Canadian Politics

[InfiniteRestrict]

I know that this is an American Site but it's a site viewed by a lot of Canadians, including myself. So If your an opinonated Canadian Speak up, and show your colours.
Personally i believe that with the sponsorship scandal, Paul Martin's Liberals should just leave, there shouldn't have to be a vote of Non-Confidence (If you Haven't Gathered yet i'm a Conservative) but since it's more than likely that when the budget come to the house, it will not pass and the house will fall. There are also many other issues to talk about, such as Gay Marriage, Abortion, etc. But i'm just getting the ball rolling.

[Garron]

At 5/13/05 10:28 AM, InfiniteRestrict wrote: I know that this is an American Site but it's a site viewed by a lot of Canadians, including myself. So If your an opinonated Canadian Speak up, and show your colours.
Personally i believe that with the sponsorship scandal, Paul Martin's Liberals should just leave, there shouldn't have to be a vote of Non-Confidence (If you Haven't Gathered yet i'm a Conservative) but since it's more than likely that when the budget come to the house, it will not pass and the house will fall. There are also many other issues to talk about, such as Gay Marriage, Abortion, etc. But i'm just getting the ball rolling.

I'm a Conservative as well. I also believe that since the H.O.C. was shut down for the third day in a row, there should be an election RIGHT NOW.

The Right Honourable Paul Martin, having propped the Queen's visit as a fillibuster only illustrated the his administrations desperation need to sustain their term in office.

Hey, what do you think of the policy based thinktank called the Fraser Institute?

Sincerely,

G.

[InfiniteRestrict]

Well i don't actually know to much on the fraiser institute, i just know since Mike Harris and, Prestinng Manning came out with that Health care idea PM, PM has been jupping down our throughts, on "Privatization of Health Care". That was just an attempt, a failed one i might add, to distract the peoples eye, from the truth of the Sponsoship scandal.

[Reverend-Kyle]

I think Paul Martin should step down and hand over the government to Jack Layton - how it was meant to be. ;D

[Jimbo-Franklin]

well, first off, i only have one thing to say, he has the right to resign and should do so

[RJMlegacy1989]

for politics of our country i think we should elect the green party. I know it sounds stupid as shit but think of how the legalization of pot could help our econmy. number one tourism way up and it would also take away from the crimal market. And if we made laws like that of booze we could have it work out. me personally i dont do drugs. But it would be nice if we could get rid of all our county's dept like alberta did. i would like to here your responses

Peace

note: I am a shitty speller so don't bug me i admit it

[InfiniteRestrict]

JACK LAYTON IS AN ASSHOLE WHO SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO GOVERN HIS OWN CRAP!!!!!!!!!

[Ted-Easton]

What Harper should be doing is accepting that there will inevitably be another week of a Liberal government and get what work done he can. Canadians should not be paying for Stephen Harper to advance his career by pretending that voting to take the day off is anything other than grandstanding.

[Tyrant-Doomhammer]

I don't really like any of the "top" parties or the less big parties like Greens or NDP. The Libertarian Party is intriguing but they get no support.

[Ebolarama]

I've been hearing from my Civics teacher that Canada's political system is a low form of socialism. Is that accurate?

[theoneboobbitch]

Paul Martin and the Liberals Should step down but that does not mean the conservitives will get in. What will probley happen again is that most of the people who would vote for NDP will end up voting Liberals because there scared that Harper might get in and we will have another year of this crap again.

[rock-u]

I come from china ,things about canada really get me confued ..

first ,canada is so big a country,why i can hear little news about her (especially in the arear about politics,i even don't know the name of canadian leader)..

second,what's the relationship about canada and U.S?

third,i can always read some articles about canada which says people there lives a peaceful life ,as well as sweden..is't that true ?

thanks for your answers...

[DancingTurkeyGod]

At 5/14/05 02:29 PM, theoneboobbitch wrote: Paul Martin and the Liberals Should step down but that does not mean the conservitives will get in. What will probley happen again is that most of the people who would vote for NDP will end up voting Liberals because there scared that Harper might get in and we will have another year of this crap again.

I don't think the conservatives will get in that easily. They're not very popular outside the prairies. I think a lot of ppl who were voting Liberal will vote NDP. They seem to be the lesser of the evils.

However, sovereignty is starting to get popular in Quebec again (which saddens me very much). My prediction? We'll vote again and nobody will get a majority. The Bloc would get more votes and I think the conservatives would try to share power with them. (How horrible would that be?)

Canadian politics suck...

