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You obviously don't believe the King James Bible or believe in the God of the Bible. Yet God sent his Son to die for the sins of mankind and was raised from the dead and seen after the resurrection by many people. Many of the Apostles who saw Jesus after the resurrection became martyrs. People don't die for a lie. "Philippians 4:6 - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Colossians 4:2 - Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Acts 2:42 - And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray without ceasing. Psalms 145:18 - The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. John 17:1-26 - These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: (Read More...) Romans 1:9-10 - For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; (Read More...) Ephesians 6:18 - Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; 2 Timothy 3:1-7 - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (Read More...) James 5:13 - Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. John 15:1-3 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. (Read More...) Luke 18:1 - And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

In a Confederation, one province does not get to dictate how everything will be for the whole country. There are ten provinces and each one has one vote out of ten or possibly twelve if you count the territories. You seem to think everything in the Constitution must be approved by one province, Quebec. That's not how democracy works. Of course democracy is not perfect. Eight million people in Canada voted for the Conservatives in the last election, yet they lost and the party that won the most seats gets to form the government and implement their policies. Millions of Canadians disagree with many of the Liberals policies and ideas, but that is how democracy works. It's not perfect. There is no perfect system in the world. I understand Quebec did not sign on to accept the Constitution as a whole because there were some things in it they disagreed with. That doesn't make a lot of sense. As I said, Quebec is only one province out of ten. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Quebec was given jurisdiction over many departments that other provinces do not have. So it seems Quebec governs itself in more ways than other provinces do. So your claim that the constitution was made without Quebec is false. They had the same input as every other province. Just that the general consensus was not always agreeable to Quebec. One province doesn't get to dictate things that the majority of provinces do not agree with. They likely agreed on most things. That's what a Confederation means. Some provinces in western Canada do not agree with how the Federal government is interpreting the Constitution and imposing laws on them that they feel is an intrusion into provincial jurisdiction. I am speaking particularly about the oil and gas industry. The feds are interfering with that and they should not be. I am not an expert on French schools outside Quebec, but we know Quebec has language laws within Quebec than restrict when or where English is used in Quebec. I would think generally, one cannot expect a French school in some other province unless there is a sufficient number of French speaking students to attend it. If the number is too small, then why would you expect a French school should be provided? It all depends on the numbers. Canada has spent a fortune and it seems to me unreasonable to demand that there be services in English and French everywhere in Canada when many areas hardly have anybody whose mother tongue is French. If people are going to places with little or no French, they should learn to speak English. Same situation exists in Quebec. People who move to French areas must learn to speak French. I am not a fan of forcing people to speak a language that very few people speak in a certain area or city. I understand Quebec is trying to protect the use of French in Quebec, but that should not be something forced on everyone in the rest of the country, unless a particular area speaks French. Then accommodations should be made. Each case must be looked at on its own. I don't know anything about those issues. But if you want to be totally independent, you would have to convince enough people in your province to vote to be independent. I don't think you can expect the Confederation to give your province complete independence while your province is still part of a Confederation and you have representatives in a federal government. You can't have it both ways. You seem to think you can and demand you be treated as totally independent and still be part of the federal Parliament and Confederation and making decisions on how every other province is governed. That is false. I believe you have the same rights as every other Canadian. Just don't expect to impose French on people in other provinces or areas where they do not speak it. That would be unreasonable. Other than that, I am not sure what you are referring to. I think you mean a minority in Quebec want to separate, not a significant number. Such a step should require more than 50% plus 1 vote because many people are fickle and do not understand the ramifications of things sometimes. Separating in a serious way should require a large proportion of the population understanding the implications when making such a decision. You dismiss the consequences, but I don't think you really understand. Quebec is largely a Roman Catholic province. Look at central and south America. Those are largely RC countries and are among the poorest and most crime-ridden countries in the world. Spain has had a very tumultuous history as well with civil wars and dictatorships. France had a lot troubles in its history as well. Germany has been a disaster with the Nazis and the Papacy signing a Concordat with the Nazis around 1933. But if enough people feel like you in Quebec at some point, Quebec could separate completely. That is how the world seems to go. It would not necessarily be a good thing for Quebec people, but that is their choice. I don't think Quebec is poorly treated now. That is your narrative but it is false in my opinion. Being part of a larger Confederation definitely has its advantages. Things like national security is greater, sharing in helping each other when needs arise, sharing intelligence and technology, interprovincial trade, easy movement of manpower between provinces, and just providing help to each other when various needs arise. Being independent so that one can say they are sovereign is not necessarily a good thing.

