look like it when you watch Goodale on TV. He loo...
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Oh parnel you are really grabbing at straws now.
It was the Liberal bill from 2001 and was passed recently by the whole House.
Desperation my friend, d...
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You know Parnel calling people who you do not agree with just shows that you are lost for real arguments.
There is no party who has greater liars and thie...
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Good reply!
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There were no MPs convicted i.e. Alphonso Gagliano because they covered their tracks so well. However, a judge named the Liberal PM, Jean Chretien, as respon...
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Perhaps you would do the three of us the honour of being forward your position on various policies etc. rather than calling the government and Harper names. ...
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You stick with your weak, effete leader and I will stick with mine.
Parnel...it is obvious we cannot have a grown up conversation so this will be the las...
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With this post I just about gagged. You really are displaying a sort of zen like blindness to the realties of the real world.
If you have some inside know...
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I hope you are right. The Liberal brand is still strong particularly in the GTA which has a large number of seats and immigrant votes.
Hopefully the work ...
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"Dio is very personable and likeable in the flesh but has yet to trnaslate that into the sound bite people of lesser intellects like for their political news...
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When the heat is too much parnel always bails out.
MRM you are doing a good job a dispelling the b.s. that parnel wants to dish out. However, he is a kool...
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I won't pretend I understand the issues surrounding the in and out issue. So I will wait to judge the party once the court proceedings are done. However, the...
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Continuation of the Harper government's accomplishments:
Announced the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer — $260 million in funding over five years to im...
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Shame on you parnel...I would suggest to you that the reduction in the GST is one of the reasons we have not had a major hit on the economic front. Consumers...
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I guess the Libs are really accountable eh.
They are so corrupt they can't wait to get back to power so they can continue with their entitlements.
Only the...
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parnel is so desperate to grab onto anything that he will say anything just like his buddies in the Liberal party.
If they think regular folks are digesting...
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Good analysis MRM.
However, I think we are wasting our breath or key strokes on parnel...there is nothing that will convince him that the Libs are ethical...
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You really need to take a breath and read what you are typing. You can't believe what you said in the last post.
The CPC uses their own money to buy adve...
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Well this is good news. I hadn't heard it yet as I had been out.
It is good news after a pretty bad week.
However, EC may not be quite sure of their po...
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I enjoy it very much. Keep up the good work.
I thought for awhile I was alone in my communications between rsharp and parnel. Thanks for the help.
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Give it a rest. You are sounding pompous and holier than thou.
I get the impression you are over on the very far left of the political spectrum.
You ap...
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Parnel...the CPC has taken EC to court to determine if the EC's interpetation of the rules is correct. It will be determined by the courts I am sure in a fai...
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Goodale had already hurt investors big time before the Conservatives did their policy switch. The market took a significant hit when there was speculation th...
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Zing!!!!!!!!
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parnel ask the people living in Quebec if they have forgiven and forgotten. I don't think so.
They have no use for Dion. While that is not because of ads...
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parnel I think it is you who is not willing to see that Francophone Quebecers are not interested in Dion and what he has to say. The Crop poll paints a dire ...
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MRM....right to the point.
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What in the hell are you talking about...money laundering. The CPC used their own money to buy ads nationally and regionally. They requested reimbursement fo...
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As Jack Nicholson famously said...you can't handle the truth. I point out facts and because you cannot counter them with facts of your own you dismiss them ...
Last week should have been a good week for the PM - he was sideswiped (Video Blog Post) (2008-04-07)
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This has become typical of Canada and its media. We have a life and death situation going on in Bucharest where Canada is looking for more assistance to figh...
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I fully agree with you. Read my comments below. Watch the Liberal partisans coming out and castigate all things Conservative.
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Again you don't have any idea about the make up of the Conservative Party. Do the names Tom Wappel, Andrew Telegdi, Dan McTeague and others mean anything. At...
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Well said. However, it is only the Liberals who are so arrogant and hypocritical that they would want the MP's career destroyed for partisan advantage.
It...
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Nice try! Hidden agenda. Give it up it is getting tiresome. There are lots of people in all parties with lots of different views than maybe our own. However,...
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Whatever you say parnel..It must be so.
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There but for the grace of God go I.
