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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Political Partisanship On The Forum |
| calgaryfan |
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:52 pm
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| Wada, I tend to agree with you. Doing away with political parties is a better option than entrenching rigid partisan group think. Currently, the discussion of electoral change is centred squarely on proportional representation, which I see as a move away from the focus on the candidate's accountabil... |
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Forum: Hockey Topic: Hockey Superstitions |
| calgaryfan |
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:18 pm
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[youtube width=425 height=355]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDog5hqmM_8[/youtube]
Anaheim Ducks fans and their superstitions.
Post your own superstitions at H- E- Double Hockey Sticks! |
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Forum: Hockey Topic: Hockey Superstitions |
| calgaryfan |
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:21 am
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| Emily Nerland played defense for Dartmouth College. She is studying Journalism at USC and writes a blog on hockey in Southern California. the blog is at H-E-Double Hockey Sticks! This week she will write and maybe produce a video on hockey superstitions. If you want to offer them up you can go direc... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Political Partisanship On The Forum |
| calgaryfan |
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:15 pm
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| Yes, mtbr, I have been elected as a non partisan public School Trustee three times 1992, 1995 and 1998. I was a card carrying progressive conservative who voted against the "union" with the Reform-Alliance party. After Stephen Harper began to employ the tactics, I describe as in opposition... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Political Partisanship On The Forum |
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:00 pm
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| I just read a piece by Frances Russell from today's Winnipeg Free Press. In it she(?) details the growing gender gap in support between Liberals and Conservatives. She cites many examples of behavior and decisions of the Conservatives, including Stephen Harper, that she think contributed to women's ... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Political Partisanship On The Forum |
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:53 pm
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| Scape the original Refooorrm Party of Canada members were definately not Liberals. They were very well intentioned citizens who believed that political power should reside in the grassroots. Somewhere along the way the power seeking indiviuals began to gain control and the end result is Stephen Harp... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Political Partisanship On The Forum |
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:30 pm
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| What I notice on this forum, and others, is that some participants are not using the opportunity to flog their values, issues, concerns or opinions but they are posting strategically to drown out others voices. It has the effect of shutting down discussion or simplistically polarizing the communicat... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:40 pm
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| FYI hockey fans this has some relevance to the game Stephen Harper was born in Toronto and attended school in the Etobicoke area. He first came to Alberta in 1978. From Wikipedia He(Harper) is an avid fan of ice hockey and of the Calgary Flames, although on a October 4, 2006 Toronto Maple Leafs game... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:16 pm
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| mtbr It is a fact that this new conservative government is an entirely different fish than the progressive conservative party. That is the point, not mud slinging. To my mind the removal of the photos of the previous conservative Prime Ministers, including Sir John A, and replacing them with many ph... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:49 pm
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| calgaryfan wrote: We both agree that this conservative party is nothing like the old PC party. I guess that Stephen Harper feels the same way since he removed all the photos of former Progressive Conservative Prime Ministers from the House of Common Conservative lounge/hall and replaced them with p... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:03 pm
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| Born in New Brunswick. My four children were all born and raised in Calgary. My guess is that you may support the Reform Party. I am basing that on your style of communication. For the rest of the country, the Progressive Conservative party was a great national party that did focus on the economy an... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:25 pm
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| I first came to Calgary in 1966. I left the PC party to join the LPC in 2005. Left the Habs fan section and joined the Flames in 1980 I have been red all along, my political party was devoured and I am still mourning the loss. I supported Dion because I believed and still do that he can and will cha... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:08 pm
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Yes I have the nomination, in Calgary West again.
Go Dion, both Phaneuf and Stéphane |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:06 pm
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Sorry guys I thought I was posting in the intros section.
But it looks like mtbr is right Flames are off to San Jose.
Just wondering but mtbr are you in Calgary, and cheering for someone else?
Does that mean you are transplanted from Edmonton? |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: howdy from calgary |
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Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:59 pm
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Just joined. Here to say hello. The combination of sports talk and politics is perfect for me. When you come for Stampede say hello. ![[BB]](./images/smilies/beers.gif "Beers")
Go Flames |
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