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The CPC steered us through the great recession better than any other country, being blamed for stimulus spending, when it was at the BEHEST of the Libs and NDP... Satellite offices vs adscam vs Duffy...

Why should I or anyone care what some lying, inaccurate, whining, hyperbolic left winger writes in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. His article more or less whines about Canada not being an inspiration to American Liberals.

Yes. 1994

When I was a bleeding heart socialist, I just assumed I had to beleive the left wing narrative on climate change. As I become more informed, and more libertarian in my ideals I see the climate change scare as a scam and a way to redistribute wealth and blame the west for all the world's ills.

Is the climate change debate nothing more than an attempt by left wing radicals to bring down the West and capitalism? It seems to me that might be the case. Look at left wing darling Naomi Klein. Read what she says in the informative link that I have provided. I think many alarmists really don't know what it is they are arguing for. In all likelihood, they are arguing for the latest flavour of the month without understanding the issue in a deeper sense. http://blog.heartland.org/2015/08/naomi-klein-admits-in-her-climate-change-screed-that-global-warming-is-all-about-anti-capitalist-polemics-and-has-nothing-to-do-really-with-science/

The Ontario Liberals are notorious for not doing their due diligence prior to moving ahead with their grandiose large scale plans. They either completely under estimate or purposely deceive the citizens on the costs associated (anyone want to buy a power plant). They have proven over and over that they do not have the ability to properly execute a plan of this magnitude effectively and economically.

Wynne may well rue the day that she ever hazarded to immerse herself in federal politics. As unlikely as it seems, the Ontario premier has managed to make her pension plan a national election issue, one that she's losing and is unlikely to ever gain the lead. She does not want the ballot issue - at least in Ontario - to become: If you vote for Tom or Justin you will get the my new costly pension plan for sure, but if you vote for Harper he, and he alone, may be able to stop the madness. It's like starting a knife fight when your opponent is holding a sword. With friends like this Justin doesn't need enemies.

This is a horrible deal for workers. Even you, Mike, have to admit it. Let's do the math. As per the ORPP website, someone earning $90,000 per year will contribute $4.50 per day. That's $1,642.50 per year. With the employer matching,$3,285.00 is being contributed to the plan every year. The ORPP website indicates that if the $90,000 earner contributes to the plan for 40 years, they will receive an annual benefit of $12,815.00, for life. Given that the average mortality age for females is 84 (80 for men, an even worse deal!), and assuming a retirement age of 60 (a best case scenario for most workers), for a female worker, the plan will pay out $307,560.00. Assuming interest on investment compounds monthly, the overall rate of return is 3.6% per year! To put this in perspective, over the last 100 years, the average annual return of the S&P 500 has been roughly 9%. If one were to assume a retirement age of 65, and apply the calculations to a male worker (also earning $90,000 per year), the annual rate of return drops to 1.9%! But the worst part is, unlike personal savings, which could continue to earn interest after retirement, the annual rate of return for the ORPP turns to 0% once you start collecting. This plan is horrible for workers. We need better education on pers

Only 2,095 Canadians participated in this survey. Completely ridiculous to predict an NDP win here, even minority. Whoever gets elected however, will be a minority government. With Mulcair and Trudeau, no platforms or plans from either, I still like the devil I know. If you disagree, I will predict also that you will be very disappointed in either leader. Both of them will put in place policies you will not agree with, will do favour for their friends, will keep the Senate and appoint more Senators, will lie, cheat, etc. So, take off your rosy glasses and brace on for higher income tax, a carbon tax on top of that, higher HST, programs cancelled. You will have to live with all that and I bet the whining will start immediately after the election. .

Harper has already talked about retirement in another two years. The rest of us will be the unfortunate ones stuck with carbon taxes on everything we buy and a new national government program pyramid liability. So much for caring about the middle class.

Well they are in court over it, so you point is a joke. Someone should ask Trudeau in public about the two law suits against him and the LPC from two liberal candidates that they misled and didn't green light to run. He will say the same.

