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Former PM Brian Mulroney must be suffering from dementia and complete loss of memory. He praised Trudeau and mainly compared him with Trump and the only talked the free trade agreement under Trump. That was far from the only issue concerning the Liberals in the past eight years. We have many issues where Liberals have failed Canadians, soft-on-crime, ill-advised gun legislation, and many other things. He completely ignored all the scandals and ethics violations. He ignored Trudeau's holiday to the Aga Khan island, he ignored the Chinese interference and David Johnson controversy and the SNC Lavalin controversy. He ignored everything except his distaste for Trump. This guy is not a conservative. He totally ignored the divisions that Trudeau has caused and the government mismanagement that helped create massive debt, the housing crisis, and the cost of living crisis. Mulroney is no conservative by any stretch and his attacking the conservatives in this way proves it beyond any doubt. He has very bad judgment. Former prime minister Brian Mulroney praises Justin Trudeau | Watch (msn.com)

Since this safer supply policy is just new, we will have to wait to see what the outcome is.

Free drugs is not reducing crime or overdose deaths. The claim that it will is a myth. I am not sure of the reason, but giving free drugs out to people is not the answer. Free drugs don't solve anything. People need to quit taking drugs. That's all there is to it. But they need to be willing to quit. Nobody can be forced to quit.

NDP (Socialist/progressive) ideology is a deadly ideology that will not save lives. It will do the opposite. The NDP ideology is a humanist ideology based on the belief that if people are given free drugs, they will somehow want to quit and seek rehab. This is not necessarily the case. I understand there are lots of people who believe giving people whatever they want will help to solve their problem but this is unlikely to be the case. People who take drugs don't think straight. If they were thinking straight they would not be taking drugs in the first place. Drugs affect the mind and just make their thinking worse. Many of them are only interested in where they are going to get their next fix.

" The Bible claims to be the Word of God and proves it. The Bible consistently claims to be the word of the one and only true God (Genesis 1:1; Revelation 22:20-21). From beginning to end, prophets appear in its pages claiming to speak the word of God. They not only make this claim, but they offer multiple miracles to their listeners and multiple prophecies to their readers to back up what they are saying is from God. The miracles they do are clearly in the category of what only God can do. They create life from non-life (Exodus 8:19) and raise the dead (1 Kings 17:17-24). They include predictions hundreds of years in advance (Daniel 9:25-27). Such signs are unmistakable from the true God. Such miracles and prophecies are used to back up the spoken and written word from the prophets (see Moses and Joshua, Elijah and Elisha, Jesus and Paul). The true God would never allow real miracle or prophecy to be done through a false teacher or false religion. So, the religion that contains true miracles is the true religion. This is what separates Christianity from other religions and their books. The Bible is historically accurate about Jesus’s life, death and resurrection. We know the Bible is historically accurate because it was faithfully copied from the originals and the content, what it says occurred, happened much of which can be verified. The number of hand-written manuscripts is more than enough to establish a text that is faithful to the originals. These manuscripts show a direct line very close to the time the originals were written and the vast numbers (over 5,000) allows experts to compare them and come to the most reliable reading. It is a true saying, that if we are to doubt the text of the Bible, we must throw out all the works of antiquity as well. Unlike other religious books, the Bible provides a strong link between its history and truth claims. This includes historical details such as dates, places, and people in that period (see especially the Gospels and Acts) not easily fabricated. It reveals embarrassing episodes which show authenticity since they are unlikely to be made up (see Peters’ denial of Jesus). It provides descriptions and explanations of historical events acknowledged by former enemies writing independently (see Paul’s letters that affirm many events recorded in the Gospels) and non-biblical writers (that support the basic outline of Christianity). The Bible provides historical facts such as the claim of Jesus to be God, his death on a cross, an empty tomb, the changed lives of the disciples who testified under the threat of death that they saw, spoke and ate with the bodily risen Jesus. All this can only adequately be explained by the greatest miracle of all: God raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead. The Bible is true because the Son of God teaches that (John 17:17). I believe the Bible is authoritative because: 1) The God of the Bible exists. 2) Miracles and prophecy offer an unmistakable sign of a true message from God. 3) The Bible is historically accurate concerning the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. And finally, 4) Jesus who is God in the flesh taught that the prophets spoke and wrote God’s word (Luke 24:44) and promised this same prophetic ministry for his immediate disciples and prophets (John 14:16-17). Hence, the Bible alone, as acknowledged by a former persecutor of believers, is the only authoritative written record inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16). In short, I believe the Bible because people can reason to God and about Jesus being the risen Savior. The Bible has the authority of the true God, as taught by His one and only Son, and therefore cannot be broken (John 10:35). So, this Christmas, as we celebrate the truth of God with Us, Emmanuel, let us remember that our hope and salvation which began with the birth of Jesus, and culminating in His resurrection, is a confident hope and sure salvation. It is revealed in the true and inerrant written Word of God and grounded in the love and grace of the Unchangeable God." Why Believe the Bible? - Southern Evangelical Seminary (ses.edu)

