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Ottawa is spending billions of dollars on infrastructure on Quebec, their favourite liberal stronghold. Ottawa is now going to fund a high speed rail system between Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec city and also fund seaport expansion in Montreal. Also they provide millions of dollars in subsidies for the ferry service in the maritimes, but very little for BC ferries on the west coast. Their reasoning is because the maritimes ferries run between provinces (Nova Scotia, PEI, N.B. and Newfoundland), while BC ferries runs between Vancouver Island and the lower mainland within B.C. Sounds like a phony excuse to not provide funding to B.C. ferries and its users. B.C. Ferries vessels are old and breaking down all the time and rates are going up. Lots of subsidies for Quebec and the maritimes but little or nothing for B.C. residents. Should the western provinces, which provide billions in equalization payments to Quebec, really be part of Canada or would we be better off separate? Confederation is costing the west billions of dollars a year.

Anything the government gets involved in automatically increases in cost significantly.

I read a book about the history of the Popes. Long history of many scandals. Easy to make fine sounding statements about peace when he doesn't have to stop terrorist regimes from getting nuclear weapons. He doesn't have to worry about stopping nuclear attacks. He is taken care of and in control of the richest corporation in the world. Read the book "The Vatican Billions" by Avro Manhattan, available online at the archive website. If the Vatican is so wealthy, why don't they do more spending on foreign aid or do they do any? Get the book "Vicars of Christ, the Dark Side of the Papacy" by Peter de Rosa. What did the Pope do during WW2 about the Holocaust of six million jews? Not much. Do you think he cares if Israel is wiped out by nuclear bombs from Iran? The real question is why is he taking the side of Iran now, a terrorist regime that recently reportedly killed 42,000 of its unarmed citizens for protesting.

In spite of the federal government politician's talk, this article shows Canada's, i.e., the federal government's defence of human rights in the world is fake. " The Carney-Trudeau Liberal government has long prided itself on being a fierce defender of human rights, but it’s a false claim. Not when you’re praised by Hamas three times, downplay forced labour in China, back away from your previous allegations of targeted assassination, extortion and other violent crimes carried out by India in Canada, and remain silent when Iran is nominated for a United Nations committee on human rights. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/editorial-canada-now-a-paper-tiger-on-human-rights/ar-AA21465O?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69e182bbfd8b4db78cf8268fdf309c16&ei=19

The Pope has been making statements to the world that are critical of the U.S. for using force to try to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon. Where have you been? The Pope condemns the U.S. for waging war against Iran and claims there should be peaceful negotiation with them, even though Iran has rejected any attempts to negotiate to stop it from getting nuclear weapons for many years. The U.S. has had no choice but to use force to stop Iran from that goal. That is the central issue which the Pope does not understand or he does not care. You need to read the news more closely instead of being obsessed with defending your false god.

Not sure what you're trying to say. Do you seriously think Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium and work toward building a nuclear weapon? That's what it sounds like. They cannot be allowed to do that in any way, shape or form. It would lead to a holocaust in the middle east. Israel is an ally of the west. It is the only democracy in the middle east and is surrounded by Islamic regimes who would like to eliminate Israel. Iran is an Islamic republic controlled by Islamic Ayatollahs who want to destroy Israel and consider the U.S. the great Satan. Their aim is to build a nuclear weapon that they can use to destroy Israel. It's all part of the jihad against Israel and the west. Not sure you understand that.

The Pope's comments prove he is willing to let Iran build a nuclear weapon. Such a thing would lead to major destruction as Iran has promised to destroy Israel. That kind of attack would clearly lead to an all-out nuclear war in the middle east and cost millions of lives. What is this Pope thinking. He should stay out of this kind of politics. He obviously doesn't know what he is talking about. He claims Trump is manipulating religion, but the fact is the Pope is the world's biggest political religious figure with probably more influence that any other religious figure. He has about 1.4 billion followers or members. He is the one the using religion as a tool for politics if anyone is. 'Tyrants.' Pope blasts those who manipulate religion as Trump feud escalates

Howso? They are both generally anti-Semitic.

How much of what we buy is from China? Most dry goods.

Avi Lewis has a long list of wild promises about how he would spend taxpayer money to create his Socialist paradise, but no clear explanation of where the money would come from to do all this. No budget details. It sounds more like Communist propaganda. What specific public‑ownership proposals has Avi Lewis...