CTV News just announced they will have a special report this evening. They said the housing affordability problem is worsening at an alarming rate. This is all on the Liberal government (with NDP backing). Liberals have been in power for ten years and now have a new mandate. They are totally responsible for this mess. What exactly are they doing? What have they been doing the past year? Why is the problem getting worse if they have been doing something about it? Obviously they are not doing anything to seriously solve the problem. Where was the CTV before the election when Canadians needed to know about this?

Carney is a slave of the Pope. The previous Pope was a Jesuit Socialist. That means leftist, globalist. Keep sending billions of dollars around the globe and continue the war on climate change.

As I said, the Acadian matter happened about 250 years ago. That is ancient history. It sounds like it was a very unfair deportations and seizure of lands, but as I said, many bad things happened in the past. That was a very long time ago and things are not done like that now and won't be. Don't forget we have a Constitution and a Charter of Rights, and all kinds of laws that must be followed in Canada. Nothing is done the way it was several hundred years ago. It looks like you are looking for an excuse to be unhappy with being associated with Canada. It is pointless to debate ancient history. As I said, many things happened in history that were unfair. But we can't govern the country and make decisions based on historic scenarios that no longer happen. We can't change history. People today would not agree with many things that happened centuries ago. So why dwell on them and try to use them for an excuse to demand something different today? It is not a legitimate argument today. The country has already changed drastically from the way things were long ago. Everyone has rights that never existed back in history. We also have various government services, pensions, etc. that never existed even 70 years ago. In fact, some people think we now have far too much government at various levels with increasing taxes and control. Canada was created long after the Acadian events. Nobody today would agree with what happened at that time. But if you are so convinced Quebec would be better off separate, I guess there is not much I can say. If enough of you vote to separate, then I assume it would be negotiated and done. I don't believe in forcing a majority of people in a province to remain part of Canada if they don't wish to be in it. Just remember cutting yourself off from a large country could have serious consequences in your own smaller country. You would have less influence in the world and possibly a serious affect on the standard of living, health care, and the level of law and order and other things. There are many small countries in central and south America that are real messes with lots of poverty and crime.

It would be interesting to see how they do the recounts and how they determine there are hundreds of spoiled ballots. What the criteria is for declaring a spoiled ballot should be examined. Since every vote counts and in this case one vote may be or is the deciding factor, how ballots are designated spoiled could be something that needs to be looked at very carefully. One vote could decide whether a majority or minority government is formed in the this election.

Yes, that was a sad event. However, that occurred 250 years ago around 1755 in a certain situation and is certainly no guide or factor on how anyone should behave today. Many bad, unjust things happened in history in many countries in the world. We cannot dig up the past and rectify all the injustices that happened long ago. Neither can we use historic wrongs for political arguments today. It only leads to endless, unsolvable debates. Don't forget the French Revolution took place 35 years after that in France in 1789. That was nothing to be proud of either. There have been wars between countries and civil wars all through history. That is the story of mankind. Mankind has a corrupt, fallen heart and is in enmity with God. The Bible says every person must be born again to enter into eternal life. Rome does not teach the truth from the Bible. Better start reading the King James Bible, which is based on the majority text and Received Text. The only way out of this mess the world is in is for each individual to be reconciled to God by the new birth described in the gospel of John. There is no other solution and life in this world will never be perfect. There will always be problems. One needs to become a child of God by faith in Jesus Christ and his perfect sacrifice that atoned for our sins and the sins of mankind. "10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. " Hebrews 10:10-13 KJV

