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All of them? there are a lot of "groups" out there.

And that's why the pamphlet says everybody gets the same rights with no fine print. None of this everybody is equal but some are more equal than others nonsense. Gay rights are implied. It's redundant, everybody gets the same rights. Should the pamphlet go through and list off every single ethnic/religious groups rights as well?

He has his face all over the Canadian media. He does not need to be ruining a moment by taking somebody's place. He's a politician, he can get his face on the media whenever he wants. Canadians want to see a hockey game and the theatrics, not some lame political campaign. Layton had a choice to take the high road, he didn't. Good thing, I didn't agree with taking the photographer as well, because its wasteful. I don't see why you'd want to take one when CTV follows the PM around.

Oh I don't know, probably because gay people enjoy the same rights as everybody else. It would be redundant to print it.

I didn't like Harper at the women's moguls afterwards, that was cheesy. But then again Harper wasn't bullying his way to get his face on TV. Layton could have had a photo-op and sent it in to CTV Toronto news, chances are it would have went national, but no he took the gutter.

A lot of their viewers probably did...

What was small and desperate was being front row centre for a camera at a crowded bar, when the aim of those camera shots is to show ordinary people celebrating. Jack Layton or any other politician is not an ordinary person. Had Jack just shown up, and had a photo op interview before/after the game with a TV crew for the nightly news, I can respect that. But taking a spot from an average joe to get your face on TV during the Canadian equivalent to the super bowl, that's just school on saturday. As for Harper bringing his own photographer, that's a bit strange and wasteful, considering CTV gave him pretty favorable coverage at the games.

I agree with the sound part. Vinyl has a better sound than digital, I can't quite put my finger on it, the sound seems so much better. The same goes with AM radio for listening to country music. Listening to country music on FM radio is almost criminal.

Welcome to my hell...

He was front row centre in front of a camera in a massive bar. There's a thousand other places he could have stood in the bar, but he "conveniently" stood right smack in the middle of the camera view. That's classless. If your a celebrity the camera follows you, you don't follow the camera. I'd have been embarassed if Preston Manning pulled a stunt like that.

Zing!!!

How big is Gretzky's in T.O. a thousand square feet, more? Less? With all of that room there, Layton could have stood anywhere else in the bar, but nope he had to be conveniently right in front of the camera. That's weak. Let the ordinary joes sit in front of the bar cameras and let them celebrate, we get to see enough politicians on TV. That's just poor.

I wouldn't say that, they have awareness that they are contributing to society and that they shouldn't be punished for their contributions. The English learned that lesson the hard way from the Americans. Ignoring the masses is a two way street. By punishing the masses that are your contributors with high taxes is also a recipe for disaster. Communism has failed because of that attitude. I believe that Canadian society has afforded every Canadian the same opportunity to succeed, and the tax rates should reflect that, a flat tax. The current tax system is stone age.

Probably because their moderators are of the left wing persuasion, and feel free to exercise their power as they see fit. There are pro-conservative comments on CBC, but you have to dig. That and because the CBC is a crown corporation, they'll be doing the typical federal gov't thing and overcompensating to one side so it looks like they aren't favoring the overall majority of things (most ordinary people don't spew senseless anti-insert name here rhetoric). Think of it as affirmative action. For the times CTV has its comments section open when discussing political stories, there seems to be more of a right slant in the comments, with some sizeable left comments thrown in.

So let me get this straight, you want the government to set wage controls, and at the same time your complaining about how everything has turned communist without them? The last thing this country needs is minimum wage when we already have a burdensome welfare system to go along with it.

ho hum My link You make bigotted comments towards Christians, and suggest that people that don't have a university education are trash and stupid. Some of the richest people in Canada don't have a University Education. If you want to make ignorant blanket statements, I can make the same right back.

Maybe one day Winnipeg will be as nice and clean as saskatoon, and winnipeggers will one day be as classy as Saskatoon people, one day however...

Top Olympic Moment The slovenian cross country skier who broke her ribs and collapsed her lung and raced anyway to pull off a bronze medal, collapsed after the race and had to be helped onto the podium. That's a testament to will power, dedication, and hard work.

Ha ha ha ha. You are right, Winnipeg is a hole.

