[BartSimpson]

The idea came up in another thread and while I'm not 100% serious I am interested in the discussion if only to get a really great idea of what Canadians want from a PM. And I don't just mean a seat warming politician but a statesman.

Myself, I'd probably more resemble a thug than a statesman, but I would definitely pursue certain issues like a pit bull and I'd definitely put Canada and Canadians #1 over any other concern.

That said, here's my platform:

1) As the national and cultural identity of Canada must be cohesive for Canada to long survive as a nation the English language would be the official language of Canada. All laws, judicial opinions, legally binding contracts, and etc. would be in English. The speaking of other languages would not be prohibited nor discouraged, but the fact of English as a national language would ensure that all Canadians would be able to converse in a common tongue.

2) As a matter of national security, immigration would be restricted to those people who fully embrace Canadian culture and who will contribute their professional or academic skills to the greatness of the nation. Non-citizens would be prohibited from receiving assistance and would be subject to deportation for the commission of any felony and for misdemeanors to be determined.

3) As a matter of national security, the Canadian Air Force must be able to reach any part of Canada from a Canadian base within 60 minutes. The bases and aircraft to make this necessity possible will be obtained immediately.

4) As a matter of national security, the Canadian Navy must be able to project power beyond the shores of Canada in order to meet a potential foe before they can strike at Canadian soil. In all but the most extreme conditions the Navy must be able to assert a presence in the Arctic Ocean to defend Canadian interests and sovereignty. The bases and ships necessary to make this necessity possible will be obtained immediately.

5) As a matter of national security, the Canadian Army must be able & equipped to defend the nation and to protect our fighting men and women whenever they are abroad. To this end the Army will format plans to fit out adequate armored divisions, infantry divisions, and airborne divisions and then designate adequate reserve capabilities to meet anticipated challenges.

6) As a matter of national security and as a matter of economic security the industries necessary and practicable to meet the ongoing needs of the Navy, Air Force, and Army will be encouraged and developed. Whenever possible Canadian firms are to be given preference in the award of defence contracts SO LONG as those contracts are then fulfilled by Canadian employees of those firms.

7) The review and reconsideration of all international agreements shall be done during my term and the continued participation of Canada in these agreements will be predicated upon how those agreements contribute to Canada's national, economic, and territorial security.

9) Native land claims will have a deadline past which no further claims will be considered or tolerated. The disruption caused by native land claims and their attendant protests will be treated equally with any other civil disturbance or terrorist act. Natives are to be fully invited to participate in the prosperity of Canada as Canadians. Those who wish to remain apart from Canada will be separated from every form of public assistance so as to fulfill their wish to live free of Canadian influence.

10) The measure for Canadian social sevices will be that those who work will receive priority in health care and in all other national services. Those who depend on the largesse of the gainfully employed will defer to them when asking for assistance. Those services that can be discntinued will be.

11) The aggregate level of taxes in Canada are to be competitive with those of the USA in order to prevent the flow of Canadian talent south and to encourage a positive flow of talent and capital north.

Well, there you go. My eleven key points.

Vote as you will.

[Arctic_Menace]

One concern, all the military equipmnet(even if we jump the waiting list) will take some time to arrive, train and set up.

Also, if we make all those purchases immediately, we would be broke by year's end...

[Toro]

I'd prefer Peter Griffin, personally.

Or Master Shake!

[tritium]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

The idea came up in another thread and while I'm not 100% serious I am interested in the discussion if only to get a really great idea of what Canadians want from a PM. And I don't just mean a seat warming politician but a statesman.

Myself, I'd probably more resemble a thug than a statesman, but I would definitely pursue certain issues like a pit bull and I'd definitely put Canada and Canadians #1 over any other concern.

That said, here's my platform:

1) As the national and cultural identity of Canada must be cohesive for Canada to long survive as a nation the English language would be the official language of Canada. All laws, judicial opinions, legally binding contracts, and etc. would be in English. The speaking of other languages would not be prohibited nor discouraged, but the fact of English as a national language would ensure that all Canadians would be able to converse in a common tongue.