"Denialism of all sorts is dangerous. Canada’s expanded MAiD policies have fallen prey to a new form of it: suicide denialism. What else can it be called when expansion ideologues repeatedly ignore and deny the fact that some Canadians are getting Track 2 MAiD fuelled not by illness suffering, but by known suicide risk factors of social deprivation?" MAiD and marginalized people: Coroner’s reports shed light on assisted death in Ontario It is so easy to do a little search on the internet and find out what is going on.

" Marginalization and MAiD The Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario is seen in Toronto in September 2024. (AP Photo/Angie Wang) Many have warned for years that when facilitated suicide is expanded to those with disabilities who have decades left to live, it is impossible to filter out suffering due to poverty, loneliness and other marginalization fueling MAiD requests. The medical disability becomes the foot in the door to open eligibility for MAiD, but social suffering pushes the marginalized through that door to seek state-sponsored death for their life struggles. The coroner’s report uses a marginalization index based on area of residence (similar to the way impacts on marginalized populations were identified during COVID-19) to divide the population into five levels, each representing 20 per cent of the population. The data shows a much higher proportion of Track 2 MAiD recipients come from highly marginalized categories than Track 1 MAiD recipients, or the general population. People in the lowest “material resource” category (i.e. poverty) represent 20 per cent of the general population, but they make up 28.4 per cent of Track 2 MAiD recipients, compared to 21.5 per cent of Track 1 recipients. People in the lowest 20 per cent of the population with the worst housing instability made up 48.3 per cent of Track 2 MAiD recipients, compared to 34.3 per cent of Track 1 recipients. Track 2 recipients were also far more likely to come from the most vulnerable 20 per cent of the population in terms of age and labour force participation, with 56.9 per cent of Track 2 MAiD recipients coming from this category compared to 41.8 per cent of Track 1 MAiD recipients. Gender gaps of more women than men receiving Track 2 MAiD are also emerging. Additionally the report shed light on specific cases of concern, including people receiving Track 2 MAiD for social and housing vulnerability, and for unclear reasons while still suffering from inadequately treated mental illness and addictions. This includes a man with a history of suicidal ideation and untreated addictions whose psychiatrist asked during a session whether he was aware of MAiD. After being approved, he was “personally transported (by the MAiD provider) in their vehicle to an external location for the provision of MAiD”. Denialism Policy mistakes can occur, but these marginalized deaths result from wilful avoidance and denial of evidence-based cautions. I have previously written of the lack of safeguards and absence of evidence informing MAiD expansion. Beyond the evidence in the coroner’s report, there are clear signs of this denial: Leaders of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA) supported euthanasia for depression and addictions without once mentioning suicide risks of mental illness or the need for suicide prevention in any of their consultations and testimony that led to Bill C-7’s “sunset clause” for introducing MAiD for mental illness, literally not once mentioning the words suicide, suicidal or any variant in these consultations on death and mental illness (in disclosure, I am a past president and distinguished fellow, but no longer a member, of the CPA); The federally appointed chair of the MAiD expansion panel charged with recommending safeguards for psychiatric euthanasia recommended no additional legislative safeguards and said the gender gap of twice as many women as men being euthanized for mental illness in Europe “doesn’t concern” her, testifying: “It doesn’t concern me, in the sense that I don’t think anybody knows what it means. We can make all sorts of hypotheses about what it might mean, but nobody really knows. What I would caution you about is drawing inferences, like the one in your question with respect to male-to-female suicide ratios, because we don’t know what it means.” (It should be noted that there is longstanding evidence of a 2:1 gender gap of more women than men attempting suicide when mentally ill, most of whom do not die by suicide and do not try again.) Well-funded lobby groups like Dying With Dignity continue to claim that it is a “myth” that “vulnerable populations can be eligible for MAiD if they are suffering from inadequate social supports, including housing,” erasing Canadians who have literally said they chose MAiD precisely for those reasons — their disability made them eligible for MAiD, but it was the lack of social supports that led them to request it; Groups presenting as experts continue providing false reassurances that their CAMAP (Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers) training guidelines filter out suicidality, despite criticisms their guidelines lack any evidence-based factors distinguishing motivations for expanded MAiD requests from traditional suicide These repeated refusals to have our MAiD expansion be informed by evidence have led to a MAiD house of cards wilfully blind to suicide risks. Denialism of all sorts is dangerous. Canada’s expanded MAiD policies have fallen prey to a new form of it: suicide denialism. What else can it be called when expansion ideologues repeatedly ignore and deny the fact that some Canadians are getting Track 2 MAiD fuelled not by illness suffering, but by known suicide risk factors of social deprivation?" MAiD and marginalized people: Coroner’s reports shed light on assisted death in Ontario

