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The PR system would be disaster for Canada. The PR system means some MPs are chosen by their political parties, not the voters. That means they are not accountable to any one riding. How is that democratic? The electorate loses their right to choose. Democracy is far from a perfect system, but allowing the voters in a riding to choose their MP by allowing the one who gets the most votes is sill the fairest system in the world. The PR systems has the mathematical consequence of making it far more difficult for any one party to win a majority government. This results in an inability of government to pass some legislation and the government can be paralyzed. But the main thing is the FPTP system gives every citizen an equal vote as much as possible. The electorate can see what is happening. It is a very simple system. The candidate in a riding who gets the most votes wins. There is no transferring of votes or having political parties choose some candidates which takes democracy away from the people.

I'm not a big fan of Trump, but you have to admit at least he seems to oppose some of the radical progressive/woke liberal left policies. These left liberal policies under Trudeau are costing Canadians billions of dollars and wrecking Canada. Did you see the article explaining how the parliamentary budget officer report that the liberal left has increased the amount that Canada could be liable for to aboriginals from 11 billion dollars to 76 billion dollars. This is destroying Canada and contributing to the national debt, higher cost of living, housing crisis, and creating huge divisions in Canada. I won't get into Israel's internal politics as that is a waste of time right now. They can choose whoever they wish as their leaders.

Believing the universe is God is a false religious belief called pantheism. (a doctrine which identifies God with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of God.) God condemns these false beliefs as idolatry. Since the first of the ten commandments is about idolatry, God considers idolatry as a very serious matter. "3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments." Exodus 20:3-6 KJV

More nonsense! Jesus never rejected money. He warned against the "love of money". He opposed making money a god. But he never opposed the use of money. How else would society be able to function if we didn't have money as a way to buy the necessities of life?

The Apostle Paul wrote these words to the Corinthian believers. " 23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. " 1 Corinthians 1:23-29 KJV "14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. " 1 Corinthians 2:14 KJV

This article describes how the Liberals and FNs are choking billions of dollars out of Canadians and helping ensure Canadians will be saddled with huge debt for the forseeable future. The non-partisan parliamentary budget officers give us this assessment. Currently the amount he calculates we owe has grown from 11 billion to 76 billion under Trudeau's watch. " The Canadian government likely owes Indigenous people almost $76 billion for currently filed land claims and lawsuits, recent official reporting says — a sum that's nearly seven times greater today than when Justin Trudeau became prime minister. In 2015, Ottawa counted $11 billion in "contingent liabilities," which are potential legal obligations recorded only in cases where the probability of future payment is considered "likely," according to the 2023 public accounts of Canada. This year's fall economic statement showed the vast majority of these liabilities — 95 per cent — stem from Indigenous claims against the Crown. It's a spike the non-partisan parliamentary budget officer, who provides lawmakers with spending analysis, calls disconcerting. "It is very, very significant," said Yves Giroux. "It's a bit surprising to see these being multiplied by seven." From the Liberal government's perspective, the increase means progress, according to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree. "I'm not surprised by it," he said. "It is, I think, a part of the reconciliation process that we've undertaken. We have been consistent in ensuring that past harms are resolved." unquote Federal liabilities 'likely' owed to Indigenous people grow to $76B under Trudeau (msn.com) Why do Canadians have to pay an unimaginable amount of money for things that happened in history long before the present generation was even born? The whole world was settled by people migrating from one place to another. How has that become a crime in Canada that we must pay for and our children and grand children must pay for? This does not seem right. But we are saddled with the Liberals, and NDP who are determined to make us pay. Why? Is it to try to build a voting base? Or do they really believe we need to give a hundred billions dollars to FNs for just living in Canada? What gives these liberals and left the right to impose this on Canadians?

Good grief man, that is not from the Holy Bible but from some heretical fiction.

