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Large groups of culturally homogeneous people, by definition called "nations" (like Quebec, a "nation within a nation"), naturally yearn for self-determination. They have their owns wants and desires, and to live how they want to live and enjoy and maintain their culture without government interference. When 2 or more large groups of cultures live within the same country and one of those cultures feels they lack this self-determination and feel they are being controlled by another powerful group, this group becomes disenfranchised and this often causes political/social conflict within countries and has caused many civil wars or threats of wars or separation, here are only some examples: - Quebec vs rest of Canada, aboriginals vs rest of Canada, Scottish and Irish vs Britain, the Balkans, Israelis vs Palestinians, Hindu Indians vs Muslim Pakistanis vs Muslim Bangladeshi's vs Sikh Punjabi's, Tutsis vs Hutus in Rwanda, Shia vs Sunni Muslims across the ME, US north vs US south (in 1800's), the Nazi holocaust, Muslim minorities in China, war in Darfur in Sudan, Coptic Christians in Egypt, Christians vs Muslims in Lebanon etc. People wanting to change our entire international system of sovereign nation-states, and have well-meaning but naive utopian dreams of a borderless world fail to understand these cultural power dynamics. Sovereignty and national self-determination is the entire legal basis of the international system of nation-states that was created with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, it's the fundamental basis for our international system. So much so that it's enshrined in the UN Charter. All countries are nation-states. Trudeau thinks Canada is first "post-national state", and is somehow be immune to internal cultural conflict (Quebec & aboriginals & Western alienation says otherwise). He dreams of a world & a country where all diverse peoples can get along and live peacefully with one another. It's an honourable dream, but given history and the different conflicts around the world & in Canada it is naive to think this way. That's why the integration of different cultures and migrants within Canada must be done VERY carefully, which it's not. A post-national state is a road straight towards the gathering of competing sub-national political groups (like Quebec), very dangerous for social cohesion. We all need to feel like we are all "Canadian", we all need to feel like we're part of the same "in-group" even if we have some differences, and we all need self-determination.

Islam is #1 on the victim-hood pyramid used by the Left. So Islam trumps all other victims... Victims need oppressors...that's you, btw. And me...

No big deal....President Taft weighed 350 lbs. The Trump haters are desperate to find something...anything...to stop him. Maybe try beating him in an election. How hard can it be to defeat a "demented" old man ? (Apparently it is very hard for demented "progressives".) A portly President Taft:

I miss Harper. He was a much steadier hand.

2 points here... 1) I respect her opinion about the religious symbols that should be allowed even in a position of authority. I totally desagree but, I am ready to fight for her right to express that opinion. If the other provinces prefer to allow it, I do not mind as well, it is their own business. I mind my own. However, she goes far beyond that. She litterally wants to fight Québec on bill 21. That is unacceptable. It would become a fight federal vs provincial reveals propensity to disctatorship. 2) Her opinion also reveals her very high level of stupidity. Saying that bill 21 bans religious people to work and force them to choose between their faith and their work. This as imbecile as saying that the laws ban smokers to work. The laws ban the cigarette at work. Not the workers. Workers can still smoke outside of the perimeter. It's the very same thing with bill 21. It only bans the symbols. Not the faith. People can still work without any problems. They are just not allowed to wear religious symbols. If your faith is so fragile that you cannot keep it without your symbol, then question yourself about that faith. If your religion forbids you to remove your symbol at all cost, then the problem is your religion, not bill 21. Opinions like that disgust me and only reenforce the legitimity of bill 21. That being said, I understand the english canadians and the Québécois have a very different perception of the place of religion in our society. Religions have several facets. Regarding the spirituality, Québécois and Canadians are on the same page on this. The place of the religion and its role on the spirituality has the same place for both groups. Where both groups are different, is on the facet of politic and the intervention of the religion outside of the scope of spirituality. Like when religions tell you to wear this, do that, forbid this and that, eat this, not that... When a religion is attemptinng to rule your life, it goes far outside of the scope of spirituality and the mind of the Québécois, the religion loses its immunity on those topics. When the religion respects the bondary of private personal life or places of worship, it's ok. But when the religion tells you what to wear or do at work work, it is sometimes tolerated but, definitely not well seen in Québec. In english Canada, it seems to be totally accepted. I am not sure about why and there might be more than one explanation for this. I understand that the english canadians beleive that the Queen is chosen by God and the whole monarchy structure relies on the faith the people have in the religion. If one can question the place of religion, then the monarchy can be questionned as well. Even if it is a symbolic one. Like the symbolic role of sovereign of the Queen for the country. A role transmitted by bloodline, of course because the religion says that it is god's will. That scenario is accepted as fact in Canada and rejected as pure bullshit by Québec. Québec has alos alot of people that rejected religions, without necessarly reject their spirituality. People that still believe in their god, but do not follow any religion or barely the one of origin. People in Québec do not hesitate to question or challenge their religion, unlike in Canada where they rather tend to swallow anything that is being said. Of course not all the people but, definitely more than in Québec. The relation of the english canadians with their religion is the last of my concerns. I really do not care despite my opinion on religion and I expect them to respect my opinion as well about what is good for Québec. What I do not respect, is the assholes who considere the bondaries we put on religions as xenophobia, islamophobia, racism or b.s. like that. Thinking like that is an intellectual mediocrity that deserves no respect at all.