[Ted-Easton]

It must really rankle with Stephen Harper that even with the sponsorship scandal the Liberals still have more support than them.

[commanderkai]

At 5/14/05 04:16 PM, rock_u wrote: I come from china ,things about canada really get me confued ..

first ,canada is so big a country,why i can hear little news about her (especially in the arear about politics,

Well, the biggest thing happening now is an inquiry, but I guess you don't hear anything because our politics are pretty boring, our leaders (as of right now) are just petty criminals which were robbing us blind for the last few years (this does not include our tax system)

i even don't know the name of canadian leader)..

Meh, Paul Martin is the Prime Minister as of right now, but that can change

second,what's the relationship about canada and U.S?

We're allies, and that won't change for a long time, as of right now, the US government is slightly annoyed with the party that is in power.

third,i can always read some articles about canada which says people there lives a peaceful life ,as well as sweden..is't that true ?

Peaceful yes, but we have our problems. Still a great country to live in if you can deal with high taxes and long waits at hospitals

[AgainstMe]

At 5/14/05 04:16 PM, rock_u wrote: I come from china ,things about canada really get me confued ..

well it's because we are different worlds... Candian news does not cover very much at all about China's goings on... i'm pretty sure we're about even with news coverage on eachothers countries... what's the last thing i heard about china.... oh large protests at the japanese embacy because of things that happened many decades ago...

Stephen Harper is a putz... I live in Alberta the most conservative of the conservative... but I vote anything but Conservative when it comes to Stephen Harper being the next prime minister... i'd even vote in the liberals again only because they are the only party capable of keeping Harper out of office... he is a hard core Christian, and anti-abortion activist... and of all things a creationist...

Come next ellection i'll most likely vote Green, simple because it's fun to root for the little guys.

[SuperHero23]

DOWN WITH CANADA !!!!!!!!

[rock-u]

At 5/15/05 03:18 AM, commanderkai wrote: Peaceful yes, but we have our problems. Still a great country to live in if you can deal with high taxes and long waits at hospitals

thanks for your answers.. i'm less confuzed now..but ,are there so many people in canada ,so that you have to long waits at hospital ,or there are a few hospital in canana?

:well it's because we are different worlds... Candian news does not cover very much at all about China's goings on... i'm pretty sure we're about even with news coverage on eachothers countries... what's the last thing i heard about china.... oh large protests at the japanese embacy because of things that happened many decades ago...

maybe we should know more about eachother..but i still think that canada should play a very important role in the international affairs because i think canada is that a big ,strong country.. and now that i hear little voice of canada in international affairs ...

[Reverend-Kyle]

At 5/14/05 02:29 PM, theoneboobbitch wrote: What will probley happen again is that most of the people who would vote for NDP will end up voting Liberals because there scared that Harper might get in and we will have another year of this crap again.

That's exactly what I said I would do if/when another election comes around. But if I bother to vote at all, I might vote for the Green party.

The Conservatives kind of 'harmed' Atlantic Canada the last time they had power.

At 5/15/05 06:58 AM, SuperHero23 wrote: DOWN WITH CANADA !!!!!!!!

Yeah... ok.

[Elfer]

At 5/14/05 01:55 PM, LostHope wrote: I've been hearing from my Civics teacher that Canada's political system is a low form of socialism. Is that accurate?

Sort of yes, sort of no. We just have a lot of social programs, like universal health care.

[AgainstMe]

At 5/15/05 06:58 AM, SuperHero23 wrote: DOWN WITH CANADA !!!!!!!!

Oh we better lock down our borders, the uneducated 14 year olds are going to attack.

[Muntz]

At 5/15/05 08:44 AM, rock_u wrote:

At 5/15/05 03:18 AM, commanderkai wrote:

maybe we should know more about eachother..but i still think that canada should play a very important role in the international affairs because i think canada is that a big ,strong country.. and now that i hear little voice of canada in international affairs ...

I think that China and Canada will be trading partners in the future, Chinese companies are already buying Canadian mines and there is a gas line that will go to bc sponsered by a CHinese Gas company.

China needs resources Canada has them, our future is a bright one. Yay for China.

[InfiniteRestrict]

we are already trading partners what are you talking about. They are our 2nd largest as a matter of fact.

There was actually a big thing on it about a while ago how the liberals in government bought all their Canadian Flag pins from china to save a buck.

Now i'm not saying that trading with China is a bad thing but for something like Canadian Flag pins... keep that in Canada at least!

[commanderkai]

Before I answer, do not take what I say as face, it is just my opinion.

