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Linda Gibbons was jailed for around 9 years...

Total nutzoid, wondering if they wish Mubarak back. http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/11/12/249092.html An Egyptian jihad leader, with self-professed links to the Taliban, called for the “destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt,” drawing ties between the Egyptian relics and Buddha statues, local media reported this week. Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, called on Muslims to remove such “idols.” also His comments came a day after thousands of ultraconservative Islamists gathered in Tahrir Square to call for the strict application of Sharia law in the new constitution.

Sure they can, but this proposal is about Nov. 1, levying a sales tax as an alternative to boosting property taxes. Yikes, that should read - is about the NDP levying a....

In that case, if it's fully understood, pull it.

It is the NDP suggesting it, sol in this case it is an NDP thing.

If Toronto needs more money for infrastructure then they can raise their property taxes because they are lower than the rest of the GTA, probably lower than most other Ontario areas. Check out your assessment on the Toronto City website, just plug in your MPAC evaluation. I did, Toronto was about $1,000.00 less than what I pay about 1.20 mins. east of Toronto. Because of the relatively lower taxation of Toronto properties, the cities receives subsidies from the Ontario gov’t for transit and so on. So, taxpayers in other places with no TTC are on the hook for transit facilities in Toronto. The NDP is wrong to propose this. M. Ravignat did run for Comm. Party in 1997, and the NDP does have a low threshold for their definition of rich.

Assaid: It is a proposal in a discussion paper prepared by her office and put before MPs on a House of Commons committee studying Canada’s infrastructure deficit which would allow municipalities to impose a 1% value-added sales tax.

The NDP are suggesting a 1% value added tax but prior to the last election the NDP promised that its platform for re-election would be implemented without any tax increases. It continues to assert that this promise is being kept. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2012/11/13/20354106.html They have however, put forward a discussion paper prepared by Olivia Chow’s office through a Commons committee which would allow municipalities to impose a 1% value-added sales tax. Olivia Chow has been front and centre in Toronto recently talking about Toronto and infrastructure so I expect Olivia Chow to take a run at the Toronto Mayor’s office in 2014. Also, if she quits as an MP before the next election she stands to benefit, pension wise. http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/flaherty-rejects-demands-pension-changes-hived-off-budget-144453292.html Current members of Parliament could easily escape pension changes announced Thursday that will see MPs pay a lot more into their pensions and wait longer to collect them. All they have to do is not run in the next election, set for 2015.

IMO it means we should be very careful about pulling the plug, that maybe there is hope. The CBC did a piece on this but I missed it so it is getting more attention.

I was reading in the dentist's office about a patient in a vegetative state responding to testing but couldn’t remember the name of the Canadian doctor. Now I see some articles about it. IMO this gives a whole different perspective to the discussion on when to pull the plug. http://www.guardian....egetative-state Adrian Owen's pioneering research shows that some vegetative patients are conscious and responsive and one here http://www.dailymail...er-thought.html

What 'downhill side', there isn't one.

The Muslim Canadian Congress has denounced it, good for them. I didn't realize that they also said "Canada will burn, praise Allah" http://www.scribd.com/doc/113105509/MCC-statement-denouncing-the-disruption-of-Remembrance-Day-ceremony-by-Muslim-students

This should stop the speculation about merging the two parties. The Liberals can and will come back eventually at the expense of the NDP.

I’ve read estimates that say about 24 billion barrels area recoverable with today's technology. Good news for the U.S. N.W. Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is bigger in resources than Alberta when you figure in the Potash deposits. No shortage of oil, just the technology to get at it. Wonder if the U.S. could lower the price of gasoline eventually. http://www.bakkenresourcesinc.com/geology.php

See post #115 it is their mandate. Even so, if you choose not to believe it fine, but the RCMP does and did assess the situation and acted accordingly. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pp/index-eng.htm http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/09/06/f-politicians-security.html

