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And someone said I was depressing.... I am sorry to hear the shit is hitting the fan in Alberta too. It was expected. You put forth a good argument.

Back to Ignatieff "the American" The Guardian covers Ignatieff. Neo Con Lite

Probably makes you feel like a door to door salesman. People who run in campaigns become very good at the door to door cold call. You need to put friends and family into your campaign. All those hockey people that know you. Coffee shops, Coffee shops, and Coffee Shops are a really good place to meet people. All public events too. The web is great, but locate a base, and try to find those on the web that live in your riding. Obviously not all are political junkies, Kijijji yourself

That depends on your state of mind, not mine. If those facts are untrue, then say so. I am involved with thousands of people who have lost their jobs. If you have followed any of my posts over the last 2 years on Job losses, you would know of my sincerity. You mentioned that you lost your job and STV was on your mind and an important factor. I have suggested to you to get the support of those who are losing your jobs to back you. This is not the first time that economic circumstances have forced political change and electoral reforms.I stated that 10s of thousands of people have lost and your answer was to confirm that you had lost yours too. I am suggesting that economic circumstances have taken over the mindset of the public, and distracted from the STV movement. People are still going to vote, but I am going to suggest that less people will vote in 2009 then in 2005. What is not certain is if those who voted for STV in 05 will stay home in 09. Absolutely not. What made news was the movement towards STV and what continued to make waves was the strength of the STV vote yet not making the 60% threshold. All media looks for a story, and if the STV starts picking up steam, then it will get the media attention. Why? Because it is news and it is change to the political system. GOOGLE STV and select NEWS and you get ZIP, NADA, NOTHING from BC today. There are 4 stories from February 13th. There is One Story from February 18th with an NDP MP supporting STV. And that's about it on page #1. http://news.google.ca/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn&q=STV There is this neat quote on page two of the google search, the only reference to STV in BC. With just over two months to go, till Eday, I thought that the STV movement in BC would be well in Gear by now, knowing that STV was going to be on the ballot. The 3 Main Political Parties are well on the campaign trail, STV support should have been ready for a fixed election date and the ballot question.

It's enough to determine whether or not you can afford to pay the heat and hydro. My Hydro Delivery Costs are higher then my Consumption.

Those are excellent rates for two vehicles in Alberta. No one likes to see a rate increase, but what is important is that insurance are affordable.

I agree with you on both counts.

City Lawyer heats up the Rhetoric He is trying to hit a home run. It sounds a bit desperate to me or over the top. Sounds like he wants to frame the public perception.

ROTFLMAO I cannot utter a threat online for fear of prosecution..... I like Jodie Foster. My Handle madmax may help in any future defence proceedings .... except..... HMMM.... I have watched Taxi Driver hundreds of times. Awesome movie.But you will have to dodge my MLW rants not my bullets, when those rates go up.

Not me

This should be in the PROVINCIAL forum.... Could it be moved ???

We are exporting our Jobs to China. We are importing Chinese Labourers to work for Placement Agencies at Chinese wages in Canada. China has been Trading Goods long before Marco Polo. Canada has been an exporter of natural resources since the arrival of the Hudson Bay Company etc. Canada has an open door to foreign investment in resources, except for China. Should the Government open the door to Chinese ownership of Canadian Resources?

We don't have fair trade. We have trade agreements. Perhaps the worst thing with NAFTA is the length of time it takes to resolve a trade dispute and the enforcement mechanism is ineffective. Some people are confusing Buy Canadian or Buy American for tariffs. Any government has the right to procure goods from their own country and local markets. This policy exists in NAFTA!

