TreeBeard

Both exist. Private charities obviously are not enough. Plus, Canada has an interest in providing aid. Foreign aid may mean less refugees in the long term, which you should like. Also, a stable situation in poor countries is good for us as well. Preventing deadly diseases in foreign countries prevents their spread to Canada. Plus, I want my government to not let people starve to death or die from preventable diseases.

If you are opposed to any foreign aid out of principle, why not state that upfront? Why pretend like Canada is a poor nation who can’t afford to help abroad? Most normal Canadians would disagree with that sentiment.

How would a fisherman living off pogey have an effect on how we determine whether Canada is a wealthy nation? You’re spreading lies. 10 million Canadians don’t use the food bank. If you keep repeating a lie, I won’t bother reading your post any further.

Why would me being a fisherman in NB make any difference to how wealth is calculated for a nation? 10 million Canadians rely on food banks? I call BS. Does the existence of tent cities mean we’re not one of the 30 richest nations on the planet? You don’t sound like the type to want to increase government spending. How do we compare to the rest of the G7? What country do you think is the wealthiest in the world?

If I were a fisherman in NB, would that affect whether we’re a wealthy nation or not?

We can assume you’re correct, and are not the dishonest interlocutor that your responses indicate. We’re the 30th wealthiest country on the planet. Where do you think the line is for wealth before a country should get foreign aid? If the wealth were distributed better in Canada, do you think we are wealthy enough that we could get rid of food banks? In other words, is there enough money in Canada to feed our poorest citizens?

Who said it’s ok? Do you think Canada is one of the wealthiest nations on earth? Who do you think is wealthier?

So because there is poverty in Canada, that means we aren’t a wealthy nation?

Do you think people in the 3rd world should be left to starve? We’re one of the richest nations on earth. For you not to see that makes me question your actual sanity.

Repeat it all you want. You’ll still be wrong.

Why don’t they ever want to elect a government? I think PP is really happy to be in opposition.

Wouldn’t it make more sense that they aren’t mentioned because they didn’t exist?

Is everyone here with whom you disagree a troll?

As I predicted, PP found someone in a safe seat in Alberta to resign so he could run. https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/conservative-mp-gives-up-seat-for-pierre-poilievre-to-run-in-byelection/

Do Con supporters on this forum even know that an opposition leader that has a seat in the House will need to be selected? On a related noted, Poilievre has been told to move out. https://pressprogress.ca/pierre-poilievre-no-longer-entitled-to-live-at-public-mansion-privy-council-office/

You’re right. That was a bad example. There was trade reaching to India at the time. Why would the bible include names of countries that didn’t exist yet?

Pointing out your hypocrisy is not trolling.

What’s more likely… that highly respected, longtime contributor and past Mod @Michael Hardner is a troll? Or that you are having trouble justifying your positions and are hiding behind ridiculous accusations?

So tell us…. why should indigenous people be overruled by a majority, but not Albertans?

I don’t get the joke.

So the majority can overrule indigenous people, but the majority in Canada can’t overrule Alberta? Sounds like you have a hypocrisy problem.

Are you drunk or high, or somehow impaired? You said the Constitution has clauses that could be used for a province to separate. I showed how that was completely ignorant. Now you’re saying I said something else when I quoted the Clarity Act on how it has to happen. Go back and read the posts when you sober up.

No. I quoted the Clarity Act on how it could be done legally. 🤪 …an amendment to the Constitution of Canada would be required for any province to secede from Canada, which in turn would require negotiations involving at least the governments of all of the provinces and the Government of Canada.

You don’t seem to be able to read.