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Forum: Territories Topic: Could soverign First nation states be part of Canda's futre? |
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:39 pm
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| Maybe not completely soverign, but some form of self-government is almost inevitable, especially in my neck of the woods where FN are coming up to 40/50% of the population in the next 15 to 20 years. Whether that's a seperate state, or the province becoming a defacto state because of FN voting, I du... |
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Forum: Health & Wellness Topic: Quitting Smoking |
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:24 am
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| Don't underestimate your enemy Very true. I have quit smoking for a year now...it's my second go. My first go was for two years and I got complacent. It wa sone of those absolutely *perfect* days in the boat. Sun shining down, jig and minnow about 4 inches off the bottom...a hundred miles from nowh... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Tories to launch TV ad campaign against Dion |
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:39 am
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Replies: 106
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| The Cons are trying to cement an image of Dion to Canadians before Dion has a chance to do it himself, so in this case, the cons do believe he is a threat. If they thought otherwise they wouldn't waste money for these dopy pre-election ads. It's called "marketing" or "market position... |
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Forum: General Jibber Jabber Topic: Should prostitution be legalized in Canada? |
| flatlander |
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:14 am
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Replies: 77
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| This may sound odd, but prostitution is already "legal"; that is to say, it's not against the law. It's "solicitation" that's illegal. (as I understand it) In Canada, you can have sex for money, you just can't propose the idea to anyone. Escort services and massage parlours and a... |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: Saskatchemanitobawan |
| flatlander |
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:47 am
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Replies: 75
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Nice, Regina. I've seen The Bay. You might wanna keep your trees. 
Now for my next question: what would have to happen constitutionally for something like this to happen? |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Use Shariah law, Muslims urge |
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:30 am
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Thanks for the link. How can this law even be *considered* for implementation when Muslims themselves are divided on it?
(I mean, aside from not considering it because this isn't Saudi Arabia or the Dark Ages) |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: Saskatchemanitobawan |
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:44 am
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| Saskamanayukavutio? :wink: That would *definately* be difficult to put in the back of our NHL Jersies. Crap - it would also mean the Riders would need a different name. I've heard NW Ontario feels more western than eastern before as well...perhaps with all the mininng and timber and ag and (ahem) oi... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Use Shariah law, Muslims urge |
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:25 am
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| As the proud father of a beautiful (and lippy) little girl, Ontario scared the hell outta me a while back when it was considering accepting Sharia Law in it's civil courts. Thank goodness Ontario had some sense in the matter. I agree wholeheartedly - if you want to live under Sharia Law, don't come ... |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: Saskatchemanitobawan |
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:18 am
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| Hey Regina - cool. We'd need you to hold a port for us in T-Bay anyway. What good would it do? As far as number of seats, probably not much initially. I'm thinking more in terms of services and economics in the sense that we'd have less government, shared services, and more to work with to create ec... |
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Forum: Canadian History Topic: Local History |
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:47 am
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| GrainFed - Can you point me to some reading / links about your info? I've read a bit about the NWRebellion and don't recall reading that much about the Rifles. I do know that many whites were just as PO'd at Ottawa as FN/Metis...I just read that they lost their nerve once the Metis took up arms, and... |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: Saskatchemanitobawan |
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:24 am
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| Rev Blair made a suggestion once (back in the day) - Sask. and Man. should unite into one mega province. With Alberta/BC ascendent and "The East" as huge as ever, this might be a good idea. In simple terms, a prairie voting block with a severe streamlining of gov't. I'd even include NW Ont... |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: Saskatchewan separation movement |
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:15 am
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| Without Saskatchewan, you'd all be at a loss for oil company execs. Also, your general population would decline if Sask "out migration" stopped. The cost of bread and beer would sky rocket, and you'd all wander around in dazed confusion when you couldn't get perogies or cabbage rolls at we... |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: First Nation States --- A proposal |
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:00 am
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Replies: 32
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| Yes of course - politicians have agendas. First Nations ones would (in theory) have one of getting greater representation and benefits for FN citizens. Some other polis might be opposed and have their own agendas...but that's why we have elections and such. And that's why if you could get FN to go o... |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: Les Gars de Saskatchewan |
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:51 am
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| Hehe, couldn't really make out the song, but yes - Flatlanders are studs. 8) We don't steal your women though. We grow up out here in the Gap, get educated, then move to your province where we seduce your women with our country boy simplicity and charm. Then we insidiously introduce a love of perogi... |
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Forum: Prairies Topic: First Nation States --- A proposal |
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:38 am
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| Or better yet, why not EVERYONE (whether they're white, brown, purple, or green) work together to make the whole freakin' province better as a whole? I've heard that First Nations will be getting close to being half the population in the next 10-20 years...why create a seperate (segregate?) state wh... |
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