NDP sets up roadblocks to budget bill
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Pushing it through one by one is the only way I'll accept a honeydo list too - otherwise I could end up agreeing to paint the garage pink without knowing it.
How long has it been on the table? It's only 400 some odd pages long.
If the opposition can't read 400 pages in a week, they're even more grossly overpaid than I thought.
400 pages of legalese couched in gobbledeygook with a lot of stuff rolled into the mix that has nothing to do with NOT wasting money on investor pies in the sky
...and THAT's probably clearer than the bafflegab
I bought my house 8yrs ago & it had a pink garage door. I've been
planning on painting that a different color now for.....about 8yrs.
As I see it, not voting is a vote of no confidence in the electoral system. Even a spoiled ballot is an endorsement of the electoral system, if you think the very method of selecting candidates is broken, why would you vote?
I have a book here on general relativity that is less than 400 pages long. I am pretty sure it takes most people more than a year to fully understand everything in it. And general relativity isn't exactly known for having an impact on society.
The problem isn't that it takes a long time to read. It takes a long time to discuss problems and understand impacts.
Of course, given how the Conservatives handled the debates on the minimum sentencing, they are not likely to be swayed by majorities of experts pointing out that their bills will damage society.
We aren't talking about one MP with reading glasses and a Plumbers ticket here.
And what about a majority, with the ability to ram through legislation doesn't do the same thing?
No doubt.
Then why won't they just explain it all to us ... the folk this butterball bill is going to impact on
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Ya, because I'm not in Canada and I'm not folk...
That's a matter of perspective.
I'm not a huge fan of the crime bill legislation. It focuses on revenge and not rehab or diversion.
Typical: :roll:
Do you know what's rolled into that bill or do you just blindly agree with steamroller government?
Do you know what's rolled into that bill or do you just blindly agree with steamroller government?
That's exactly what I was thinking.
I have a fair idea thanks to the media.
I'm not sure where you got the idea I blindly agree with steamroller gov't. The Conservatives have merely proven they're no better than any past majority gov't. Just more efficient at it.
My position here is simply pointing out that there really is no difference between the present and the past. Nor do I see any chance that any future gov't will be any different.
Dude you're preaching to the choir.
I know my local MP's and MPP's. They'll shake your hand and promise you the moon.
Then ignore your calls when the lump of moldy cheese shows up at your door.
Depends.... Are you a spoiled brat and control freak? Do you care what happens beyond your circle?
Personally, I really can't afford to.
I mean I wish I could, but I just don't have the time or money to do so.
I grew up in a commune setting I've witnessed how strong and wonderful that way of life can be.
But then again, that's still just a circle.
I'm just a little curious here.. Why was there no pissing and moaning when the opposition 'demanded' that riders be incorporated into legislation when Harper had a minority? It's the exact same scenario of piling on more legislation onto one bill in order to pass the components that Harper wanted. The opposition didn't bend over backwards to explain it to society and hold their hands back then as some are demanding right now.
Why no out cry then but all of the chest thumping now ?
Why no out cry then but all of the chest thumping now ?
