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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The Vive Debates - Ask the candidates! |
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 8:27 pm
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Replies: 18
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| It is unfortunate that those who complain so much about others excluding them from the debate are just as guilty of doing the same thing themselves. |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Political parties engaging on new medias |
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:15 pm
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Replies: 13
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| To go back to the question as to why the parties represented in parliament do not use new media the answer is simple. They don't need to. They are quite content to speak through the traditional media. In fact their whole campaigns tend to be focused toward the media and not the electorate. That cont... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Conservatives Bash Canada |
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:09 am
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Replies: 10
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| While Mulroney can be given a fair share of the blame, there are many others who contributed. That includes all the Canadians who did not care enough to ensure they had another centrist choice and those who were so eager to "beat the Liberals" that they did not looked beyond the garbage th... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Conservatives Bash Canada |
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:35 pm
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| What is so sad is that the old Conservatives were more patriotic Canadians than the Liberals. It is not the Liberals that have changed because they have traditionally promoted more integration with the United States. Anyone who had read Paul Martin's speeches over the past couple of years would real... |
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Forum: General Jibber Jabber Topic: Could I be a Christian? |
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:45 am
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Replies: 3
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| This is an interesting question. I was once told that I could not be a Christian because I did not believe in some of the basic tenets of Christian doctrine. However, I do believe in many of the values that Christianity teaches. I also enjoy the fellowship of belonging to a religious community. Am I... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: How'd They Vote: A shameless plug |
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:32 am
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Replies: 16
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| This is a great idea Cory. Do you intend to follow only the recent votes or will you add the votes from previous years? |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Guilty Before Proven |
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Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:55 pm
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Replies: 12
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| In a case like this how can you "prove" anything? What you can do is make a comment on the "evidence" and the comments of the various players in the events. Based on the evidence I have seen this is a seedy affair and no one involved comes out looking good. Paul Martin admits tha... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Our benign dictatorship |
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 9:45 am
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| SU posted: "I have a hard time believing that our present global market is not capitalism with a Capital C."<br /> <br /> I would not disagree with you. However, capitalism is based on individual self-interest (greed, selfishness, etc.). Once the capitalist finds that a "free market" sys... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Our benign dictatorship |
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 6:31 pm
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| Most ideological systems are totally impractical. That does not mean that ideologues will try to promote them with disastrous results. Each system, as far as I am concerned, has within it the seeds of its own distruction.<br /> <br /> I have read Adam Smith and Ayn Rand and others. Like ... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Our benign dictatorship |
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 4:42 pm
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| You have actually answered your own objections to my post. It is seldom that the ideology corresponds to the practice. Neo-conservatives constantly advocate "free" or what we might better call capitalist markets. What capitalism advocates is the accumulation of wealth by the most deserving. Theoreti... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Our benign dictatorship |
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 6:38 pm
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| The economic beliefs of neo-conservatism are identical to free market liberalism. The neo-cons simply incorporate religious fundamentalism into the ideology. Stephen Harper is an idealist who idealizes free market liberalism to the point that it becomes associated with views of morality and religion... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Red Tories Must Prevail |
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 4:52 pm
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Replies: 64
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| In fact we can quite clearly discover Harper's ideology because he has told us quite directly in his writings and speeches. He has also made it clear that any party that he led would be governed by him and I have seen nothing to indicate so far that he is not totally in control of the party and its ... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Our benign dictatorship |
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 3:27 pm
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| Marcarc, I think you have made some really good points. In fact you have brought up so many issues in a short post that it is hard to focus on one.<br /> <br /> There is a major problem with how we measure standard of living because it is done by per capita GDP. It tells us nothing about... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Red-Tory-Blue-Liberal party? |
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 4:52 pm
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| You may not realize it but there are a lot of people working to create what I think you are talking about here. Like most Canadians, it would be difficult to categorize my political stripe. I might be able to call myself a red Tory or a Progressive Conservative or a left-wing right-winger. The label... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Red Tories Must Prevail |
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:10 pm
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Replies: 64
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| That might be valid except all they have done is blame the Liberals. |
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