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I was discussing some policies with another member lately, and he'd commented that he'd considered those polices to be more right wing, though I would consider them equally left wing. His main argument seemed to have to do with the fact that, in his mind, ideas that involve less government are...

Civil Rights in Public Education Should we abide by international law, or should we expect such respect for international law only of developing countries?

Many in the West take democracy as a panacea for all our ills, ignoring that democracy is merey a reflection of the will of the majority, for good or bad. Examples of democracy trumping justice abound: Popular acceptance of slavery in Canadian history for a short time. Popular support for...

I don't identify with the right myself, but if I did, I'd likely lean Libertarian. Considering that so many Canadians do in fact support the Conservative Party, I would like to know from the conservatives among you what it is that the Conservative Party has to offer that the Libertarian Party...

Would you agree with the idea that every law the government passes must be accompanied by officially-stated objectives that can be legally challenged in a court of law? To take an example. Let's say the government passes a new law, but all empirical evidence suggests that this law is not...

If you're a left-winger, what could a right-wing party offer that would make you at least consider voting for it? If you're a right-winger, what could a left-wing party do to make you at least consider voting for it? If you're a centrist, coudl could a non-centrist party do to make you at...

Right now, most if not all provincial ministries of education have a closed second-language acquisition policy in their high schools. By closed, I mean that English-speakers must learn French and French-speakers must learn English, thus making it difficult for them to learn other languages, and...

I was looking at the Libertarian web-site at: Libertarian Party of Canada - Welcome Though we'd usually think of it as a right-wing party, it does have a few points that could be attractive to the left: On native autonomy: "We call for the honouring of all just claims of native people to...

I found an interesting website at: The Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights » About The surprise is though that the organization that runs this site isn't Baha'i, but Muslim. It's nice to see Mulims bucking the stereotype.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Police break up Malaysia protest Riot police in Malaysia have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of people in Kuala Lumpur, who protested against the use of English in local schools. Some 124 people were reportedly held, as the demonstrators tried to march to the...

Seriously. We always talk of being at war in Afghanistan, and that the Taliban is the enemy, and that we're trying to help regular Afghans. But then we have to distinguish because the Taliban itself is supported mainly by Afghans. So clearly we're trying to help non-Taliban Afghans against the...

What do you think? To take an example, wouldn't Afghans be far more qualified to join the Canadian forces than any Canadian soldier? And seeing that we are fighting on their soil, not only qualified, but entitled to be given an equal chance at recruitment?

When we consider how important hearts and minds campaigns are to the winning of a war, and that even McDonald's restaurants expect their staff to know the local language, should bilingualism in a common military language plus a second language (preference being given to the local languages of...

When we think about it, national defense and foreign occupation require a very different set of skills. For national defense, since soldiers are fighting on their own national soil, they know the local language and culture, and can usually depend on the people to support them in a national...

What are your thoughts on this?

Who would spend your tax money more wisely in your opinion?

How should Canada approach the North West Passage dispute?

I realise that the options in the poll are quite open to interpretation; please feel free to vote according to your own interpretation and just explain yourself in the thread.

Should the US reduce its military spending as a percentage of tis GDP to reflect the norms in other developed countries, or should other developed countries increase their military spending to match US military spending?

What would you think of Canada sharing a common military force with other English-speaking countries? This could be either as a substitute for or a supplement to each our own military forces, that issue to be decided by every member state. It would also need a maximum allowable number of well...