You obviously have read nothing about what has been going in in the euthanasia field. There are thousands of true stories. You need to start reading some. Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: choice is a lie

You are completely ignorant of the facts. All you have to do is a little reading to learn the truth. quote In Belgium, euthanasia was legalized in 2003. Recent studies have revealed significant abuses of euthanasia and signs that it is “out-of-control.” Independent studies, published in May 2010, looked at the practice of euthanasia in the Flanders region. They revealed that 32% of the euthanasia deaths in that region were done without request or consent (8) and that 45% of all euthanasia deaths done by nurses in Belgium are without request or consent. (9) Another highly disturbing study published in October 2010 found that nearly half of the euthanasia deaths in the Flanders region are not reported and that “controversial” euthanasia deaths are usually not reported. Under-reporting explains why the “official” Belgium government report suggests that few if any problems exist. (10) unquote Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: choice is a lie You support MAID. Remember that thinkin could turn against you and you could become a victim. Or your warped thinking could cost you your life prematurely. It is happening to countless people in Canada now. People take it lightly and think MAID is a solution to any problem and just off the cuff they take it. Or someone recommends it to them and believe what they're told.

Liberals don't care about democracy either. They make back room deals to con weak conservatives to cross the floor to join their corrupt gang. That is not democracy. The voters get the opposite of what they voted for in those ridings and with government. It looks like they crookedly weaseled enough floor crossers (5) to form a majority government after the two bi-elections today.

A central policy of the Liberal party is "freedom of choice" or freedom to kill one's pre-born baby. They are proud of it.

