1967100

In Canada according to the criminal code perjury carries a term prison sentence of up to 14 years while bribery holds that people convicted of the crime would be sentenced to up to 5 years. Mulroney, the former Prime Minister, has spent the last 14 years using up public taxmoney to defend himself while taking more money in the form of "damage compensation". Do you think that the Oliphant inquiry will deliver enough evidence when they deliver their report at the end of the year to justify a corruption trial, possibly sending Mulroney to prison for years?

A China-US war might possibly break out in the future if the Taiwan issue gets out of hand (fortunately, mainland basher Chen-Shui Bian has been removed from office), in which case Canada would probably be asked to lend a hand. On one hand, we have our old friend the United States, which would probably back and help Taiwan, on the other, we have the Asian stronghold China. If such a scenario occurs, which side should Canada back?

I seriously don't see Ignatieff working with Layton in any way. Iggy is too far to the right. He is more of a moderate Conservative than a socialist NDP. That, plus the fact that the Bloc are in the coalition seriously makes me doubt Iggy would be willing to go through with the deal. He would probably ask for another election for March or April if the government is defeated on the budget, which would make it a good 6 months since the last election (Clark's government fell after 7 months). So, the 50% is irrelavent. Either we stay with Harper or we have an election which could result in either what we have now or Ignatieff as the new PM.

Time and time again, we had Prime Ministers and governments that listened to and put the American Administration's voice before that of the Canadian people, whether it be Liberal or Conservative. Before the 1970s, the Liberals were mostly in favour of closer ties with the US, with the Tories favouring keeping our British heritage (Diefenbaker comes to mind). Then, by the 1980s, the parties were completely switched around. The Conservative Party of Mulroney favoured closer ties to the US, while the Liberal party started to adopt a protectionist voice. Despite this, Chretien still signed NAFTA and we are where we are today. Which Prime Minister (from Laurier to Harper) do you think sucked up and put America's interest before that of Canada's?

Who do you think has the best chance of leading the Conservatives to victory if Harper is indeed defeated by the coalition and resigned from the leadership?

I have always considered citizenship tests to be a form of discrimination against newcomers to Canada. Why force a test on them if over 2/3rd of the Canadian citizens can't pass the test themselves? Does this mean citizens who don't know anything about Canada should have their citizenships stripped? I don't think so. So why are we doing this to immigrants?

This is why you take the 401.

Once again, Harper's NEOCONs tear a page out of another failed administration- that of Mike the Knife Harris, who as we all know left Ontario in deficit in 1993. Hell. we reduced Mulrooney's party to 2 seats for giving us the GST (which got rid of the deficit) and NAFTA, while we give Harper 143 seats for screwing us into deficit with his rash GST 2% cut and his constant abuse of the crown corporations and civil workers.

The last time the constitution was put out in the open was in 1992 when Brian Mulroney tried to get Quebec to sign the constitution using the Charlottetown referendum, outlining certain powers granted to the provinces, minority groups, women, and aboriginals Canadians. If I remember correctly, the accord was defeated by a public vote of 46% to 54% with people fearing that it gave too much power to the provinces, coming 2 years after the downfall of the Meech Lake Accord, which proposed similar intentions. Had the Accords succeeded, Quebec seperatists would have a harder time arguing their case, and their movement would've been pretty much killed. Now that some time has passed, do you think Harper should reopen the constitutional talks to get Quebec onside after declaring it a "nation WITHIN Canada"?

Visit My Website I must say, I got a good chuckle seeing this. Alright, apparently the site is undergoing high traffic, but this is just to show you have low the Conservatives how gone in recent months. It is basically a rip off of Facebook, with Stephane Dion and Bob Rae, Jean Chretien, Paul Martin, etc. all as friends with profiles containing offensive satirical information (Elizabeth May's profile said "I love trees!"). This level of attack is not professional of a federal party. You would never see the Liberals attacking and "bullying" Harper on any level like this, except of course there are a few nutty people out there who are not representative of the Liberal Party, and Dion as you notice actually debates policies and issues attacking Harper on these things, not his personal stuff. I, as a former conservative supporter in 2006, will be endorsing Stephane Dion, the bullied underdog for the past year and a half.