I doubt there is any truth in those claims. We live in a world where people invent lies for their own agenda you know. You should know we live in an imperfect world and things happened in history that nobody would agree with today. But those things don't prove anything about the situation today. British North America and Canada from 1867 on were far more peaceful than the Indian wars in the U.S. You probably know something about that. I strongly dispute there was a genocide against the French or natives in Canada. Although the area of Quebec which was a small area hundreds of years ago, it was taken from the rule of France by the British. However, Quebec was given pretty well everything and governs itself by and large. I would have to spend some time digging into some of your claims, but they sound wild. Louis Riel executed someone they should not have for one thing. The natives in Canada have received a lot and there have been very few violent conflicts. In recent years in fact, Canada has paid billions of dollars to FNs. I don't know where the money went or if it even reached the common folk. Canada has bent over backwards to help Quebec and FN. Quebec receives billions of dollars in equalization payments. Let's look at recent history too and not try to skew the discussion with frivolous events that might have happened in the distant past. It does sound like you are twisting history., I never heard anything on the media about Quebec being "kicked out". What we know is Quebec refused to sign onto the 1982 Constitution repatriation. I am not sure why or what they were asking for. Maybe you can tell me what they wanted. Of course I am aware of it. But I don't think Canada would benefit from something like that. We have a good system now with the Constitutional Monarchy. I wouldn't worry too much about what wealth or property the monarchy owns. It is in the UK. Canada probably contributes something annually as it should. But a King or Queen basically can only eat the same as anyone else. Money spent on staff for various purposes creates jobs. I think we get good value with the Monarchy. We can discuss what functions it serves, but that is another long discussion. A republic means the elected leader, such as a President, is the head of state. That doesn't give as much security as our system. He could simply declare himself as the dictator and abolish elections and Parliament. Our system prevents that from happening because the armed forces and RCMP swear allegiance to the King. There is no evidence or proof that a Republican system is any better than the Constitutional Monarchy that we have now. No system is perfect because human nature is not perfect. Why try to change a system that is working fairly well? It doesn't make sense.

I suspect a large percentage of the anti-monarchists in Canada are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from the third world. Liberals are largely controlled from Quebec and they brought in millions of immigrants from third world countries, most of whom are probably uneducated about our Constitutional Monarchy system of government. So they come in and become anti-monarchists right away. I thought a condition of Canadian citizenship was to swear allegiance to the monarchy. All they need to do is take a look at the mess in the third world countries. Is that what they want to create here?

I would say every country in the world was settled by people migrating from somewhere else. Natives settled in north America possibly a few thousand years ago, reportedly after migrating across the Bering Sea from Asia. Then Europeans migrated and settled in north America five hundred years ago. First the French migrated and settled in the area along the Saint Lawrence River in what later came to be known as Quebec. Then in 1759 the British conquered them and began settling in surrounding regions. Quebec became part of British North America. The American conquered the north American natives and took control of all lands. The Spanish invaded central and south America and settled there. The people were forced to learn to speak Spanish. That is how the world was settled. I think if we look back we will find Europe was settled in the same way. So what is the big fuss now and claims of the monarchy being a remnant of colonialism? The monarchy is a basis of our democratic system. It is a Constitutional Monarchy, meaning the power resides with the elected Parliament and elected government, not the monarch. The function of the monarchy is simply to ensure that the democratic system continues to function the way it is supposed to. It provides a kind of insurance that no political leader suddenly declares himself as the new totalitarian ruler. The King has the power to dissolve Parliament and call an election if the government loses the confidence of the elected Parliament. That is a good thing. It helps to protect democracy. It is wise to keep the head of state separate from the elected political leadership. This helps prevent an abuse of power. It is also wise to have a head of state who is unelected and has the support of a majority of the population. Canadians in general need to be taught about the real world in school and through the media, and not brainwashed by anarchists, separatists and Socialist/progressives. Progressivism is not a good thing. The word is misleading. It implies change is good when it is in fact often bad. Why are not our political leaders educating the population about our system? What are the education ministries teaching our young people in the schools? We need less woke, less sexual orientation curriculums and more on our systems of government and the Constitutional Monarchy. So what are these anti-monarchists in Quebec thinking? There is no perfect system. They should be thankful for all that they have now. They are one of the most free and prosperous countries in the world. They not only govern themselves to a very large extent, but they receive much financial support from the rest of Canada. All they need to do is open their eyes and look around the world to see how bad things are in many other places and they will see how well of they are. The truth is they are in many respects a sovereign country of Quebec while receiving the same benefits as all the other provinces in a Confederation we call Canada.

