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“We have seen a more excessive use of closure, a more excessive use of the sledgehammer,” NDP MP Peter Julian told the House as MPs debated the time-allocation motion in the Commons Thursday. He said the government is showing an “appalling level of arrogance unparalleled in Canadian parliamentary history.”
Loosely translated : You can't just pass any bill you like ! Just because you're the formally elected ruling party of Canada is no excuse ! You have to listen to us !"
Umm... that's not the song the liberals sang when they were in power, as I recall. In fact they pretty much did anything they liked and told everyone else to go fish.
Question : Is it right for the ruling, duely elected party of canada to bring in legislation that those who lost the election have decided they hate and despise ?
Survey says ... well... survey is a kind of election , right ? So we already know the answer is YES.
The globe and mail is in full force today with it's anti Conservative rhetoric. Maybe I like the conservatives, sometimes I know I sure don't , but an unrelenting mud slinger who simply makes up any lie , or cherrie picks the facts to make them say anything they like ... I have no patience for that. The Globe and Mail has made my list of slanted and biased newspapers.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Quebec denounces, Western premiers praise plan to enlarge House of Commons
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The Harper government’s plan to enlarge the House of Commons has touched a raw nerve with Jean Charest’s Quebec government, even as Western premiers praise the idea.
With Quebec marginalized within the federal Conservative caucus, and with the Quebec government also vowing to take the Conservatives’ plans for Senate reform to the Supreme Court, the risk is increasing of French Canada becoming more estranged both from Ottawa and from provinces to its west.
Umm... you didn't vote conservative, and they got to form the government. What precisely do you expect. Besides , your share by population is 23% , and you seem to be demanding 25% , according to this artical. Thats hardly "marginalized", thats "over represented".
But the new legislation could see Quebec’s share of the total seats in the House of Commons drop below its current level of 24 per cent, which is slightly above the 23 per cent that is province’s share of the national population.
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Veteran NDP MP Joe Comartin argued that any redistribution must ensure that Quebec receives a minimum 25 per cent of the seats in that House, its traditional share. The NDP is now the dominant party in Quebec at the federal level.
This is a fairly slanted article by the globe and mail, that doesn't seem to depend much on facts, just on people shouting I WANT I WANT I WANT ...at the top of their lungs.
If I was a cynical man , I'd examine NDP MP Joe Comartin 's demands under a microscope, noticing that he seems to be saying Quebecers are special and need to be treated as such. I'm sure that will go over well in other provinces where the NDP is trying to get elected. I'd point out that if he gets his 25% , he'll say it was because of his hard work and you should elect him. Or if he doesn't get it , he will blame the conservatives for failing to agree with him that Quebecers are so special. Better people than those in any other province, apparently. Either way , there's no upside for the conservatives, no reason why they should give him what he wants. And thus he isn't really working for the benifit of Quebec, he's just slinging mud. Oh wait ... I am a cynical man. Maybe I will say that.
Let me tell you the truth about growing the house of parliament , as the Liberals (now out of power) have lead this time honored practice.
What they do is they find some riding's with a large population and a history of consistently voting Liberal , and they cut it in half and now it has two MP's. Both of which are most likely to vote Liberal.
It's one of the many many dirty tricks the Liberals used to insure their domination. The so called natural governing party used a bag full of dirty tricks , it seems.
You can bet the Conservatives are going to balance that out by splitting up large riding's with a history of voting conservative. And you can bet is going to be left out in the cold for the next few years, another time honored liberal trick. You don't vote for them, they don't give you crud. No shipping contracts. No representation above the 23% minimum required by population, no nothing.
The Harper government’s plan to enlarge the House of Commons has touched a raw nerve with Jean Charest’s Quebec government, even as Western premiers praise the idea.
With Quebec marginalized within the federal Conservative caucus, and with the Quebec government also vowing to take the Conservatives’ plans for Senate reform to the Supreme Court, the risk is increasing of French Canada becoming more estranged both from Ottawa and from provinces to its west.
Umm... you didn't vote conservative, and they got to form the government. What precisely do you expect. Besides , your share by population is 23% , and you seem to be demanding 25% , according to this artical. Thats hardly "marginalized", thats "over represented".
But the new legislation could see Quebec’s share of the total seats in the House of Commons drop below its current level of 24 per cent, which is slightly above the 23 per cent that is province’s share of the national population.
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Veteran NDP MP Joe Comartin argued that any redistribution must ensure that Quebec receives a minimum 25 per cent of the seats in that House, its traditional share. The NDP is now the dominant party in Quebec at the federal level.
This is a fairly slanted article by the globe and mail, that doesn't seem to depend much on facts, just on people shouting I WANT I WANT I WANT ...at the top of their lungs.
If I was a cynical man , I'd examine NDP MP Joe Comartin 's demands under a microscope, noticing that he seems to be saying Quebecers are special and need to be treated as such. I'm sure that will go over well in other provinces where the NDP is trying to get elected. I'd point out that if he gets his 25% , he'll say it was because of his hard work and you should elect him. Or if he doesn't get it , he will blame the conservatives for failing to agree with him that Quebecers are so special. Better people than those in any other province, apparently. Either way , there's no upside for the conservatives, no reason why they should give him what he wants. And thus he isn't really working for the benifit of Quebec, he's just slinging mud. Oh wait ... I am a cynical man. Maybe I will say that.
Let me tell you the truth about growing the house of parliament , as the Liberals (now out of power) have lead this time honored practice.
What they do is they find some riding's with a large population and a history of consistently voting Liberal , and they cut it in half and now it has two MP's. Both of which are most likely to vote Liberal.