Do you really understand what you are saying? That nobody can make a mistake and nobody can be forgiven. Don't fall ...
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Right on! Too many are quick to condemn but not quick enough to forgive.
This is still Canada and whether the lefties in this country believe it or not pe...
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As I said previously this is Canada and I am entitled to my opinion whether you like it or not and I will continue to express it. I do believe there is liber...
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Are you suggesting that the Liberals had a hidden agenda when they were elected in 1993? They sure did...scrap FTA but kept it, eliminate the GST, but kept i...
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Hi Tom...another thoughtful response.
You are right. Lukiwski argued against same sex marriage and that is his right. Like you say though there are still ...
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The unfortunate thing is that far too many of the media outlets are Liberally biased.
If there was some balance and fairness in the bias I guess I could a...
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As long as one party's, the Liberals, only motivation is power at all costs then politics will remain a dirty game.
Its unfortunate that parties could n...
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I have no quarrel with your comments.
Wouldn't it be great if each party could be open and honest, introduce their policies, advocate for them to convince...
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Amen!
There are many who still do not approve of the gay lifestyle. That is not the same as spewing hateful comments against gays.
You are right people...
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It is fine to report the news. However, when it becomes a pile on that is a very different issue. Report it once and unless new information comes up that sho...
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Wrong. When your children make a mistake do you never forgive?
Do you condemn a party with 250,000 members for the actions of one person? Not in my world....
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I used a kind word... insenstive. I could have said bigotted but I was trying to be gracious to you parnel.
Trying to label a whole party about one person...
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As my grandson would say.. oh that is harsh.
I say you can forgive but not forget. That's what life is all about..learning and moving on. However, when it...
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I have listed many broken promises by the Liberals in some of our last debates. No need to go over that fertile ground.
Goodale did a lot of damage to the...
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They will, they will or it will be a long drought in the wilderness when Harper wins his majority government the next time out.
As I have mentioned before...
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Sounds like you are caving in Parnel. There are more of us to counter these days eh?
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Well let's just take Lukiwski out on to Parliament Hill and draw and quarter him. That's the answer.
Harper did not accept his poor judgement and denounce...
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Did you read Don Martin this morning? Did you read the Vancouver Province this morning?
With these kind of columns your dreams of the silent majority (in ...
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It is you with your own partisan blinders that cannot see the light.
If you are talking about Garth Turner well spin it whatever way you want but it was t...
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At least we would have a choice to pick from. As it stands we hear the Liberals talking about Conservative policies but have no idea where they stand on cert...
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I am not sure whether you were responding to my points above. If you were perhaps you should read them again. I am no Liberal partisan by any stretch of the ...
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Let's not get too carried away. The public reacted...Well, I saw many views that did not support Lukiwski's comments but at the same timed believed his apolo...
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Glad to see you are not one of the ones piling on to Lukiwski. His constituents will determine after the next election whether he deserves to be an MP.
As...
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The fact is the media in Canada operates in a pack mentality. When one reports it they all do. When one piles on they all do. What Lukiwski said was bad. How...
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2011 is the date.
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Just to clear up the record:
-there was never any banner of being the moral party but one of transparency and accountability. Whether it achieved all it s...
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By the way sexual harrassment is an entirely different thing than making homophobic comments. Too bad you can't see the difference. One is illegal the other ...
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I wasn't going to answer you but I guess so that you know somebody has read your tirade I will at least acknowledge it.
Harper did the country proud in Bu...
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I am glad to see that you accepted Lukiwski's apology and are prepared to move on. I agree his constituents will decide if he should remain an MP.
Blackbu...
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Insightful and I agree.
Unless we can identify in more coherent terms what we want to achieve as a country and finance those things we will not make much ...
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Fully agree.
However, that said people, whether others like or not, are entitled to their opinion expressed or otherwise.
We still have freedom of thou...
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You would really have to step off the cliff to say what Lukiwski said was at the sufficient level of hatred for a group to be prosecuted. Its all about conte...
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Are you suggesting that only Liberal partisans can think straight and fair.
You may consider us rabid but we need to set the record straight on the distor...
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And of course you believe every word that comes out of the media?
What are you talking about? None of the bloggers have agreed that the comments were acce...
