SpankyMcFarland

We are not much better, let's face it. We have had some rebranding and mergers.

How would you rate Canada's airports for travel to and from the USA? I recently went to Seattle via Calgary and returned via Toronto. Calgary was very quick and Toronto on the way back was chaotic. There were three lines for non-connecting passengers, connecting passengers and the Nexus crowd and the connecting line was not clearly indicated. I had to sprint to catch the plane and was the last person on. In future, I will give myself two hours to catch a connecting flight in Toronto.

So you want a return to clan justice? I would not be fit to make a judgement there because I would probably want to maim the perp myself.

Ah, now. You're scraping the barrel there. Ford was a decent skin, though - a guy with integrity. Probably not madly egotistical enough for the top job.

Punishment does not interest me. What I want to see from prisons is, for some offenders, deterrence and rehabilitation, and for others, protection for the public. Some murderers cannot be rehabilitated with a satisfactory low risk of reoffending and should be kept behind bars until they no longer pose any danger. Giving such offenders reasonably pleasant conditions probably makes the lives of prison guards easier so I would be for that. Victims of crime and their relatives have valuable but highly subjective perspectives on crime. We should not rely on them to dictate reasonable policy any more than we would ask patients to draw up chemotherapy regimes.

One word - oil.

Wait a second. What is stopping anybody else producing decent TV in this country? There is no law against that.

It's more than 150 years, isn't it, to answer my own question. The US is PRI with two wings.

Not everybody in Canada works for the CBC. What's their excuse?

When was the last President from another party? The US is no longer a model to follow when it comes to political systems.

Appear to. I'll have to send you my final video to get that 'appear to' overturned.

It is a big problem. When did another party win the Presidency? You have two perpetual ruling parties. Other parties have a very difficult time winning elections down there owing to the way in which elections are organized. That's primitive. It's like having two ancient companies in the country that make everything.Dump the Electoral College, a bizarre anachronism, and take a long look at FPTP.

That's one of those big what ifs. Let's hope we don't have anything similar in the next decade.

Cruz has no answers for the big challenges of today. He is not exactly loved by anybody and is despised by Hispanics. Of the four Republicans left, he would be Hillary's choice.

Fairly hardline views, guys. I can see trouble ahead putting this into practice.

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What if they are unable to understand that they are a burden to their relatives?

Mental competence is a tricky business and this is a final decision.

It's quite false to allege I am advocating torture.

Where have I landed here? Everybody is hard-core for this kid of thing. I think anybody can see the legal problems that could arise if kids are helped die, especially those who are not yet mature minors.. All I am asking you to do is to imagine POSSIBLE problems with this legislation. There are always unexpected problems.

The bizarre thing here is I support assisted suicide. What on earth do you say to people who don't?

There is no reason for an autopsy here.

The first in history for what? I don't think so.

So you should understand my concerns for the particular groups I have mentioned.

Do you understand what informed consent is?