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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Layton won't rule out no-confidence motion against governmen |
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:42 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 109
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| According to the vibes coming from Bill Graham the Liberals will vote against an NDP confidence motion if it is brought to Parliament. |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Harper tries to eliminate Wheat Board |
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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:39 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 237
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| It all depends on the definition of democracy. The government claims that it has the right to ignore the Constitution of the Wheat Board because it was elected on a platform of "freedom of choice in marketing." That would mean that to vote for a party you must support every single plank in... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Wilkins: Don't blow ad out of proportion |
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:54 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 287
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| "If playing the anti-American card weren't effective, the Liberals wouldn't spend every election campaign accusing the Conservatives of trying to Americanize the country while the NDP accuses both the Liberals and Tories of the same thing" It would be interesting to know the working defini... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Harsh Law Set To Live On, Unexplained |
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:51 pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 171
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| I have a bit of a problem with the term "human nature." How general does a characteristic have to be to be placed under that heading? I suspect that only a small percentage of human beings really want to enslave others or are so greedy that they want to accumulate massive wealth. It is als... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Harsh Law Set To Live On, Unexplained |
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:02 pm
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Replies: 31
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Warlock,
It is amazing how quickly a pandemic of corruption can spread across national boundaries. Our supposedly free and democratic countries no longer have anything to be proud of.
Greed and the lust for power are terrible diseases!! |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Electronic voting blamed for Quebec municipal election 'disa |
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:55 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 64
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| I realize this is off-topic but it is marginally related. I understand that Parliament has passed a law requiring government photo i.d. in order to vote. No one I have been talking to shares my concerns but this represents a major change in traditional voting rights in Canada. In our system the righ... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Harsh Law Set To Live On, Unexplained |
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:02 am
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Replies: 31
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| The interesting thing is that a police officer have told me that he had concerns about this law because there did not appear to be a need for it. That is probably why it is rarely if ever used. Many senior NCOS believed that it was unconstitutional. The problem is that if such nefarious laws are in ... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Ignatieff targeted over early terror writings |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:04 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 97
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| Anyone who has read some of his writings and they are not all that early (unless you would class things written in 2004 as his "early" writings)will find that they can be used as a justification of torture simply by re-defining what is meant by the term and applying "coercive interrog... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Parts of Canada Secrecy Law Struck Down |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:38 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 88
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| I have not argued that the system does not tend to become adversarial. I have also said that there are problems in the system. However I differ with you on the origin of the word court. The word "court" goes back to the residence of the sovereign. Originally part of this residence was used... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Parts of Canada Secrecy Law Struck Down |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:02 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 88
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| Our legal system was not supposed to be an adversarial system. The role of the police (originally the role of magistrates) and the crown was to determine the facts of the case and nothing else. A large number of those involved still operate on that principle. The role of the lawyer was to make sure ... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Parts of Canada Secrecy Law Struck Down |
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:54 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 88
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| There must be rules to protect the innocent as well as the guilty and to protect private information. If this decision is allowed to stand than those responsible for leaking false information will never have to pay for what they did. The world is not black and white nor is the law. You may believe t... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Parts of Canada Secrecy Law Struck Down |
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:09 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 88
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| When the law was being debated in Parliament I sent an objection to it to my MP at the time: Peter MacKay. I received by a long prepared statement as to why he was supporting the legislation. Since it was a prepared message it seems likely that he had received a great deal of flack on the issue. Thi... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Parts of Canada Secrecy Law Struck Down |
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:58 pm
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| I'll wade into this one because I find this a really troubling case. Since this case gives the press the right to protect the identity of sources even when those sources are used to assassinate the character of someone in the news has nothing to do with "the media's role in protecting democracy... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Greens woo ousted MP Turner |
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:46 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 121
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| Turner has not been one of my favourite politicans because I disagree with his views on a number of issues but that does not mean that I do not respect his right to express his views on the issues on which we disagree. In a consensus based party both of us would have a place and both would be able t... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Conservatives Suspend Outspoken MP Garth Turner |
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:09 am
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Replies: 2
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| Most people do not research the full context of any politicians views. Politicians use sound bites and simplistic repeated phrases to brain wash their audience. Harper may constantly refer to "freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law" but to fully understand what is meant by t... |
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