It may be depressing to you. I find nothing depressing about it. I said, I haven't seen anything to suggest that PR has the momentum that it had in the last election cycle and I stick to that observation until it changes. There is also a huge difference in the mindset of the public. When things were good to ok, they could think about electoral reform. Sorry to hear about you losing your job. Perhaps your workmates feel like you, and you can sign them up on your PR campaign. Maybe you can engage the 10s of thousands that are losing their jobs each month to support PR. The Campaign hasn't got off the ground yet and it shows. If you say so. I am not against STV. But living in Ontario, the noise supporting STV in BC in the last election cycle made big headlines here and television media coverage as well. What will happen if the % of supporters for STV goes down??? When you talk of major parties, remember your BC history. and Ironically STV isn't new Nor was the landscape of politics changed dramatically when using either system.

Why Not Ignatieff is the Human Rights Activist. He had no guts or courage to stand up for human rights as an intellectual, why would he stand up for them as a politician. And since Ignatieff supports the LESSOR EVIL mentality, it makes perfect sense that he would find Human Rights Abuses a non factor.

You are a sad political hack of the worst kind. Everything the Conservatives do is bad, anything a Liberal supports is good. However, both parties support trade with China. Emerson became a happy Conservative and turncoat Liberal. Here is what we help in China with our desire for unconditional Trade. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Workplace deaths rise in China23 Oct 2003 ... The number of deaths caused by industrial accidents in China continues to rise, official figures show. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3206645.stm - 37k - Cached - Similar pages More results from news.bbc.co.uk » Workplace death toll set to soar in China14 Jul 2005 ... Workplace deaths and injuries are expected to continue rising in China for years to come amidst an already-grave work safety record. ... China Reports 41000 Workplace Deaths16 Jun 2004 China's State Administration of Work Safety is reporting 41000 workplace deaths during the first four months of 2004, Despite New Safety Regulations, China Workplace Deaths Are High ...The deaths reflect that workplace safety is a relatively low priority for China’s government, which puts heavy emphasis on raising production and forbids ... Workplace deaths rise in China. | Goliath Business NewsA 9 per cent increase in work-related deaths has been reported by China's Work Safety Administration. Despite a nationwide safety campaign, and the setting. Workplace deaths exposed | Article from China Daily | HighBeam ...Workplace deaths exposed ... find China Daily articles. Police arrested five owners of bag and suitcase workshops in North China's Hebei Province, ... U.S. Workplace Deaths Hit Historic Low : Industrial Market Trends30 Sep 2008 ... Workplace deaths in the U.S. last year fell to the lowest level on record .... in an increase in manufacturing injuries and deaths in China. ... 20 Jan 2008 ... CHINA has systematically covered up the accidental deaths Government blames poor workplace safety on local officials who fail to enforce regulations for fear of hurting business. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A funny thing happens. Workplace deaths on the rise, capital investment on the rise, bad publicity, China goes on to promote work safety and references to workplace deaths fade away...... These are just DEATHS, imagine the number of workplace injuries. For someone a few short weeks ago, who seemed to care about our industrial job loss, perhaps you forget that one of the many reasons that Capital relocates industrial operations in China is to AVOID the HEALTH AND SAFETY of the EMPLOYEE and the CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS that we have here. Canadian EXPORT LAWS are stricter then our IMPORT LAWS. Thank you LIBERAL GOVERNMENTS!!! So you dare challenge the Conservatives for doing the same thing with trade??? Maybe you should start listening to the people of Canada, and STOP listening to the corporate lobbyists who want our government to kowtow to all their corporate wishes. It is already NEAR impossible to find anything made here. It is near impossible NOT to pick up an item and it comes from China. What more do you want??? Let China worry about China. We need to focus on getting NORTH AMERICAN CAPITAL invested in NORTH AMERICA. NOT CHINA !!! I have no reason to make it easier for CHina and harder for us. I have no reason to help kill another Chinese Worker for the profits of your dollar store and Walmart suppliers.

Jason, I like you courage in running. Anyone who runs in an election opens their life to scrutiny and it isn't fun. Some people will even make comments on public forums about you and some comments you might not like I put the poll on MLW to give John Tory a place where he could vote for himself since he can't vote form himself in the By Election. Not only does he not live in your community, he hasn't found MLW yet either. Good Luck.

