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" President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take their countries in totally opposite directions going forward. Whereas Trudeau’s policies are ideologically driven, Trump’s are common-sense based. Trump is vehemently opposed to just about every Trudeau policy. These includes Trudeau’s ideologically driven war on fossil fuels, costly electric-vehicle mandate, blind support of the United Nations, the revolving-door justice system and kowtowing to China. Trump certainly will remember how weak-kneed Trudeau bad-mouthed him behind his back. Trump respects strong leaders, but not weak ones like Trudeau. This means a very rocky road ahead, especially for Canada’s already struggling economy. " YOU SAID IT: Rocky road ahead

If government has the right to take whatever they wish from those that have to give to everyone else, then there is no such thing as individual rights. If the government can ordain assisted suicide or kill 100,000 pre-born babies a year as it does, then there are no individual rights. If the government can punish people for not displaying pride flags, we have no human rights. Let's get that straight.

The biggest leftist phrase! What is means comrade is we need Communism or Marxism. We already have that to a degree here in this wonderful land of the liberal-left woke. Why don't you go out and get a regular job? Or do you have one? Fishing a couple months of the year and living off the taxpayers the rest of year? Is that what you do? Tell the truth now. Do you just want more money from taxpayers?

Two people on here say the mayor must bow to a group and fly their flag even if it goes against the mayor's or the people he represents values and conscience. Herbie and Five of Swords are either being contrary just for the sake of arguing or if they really believe it, they have serious issues and don't understand human rights. It is a basic human right not to have to actively support something if you don't believe in it.

Right and wrong comes from God in his written revelation, in English, the King James Bible or Authorized Version. Do you believe there is such a thing as absolutes that define right and wrong? The source of right and wrong in a civilized society such as the western nations came from Judeo-Christian civilization. The ten commandments given in Exodus in the Bible for instance tells us things like "thou shalt not kill", "thou shalt not steal". These commands teach us that human life is sacred and nobody has the right to take it. They also teach us there is such a thing as private property. We have the right to own things and nobody has the right to steal them from us. There is a basic foundation for man to tell us what is right and wrong. That was not invented by men. It came from God who inspired the prophets and apostles to write the Holy Scriptures. That source has been the Bible for thousands of years. Satan and his demons and those that follow him want to ignore God's written revelation and create anarchy and lawlessness.

No, it's not because I said so. It's because the Holy Bible says so. God says so. Jesus who is God says so. You have been badly deceived and that is what Satan wants. Of course he doesn't want you to think he exists. If you believed it you might have a different attitude and maybe you just might pay more attention to what God says in his Holy Bible, in English, the King James Version or Authorized Version. Nobody can force you to believe anything. You would have to be willing to do some research and study the KJV Bible to learn the truth. God created man and woman for a reason. One is the creation of human life. "26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." Genesis 1:26-28 KJV God also said "thou shalt not kill". That includes the pre-born babies. Human life is sacred and belong to God. The woman is not god and does not have the right to decide whether a baby should live or die. God determines when life ends, not mankind. You can google and read about the fall of man and understand why man has a corrupt fallen nature and why many think they have the right to kill pre-born babies. It is because of the corrupt fallen nature that was inherited from Adam and Eve after they rebelled against God in the garden of Eden. Everyone is a corrupt fallen sinner and needs to be born again. Read the gospel of John. It is a fact Jesus died for the sins of mankind and was raised from the dead.

Trudeau jaunts around the world every week at taxpayer expense. The latest jaunt was last night when he went to Florida to talk with Trump. Trudeau has given no detailed report of what the trip accomplished and it appears the 25% tariff is still Trump's plan. So what did this taxpayer-funded trip accomplish? Nothing it appears. Just another way to get attention in the media as Trudeau struggles to regain some support that has been lost. "WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday after his meeting with Donald Trump without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner. Trump called the talks “productive” but signaled no retreat from a pledge that Canada says unfairly lumps it in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States." Canada's Trudeau returns home after Trump meeting without assurances that tariffs are off the table

I tried to post an OP about the attack against the town of Emo, Ontario by the Human Rights Tribunal and it was rejected by the AI of re-politics. Wonder if anyone else has experienced this and might know what words or phrases it is rejecting now. I see very few people are posting under Federal politics on this website now. It appears to be dying a slow death. Freedom of speech is being slowly killed in Canada. Go Trump! Allan Stratton: There is no pride in alphabet activists shaming a small town

No. What God says in his written revelation, the King James Bible, is all that matters. What people that oppose God, his word, and Israel say is worthless and must be rejected. " 1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. {wounds: Heb. griefs} 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. {his…: Heb. of his understanding there is no number} 6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. {He…: Heb. Who maketh thy border peace} {finest…: Heb. fat of wheat} 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. {his word: Heb. his words} 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. " Psalm 147 KJV