Not everything in the bible is easy to understand. Some things require further investigation and study. The first thing to understand about the Bible is not everything can be understood in the way it might seem. Sometimes there are nuances or further clarification as to what a verse means. Sometimes there is far more to a word than what appears on the surface. That is the case in this verse. The word die has a special meaning. When God said "17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." Genesis 2:17 KJV Benson's Bible Commentary says this about that verse: "Of the tree of knowledge thou shalt not eat — Hitherto God has been manifested as man’s powerful Creator and bountiful Benefactor: now he appears as his Ruler and Lawgiver, and, as such, enters into covenant with him. He gives him but one positive precept, to try his obedience, which, as his Sovereign Lord, he had a right to do, annexing death to the breach, and, of consequence, life and immortality to the observance of it. It is evident, however, that this was not all God required of man, but that a law was written on his heart, requiring him to love God to the utmost extent of his capacity, and to imitate him in all holiness and righteousness. Thou shalt surely die — The death here threatened is evidently to be considered as opposed to the life (or lives rather, Genesis 2:7) which God had bestowed on him. This was not only the natural life of his body, in its union with his soul, but the spiritual life of his soul, in its union with God, and the eternal life of both. The threatening then implies: Thou shalt not only lose all the happiness thou hast, either in possession or prospect, and become liable to the death of thy body, and all the miseries which precede and accompany it; but thou shalt lose thy spiritual life, and become dead to God and things divine, and shalt even forfeit thy title to immortality, and be liable to death eternal. And all this in the day thou eatest thereof." Genesis 2:17 Commentaries: but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." (biblehub.com) Thank you for asking about that verse. May God bless you for inquiring about that verse and why it says what it says. That is an important question. I had previously not given much thought to it and this has given me more knowledge about the verse. It is evident the day they ate the forbidden fruit, they died spiritually, that is, became separated from God and received a physical death sentence. Prior to that, they would not have died physically, but on that day they in effect received the sentence of death. That was an extremely grave and a serious event. Because they were our first parents, the same sentence was pronounced or passed on all their descendants from then on. That was a major turning point for humanity and the whole world. The world changed from a paradise that day to a lost, corrupt, and fallen world with wars, sickness, and death. We have all inherited that guilt and sinful, fallen nature. That is why we need to be redeemed.

"15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." Genesis 2: 15, 16 King James Bible

The reason why we have dictators is because of the fall of man. It is part of all the evil in the world that man brought on himself. "Genesis 3 introduces us to another being involved in the fall of man: the serpent. Satan had already been cast down to earth due to his rebellion against God in heaven (Luke 10:18). Satan came to Eve as a serpent and suggested to the woman that God had not really forbidden the fruit for her good but was rather keeping good from her (Genesis 3:1–4). So she ate it and gave some to Adam (Genesis 3:5). Adam also ate it, and in that moment everything changed. Sin had entered into God’s perfect world (Romans 5:12). Mankind had fallen. The fall of man was caused by Adam’s sin. Sin is any human behavior, word, or thought that is contrary to the perfection of God. Because of Adam’s sin, God placed a curse upon the world, the people, the animals, the plants, and the very ground (Genesis 3:14–19). Their sin had brought upon them the judgment of God, and the only just punishment for such high treason is eternal death (Romans 6:23). But God then put into play a system by which human beings could find pardon for sin. God killed an animal and made garments for the man and woman to cover the nakedness that now brought them shame (Genesis 3:21). In doing so, God painted a picture of what He would do thousands of years later when the Perfect Lamb was slain to take away our sin (John 1:29; Revelation 13:8)." What truly happened at the fall of man? | GotQuestions.org

Caesar was an absolute dictator. There were no political parties and no such thing as democracy. Wikipedia says: "Gaius Julius Caesar (/ˈsiːzər/, SEE-zər; Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs ˈjuːliʊs ˈkae̯sar]; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator from 49 BC until his assassination in 44 BC. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire."

You seem to have missed the point. Nobody is saying one should not obey authorities. Believers in Jesus Christ and his written word have a responsibility to oppose laws and practices which are opposed the Bible. We oppose evil laws and practices by speaking against them and voting against politicians who support ungodly things.

There are many Christians/Bible believers who are conservatives in their thinking simply because there beliefs align more closely with conservative beliefs. What God says in the Bible of course is above Caesar. Caesar is not God and is just a created mortal being the same as any other mortal. Therefore he is a fallen sinner and in need of salvation as well. Just as a side point. Since you mentioned Caesar, you might know the Roman Empire persecuted and killed Christians in the first few centuries because they thought Christians were a threat to the rulers like Caesar. They believed that Caesar was god and all the false religions that existed at the time had to acknowledge him as a god. There is no other God than the one who inspired the Bible and who is Jesus Christ.

So you interpret that to mean the Communist revolutions were good and proper. According to what you said, Chairman Mao and Stalin did no wrong in taking land, farms away from everyone who owned them and giving pieces to everyone in the form of collectives? Was Hitler, Stalin, and Chairman Mao all doing the right things? You don't differentiate between totalitarian dictators and honest leaders I guess. According to you, no rulers or dictators can do wrong. In your thinking, rulers have the final and absolute say about wealth redistribution and private property. Your reasoning means ordinary citizens have no rights to ownership of private property or wealth. That is pure Marxism or Communism.

