The Coalition Strikes!!!

[petros]

BP supposedly had calculated the risk of a catastrophic event like that Challenger Deep well kicking and causing an explosion. They said it was practically non-existent. You can put double hulls, use pilot ships, but what is the insurance for that catastrophic event that they say is so unlikely? The payout from Exxon Valdez was lowered by the courts, worked out to about $15,000 per fisherman. Some of those fishermen could make that much money in a very good day or in a below average week before the accident.

There has been no other accidental or continue small scale discharges from the thousansds of rigs in the Gulf alone?


Ever seen a drilling operation that doesn't discharge into the environment? 1000 offshore rigs losing 10 barells a day for over 50 years adds up.

They didn't make that kind of cabbage per day in the 80's.

 

[Tonington]

There has been no other accidental or continue small scale discharges from the thousansds of rigs in the Gulf alone?

That's not my implication at all, I was just using it as an example of a situation where the industry was dotting their tees and crossing their eyes.

 

[CDNBear]

Absolutely, WilliamAshley.

Let's remember who forms the Government of Canada--officially, it's the Queen, represented by the Governor General, acting on the advice of the elite Privy Council, the members of which are also appointed by the Governor General. That sounds incredibly undemocratic, doesn't it? It becomes democratic, though, because the privy counsellors who advise the Crown on executive functions (only the prime minister and ministers, nowadays) are responsible to the elected House of Commons. Th Government itself is unelected; Stephen Harper and his ministers were appointed by the Governor General to govern Canada, only because Stephen Harper was the most likely person to maintain the confidence of the elected House.

We must look at the executive-legislative relationship through this historical lens, to remember why it is indeed Parliament--consisting of the Queen, the Senate, and the House of Commons--that is the supreme authority in the country.

There's nothing funnier then watching a Liberal justifying undemocratic partisan appointments and largess.

 

[Colpy]

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It’s the wedge strategy proposed by Liberal strategist and CBC pollster Frank Graves, who advised Ignatieff he “should invoke a culture war” against the West and “if the cranky old men in Alberta don’t like it, too bad.”
But S-220 also applies to “all airports, railway stations, ferry terminals and ports that are significant because of their location or number of passengers they serve.” So the ports of St. John’s and Vancouver would have to be fully bilingual. The same with airports in Edmonton, Regina and St. John’s.
This would apply to everyone working at the airport, ferry terminal or port, including “third party contractors such as restaurants or car rental agencies.”

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What would an Ignatiff government look like? - Ezra Levant

Gotta love Ezra!

Now the ****ing Liberals are after my job.

 

[petros]

What would an Ignatiff government look like? - Ezra Levant

Gotta love Ezra!

Now the ****ing Liberals are after my job.​

Yup. And if you worked at the new port in Nunavut you'd need to learn Innu on top of French.

French is easy. You know a lot more than you think you do. Maybe you've never been in a situation where it was the only option and had dig it out but it's in there somewhere.​

 

[Tonington]

What would an Ignatiff government look like? - Ezra Levant

Gotta love Ezra!

Now the ****ing Liberals are after my job.​

More stupidity from Ezra, or at least he doesn't think very highly of his readers. He drops a whopper by the third paragraph no less. Go ahead, point out where the legislation says that English speaking RCMP who patrol the Trans Canada must be fired.

It's called language training. My best friend's father is a Border Service Officer, he went to Quebec and took French language training for six weeks when he became a full time employee.​

 

[Avro]

Ezra is the Glenn Beck of Canada.

I expect to see this douche on Sun tv....fair and balanced.

 

[Colpy]

Ezra is the Glenn Beck of Canada.

I expect to see this douche on Sun tv....fair and balanced.

Ezra is a necessity in this homogenized, pastuerized, filtered society.......is he the only guy in Canada that had the cojones to print the Mohamed cartoons, and then take on the Alberta HRT?????

Over the top a little, yes, as his fried Rick Mercer calls him "a provacateur"

Good for him.

 

[TenPenny]

It's extremely valuable to have a wide range of opinions, and to have some that you disagree with is important. If nobody said anything controversial, how would anybody have a chance to think about things?

Whether I agree with Levant or Beck is not the point: the point is to listen to them, and think about what they say.

 

[petros]

It's extremely valuable to have a wide range of opinions, and to have some that you disagree with is important. If nobody said anything controversial, how would anybody have a chance to think about things?