The full explanation of this is important to understand. Therefore I will quote the whole article here. Why did God choose to destroy Jericho in Joshua 6:1? Jericho’s Strategic and Symbolic Significance Jericho controlled the eastern approach to Canaan from the Jordan Valley. As a military stronghold and a religious center devoted to lunar deities, it embodied the entire Canaanite system in microcosm. By striking first at Jericho, God simultaneously: • Opened a corridor into the hill country for subsequent campaigns (Joshua 8–11). • Signaled that He—not Israel’s weapons—would defeat the land’s most fortified places (Deuteronomy 9:1–3). • Publicly dethroned the Canaanite gods (Exodus 12:12), asserting His unrivaled kingship (Psalm 24:8). The Moral Degeneracy of Canaan and Jericho The conquest is rooted in moral judgement, not ethnic hostility. Four centuries earlier God told Abraham, “In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” (Genesis 15:16). By Joshua’s day Canaanite culture was marked by idolatry, ritual prostitution, and child sacrifice (Leviticus 18:24–25; Deuteronomy 12:31). Rahab’s confession—“We have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea… for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth below” (Joshua 2:10–11)—reveals the city knowingly rejected the true God. Judgment fell after persistent, informed rebellion. Fulfillment of Long-Promised Judgment Jericho’s fall fulfills multiple prophecies: • The land pledge to Abraham (Genesis 15:18–21). • Moses’ prediction of Canaanite cities “great and fortified to the heavens” handed over to Israel (Deuteronomy 9:1–5). • The curses pronounced for idolatry (Deuteronomy 18:9–12). God’s faithfulness requires both mercy and justice (Exodus 34:6–7). Jericho’s destruction demonstrates the latter after an extended probationary period. Covenant Theology: Firstfruits of the Land Jericho functioned as a ban-devoted “firstfruits” (Hebrew ḥērem) of Canaan. All valuables went into the LORD’s treasury (Joshua 6:17–19). As Israel later dedicated inaugural harvest sheaves (Leviticus 23:10), so the city’s entire yield was devoted to God, underscoring His ownership of the land and people (Psalm 24:1). Demonstration of Divine Power and Israel’s Dependence God prescribed a bizarre, non-military tactic: silent marches, trumpet blasts, and a climactic shout (Joshua 6:3–5). The procedure: • Magnified God’s role—no siege engines, ladders, or battering rams. • Tested Israel’s obedience (Hebrews 11:30). • Foreshadowed salvation by faith rather than works (Ephesians 2:8–9). The collapse of impregnable walls after the seventh circuit (Joshua 6:20) left no doubt: “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit” (Zechariah 4:6). Provision of Mercy: Rahab and Her Household Even in judgment God extends grace. Rahab, a Canaanite prostitute, trusted Yahweh, hid the spies, and tied the scarlet cord—a symbol of redemption—at her window (Joshua 2:12–21). She and her family alone were spared (Joshua 6:22–25). Rahab later entered Messiah’s lineage (Matthew 1:5) and is commended for faith (Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25). Jericho thus illustrates both wrath and rescue, anticipating the Cross where judgment and mercy converge. Archaeological Corroboration Excavations at Tell es-Sultan (ancient Jericho) supply striking parallels to Joshua 6: • John Garstang (1930–36) uncovered a collapsed brick wall forming a ramp over the city’s stone revetment—matching a sudden outward fall that could permit ascent. • He found storage jars filled with charred grain, indicating the city fell quickly in spring (cf. Joshua 3:15) and was burned, yet plunder was minimal—consistent with ḥērem devotion. • While Kathleen Kenyon (1952–58) re-dated the destruction to c.1550 BC, later ceramic analysis, radiocarbon samples, and scarab sequences re-established a late-15th-century date (Bryant Wood, 1990), aligning with Usshur’s 1406 BC Exodus-Conquest chronology. • The north quadrant’s wall section remained standing—precisely where Rahab’s house “in the wall” (Joshua 2:15) would have been located. Chronological Considerations Scripture’s internal timeline places Jericho’s fall 40 years after the Exodus (Numbers 14:33-34), itself dated to 1446 BC (1 Kings 6:1). That yields 1406 BC for Joshua 6, in harmony with the above archaeological data. Manuscript traditions (Masoretic, Samaritan, Septuagint) agree on the sequence, and the Amarna Letters (14th century BC) document Canaanite panic over “Habiru” invaders, dovetailing with Israel’s incursions. Miraculous Method and Theological Typology Jericho prefigures future divine interventions: • Eschatological judgment on the world system (Revelation 18). • The trumpet blasts mirror the seven trumpets of Revelation 8–11. • The scarlet cord alludes to Passover blood and Christ’s atonement (John 1:29). • The seventh-day, seven-time march anticipates Sabbath rest secured by Messiah (Hebrews 4:8-11). Practical and Ethical Lessons • Sin invites judgment, whether personal or societal. • Divine patience is immense but not infinite (2 Peter 3:9-10). • Faith secures deliverance; Rahab shows background is no barrier. • Believers should devote “firstfruits” of life—time, talent, treasure—to God. • Obedience, even when tactics seem irrational, invites miraculous outcomes. Jericho’s destruction answers the question not merely of “why” but “who”: a holy, covenant-keeping God asserting His righteousness, vindicating His promises, extending mercy to those who believe, and foreshadowing the ultimate victory secured in the risen Christ. unquote Why did God choose to destroy Jericho in Joshua 6:1?

quote The Moral Degeneracy of Canaan and Jericho The conquest is rooted in moral judgement, not ethnic hostility. Four centuries earlier God told Abraham, “In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” (Genesis 15:16). By Joshua’s day Canaanite culture was marked by idolatry, ritual prostitution, and child sacrifice (Leviticus 18:24–25; Deuteronomy 12:31). Rahab’s confession—“We have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea… for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above and on earth below” (Joshua 2:10–11)—reveals the city knowingly rejected the true God. Judgment fell after persistent, informed rebellion. Fulfillment of Long-Promised Judgment Jericho’s fall fulfills multiple prophecies: • The land pledge to Abraham (Genesis 15:18–21). • Moses’ prediction of Canaanite cities “great and fortified to the heavens” handed over to Israel (Deuteronomy 9:1–5). • The curses pronounced for idolatry (Deuteronomy 18:9–12). God’s faithfulness requires both mercy and justice (Exodus 34:6–7). Jericho’s destruction demonstrates the latter after an extended probationary period. unquote Why did God choose to destroy Jericho in Joshua 6:1?

