Consevative Party leadership contest

[JLM]

There are parts of Michael Coren's comments I agree with (Conservative Leadership) but wholeheartedly disagree with the latter part of his editorial regarding the rallies and the Rebel. Ezra can be a little "over the top" but it's fairly obvious and those of us who follow him on a regular basis know that. For the most part though, he does bring up the fact that there are issues that the main stream media refuses to cover thus we're able to get the "other side" of the story. Love him or hate him, he does make a lot of sense, most of the time.


I truly disagree with Coren insofar as calling those attending the rally "extreme right wing". I was at the Edmonton rally (and watched the live stream from Calgary) and there were people there who were anything but right-wing, including me. I consider myself to be centrist, maybe a "hint" to the right but certainly not extremist and I'm pretty sure if you spoke to most of the people attending, (at least the ones I spoke to) their arguments were well thought out and made sense. While there might have been a "couple" of extreme right-wingers, (and I encountered one handing out sheets of anti-immigrant blather) they were few and far between. Unfortunately, it's comments like Coren's that make it sound like we were all raving right-wing lunatics and I take personal offence to that. It's simply not true and we're tired of being "branded" by those who disagree with us and we're fighting back. Guess the lefties are making an impression on those not-so-left wing columnists (like I thought Coren was) who seem to be buying into their whine. That's truly unfortunate because we all stand to lose if we can't agree to disagree by voicing our opinions.


Fascism is alive and well I guess - HELLO - anyone out there listening?? LOL


JMHO

I wish the terms Left and Right Wing were abandoned and the terms "Will work" and "Won't work" would be adopted.

 

[Cannuck]

I would like to see Kevin O'Leary in a forum discussing his political views.

He's a fiscal conservative. You wouldn't like him.

 

[JamesBondo]

I try not to spend money that I don't have, I guess that makes me an non-likeable guy.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Don't embarrass yourself. O'Leary is exactly what we need.

...another portent of the 21st Century apocalypse ... reality T.V. stars seizing power all over the place and their devoted T.V.fans thinking "He's JUST what EVERYBODY needs!"

 

[Mowich]

So many of the candidates could not speak French. It's easy to say that English should suffice since it's the business language, blah blah blah, but reality is that standing at a podium in old Quebec city with hundreds of people who've come to decide if they want to vote for you, and where most of their English comprehension is close to zero, and you don't speak their language could be awkward, right or wrong, it's a fact. Places like Montreal, Moncton, Northern Ontario are bilingual, but many parts of Quebec are not. 7 million voters is a lot. I would suggest they hire a French tutor.

The reality is that Canada has two officials languages and woe be those who wish to stand for Federal office if they cannot communicate fluently in both. That said, Stephane Dion really does need to take English language courses as he is all but incomprehensible when he tries to speak the language.

 

[Curious Cdn]

The reality is that Canada has two officials languages and woe be those who wish to stand for Federal office if they cannot communicate fluently in both. That said, Stephane Dion really does need to take English language courses as he is all but incomprehensible when he tries to speak the language.

Not only did Harper learn to speak French, quickly, he learned it reasonably well. It can be done.

 

[Mowich]

The use of the French language in Canada should have ended at the Plains of Abraham!

Canada has been a bilingual country since 1969, JLM and guess what the country didn't fall apart, there wasn't a revolution and folks just went on their merry way. You might consider the fact that having our PMs able to speak two languages is somewhat of a leg-up on other world leaders who are stuck having to listen to translations.

 

[Cannuck]

The use of the French language in Canada should have ended at the Plains of Abraham!

Were you there?

 

[Remington1]

Well, seems like a whole bunch of Canadians are now the new 'deplorables'!! This is from both sides actually, Cons. & Libs elites!! Appears that asking the government to protect Canadian values by making new comers aware of what Canada is all about is wrong. How and for whom is it right to welcome people who hate our way of live, racist against our woman, homophobes? 67% of Canadian polled said it was a reasonable expectation to at least expect new comers to be aware of our way of life!! As an admitted 'non politically correct person" I do not see the issues with these expectation, isn't it what we've been fighting for centuries, isn't that what our soldier have and are dying for, Canadian values? If I'm missing something, please enlighten me!

 

[Cannuck]

What do we do with tards like you that are already living here?

 

[Remington1]

You want to see deplorable, check Richard Spencer and his followers, now that is what I call deplorable.

8 generation Canadian who knows what being Canadian means, perhaps?? What do we do with turds like you who have no idea who you are and what you represent??

8 generation Canadian who knows what being Canadian means, perhaps?? What do we do with turds like you who have no idea who you are and what you represent??

 

[Cannuck]

You want to see deplorable, check Richard Spencer and his followers, now that is what I call deplorable.

8 generation Canadian who knows what being Canadian means, perhaps?? What do we do with turds like you who have no idea who you are and what you represent??

I know who I am and what I represent. I'm somebody that minds his own ****ing business and makes fun of people that don't do the same. That's why SJWs and social conservatives get salty when I'm around.

 

[Remington1]

Sei un Idiota ignorante.

 

[Cannuck]

Sei un Idiota ignorante.

That's what all the ignorant butt-in-skis think. It's just because I strike a nerve

 

[JLM]

Sei un Idiota ignorante.

Correctomente!

 

[personal touch]

If you commit to lessons of French ,or at least tell the public you will try to learn,then maybe a French speaking PM is not important
Tell the people what they want to hear,the truth doesn't matter

 

[Bar Sinister]

That's what they said about Trump....
And then Liberals just like in the U S ........

You're overlooking one very salient fact. Canadians are not Americans. If we were, Bernie Sanders would be president-elect.

I would like to see Kevin O'Leary in a forum discussing his political views.

You had lots of opportunity to understand O'Leary's views when he was on the Lang and O'Leary Exchange. If you want to get some idea of his philosophy check out partial episodes on YouTube.

 

[Dixie Cup]

Not only did Harper learn to speak French, quickly, he learned it reasonably well. It can be done.

Actually, he already spoke it; he just needed to "brush up" a bit FYI

 

[JLM]

Canada has been a bilingual country since 1969, JLM and guess what the country didn't fall apart, there wasn't a revolution and folks just went on their merry way. You might consider the fact that having our PMs able to speak two languages is somewhat of a leg-up on other world leaders who are stuck having to listen to translations.

I think long before 1969, French was on the cereal boxes when I was a kid! I think as far as getting a "leg up" on the rest of the World Chinese and East Indian might be a little better than French. I think of all the Romance languages, Spanish is the most widely spoken world wide.

8 generation Canadian who knows what being Canadian means, perhaps?? What do we do with turds like you who have no idea who you are and what you represent??

Good for you, Rem..................that should put the little Turd in his place! I love it, however there's probably not much you can say to A$$holes to change them..........................that's why they are A$$holes!

That said, Stephane Dion really does need to take English language courses as he is all but incomprehensible when he tries to speak the language.

On the other hand the inability to speak Anglais didn't seem to slow Jean Chretien down one bit!

 

[Cannuck]

Chretien had no problem being understood.