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The Cons got 38% of the vote and something like 46% of the seats, while also losing about 200,000 votes from 2006. So if you took 100 people and executed 7 of them, would that be insignificant because they represented a small minority of the 100? In our society, we (should) value and respect every life, and this should be reflected in our political system. Again, I think if we had a system where every vote counted, more people who want to vote Green would, rather than voting strategically. Also, because they are excluded from parlaiment, they get little recognition between elections when most people don't pay attention to politics. So 7% is actually pretty good, considering where they were a decade ago. Keep in mind, they are the only major party I believe that increased its popular vote count...

It's just as likely that he's consulting with some of his loyal followers to see if they should cross the floor to the Greens after he steps down.

No, actually, because they have the majority, the election would be in 2012. Also, you could start appointing members of the Bloc to the senate so that Quebec would be better represented there, too.

Sir John A. was a loyal British subject, Steve H. is a republican neo-con who wants to turn us into another United States. Senate reform is only the tip of the iceberg, and arguably many Canadians believe that the S.S. Canada is unsinkable with Captain Steve H. at the helm...

Arguably, many people who voted for him would likely have not supported other candidates because none of them wants something done about it, not even the Liberal candidate. Also, it's to be expected that the Cons would get many votes given the size and demographic of the riding. Many are not directly effected by the situation in Caledonia, and probably don't fully understand what Six Nations is really trying to accomplish.

This is much too late for some of us... :angry:

Some: Is this a question?

Sure, why not?

Dryden's Grosskanada platform didn't go over all that well...

They only ran ten candidates, though, and received about 2,000 less votes than in 2006. Dief must be spinning in his grave.

That's the whole point. It's all part of the deception.

I'd say you're perfect for the neorhino.ca party...

Actually, TD is forecasting that the Cons will have in a $10b deficit within a couple years.

Citation please. ?

Oh, and I guess you're thinking John A's Conservatives are the same as Steve H's Conservatives...? No, not quite... Yeah, history is fun--that's why I majored in it... in a university... do you know what that is?

I'd laugh if he announces a coalition government... buh-bye Steve!

I'm wondering how many people here were old enough to remember the early 90s, let alone the early 80s? I remember both. And I think what we're going to go through will be worse.

So who made you Prime Minister all of a sudden? The Greens qualify, so they should receive just like any other party... if not, then why should the Cons be receiving anything? You have to admit the reason the Greens don't have seats is because of the system, not the party. They received over 940,000 votes, enough for 20 or so seats in a PR system. In fact, if we had a PR system, they probably would have gotten 10-12% of the vote...

Actually, the local riding is fairly well organized, and there are some ridings like Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound where it is only a matter of time before they get elected. The Greens not having a future is wishful thinking on your part, but I agree that they need to concetrate on specific regions, namely southerwestern Ontario and British Columbia.

It's always been a fairly conservative riding, though...

If you consider the Greens a "one issue party" then so too are the Conservatives... It's too bad that the level of political debate in the country is such that some people can't even get past the point of having little understanding of the platform the other major parties in the system... Unfortunately for you, M.Dancer, Canada doesn't have a one party system...

So you're agreeing, then, that Joseph Brant sold off much of the Haldimand Tract, and that he did so legally? Your contradicting yourself. All evidence that you can cite is produced by Europeans, and as you've already stated European records are not accurate and cannot be relied upon. The Mitchell Map is a European document, and you have no real proof of its accuracy, do you? So if the purchase of land from the Mississauga is not legal, neither is the Haldmand Proclamation. Whatever the case, Six Nations is disputing land that is not legally theres one way or another. You see you're getting confused. The Huron were situated in the Midland region, and were later mostly exterminated by the Iroquois. The Neutral were situated in the Grand River valley and Niagara Peninsula. They too were largely exterminated.

If people renounce their Canadian citizenship and act in a criminal manner, yes, they can be deported...

You're point being...? Jews lived in the region and got along relatively well with the Muslims until the Zionist movement came along in the late 19th century and tried to displace the Muslims?

Members of many Native American groups would disagree stringly with you.