Read Genesis 9 vs 6 KJV. It authorizes capital punishment for murder. Do you know the difference between a crime of murder and self defence?

The ten commandments says thou shalt not kill. I think you are missing the point that self defence is a legitimate exception, be it an individual or a nation. I don't know anything about a massacre in Jericho. I will just say Israel has a right to defend itself against terrorists such as the Hamas and Hezbollah groups that are perpetually bent on killing Israelis. It is a well known fact that these terrorist groups hide among their civilians. It doesn't help when the government of Lebanon has Hezbollah supporters among its ranks and refuses to ban them from Lebanon. Who really controls Lebanon? This has been going on for ages.

You just admitted it is undemocratic. The SCC is unelected. They have no mandate from the people.

Just read that a BC court of appeal gave a large island of 510 square kilometers, along the west coast of Vancouver Island to natives. This island comprised much crown land and a provincial park. This is a massive piece of land. Not long ago the BC NDP signed an agreement handing over Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) to the native band there. A court ruled that a large part of the city of Richmond BC belongs to the Cowichan band which lives on Vancouver Island, far from Richmond, BC. This was done allegedly because some FN ancestors used to travel to that area of Richmond to fish along the coast. There are other rulings that are affecting mining negatively also. The BC NDP says they won't repeal DRIPA, a law they brought in a few years back that gives FNs possible rights over private property and resource development in B.C. This is appalling and the NDP claims they are going to amend DRIPA shortly. But they don't give the public details about what they are doing and also don't give the public information about the negotiations that are going on behind closed doors with FNs bands either. The public has a right to know what is going on here. These events in BC could set a precedent for the rest of Canada and should be of major concern. I should mention the federal government is doing nothing to protect private property rights in Canada either.

So called FNs have no special rights above anybody else. The idea they do is a pure invention by activists and people like yourself on the liberal left who fell for it. It is an ideology believed by many Communist leaning progressives. The world was settled by people migrating from somewhere else. The idea that settlers who arrived later should pay compensation is not a universal idea and has never been an established belief. This is how England was settled. Nobody paid compensation to previous occupants. quote The settlement of England can be traced back to several groups: Celtic Tribes: Before the Romans, England was inhabited by Celtic tribes, including the Iceni, Brigantes, and Trinovantes. AngloSaxons: After the Roman withdrawal, Germanic tribes, including Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, began settling in England around the 5th century. Normans: The Norman Conquest in 1066 brought Norman settlers from France, who significantly influenced the English language and culture. Vikings: In the late 700s, Viking raiders from Denmark and Norway settled in parts of England, particularly in the north and east, known as the Danelaw. These groups collectively shaped the historical landscape of England, leading to the formation of the modern English identity. 2 Sources unquote Canadians have paid aboriginals billions of dollars in various ways. Canada has built homes for them, provided water systems, health care, education, and various other things. The idea that we owe them fortunes for huge parts of the province that they never really occupied is nuts. They lived in little settlements in various locations and sometimes travelled from there to other areas to hunt and fish, and sometimes to conduct war against other tribes and take slaves. We do not owe them a cent for the vast unoccupied areas that they now claim as their "traditional territory". There is no proof that they even occupied much of these vast areas. Much of it is far from the villages where their ancestors actually lived. It is nothing more than a money or land grab. They know Canada has a weak justice system and political system that is open to being exploited. They have many university-trained professional activists who have been trained how to milk the system. They have trained legal experts who know how to work the system and that is what is happening now.

Do you really think any non-natives will be able to go to these places for free or hunt and fish there? I strongly doubt it. I don't think it is right to give legal ownership of crown land and provincial parks to a FN band. Crown land and the parks belong to all Canadians, not a tiny percentage of the population who happened to have ancestors that lived in the area and hunted and fished there. They can still live there and hunt and fish without being given ownership and title to all the land. It is bizarre. I heard this morning from someone who said in some remote areas along an inlet on Vancouver Island, if you step ashore on the beach, some native will come along and ask you to pay a fee for going there. It could also happen on Nootka Island now. They will likely be extorting money from anyone to comes into these areas.

What you're saying must be some kind of joke. The whole of B.C. and maybe Canada is claimed by various FNs. If you think all the land of B.C. belongs to FN because B.C. did not negotiate it, you better go back to where your ancestors came from. You and most of the 40 million people in Canada must be living here illegally according to you.