Good grief. You are so far out of touch with reality I don't know what to say. Almost everything you said is false. 1. America is a superpower and controlled by Americans. It is silly to think a tiny state of Israel controls the superpower of U.S.A. That really shows how far out of reality you must be. 2. The Holocaust took place in Europe which is made up of western countries. It resulted in the death of about one third of the European Jews in the 20th century. The anti-Semitism that led to it is still going on. You yourself are an example of the extreme falsehoods that anti-Semites often believe. The conspiracy theory that the Jews control America or are going to take over the world. That they control the banking and money systems. All conspiracy theories born out of the corrupt human heart. 3. I don't think they are claiming restitution for the nearly two millenia of anti-semitism and persecution. But if you go by Canada's payment of billions to FNs, that might set a precedent. 4. They never stole the land of Israel. It has been their land for thousands of years.

I have never heard of it. I know nothing about it and of course don't have the answer. People make statements all the time. Trudeau does it continually. I am not sure what the context of the statement was either. One would need to understand what the discussion was about and in what sense he made that statement. Personally I don't think Israel "controls America".. So without knowing the context, it really has no meaning or relevance. People often latch onto isolated words someone makes to try to invent some new accusation or meaning. That could be the case with this. That is a fairly nonsensical claim. So a few Jews own some businesses? Likely a few non-Jews own a lot of big businesses as well. Is that a crime now? That doesn't prove anything. They have been persecuted for 2,000 years throughout much of world. One third of European Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. If you look at the claims the natives make for residential school abuse, that pales in comparison to the Holocaust when millions were murdered and the 2,000 years of persecution. If they had the right to claim restitution for all that was done to them, there would be no amount of money in the world that could pay it. Giving them there own country back which is just a tiny piece of land, is the very least that could be done. The fact a few own some big businesses doesn't change the fact that they have been persecuted incessantly for 2,000 years. If a few are brilliant enough to know how to be successful in some big business good for them. But that changes nothing about the history of anti-Semitism that is still going on and getting worse apparently in Canada.

So you're ok with Trudeau squandering million of dollars of taxpayer money on a cricket producing plant. If it makes money, why do you support putting taxpayer money into it? You're not making sense now. You totally ignore the fact that it is taxpayer money we are talking about. Nobody in their right mind should support using taxpayer money to subsidize a cricket plant. We have countless other things that deserve support before producing crickets; like the failing health care system, the neglected Canadian Armed forces, the lack of border security and illegal drugs coming in, excessive government regulations hampering the resource industry, energy industry under attack by government, carbon taxes, etc. It's you liberals who think man is the cause of climate change rather than it being natural. Where did I deny that climate change happens? I didn't but you keep harping on that false claim. Of course there is climate change. Always has been. The real conspiracy theory is yours, i.e. your claim that man is the cause and therefore we should be punished for it in any way possible. Even to the point of taking our tax dollars and wasting it on a cricket plant. Crickets to that.

So you are ok with government spending taxpayer money to support an industry that produces crickets? Pure madness. Trudeau and his followers like you are totally obsessed with thinking you can control the climate you will do anything no matter how crazy. Raising crickets or any other insect is not something taxpayers should be forced to fund no matter what.

In Britain the new left wing Socialist government minister does want people to eat less meat and thereby produce less greenhouse gas. There was a news article on this the other day. This is not that far from forcing people to change their diets. Left wing Socialist-Liberals have no problem with forcing everyone to do what they wish. Trudeau has had no problem pushing his war against climate change on Canadians with carbon taxes, caps on the energy industry, regulations about auto manufacturing and spending billions of dollars on funding EV battery manufacturing plants. Now funding a plant to produce crickets. What's next?

He never gets tired of repeating the same old trash. What a life!

There are different articles that answer that. This one makes sense. "Speaking of the nation of Israel, Deuteronomy 7:7-9 tells us, “The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your forefathers that He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; He is the faithful God, keeping His covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commands.” God chose the nation of Israel to be the people through whom Jesus Christ would be born—the Savior from sin and death (John 3:16). God first promised the Messiah after Adam and Eve’s fall into sin (Genesis chapter 3). God later confirmed that the Messiah would come from the line of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Genesis 12:1-3). Jesus Christ is the ultimate reason why God chose Israel to be His special people. God did not need to have a chosen people, but He decided to do it that way. Jesus had to come from some nation of people, and God chose Israel. However, God’s reason for choosing the nation of Israel was not solely for the purpose of producing the Messiah. God’s desire for Israel was that they would go and teach others about Him. Israel was to be a nation of priests, prophets, and missionaries to the world. God’s intent was for Israel to be a distinct people, a nation who pointed others towards God and His promised provision of a Redeemer, Messiah, and Savior. For the most part, Israel failed in this task. However, God’s ultimate purpose for Israel—that of bringing the Messiah into the world—was fulfilled perfectly in the Person of Jesus Christ." Why did God choose Israel to be His chosen people? | GotQuestions.org This is mainly caused by their own hatred of Israel. This is how it has always been. They hate Israel and want to destroy it and never seem to change their thinking. Israel has a right to defend itself. Therefore the conflict never ends. God is sovereign and can do things the way he chooses. Who is man to say what or how God should do things? Should the created being tell his Creator what to do? I would advise you to get a King James Bible (Authorized Version) and start studying it. Life is short and there is not much time to get on the good side with God. We also appear to be living in the end times which are prophesied in the Bible. There may be a major war on the horizon. Things could get very bad. Regardless of that, we need to be prepared to meet God in the judgment. The Bible says we are all appointed to die and after that the judgment. Get right with God.

