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why im unsatisfied with Canadian democracy, law and politics
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:42 pm
by kusunoki
sponsorship scandal, ya that was pretty dumb to waste 250 million dollars, but then in order to investigate the stupid thing, we spent 250 million into the judicial system, and after officially being "convicted" we spent 300 million dollars on an election to resolve the problem only to elect mr. secret agenda, bush-ass licking stephen harper who won no seats in the 3 large cities, setting up a minority govt that will inevitably collapse within the near future, is it just me or is canada not gettin anything done?
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:45 pm
by hockeycapn
hate to say it but it serves Canada right after all the years of making fun of the American system. You'll notice I'm in Montreal, so I'm not super pro-American. I just thought it seemed funny.
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:26 pm
by meltinguras
it was damn funny and it was damn stupid, spending 550 million dollars to bring the loss of 250 million to justice
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:04 am
by areon
What are you complaining about? That's a drop in the bucket to the spending in America that accumulates into the 'waste' section...
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:53 am
by supermarcol
Heh, I'd rather have ANYONE leading Canada then the Liberals. They're bad. For everyone! They're the ones who made the lake Meech agreement fail. Good job! Now Quebec is still not in the canadian constitution. And then they wonder why we want to leave... such stupid people.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:00 am
by Patroclus
I think it's a shame what was done concerning the developement of the Avro Arrow. Canada lost out BIG TIME on that one! Lots of ultra-talented personnel left Canada to head south and boost the United States aviation industry.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 11:10 am
by supermarcol
For some reason, Canadian are letting themselves getting screwed over a lot. Heh it all started with the first prime minister. Huge scandal with the train companies. But then he got reelected. We have an expression in quebec for how we're acting. It is: "se laisser manger la laine sur le dos". I have no idea how to translate that (don't take it literaly, getting the whool eaten of your back doesn't make much sense).
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:06 am
by N0g
In honor of John Candy, Cowboy Junkies, and The Kids in the Hall, I hereby bump this boring Canada post.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:26 pm
by Bozo
supermarcol wrote:Heh, I'd rather have ANYONE leading Canada then the Liberals. They're bad. For everyone! They're the ones who made the lake Meech agreement fail. Good job! Now Quebec is still not in the canadian constitution. And then they wonder why we want to leave... such stupid people.
Bozo for Prime Minsiter!
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:28 pm
by OwlLawyer
At least $550 Canadian is only like $400 American
hehe
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:29 pm
by hendy
i AM CANADIAN and I have 3 things to say
1. Canada rocks
2. Liberals are better then the fucking conservitives
3. f*ck all the americans who dont agree
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:32 pm
by OwlLawyer
hendy, you are a liberal?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:50 pm
by qeee1
woah, didn't see that one coming.
yea
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:03 pm
by hendy
OwlLawyer wrote:hendy, you are a liberal?
Thats who I choose to support why does it matter to you.
Re: why im unsatisfied with Canadian democracy, law and poli
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:55 pm
by Pilate
kusunoki wrote:sponsorship scandal, ya that was pretty dumb to waste 250 million dollars, but then in order to investigate the stupid thing, we spent 250 million into the judicial system, and after officially being "convicted" we spent 300 million dollars on an election to resolve the problem only to elect mr. secret agenda, bush-ass licking stephen harper who won no seats in the 3 large cities, setting up a minority govt that will inevitably collapse within the near future, is it just me or is canada not gettin anything done?
1. It was "pretty dumb" because the money was supposed to fight the separatists, but ended up strengthening them. Only Liberals (the party) can be that stupid, and only Canadians will support such a party (Actually, Canadian Liberals remind me of American Republicans. Dumb, blind followers with no sense of independent though).
2. The judicial system is part of something called due process. The Liberals could have saved us a lot of money by coming clean, but you never thought of that right?