Perhaps you don't understand having a King is more than symbols. We have a Constitutional Monarchy which gives the King certain powers. He is there as an unelected monarch which is different than the American system, where the elected President is the head of state. Our King doesn't have to spend too much time thinking about politics while the President is a central political figure. Everything must be geared to politics. Because the King is also King of other countries that is actually an advantage, not a problem. It means we have a special relationship with those other countries. They are kind of sister or brother countries, or allies if you wish. If we were not a Constitutional Monarchy, I think there is a good chance we would already be part of the U.S. We might not be an independent country. Being a part of this Constitutional Monarchy does command a certain degree of respect from other countries.

LOL... Unfortunately popes and Romanism do not teach the truth from the King James Bible which is God's pure word. What do you think the Reformation was all about? The very existence of Popes and the Papacy is not supported by the Bible. Neither is the mass, confession to a priest, absolution, purgatory, salvation by works, and Mary worship. You better do some studying.

Digging a little deeper, I found the following info. " While Canada is one of the top contributors to foreign aid among some of the world’s richest countries, a fifth of the spending never leaves Canada’s borders. Some 19 per cent of Canada’s aid reported to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development last year benefited refugees and Ukrainians within Canada. “Most Canadians would not think that counts, because when we think of foreign aid we think of something happening in other countries, not costs that we have here,” said Elise Legault, Canada director with the One Campaign, an anti-poverty advocacy group. Canada ranks seventh for dollars spent on foreign aid, according to the OECD, a group of mostly rich countries. Last month, the organization released its analysis of aid spending in 2023. It shows Canada spent just over US$8 billion in aid last year, of which $1.5 billion went to supporting refugees, asylum claimants and Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion, during their first year in Canada." Canada ranked 7th in foreign aid spending among richest nations - National | Globalnews.ca "Canada pledged to gradually increase international aid for women's health to $1.4 billion annually, with half dedicated to ensuring women have access to safe abortions and reproductive-health services worldwide1. In 2021, Canada's investments in sexual reproductive health and rights funding rose to $170.4 million (3.5 percent of total bilateral allocable aid)2." " In March, U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his government's ban on funding for any organizations that perform abortion services, referrals or advocacy related to abortion — a policy known as the "global gag rule" that his predecessor, Barack Obama, repealed. Since then, Trump has twice expanded the policy, most recently to include non-governmental organizations that fund or support other groups that provide or discuss abortion. Trudeau says deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls amount to 'genocide' Trudeau to bring up anti-abortion laws in U.S. during meeting with VP Mike Pence Trudeau has been vocal in criticizing what he called a "backsliding" on women's rights in some American states that are severely restricting or outright banning abortion. Alabama's state legislature passed a law last month banning virtually all abortions, but the rules don't take effect until November. Other southern and Midwest states are poised to make similar moves. Trudeau said he would "always be unequivocal about defending a woman's right to choose." Trudeau pledges more funding for reproductive health services worldwide | CBC News Sadly Trudeau has been using the Canadian taxpayers to increase and fund the killing of preborn babies in other countries. This is nothing to boast about. Somehow in his warped mind, he thinks this is promoting equality and human rights of women, totally ignoring the rights of preborn babies, who are also humans with the right to life. I can't help wondering why he has such an obsession with abortion rights throughout the world and with accusing Canadians of genocide. The real genocide is the killing of the pre-born babies. It is revealing "The RCMP has conducted studies and investigations regarding missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada. The 70% of perpetrators in these cases are indigenous". So who is he accusing of genocide? Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview | Royal Canadian Mounted Police

I don't see that Carney accomplished much if anything. He was only there to listen, not talk. We know Trump is not interested in listening to anything. We remember Zelensky's visit. They could have done it on a video conference call. Same results except it would have saved taxpayers thousands of dollars.

I see the troll is back.

