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Here is their 2006 endorsement. It was titled "PSAC endorses Bloc’s progressive policies, not its goal of separatism" That was the title, it wasn't some line buried somewhere in the endorsement it was the title.
As you can see Nycole Turmel wrote it her self. That has been my point this whole thread. Conservatives love to re-write history but fact is Mrs. Turmel went out of her way in 2006 to say she and PSAC do not support Separatism. Any idiot could find it, yet there are plenty of people who refuse to actually look into any issue because they want to believe something instead of the truth.
The reason is that the Bloc is proactive and progressive on a range of issues, from pay equity to anti-scab legislation to child care. On the basis of its strong support for social, human and labour rights alone, it gets support from workers and their families.
Uhmmm...so was the platform of the NDP at the time. And to a lesser extent, the Green Party as well. Both are Federalist parties and had candidates run in her riding in 2006. Why choose a BQ candidate?
The raison d'etre for the BQ was to separate Quebec from the rest of Canada. You can ice it as much as you like but here is the party policy of the BQ, taken directly from their website:
Sa mission fondamentale est la promotion et la réalisation de la souveraineté du Québec à la suite d'une décision démocratique des Québécoises et des Québécois en ce sens.
Translation: Its fundamental mission is the promotion and realization of the sovereignty of Quebec as a result of a democratic decision of Quebecers in this sense.
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Nycole Turmel, from what I have read, is a former supporter of the BQ and Quebec Solidaire. The Bloc are a party most of you know, but for those of you who don't know QS, its a provincial party here in Quebec that is staunch separatist and on the very left of the political spectrum. It is headed by Amir Khadr, the one who marched in front of mom and pop shoe store in Montreal's Plateau area because some of their brands of shoes were made in Israel.
"The 68-year-old was part of the orange wave that swept across Quebec in the May election. She defeated a five-term incumbent in Hull-Aylmer, which had gone to the Liberals since 1914, despite criticism she supported the Bloc Québécois in 2006 and Quebec Solidaire in 2008."
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/07/26/who-is-nycole-turmel-potential-ndp-interim-leader/
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Oh crap
I know TV doesn't do justice to people, and its hard to make any diagnosis from a clip, but the rate of deterioration does not look good from what I see.
My father died of prostate cancer as well. Before becoming ill, he was a big man, and the treatment, and cancer, both took its toll on his strength. He lived a few months as his body quickly deteriorated. Once it spread to his bones, it was a matter of weeks. If Jack's cancer has spread, then this is not good news.
I hope I'm wrong.
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If Federal institutions are supposed to provide services in both Languages, then I could have sued for thousands when I first moved to Quebec City. It was extremely hard to find Federal employees in this city, who spoke English. Both at Revenue Canada, as well as Human Resources Canada. And I'm not talking being fluent. I'm talking about having even the slightest working knowledge of English. Some didn't even understand even basic English words. At Human Resources Canada, I was told I had to go to St. Foy for service in English. Thank goodness I speak French as well. But at the time, I was just learning French, and I found it easier to get my message across in English. At Revenue Canada, they had no one available to speak English at the time I went. I feel sorry for someone who has to deal with them and speaks no French at all.
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To cite one example, I have flown from Orlando to Montreal - on an American airline - and I was served in (admittedly accented, hesitant) French.
Why? I suspect the American airline knew its market.
Maybe. But I think it had more to do with the fact that this particular steward made quite a few trips back and forth between Montreal and Orlando and probably picked up a few words, or had a working knowledge. I find it difficult to believe that American Airlines go out of their way to hire French speaking stewards. From personal knowledge, finding qualified, French speaking personnel from the US is not an easy task.
Anyone that wants to succeed across Canada offers their good/service in both French and English.
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The situation of Air Canada is different.
The quote said "airports" not "airlines". I have traveled to many US city airports, and the only airport where they had employees who could speak French, was in Washington DC. But DC is more of a multi-linguistic city than others based on all the embasies they have there. If you are ever there, sit and listen as people walk by at the Pentagon Shopping Center. You'll hear people speaking languages from around the world, including French.
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There were occasions when they were not served in French at airports in Toronto, Ottawa and Atlanta
There were occasions they were not served in French in Atlanta? Its amazing they got served at all in French in Atlanta.
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Man you must be living in a bubble where time stands still.
First of all from what I heard you are being very generous with your pay and benifit package(if someone can provide an up to date accurate site please do).
Secondly inflation and taxes in this country has turned 20hr into a mediocre job.
Thirdly,slavery is against the law in Canada and legislation to force people to work can be interpreted as unconstitutional.
And finaly you have completely ignored the meat of my comment.The lockout!
WWWTT
Are you off your rocker?
Postal workers currently accumulate sick days at the rate of 15 per year, with no maximum. The extent of this bottomless bank of sick days is illustrated by a recent Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) bulletin that offered up the apocryphal example of “Narinda,” who has “402 days of sick leave credit.”
