Do you think ALL Conservatives should be "tarred with the same brush"? Does voting for a Conservative make one a Conservative? (I guess I'm three parties)
Are Conservatives becoming the Party of Terrorism?
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Do you think ALL Conservatives should be "tarred with the same brush"? Does voting for a Conservative make one a Conservative? (I guess I'm three parties)
Conservatism is not a party. It is a state of mind. Wally is just on the the far right extreme of the spectrum. By all the reds he gives me, I'd say he can't handle the truth, like many cons on here.Do you think ALL Conservatives should be "tarred with the same brush"? Does voting for a Conservative make one a Conservative? (I guess I'm three parties)
I'm confused about where progressives have become more tolerant of anything at all. Ontario's economy is going into the dumpster, and Canada's will follow not long after, strangled by a mixture of rising taxes, rising bureaucracy on business and industry, and rising debt loads.
Maybe "being progressive" costs money!
I don't have that much problem with Walter. I know he puts a lot of stock in the Bible, which is his choice, but I think it can lead to a lot of erroneous conclusions.
I don't see how you've made the connection between progressive tolerance and the Ontario economy. Maybe that's why you're confused.
I see now how you can read my sentence and interpret it to mean that, but i laugh at you b3cause the real m3aning must have flown over your head.
Scheer shakes up Conservative team, promotes some rivals but not Leitch, Trost
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has named a shadow cabinet that features free market tax-cutters in key economic posts but rejects leadership contenders who promoted socially conservative views.
Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre will be the party's new shadow critic for finance, Mr. Scheer announced on Wednesday, while his main leadership rival Maxime Bernier will take on innovation, science and economic development, which includes the aerospace industry.
Most MPs who ran against Mr. Scheer were given shadow minister roles, as were their supporters, in a sign that Mr. Scheer is trying to bring various factions of the party together. But missing from the list were leadership contenders Kellie Leitch and Brad Trost, as well as veteran Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai, who finished last out of 14 contenders (including Kevin O'Leary, who dropped out but was still on the ballot) in the May leadership race. All three had critic positions under interim leader Rona Ambrose before the leadership contest began
Ms. Leitch, an Ontario MP and physician who came sixth in the leadership race, ran a contentious campaign that focused on screening immigrants for "Canadian values," leading one of her leadership rivals to label her a "demagogue." Mr. Trost, an MP from Saskatchewan, vowed to reopen debates on abortion, assisted death and same-sex marriage, and was described by his campaign manager as not being comfortable with the "whole gay thing."
Although Mr. Scheer, a father of five, is anti-abortion himself, he has repeatedly said he won't bring forward government legislation on the topic and will work on issues that bring Conservatives together.
Mr. Trost, who was named the Canada-U.S. critic after the 2015 election, told The Globe and Mail he isn't bothered by the omission.
"Andrew's the leader. He's doing what's best for the party and he's got my full support," Mr. Trost said. "One advantage of not being a critic is you can deal with absolutely every issue across the board. You don't feel constrained."
Meanwhile, long-time Conservative MP Gerry Ritz, most recently the party's international trade critic, announced on Thursday that he's resigning his southwestern Saskatchewan seat. The former agriculture minister was first elected in 1997, after having worked for five years as a party staffer. "Twenty-five years in federal politics, it's time to start getting back connected with my family," Mr. Ritz, 66, a grandfather of three, told The Globe. "It should not be difficult to maintain this riding for the Conservatives."
Ontario MP Dean Allison will now take up the trade file.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/ne...e36126364/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has named a shadow cabinet that features free market tax-cutters in key economic posts but rejects leadership contenders who promoted socially conservative views.
Ottawa-area MP Pierre Poilievre will be the party's new shadow critic for finance, Mr. Scheer announced on Wednesday, while his main leadership rival Maxime Bernier will take on innovation, science and economic development, which includes the aerospace industry.
Most MPs who ran against Mr. Scheer were given shadow minister roles, as were their supporters, in a sign that Mr. Scheer is trying to bring various factions of the party together. But missing from the list were leadership contenders Kellie Leitch and Brad Trost, as well as veteran Calgary MP Deepak Obhrai, who finished last out of 14 contenders (including Kevin O'Leary, who dropped out but was still on the ballot) in the May leadership race. All three had critic positions under interim leader Rona Ambrose before the leadership contest began
Ms. Leitch, an Ontario MP and physician who came sixth in the leadership race, ran a contentious campaign that focused on screening immigrants for "Canadian values," leading one of her leadership rivals to label her a "demagogue." Mr. Trost, an MP from Saskatchewan, vowed to reopen debates on abortion, assisted death and same-sex marriage, and was described by his campaign manager as not being comfortable with the "whole gay thing."
Although Mr. Scheer, a father of five, is anti-abortion himself, he has repeatedly said he won't bring forward government legislation on the topic and will work on issues that bring Conservatives together.
Mr. Trost, who was named the Canada-U.S. critic after the 2015 election, told The Globe and Mail he isn't bothered by the omission.
"Andrew's the leader. He's doing what's best for the party and he's got my full support," Mr. Trost said. "One advantage of not being a critic is you can deal with absolutely every issue across the board. You don't feel constrained."
Meanwhile, long-time Conservative MP Gerry Ritz, most recently the party's international trade critic, announced on Thursday that he's resigning his southwestern Saskatchewan seat. The former agriculture minister was first elected in 1997, after having worked for five years as a party staffer. "Twenty-five years in federal politics, it's time to start getting back connected with my family," Mr. Ritz, 66, a grandfather of three, told The Globe. "It should not be difficult to maintain this riding for the Conservatives."
Ontario MP Dean Allison will now take up the trade file.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/ne...e36126364/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
As someone who identifies as conservative, I'm getting pretty pissed off with conservative parties. They all seem to have abandoned fiscally conservative policies and become a bunch of snowflakes. I noticed today, on Facebook, one of my conservative friends whining about Christmas trees and holiday trees already. Fuk off and grow up. Maybe then we can convince enough people to not vote for Justin
You mean tax cuts are supposed to dovetail with spending cuts? Nah, I thought we were supposed to just cut at all cost and let the budget balance itself.