Depends on their contract I suppose. I kinda feel sorry for him, he didn't know about before they aired it, but I doubt Chiefs know everything thing that is aired, they rely on their staff and managers I would think. edited for spelling

I did ? The only other post on job losses I made was here http://www.mapleleaf...pic=21847&st=30

More than a few job losses, but wait for cap and trade, there'll be more. http://www.examiner.com/article/job-loss-an-early-consequence-of-election Three days after the re-election of President Barack Obama, consequences are being felt. Dozens of companies have announced layoffs since Tuesday’s election, and the list is expanding rapidly. The companies announcing layoffs now include: Westinghouse Research in Motion Limited Lightyear Network Solutions Providence Journal Hawker Beechcraft Boeing CVPH Medical Center US Cellular Momentive Performance Materials Rocketdyne Brake Parts Vestas Wind Systems Husqvarna Center for Hospice New York Bristol-Meyers OCE North America Darden Restaurants United Blood Services Gulf These companies alone represent thousands of jobs Other companies planning Obamacare-related cuts include: Smith & Nephew – 770 layoffs Abbott Labs – 700 layoffs Covidien – 595 layoffs Kinetic Concepts – 427 layoffs St. Jude Medical – 300 layoffs Hill Rom – 200 layoffs Beyond the complete elimination of a significant number of American jobs is another looming problem created by the health care law – a shift from full-time to part-time workers.

Is this just the tip of the iceberg as far journalism goes, not just in the U.K. but with N. A. also? IMO it is, our own media needs to look at how it uses innuendo and speculation to drive an issue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20286198 (Reuters) - Britain's BBC must undergo a radical overhaul in the wake of "shoddy" journalism which led to the resignation of its chief or its future will be in doubt, the head of the state-funded broadcaster's governing body said on Sunday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/11/entertainment-us-britain-bbc-idUSBRE8A90HJ20121111

It is the RCMP’s mandate to protect the PM. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/pp/index-eng.htm This isn’t about this particular issue but speaks to the RCMP’s mandate to protect the PM. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/09/06/f-politicians-security.html At the federal level, the RCMP provides security for politicians, and for visiting foreign dignitaries, diplomats and other officials. The RCMP's Prime Minister's Protection Detail provides security for Stephen Harper and his family, both in Canada and abroad. It has 120 full-time employees, according to an RCMP document obtained by Radio-Canada earlier this year. Provincial police forces like the SQ provide security for premiers and others designated by the province. The size of the security package a police force provides is based on a threat and risk assessment that is constantly reviewed. ---- "They have the expertise, they do the threat assessments," Murphy explains. Giorno stresses the importance of the work by the officers on the security detail, and in his view, those assignments are now "for the best and most well-trained officers." Increasing protection for the PM Security for the prime minister is the RCMP's responsibility, Tim Murphy told CBC News. Murphy, then Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Paul Martin, watches the media scrums outside the House of Commons in Ottawa Feb. 12, 2004. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) Under both Martin and Harper, the budget for security was set by the RCMP, not the Prime Minister's Office.

I believe the RCMP does their job as required and probably reports their findings and conclusions to the PMO. I don't see why the PMO would reject their recommendations. That's all it is, this is just mountains out of molehills, milking a non-scandal for all it's worth to score political points. One would think that the trade agreement itself would be more important than the cost of security.

Mr. Harper gets the blame for everything LOL Funny thing isn't it, the papers all refer to "Harper Boosts Security" as a for instance, when in fact, it's the RCMP doing the boosting according to needs.

Only in your alternate reality, you turn it into something else if you wish - enjoy.

Wind Turbines are causing health problems for some, the set backs need to extended. Agree about subsidies and stealing money, that is just one of the reasons energy is so high. http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/50968 http://www.windontario.ca/what-wind/

Really, the issue as said in the OP, is making a big deal out of the RCMP decision to taking an amoured car to India to protect the PM of Canada. The reality is it was not Mr. Harper but the RCMP who made that decision based on their assessments of the situation, that's all, the rest is hyperbole.