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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Harper Warns Senators He'll Get His Way |
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:04 pm
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Replies: 12
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| There does not seem to be much use for a Senate either elected or appointed. I am not sure how we can change the system to make it work better for the general electorate. One suggestion might be to give more resources to our elected representatives and to give them more independence to make both inf... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Why I Am A Terrorist |
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:53 pm
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Replies: 98
Views: 455
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| No one is blaming MacKay for the condition of Afghanistan only for trying to spread propaganda to justify his government's single-minded position. To place all the blame on the Taliban and to ignore all the other issues surrounding the conditions is simply wearing blinkers. The Taliban at one time w... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Why I Am A Terrorist |
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:38 am
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Replies: 98
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| Here is the issue in a nutshell when you write: "it has always been a Canadians tradition to support the men and women we send to defend our values with their lives..." What are those values? We get people like Peter MacKay talking about freedom and democracy but what do they mean? Those o... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Democracy in Action: Right-wing election fixers take note. |
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:54 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 78
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| There is no doubt that with those who are totally committed to ideological governance have difficulty understanding that those on the other extreme might win elections. The right have also refused to consider that left wing governments were legitimatly elected in South American. The real issue is ha... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Harper Warns Senators He'll Get His Way |
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:13 am
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Replies: 12
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| It seems to me that simply electing senators is not the answer. Initially, the purpose of the Senate reflected the distrust of the electorate by the political elite. That was then. Today the problem is that the electorate has lost trust in both the elected and the appointed bodies. The only real pow... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The Road To Kandahar |
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Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:14 am
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Replies: 9
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| I hear Condi is also visiting Peter in Pictou. I wonder if she will be visiting his dad's dogs? |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The Road To Kandahar |
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:54 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I have been looking at the NATO website and I must say I am confused. On 31 July 2006 in a "Revised Operational Plan for NATO's expanding mission in Afghanistan" it seemed that "mission creep" was continuing. However, at that time it made it clear that the NATO mission (ISAF) and... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canadian Troops Advance On Taliban |
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:06 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 61
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| Where does NATO get its intelligence, specifically Canada? How is most of that intelligenced collected? Who believes firmly in American superiority and defers to the US on all issues? Who is really calling the shots from the relative safety of Kabul while Canadian, British, and Dutch troops are out ... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Fury As Academics Claim 9/11 Was "Inside Job" |
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:06 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 166
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| I am not convinced of the validity of either explanation of the events. One of the questions I have never seen answered with regard to the Pentagon theory is what happened to the passenger plane that was supposed to have crashed into the Pentagon. They would have had to get rid of that plane and its... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Why I Am A Terrorist |
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:16 am
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Replies: 98
Views: 455
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| I often wonder if those who lash out at opposition to the type of mission Canadian troops are involved in Aghanistan do not deep down have their own uncertainties. Those who join the military must obey the hierarchy. They willingly sacrifice their personal freedom to that of the state. It is the Pri... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canadian Troops Advance On Taliban |
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:40 am
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Replies: 13
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| The concerns that many of us has over the use of military power and regime change to deal with what was really a criminal act seem to vertified by current events. The head of NATO forces is asking for more troops and equipment while at the same time admitting that there is no military solution to th... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Outing a Stephen Harper Reactionary OR Terry Glavin, Canadia |
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:30 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 316
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| I agree with Reverend Blair in his evaluation of Ignatieff. Ignatieff is primarily neo-conservative in his world view. In fact his characterization of the Afghanistan invasion as a "moral promise" reflects that way of thinking. He uses the same language as Harper by drawing on ill-defined ... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Opposition on softwood 'Anti-American' says Minister |
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:58 pm
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Replies: 24
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| The Conservatives never define what they mean by "anti-American." If you look back at their propaganda they obviously mean any criticism of the United States is anti-American. That makes the term quite weak as an emotive term but the media is falling down on the job by not pointing that ou... |
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Forum: U.S. Politics Topic: 911 conspiracy |
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:09 pm
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Replies: 16
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| When did the Presbyterian Church become part of the "religious right"? |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Bush's failed foreign policy |
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:09 am
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Replies: 2
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| It does not seem to me that the Bush Doctrine is as "dead" as the author supposes. It is facing severe logistical problems but I suspect it is merely in a holding phase until after the November elections. Once they are behind him I would not be surprised if he would reintroduce the draft t... |
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