The solution to the opioid crisis is not free drugs for everyone who wants them. The solution is a spiritual one because drugs, like many things, is a spiritual problem. "The Bible itself is the most valuable source of help in facing the problem of drugs in our lives. It really can be a good life if we want it to be despite all the problems it presents. 2 Peter 1:3 tells us that God hath given us "all things that pertain unto life and godliness"." In my years of working with drug dependents and alcoholics, I have developed a set of guidelines which I stress to each one and which I try to live by myself. I know that these things can help if you will use them in your life as you face the temptation to use drugs or misuse your life in any way. Think Positive: Life is not dull. Everything that is fun is not a no no. You can enjoy life and feel good about it by using the Word of God as your guideline. A negative attitude can destroy you, but tell yourself you can do whatever you set your mind to, including being drug free. If you are not sure of yourself, you are in trouble. Fill Your Life With Joy: Don't go around with your chin dragging the ground. Hold your head up with enthusiasm. Don't let life drag you down. Get Involved: You get out of anything exactly what you put into it. If you are not willing to sacrifice, don't expect life to be a rose garden. That's why religion is dull to some people, they don't put anything in it. Discipline Yourself: Bring your body in subjection. Control your own life. Don't allow a chemical to rule you. Be your own person not a reactor to others. Handle everything with prayer. By applying these guidelines to your life you won't need drugs. If you have any doubts about the right or wrong of drug abuse, answer these questions honestly. Are you always asking others opinions about it? Do you feel guilty when you do it? Can you thank God for the privilege of doing it? It's your life, no one can force you to do anything against your will. Do you really want to use drugs or do you want the good life? It's up to you." Drugs and the Bible: E, Shrooms, Cocaine, Crack, Marijuana It is not far off to believe that the enemy of mankind would like to turn as many people as possible into drug addicts.

I am not sure if you are serious and really believe that or just playing the Devil's advocate. "4. Illicit drugs destroy the body and are condemned: 1 Cor 3:16; 6:19. 5. Illicit drugs are condemned because its fruit is rotten. Matthew 7:17ff. Frequent drug users are losers with messed up lives constantly shooting themselves in the foot. Eventual loss of family, wealth, jobs, friends and life itself. Drug users are associated with biker gangs, going to bars, immoral sexual activity, illegal activity. Successful people do not use drugs. Take a look at the people who use drugs and line them up with people who do not... big difference! Look at the lives of 5 people you know who use drugs. Generally they have many chums, but few close friends, high rate of changing jobs and are often unemployed, are absentee parents who party all night while their teens are left home unsupervised, are irrational in their logic and thinking pattern being plagued with poor judgement. They have many sexual partners, are often unfaithful to their spouses and are violent and irrational with their children. They tend to be selfish and unable to exercise self control in any area of their lives. When confronted with such facts, they simply deny the truth and accuse you of being crazy, when in fact they are the crazy ones. They are hurting and unhappy but they don't know why... just as the Bible says: Proverbs 4:18 perfectly describes the difference between drug users and Christians who do not: "But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble." 6. Drug use is outright condemned in the Bible: Gal 5:20." Drugs and the Bible: E, Shrooms, Cocaine, Crack, Marijuana

