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I just heard on C.B.C. radio today that an expert is predicting a 20% correction in house prices.

CARP - A New Vision of Aging for Canada - Advocacy, Benefits, Community & Zoomer. What do you think of it?

I question the benefits of the vegetarian diet and especially the vegan diet, knowing that it's supposedly beneficial to eat as wide a variety of food as possible and also knowing when you eliminate certain foods you are eliminating the benefits obtained from those foods. For instance some fish...

I just heard on CBC radio the the fastest escalating cost for Canadians is the tax bill. The average family income of $69,000 is being taxed at the rate of 42%. Should we get Bill Vanderzalm working on this problem too?

I just got a list of the 50 most trusted Canadians in the mail today. Mike Holmes is #2, Stephen Harper is #8 and Michael Ignatieff is # 42. Who do you think are the most trusted?

I just heard on C.B.C. radio that a healthcare user fee of $25 is about to be introduced in Quebec. Considering the news reported in B.C. this morning of an 87 year old woman in Trail B.C. with a broken leg being hauled 150 miles to Cranbrook for treatment and a man having to wait for one year...

I just heard on the news that one of the school districts in B.C. is in dire financial straits and will be laying off staff and reducing the length of the school year by ten days. Do you see other alternatives to this? Are the school years too short already? Would reducing everyone's salary...

This is just a poll and that is all it is, but according to CBC 62% of all Canadians want the death penalty reinstated. (I wonder if Olson's monthly stipend had anything to do with it................:lol::lol::lol:)

It seems there are allegations that the Pope (before he was a Pope) knew and condoned the acts of Father Murphy buggering hundreds of young boys.

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How does Canada and Canadians stack up against other people in terms of friendliness? Are we adversarial or judgmental? Do we discriminate more or less than other political groups? Or do we consider ourselves a "cut above" our American and Mexican neighbours? What is our reputation on the world...

Just heard on the news that Tiger Woods' public apology was limited and he was holding back some information as personal. Maybe the public is just a little too nosy about things that don't legitimately concern them. What do you think?

Historically a high Canadian dollar has had the downside that our exports aren't as attractive, but on the news the other day a financial expert said that this is no longer necessarily the case. Now that our dollar is high we are in a position where we can import stuff cheaper and take...

I guess there is no getting away from the fact that the Federal Government is short of money. From my view there is two solutions to this...........1. Borrow the money needed and 2. Raise taxes. So if you have an opinion you can simply write "B" for borrow or "T" for tax or "O" for other means.

When do you start planting your garden, what do you grow and what's favourite vegies?

So we compare crime stats in two jurisdictions and find one is higher than the other. What does that prove? Could it be that there are more policemen in one? Could it mean one has tougher judges or more corrupt lawyers? Could it mean that some jurisdictions are tougher at enforcing the laws...

What is the connection between the two? Does wisdom have other ingredients besides intelligence?

Should it be a criminal offense to smoke within 1000 feet of a person under age 25? Penalty should be $1000 fine if it's a young woman, $100 fine if it's a young man, as young women are far more influenced by the sight of someone smoking. If it's a cigar the fine automatically doubles.

What are the factors that affect life expectancy and how much does each contribute? Is the healthcare system a contributing factor, if so by how much?

An earthquake, about 8 times as bad as the one hitting Haiti has struck Chile, no estimate of the final death toll yet. Tsunami imminent.