Come at us, Bruv.

I think either Michelle Rempel, or Lisa Raitt would be very solid in the leadership role for the party. I also think someone like Pierre Poilievre would be a good choice. It is incomprehensible to me that Trudeau has any support left in this country. I don't see this as so much a reflection of Trudeau's incompetence, or even of Scheer's, as much as it is a result of the apparent acceptance of corruption and incompetence by Canadian voters. It's very disappointing, and actually worrisome that Canadian voters can place such a low value on ethics and performance, and be swayed so easily by pandering, hollow virtue signalling and hypocritical lecturing from a leader who is quite obviously out of his depth. It will be interesting to see what the reaction of the West will be if this clown is re-elected.

What about Switzerland? Multi-national states can sustain if and only if a mutual agreement can be reach with one another. A balance can be reach. But I think it's a little bit off topic. Argus rather talk about diversity and massive immigration. While you are rather talking about countries having within its border, nations that have been conquered and where their original national identity still prevail.

He's trolling the media, that helps him. How do you still fail to grasp that very basic thing? Just because you don't like what he does, doesn't mean that lots of other people disagree.

The Liberals will not appeal anything, since spending taxpayers' money is simply what they do - ESPECIALLY if it can be construed as virtue signalling. What really bothers me is nobody holds the communities and families responsible who's actions and/or inaction CAUSED the need for children to be placed in care. Just blame Whitey and pass along the bill.

As you mention above . . . . This election isn't about the brain-dead socialist PM and his band of penguins, everyone can see how poorly our country has been served, it's about how much better a PC govt. will serve the citizens/electorate. Andrew Scheer just doesn't have the 'royal jelly' . . . . . Michelle Rempel or a few other members seem to have the 'fire' needed at this time.

Only American to ever serve as both Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and President of the United States. A great American by any definition other than fat shaming

This Trump is demented theory is funny stuff. Some people are just so triggered by Trump they will believe even the craziest nonsense if they think it makes Trump look bad. Wishful thinking is a helluva drug.

Bernie Sanders: Aborting babies is good for climate change.

Let Quebec play their games . . . stop all transfer payments from the west. What's Ottawa going to do if the west just says 'no more' . . . . ? Kick the west out of Canada ? We, the west, could have some real fun with the centralist fuk-tards . . . . they need the west more than the west need them. Wake up West !

Am Yisrael Chai The light of Western civilization at the Knesset. The light of YHWH at the center of it all. Stand and endure. Stay alive, no matter what occurs. Remember the SS and their Sardine Technique, families made to lie down together, interlocking, while the executioners walked upon their backs. Shooting the children while their parents waited, then shooting the grandparents while their children waited, then the last shot come for you, Hamas is nothing compared to that, merely an annoyance in the grand scheme of things. An America of their very own. Pioneer living, armed individual sovereignty, not one step back, for the generations to come. This is a formation war as was the wars we Britons fought to make our empires of liberty, Stay the course, enjoy life, keep your powder dry and your whisky neat, American style. Be at peace, the God of the Hebrews is with us, always.

Give me a break Rue. Anyone who can go on the stage dozens of times per year in front of 50,000 or more people and give hour+ speeches, in addition to working 70+ hrs per week in one of the most stressful jobs on the planet, is holding their **it together pretty well. You've got 7 articles there, but there are probably 50,000 diehard leftist shrinks still running around the US crying their eyes out because Hillary lost. Not all of those shrinks are strong, independent thinkers, a lot of them are impressionable people who have devoted their lives to learning by rote and can therefor be easily brainwashed. Look at Blasey Ford - she's a professor of psychology at Palo Alto and a research psychologist at Stanford and yet she's still just a pathological liar and a fragile dimwit.

Political memes are the best kind!

I kind of agree. The only thing that appeals to me is that they’ll be a little better on deficits, taxes, immigration and energy. But probably just a little. Bernier would be a lot better.

Gone to. This has been a process. The Liberals started dismantling Canada to replace it with a Post National State in the 1960's Even before PET. The Liberal Party of Canada Flag and the Liberal Party of Canada Song were adopted under Pearson.

I think he'll win, but with a minority government.

A very disturbing trend in Canada now is that Justin Trudeau's behavior and lies have become 'acceptable' . . . more disturbing yet is his cabinet of brain-dead penguins have accepted his criminal behavior and have surrounded and support him. Those same brain-dead penguins have a lesser grasp of 'ethics' than their leader . . . . this country is in deep shit.

I am still hopeful he'll end up with a minority at most. I'd be ok with either a Liberal or Conservative minority. Thinking I'll vote my heart this time and not "against" anyone.

What is my favourite skin condition, pimples, boils, infected wounds oozing with pus, bloated corpse, impitago, psoriasis, acne, cysts, gangrene, skin cancer, ulcers, 3rd degree burns, leprosy, hemmeroids, hmmmmm...I pass.

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