That would be a catastrophic mistake. It would send a message to young people that drugs are ok and we will supply you with them and pay for it. The number of drug addicts would increase dramatically and along with it all the problems connected with drug addictions, psychological problems, health problems, divorce problems, family problems, etc. Plus all the free drugs would have to be paid for by the hard-working taxpayers, thus adding another expense to government budgets. Why should taxpayers pay for drugs for people who have no wish to stop taking them and go into rehab? "The fact is, no one can wholeheartedly serve two masters (Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13). Any time spent kneeling before the god of drugs is time spent with your back towards the God of the Bible. In summary, the Bible teaches us that "denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world" (Titus 2:12)." Free drugs for everyone would be about the most insane thing to happen. It would just further destroy society as many would get on the free supply and have no intention of quitting.

A very strange post with soft-on-crime tones. These criminals escaped capital punishment which is what they should have had to begin with except our soft-on-crime governments abolished it. Now we have people thinking such murderers might still be rehabilitated. Appalling, but that is the way many follow Satan in this corrupt evil world. They reject God's revelation and think they know better about absolutely everything. Tragic.

"In January 2018, the Canadian Armed Forces sent a delegation to China to observe winter training conducted by the People’s Liberation Army. In February 2018, the People’s Liberation Army sent a delegation to Canada to observe winter survival training conducted by the Canadian Armed Forces. Defence Attaché The Canadian Armed Forces maintain a Defence Attaché at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, China, as part of a longstanding policy of fostering defence relations with foreign militaries around the world." from the government website Military Exercises with the China’s People’s Liberation Army - Canada.ca Then there was the Chinese scientists that were allowed to work in the Winnipeg virology lab and their sudden removal by the RCMP. Trudeau would not give the opposition parties the documents related to this. Canada's involvement with China has been a joke on the world stage. It is shameful. No wonder Canada cannot be trusted. Canadians that voted for Trudeau and Liberals and NDP should be ashamed of themselves. Past conservative governments have not done much better and some sucked up China.

A retired CanForces general said on politics broadcast the other day the southeast pacific alliance called AUKUS, made up of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., won't allow Canada to join because Canada has not kept up to it's military commitments. Canada spends 1.3% of GDP, while the UK spends at least 2%, Australia at least 2% and the U.S. spends about 3.6% of GDP. Canada is far behind and can't be trusted. He said Canada has a very small military force compared to the others. It would be nonsensical to admit such a lackadaisical country.

On May 15, 2022 Action4Canada provided an extensive report exposing the UN Agenda to sexualize children through the education system. We provided examples of pornographic books accessible to Kindergarten through Grade twelve minors in schools and public libraries. The extensive list of books is recommended by the ARC Foundation and SOGI-123. SOGI-123 is a learning resource that was added to school curriculums in 2016. The resource is integrated into every subject, including PE, so parents cannot opt their children out. SOGI was introduced as an anti-bullying program to gain acceptance but it is anything but. SOGI stands for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and is a highly politically charged sexual education that focuses on all things LGBTQ, especially converting to transgenderism. Thus the over 4500% increase in girls who are now saying they are a boy and not a girl. According to a 2018 study there has been a 4515% increase in girls seeking to ‘transition’ to the opposite sex. “Some educationalists have previously warned that the promotion of transgender issues in schools has ‘sown confusion’ in children’s minds and that encouraging children to question gender has ‘become an industry,’ " Notice of Liability to Remove Explicit Books & Radical LGBTQ Learning Resource | Action4Canada

You are not correct according to information on the link below. There may be crimes being committed. "Introducing children to this program is a portal for exposing minors to sexually explicit/pornographic materials (books, magazines, comic strips), sexually deviancy (such as teaching children to masturbate and introducing youth to organizations that are involved in exploiting minors). These are criminal offences according to Section 163.1, Section 152 of the Criminal Code, and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection defines them as sexual abuse." Notice of Liability to Remove Explicit Books & Radical LGBTQ Learning Resource | Action4Canada

Global News just reported that Canada is an outlier in dealing with goods produced by slave labour in China. While other western countries have banned goods from certain parts of China, Canada has done little to nothing. We are starting to see now how the Chinese influence in Canada's elections is related to slave labour in China and the sale of low cost products here.

