Jerry J. Fortin

Now tell us the rest of the story. The line to be crossed is between the head games and actual pain and life endangerment. You can torture to that degree, no more. They say they know better than to cross the line, yet they did and do. I know it is problematic, but he actually comes out on the right side of the equation to my mind. There is a line that you should not cross.

That about sums it up nicely.

Oleg they looked at ways to get at this stuff for decades. You ARE looking at the cleanest way to do that they can. There could be more restorative work done sooner, not a big deal. You could make it look prettier if you want, but it won't change anything. China is a bit player, no more. Hey dude the big guys in the sands are Canadian!

The GG could make it more entertaining ...I will grant you that. If she allowed a coalition to form a government then Ottawa would go into fits and the public would giggle a lot I think.

I think he means the intent of the design is not worked out through constitutional definitions. The design is fine but the practical application is junk. Probably why he favours a republic with its checks and balances.

All I read from that is that he does not support torture. What do you get out of it? I mean the first part is speaking about international politics and the need for military intervention at some times, the second part is relevant after the first is taken into consideration. Once we undertake military operations, they should not be used to torture and seek revenge upon those we wage war upon.

But those words still don't prove he is in favour of torture at all. That would be an interpretation in a non-literal sense designed to well position ones ass on a fence without looking like you will fall in either direction when the wind blows. It is a political statement designed to preclude being compelled to take one stand or another. To say that it implies torture is a fabrication to say the least.

Thats why I like you dude! You just hit the nail on the head once again. Good call.

Say what? Oleg, the price of oil makes the sand viable. What we in Alberta need is nuclear power to supply Fort Mac with its juice. Alternative energy is moving forward in Alberta, make no mistake about it. Geo-thermal systems for new home construction is way up. Wind power and solar power setups are increasing as well. There are always two sides, personal and business to that equation and we need to remember that. There are lots more residences than businesses and a lot more private than public transportation systems as well. We need to rethink if you really want to make a difference. Drive the issue down to the consumer and you will get the most efficient means of tackling the problem.

What of the content BC....what do you think?

That isn't actually an accurate summary of his opinion is it?

Or live in Belize and bank in the Caymans...

Don' hold your breath on that!

I enjoyed that little read! Thanks!

There you go! A spot on posting! Nice job!

Nice touch....a definite two pointer!

Its the past, let it go. Those guys are gone and there are bigger fish to fry.

Nice! There will be hell to pay over this.

I think the Conservatives are out to lunch on that score! I think that would be a real dumb move for anyone to make. I do think that if it can be proven that things went all the way up the food chain, then where ever the buck stopped would be the location of the guy with many eggs on their face. Beside if you went that way it would look like a military witch hunt at first, a nice little trap for the politicians.

The first volley then. This may become interesting.

For a number of years I have advocated a consumption tax to replace all forms of income tax. Use a base income at the poverty level and everything over that results in a tax paid at the point of consumption. Collected by vendors and forwarded to the Federal government. One rate for everyone, no with holding taxes and the government is tossed out of our pockets. The more you spend the more you pay, no deductions.

So I get from all this you folks approve of a lemming approach to the problem.

The national debt, the payments made by tax payers being transfered into private industry.

The Yankees did not elect Senators until 1913. They were appointed by the States until then.

What of the possibility of automated production? We have lots of available production facilities not being used anymore. We have lots of folks on welfare and EI that can be trained and offered positions in new productive efforts. Why don't we head down a new path and carve a trial for others to follow? Why do we want to sit in the weeds and watch it all go away while doing nothing about it?