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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Building a Case for the Atlantic Gateway |
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:42 pm
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| What infrastructure? The rail lines from Halifax west are in terrible condition and plagued with derailments. The highway from Halifax to Truro is already close to capacity. There is only a single lane highway from New Glasgow to the Strait of Canso and the track from the Strait would have to be tot... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Building a Case for the Atlantic Gateway |
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:10 pm
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| This is all pre-election rhetoric. The Atlantic Gateway, if it ever became a reality, would be an environmental disaster coupled with an economic one. The whole idea is based on the corporate globalization model and an escalation of economic growth coupled with the ability of North American consumer... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Playing Politics With Foreign Policy |
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:48 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 95
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| CTV is reporting tonight that the federal government will be replacing General Hillier in February rather than extend his term. Apparently they see him as "upstaging" them. From the beginning Harper's strategy was to try to give the impression that the war belonged to the troops not to the... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Harper government to unveil get-tough national drug strategy |
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:02 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 141
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| If we banned all the things on the market that are unhealthy it would be a long list including tobacco and liquour. Why do I think he would consider that interference in the "free market?" There are far better ways of dealing with drug problems than simply creating more criminals. However,... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:58 pm
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Replies: 46
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| It is interesting that Tom Flangan has himself helped to support Klein's thesis: "In times of perceived crisis, a conservative party can win by positioning itself further to the right, as shown by the victories of Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Ralph Klein, Mike Harris and Gordon Campbell. B... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Thou Shalt Not Lean Too Far To The Right |
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:22 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 112
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| "In times of perceived crisis, a conservative party can win by positioning itself further to the right, as shown by the victories of Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Ralph Klein, Mike Harris and Gordon Campbell. But Canadians don't perceive themselves in crisis right now." It is quite bol... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:19 pm
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Replies: 46
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| Individualist is describing traditional British conservatism not Canadian conservatism as it had evolved by Confederation. Conservatism in Canada was largely shaped by rural small holders while Liberalism was shaped largely by the urban elite. Canadian conservatives did place a great deal of weight ... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: re: "Climate Change Plan" |
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:54 pm
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Replies: 4
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| How is "public servant" and "official" defined in the Act? |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:23 am
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Replies: 46
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| It seems to me that there is a certain "conceit" involved when people reject the wisdom of the past as something totally obsolete. While many things do change human nature remains surprisingly consistent. Most people recognize that something has gone wrong in the relationships among govern... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:42 pm
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| Engels certainly saw cooperatives as a transition to socialism. Marx's thinking is not as clear. Marx did not see how capitalism itself would transition into its current form. In Capital he wrote "The co-operative factories of the laborers themselves represent within the old form sprouts of the... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:57 pm
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| Since I have not read Klein's book it is difficult to comment. It sounds as if what she is talking about is the co-operative model. The concept of co-operatives is classed as another form of capitalism. The members of the workers co-op are themselves small scale capitalists in the same way that a fa... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:28 am
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| Ed, You may find this odd but I have found a great deal in the writings of the people you mention that gives me a better idea of why we are moving in the direction we are and what the ultimate results might be. It is only with understanding the issues and how things are manipulated over time can you... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:55 pm
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| "Are you saying that Vive contributors and Canadian nationalists in general aren't more likely to be on the political left than not?" Traditional Canadian conservatism was more nationalistic than liberalism. The change came about when right wing ideologues decided that in order to become a... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: The New Fascist Corporate Right and the "Naomi Klein Ph |
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:30 pm
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Replies: 46
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| Unfortunately, I have not been able to get Naomi Klein's book so far and I am unable to make educated comments about its thesis. After reading excerpts and reviews it sounds to me as if she has done an excellent job: neither the far right nor the far left are happy with it. I look forward to getting... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Exclusive Excerpt From The Shock Doctrine |
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:15 pm
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Replies: 2
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| This excerpt brings out more questions than it answers. We have known that private contractors have been playing a central role in Iraq from the beginning. As far as I can see they have not been particularly successful in using Iraq's oil to pay for them. It seems to me that the really big losers he... |
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