Harper announces $1B in farm aid

[CBC News]

Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Saskatchewan Friday to announce $1 billion in aid for Canadian farmers - but the budget will have to pass before all of the cash starts flowing.

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[snfu73]

Holy jeez...an election MUST be coming up soon...this guy is throwing money around left and right, and making sure he hits all of the major issues...the environment, oil sands development, farming, transportation and infrastructure. Everyday...a billion here, a billion there....wow.

 

[Tonington]

I thought Harper said something about having elections fixed every 4 or 5 years or something like that.

 

[snfu73]

I thought Harper said something about having elections fixed every 4 or 5 years or something like that.

I believe he did...he wanted a fixed date like in the US. I kinda like that idea. But, at the moment, things aren't set up like that and an election can come anyday if the opposition parties come together and defeat the government.

 

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1 billion in aid LOL
most will be used up in admin costs, which ends up in gov coffers anyway...the rest will be used to remove farmers from the family farm! which will end up in gov coffers anyway.......

 

[snfu73]

1 billion in aid LOL
most will be used up in admin costs, which ends up in gov coffers anyway...the rest will be used to remove farmers from the family farm! which will end up in gov coffers anyway.......

Wow...not much faith in the government, eh?

 

[Tonington]

The farmers seem to be pleased by this announcement. Better than nothing is it not?

 

[snfu73]

I see what he's doing. The big turning point could be the budget. If the opposition defeat him on the budget, it's back to the polls. But, if the government is defeated, then the budget dies, and so does all this money that Harper is promising. If the opposition parties do defeat the government, Harper will have leverage coming into an election because the other parties look like the bad guy for not allowing the budget that would distribute all this cash to go through, and the conservatives look good for saying they would have given the money. Classic manuevering...I think...I dunno.

 

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I worked for a state government....I saw the document that said they wanted to get their hands on the family farm.... I saw the documents that said rain water was a commodity....you'll never guess who owns it....

 

[snfu73]

I worked for a state government....I saw the document that said they wanted to get their hands on the family farm.... I saw the documents that said rain water was a commodity....you'll never guess who owns it....

Mattel? I dunno. Well, Canada isn't the US. I mean, not to say that the same crap can't happen, but...well...what am I saying...I dunno.

Anyway...who owns rain water?

 

[westmanguy]

Intersting, way to go Harper, honey!

See alot of farmers were about the Wheat Board thing, so this is easing the tensions for farmers.

 

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the un

 

[snfu73]

the un

The un?

Huh?

 

[Tonington]

United Nations?

 

[snfu73]

United Nations?

Seems to me if anyone is going to own "rain water" they would be the best ones to have owning it.

 

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if you dont put it in capitals....you dont give them the power

 

[snfu73]

if you dont put it in capitals....you dont give them the power

You've lost me...you've totally lost me.

 

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they believe rainwater is basicaly the only source of fresh water left....sadly
so...inn their "wisdom" they decided that rainwater was a commodity...and we, the peasants, will be charged accordingly.....

 

[snfu73]

they believe rainwater is basicaly the only source of fresh water left....sadly
so...inn their "wisdom" they decided that rainwater was a commodity...and we, the peasants, will be charged accordingly.....

Huh? So...how do you know this again? What do you mean with all of this?

 

[Tonington]

Indeed, a link would be good.

Edit: Nevermind, I see you saw the document, probably not in the public domain...