Ok, the first part, have your say. The 2nd part, is more of a prediction with some "HUMOUR" attached.

You live in a Socialist Province.

So you think that ALL travellers in an Airport in Canada must know english??? Therefore I would expect that all travellers to Cuba learn Spanish. All Travellers to France Learn French. IF you want to travel to Germany, learn German, cross over to Poland, learn Polish, then off to Russia, where we learn Russian. Ofcourse if you want to go to Australia, best you learn Australian slang. Such logic will boost tourism and travel everywhere. While I should learn French, I just haven't and that doesn't stop me from travelling through Quebec, or New Brunswick. If I am travelling through Quebec, I hope I don't get tasered to death. Heaven forbid, someone come to an airport that is unable to speak, let alone speak english, or cannot understand english because they are deaf. Let no person be confused in an airport because they will be tasered and possibly die. I travelled much of Europe, and never spoke the language of any of the countries I went to, including the UK. Many people who travel through airports become disoriented, regardless of their first language. Paid professionals should not allow their guests and new arrivals to be tasered to death. Its good business.

Iggy is used pretty much everywhere including among many in his own party. Simply because IGNATIEFF is hard to spell or too long. IGGY is used in many contexts, and I am not aware of being directed not to use Iggy. I do go interchangeably between Iggy and Ignatieff depend on time constraints. Regardless, there is more decorum on MLW then their is in the House of Commons. I recall being called to the carpet over my misspelling of (HAH, I still can't spell it write) Chrétien (Thanks google) And being in a near ban condition, because one person here took it as a personal offense. There is no doubt that every third or 4th post, someone might spell Ignatieffs name incorrectly. Iggy is a good short form. Certainly TALIBAN JACK remains in many posts on MLW. I see no Decorum in that? On another note There are many ways to misspell Micheal. But I don't believe anyone is making intentional slurrs, much like the TALIBAN JACK comments. There is no mistaking the lack of decorum in them. I believe that no one has sent to the moderator, oh the horror the horror, someone is using a lack of Decorum against the Leader of the NDP. Common Bush Cheney2004. IT would be like removing DUBYA from political speak.

All forms of Proportional rep in BC died last time around. There was a real movement for change. I do not see it this time. I don't hear it. Regardless nothing is in the hands of the major parties. It is in the hands of the people. And I believe that STV will receive less support then last time. When a government puts something like STV on the ballot, it takes away any thrust from the opposition to coalese around supporting it. If the opposition goes for it, the government says, we put it there. Thus there is no swing, no change. So many hardcore STV supporters are living on an island today. The economy is collapsing around them, hundreds of thousands are losing their jobs, their life savings, their homes, their security and STV will change none of this. STV isn't a bad thing. But it must be moved by a political party that implements it, not one that puts it to a ballot question, which is one of the ironies of direct democracy. A party with conviction that wishes to implement STV has a greater chance of making it law, while receiving roughly 40+% of the vote. Yet a party without conviction towards STV will make it a ballot question, and put the level of support required for change at 60%. Regardless, STV will end up like MMP in Ontario. The reason won't be because of STV as a system, or what the political parties think, it will be that the people won't give a rats ass about it. There are bigger issues that affect them today. What is certain is that the Campbell Government have put STV on the ballot, you either support it or you don't. What else is certain, is that the Campbell Government hasn't been all that great, but people are likely to put up with it again, vs throw them out. No other party is a significant player in this climate.

Why don't you and Guyser share a hug . I have no tolerance for insurance apologists. Giving $15 to the dark side of the force is $15 is comfort to the enemy. They are EVIL. Truth be told, there few people across Canada who read there insurance policy. There are even fewer that understand it. Just as there are few people who pay attention to what goes on with government regulation of Auto Insurance.

BUMP. Blueblood. I see your around again. Bumped this up for you to comment on.

Why do you care??? If they say they can do better without us, they can have that opinion. Wouldn't that make you happier as they would no longer be receiving transfer payments??? Why would I expect you to express support for a separtist? I don't.