2) As a matter of national security, immigration would be restricted to those people who fully embrace Canadian culture and who will contribute their professional or academic skills to the greatness of the nation. Non-citizens would be prohibited from receiving assistance and would be subject to deportation for the commission of any felony and for misdemeanors to be determined.

3) As a matter of national security, the Canadian Air Force must be able to reach any part of Canada from a Canadian base within 60 minutes. The bases and aircraft to make this necessity possible will be obtained immediately.

4) As a matter of national security, the Canadian Navy must be able to project power beyond the shores of Canada in order to meet a potential foe before they can strike at Canadian soil. In all but the most extreme conditions the Navy must be able to assert a presence in the Arctic Ocean to defend Canadian interests and sovereignty. The bases and ships necessary to make this necessity possible will be obtained immediately.

5) As a matter of national security, the Canadian Army must be able & equipped to defend the nation and to protect our fighting men and women whenever they are abroad. To this end the Army will format plans to fit out adequate armored divisions, infantry divisions, and airborne divisions and then designate adequate reserve capabilities to meet anticipated challenges.

6) As a matter of national security and as a matter of economic security the industries necessary and practicable to meet the ongoing needs of the Navy, Air Force, and Army will be encouraged and developed. Whenever possible Canadian firms are to be given preference in the award of defence contracts SO LONG as those contracts are then fulfilled by Canadian employees of those firms.

7) The review and reconsideration of all international agreements shall be done during my term and the continued participation of Canada in these agreements will be predicated upon how those agreements contribute to Canada's national, economic, and territorial security.

9) Native land claims will have a deadline past which no further claims will be considered or tolerated. The disruption caused by native land claims and their attendant protests will be treated equally with any other civil disturbance or terrorist act. Natives are to be fully invited to participate in the prosperity of Canada as Canadians. Those who wish to remain apart from Canada will be separated from every form of public assistance so as to fulfill their wish to live free of Canadian influence.

10) The measure for Canadian social sevices will be that those who work will receive priority in health care and in all other national services. Those who depend on the largesse of the gainfully employed will defer to them when asking for assistance. Those services that can be discntinued will be.

11) The aggregate level of taxes in Canada are to be competitive with those of the USA in order to prevent the flow of Canadian talent south and to encourage a positive flow of talent and capital north.

Well, there you go. My eleven key points.

Vote as you will.

Sounds an awful lot like the USA, just colder.

Before you start fucking up our country, shouldn't you be more concerned about the inadequacies in the USA.

Lack of proper health care for the poor, pores borders (Mexico/USA), increasing crimes rates in inner cities, a war that the USA is getting it's ass kicked and is digging itself deeper and of course the USA's national debt.

Maybe you should worry about fixing your own country, rather than being a "typical" American and trying to fix everyone elses country.

[Mr_Canada old]

$1:

Sounds an awful lot like the USA, just colder.

Before you start fucking up our country, shouldn't you be more concerned about the inadequacies in the USA.

Lack of proper health care for the poor, pores borders (Mexico/USA), increasing crimes rates in inner cities, a war that the USA is getting it's ass kicked and is digging itself deeper and of course the USA's national debt.

Maybe you should worry about fixing your own country, rather than being a "typical" American and trying to fix everyone elses country.

:|

My head hurts. I thought you liked that about the USA...? *crooks head*

[tritium]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

$1:

Sounds an awful lot like the USA, just colder.

Before you start fucking up our country, shouldn't you be more concerned about the inadequacies in the USA.

Lack of proper health care for the poor, pores borders (Mexico/USA), increasing crimes rates in inner cities, a war that the USA is getting it's ass kicked and is digging itself deeper and of course the USA's national debt.

Maybe you should worry about fixing your own country, rather than being a "typical" American and trying to fix everyone elses country.

:|

My head hurts. I thought you liked that about the USA...? *crooks head*

WTF!!! What did I say before. Yes, both Canada and the United States are great countries. However, both are not without problems.