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Better than the Liberals who refuse to follow their leader. I am proud to follow a decisive, pragmatic and intelligent leader.
You can continue to follow ...
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I have mentioned to you before Parnel..the country has changed and what worked in the 19th and 20th century is not what will work today. The Premiers are far...
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Your welcome.
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It's great that you are clairvoyant and know the inner most workings of Harper's head.
If you are going to accuse instead of making broadbased, non substa...
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As I have mentioned before you are certainly entitled to your opinion and to vote for the party you like; regardless of how misguided those views are.
The...
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Thank you Nik. I have seen PM Harper referred to as Hitler and Mugabee. This is uncalled for and thank you for pointing it out to the bloggers.
However, P...
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I agree also. However, when gays are discriminated against and not given the same priviledges and rights as other Canadians then politicians and we, the peop...
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I subscribed to Fox News about a year ago. While it obviously is U.S. focused I agree that what Conservatives in the States are complaining about is exactly ...
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Nobody is calling Dion those vile names. I told you they were unacceptable.
So don't try to deflect your actions.
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Your not listening Parnel. Look at the polling numbers in the ridings. Libs may get 10-11 seats in Quebec. There are not many seats in the Prairie provinces ...
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Interesting how you focus on Harper not making any headway in the polls and then when MRM points out a Star poll you revert back to the only poll that counts...
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You can attribute all kinds of motives to me if it builds you up in your own eyes. People who are holier than thou usually get taken down a peg or two at som...
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Parnel Harper is a Conservative. Why would he want to steal Liberal policies? Are you suggesting that Liberal and Conservatives are mirror images of each oth...
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Dion could bring the "dictatorship" to an end tomorrow. No guts, no glory as they say.
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Not boycotted. Just giving it a rest.
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I agree with MRM :-)
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So put some meat on the bones.
Put some specific examples forward how social policy is better today after 13 years. I will wait for your response. I ment...
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I have never complained about comments made but I certainly have taken issue with bloggers directly who do call names i.e. Nazi and Mugabee which is not good...
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I thought it was pretty funny as well.
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Parnel...you don't get under my skin. However, I am trying my best to make you see the light. Harper needs your vote in the next election. It could be your v...
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You are entitled to your opinion. However, Dion could put him out of his (Harper's) misery any day of the week. Where is your fearless leader hiding.;
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Good for you. Stand by your convictions. Don't let anybody convince you that you are wrong.
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Sounds like wishful thinking.
Parnel...if the Libs win the next election I will be the first to congratulate you.
Will you do the same if Harper wins?
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Don't know what you mean that immigration is a non starter for Dion.
I agree immigration is an emotional issue for immigrants. However, there are also man...
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Oh come on with the ranting. Quit with the hyperbole. You have no evidence of any of that.
You couldn't provide concrete examples of what Liberals did bu...
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So Gomery was a joke eh?
The Cons did benefit from the RCMP disclosure but they had nothing to do with it. It was your friends in the NDP that disclosed t...
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Nothing knew here but the media is not even pretending they are unbiased and balanced in their reporting. Ask Susan Delacourt of the Star she freely admits t...
The Federal Tories - Poking Ontario with a sharp stick (Sun Media Column) (2008-03-31)
Afghanistan Vote and the Issue Environment (Video Blog Post) (2008-03-14)
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I think that the fact the Conservatives/Liberals came to an accommodation is good.
Unfortunately because of the over the top rhetoric of Dion since becom...
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A voice of reason and sanity in this Liberal world.
You are absolutely right! There are so many important issues to be dealt with and the government is tr...
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Hi Tom its always good to read your posts despite in some instance we will not agree.
You are right about Afghanistan. As long as we are there it will be ...
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I agree with you that the issue of abstaining/sitting out major votes is going to hurt the Liberals big time in the next election. All the political parties ...
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Fully agree with you Tom. We do live in a great country where you and I can choose to agree or disagree. Its called Freedom!
I agree with your analysis of...
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Regardless how you want to frame it the Liberals lost power and the Conservatives are the government. The Liberals have never accepted this and so their sole...
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As I said this will be the sleeper issue in the campaign. Dion has proven to be weak since being elected leader of the Liberal party. He will be attacked on ...