3. Elections are part of democracy. If you don't like the money we spend on it, go live somewhere else.
Re: why im unsatisfied with Canadian democracy, law and poli
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:09 pm
by hendy
Pilate wrote:kusunoki wrote:sponsorship scandal, ya that was pretty dumb to waste 250 million dollars, but then in order to investigate the stupid thing, we spent 250 million into the judicial system, and after officially being "convicted" we spent 300 million dollars on an election to resolve the problem only to elect mr. secret agenda, bush-ass licking stephen harper who won no seats in the 3 large cities, setting up a minority govt that will inevitably collapse within the near future, is it just me or is canada not gettin anything done?
1. It was "pretty dumb" because the money was supposed to fight the separatists, but ended up strengthening them. Only Liberals (the party) can be that stupid, and only Canadians will support such a party (Actually, Canadian Liberals remind me of American Republicans. Dumb, blind followers with no sense of independent though).
2. The judicial system is part of something called due process. The Liberals could have saved us a lot of money by coming clean, but you never thought of that right?
3. Elections are part of democracy. If you don't like the money we spend on it, go live somewhere else.
pilate pilate pilate! Theres a little taste of ontario for ya
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:18 pm
by Jolly Roger
I traditionally vote NDP and my current MP is from that party. Having said that, I find myself actually impressed with Harper's government. I really don't agree with most of what they do (or don't do) but at least they're doing exactly what they said they would. I'm amazed at how quickly they got down to business and how fast they implemented their changes and are still implementing those changes. It's refreshing to have a government that lives up to its promises - too bad it had to be the bloody conservatives!
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 1:23 am
by Rebecca Gavin
There's so many things that bug me about Canada...But there's so many more things that don't....It's kinda like love...
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:08 am
by vtmarik
Well, if you don't like Canada, why don't you run for PM?
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:30 pm
by Econ2000
as u can see i live in the USA but im a canadian citizen. I think the problem with the canadian gov. is that they keep on listening to the fucking republicans in the USA gov. They keep on saying "send troops to Iraq for the war against terrerism" but really they r just saying " send troops to iraq to commit suicide"
Re: why im unsatisfied with Canadian democracy, law and poli
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:56 pm
by notyou2
Hey, 4 years later we are outperforming all other G7 nations at the moment. I guess Harper's conservatives must be doing something right. Yay Canada!!!
Re: why im unsatisfied with Canadian democracy, law and poli
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:04 am
by saxitoxin
notyou2 wrote:Hey, 4 years later we are outperforming all other G7 nations at the moment. I guess Harper's conservatives must be doing something right. Yay Canada!!!
The farmer keeps his sheep happy and plump before he calls-in the butcher ...
Canadian Government Infiltrated by Spies and Mobstershttp://www.cornucopia3000.com/2010/12/t ... vernments/But it’s not just organized crime who have taken advantage of the polite naivete of Canadians. This summer Richard Fadden – head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) – dramatically announced that two of Canada’s ten provinces were “under control of foreign governments.”
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:43 am
by Ray Rider
kusunoki wrote:sponsorship scandal, ya that was pretty dumb to waste 250 million dollars, but then in order to investigate the stupid thing, we spent 250 million into the judicial system, and after officially being "convicted" we spent 300 million dollars on an election to resolve the problem only to elect mr. secret agenda, bush-ass licking stephen harper who won no seats in the 3 large cities, setting up a minority govt that will inevitably collapse within the near future, is it just me or is canada not gettin anything done?
Yes, that's pretty bad, but actually a bigger scandal is the gun registry which the Liberals said would cost 2 million, but ended up costing over 2 billion and yet still didn't accomplish the task it was intended to.
notyou2 wrote:Hey, 4 years later we are outperforming all other G7 nations at the moment. I guess Harper's conservatives must be doing something right. Yay Canada!!!
*thumbsup*
I was just reading about that today in the National Post. Canada has become even more attractive to business & investment thanks to the new corporate tax cuts which the Conservatives just implemented.
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:45 am
by Night Strike
Ray Rider wrote:I don't see what Bush has to do with anything--he's not in power anymore.
Happens when you quote a post that's 4 years old......when Bush was still President.
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:48 am
by Ray Rider
Night Strike wrote:Ray Rider wrote:I don't see what Bush has to do with anything--he's not in power anymore.
Happens when you quote a post that's 4 years old......when Bush was still President.
lol who resurrected this stupid thread anyway?