Canada Post’s ... strategy is to establish a more reasonable pay and benefits system for workers in this declining industry—but only for new hires. Other than replacing the absurd sick-day bank (which Canada Post has offered to refer to binding arbitration), full-time postal workers would keep all their existing wages and benefits, whether appropriate or not. New employees would have a lower starting wage, receive six weeks of vacation instead of seven, and subscribe to a different pension plan.
http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/time-to-send-a-message-to-canadas-postal-workers/#more-196248
The above is for a group of workers with little to no education.
Doctors only get 4 weeks. http://www.carms.ca/eng/r1_program_salaries_e.shtml#QC
This is no where near slave labour. If Postal Workers are considered slaves, I'd gladly give up my job to take up this slave labour work.
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Median income of a person vs average salary of a job...
show me some evidence that a 50k a year salary for a 40h/week job is out of line.
Here http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/labr80-eng.htm
Average hourly rate in Canada is $20.95, but one must also take into consideration that 9 provinces are below the national average, while only Alberta and the territories are above. So in fact, the majority of the population earn less than the national average.
But even with that, only in the Yukon and Northwest Territories would the average hourly pay, working a 40 hour work week would yield a person over $50,000 a year.
The average is 20.95 x 40 x 52 = $43576.00
But this data is skewed, because it includes overtime. I couldn't find any list that does not include overtime. If overtime was not included, this 20.95 average would be less.
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That is a poor link. Its median per household.
Here is individual salaries on a weekly basis here
http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/labr79-eng.htm
853.19 X 52 = $44,365.88
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Salary for 1st year medical resident - $ 41 355 up to a maximum after 7 years to $ 64 398 http://www.carms.ca/eng/r1_program_salaries_e.shtml#QC in Quebec Salary for 1st year postal worker is $42,000.00 up to a maximum of $60,000 a year http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Canada-Post-Salaries-E8747.htm This is ridiculous and they allow some of the most unskilled and unmarketable workers in the country to obtain wages which would otherwise be impossible to get in the real world. Meanwhile 390,000 qualified Canadians are unemployed.
Psychologists in Quebec, who are in demand and must wield a PhD in order to practice, are paid 20$ an hour to a ceiling of not even $40 an hour. http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Gazette+View+Quebec+mental+health+system+needs+therapy/4754173/story.html
Please remember the legislation includes wage increases for workers that are lower than what Canada Post included in its last offer to the union, but are on par with what other public sector employees are attaining.
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You know what they say "a little hard work goes a long way"... or wait was it "slack off until you're 18 and you'll be set for life"?
And this is what the NDP are fighting for. I was under the assumption that the NDP wanted to help the everyday, poor worker? Not those who already live well above the poverty level. I guess I was wrong.
Way to go, fighting the good fight NDP MPs. Maybe they'll start by fighting for those who already earn ridiculously high salaries then work their way down?
I guess I can also look up to the sky and hope to see pigs flying as well.
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It would be nice if the NDP stood up and fought for those who earn little at their unionized jobs in the private sector i.e. around $25,000 a year, and are getting pay cuts. But instead they fight for pay increases for people who work in jobs such as this:
Department Name: Department of XXXX
Location: Someplace in Canada
Classification: This or That
Salary: $39,395 to $47,114
Closing Date: The end of today, Pacific Time
Useful Information
Reference Number: xxxxxxxxx
Selection Process Number: xxxxxxxxxx
Employment Tenure: May be used for Full-time, Part-time, Casual, Acting, Term & Indeterminate
Vacancies: 2
Website: For further information on the department, please visit Department of xxxxx
Who Can Apply:
Useful Information
* Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.
Citizenship
Useful Information
Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.
Language Proficiency
Useful Information
Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
English essential
Education
Useful Information
Successful completion of two years of Secondary School or an Employer approved alternative (a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission’s test approved as an alternative to two years of secondary school education OR a combination of education, training and/or experience).
Experience
Experience in general office practices.
Experience in providing administrative services including taking minutes and making travel arrangements.
Experience in the use of personal computers utilizing WordPerfect, MS Word and Excel.
Statement of Merit Criteria
A cover letter etc.
Applied to by yours truly, and have applied to thousands of similar positions in the last 18 years. I have yet to be interviewed. Its a lottery.
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I feel no remorse for postal workers. I'm sorry. After I graduated University, me and a friend of mine, who were both out of work at the time, applied to Canada Post as letter carriers. My friend, who didn't even finish High School, got a position and today owns a $300,000 home with two new cars in his garage. He's also going to retire with a sweet package.
Meanwhile, even though I too am unionized, but work in the private sector, I earn approximately $25,000 a year, with medical benefits I pay for out of my salary, at top dollar, which I must buy into, even though I get a better deal through my Alumni Association, and am jumping up and down for joy if I have more than $1,000 left in my bank account after I pay my utilities and rent and food bills for the month.