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Could not agree with you more. Canadians are not stupid. They know what leadership should look like and it isn't the face of Dion.
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You see parnel I am not alone. There is the silent majority. Who are watiching and waiting for their opportunity to give Harper a majority government.
I t...
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Its a carbon tax, raising the GST, re-introducing national daycare, re-introducing Kyoto, reintroducing the Kelowna Accord, tax deductible RESPs, solving chi...
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A strategy of looking dumb, indecisive and a boob. Wow! That sure is Liberal.
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You maybe right. However, Canadians want a real leader and one who does not flip flop like a fish out of water.
There are only two men that can be Prime M...
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Well blossom I was wondering where you were.. I have been having a go around with a couple of your Liberal buddies; parnel and Mike on the previous topic pos...
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Could not have said it better myself. Great post.
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Nik as he loses in the debate he resorts to bullying tactics.
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parnel I am back. You can run but you can't hide I will find you:-).
That's what Harper does. He lets his enemies think they have control and then zap.
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I agree. In the House each day Dion looks like an angry man as he tries to spit out his questions and Harper stands up calmly and burns him every time.
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That's why they reduced the military's funding over the years and kept them at home.
Parnel get with the times. There is no longer any peacekeeping missio...
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parnel...come on you are getting more angry everytime you respond. Harper must be doing a great job because you Liberals are running scared.
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writching...you are right with the vote being split among all the parties including the Greens (if their vote holds up) there will probably be another minori...
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parnel your accusations are getting more outlandish with every posting.
Harper is a PHD and an economist by training. He has taught at university and has ...
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I didn't say the Liberal party was dumb and indecisive. You told me the new leader would emerge after the by election wins different. My comment was if he wa...
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I confess you are wearing me down. I do not agree but it is not worth the effort to try and straighten out your thinking.
Dion will also be defending his ...
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No because you will never admit that the Liberals are wrong. All you Liberal supporters think is that there is nobody other than Liberals who are fit to gove...
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I am not quite sure what you mean by keeping Harper on a tight tether.
Governments are elected to govern. If after a suitable period of time i.e. 4 years ...
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If Dion had not won these ridings the knives would no longer be plunged in his back but in his front as well. You conveniently forgot that Quadra was won by ...
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By the way I have no idea what this means.....now in a battle for a majority government,it is one to avoid joining the statue of Jean
Brault at Stornaway.
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Funny.......:-)
Yesterday's by election results will not encourage Dion to move out of the basement of 24 Sussez Dr. any time soon. In fact yesterday with...
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Bernie...you can make excuses for Dion but he is the "leader" and he should have done what was right for the country; not him or his party.
However, it is...
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Mike...Martin fixed healthcare system for a generation didn't he? Why would Harper have to do anything? However, Martin did put in an escalator of 6% per yea...
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I reject your assertion that the Conservatives want to phase out abortion. While many people do not agree with abortion what is the alternative? There is non...
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Tom I agree with you. With the advent of the Bloc and its fixation on all things Quebec and the number of seats it holds it is very difficult to get a majori...
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Like all wars it is easy to enter but difficult to exit. Iraq and Afghanistan are two keen examples today. It should cause caution among any future leaders o...
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It is a little late to be questioning our involvement in Nato and our committment to Afghanistan. That debate should have stopped when the troops were commit...
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And the Liberal campaign smear tactics worked great eh? Guns in our faces, soldiers in the streets, far right wing ideologue who will bring havoc on the coun...
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As I have mentioned to you before the CPC has put aside $33 billion for infrastructure. It is now up to the provinces to decide how they want to spend it. Th...
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Believe what you will but nobody in Canada believes that Dion was doing it in the name of the public good. It follows a pattern. He is terrified of losing an...
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Yes there is something happening in the land. The Liberal smears are not working and the Liberals are even more terrified of an election. I predict no electi...
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There is nothing I can disagree with you in your post.
The only thing I would add is that the Greens are now creating a new dynamic in Canada. The 3 left ...
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Thanks.
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Come on parnel agree that the Libs are in real trouble here and that's why Dion is afraid of an election.
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Agree.
