RE: Australians Have it R
Hank C is a victim of Conservative propaganda. I can dispell everything he just bitched about with simple logic.
"Canada has become nothing more than a "push-over" nation, that believes everyone loves us.....and we define our identity as "not American"."
Maybe it's because the US and Canada are almost identical as societies, but we don't want to be thrown in the same boat because we don't believe in world policing and entering countries without international approval. The US doesn't follow the rules they helped establish, and now can't be trusted. We want to make sure the world sees us as different.
" Its come to the point where if a Christian say god bless Canada he is chastised, yet we protect Tamil Tigers and are not allowed to say anything about muslim extremists."
That's a crock of crap, and we do nothing about the Tamils because of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is the backbone of our society. It's a grey area where the laws aren't clear enough to make arrests. Are hands are tied unless we wish to throw out the most importantant legislation in the history of our nation.
" We are more worried about a bunch of homosexuals getting married rather than protecting our arctic sovereignty. WHY?....we because military is bad and scary, its something for those evil Americans.....this was proven by the Liberal attack ads during the election."
I don't think equal rights for all citizens that are gaurenteed should even be up for debate because it has no effect on our nation, and it's gaurenteed by our charter of rights and freedoms. Are military isn't bad and scary, what's scary about the word peacekeepers? We also don't require a large army because we have lots of oil that the US wants, and they'll provide all the protection we'll ever need. We are actually expanding are military at the moment but they are having as much trouble recruiting soldiers, as businesses are having finding employees.
" Our production is not where near where it should be, and Canada is no longer looked at as a power, no one cares what Canada thinks anymore! I am surprised we are still a G8 nation."
Currently in Alberta, production is running flatout with a record unemployment rate of 4%, and 7% is considered to be the target rate. We simply don't have enough people to work all the jobs that are available. Mid summer the Bank of Canada released their suggestions and view on our current economy. They painted a picture that we have a labour shortage, and suggested to businesses that we should focus on increasing efficiency of industry as expansion is being held back by man power. Their projections point to reduction of production labour, that will be replaced with an increase in the technology sector. People are flocking to this new labour market, while places like ford and GM are shutting down production lines as employee wages are skyrocketing because of the lack of labour.
"yea and Australia actually had the balls to say no to Kyoto because they know a growing economy cannot live up to emissions regulations drawn up decades ago. But not Canada is more concerned with trying to look "not American" and be the little darling of the world....even if we were to do better under a MADE IN CANADA plan, the left wing idiots would still bitch and whine that we are becoming a Neo-Con country. WHAT HAPPEND TO THIS COUNTRY!!!"
Actually, we support Kyoto because we aren't kidding ourselves about climate change. Our polititions realize, as well as a lot of citizens, that we are poisoning our planet and disrupting the homeostasis. Our polution is going to kill us if we don't get it in check real soon. This winter we didn't even get a single -30C day here in Edmonton, and I have green grass on my front lawn. In Euorope, they're finally seeing the effects from the slowing of the North Atlantic current, and are currently starting to see the beginnings of a Mini European ice age. The reason is that the north atlantic current is a convection current triggered by cool water in the north, and warm water from the tropics. Warm water is drawn up from the tropics as it moves toward the cold, and it's this warm water that heats the weather systems in Europe that gives them their mild winters. As the current slows, the ocean cools in the north and the weather systems become increasingly colder. The current has slowed by 30% in the last 30 years, and we have no clue what percentage it can slow before it changes course. If we keep going for another 20 years like this, Europe will experience arctic conditions that would kill, or make certain crops unviable.
If the decision were up to me, we'd stop production tomorrow, and move into a damage control situation. Let's see if the US is still tooting the same horn in the next three years when they start experiencing the most powerful and reoccuring hurricanes in history. Climate change is a real problem, and loss of profits is hardly the concern when we could lose everything in the end. Quit reading the News, and start reading the studies being put forth by our enironmental scientists, and see if you aren't worried.