From what I have learned from my friend, Canada Post hires by lottery, and not by skill. I have been applying every 6 months since I graduated at 22 years old. I have stopped this year seeing as to how I'm now 40.
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Questions are weighed differently
Which makes this project all that much more difficult. But I will get it done Muahaha 
Q2 P1 "I'd always support my country, whether it was right or wrong." only effects the Social Libertarian/Authoritarian scale. An answer of "Agree" -0.10, an answer of "Disagree" -0.41 and an answer of "Strongly Disagree" -0.51
i.e. Starting with a Social Libertarian/Authoritarian score of 4.36 "Agree"= 4.26 "Disagree" 3.95 and "Strongly Disagree" 3.85
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Kind of an interesting project, actually. Good luck.
Thanks
For example: Q1 P1 "If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations."
If "Strongly Agree" = 0.00 on the Economic Left/Right "Agree" Economic Left/Right +0.25 "Disagree" Economic Left/Right +0.88 "Strongly Disagree" +1.12
No changes on the Social Libertarian/Authoritarian scale.
I'll have an overall evaluation in a few days. I will do this for 5 or 10 questions a day. (Depending how I feel )
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Economic Left/Right: 0.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 4.36
Result for "Strongly Agree" for every question (I tried it twice and came to the same result) I will now weigh the total results with each four answers for each question as to which questions carry the most weight and which do not.
(As of this writing, for all I know, they all could have equal weights. But only through trials and lots of free time will I know)
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Is it Sunday where you are? I am sure it is - get up and leave work....why I don't even bath on Sunday let alone work - well actually I did have a shower...and I will be doing a little plastering in the kitchen.....the survey makes us all look good...kind of like a poll that makes us all the same. AND being convinced of our sameness through a survey and a poll - the powers that be manipulate the mass...........I am now going to vote for the Libertarian party of Canada - seeing there is no such thing - I guess those in power are safe.
I wish I could leave, but I can't. At least not yet. I hold the fort here every second weekend. Allows me an extended weekend every second weekend as well (which allows me to travel once a moth to visit home). Its my choice. There are not alot of people here willing to work weekends. Seeing as to how I work mainly for government and business, there is not a whole lot to do here, therefore its like free money
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More obvious bias:
The question was something like "a significant advantage of a one party state is the ease in implementing policies". Obviously I agreed with that since it will be easier to implement policies in a one party state with no opposition. The creator of this compass obviously has problems with logic given his response to criticism of this question. There is no mention of "the best informed and most representative decision" in the question and yet he interprets it as such.
I answered "agree" to this question as well. Not "strongly agree" in case of a chance for an uprising against said policy.
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I "did not see" that? Are you serious? That is my entire argument for globalization. I still think humanity is the priority, so I can't disagree with that statement. But like I said, it is a false dichotomy that is biased to the left.
Its a questionaire. Take it for what it is. It isn't a scientific survey.
BTW: I'm stuck at work. My thinking processes are all over the place.
Sorry for any confusion.
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Maybe, but I doubt they know much about Canadian politics.
I also think maybe I was more centrist because the questions were stupid and presented false dichotomies. For example the first question: "If economic globalisation is inevitable, it should primarily serve humanity rather than the interests of trans-national corporations."
What if you believe that serving the interests of the corporations serves the needs of humanity? I had to agree with this statement which probably incorrectly weights me to the left.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/faq#faq10
Your answer did throw you to the left. By agreeing to the above question, you did not see that by serving the interests of trans-national corporations has a trickle down effect to the serving of rest of humanity. This would be a rightist view.
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You self-identify as a libertarian or at least strongly neoliberal on economics, though, right? This is what I'm saying: Everyone should probably add about 5 to their economic score and 2 or 3 to their social score.
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http://www.politicalcompass.org/test
I took this short test this afternoon and discovered my political ideolgies are close to that of Ghandi
This is how I stand:
Economic Left/Right: -5.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -3.64
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My favorite is that chick who was in Vegas when she won her Quebec riding. More cajones than Layton. True story.
The Woody Boyd of RL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Boyd
Frasier Crane: Ah yes. The beginning of your political career. What started out as a small joke and turned into an enormous one.
Cheers: One for the Road (Series Finale)
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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2011/06/07/18251331.html
Jack Layton says he was unaware.
“We think that the unauthorized intentions run severe risks,” said Layton, who met with the Israeli ambassador Tuesday. “It’s not an initiative that is supported by the NDP. We want the blockade to end according to the call by the United Nations.”
Elizabeth May and her anti-WiFi crusade
in Federal Politics in Canada
Posted
Here's a basic overview of the electromagnetic spectrum.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/EM_Spectrum_Properties_edit.svg
As is well known, cell phones and WiFi emit radiation in lower ranges of the microwave part of the spectrum. i.e. Visible light gives off more radiation than cell phones and WiFi.
Butterflies emit more radiation that cell phones or WiFi