Of course Libs will show the Decima poll showing the parties tied at 32%.
You are right Dion is not out of the woods and could be in even deeper...
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Keep hanging onto that Toronto Centre riding parnel. That's the only cause for rejoicing for the Libs.
I agree the NDP lost big time in the by elections.
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Parnel...quit rewriting history for your convenience. The Liberals under Trudeau and Chretien as Finance Minister started the deficit binge back in the 60s a...
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Tom...I am a Conservative who believes that we need to help our fellow human beings but not through handouts but ensuring the system is operated on a level p...
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Well parnel...if he is being strategic why is he passing up all of the substantive issues on which he could force an election? Is he relying on "scandal" to ...
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I remind you parnel the wedge issues are rapidly drying up. Did you not read my previous post.
What will it be? The House is getting ready to wind down fo...
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I agree with you Tom whole heartedly.
As a federal government there is much money wasted on feel good programs/policies without a lot of positive impact o...
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They may not use the word hidden agenda but when they say you can't trust him, give him a majority and see what he will do to the country. That's the same ti...
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Agree. Keep those Liberal rose coloured glasses on.
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I agree. I got the largest tax refund that I have ever had. Keep up the good work SH.
Trouble is Liberals don't want to admit that taxes are coming down. ...
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Oh the conspiracies are everywhere. We are a trading country and without trade our standard of living would be in the toilet.
Is everything perfect..not b...
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Hi Bernie....
Unfortunately for the Liberals the loss and near loss are a direct reflection of Dion's leadership. He appointed the Quadra and Churchill ri...
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That's not what the media and punditry are saying.
Dion picked two candidates; one got in by a shoe string and one lost. The former was a very strong ridi...
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If I recall he had only 2 or 3 signed on officially with others still thinking about it. Its a mute point now but the amount of money allocated would not hav...
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We do have an independent foreign policy. It just happens to align with the American and British foreign policy.
I truly hope that the U.S. has learned a ...
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That's your opinion. I think he is doing just fine.
He has cut taxes despite what Liberals say and is making Canada a more desirable place for new investm...
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What a bunch of Liberal pablum!
Nobody is suggesting for a minute that there are people who don't need a hand. However, there are those that try to milk t...
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Agree. Its back to the old hidden agenda thing again. They think that if they can portray Conservatives are right wing knuckle draggers they can win the next...
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It's really sad when the Liberals have to resort to the old bromides that worked before the Conservatives won power. How many elections has it been they have...
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Then keep it in mind every time you decide to critcize the war. We are there because the Liberals sent us there. You can dress it up however you will but the...
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Thank you for your comments. I agree with you entirely.
Unfortunately Canadians will have to make a choice. Will it be Harper who is a strong, decisive le...
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I agree with you that the by-elections are not a sign of things to come in a general election. However, the results in Quadra should be a sign to the Liberal...
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I agree with you but the opposition parties are so desperate to stop Harper at any cost they will keep resurrecting these canards to see if they can get any ...
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Hi Tom...
If it worked I would agree but it won't because constitutionally the feds do not have jurisdiction so they have no way of imposing rules and reg...
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MRM are you talking about the abortion issue or same sex marriage? I don't recall a vote on abortion under Martin.
In any event as I say the Liberals are ...
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Amen brother. Unless Harper gets a majority and then we will see changes. That's what the opposition are afraid of.
Dion sure has trouble these days eh? T...
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Not a problem.
It looks like Dion's problem are escalating and may reach the boiling point in the next couple of weeks. However, I don't think they will b...
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Bernie you should practice what you preach. Liberal propaganda is not good for one.
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I have been seeing some comments by Liberals in the media that there will be no confidence votes by them in the first few days of the next sitting.
While ...
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I agree.
The likelihood of Dion losing his membership in the Quebec wing of the Liberal party is unlikely but the optics are terrible for him.
The medi...
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Confused are we?
The Liberals are taking great comfort in the fact that they appear to be virtually tied with the Conservatives.
You need to dig into ...
What will be the impact of the Cadman affair? (Video Blog Post) (2008-03-09)
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I would suggest that this issue is not raising concerns with the vast majority of ordinary Canadians who are busy raising their families and trying to pay th...
