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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Cindy Sheehan warns Harper taking Canada down same path as U |
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:44 am
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| <blockquote>Well, he is obviously the most popular, since his government is in power, no?</blockquote> It appears to be true that Harper is very popular among the 23.5% of Canadians who voted for him and his party. The remaining 76.5% who did not cast a vote in Harpers favor don't count,... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Liberals Free Vote on Afghanistan |
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:22 am
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Replies: 8
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| The vote was a publicity stunt. Harper and the opposition knew well in advance how it would play out, otherwise there never would have been a vote. Creating the illusion of democracy is a fine art. It helps having the MSM on your side. You may notice that the MSM never asks the simplest of questions... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Census day today |
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 12:09 am
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Replies: 6
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| My understanding is that no one has ever gone to jail for refusing to fill out a census form. StatsCan does not want too much bad publicity, and that's exactly what they'll be getting if people start getting tossed into cages. Supposedly there have been small fines, but that's it, and I wonder if ev... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Census Boycott Strategy |
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Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:22 am
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| [QUOTE BY= claytonrumley]<br /> <p>Unified groups also have the habit of getting more media attention than the lone dissenter, as much as I deplore our media.</p>[/QUOTE]<br /> <br /> The Canadian MSM seems to be one-sided in supporting the census, and is repeating the ... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: No Blood For Stats! |
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 4:06 pm
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| [QUOTE BY= Brent Swain] The contract for this census was given to Lockheed Martin, the world's biggest arms manufacturer.Being a US company, it gives the CIA and the FBI full access to whatever info you give them. Privacy? Forget it.[/QUOTE]<br /> <br /> StatsCan claims that only softwar... |
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