At 5/15/05 08:44 AM, rock_u wrote:

At 5/15/05 03:18 AM, commanderkai wrote: Peaceful yes, but we have our problems. Still a great country to live in if you can deal with high taxes and long waits at hospitals

thanks for your answers.. i'm less confuzed now..but ,are there so many people in canada ,so that you have to long waits at hospital ,or there are a few hospital in canana?

There are plently of hospitals and not many Canadians (30 million) it is just that there aren't enough doctors to support our aging population and that many hospitals seem underfunded

maybe we should know more about eachother

Multiculturalism is always a great thing, I believe that Vancouver (a city on Canada's west coast) has the largest Chinese population outside of China.

..but i still think that canada should play a very important role in the international affairs because i think canada is that a big ,strong country.. and now that i hear little voice of canada in international affairs ...

I thank you for your compliments about my nation, but our biggest downfalls in influence is that our military is underfunded and small, we have no nukes (which seems to be the best way to be a player on the international scale) and our leaders usually do not take risks, (change is always good)

[commanderkai]

At 5/15/05 11:40 PM, commanderkai wrote: Before I answer, do not take what I say as face, it is just my opinion.

Sorry for double post, but that should say "as fact" not "as face"

[rock-u]

first i would say i agree with you snail_262001 ,China and Canada will have a bright future ,but maybe only trade of oil is far from that..

then I want to ask InfiniteRestrict for more details about what you've mentioned, so that i can understand what you mean clearly..I apologize

and commanderkai ,thanks for your answers that make me know things about CANADA..
things about China and Canada is diffrent according to your post, in China ..the wage of doctors is very high,and many young men send themselves to study medicine so as to become a doctor.

And i was shocked by what you said about Canadian military..It's unbelievable that your leader cared so little about his nations military..

[capn-g]

At 5/16/05 02:41 AM, rock_u wrote:
things about China and Canada is diffrent according to your post, in China ..the wage of doctors is very high,and many young men send themselves to study medicine so as to become a doctor.

Many Canadians also study medicine but over the past ten years we've been experiencing something called "brain drain" where doctors trained in Canada go to the USA to work because they get paid more. This has left our own health care system in trouble and the government is under constant pressure to try and fix it (health care is the number one concern of all Canadians). Lately they've been making a half assed attempt to fix thing by simply promising more funds but they've yet to deliver.

And i was shocked by what you said about Canadian military..It's unbelievable that your leader cared so little about his nations military..

You have to understand, Canada is physically large but it's population is comparatively tiny. There's only 30 million people living in the WHOLE COUNTRY. Economically we just don't have the resources to fund a large military, so we concentrate our efforts on training peace keepers for the most part.
Besides, the USA wouldn't like it if we started arming up, so we keep our military forces low to keep them happy. As a trade off they provide us with (theoretical) protection and we operate a joint defence system called NORAD which is muttually beneficial.

[rock-u]

yeah ..i've got it ..

Canada has a small population(just half of our province..),so it's hard to build a strong army..And the america don't want Canada to do this and america also won't keep silence if (i say if) there is a war burst out against Canada..so the Canadian leaders' first task about military is to keep a balance among the things above..hehe..

And capn_g say that the "brain drain" cause a large lost of doctors in Canada several years ago....and I want to know is that is it easy or difficult for the people of Canada and america to travell accross the border..

[morefngdbs]

At 5/16/05 09:49 AM, rock_u wrote: yeah ..i've got it ..

Canada has a small population(just half of our province..),so it's hard to build a strong army..And the america don't want Canada to do this and america also won't keep silence if (i say if) there is a war burst out against Canada..so the Canadian leaders' first task about military is to keep a balance among the things above..hehe..

;
We may be a nation with a small population, We are larger in area than the U.S.
It's damn hard to conquer and hold a country like this.
SEE history, French vs Russia
as well as , Germany vs Russia
We have the same huge expanses of territory, and the great winters to go with it.
As for America not wanting us to enlarge our military, what rock have you been living under. The U.S. wants us to enlarge our military. They are willing to 'help' us do so. We or more to the point the present Canadian gov. wants to upgrade what we have now with a small increase. For peace keeping and other commitments.

[Muntz]

At 5/15/05 08:45 PM, InfiniteRestrict wrote: we are already trading partners what are you talking about. They are our 2nd largest as a matter of fact.

With them making if I recall from international business class a whoping 1 percent of our trade. There is still a lot of room for them to grow.

Now i'm not saying that trading with China is a bad thing but for something like Canadian Flag pins... keep that in Canada at least!

Because Canadian Flag pins are part of the commanding heights of our economy, its only a small trivial matter.