Amazing Atheist

Unlike you I am a realist. This will never ever happen, I know this because I grew up in a crime filled inner city neighborhood that most people don't pay attention too. Hard drug addicts and alcoholics who have children and live in poverty will never work even if you took them off welfare. The only thing that would happen is that people would end up on the streets and robbing your house for money etc.

I think the UN was intended to bring the world together. This however has not been the case, I think the major players in the UN need to reform it as opposed to abolish it.

They stand for Saskatchewan or at least that's what they say only time will tell but if I had to say which direction they lean towards it would be a little more to the right then left. The party was a creation of former left and right politicians from Saskatchewan.

If they improve the horrible economy of Saskatchewan they should.... I know I wouldn't want to take credit for Saskatchewan's current economy which drives away it's youth to other provinces in search of work.

There is no right in the charter stating that you do not have to pay your taxes. You don't need to attend any court case to know that it is illegal not to pay your taxes. If you want a new constitution just to abolish income tax it won't fly bottom line. Although I would agree that they need to be lower. Taxes get shit done and pay the bills, nothing is free. Income taxes collected get invested back into the country. So guys like Washington and Franklin etc were dumb compared to American kids coming out of universities today? In regards to political science the engineers of the US were geniuses. The founding fathers of that country knew their stuff a hell of a lot better then most people today.

I will give the same answers here i did in the other thread. 1: Yes and No. Some Canadians are smart enough to write a constitution this being said most people don't really pay that much attention to the inner working of the government. However the people should be involved in such a process every step of the way. 2: Yes and No. A constitution needs to apply to everyone including those in government. 3: No. What would the government need with a constitution? 4: No. === Canadians wrote the Charter of Civil Rights which is a part of our constitution and in my opinion the most important part as it deals with our civil rights as a people. If Canadians want to ensure their freedom a piece of paper is not the way to do it. Canadians must never fear the government, fearing the government almost always leads to oppression and likewise with xenophobia as well. We must remember here that a paper with some rules and rights on it don't make you free, the people make themselves free because after all no one can just take power the people have to give it to them. === Why is it the only document people reference is the BNA act and not the Charter of Civil Rights which is far more important the the BNA act.

We have the Charter of Civil Rights.... The charter works well and guarantees the rights to free speech and consciousness etc. I personally do not feel we need to write a constitution. The US has a constitution and look at where they are headed in terms of their civil rights. I think the only Canadians need to do is not take their already existing civil rights for granted. Now to answer these questions. Yes and No. Some Canadians are smart enough to write a constitution this being said most people don't really pay that much attention to the inner working of the government. However the people should be involved in such a process every step of the way. Yes and No. A constitution needs to apply to everyone including those in government. No. What would the government need with a constitution? No === Canadians wrote the Charter of Civil Rights which is a part of our constitution and in my opinion the most important part as it deals with our civil rights as a people. If Canadians want to ensure their freedom a piece of paper is not the way to do it. Canadians must never fear the government, fearing the government almost always leads to oppression and likewise with xenophobia as well. We must remember here that a paper with some rules and rights on it don't make you free, the people make themselves free because after all no one can just take power the people have to give it to them.

Yeah the provincial election

After 4 terms, 16 years Lorne Calvert and the NDP not only lost the election but allowed the Saskatchewan Party to win with a majority provincial government. I am now living in Winnipeg and will be moving back to my old stomping grounds soon come the spring. After years of Calvert of doing nothing for nobody it is refreshing to see change. The Saskatchewan Party will surely open up new investment opportunity for us business types as the Sask oil sands (bigger then Alberta's) open up among other natural resources that have yet to be tapped. Let's not forget their party colors are the same as the best CFL team The Saskatchewan Rough Riders.

Iraq was a made up country anyway. At one time it was divided into three parts thanks to the brits.

You take out a mortgage on a home you are in debt. You then have to pay off that debt and if you can't you lose everything. Not entirely China has recently stated that the are becoming weary of the US economy. It won't be long before the nations giving the US money for government bonds restrict what they lend the US due to it's shaky economy and shrinking dollar. According to whom the US, I'm sorry I won't play a game I don't think I can win and I don't think for the long term that the US is a winner. India, Japan, China, Canada among other nations are becoming the new big power players in the worlds economy. Or maybe they all know it's a matter of time before they bankroll the White House. Endless spending is not a wise or sustainable practice for all parties involved. The debt is at what now in the US almost 9 trillion dollars! That is some heavy debt right there.

It doesn't matter what their culture is like they rely on the west to keep it's machine of an economy going. China like every other big nation is tied into the world trade organization and not truly communist as many believe. Since their economy relies on it's exports to us the US and Europe etc. The global market has been set up in a way the nations all now rely on the success of other nations. Every nation works the same you have poor people (includes middle class) these people do all the hard work. You then have the rich who earn money from the work you do and the products you buy. China is becoming increasingly westernized however not doing as well as many think. they may be making money now but the nation suffers from massive pollution problems and over population resulting in a lack of food to feed the populous. If any nation faces a 'Soylent Green' like reality within coming decades it will be China.

Al Jazeera English does not broadcast pro terrorist propaganda or take sides.... They have quite a top notch line up of journalists too. This being said if Canada was concerned about channels that broadcast hate speech we would bar Fox News as they often smear facts and couple them with hate speech. Syria does complain about Israel at the UN and are usually turned a deaf ear. Even the bombing we know happened was unethical. I have nothing against Jews I mean my mom's a Jew however the government there is highly dubious in their motives. Especially in regards to Gaza etc. Israel should not be allowed to have nuclear weapons and should be treated the same as other nations in the region given their violent tendencies. Here is an example of Israel trying to control the region around them. Israel bombed the only Gaza power plant and then went on to supply power to them, now Israel is threatening to cut off their power because many of the people there do not want to conform to Israels will. Many leaders from the west acknowledge that in many instances Israels trigger finger is to itchy and in many cases have been in the wrong. I say we let Israel and the rest of the Middle East have their wars. Shia vs. Sunni vs. Kurd vs. Jew and so on.... Whoever wins takes all. The region due to it's ideological differences will never be peaceful.

I hardly credit the conservatives for the economy we have now in Canada. In reality the economy has changed all that much since the liberals got the boot. Not saying the conservatives have been bad for the economy I actually think they aren't doing that bad of a job maintaining what we have, this being said they haven't been in power that long and in no way deserve the credit some of you give them. As for the BIG picture it doesn't look that good unfortunately at least economically. With massive US debt and a plummeting economy it is really hard to see anything except doom and gloom 20 years from now economically. This spells disaster for us as 90% of our exports go to the US as well. The question I often ask myself is how long will other nations keep the US economy afloat by lending them money before they all decide to foreclose? It's not to late for them to restructure their economy as so it's sustainable. This however does not appear to be the case and it has many people worried. I see a new depression in the next 20 years that will start in the US and systematically the world as the market is now globalized. Can't say how bad it will be but with things like global climate change among other factors not being taken into account it won't be pretty that I know for sure.

I agree or at the very least in the US politics forum as after this 'nice story' ends it begins to talk about the democrats and republicans and how they want to underfund the US military etc. This story leads directly into a US political rant and should be moved to the US board. Not saying it's a bad story as I have the utmost respect for any and all WW2 vets Canadian or American... Just saying it's in the wrong forum.