wellandboy

I asked Scott Brison to clarify some statements he made that I found disturbing and offensive. Since he hasn't and probably won't, I'll comment. Hyperbole is one thing but I think describing Harper as evil is beyond the pale of reason. It appears in Mr. Brison's narrow view, that because an individual or group has a different set of values or beliefs they must be evil. At no time have I heard of Mr. Harper making any statement that would classify him as evil or wishing to subjugate any people. If Mr. Brison would be willing to provide empirical evidence to support his statements, I could actually respect his point of view. Otherwise it's just uncontrolled anger and vitriol spilling out on these pages that I'm certain if the shoe were on the other foot, would be called "propagation of hate". What say you Mr. Brison?

To Scott Brison Could you clarify you statement about Harper being evil ? Hitler, Stalin or dare I say it Saddam Hussein were/are evil. To whom are you referring to in your statement about subjugating people? I eagerly await your response.

Whether or not Gomery exonerates Martin is missing the point entirely. The systemic sleaze in the Liberal Party is the problem. Martin's window dressing purge is a joke. The same power players are still pretty much in tact. The only resolution is to get rid of them sooner rather than later.

While the rest of the country has to sit and wait until Tuesday, Paul Martin will receive a copy tonight (Monday) giving his spin meisters ample time to set prepared statements to refute Gomery's findings. I hope I'm not the only one who has a problem with this. This report is about corruption in the highest places within the Liberal Party and now they get an advanced copy. This whole exercise I thought was for the Canadian public, not the Liberal Party, the actual perpetrators of this debacle . I'm starting to think the U.S. style of Special Prosecutor is the way to go. Flush out the rats and maybe we can restore some faith in our political system. I can't wait to hear the apologists comment on this one!

In a report made in 2003 the Feds recognized that of approx. 450 reserves in Canada, roughly 30% were deemed as critical in terms of water safety and 16% critical for sewage treatment. To most of us in urban Canada, what happens on these remote reserves is way off our radar screens. When we see the squalid living conditions and lack of potable water, to say nothing of the huge social issues like substance abuse (not mentioned in this story), I wonder what the hell we're doing. I have huge problems with the "reserve" system for aboriginals because it excludes them from Canadian society and leaves them perpetually beholden to the government. Sadly, that's what we have, therefore it's incumbent upon government to provide adequate living conditions.