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Adelle - you are a prat. Oops - report me for name calling. You missed the entire point - completely - suspect most will not. Or I missed what you meant - either way ....... Adult? It has not worked for years - the teenagers will run over you. It has nothing to do with being an adult - it has to do with turf. Stand on it with the majority belief, or get thrown out. At least everywhere but here. Borg

Nothing new here. Media will not carry and cover with strength as it would make them look like they actually care. If the street traffic was in "the other direction", the uproar would be enormous. Third world countries do not have a live and let live attitude as the canuckleheads do. Those folks - agree or disagree with them - are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in - canuckleheads always roll over and play dead. Borg

We are there because it in a NATO committment and we are members of NATO. Stay in NATO and honour the requirements, or get out of NATO and do as the people wish. Plain and simple - nothing more and nothing less. Borg

Because it would have caused civil war. Borg

Multiculturalism: Equtes to politically engineered racism. Trudeau - piss on his grave in a heartbeat. Landry - another separatist that loves sucking on the taxpayers tit. Nothing good has come from it. The socially re-engineered canuckleheaded citizen is now afraid to stand for anything - less the human rights folks and theit taxpayer supported kangaroo courts cause them legal and financial grief. If you are from kebec you can be a racist and get away with it because you are protecting kebec culture. Borg

Well Margrace - to stay on topic here - I asked my wife to comment. Her response was simple: "Those women do not represent me or any of my friends. I would cut all their funding and make them self supporting". Seems you and she might very well agree. Borg

Isn't that what wives and daughters are for? Have a good one, Borg

I have been ganged up on. Family are all going to the parents for Christmas. I wanted them all to come here, but the folks have decided to have everyone at the home place. Business arrangements and farm chores are being looked after by the lead hand and his family - so it is off to Mom and Dad's place. Merry Christmas to all, Borg

Have been working outside all day so missed this entirely. Excellent news. Borg

A borderless North America? I am not sure I want some folks on this continent moving here thank you very much. Heck I wish I could shut out some canuckleheads. Merry Christmas Borg

Actually, why do you not address this question to the countries it happens in? They are ancient countries. Usually countries that have been living with the advantages of climate and possibly even year round food availablility. They themselves do not seem to care as evidenced by the massive man made starvation in Etheopia. Or the destruction of a viable agricultural system by Mugabe. Or the civil war in Sudan. Or the removal of peoples hands by machete on the gold coast. I think instead of being disgusted by this you need to ask yourself the following question: If these countries have had advantages for years - why do they still not value life as we in the west do? So, I sleep very well at night knowing that death and destruction continue on around me - as the people you seem so dearly wish to help are not interested in much more than power and money. I am here - as are many others because our forefathers and mothers realized there was a better place - one simply had to go out and MAKE it! Thank heavens they did. Do not blame the person who lives in apparent health, wealth and happiness. Blame the person who willingly destroys his own people for a bar of gold. You only have to look into the heart of the vast majority of governments in Africa to see this - mostly crooked and corrupt with NO value of life. Other than their own of course. Or India and Pakistan or China. Countries that place more value on their nuclear weapons program, space program or modern army, navy or air force than they do on health, food and infrastructure for their people. Now, perhap you like to get out and visit one or two of these countries. You might then understand. As I am most familiar with Africa I will use that continent as an example. As for your "aide" comment. Powdered milk and eggs plus wheat - delivered to Etheopia many years ago still sits on a ramp on a small airport - still guarded by soldiers and slowly being sold to those who actually have something to offer - sex, money, whatever ..... Aide gets to Africa in the billions every year. Most of it does not get to where it needs to be - at least in my opinion. To ensure it does would take guns and soldiers - aide does not get to the right places unless peacde exists. You have to MAKE peace before it can be kept. You do not seem to realize this. Nazi Germany x 1000? No, it is worse. Be that as it may you cannot help a country that does not want to be helped. Unless of course you are prepared to go to war. So, are you prepared to kill more people - on both sides? Are you prepared to pick up the rifle or the weapon and start killing? You have all the advantages becaue YOUR father and mother were / are here - YOU take advantage of it - or waste it as you see fit. I will leave you with this question to ponder: Most of the problem countries live between the tropics or near the equator. Ever wonder why the people who live north or south of the Tropic lines never seem to be those who are starving? Your question was honourable, but you reasoning is oh so very flawed. Making me realize you are very inexpeienced in ways of the world. Merry Christmas, Borg