The Canadian War Museum is owned by the federal government, opened in 2005, which is supposed to outline Canada's military history from Confederation, to the South African (Boer War) War and WW1, to World War II, and then the cold war and the present day situation, along with many of the tanks/trucks/war vechicles used by the Canadian military. I think that such is museum is a promotion of Canada's militarist past, and that it needs to be disbanded. We are a peaceful nation that is supposed to be against any notion of military strength, we're supposed to keep the peace. I certainly don't want my government to spend my tax money on it, and rather use the millions of dollars in maintenance for the poor instead.

When you really think about it, around 30%-50% of Canadians would be willing to vote Conservative as long as it is moderate (centre-right), will not sell us out to the United States like Mulroney or Harper did, and runs a clean government. If you look towards Europe, you'll see that many of the countries there have had Conservative parties govern for decades (like the UMP in France, the People's Party in Spain, the Conservatives in the UK, and in Italy). Many of these parties managed to hold to power by sticking to moderate centre-right policies, avoiding scandal and corruption, and not sucking up to the US (defend natural interests) which I don't think the CPC stands for. Rather, what we see here in Canada is a constant sucking-up to the Republicans (think NAFTA-gate), and horrible scandals (Bernier, Cadman).

I'm pretty sure three days is more than enough for the Emperor to publicly declare that Japan would be willing to surrender after learning about the first bomb on Hiroshima. Though I'm suspicious because Truman probably wanted to use the bombs to show-off to the Soviets, which would become the American's nemesis during the Cold War.

I'm a Conservative and I've actually been pretty disappointed with Harper thus far. He's been attacking Dion with childish name-calling and bullying tactics rather than debating actual policy, and his reputation has been marred with Cadman affair and the illegal Tory extra spending- making him a hypocrite as he can't hold his ground with offering a transparent government that he promised in the 06 election. Harper makes Mulroney look like a statesman.

I don't really see the need for an apology for the Komogata Maru. These people came here illegally, and the ship itself was owned by the illegal black markets (sponsored by a Sikh leader in BC). For god's sake, many of these people fought with Canadian officers upon docking in Vancouver. Robert Borden made the right decision when he sent the ship back to India.

Harry S. Truman, on August 6th, 1945, signed a document that authorized the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima after the Japanese failed to respond to his offer of a peace treaty to end the war. There is much debate as to whether or not the Japanese intended to surrender before the bombs were even dropped, and top military strategists back then (General Eisenhower, and General MacArthur) have been planning a land invasion of Japan, and many say that upwards of at least 1.5 million more soldiers and Japanese citizens could be killed. Three days after the Hiroshima bombing, Japan still did not surrender, so Truman sent another nuclear bomb, this time to Nagasaki, and 6 days after that bombing, Emperor Hirohito finally agreed to rasie the white flag, after the deaths of 200,000 Japanese citizens in the two seperate bombings. Do you think Harry Truman made the right decision when he used nuclear weapons on Japan?

Think about it, they have the second highest GDP level after the US, they have a sizable navy and air force, their high tech industry is booming and will only get better as North Americans markets struggle with our lame technology. They also have political stability, as evidented by the LDP staying in power for over 40 years straight, something that Canada or the US doesn't have (we swtich governments every decade from liberal to conservative and vice-versa, which shows we're not dedicated to politics). Do you think Japan is a superpower?

With the recent rise of the NDP (popularity now near 20%) and Harper's total disregard of good governance, do you think the NDP would form a good government? Would you have more faith in a Conservative government or an NDP government if you compare the two federal parties?

Many holocaust deniers (i.e. A-Jad) argue that the holocaust was a story made up by Jewish population to give right to the existance of Israel and that the Jews need to have a country. Do you believe the holocaust really happened?

Actually, Trudeau is consistently ranked as Canada's most popular and well-loved Prime Minister. The CONs have to go back to the days of Sir John A. to find such a Prime Minister.

We should wait until the other western nations decide. Doing it now will spark diplomatic tensions between Canada and Russia/Serbia. If the other nations recognize, then we should as well.