I am not sure why you say Conservatives are on the "path of division, rage and hate". Maybe you have been believing everything the mainstream media says which tries to paint the Conservatives that way. Conservatives simply state their position which is disagreement with the Liberals and NDP. Stating those facts succinctly is not rage or hate. It is simply stating the facts. In politics there will always be divisions, because that is what democracy means. Everyone has the right to their own beliefs. Liberals believe in liberalism and progressivism. NDP believe in Socialism, and Conservatives believe in conservatism. Every party speaks out against the other party. Some lie, some tell the truth as they see it. But your claim that the party you oppose is on the path of division, rage and hate is a false claim. They simply state their position and what they oppose about the other parties. All parties do the same thing.

That sounds bizarre. I don't think you understand Canadian politics or Conservatives at all. Conservatives in Canada have nothing to do with MAGA and their ideology. Conservatives around the world simply believe in free enterprise, less government, lower taxes, and respect for individual freedom versus big brother control of everyone's life. There is a fraction of conservatives that believe in respect for the lives of pre-born babies, respect for the sanctity of life, and oppose sexual orientation and gender identity ideology. Those beliefs are just historic Judeo-Christian beliefs common in the western world. MAGA did not originate those beliefs and has no patent on them. So to allege conservatives in Canada or anywhere else are MAGA doesn't make sense. Trump's ideas are contrary to what conservatives in Canada or elsewhere believe. Trump believes that trade must always be one-sided, i.e. benefit mainly his country. He thinks that is the "art of the deal". Canadian conservatives believe in a negotiated, fair, free trade deal that benefits both sides. Trump's ideas are totally alien to Canadian conservatives.

I hope you're wrong. We go to fast food places for a burger sometimes. The thought is sickening. But we never know.

If the U.N. has its way, yes. This is the kind of thing we are paying the U.N. to do. It should be noted that PM Carney was a prominent leader on the U.N. climate change bureaucracy. He may still have the U.N. war on climate change on his agenda. Canada has been a loyal supporter of whatever the U.N. decrees, so be aware. That's why we had years of carbon taxes under Trudeau while much of the world had no carbon taxes. Insects could be on a Carney hidden agenda. "Countries have to rapidly shift to restorative forms of agriculture and dramatically reduce meat production to save the planet from catastrophic climate change, according to a leaked version of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on land, the Guardian reports. " The Planet Is Doomed Unless We Stop Eating So Much Meat, UN Warns

So if you don't believe in the established environmental laws and regulations to protect the environment, what do you believe in?

That's your false claim. I never suggested in any way that man destroy all things on earth. Developing or mining our natural resources within the framework of environmental laws is not destroying the environment. So you are making things up. I couldn't answer that. Nobody knows why God gave eternal life to them. The Bible says believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. All I can tell is what the Bible says. I don't have any other special source to knowledge than what God has said in his word. No, I don't think bickering is very productive. I believe in discussion. How about you? Are your comments somehow not bickering while mine are bickering?

Really. What about PM Carney, a prominent globalist and U.N. climate change representative who now became PM of our country?

The Bible was the most important source of knowledge, but I studied many things in my life time. Maybe you could correct me and tell me where I am wrong.

Some people say the WEF wants to decrease the world population and control what is left to suit their own agenda. PM Mark Carney was a major power in global world organizations such as the U.N. climate war. This video shows PM Mark Carney speaking at the World Economic Forum. His speaking begins at about the 11 minute mark. DAVOS LIVE: U.N. climate envoy Mark Carney speaks at the World Economic Forum Bing Videos

This article from the World Economic Forum (WEF) promotes the eating of insects. Is this our destiny under the control of the globalists? " The World Economic Forum is committed to publishing a wide array of opinions. Misrepresenting content diminishes open conversations. Our consumption of animal protein is the source of greenhouses gas and climate change. Insects are an overlooked source of protein and a way to battle climate change. The consumption of insects can offset climate change in many ways. We've been conditioned to think of animals and plants as our primary sources of proteins, namely meat, dairy and eggs or tofu, beans and nuts, but there's an unsung category of sustainable and nutritious protein that has yet to widely catch on: insects. Before you say "yuck," hear us out. Most of us aren't accustomed to regarding insects as food. But, the nutritional difference between sources of protein is relatively small. For instance, plant proteins lack some essential amino acids that animal proteins possess, but the major differences between insect and other sources of protein exist largely in the cultural and environmental realm." For the five reasons go to their website: 5 reasons why eating insects can reduce climate change | World Economic Forum