Looks Like the Dreaded Spring Election is on!

JLM

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That's a shame....I would like to see a one term majority.....

Dump the per vote subsidy for parties.

Redistribute seats according to population.

Dump the gun registry.

Buy some military equipment.

Work on the Senate.

Why I will vote Conservative, all positives, and just off the top of my head.

And put some teeth in the justice system and start hanging gangsters and drug traders and importers.
 

Retired_Can_Soldier

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I believe that Bev Oda was well within her right to over ride the decision; however, her deception in this matter was unforgivable and she should have been sacked on that alone.

Unfortunately, this is a matter of holding ones nose and voting for the one who doesn't quite stink as much as the other. I'm not gonna trade in car with issues for one without an engine.
 

Avro

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Feb 12, 2007
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Oh goody, now I'm going to have to find time to heckle that piece of human garbage that runs in my riding.....now where did I put my day planner......
 

PoliticalNick

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I will consider the advice of absolutely everybody on this forum before I cast my vote this year;-)

I'll turn up if they add a "none of the above' box to the ballot.

As it stands now.

The Conservitives will run a big deficit giving corporations and the wealthy more money on the backs of the working class.

The Liberals will run a bigger deficit trying to create the biggest social welfare state in history while secretly funneling money to their friends on the backs of the working class.

The NDP and Bloc could't win a minority government let alone a majority but if they did the Bloc would try to separate and the NDP wouln't know what to do all at the expense of the working class.

The Greens and some other small parties and independants don't matter anymore.

It is all an exercise in futility that will end up costing the working class billions no matter what the outcome.
 

Johnnny

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Jun 8, 2007
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Ill vote for whoever brings back capital punishment so someone can shoot Paul Bernardo in the face with a 45/70, and then after his brains are splattered across the wall ban capital punishment :D
 

Cobalt_Kid

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I believe that Bev Oda was well within her right to over ride the decision; however, her deception in this matter was unforgivable and she should have been sacked on that alone.

Unfortunately, this is a matter of holding ones nose and voting for the one who doesn't quite stink as much as the other. I'm not gonna trade in car with issues for one without an engine.

Yah, but what if the blind guy driving the car was heading off a cliff?
 

TenPenny

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I believe that Bev Oda was well within her right to over ride the decision; however, her deception in this matter was unforgivable and she should have been sacked on that alone.

Oh, she was within her rights to override the decision. But not to commit fraud by altering a document after it's been signed. Typically, that's considered a criminal offense.
 

Cliffy

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And put some teeth in the justice system and start hanging gangsters and drug traders and importers.
If it wasn't for BC's multi-billion dollar pot industry, BC (and probably Canada's pot industry is propping up Canada) would be broke. With the forest industry all but dead, who do you think is propping up BC?
 

Avro

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Ill vote for whoever brings back capital punishment so someone can shoot Paul Bernardo in the face with a 45/70, and then after his brains are splattered across the wall ban capital punishment :D

Why end his suffering?

I like him right where he is.
 

Retired_Can_Soldier

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Yah, but what if the blind guy driving the car was heading off a cliff?

Well, if you're sitting in the passenger seat of a car driven by a blind guy, what can I say.:lol:

Right now Average Canadians have two things on their minds.


  1. The recovering economy;and
  2. Keeping their family fed
They don't give crap about Bev Oda.
 

Avro

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Well, if you're sitting in the passenger seat of a car driven by a blind guy, what can I say.:lol:

Right now Average Canadians have two things on their minds.


  1. The recovering economy;and
  2. Keeping their family fed
They don't give crap about Bev Oda.

Yeah....and besides, a con did it.
 

TenPenny

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Well, if you're sitting in the passenger seat of a car driven by a blind guy, what can I say.:lol:

Right now Average Canadians have two things on their minds.


  1. The recovering economy;and
  2. Keeping their family fed
They don't give crap about Bev Oda.

Which explains points 1 and 2: people don't care about the ethics of the government. No wonder we're in the shape we're in.
 

petros

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Nov 21, 2008
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If it wasn't for BC's multi-billion dollar pot industry, BC (and probably Canada's pot industry is propping up Canada) would be broke. With the forest industry all but dead, who do you think is propping up BC?
There is no big pot export out of BC. Everything is localized these days.
 

PoliticalNick

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If it wasn't for BC's multi-billion dollar pot industry, BC (and probably Canada's pot industry is propping up Canada) would be broke. With the forest industry all but dead, who do you think is propping up BC?

Unfortunately until it's legalized and taxed it doesn't really prop up anything but an underground economy that doesn't contribute to the public coffers.
 

PoliticalNick

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Well, those people in the underground economy probably buy cars, and gas, and food, and clothes.

The small amount of tax revenue generated by their purchases is far outweighed by the cost of the war on drugs. By legalizing and taxing we would generate huge amounts of new revenue while reducing spending on policing etc. Win - Win situation.