Is Everyone Happy With Our New Government??
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I have not met an ice cream I did not like, except maybe pumpkin which was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too odd for me. But I would finish it up if served!
I have not met an ice cream I did not like, except maybe pumpkin which was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too odd for me. But I would finish it up if served!
I'm unsurprised... I think satisfactory would be a good description.
Even though you will almost never find me in the Conservative camp, I think that realistically it was a race between the Conservatives and the Liberals, and between the two I prefer the Conservatives right now.
The Liberals need to step back, clean up and re-group.
Like many I also think the minority government is a very good thing, it keeps a leash on everyone, and means that Harper will have an opportunity to prove himself and his party in the interest of Canada. Whatever policy they try to pass through must meet with tougher scruinty than a majority government.
I can't say that I am that "afraid" of Harper in this context, I'm suspect of his social conservative views, but I think that the party will not be able to exercise those views in this context and will hopefully pass some of the policies that are more in favour of healing Canada.... while going too far on giving over power to the proviences could result in a very week federalism there is a real problem with the fiscal imbalance.
I am a little dissapointed that the Liberals got as many seats as they did... I would have liked to see the NDP hold more of the blance of power.
But, I do think it is very good that the Conservatives were the ones to take seats away from the Bloc... this means that the federalists are alive and kicking in Quebec, and it will be very difficult for the Bloc to continue to win by any large margin with two federalist parties to compete with next time.
On a riding by riding note, I'm glad to say that my riding and the one next to me both had a change over from the Liberals to the NDP...
Mine: Trinity Spadina Tony Ianno defeated by Oliva Chow, I think she'll be a very good MP, she's really involved in the community and we see her around lots, I've never even met Tony.
Parkdale-High Park: Sam Bulte defeated by Peggy Nash... this is a real surprise in someways, Bulte has been hanging onto this riding mainly because of a strong ethnic vote (Polish), and that is the main reason that Nash lost last time, although I do think that one reason Nash won this time is that the Green Party canadidate who has been one of the strongest GP candidates in the country to date, stepped down before this election and there was a new GP candidate who I will hazard a guess didn't pick up as much of the vote, which probably went to Nash.
I'm really glad to see Valeri gone.... not that I get into Liberal politics all that much but I've got family in that riding and I saw first hand what happened when they ousted Shelia Copps.... it was sooooo very very far from legitimate, the evening news even caught Valeri's guys sneaking busloads of people from the periphery of the riding through side doors and giving them membership cards at the same time as people who had been standing in line for hours at the front doors were either shut out or told their memeberships were no good and could not vote.
The only thing that would have made this election a real win for me would have been to see a GP member... but another time.
Now onto electoral reform!
Even though you will almost never find me in the Conservative camp, I think that realistically it was a race between the Conservatives and the Liberals, and between the two I prefer the Conservatives right now.
The Liberals need to step back, clean up and re-group.
Like many I also think the minority government is a very good thing, it keeps a leash on everyone, and means that Harper will have an opportunity to prove himself and his party in the interest of Canada. Whatever policy they try to pass through must meet with tougher scruinty than a majority government.
I can't say that I am that "afraid" of Harper in this context, I'm suspect of his social conservative views, but I think that the party will not be able to exercise those views in this context and will hopefully pass some of the policies that are more in favour of healing Canada.... while going too far on giving over power to the proviences could result in a very week federalism there is a real problem with the fiscal imbalance.
I am a little dissapointed that the Liberals got as many seats as they did... I would have liked to see the NDP hold more of the blance of power.
But, I do think it is very good that the Conservatives were the ones to take seats away from the Bloc... this means that the federalists are alive and kicking in Quebec, and it will be very difficult for the Bloc to continue to win by any large margin with two federalist parties to compete with next time.
On a riding by riding note, I'm glad to say that my riding and the one next to me both had a change over from the Liberals to the NDP...
Mine: Trinity Spadina Tony Ianno defeated by Oliva Chow, I think she'll be a very good MP, she's really involved in the community and we see her around lots, I've never even met Tony.
Parkdale-High Park: Sam Bulte defeated by Peggy Nash... this is a real surprise in someways, Bulte has been hanging onto this riding mainly because of a strong ethnic vote (Polish), and that is the main reason that Nash lost last time, although I do think that one reason Nash won this time is that the Green Party canadidate who has been one of the strongest GP candidates in the country to date, stepped down before this election and there was a new GP candidate who I will hazard a guess didn't pick up as much of the vote, which probably went to Nash.