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Its only the Liberals and their rabid supporters who are pressing this thing for all its worth. Unfortunately for them like you say most people could care le...
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I agree with you and I suspect Duffy will be asked to testify if it comes to an inquiry in the Justice committee. As well, if the RCMP are investigating I am...
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What you are suggesting is that people be convicted of crimes without due process and clear evidence. Because the opposition parties and the media spin issue...
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Unfortunately your thesis would be more accurate if most Canadians were paying attention. They are not interested in this kind of nonsense. The issues that y...
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I agree they should be pushing the Duffy conversation as well.
Doesn't surprise me that CBC is not reporting it. Lets not forget they never mentioned the ...
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You may be right. However, I use my two married children as a barometer. They are in their mid thirties and non political, hardly pay attention to the news e...
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I did read The Toronto Star editorial this morning. I don't know whether they are being mischevious in encouraging Dion to self destruct so they can have a n...
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Tom I noted your comments about Mulroney increased the national debt significantly. While there is no question Mulroney was not prepared to make the tough de...
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As you say the Greens are having an impact on the polling numbers these days and that's what makes history simply history.
If they hold their 10-13% of vo...
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You are right. However, there is one thing for sure the media will do everything in their power to help defeat the Conservative government in the next electi...
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I thought I was being empathetic to Mr. Dion's plight.
As we have discussed. It is a democracy and the voter always wins.
We shall see, we shall see.
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Hi Tom:
Remember if your conspiracy theory is right Harper could be hurting himself if as you say he is intentionally emptying the cupboard. We both know ...
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I cannot comment on what BC has or hasn't done. However, I do suspect on the federal scene there are credit rating agencies and others who are watching to se...
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I am a member of the Conservative Party and I ain't no religious zealot. The party, like all parties, have people of faith but to ascribe religious motives t...
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You can describe the Liberal predicament in any fashion you want but the fact remains if their poll numbers were a lot higher we would be going to an electio...
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I agree with you. None of these so called scandals will have legs in an election campaign.
Your point about new taxes is a good one. We know Dion has pull...
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Our system needs to change. If as you say we are going to be blessed with minority parliaments then we cannot have opposition parties threatening everyday to...
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Parnel you and I will never agree.
I don't disagree with the tax deductibility of RESPs in principal. Whether it helps the masses is another thing. It sur...
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A socialist is always a socialist no matter his age and the colour of his hair. Rae will never recover from his reputation as premier of Ontario. Tax and spe...
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I think it is you who should be a little more careful in how you characterize the words and intentions of those that have religious beliefs.
The trouble i...
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I could also say the same thing about those on the opposite side of the debate.
Nothing could be said or done which would convince you otherwise. You want...
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Not likely!
However, I would never rule out voting Liberal again if they come up with a more credible leader, develop policies and quit being corrupt.
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Bernie I agree with you.
The system is broken and needs some renovation in order to engage the vast majority of citizens who have no interest in politics....
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I would have agreed with you that the Liberal party is a party that sits in the middle of the political spectrum. However, that was before Dion became leader...
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I agree with you but I suspect that the Liberal platform trotted out in the next election will be full of "progressive" policies i.e. poverty, environment, d...
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Continue to believe in fairies as well parnel. How can Dion be affecting legislation they don't vote on. They abstain when it counts.
The CPC is getting t...
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I am not sure what you were inferring to when you talked about my socialist comments back me into a corner. Harper was never leader of the Reform Party and t...
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Where was your outrage when the Liberals were in power? The Liberals set the rules and the CPC is simply following past practice.
If you want improvement ...
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The Cadman issue is the only life line the Liberals have these days and so they are pushing it for all it is worth. Your points are all valid. However, there...
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Once again I agree with you.
MPs have immunity for what they say in the House of Commons. However, what they say outside the House is subject to the laws ...
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I have read four biographies on Stephen Harper frankly looking for what some people call intolerant views or far right wing positions. Does he take positions...
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As confirmed in the House by the Speaker immunity applies only to the House of Commons. Step outside the House and make malicious allegations without proof y...
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Further to my previous thread. There is appearing on a blog some things about Mark Holland from Ajax-Pickering. This is something that could show up sometime...
