The Canadian Election
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- Reddeer
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- Jojo
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- fido2001
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- Rocksy
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» bindweed - Re: The Canadian debate/format
I apologize to all Canadians and "Occupants" that your election may yet be, or is to be belted in for. Day and his brownie belt only matches Jean Cretian's scooter ride. Who in the world is advising these candidates? Joe Clark bunji-jumping, or Alexa (better strip it); what is next!All said for our own sad elections, the idea of Al Gore on a push scooter or water boarding to shore leaves me totally emasculated. Sad to say, I cannot find anything punny or funny about the Quebec candidate. HMMMN.
What if everyone in Canada has to learn French as a result. Better than learning Texan by far.!!!
I am still available! Slightly used, no dandruff (read bald) and I am willing to read Canuck, or Auzzie for that matter. Offer is open until Dec. 18. After that I swim with the tide!
Someone, just someone take pity on a poor American political refuge. Warm places are preferable!
-- posted by bindweed
» Reddeer - Re: Re: The Canadian debate/format
In response to message posted by bindweed:Dear Herb:
That last line about warm places being preferable really left you wide open for someone telling you where to go! LOL But then again I think there is another thread about that around here someplace.
Take care,
Red
-- posted by Reddeer
» bindweed - Reddear
I am shocked! Actually I have enjoyed a forum in which non-religious issues have taken the forefront.Too often I have to wade through things like spurious verses, Hell, straightening out kinked homosexuals and the like! There are many other serious issues that could be explored, if the religious element didn't always interfere.
I suggest this forum have a separate topic thread for religious issues. For this suggestion, I know that I will get many more invitations to that warm place that I do not believe in -- unless you are suggesting a trip to Aridzona.
-- posted by bindweed
» Jojo - hey man
Let's not start that in here.The town hall on CBC tonight featured a mini-debate. Did anyone catch that?
I was away hiking over the weekend and found my natural surroundings completely devoid of news reports of any kind. It was a welcome change, but when I got on the ferry home this afternoon I picked a newspaper section out of the recycling bin and was majorly misinformed on the US election. Little did I realize that the paper I had picked was 5 days past it's shelf life.
On the upside, the crossword puzzle was still good!
-- posted by Jojo
» fido2001 - More of the same...
but with a difference: the Alliance will be the official competition now instead of the Parti Quebecois, whose policy was usually "if it's good for Quebec, we'll go along with it; if not, we won't" - so M. Chretien and company will at least get some challenges.We'll see what the Liberals do with all this prosperity they're so fond of talking about. Will they work on health care, homelessness and other major issues (and how about developing poorer patrs of the country) - or will it be business as usual until the next election?
-- posted by fido2001
» Reddeer - divided
I personally am quite concerned as to how the country is divided in its party attachments. It was bad enough when it was minority gov't, but now they can dump anything on us and put the screws and the thumb to any provincial initiatives.Chretian's arrogance especially in his remarks about the west before the election was even held, serve to make me very nervous.
Take care,
Red
-- posted by Reddeer
» Jojo - federal regionalism or whatever
Hi Rocksy, Reddeer and Fido. I sure hope something good comes of this surplus, although I personally wonder if it's even there. If it's not, Paul Martin's prospects might not be so hot after all.As far as the divide goes, the Alliance divide is much stronger than the liberal divide, no? At least the liberals have some seats in the West. They're not actually saying they are regional like the bloc. NDP is fairly regional. Regional to inner cities that is.
Seeing as Vancouver and surrounds has apparently grown so much over the last 10 years, I feel it's really time for another riding or two. The population of many ridings is MUCH higher than others. They have tried to alleviate this over the years but it really does require looking into before each poll. This could be very costly of course, much more than moving to an 'every vote truly counts' system much like they have in most of the western world. IE: if you get 5% of the total vote, you get 5% of the seats in the house. Regional representation is important but I beleive the divide has become too wide for any kind of true representation of Canadians to take place, regardless of your region.
Not that I would want to have a system exactly like those other countries. For example, Australia has a great system of elections, but I don't like their fines for non-voters. It should be a persons choice whether or not they wish to remain apathetic, disillusioned or 'conscientiously objecting' or not. The fines aren't incredibly high, and it might bring to poor people who cant afford the fine out more, but I still feel it's wrong. England, where they actually have to pay a tax in order to vote, should NOT be the country to set our standards by either, although if you look at their house of commons and they way they are elected, it also makes sense. As far as the house of lords goes, that's even worse than the senate in my opinion. ABOLISH them I say.
-- posted by Jojo
» fido2001 - Re: federal regionalism or whatever
In response to message posted by Jojo:Fining people who don't vote?
I think some of the people who DO vote should be fined!! (lol)
Take care. We'll just have to wait and see what they do with the excess, if, as you wonder, it does exist.
-- posted by fido2001
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