I understand you do not believe in the Bible or God, but that does not give you the right to teach your brand of morality to other people's kids. Parents are the primary guardians of raising their children and teaching them morality, not schools or public officials. Keep your sexual lessons away from our little ones. People who believe in the perversions or support that kind of thing have no business trying to groom children. Stick with the three Rs.

Trudeau dismisses parental rights as far right, like a true Marxist Commie. Michael Higgins: Justin Trudeau dismisses parental rights as 'far right' (msn.com)

Actually there are many people, maybe millions, who have never studied the Bible, but assume Jesus was some kind of Socialist. That is why many Latin Americans supported Communist revolutions and Socialism. You even have a place like Honduras that recently has joined hands with Communist China. Then you have Cuba. All kinds of religious people (Romanists mainly) in these countries and many of them believe Jesus was a tolerant Socialist or Communist and a progressive that somehow approves of LGBT, MAID, etc. The problem with this thinking is it is totally contrary to what the Bible says. " Socialism advocates forced redistribution, the Bible prohibits theft. The thing about socialism is that it can’t work without taking away the liberty and freedom of citizens. Socialism only works if the government can force individuals to give up their property (money or assets) to the whims or desires of the state. If even a few prominent citizens did not want to give up their assets, the system could not be initiated. Thus, the system of socialism necessitates forced redistribution." Some Thoughts on Socialism and the Bible - Shepherds Theological Seminary

I don't know what exactly you mean, but it sounds like you make up your own belief system. Sorry to have to break it to you but there is only one truth, the King James Bible. If you want to know the truth, you have to read and study it. Otherwise you are living in a fictitious world.

Jesus was tolerant and forgave those who accept Him as Lord and Savior, but those who reject Him are a different matter. Jesus clearly taught salvation is by faith in him. Those who reject that face eternal damnation. That is really all there is to say about "tolerance".

He was not tolerant of unbelievers. "36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. " John 3:36 KJV He was tolerant of those who believe on him, but non-believers is a whole different matter. His gospel says they are on their way to eternal damnation.

You said he was tolerant, which can mean almost anything. What was he tolerant of? Homosexuality, LGBT or what? Was he tolerant of sin? Stealing, murder, sexual abuse, pedophila? What do you think he was tolerant of?

I'm 100% sure he was nicer than me. He was God. I am a fallen sinner saved by grace through Jesus Christ. You are also a fallen sinner, but see yourself as someone who doesn't need God or the Savior or salvation. You have a serious problem. You are part of the corrupt, fallen world but don't even recognize your problem. Using the name of Jesus in a discussion when you don't even believe in God, Jesus or the Bible is pretty dicy.

We have all heard that nonsense before. Total nonsense. Since you don't even believe in God, Jesus or the Bible, how do you have any knowledge about such matters to begin with? You just use the name to try to score a brownie point with false claims.

Appointing Johnson as a "special rappateur" just shows how unethical Trudeau is. Johnston has known deep connections with China as do his children. Yet he was supposed to be representing the interests of Canada in investigating the Chinese interference. He was the last person on earth who should have been appointed to do that job. The local dog catcher would have been a better choice. Trudeau should really step down next. I don't see how Canadians could possibly trust him to protect our democratic system which already appears badly compromised by Chinese interference. How many other prominent Canadians or influential Canadians have deep roots in China? That is something that should also be investigated and reported to Canadians.

What we have been hearing about for months may be only the tip of the iceberg. Since Trudeau appointed the former GG as a special Rappateur, the debate has been centred on Johnston's connections with Trudeau, the Trudeau Foundation and the Liberal Party. This article points out his love for and ties to China over the decades. Yet little or none of this was mentioned by the media or journalists the past few months. How could he have possibly been an impartial investigator of Chinese interference with his affection for China? How could Trudeau have possibly appointed someone like this? Certainly Johnston's history with China would have been well known by Trudeau and his advisors. This raises a lot of questions. "“He’s obviously both in love with and infatuated by the PRC. When you are madly in love with someone, you want to be close to that person. You want to be loved by that person. You won’t do anything to jeopardize the relationship and you can’t see, or don’t want to see, the ugly side of that person.” Critics say David Johnston was compromised by his deep affection for China (msn.com)