Hank C is a victim of Conservative propaganda. I can dispell everything he just bitched about with simple logic.
"Canada has become nothing more than a "push-over" nation, that believes everyone loves us.....and we define our identity as "not American"."
Maybe it's because the US and Canada are almost identical as societies, but we don't want to be thrown in the same boat because we don't believe in world policing and entering countries without international approval. The US doesn't follow the rules they helped establish, and now can't be trusted. We want to make sure the world sees us as different.
" Its come to the point where if a Christian say god bless Canada he is chastised, yet we protect Tamil Tigers and are not allowed to say anything about muslim extremists."
That's a crock of crap, and we do nothing about the Tamils because of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is the backbone of our society. It's a grey area where the laws aren't clear enough to make arrests. Are hands are tied unless we wish to throw out the most importantant legislation in the history of our nation.
" We are more worried about a bunch of homosexuals getting married rather than protecting our arctic sovereignty. WHY?....we because military is bad and scary, its something for those evil Americans.....this was proven by the Liberal attack ads during the election."
I don't think equal rights for all citizens that are gaurenteed should even be up for debate because it has no effect on our nation, and it's gaurenteed by our charter of rights and freedoms. Are military isn't bad and scary, what's scary about the word peacekeepers? We also don't require a large army because we have lots of oil that the US wants, and they'll provide all the protection we'll ever need. We are actually expanding are military at the moment but they are having as much trouble recruiting soldiers, as businesses are having finding employees.
" Our production is not where near where it should be, and Canada is no longer looked at as a power, no one cares what Canada thinks anymore! I am surprised we are still a G8 nation."
Currently in Alberta, production is running flatout with a record unemployment rate of 4%, and 7% is considered to be the target rate. We simply don't have enough people to work all the jobs that are available. Mid summer the Bank of Canada released their suggestions and view on our current economy. They painted a picture that we have a labour shortage, and suggested to businesses that we should focus on increasing efficiency of industry as expansion is being held back by man power. Their projections point to reduction of production labour, that will be replaced with an increase in the technology sector. People are flocking to this new labour market, while places like ford and GM are shutting down production lines as employee wages are skyrocketing because of the lack of labour.
"yea and Australia actually had the balls to say no to Kyoto because they know a growing economy cannot live up to emissions regulations drawn up decades ago. But not Canada is more concerned with trying to look "not American" and be the little darling of the world....even if we were to do better under a MADE IN CANADA plan, the left wing idiots would still bitch and whine that we are becoming a Neo-Con country. WHAT HAPPEND TO THIS COUNTRY!!!"
Actually, we support Kyoto because we aren't kidding ourselves about climate change. Our polititions realize, as well as a lot of citizens, that we are poisoning our planet and disrupting the homeostasis. Our polution is going to kill us if we don't get it in check real soon. This winter we didn't even get a single -30C day here in Edmonton, and I have green grass on my front lawn. In Euorope, they're finally seeing the effects from the slowing of the North Atlantic current, and are currently starting to see the beginnings of a Mini European ice age. The reason is that the north atlantic current is a convection current triggered by cool water in the north, and warm water from the tropics. Warm water is drawn up from the tropics as it moves toward the cold, and it's this warm water that heats the weather systems in Europe that gives them their mild winters. As the current slows, the ocean cools in the north and the weather systems become increasingly colder. The current has slowed by 30% in the last 30 years, and we have no clue what percentage it can slow before it changes course. If we keep going for another 20 years like this, Europe will experience arctic conditions that would kill, or make certain crops unviable.
If the decision were up to me, we'd stop production tomorrow, and move into a damage control situation. Let's see if the US is still tooting the same horn in the next three years when they start experiencing the most powerful and reoccuring hurricanes in history. Climate change is a real problem, and loss of profits is hardly the concern when we could lose everything in the end. Quit reading the News, and start reading the studies being put forth by our enironmental scientists, and see if you aren't worried.