Harry meet Lloyd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOx5UtvlSXY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOx5UtvlSXY

you are implying that people who have degrees are superior to those who don't. We proved that little concept wrong. It's always about the money, smarter people are better at making it, university degree or not. That's why some pushes on the rigs are loaded, and some pushes are up to their ears in debt. I learned i can make more money than the average university grad and not waste five years of my life. If I want to learn something, I'll buy a book. However, I know that book doesn't improve my thinking skills. Anyone who suggests that having a university degree is superior to those who don't is an ivory tower elitist. I'll remove mine, if you remove yours. "did" is subjective, if they are so successful, why do they need handouts from taxpayers like me? Those publications are in the ag industry concerning policy, I read those for a laugh because I know ag profs are failures as ag producers, they need to go teach because their farm went belly up. I'm not saying you did, that honor goes to the bigot normanchateau. Every prof I've ever ran into is a liberal hippy. If someone wants to play the generalization game with me, I can play along as well. Hurts doesn't it. I'd rather invest in my money to pharmaceutical companies, they pay the scientists for the research, their stock value rises because of their new drug/cure, and I make a boatload of money. Welcome to business. The private sector outperforms the public sector when it comes to research that matters. That cut in property tax allows me to invest more money into pharmaceutical companies that will come up with new drugs/cures, that will cause their stock price to rise and make me more money. Those kids want "free" education. It's madness, it hurts me at tax time and hurts other university students by causing "education inflation", that means their degree becomes less and less valuable due to the massive numbers of grads. Universities are always lined up at the public trough wanting money, go get a loan like everyone else. I've walked around and sat in on a couple of lectures. Made me sick. The fact that I will earn more than most University grads puts a smile on my face every day.

It's all about the money. Money is the ultimate scorecard. Those who don't have money are the first to cry "it's not about the money". The market is completely rational, truckers hauling goods in dangerous environments are in more demand than some flake with a sociology degree. The numbers don't lie. Smallc bailed out of university, I'd say he understands public issues very well. Well NormanChateau has defied the odds and has shown monumental ignorance, and stupidity. Fat lot of good that University education did. Good for you, want a medal. From what I hear, he's doing a fine job. It must piss off the ivory tower elitists that a church minister can competantly handle key cabinet posts. What happened to Maxime Bernier? From what I've seen about University profs from publications is that they are leftist ivory tower fools who don't get the real world. There's the old saying "Those who can't do, teach". Going to University doesn't make someone magically competant, it just means you read a lot of books. That would be at Normanchateau for Hating Christians, seems like he has no problem casting stones. For someone who is University educated, you are in the same boat of painting all Christians with the same brush, I don't agree with the pushy bible thumpers, but I'm not ignorant enough to say all Christians are like that, you apparently are, and that's unfortunate. Normanchateau believes Christians shouldn't have the right to hold public office, and that if they get in they'll turn Canada into a fascist empire. I will call bullsh*t on that bigotted piece of garbage until the cows come home. If he wants to be a bigot, he can wear the label. Perfect amalgams of capitalism my ass. They can raise their own damn money instead of soaking me come property tax time. I've walked around some campuses and all I see is people whining about how they are owed tuition from society and profs whining about not getting funding. here's an idea get a loan. The problem with Universities is that there are those leftist profs who will portray their ideas as truth and when taken outside of acedemia are epic failures. If you can't see that universities are one of the most biased places on earth shows that you need to get out more. Making money is the biggest truth out there, it doesn't lie and is the scorecard of success.

Germany and Japan smartened up because they got their clocks cleaned. Russia smartened up because the US bankrupted it. Their beliefs didn't mean diddly squat when they pissed off the US/UK. The same will happen to the terrorists, they just haven't gotten their clocks cleaned thoroughly enough yet. The Middle East during the early Middle Ages was the most advanced, peaceful, civilization going. The west was trying to catch up to them. For some reason, they regressed into a gong show. For the amount of money they have, their living conditions are atrocious, and their rights structure compared to ours is pathetic. There is absolutely no excuse for that. So yes, we can call them evil. The west was smart enough to advance, they weren't. Economic development is all fine and dandy, but their needs to be this thing called security for it to take place, security comes from the military. Flying planes into buildings, blowing up civilians, oppressing women, and ruling by fear sounds pretty evil to me.

And if you and the left can't understand that burying your head in the sand while evil people do evil things is wrong, it's all the more reason to keep you whackjobs from government.

Oh come now, he's not THAT bad.