Visionseeker

Gee BubberMiley, is it possible that Harper and Co. have hired the same US Republican firm that made the T-Paw ad? Further, is it also possible that said same firm will hire Harper when he resigns after his electoral failure on 02/05? No need to reply. I already know the answer.

The elderly do, and will. No measure of logic will prevent them from fiscally smothering their grand-children. My father-in-law whines constantly about how his OAS is clawed-back because of his investment returns. I tell him to shut the fuck up or I'll make sure he's cremated (he don't like that idea) and, if he doesn't piss me off too much, I'll wait until he's dead before striking the match.

Good old Stevie took another stab at buying our votes with our own money today. Harper promises income splitting once the cows come home It's not just the 5 year wait that's stupid, but the blatent irrelevance to any near parity double-income household in the country. It's like saying "Hey, all you households with two working parents, I got nothing for you other than you get to pay for stay-at-home moms 5 years from now." Unbelievable.

CPC = 121 LIB = 117 Bloc = 47 NDP = 22 IND = 1 And there will be no coalition. Rather, a CPC without Harper (who will resign after again failing to win a majority) in complete tatters. Another election will be held in Spring 2012 that results in a LIB/NDP coalition government.

So it looks like the 40th Parliament will meet its end this Friday and the Prime Minister will be obliged to ask the Govenor General for an election writ. The date of the eletion will likely be 2 May, though 9 May is also possible. Based on all your knowledge, instincts and generally recognized skill at predicting future outcomes, what do you believe will be: A-) the percentage of popular vote won by each party? B-) The seat distribution for each party on a national scale? Lastly, why do you forsee this outcome? For my part, I will initially keep my opinions quiet so as not to sway anyones response. Fire away forum pundits. The prize for coming closest to the actually income is the lint found in your belly button on election night and, provided you gloat sufficiently, the grudeging respect of your fellow forum posters. P.S.- feel free to critique the poll that preceeds this post.

Man did I laugh at this! Thanks Morris,

Lets let this topic die shall we. Move your discussions elsewhere. Create another topic. For the love of mike this has gone beyond insensitive to his victims and their families.

Yup. We so bad that we let in the 9/11 crew... Not.

Exeptionally well put Bloodyminded. Hats off.

Because you are weak and can't keep up with the times. So you try to oppose rather than evolve yourself and, in keeping with Darwin, you and your ilk shall perish. The sooner the better for all of us IMO.

The hate is strong in this one.

RCMP appoints new deputy czars as part of shakeup Is this the RCMP, or the Romanovs? More to the point, is this the RCMP or the Holy Roman Empire? Is Halifax the new Constantinople and Vancouver the new Rome? Seriously, this is beyond odd. Elliot faces a mutiny; the senior ranks are then purged and replaced by dauphin princes at opposite ends of the country… So much for esprit de corps. To all those in uniform who endured the "decade of darkness", welcome to the "decade of stupidity". Just another example of Harper Standing up to Destroy Canada one Institution at a Time. There should be a blog called "I fixed it!" featuring Harper's "successes".

And when a poster acknowledges such limitations, calling them out is like shouting FIRE among the embers of a burnt-out theatre. Not quite. But by your logic registering a motor vehicle is a stupid pursuit. Implementation costs (as ridiculous as they were) do not weigh into a utilitarian calculation of current effectiveness v. maintenance costs. Yes, those ever so intrusive moments where the government requires you to fill out a form and asks that you safely store dangerous items. Oh the humanity!!! Look, if you can't take 10 minutes to fill out a form and accept that your weapons need to be properly secured, you lack the maturity to handle something as dangerous as a can-opener, let alone a firearm. You've got it all wrong bro. The state imposes obligations. Whether these obligations take the form of involuntary fanancial contributions or constraints on individual or collective behaviour, such impositions become the varient cost of membership to the polity. The state doesn't impose cost, mans' social construct demands one. In a democracy, the nature and depth of that demand is expressed at the ballot box. The state is not the uninvited oppressor of men, for men invited it by creating it. Right. So please give me an actuarial assessment of said costs. Perhaps. There are emotions on both sides of the spectrum that make it difficult to discuss the matter intelligently. I've never had a dog in the race myself, which is why I expect something more than talking points and slogans when discussing the issue. The registry helps, but does it help enough?

Indeed, supporters of the registry do a terrible job in selling it's usefulness. I haven't read the report, but the media coverage focus on stated conclusions instead of highlighting compelling arguments lends support to your argument. Nevertheless, weapons seizures in domestic assault cases have arguably reduced incidents of spousal murder and murder-suicides. The events in Perth some 15 years ago prompted at least one gun owner to check with the police before loaning a weapon to anyone (i.e. enquiring as to their status to handle weapons) which actually resulted in a guy getting arrested for violating his weapon prohibition order. Recently a roadside stop in MRC lead to the discovery of a weapon stolen during a burglary months before. The recovery of that single registered weapon was the first domino which lead to the cracking of a burglary-network suspected in hundreds of area break-ins and the recovery of over $10,000 in property. The initial bust then produced leads that lead to police through-out the region making a number of arrests for posession of stolen weapons, the discovery of a drug network, a grow-op, card skimming devices and counterfeit credit cards. I learned all this from the burglary victim: a former neighbour and retired OPP officer with a collection of 14 long guns all properly stored. All but one of the weapons were recovered. True, but you need one to quickly determine whether a discovered weapon is with its rightful owner. Uh, no. Anyone who suggests it serves no useful purpose tends to lose this argument in my opinion. The relative effectiveness of the registry is certainly open for debate. But simple proclamations of its "uselessness" are both arrogant and demonstrably false. The point was that after the event years earlier, he refused to take it for granted that someone he's known as a gun owner still has a licence. The lesson he drew from the events was that the registry might well have saved two lives if not for the careless act of another gun owner. My knowledge of the registry's effectiveness is as lacking as the next guys. Sure I know of an episode here or there where it has helped law enforcement, but then again these could be unrepresentative of the whole or, worse still, there could be wider factors that render the registry a net impediment for law enforcement. The problem is that there simply hasn't been a serious debate about its effectiveness. The chiefs of police in this country have publicly stated that the registry is useful, they want it retained, and will campaign in favour of its retention. I guess we'll have to see whether police PR units across the country begin to pour story after story of the registry's good uses in the days leading up to the vote in the House. Even so, such a campaign would'nt constitute debate but simply propaganda vs propaganda.

I agree August. This should come about as a matter of convention rather than de jure.