The most reputable polls are calling for a CPC minority. I'd be fine with that. There wouldn't be any more drastic swings in the Canadian political environment, and Harper has managed that mandate in the past. The only risk is a Liberal / NDP Coalition again, or returning to the polls quickly for another election. If there's a Liberal / NDP Coalition, and the Liberals are still in majority in Ontario, then Canadians & especially Ontarians will flock from the country in droves. Be careful what you wish for. Do you really want more taxpayers and employers to leave?

Yes, finally someone who understands. I'm glad it happened to me and I'm embarrassed at my past ways. As for HS curricula; they are more concerned about Social Justice. The education system is run by the left.

So you admit Mulcair is a separatist nonetheless?

There is no deficit this year. Just as PMSH promised. How many of the G7 can say the same after the greatest recession since 1929? How much larger would our debt be, and how much more would we be paying in taxes if any of the other parties were in charge?

Polls this far out may be interesting but are hardly definitive. So why do so many people posting here have their drawers in a knot about this little poll?

The left have an unshakeable belief that they are right and everyone else is wrong. However by brute force and ignorance they can turn convince anyone to believe their rubbish. They do not learn from experience, but repeat the same mistakes, each time believing that it is the fault of others for not accepting leftzo cool aid.

I think the BQ will gain more than a few seats in this election, especially with Duceppe back in the BQ party. The separatists will have to answer one question on the way to the polls this election - has the NDP stood up for Quebec over the last four years, like the BQ did before it? I think the answer is no, notwithstanding the Sherbrooke Declaration. Something else to consider, when talking about the BQ's chances - would Quebecois vote for a party that has unknown candidates, no money and no showing in the Quebec polls? They are too politically intelligent to do that, right?

Maybe you haven't heard, but my philosophies have undergone a major metamorphosis. I see things much differently than I did before. I've been talking to many of people; reading a lot of books; doing some serious soul searching...and I have come to the conclusion that socialism is a scourge to society...rewarding the lazy and unmotivated. I consider myself a Libertarian now, but I am still in the soul searching phase.

The idea of separation, more correctly, secession, is not yet dead. It is an issue to discuss in this election because the PQ may well gain power and the next Federal Govt.will have to deal with that.The Feds. have the power to disallow any Provincial Legislation, so the question to ask the Federalist Parties is whether they are willing to disallow Quebec actions that do not comply with the Canadian Constitution as outlined by the Supreme Court. The question to ask the Bloc secessionists is whether they will comply with the Supreme Court's guidelines and if not, are they willing to take the consequences for illegal actions.In addition, the Bloc should be asked how they will deal with the First Nations who have no wish to join the Quebecois nation in leaving Canada. I do not see why the article is"stupid" to quote Trudeau. Whether or not Duplessis was reactionary or not is irrelevant. Indeed, in many ways the PQ are far more reactionary the Duplessis who did not force Canadian citizens into French Catholic schools and who hired more Anglos in the Quebec/ municipal civil services than the PQ did. Both are reactionary but in different ways. One worshiped Catholicism to extremes while the other worships French to extremes.Both damaged Quebec but it is only now that public faith in Provincially controlled institutions-health, education, infrastructure-is falling rapidly and demanding change in those institutions just like they demanded change at the end of the Duplessis era.

Rather Quebecers know Trudeau and the Liberals, That's why outside of the English enclave of Montreal, they consistently vote against the Liberal party. As for Mulcair, his power base rests on Quebec Separatists and he'll do or say anything to keep it intact. The Conservative strength in Quebec may fool you this time around. Especially if you don't follow the Quebec French media. Wait and see.

The PQ has a new leader and is gaining in the polls, while lending aid to the Bloc. Mulcair's Quebec NDP caucus is full of separatists, past, present and future, with only one goal in mind - doing away with the clarity act and enforcing the Sherbrooke Declaration. Then there's boy blunder's team of nobodies run by Toronto Liberal Party elites, who have no idea of the Quebec situation, or what is happening in the Francophone community. Meanwhile Mr. Harper has made it clear, that he can win a majority without Quebec, as he has done in the past and that it is up to Quebec to take his offer or not. One can only hope they chose the wise course and accept it, this time.

While it's hard to make a case for Mulcair actually being a separatist (his political pedigree certainly contradicts that notion), there is no doubt that he is willing to pander to the hard and soft separatists in order to become Prime Minister of Canada. Thus, he does not deserve the post.