The U.N. was an abysmal failure in Rwanda as they were there and watched a huge genocide take place right in front of their eyes but stood back and did nothing. The U.N. did not give them the necessary soldiers to maintain peace and prevent genocide. This probably caused Canadian military officer Romeo Dellaire lifelong PTSD or grief since that time. He was powerless to do anything about it. I think he even wrote a book about it. "Seeing the situation in Rwanda deteriorating rapidly, Dallaire pleaded for logistical support and reinforcements of 2,000 soldiers for UNAMIR; he estimated that a total of 5,000 well-equipped troops would give the UN enough leverage to put an end to the killings. The UN Security Council refused, partly due to US opposition. US policy on interventions had become skeptical following the death of several U.S. soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia the year before; this new policy was outlined in Presidential Decision Directive 25 by President Clinton. The Security Council voted to reduce UNAMIR further to 270 troops [1]" Roméo Dallaire - Wikipedia

The Canadian citizens never agreed to anything. Never given a choice. Bull. We did nothing and owe nothing. There is no "legal or moral liability". So what? This has nothing to do with the third world countries at all. Any subsidies come from taxpayers in Canada or wherever they are. The claim of subsidies may also be fiction. Environmentalists call normal business tax reductions to cover expenses paid a subsidy. It is not a subsidy. That is not the definition of a subsidy. If an energy company has to spend a billion dollars in order to extract some resources, they receive a tax reduction to compensate for their expenses. This is the same in any business. They don't pay taxes on the cost of doing business or costs of developing resource industries. Often building a oil production facility entails massive pipelines and refining facilities. That is a business expense and must be compensated for by tax reduction on expenses. Sometimes, subsidies must be given to enable a company to develop the industry in order to create thousands of jobs and future royalties result for the province and taxes for the federal government.

The recent COP conference Commies and Marxists decided they are going to take 300 billion dollars from the developed countries and give it to the third world. Who asked the people in the developed countries? Nobody. The COP gang are nothing but a bunch of dictators and Marxist commies.

No, that is not true. The Bible says: "16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." John 3: 16, 17 KJV God loved man so much he sent his Son to earth to suffer and be crucified on a cross for the sins of man. So while God chose the nation of Israel for a special purpose, he also loved all of mankind, Jew and Gentile, so much that he came to earth to suffer and die on a cross for the sins of mankind. This offer of salvation and atonement is available to everyone who believes in Jesus Christ as Savior.

It is shocking that Trudeau would come out and support the ICC's decision to issue an arrest warrant for the Prime Minister of Israel and former defence minister. " Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has threatened countries willing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating that sanctions will be imposed, reports Fox News. "If you are going to help the ICC as a nation and force the arrest warrant against Bibi and Gallant, the former defense minister, I will put sanctions on you as a nation. You’re gonna have to pick the rogue ICC versus America," said the senator." US Senate threatens sanctions on countries aiding ICC in Netanyahu's arrest

This began just after October 7, 2023 and has been continuing since. It is now becoming more violent. Should the government use the Emergencies Act to put a stop to it or is there some other way to deal with it? EDITORIAL: Jew hatred is now a national emergency

No. Why would you ask that?

No. Citizens are required to obey the law and pay the taxes that are established. However, we live in a democracy where free speech is supposed to be guaranteed. Therefore everyone has the right to oppose laws, taxes, and spending which they feel are wrong. It is part of our democratic system that evolved out of a historic Judeo-Christian civilization.

A conservative government is not expected to be Socialist by definition. Conservatives believe in free enterprise, not Socialism. That doesn't mean a conservative government would get rid of all social programs because once society is built on certain programs, they can't be stopped. Old age pensions, welfare, will of course continue for the good of the citizens. But NDP type Socialist programs that try to provide everything imaginable including incomes without working may not happen. Governments only have so much money and Canada is already deeply in debt. Debt is harmful because the interest must be paid which comes from the taxpayers and makes it harder to provide essential services.