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I wouldn't waste my time trying to debate with these hard core anti-Semites. They are not going to change. It is waste of time.

Premier Eby and the BC NDP signed a deal giving the FNs on Haida Qwaii title over all private land on Haida Qwaii (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands). I thought it did not include private land. I don't see how the BC government can give private land to any FN group. What about the people that own land on Haida Qwaii? If this is true, it is shocking. What is next in B.C.?

I won't get into your endless word games. I am not into that.

This is why the CBC should be defunded and there should be no more subsidies or grants to the media by the government.

I think you liked Erin O'Toole because he was more of a liberal. I believe he ran for leadership on the party's platform which was to oppose the carbon tax. Then after he was elected as party leader, he surprised the party by reversing himself and supporting carbon taxes. Can't be trusted. Glad he lost the leadership.

Calm down and get real. No, I never suggested Trudeau was the best person for the job. I said the PM must be the best person for the job. That means not chosen by gender. That's all I meant. But you chose to interpret it differently. That's your twisted thinking that must always find some excuse to accuse someone. Trudeau was obviously not the best person for the job, although those who voted for Liberals thought he was. They were wrong. In our Parliamentary system, we are subject to the whims of the people who have proven they are not qualified to choose the right PM. That is the weakness of democracy. However, it is better than a dictatorship. Ideally the PM would be the best person for the job, but that is not how it always turns out.

LOL You are lying through your teeth. NOwhere did I suggest Trudeau was the best person for the job the past nine years. In fact, he was the worst. Worse than worse. We know what your motive is. You lie like Trudeau does constantly.

You have a twisted mind. You love to try to smear me and will lie at the drop of a hat.

Nonsense. The problems in Canada have nothing to do with what gender the PM is. The Prime Minister must be chosen by who is the best person for the job, not by what gender they are.

I would suggest you get the book "God's First Love -- Christians and Jews over two thousand years" by Friedrich Heer. The back cover says: "What responsibility do the Christian churches bear for the mass murders of Jews over the past fifteen centuries? In God's First Love, Friedrich Heer raises the question of the positive guilt of Christianoity in fostering anti-Semitism throughout its history. He shows that the concepts of Jew-hating and Jew-killing were based on Christian theology, taught by the most eminent fathers of the church, and how the writings of St John and St Paul, St Augustine and Martin Luther, have all been used as the basis of anti-Semitic theory down to the time of Pope John XXIII. This book of deep historical insight presents a challenge to all Christians, Catholic and Protestant, to work towards a true reconciliation with the essential Jewish origins of their faith. " -------------------- My view on this is that much of nominal Christianity and many church fathers misinterpreted Holy Scripture in fostering anti-Semitism. What happened to "love they neighbour as thyself"? The world has a history of anti-Semitism. Nothing justifies that. In my opinion, ordinary church members did not have Bibles for the most part and were told what to believe by their church leaders who themselves were in darkness. The church forbade ordinary members from having Bibles. The Reformation and the invention of the printing press changed that about 500 years ago for Protestants, but many still remained in darkness on the subject of the Jews. It was fashionable to be anti-Semitic. It still is today for many people. To claim Jews historically "earned animosity" is a clear attempt to dodge responsibility and re-write history. It is not credible.

Yes one third of the price of gas in B.C. are government taxes, including carbon tax. We have the highest gas prices in north America. Right now regular gas is over two dollars a litre. Just another thing on top of outrageous prices for homes and groceries that is pushing many people into homelessness and despair.

Yes, we know who your secret master is.

If you study the extreme regulation of BC freshwater sport fishing it can lead to another subject of heavy regulation of remote areas of the province. That is all the areas the B.C. government has designated as Conservancy areas or preserved areas. An examination of the government's information on this seems to show at least part of this was done as reconciliation with aboriginals even thou very few or nobody is even living in the areas. Here is an example. " Nature and culture Cultural Heritage The Hunwadi/Ahnuhati-Bald Conservancy is within the traditional territory of the Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala First Nation. A number of cultural features in the area provide a strong indication of the historic occupation and presence of the Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala First Nation in the area now covered by the conservancy. Wildlife The intact nature of the two main watersheds in the conservancy makes it particularly important from an ecological perspective. The conservancy supports old-growth forests with healthy populations of salmon, grizzly bears and marbled murrelets, among other species. Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples BC Parks honours Indigenous Peoples’ connection to the land and respects the importance of their diverse teachings, traditions, and practices within these territories. This park webpage may not adequately represent the full history of this park and the connection of Indigenous Peoples to this land. We are working in partnership with Indigenous Peoples to update our websites so that they better reflect the history and cultures of these special places." Hunwadi/Ahnuhati – Bald Conservancy | BC Parks It this really all necessary to burden taxpayers with a bureaucracy to create and enforce these kinds of conservancies? Also, it is a great make-work project for government employees who will be faithful to the Socialists in return. I am not that dumb to spend my time trying to talk to a bureaucrat. You should know better and have more sense to know it is a waste of time.

I get it. You can go in that lake with a Kayak, rowboat and oars, but don't put a plastic propeller in the water which is driven by a little electric motor outside the water. It might be contaminated with some disease. Maybe I could clean the propeller end with an alcohol swab first. Do you think they would accept that?