Have a good evening. Borg

Well, you of all people???? Just because I am who I am - should I be ashamed? Hardly. I believe you to be nothing more than a person who wants to live off the backs of those who work - and are perhaps quite proud of their accomplishments. My bank account is not as big as I would like, but I do indeed maintain a work ethic that is one of - "never ask someone to do something you would not do yourself." Perhaps that is why people who work with me have been here as long as they have. So - what is a traitor? How do you know? Have you ever served your country? Have you ever done things for others that put you at risk? Have you ever been somewhere and asked yourself - "If I do this I might not make it home?" I have and am quite happy to say that I am a person who stands up to be counted. Have you ever been counted? Or perhaps you would like to sit on the side lines and let others support you? Seems to me that you have stated in the past that you are in this situation now. Your own kid(s) - according to you - have acknowlegded this and have moved on. I may not be perfect, but when I look in the mirror, the person looking back is ok - and when he is not ok, I darned well do something to fix it. So attack all you want - I will sleep very well at night knowing those who matter to me - friends and family - will come to my assistance if I ever need it. And in return they know I will do the same. I am also very, very rich with friends and family - to me that is more important then money - and the money I have also does many good things. Wanna' tell us a bit more about yourself? Borg

I simply look them in the eye and tell them to take a hike. Borg

Go away for a couple of hours and the comments flow in. I am not in favour of libs as government. I am not always happy with the cons, but usually they do as they say they will. I am hard pressed to not approve of that single item. As for JT - he is simply riding Dad's coattails. Personally, I do not believe he is as in tune to what canada needs - however I do believe the mystique of pierre will carry him. After all generations of social engineering has led many canuckleheads to believe they live in a country that owes THEM a living. Borg

Godin knows how to pander to the minority to keep his job - in the end that is his primary concern. Advertisement - be it good or bad is still advertisement. If DND had not shut it down there would have been a very strong movement of "indignation" from Godin and his ilk. Unfortunately - even though DND is almost completely compliant - and strives to be so when it comes to language - that makes it even more of a target when there is a slight mistake. Rest assured the Godins of this country are cheering loudly over this. Solution? Treat the french in canada as the anglos are in kebec - official equality does not exist. Use the kebec example for outside the borders of that small minded province. Speak the lingo while inside the borders of the small minded province. Or better - tell kebec to take a hike and take their share of the bills with them. It would make our lives much better. And, there are many inside the province of kebec that agree with this anglo. In the end I believe it would improve our relations greatly. Borg

I would like to think Canadians are smart enough to see this - but in my heart I suspect they do not. Anything to get another lib government I suppose. More tax money for left wing policies. Another kebecer to rescue Canada? Borg --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin Trudeau to outline vision for Canada's future Liberal fundraiser a chance to draw young people into process and `refresh' party, organizer says Dec 20, 2007 04:30 AM Les Whittington Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA–Justin Trudeau, the brightest young star on the Liberal scene, will talk about his vision of Canada at a party fundraiser tonight in Toronto. Trudeau, the son of ex-prime minister Pierre Trudeau who plunged into electoral politics in Quebec last spring, is addressing the topic: "The Way Ahead – the Liberal Party in 2008." Bringing Trudeau to Toronto is part of the effort to generate new thinking about Liberal goals and prompt interest among young people in the political process. "The real purpose of this is to give as many people as possible the chance to participate in the most important project the Liberal party has before it right now," said organizer Senator Jerry Grafstein. That's for the party to "renew itself and refresh itself," he said. Trudeau, who turns 36 on Christmas Day, set off a jolt of national interest and widespread leadership speculation last spring when he won the nomination to run for the federal Liberals in the Montreal riding of Papineau. His views on the future of Canada and the party take place against a backdrop of simmering unease with current Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion. While any leadership bid by Trudeau is likely years away, some Liberals are already looking to him as a possible champion of the idea of a strong national government capable of bringing Canadians together. There is a sense among some Liberals that to court votes in Quebec, the party under Stéphane Dion is not adequately defending the need to keep the federal government from devolving too much power to the provinces. One area where questions of national values and standards have emerged is in the tense debate over fundamental Canadian rights in Quebec's public study of what constitutes "reasonable accommodation" of immigrants and religious minorities. Condemning what he calls the politics of fear, Trudeau has stressed the importance of protecting the individual liberties guaranteed in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms brought in by his father. Instead of "mistrust" and "division," there's a hunger for "the politics of openness and understanding" that stresses "the common values which unite us," Trudeau told CTV recently. Tonight's event, which is a fundraiser for Trudeau's political campaign and for the Liberals, takes place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the University Club on University Ave.

