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[mithridates]

That'll probably count as a secondary tie, so maybe.

[peppermint]

Form the elections Canada website, it sounds like you can have non resident status or you can vote- not both. Of course, it wasn't worded nearly that clearly

[TheUrbanMyth]

[fiveeagles]

[Octavius Hite]

Sorry fiveeagles, you had me on your side until you started the gay marriage talk. It should not have been a referendum because democracy is about free votes but its also about the government protecting the rights of the minorities otherwise you end up with the tyranny of the majority. If you don't want a gay marriage don't have one! And I disagree that most canadians opposed gay marriage my indication was always that most canadians didn't care. The only ones who cared were those opposed on religious grounds (real or not). As a country we don't cave to what the Vatican thinks is right.

[fiveeagles]

You know, if it was anyone else other than Paul Martin, I would admire there courage for putting forth a policy that many other countries would condemn. ie. India.

However, here is a guy who was in charge of finances while the biggest boondoggle was going on. I wonder how many people greased his pockets while he put this legislation forth.

I agree that minorities have to be protected and that goes for gay rights, but this is a dangerous precedent. Our futures are at stake at such a risky move. If he didn't do it out of purity of heart, but out of selfish ambition, then watch out. The fall out will be dramatic. I believe he did it out of selfish ambition. I think Paul Martin is a wolf in sheep's clothing. (He will prove me wrong if he gives .7 percent of the GDP to world's poverty.)

You also haven't mentioned the Kyoto accord. Have you looked at our record? Not only are we not meeting the standards of Koyota, but we are increasing in our output.

Being in the environmental field for a few years and working for companies like auto, pharm and agricultural and such. I stood in shock at how they would endorse such initiatives as ISO 14001 and others, but then dump huge amounts of waste to sewage when the government wasn't looking. (I too, once lived this double standard.) This while Clinton was running.

I remember talking to one company about the glycols that would run through their waste treatment system and then into the river. Where they would have periodic massive fish kills every once in awhile. Since it was only once in a while that they had spills,(a spike in the system) they were under EPA regs. They wouldn't install the needed systems because it wasn't cost effective. (I could tell you tons of stories like this....even in beautiful BC)

I think Martin jumped on Kyota for two reasons. One, he doesn't know shite about the environment, but because it is popular he has jumped in. Two, he probably genuinely thought this would help our global environment.

Personally, I give Bush credit on this one. How will you ever regulate China, Russia or anyone as half as corrupt as them?

If you want changes on the environment, you need to change people spiritually first then regulate. No amount of government regulation will do that. People with corrupt hearts will always get around it. When your life revolves around you and nothing else, who gives a flying flipper for the next generation?

It's the same reason why a lot of Canadians want Martin in. They are so blined to their own selfish needs, they are forsaking the future of the next generation.

[Alias]

Liberals just announced they would ban all hand guns if elected.

[Hyalucent]

[Moldy Rutabaga]

[Octavius Hite]

Yeah the ban handgun thing is stupid and i am a Michael Moore lovin' commie but it won't do anything. What we should be doing is that if you have a handgun on your person with a FAC and and without a resonable reason (i.e. going to the range, going hunting) you should automatically get a mandatory miniumum of 5 years or maybe even 10. We need to start mandatory minimums for violent crime (not drug crimes).

As for the Liberals remember that if they win a majority it is very likely that Martin will not serve more than 2 years so very quickly after this election we will see some major movers and shakers bopping around Ottawa vying for power (look to Frank McKenna, Belinda, Ignatiff, etc). Also if Harper loses again his resignation will be tendered within 48 hours so we will be seeing Peter MacKay and Bernard Lord making there moves ( and I would vote for a Peter macKay government). The point is that this election is only going to clear things up for about 2 years and then it will start all over again, getting rid of Harper and putting in a moderate who is obsessed with gays will get the Tories back in power.

[Hyalucent]

[Free World]

[Octavius Hite]

I have a friend who worked for the Liberals during the big brawl between Jean and Paul. The plan was orginally for martin to take over and then go into an election and win a majority, do most of the majority and then bring in somebody new. The reason Martin will not stay is because of his age, he is quite old and the point of him taking over after Jean wasn't to be a great PM, it was just to do what his father couldn't and keep the Liberal status quo running. The plan of course fell apart after Gomery came out.

[khyber]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20051212/ca_pr_on_na/fedelxn_corruption_study i guess that makes canadians pretty f%%%ing corrupt

[Kuros]