I'm really glad to see Valeri gone.... not that I get into Liberal politics all that much but I've got family in that riding and I saw first hand what happened when they ousted Shelia Copps.... it was sooooo very very far from legitimate, the evening news even caught Valeri's guys sneaking busloads of people from the periphery of the riding through side doors and giving them membership cards at the same time as people who had been standing in line for hours at the front doors were either shut out or told their memeberships were no good and could not vote.
The only thing that would have made this election a real win for me would have been to see a GP member... but another time.
Now onto electoral reform!
Hi Jay
You are in one of those tweaky SNL moods I think...I feel guilty talking ice cream on this good topic... but but... Tiger Tail? It
sounds terrible.... yellow and black stripe/dotted? Ick.
People on this topic sound to me like they have had a huge yard sale, dumped out a lot of stuff they didn't need, things they loved and will miss but are taking up valuable space...and bad things they shouldn't have kept.....
Starting with a fresh (or reasonably fresh) empty space....feels kinda good.
You are in one of those tweaky SNL moods I think...I feel guilty talking ice cream on this good topic... but but... Tiger Tail? It
sounds terrible.... yellow and black stripe/dotted? Ick.
People on this topic sound to me like they have had a huge yard sale, dumped out a lot of stuff they didn't need, things they loved and will miss but are taking up valuable space...and bad things they shouldn't have kept.....
Starting with a fresh (or reasonably fresh) empty space....feels kinda good.
I'm always in "one of those tweaky SNL moods" and it drives my wife bonkers....
Tiger tail ice cream mentioned here...
http://www.electricpenguin.com/blatherings/archives/000603.html
Tiger tail ice cream mentioned here...
http://www.electricpenguin.com/blatherings/archives/000603.html
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:lol: :lol:
I'm just relishing in the moment.
I'm also glad to see the backside of Ann Maclellan so we can keep Alberta both rat-free and liberal-free. I had mixed feelings about Belinda winning. This way she has to sit on the Opposition bench (like a kid in detention) and have to ask questions of Peter Makay, the Minister of 'whatever'.
Jay said:So you have nothing to say about "Svend 'Sticky Fingers' Robinson" ?
:lol: :lol:
I'm just relishing in the moment.
I'm also glad to see the backside of Ann Maclellan so we can keep Alberta both rat-free and liberal-free. I had mixed feelings about Belinda winning. This way she has to sit on the Opposition bench (like a kid in detention) and have to ask questions of Peter Makay, the Minister of 'whatever'.
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Jay
That doesn't sound too bad. I like licorice and orange...maybe not together....hmmmmm I'm up for experimenting with ice cream any day. My friends always check the freezer to see what I am up to because anything new I'll try out. Thanks for the heads up!
Jay said:
Jay
That doesn't sound too bad. I like licorice and orange...maybe not together....hmmmmm I'm up for experimenting with ice cream any day. My friends always check the freezer to see what I am up to because anything new I'll try out. Thanks for the heads up!
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You can have it all WC...
Wednesday's Child said:Jay said:
Jay
That doesn't sound too bad. I like licorice and orange...maybe not together....hmmmmm I'm up for experimenting with ice cream any day. My friends always check the freezer to see what I am up to because anything new I'll try out. Thanks for the heads up!
You can have it all WC...
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I thought you might like that one...
I'm happy for Belinda though. I'm glad to see her constituents like her enough to forgive her turn-coat behavior. I just hope when she sits in her new opposition seat, she has to sit in Peter's old seat, or something, anything to add to her discomfort with the whole thing.
Here in Ontario we are anything but rat and Liberal free.....
Calberty said:Jay said:So you have nothing to say about "Svend 'Sticky Fingers' Robinson" ?
:lol: :lol:
I'm just relishing in the moment.
I'm also glad to see the backside of Ann Maclellan so we can keep Alberta both rat-free and liberal-free. I had mixed feelings about Belinda winning. This way she has to sit on the Opposition bench (like a kid in detention) and have to ask questions of Peter Makay, the Minister of 'whatever'.
I thought you might like that one...
I'm happy for Belinda though. I'm glad to see her constituents like her enough to forgive her turn-coat behavior. I just hope when she sits in her new opposition seat, she has to sit in Peter's old seat, or something, anything to add to her discomfort with the whole thing.
Here in Ontario we are anything but rat and Liberal free.....
Jay said:Wednesday's Child said:Triple_R
I have not met an ice cream I did not like, except maybe pumpkin which was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too odd for me. But I would finish it up if served!
"Tiger Tail" ice cream is really, really bad stuff....
Have you ever had a green bean popcycle? They have that here in China, and I'm not making it up! They've got one with some kind of red bean too!
Machjo said:Jay said:Wednesday's Child said:Triple_R
I have not met an ice cream I did not like, except maybe pumpkin which was wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too odd for me. But I would finish it up if served!
"Tiger Tail" ice cream is really, really bad stuff....