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I fully agree with you. If it were not for the strong Liberal brand I don't think the Liberals would even be at 30%. Those that vote Liberal will vote for th...
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I agree with you. The centre is much better than either of the other potentially extreme political spectrums.
However, if we are to stay in the centre I b...
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Oh how that hurts. Not.
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Oil prices were not at $108.00 per barrel either.
The Liberals had 13 years to fix all the wrongs of the country and did nothing. Lots of talk but little ...
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The Liberal party can explain their position in court. It is up to them to defend themselves.
Harper simply keeps telling the truth. There is no one who w...
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The Liberals stole or misappropriated $250 million of taxpayers' money. He was the Finance Minister. He should have known what was happening to taxpayers' mo...
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Nobody should ever forget when a party intentionally steals from the taxpayers. It is one of the highest crimes a political party can commit.
You may want...
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Thank you for the lecture which I agree with by the way.
However, if you look at Adscam that was a government who stole/misappropriated $250 million of ta...
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It only seems fair that the Liberals cleaned up the deficit since it was Trudeau/Chretien that created it way back when. You know as well as I do Conservativ...
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You have no evidence he is not telling the truth. That's the problem. No matter what Harper says the Liberals will not believe him. There is no evidence of a...
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I seem to recall Paul Martin saying"who do you know in the PMO" and he was proposing all kinds of changes to democratic reform in order to change things. I a...
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Thou doth protest too much I believe. That tells me you guys are terrified of Harper and an election.
If you believe that adscam could not take place with...
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Adscam was entirely different. It was a corrupt Liberal party stealing money from the taxpayers to finance their campaigns in Quebec or perhaps to feather so...
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Parnel....Gomery held Chretien ultimately accountable for the Adscam affair. That is why Chretien is fighting the findings in court as we speak.
There was...
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Read the Gomery Report. Chretien was ultimately held responsible for the whole sordid mess. Once again that is why he is trying to get the findings overturne...
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There is no evidence of a bribe. Just smears by the Liberal party. Unlike Adscam where there was lots of evidence through audits etc. Cadman doesn't hold a c...
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Ah, that's the problem with Cadman. There were only three people in the room and one of them is dead. What are we left with but Cadman's interviews on TV whe...
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I agree Chretien was not found guilty per se. However, he was held responsible and that is just as bad.
The Conservatives will hold confidence votes so th...
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Gomery could have found Chretien not responsible. However, Chretien put the money aside each year in his own personal budget and was the only one who could a...
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Mike come on now....
Can you name the any major accomplishments of the Chretien/Martin government other than covering the deficit? I can give you a long l...
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The Liberals have asked the RCMP to investigate and despite your smear on the Commissioner they will take their request seriously.
However, I would point ...
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You bet. They see themselves as an opposition party except nobody elected them. When the media decides that they can walk out on a prime ministerial press co...
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I seriously doubt they paid down the debt by $65 billion dollars. They allowed for $3 billion a year paydown and hid the rest of the surpluses so they could ...
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Unfortunately your memory is short. We were falling in virtually every category by the time Chretien and Martin disappeared from the scene.
The Liberals a...
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Of course you and Mike are symbionic in your views.
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It might be said that Ontario is like sheep as well. Anything Liberal is fine by them. All's fair I guess.
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Let it go parnel. It was almost 10 years ago. I voted for Chretien in 1993 look what that got me.
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Spoken by a true socialist.
All will be sweetness and light once the Liberals are back in power eh.
The record of no action in 13 years on the supposed...
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I guess you choose to ignore the $33 billion in infrastructure funding that has been provided and making the gas tax portion to the provinces permanent.
O...
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You know Mike Liberals absolutely amaze me with their arrogance and lack of perspective.
We had 13 years of Chretien/Martin with lots of big promises. The...
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If you mean by not adopting left wing policies he is dividing the country. Then so be it. Liberals believe this is what everybody wants so why is there divis...
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You and I both know it was the Conservatives who appointed Guite. He was a civil servant and impressed Dingwall who was the Minister of Public Works (I think...
Election fraught with risks - Nanos Ballot - Lib 33, Con 31, NDP 19, BQ 10, GP 8 (2008-02-08)
Too many election risks (2008-01-22)
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