Canada has many problems too, decreasing social programs, insufficient health care, over taxation, crumbling infrastructure and weak military. But I am a Canadian citizen and have a right to vote and criticise my country's government.

As a "Canadian" though I would not say I should be President of Mexico because I could do better than their own people. That is degrading, insulting and typical American colonlialism.

I also take great offence to other nationals who do belittle Canadians by telling us our problems when they need to look clearly at their own.

The American ideology (or as Bart puts it American Culture) is that their country is perfect, and everyone elses needs fixing.

I think that would be the FOXology version of the world. A bunch of 35 year old "me generation" greedy twits who give a rats ass about the rest of the world outside their little bubble.

They need to sit down with Bill Maher.

[Clogeroo]

$1:

As a "Canadian" though I would not say I should be President of Mexico because I could do better than their own people. That is degrading, insulting and typical American colonlialism.

Our first PM was Scottish and actually was very popular fellow. At least Bart speaks Enlgish (Well if we could call it that?) unlike Canada's own Dion. If Bart perhaps became a citizen of this country and ran for parliament I would most likely vote for him. That is being serious too I think Bart or whatever his real name is would make a good MP or at least better than many of the ones here.

[Clogeroo]

What would your stand be on political reforms Bart? Would you push for a Triple E Senate or any other constitutional reforms?

[Toro]

tritium tritium:

The American ideology (or as Bart puts it American Culture) is that their country is perfect, and everyone elses needs fixing.

You're being silly.

[Banff]

Some of your points are alright but I wouldn't vote for you because you are not Canadian , it would be treason and like voting for Bush Sorry

[tritium]

Toro Toro:

tritium tritium:

The American ideology (or as Bart puts it American Culture) is that their country is perfect, and everyone elses needs fixing.

You're being silly.

No. Not at all.

It's the mind set of America, otherwise why would the United States over the past century have invaded or been at war with so many nations around the world.

I agree with Afganistan & yes Iraq to remove Saddam after the 9/11 attack. But Saddam is gone, so should the USA, the pull-out-and-pray "contraceptive" technique.

Clogeroo Clogeroo:

Our first PM was Scottish and actually was very popular fellow.

Fuck we were still a British colony for Christ sake.

If Bart was a Canadian citizen, then maybe then I would look further into his politics. Until then, maybe he should run for the senate in his own country.

[Toro]

tritium tritium:

Toro Toro:

tritium tritium:

The American ideology (or as Bart puts it American Culture) is that their country is perfect, and everyone elses needs fixing.

You're being silly.

No. Not at all.

It's the mind set of America, otherwise why would the United States over the past century have invaded or been at war with so many nations around the world.

It is silly.

First, Americans don't think they're perfect.

Second, they have invaded for many different reasons. Invading to change a country to "fix" them and be like Americans has been pretty far down the list (Iraq war excepted).

[Tricks]

I'd vote for ya!

[Clogeroo]

$1:

Fuck we were still a British colony for Christ sake.

If Bart was a Canadian citizen, then maybe then I would look further into his politics. Until then, maybe he should run for the senate in his own country.

Well they called it confederation and was self-government for Canada. If you want to be technical still our head of state was born in the UK and always has been from that country. So the idea of people not from here having political positions in the country is not new and we have had thousands of MP's not born here and many in the House of Commons are not either. 41 Members of Parliament were born outside of Canada.

Members of Parliament by country.

1 Argentina
1 Belgium
1 Brazil
3 China
1 Cameroon
1 France
1 Germany
2 Greece
1 Haiti
1 Hungary
3 India
1 Ireland
4 Italy
1 Ivory Coast
1 Japan
1 Macedonia
1 Malta
1 Netherlands
1 Pakistan
1 Paraguay
1 Portugal
1 Saudi Arabia
2 Tanzania
1 Trinidad
1 Uganda
5 United Kingdom
2 United States

[icekarma2752]

you shouldve added you'd also give baffin island its independence but i still voted for you