With Harper being the most unpopular Prime Minister in the last 40 years due to the Afghanistan War and the economic recession in Canada, do you think Dion will become Prime Minister by ousting the fat Harper?

Political parties stuck in neutral Public satisfied with Harper as PM. Support for Conservatives and Liberals same as after 2006 election, poll shows PHILIP AUTHIER, The Gazette Published: 48 minutes ago Despite the buzz out of Ottawa about a possible spring election, Canada's major political parties have barely budged in public opinion since the 2006 election that produced a minority Tory government, a new poll says. But satisfaction in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government remains high - 55 per cent across the country - while Liberal leader Stéphane Dion is at the bottom of the pack when Canadians are asked who would be the best prime minister. Conducted from Feb. 5-10 for The Gazette and Le Devoir, the Léger Marketing poll reveals the Conservatives nationally lead the Liberals by five percentage points in public opinion. Email to a friend Printer friendly Font:****Had an election been called in that time frame, the Conservatives would have earned 37 per cent of votes compared with 32 per cent for the Liberals, 16 per cent for the New Democrats and seven per cent for the Green Party. The numbers are similar to those of the 2006 general election, said Léger research vice-president Christian Bourque. "It's (party standing) been essentially flat for the last six to eight months," Bourque said. There are, however, changes on a region to region basis. While the poll shows the Conservatives bolstering their national numbers with their powerhouse western support, they have slipped in Quebec and Ontario. There the Liberals under Dion have crept up - leading the Tories by six percentage points in Quebec and 10 in Ontario. The Conservatives are now third in public opinion in Quebec with a score of 21 per cent. First overall is the Bloc Québécois at 35 per cent of support, followed by the Liberals in second place with 27 per cent. Fourth is the NDP with 11 per cent and the Greens at six per cent. The Liberals, however, are hampered because their vote is clustered in Montreal, allowing the Bloc to consistently win more seats province-wide. The Quebec numbers suggest that while the Bloc's support is solid, the federalist vote is mobile and willing to dabble with different options, Bourque said. The Liberals also lead the Conservatives in Ontario, where they have 42 per cent of the vote. The Tories are second with 32, trailed by the NDP with 18 per cent and the Greens with eight. Bourque said with numbers like these, an election would have produced another minority government in Ottawa, but owing to improvements in the Liberal vote in Quebec and Ontario, the Conservatives have no guarantee they will form it. Over the last few weeks, the Conservatives have set in motion various confident votes that, in theory, could spark an election. "My impression is there remains closet issues with the Conservatives in central Canada," Bourque said. "This whole, 'hidden agenda,' theme still causes some fear." But Canadians nevertheless feel the Harper government is doing a good job. A majority say they are very or somewhat satisfied with the government. Harper leads when Canadians are asked who would be the best prime minister. Nationally, Harper's score is 32 per cent, compared with NDP leader Jack Layton at 18 per cent. Dion sits at 15. Léger polled 1,500 Canadians coast-to-coast from Feb. 5-10. With a sample this size, the margin of error is plus or minus 2.6 per cent, 19 times out of 20. Does this show that no matter how good a CONservative leader is, they will only be stuck to a minority status at best? Awww, poor CONs. Its unfortunate that they can't be banned as a party for their war crimes in Afghanistan and their criminal ignorance of climate change.

The RCMP is thinking about having all their officers know both official languages and laying off those who can't speak at least half-decent French, the Canadian official language. Perosnally, I am absolutely appalled at how negative English Canada sees the French. They don't take the time to learn Canada's second language and expects the government to give everything to them at the expense of French Canadians.

A few weeks ago, the CBC aired a short documentary on the national in which they covered poor chinese farmers suffering from Cancer because of a local government-owned factory sprewing waste into the local pnd. I was absolutely amazed by the lack of science and the lies that western media portray China with. Since when does factory waste cause cancer? It's not like the waste sprewed by western factories cause its citizens any health problems. By making the documentary, the CBC has joined the list of countless other media sources to sprew lies against the Chinese government. I am becoming convinced that the western media make up lies about China to limit its economic development and thus continue the domination of western nations. Do you believe this is what's happening?