quote By definition, conservatives believe that there are values, beliefs, attitudes and ideas worth conserving. Hence, they wake up every morning with a sense of existential glee; they recognize that their society, whilst far from perfect, contains many tried and tested ideas worth preserving. Liberals and progressives on the other hand wake up with a dark cloud of existential doom because their society is apparently racist, sexist, transphobic, Islamophobic and ableist. Canada supposedly sits on stolen land. Capitalism is an exploitative system that rapes Mother Earth. We have less than 15 minutes to go because of the existential crisis associated with climate change. Hence, from the perspective of the Noble Progressive, we must dismantle the current system and fight for Unicornia, which lies just around the corner. How could one be happy when there is so much ugliness in the world? unquote Gad Saad: Of course conservatives are happier — they believe society is worth it (msn.com) My guide for truth is God's written revelation.

quote By definition, conservatives believe that there are values, beliefs, attitudes and ideas worth conserving. Hence, they wake up every morning with a sense of existential glee; they recognize that their society, whilst far from perfect, contains many tried and tested ideas worth preserving. Liberals and progressives on the other hand wake up with a dark cloud of existential doom because their society is apparently racist, sexist, transphobic, Islamophobic and ableist. Canada supposedly sits on stolen land. Capitalism is an exploitative system that rapes Mother Earth. We have less than 15 minutes to go because of the existential crisis associated with climate change. Hence, from the perspective of the Noble Progressive, we must dismantle the current system and fight for Unicornia, which lies just around the corner. How could one be happy when there is so much ugliness in the world? unquote Gad Saad: Of course conservatives are happier — they believe society is worth it (msn.com) I realize not all conservatives will agree with me about my source of truth, but this is my belief.

God's word, in English the King James Bible, is given to men by God inspiring men to write it. It is absolutely infallible truth. If you want to follow corrupt men and evil worldly ideologies, that is your choice. But there are consequences. I prefer to trust in the living God who has given me eternal life through his Son, Jesus Christ. Praise Him. Hallelujah!

I never said they don't have a political bone in their body. They are civil servants or bureaucrats and as such they have their personal political beliefs, ideologies, and vote like everyone else. Everyone is entitled to that. But in their job in CSIS, they are required to at least on the surface appear neutral or non-partisan. They could identify any extremist groups as part of their job, but the term "right wing" could be challenged as being political or biased. The term refers to conservatives which is a legal political belief system or ideology. Nobody can be declared terrorists simply because they are conservative. That would be fundamental violation of Charter Rights. They could refer to supremacists, but that is a very general term and who knows exactly what it means. Perhaps it could be challenged in courts; I don't know. I don't know enough about the Constitution or Charter and legal system to know exactly whether the word "supremacist" could be questioned or challenged. It is like the word genocide in Canada. Certain words are often applied to anything and everything someone dislikes. Many Canadians are not too bright with words and like to throw them around for everything or anything they dislike. Trying to link ordinary Canadians with supremacists is just the latest trend by many in the left.

That is what I was thinking. In fact, I looked at the BC government website on leasing crown land. It made me wonder why this is not being done now. Perhaps, the government does not actually let crown land be leased except in very rare or exceptional circumstances. Funny their website makes it seem it is common. But I don't know of being done. I think it could be a major part of resolving the housing crisis. We need over a million homes per year to be built. Why not lease crown land and build massive numbers of homes using pre-approved housing plans. The government is going to create a book of pre-approved housing plans. I know municipalities will oppose the idea on the basis that they must provide the infrastructure for services. But surely they can find a way to do it. Maybe postpone paved roads and sidewalks, and build sewage ponds on acreages in each area. Use gravel roads for the time being.

CSIS is not allowed to delve into politics or partisan affairs. They are under the authority of the government and are not permitted to say much especially on politics. Their only mandate is to investigate things of national security and intelligence matters. Of course they don't report on "Socialism", "Liberalism" or anything of that nature.

Non applicabitis. Discerning right from wrong does not depend on adopting children. Duh..... Try studying the Bible.

"The world tries to tell us life doesn’t begin until after the baby is born, yet the Bible tells us something radically different. The Beginning of Life According to the Bible, life begins at conception; as Psalm 139:13-16 tells us, '13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.. 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.' Secular society teaches that life does not begin until after the infant is born, and some go to the extreme that life does not begin until the infant is able to live without the assistance of his or her mother." This is not rocket science. Even a child should understand. Obviously the baby in the womb is a human just as much as you are. If you want to go to heaven, you need to believe the Bible. Who are you going to continue to believe, God's word the Bible or the fallen world?

You think someone has to adopt a hundred babies to be qualified to oppose killing unborn babies? What about opposing the murder of little children? Do I have to adopt a hundred children to be opposed to that too? Strange reasoning.

So you think it's ok to kill unborn babies. Why are the lives of unborn babies worthless? What makes your life more important than unborn babies lives?

Guess not everyone has the right to life according to some people.