Have you ever had a green bean popcycle? They have that here in China, and I'm not making it up! They've got one with some kind of red bean too!
Machjo
No I haven't!!! It sounds intriguing..... My girlfriend is going home to Hong Kong to decide if she wants to marry a fella there her family are "plotting" over.... (hehe)...and she is so Americanized the mother and father are having a fit.... I'll ask her to try out the popsicle for me when she goes in April.... Thanks and I hope my friend will not be mad at me when she returns
(I'll give her your name here!!!).Re: RE: Is Everyone Happy With Our New Government??
How about 20 Paistres Acadien, we will be reunited by then. Rumour has it that Dick Cheney will resign, Steven Harper will assume the vice presidency and the race will be on! Dr. Evil and Mini-me will rule all of North America!
Georgie only has two more years and then Alberta Rules the world! The Canadian Takeover is going as planned, The Pig will be in the python soon and with Currencies at par by fiat, it will be fun to watch the red States adopt the Tooney, learn Metric and praise that Champion of Wheat and Oil, President Steven Harper.
Meanwhile Quebec still wonders what happened but now with no restrictions on Snowbirding in New Orleans, New Orleans is re transformed into a Francophone centre of Culture.
Meanwhile, Barbara S. is elected the Governor of Alberta.
Colpy said:the caracal kid said:Colpy said:Belinda Ryan said:
Bet ya 20 bucks there is a surplus next year!
in what currency are you wagering? If Harper pushes his agenda through the canadian dollar might not be worth too much next year.
$20 US? :lol:
How about 20 Paistres Acadien, we will be reunited by then. Rumour has it that Dick Cheney will resign, Steven Harper will assume the vice presidency and the race will be on! Dr. Evil and Mini-me will rule all of North America!
Georgie only has two more years and then Alberta Rules the world! The Canadian Takeover is going as planned, The Pig will be in the python soon and with Currencies at par by fiat, it will be fun to watch the red States adopt the Tooney, learn Metric and praise that Champion of Wheat and Oil, President Steven Harper.
Meanwhile Quebec still wonders what happened but now with no restrictions on Snowbirding in New Orleans, New Orleans is re transformed into a Francophone centre of Culture.
Meanwhile, Barbara S. is elected the Governor of Alberta.
RE: Is Everyone Happy Wit
I cried when I saw them confirm a Conservative Gov't.
There are so many aspects that will unfold in due time.
I think a webcam excerpt they played last night from a woman in Ontario sums it up : "You fools, you know now what you have done! Good bye to the Canada I have loved. I will sit and wait these next few years for everything to fall apart."
I cried when I saw them confirm a Conservative Gov't.
There are so many aspects that will unfold in due time.
I think a webcam excerpt they played last night from a woman in Ontario sums it up : "You fools, you know now what you have done! Good bye to the Canada I have loved. I will sit and wait these next few years for everything to fall apart."
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If word of this gets to Washington, DC, the Barbarians could be at the gate!
Foresooth, just what we need, a Republican's dream world, no taxes on me, just you!
I think not said:
If word of this gets to Washington, DC, the Barbarians could be at the gate!
Foresooth, just what we need, a Republican's dream world, no taxes on me, just you!
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Here's a link for you:
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/info/info113_e.html
In general, Aboriginal people in Canada are required to pay taxes on the same basis as other people in Canada, except where the limited exemption under Section 87 of the Indian Act applies. Section 87 says that the "personal property of an Indian or a band situated on a reserve" is tax exempt. Métis and Inuit are not eligible for this exemption.
The exemption in Section 87 of the Indian Act has existed since before Confederation. It reflects the unique constitutional and historic place of Aboriginal people in Canada. The courts have held that the exemption is intended to preserve the entitlements of Indian people to their reserve lands, and to ensure that the use of their property on their reserve lands is not eroded by taxation.
First Nations aren't tax exempt. That's a common misconception. From what I understand from a friend (who is a status indian) only "status indians" are exempt (and most first nations people are not actually status), and even then it's only for money earned working on the reserve.Jay said:
Here's a link for you:
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/info/info113_e.html
In general, Aboriginal people in Canada are required to pay taxes on the same basis as other people in Canada, except where the limited exemption under Section 87 of the Indian Act applies. Section 87 says that the "personal property of an Indian or a band situated on a reserve" is tax exempt. Métis and Inuit are not eligible for this exemption.
The exemption in Section 87 of the Indian Act has existed since before Confederation. It reflects the unique constitutional and historic place of Aboriginal people in Canada. The courts have held that the exemption is intended to preserve the entitlements of Indian people to their reserve lands, and to ensure that the use of their property on their reserve lands is not eroded by taxation.