Well, the controversy continues in the NP - Seems old Tom is also on his high horse. No one would have the lifestyle they do today - good, bad or indifferent if the boys and girls from Canada and other Allied countries had not gone off to do their duty. Even peace loving folk mustrealize this?. It is Remembrance - not war. Too bad we continually keep this going. Did no one take history, or is it just those with a privileged platform attempting to make a point - they can be seen, heard and are not required to respond? Borg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The poppy stands for war National Post Published: Friday, December 14, 2007 Re: Respect The Poppy, editorial, Dec. 13. In Waterloo County, Ont., where Justice Margaret Woolcott sits on the Ontario Court bench, there is a large Mennonite population, who have a long and worthy history of adherence to non-violence and peace-making and are opposed to war and killing. Among this group of loyal Canadian citizens (whom you have blithely labeled "hateful eccentrics") the wearing of a poppy is generally viewed as glorification of war and all it entails. Mennonites understand very well the disasters and destruction that accompany war and aggression -- they historically experienced these disasters themselves, as the persecuted targets of governments who were unwilling to accept and respect their policies of non-resistance and nonviolence. I have no idea what Justice Woolcott's personal views may be on this issue, but I commend her for displaying sensitivity to the fact that there are legitimate, alternate views in our society about the efficacy of war and violence in solving human problems. This opinion does not minimize the tragic loss of lives experienced in war but rejects the implicit endorsement of violence and military struggle which the poppy signifies. Justice Woolcott recognized that wearing a poppy in a courtroom is essentially a political statement, made by a police constable whose line of work also entails the potential use of force and violence to uphold the law. Not all Canadians feel comfortable with that political view, nor should they, as she correctly pointed out to the officer in question. Ted Dueck, Waterloo, Ont.

What do you mean? You do not like your electricity and your car and your home heating and your nylon and your velcro and your non-dairy creamer? I suppose you want to go back to gravel roads as well? Look - I know there will be some environmental damage, but the fact remains - unless you wish to go back to candles and hauling wood for the stove, you had better think twice. Heck, Suncor is at it as well as a host of canadian companies and canadian subsidiaries. As for prime forest - well, having walked that bush many times I can assure you it may be prime for some things - but all it grows is poplar and spruce - which will all be harvested first. Nothing will go to waste. There will be a reclamation plan in hand for the day when oil production ceases. Relax. Life will continue. Borg

Another subsidy in the form of unemployment? Tough to live on that. Borg

Sorry - should have thought about it a bit more - surely even lawyers have costs. Is not a lwayer who represents himself considered a fool? Or is it the legal system that is tied up over frivolous law siuts such as this that is to blame? Whatever - he / she / it is simply looking for attention and making a living I suppose. Borg

Showing my ignorance here. How does one continually persuade an outfit to carry on with so many different types of legal suits. After all it would beggar most of us to do this if we had to pay for the entire cost of these law suits. Borg

Actually, my wife does the Christmas shopping - so perhaps you should direct your comment to her. Or my kids who TELL me what to buy for Mom. I am hopeless at shopping and generally wait until the absolute last minute to buy - so as a hen pecked husband and father I simply do as I am told. I sleep very well at night - however I think I will be using that expensive nine foot wide snowblower to clear the quarter mile long track to the road very early in the a.m. So I will likely be up at 0400 to check on the drifting. Oh, that snowblower is made in canada with canuck steel and a canuck fabricator. Ah the joys of country life. Borg

It is rare to hire outside the U.S. of A. for these positions. I believe it is the Patriot Act that prevents this. Dyncorp has opened an office in Europe in order to hire off shore workers. Canadians are not usually a favoured group for what I see as an obvious reason - and may not be seen by some here. As for coming home. I did - a couple of times. Not as dangerous as one might think - mind you a slightly different job. Most of these positions do not mean going out from behind the wire. However the money is good as long as a security clearance is not required. They do not recognize the NATO clearances and certainly do not recognize the PWGSC equivalents. Good money and the first 80 grand is usually tax free. I reccommend going for the experience if you can get on. Borg

Ah yes - the superior intellect. Backed by even more superior intellect. I do not believe we will be impoverished and I do not think I stated that - I simply stated that jobs leave because of the cost of production - tech is the same the world over. Perhaps they even blend so closely we do not seem to be able to sort tech from people. So, when you get laid off just before Christmas after working hard for a company - what do you tell your wife and kids? "Honey. outsourcing is simply a better way for our country to do business. Do not worry, there will be another job coming our way shortly." Or worse, your banker. "Sorry Ms, Mrs, Mr, XXXX I do not have the money to make my mortgage payment at present. Can you take a promisary note?" Unfortunately we do tend to forget the human factor at times. Easy to do when it is far down the chain from the decision maker. Even though I am personally motivated by profit I do my darndest to not lose sight of that human factor. I honestly think I have maintained that ability. So - the earth is not flat - you like to twist words that were not stated - quite knowingly to divert rather than stay on topic - and I will wish you a Merry Christmas. Borg