Part of the dangerous slide downhill is the extreme governmental control and regulation of everything. A prime example of this is the B.C. Freshwater Fishing Regulations. Freshwater fishing regulations in B.C. - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca) It is full of unbelievable regulations that make no sense at all. A major part of it is of course to collect more fees from sport's fisherman for everything anyone could imagine. But it has made life very difficult. You almost have to take a lengthy course of instruction to know all the regulation and be studying them continually to know what to do or not to do. That has really made sport fishing a painful endeavour and actually wrecked it in many areas. Here is one small example out of hundreds. On page 14 Region 1 - Vancouver Island, there is a river named Ahnuhati River. It is regulated yet it is a river that very few if anybody would ever go to because it is located in the remote wilderness on the mainland east of the north coast of Vancouver Island. There are no roads up there. It is a mountainous wilderness with coastal islands and inlets. Very remote. The only way a person could get there would be by chartering a good-sized cabin cruiser or hiring a seaplane. How many people are going to do that? I could not even find it in a Vancouver Island backroad mapbook. It is designated as Class II water April 1 to Oct.31 and steelhead stamp is mandatory Apr 1 to June 30. This is of course just an excuse to collect extra fees as you require a special licence or permit for these things. This is the case for countless rivers in B.C. The whole thing is just a bureaucratic money grab. That is part of Socialist ideology. I could go through the regulations and write a book on all the extreme regulations used to make fishing unpleasant and add costs. Lots of work for bureaucrats and conservation officers.

After two thousand years of persecution that ended with the Holocaust that killed about one third of the Jews in Europe, I think they have good reason to feel defensive.

Yes, it is Satan's Socialism that is the reason. A Socialist NDP government that wishes to impose controls and regulations on everything just because...well, just because. You can't fish there because we know better. You can't use your little electric motor there because it's bad. You can't use a 15 hp motor in that lake, only less than 10 hp because the Federal government says it's bad for the salmon... blah blah On and on and on it goes Only a real leftie sucker would swallow all that nonsense.

Again making up something to try to defend bureaucracy. Nobody said salmon were endangered. You just made it up.

Again you are twisting what I said. I never said the issue of invasive species is nonsensical. Look back on my posts. You are reading something into it I never said. I simply pointed out banning electric motors on one lake while allowing row boats and kayaks is nonsensical. You assumed it has something to do with invasive species. But I never said that. There is no reason for that regulation. It is just more nonsense probably because somebody living near the lake complained about electric motors although they don't really make any noise. But it must have irked somebody for some inexplicable reason. Or maybe some radical environmentalist complained because they complain about everything.

B.C. fishing regulations say no trout fishing in a river because some salmon are going up the river in the summer. How much do you want to bet they don't impose such silliness on other rivers around the province.

I am doing as I'm told. I never said anything about defying the fishing regulations. I simply pointed out to you the regulations are full of nonsensical prohibitions, which is typical of a Socialist bureaucracy creating unnecessary work for themselves.

The lake I said they don't allow electric motors on is not closed to boats, swimming and fishing. It is open to kayaks or any rowboats. Don't kayaks, rowboats, and swimmers spread disease or is it just electric motors that spread it? So you think electric motors spread whirling disease but not rowboats and kayaks? Any proof of that?

" Is Taxation Ever Allowed? Some will respond, “Following this logic, are not all taxes and government programs theft?” One possible response is yes, which has some appeal due to its consistency (the view of anarcho-capitalism). However, a more biblical response is that some taxes are legitimate because some government functions are legitimate. Thus, we need to understand the proper role of civil government. It is important to understand that God designed government to enforce what are known as “negative rights.” You have a right to not be killed or stolen from. Hence the “negative.” But you do not have a right to food or shelter or anything else that belongs to someone else. You have to work for these things and buy these things through voluntary exchange. Thus, it is warped when it is said that humans have a “right” to things like healthcare or education. The only “positive rights” are those which are owed you out of a contract (such as the benefits of an insurance policy if certain conditions are met). And government does have an obligation to enforce such contracts. This is the only role of government in regard to positive rights. The government does not owe you any good or service, contrary to what socialists like to claim. God’s institution of civil government has a purpose, and that purpose is to protect property rights. In other words, God has designed the state to enforce the 8th commandment (as well as the 6th, 7th, and other commandments). It is all great when nobody steals. But people are sinful and steal/murder/destroy, and that is where government comes in. Of course, we have a problem when government is the one doing the stealing." The Bible Prohibits Socialism — Knowing Scripture

It's simple logic. How many times do I have to repeat this? If you are taxed to pay for police or fire fighting or roads, drinking, and sewer, that is a necessity. If you are taxed so Trudeau or Singh can implement their Socialist agenda, that is stealing and sinful. Get it yet? That's the difference between a free enterprise system and a Communist or Socialist system that takes your money to theoretically redistribute the wealth.

Now you are just making up BS to be contrary. How could my small electric motor introduce invasive species or spread disease. Fishing is allowed in that lake if you paddle or row, but no electric motors. You obviously have no idea. I thought you were a fisherman and knew something. Apparently not.