Whether I agree with Levant or Beck is not the point: the point is to listen to them, and think about what they say.

Great for giggles too.

 

[Colpy]

A vote against the Conservatives in the next election is a vote for a coalition that includes, whether openly or not, the separatist Bloc.

In fact, Duceppe is so sure he can steer the coalition that he is already crowing and demanding blackmail dollars.

A vote for anyone other than the Conservatives in the next election borders on sedition.........

Unless you can convince the Liberals to enter a coalition with the CPC......

Or unless you think the Liberals and NDP can make up a majority......

Both exceptionally unlikely.

As reported in Quebec’s French-language daily La Presse, the Bloc Quebecois has returned speculation about a future anti-Conservative coalition to the forefront of political discussion. The party has declared that it retains the right to support a coalition of parties in the event of another minority government. While no parties were named, based on current polling trends, that could only mean supporting the Liberals and the NDP to block the Conservatives from forming another government.
The fact that the Bloc would support a coalition of parties on terms favourable to Quebec is not news, so why mention it at all? Gilles Duceppe, fresh off a 95% vote of confidence at a leadership review, is clearly feeling feisty, eager to cross swords with both main national parties. His blatant calls for $5-billion for Quebec in exchange for supporting the next Conservative budget were too crass to have any chance of success, and Duceppe has recently warned the Tories that failing to deliver on his demands would prove that the Conservatives have given up on Quebec.

Read more: Matt Gurney: Things look good for the Bloc and Duceppe | Full Comment | National Post

 

[DaSleeper]

Read more: Matt Gurney: Things look good for the Bloc and Duceppe | Full Comment | National Post

A scary prospect............

 

[petros]

A vote against the Conservatives in the next election is a vote for a coalition that includes, whether openly or not, the separatist Bloc.

That's gotta suck if you're a Conservative huh?

 

[Unforgiven]

Well it's notable that the Bloc wants to get together in a Conservative coalition to prevent the scandal riddled Harper government from failing parliament in a nonconfidence vote and forcing an election. I am sure that this will be done through some back door negotiations which in my opinion seems a little apropos.

This arrogance can't continue and we as voters owe it to Canada to allow for another government to form under Liberal leadership so that we can get back on track again.

 

[petros]

Well it's notable that the Bloc wants to get together in a Conservative coalition to prevent the scandal riddled Harper government from failing parliament in a nonconfidence vote and forcing an election. I am sure that this will be done through some back door negotiations which in my opinion seems a little apropos.

This arrogance can't continue and we as voters owe it to Canada to allow for another government to form under Liberal leadership so that we can get back on track again.

They like back doors.

 

[JLM]

That's gotta suck if you're a Conservative huh?

Probably gotta suck regardless!

 

[petros]

Whose idea ws it to paint the political landscape only two colours?

 

[JLM]

Under Ignatieff??????????????????? The trick is to get on the right track. :smile:

 

[Colpy]

Well it's notable that the Bloc wants to get together in a Conservative coalition to prevent the scandal riddled Harper government from failing parliament in a nonconfidence vote and forcing an election. I am sure that this will be done through some back door negotiations which in my opinion seems a little apropos.

This arrogance can't continue and we as voters owe it to Canada to allow for another government to form under Liberal leadership so that we can get back on track again.

Harper's government is hardly "scandal-plagued"........if I had to complain about the current government, in reality, scandal would be far down the list.

Currently "Liberal leadership" is a contradiction in terms.

The best possible result of a new election would be a Conservative majority, so the Liberals could go searching for a real leader....perhaps this time the could look in Canada.....or they get together with the NDP to form one party.

The second best result would be a Conservative minority......with the Liberals so shattered they dump Iggy and enter into a coalition.....with the Conservatives.

The third best result would be a Liberal majority....but that is simply not in the cards at the moment.

Fourth..........Liberals and NDP wind up with enough votes to form a majority. Very doubtful.

The absolute worst result would be a Conservative minority, with a mediocre Liberal showing........a situation in which the Liberal-NDP coalition has to hand off the steering wheel of the good ship "CANADA" to the one man in Parliament that wants to run it up on the rocks....or scuttle her at sea.

The Conservatives are far, far, FAR from perfect.......but they are also the very best offered....by FAR!

 

[petros]

Deficit or GST hike? Which would you prefer?