It's one of the many many dirty tricks the Liberals used to insure their domination. The so called natural governing party used a bag full of dirty tricks , it seems.
You can bet the Conservatives are going to balance that out by splitting up large riding's with a history of voting conservative. And you can bet is going to be left out in the cold for the next few years, another time honored liberal trick. You don't vote for them, they don't give you crud. No shipping contracts. No representation above the 23% minimum required by population, no nothing.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Quebec to fight Harper government on gun registry
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QUEBEC — The Quebec government says it's fiercely opposed to the end of the federal long-gun registry and will fight to keep using its data.
Public Security Minister Robert Dutil says the province will do everything in its power to keep the information.
Speaking at a news conference in Quebec City, Dutil refused Wednesday to rule out legal action among his options.
Quebec had already announced months ago that it wanted to keep using some kind of long-gun registry if the Harper government killed the federal version, as expected.
But this week Ottawa made it clear that not only would it destroy the registry -- it would also destroy the data compiled over the past decade.
"We know that the federal government, in the last (Conservative) election campaign, said it would abolish the resgistry," Dutil said.
"We don't agree with that but we learned about it during the election campaign. But they never said they were going to destroy the records.
"We are formally, ferociously opposed to that."
The registry was created at a cost of more than $1 billion in the wake of Montreal's Polytechnique massacre in 1989.
Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20111026/quebec-to-fight-harper-government-on-gun-registry-111026/#ixzz1bvHxcS6c
A billion dollars to keep a list of who's got guns and where ? And this thing started with an estimated price tag of 2 million ?
This is a Liberal Boondoggle, and they're milking it for millions that go directly to their coffers.
Much as I think the idea of a gun registry is a good idea, I don't fancy writing the Liberals a check for billions.
Shut it down , and let the provinces make other registeries if they like.
QUEBEC — The Quebec government says it's fiercely opposed to the end of the federal long-gun registry and will fight to keep using its data.
Public Security Minister Robert Dutil says the province will do everything in its power to keep the information.
Speaking at a news conference in Quebec City, Dutil refused Wednesday to rule out legal action among his options.
Quebec had already announced months ago that it wanted to keep using some kind of long-gun registry if the Harper government killed the federal version, as expected.
But this week Ottawa made it clear that not only would it destroy the registry -- it would also destroy the data compiled over the past decade.
"We know that the federal government, in the last (Conservative) election campaign, said it would abolish the resgistry," Dutil said.
"We don't agree with that but we learned about it during the election campaign. But they never said they were going to destroy the records.
"We are formally, ferociously opposed to that."
The registry was created at a cost of more than $1 billion in the wake of Montreal's Polytechnique massacre in 1989.
Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20111026/quebec-to-fight-harper-government-on-gun-registry-111026/#ixzz1bvHxcS6c
A billion dollars to keep a list of who's got guns and where ? And this thing started with an estimated price tag of 2 million ?
This is a Liberal Boondoggle, and they're milking it for millions that go directly to their coffers.
Much as I think the idea of a gun registry is a good idea, I don't fancy writing the Liberals a check for billions.
Shut it down , and let the provinces make other registeries if they like.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Struggling Wikileaks stops publishing classified files
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The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is suspending its publication of classified files.
Wikileaks said that it would focus instead on raising funds to ensure its future survival.
The announcement came after what the group called a blockade by US-based finance companies.
This followed its disclosure on the internet of hundreds of thousands of secret US government files and diplomatic cables.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that since last December an "arbitrary and unlawful financial blockade" had been imposed by Bank of America, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and Western Union.
The interesting thing about this is the american love / hate affair with "Natural Law". What is Natural Law ? It is self evident truths that need no evidence or explanation.
Unfortunately , one of the things we learn from our 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan is that there is no such thing as Natural Law. Different cultures have different ideas of even the most basic ideas of whats right and wrong.
Americans love Natural Law, because it has no real definition , it's whatever they like. And they hate natural law, especially when it comes to wikileaks, because despite half the population of the western world disagreeing with them, they want this guy dead.
In other words, They follow Natural Law only when they feel like it, and toss it to the winds when they don't like it.
It is sad to see a democratic nation toss it's own principles to the wind the first time they get in the way. Sad sad sad.
Rest in Peace, Julian Assange. Like most great men who do great things, you will most likely pay the ultimate price for your heroics.
And it will dissuade no one from following in your footsteps.
The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is suspending its publication of classified files.
Wikileaks said that it would focus instead on raising funds to ensure its future survival.
The announcement came after what the group called a blockade by US-based finance companies.
This followed its disclosure on the internet of hundreds of thousands of secret US government files and diplomatic cables.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that since last December an "arbitrary and unlawful financial blockade" had been imposed by Bank of America, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and Western Union.
The interesting thing about this is the american love / hate affair with "Natural Law". What is Natural Law ? It is self evident truths that need no evidence or explanation.
Unfortunately , one of the things we learn from our 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan is that there is no such thing as Natural Law. Different cultures have different ideas of even the most basic ideas of whats right and wrong.
Americans love Natural Law, because it has no real definition , it's whatever they like. And they hate natural law, especially when it comes to wikileaks, because despite half the population of the western world disagreeing with them, they want this guy dead.
In other words, They follow Natural Law only when they feel like it, and toss it to the winds when they don't like it.
It is sad to see a democratic nation toss it's own principles to the wind the first time they get in the way. Sad sad sad.
Rest in Peace, Julian Assange. Like most great men who do great things, you will most likely pay the ultimate price for your heroics.
And it will dissuade no one from following in your footsteps.
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