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The Farmers have long gone from being the masses to being a very very very small % of the population. When 30% of the workforce was farming, the CCF/NDP represented that voice. Today Farming is corporate and the number of individual farmers is few and far between in the big scheme of things. Thus corporate farms and part time farmers/hobby farmers are looking for short term gains. The Blue Collar worker would be well served by the NDP. Blue Collar workers don't vote in the numbers that they used to and the wages of blue collar workers drop faster then u can say FreeMarket. Many Blue Collar workers are self interested at this point. Its not until they are negatively affected do they change their tune from voting Conservative or Liberal. By then its too late. There is not party that represents the interest of blue collar workers, but the NDP is the best of the lot. As for Leadership. From What the numbers tell, Jack Layton is often the most popular leader. Not in Broadbent Numbers, but then all of our Federal Leaders are pretty lame. So again, the best of a bad lot, and Layton has brought the NDP from some 13 seats to 39 seats and has landed more seats in Ontario then even Broadbent. I don't see the Cons or the Libs representing any roots.

Have the Conservatives or Liberals ever elected a Jewish Leader? The NDP have had Jewish Leaders.

Kinda like the Conservatives....

Rabble...meet Blue Canada Blue Canada... meet Rabble. And for the Rest of us.... Maple Leaf Web

I have never ever put a Maple Leaf Forum member on ignore. Infact, I wouldn't know how to even do it. However, I went to read a post today and discovered that the first post was missing and that that person was set to "ignore" but I could read the post if I wanted to. Well, I went to my "manage ignored users" list only to discover that there was a list of names of users who had been set to ignore. How could this have happened?

Bravo! Very true.

I agree, its scaaary in that Service and responsibility goes downhill fast. It really sux the taxes dry. Costs don't go down, they go up. All the while the Public Sector is still there directing the Private Sector at the end of the day. Its totally Bullshit. Again, no one should point the finger at the Cons, the Libs were nothing special and the Ontario Liberals are huge outsourcers much like the Harris Cons. There is a reason why we privatize a public service. So that some other corporate entity can get their belly up to the trough. Its empire building. Its not cheaper, but no one is working in the interests of Canadians. We cater to the corporations. Ironically, some public sector employees enjoy being taken off the Front Line and replaced by a $10.50 per hour tempworker or corpworker who still relies on the Public Sector to give the answers. The only difference is some $10.50center gets treated like dirt instead of 1) The corporation who is making millions off the pie. 2) The Public Servant who used to take the brunt of the citizen complaints directly. Many corporations are designed strictly for the purpose of receiving government contracts to deliver a service. They don't do anything else. These corps make huge profits bleeding the government. And they pay their staff like crap. However, I am waiting for Argus to be contracted out

Its called masking the real figures for service. Governments do this all the time. They pay out HUGE MASSIVE CORPORATE CONTRACTS especially to TEMP AGENCY firms where costs are Significantly higher. This has been government practice for over a decade and a half. And while its 79% higher in costs, that means there has been a huge increase in government spending, soon, this spending will also be masked behind another layer. This is no surprise. What is a surprise is that any one is even talking about it. Yes, the pigs are at the trough.

Been around the block too many times to be that naive. It is wishful thinking, it would be nice. People would like it. Fool me once.... Way to much logic applied here. Sorry, u will be disappointed.

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That is both failed judgement and patronage to Conservative Scamming Bagman. Regardless, u have your apoligist hat on.

They NEVER should have been appointed to the Senate. Especially with these charges of Election Fraud and ripping off Canadians. What was Harper thinking? Could they not find a Respectable candidate for the Senate within their circles?

These two fit right in with the Conservative Elite.

And we all just fell off the turnup truck. They knew, everyone knows, this was crooked period. Get ready for a slap on the wrist. It was only the tax payer and the citizens of Canada they stole from.

Well lets not rush to judgement. We haven't even built the prisons for them.

Senator Doug Finley will appreciate your efforts.

Thanks for the link. I wonder how she would do on a lie detector test.

WHERES YOUR PLATFORM!!! The Conservatives had no platform and it showed. "Idle Minds are a Devil's Workshop

They need to deregister those 67 Riding Associations.

Shocking.... truly shocking. Cons are attacking the NDP? This is such a story, 1) I had to be reminded who Pat Martin is 2) I had to be reminded who Candice Hopner is 3) I could find any links to this story looking on google, but its definitely shocking. Yup. I am shocked.... Poor me a cup of faux pas outrage.

Canadians aren't stupid. Cons are looking for a Free Lunch. But Con Scandals aren't BORING! The Bernier Scandal had lots of Appeal. Especially all the Hells Angels ramification and government contracts with those who are "known to police". And who can forget Rahim Jaffer and his actions forcing the Cons to toss his wife over the bow. The NOT scandals NOT so bad, too bad its been Supplemented by the "In and OUT" Scam. Conservatives run so many scandals that it becomes white noise. Unfortuneately the public has to suffer through these clowns and the ones who can't find their way to work.

Torie Senate bagman are sunk

LMAO u R quoting Tim Powers.... Get something original.. Whats Powers doing wasting his time attacking the NDP....???

Regardless, What the hell where these Cons thinking? This is one big Scam against the taxpayer.

How many more Scandals could be unearthed of Conservative Scamming and unethical practices and fraudulant practices if the Libs were in the house more.... The Conservative Party and their Senate Pals need to count their blessings