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Thanks for all the responses so far. I'm pretty new to the whole thing myself so I'll be sure to read up and inform myself on the things brought up in the thread .

I find it very sad that this topic is even under discussion. I mean I'm just repeating what has already been said but I really don't think sexuality has an impact on performance (double entendre XD). I mean if a disabled person would prefer for a homosexual person to stay away from them then they can ask for another care giver, but she really shouldn't have been fired . By the way I know asking my next question is going to incur the wrath of some people on this forum but how do you do those little partial quotes? I've been trying to figure it out and haven't been able to .

I agree with that one. I don't really like the label 'South East Asians' or 'South Asians' either. Mostly because I'm not sure what it means or which countries fall under the category. I mean I'm pretty sure not all South East Asians share the same political views, the same culture, heritage, etc. But then again i don't even really know what South East Asian means so I don't really know the hell I'm talkin' about.

I'm sorry for coming off as very naive/ignorant, which may very well be true, but could you please explain in further detail as to what I missed or got wrong? I kind of started this topic in order to better inform myself about current politics and to see what others thought, "Are you that naive/ignorant about Canada, presumably your own country? Two solitudes, indeed." doesn't really help me understand anything better. Anyways, I'm sorry for not wording the company part well. I didn't really mean taxes so much as I meant responsible waste disposal and such. Thanks for responding anyways though, I appreciate the input.

Damn straight! But seriously now, I thought that we were all pro multi-culturalism here in Canada (though apparently we have problems defining what that actually means). I dunno I guess if you ask most people if they like immigration they say yes, but only if it's immigrants that share their cultural/ethnic background. I get the feeling that Canada has never been very tolerant towards immigrants until recently. You know with all those strange shenanigans the government pulled to keep people out (like once labeling black people genetically unfit for cold climates). I always sort of thought that immigrants wouldn't mind integrating if we actually had good programs to help them through the process. I understand that there are ethnic ghettos in abundance, but it seems to me that this is sort of encouraged since ethnic communities do get money from the federal government for their cultural activities.

Hello everyone, I'm pretty new to the whole political scene, not having taken a great amount of interest in it before I turned 18. I am interested in voting for the Green Party of Canada, and would like to see if I have an accurate view of what this party is about. So to do this I will just state what I think the Green Party is about and if you guys think I'm wrong or have incomplete information, please fill in the blanks for me. Also after my brief definition I would like to ask all of you a couple of questions which I'm not sure about. Thank you! So here goes: The Green Party is a political party concerned with applying holistic, environmentally sound strategies of conducting business, industry and politics. It seeks to develop sustainable ways of living in a world with diminishing resources, and to produce long-term 'whole systems' plans. One of the reason the party exists because on the larger scale, the results of individual efforts such as household recycling, while positive, does not make enough of a difference. There must be firm laws which do not give leeway to large corporations who's practices are environmentally damaging. I do believe that this party offers more long term solutions to immediate problems, and think that an ecological way of thinking is what should be best. Questions: Unlike North Americans, European nations have been embracing green parties as serious political forces for a few decades. For example, one of the world’s most politically successful green party is that of Germany, which actually became part of the national coalition government until October 2005. Why do you think Canadians are so hesitant about supporting a green party? Quebec voters are complex if not contradictory. Their political choices tend towards the center-left political spectrum: they want generous governments that support various social programs. Yet, the NDP, whose political platform is very pro-social, has never made serious political inroads in Quebec. For example, the NDP, similar to the Green Party, calls for sweeping environmental protection. The NDP has been around since 1961; the Green Party, since the 1980s. How do you feel the Green Party will be able to avoid the wall that the NDP always faces in this province? According to your platform, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a key environmental objective. The Green Party asks, for example, a reduction by 6 % of greenhouse gas emissions below that was decided in 1990. It goes without saying that companies and not individuals will have to play a major part in attaining this objective. Yet, in this era of globalization and market laissez-faire, most governments are reluctant about imposing the popular will on corporations. Companies easily move to countries such as Mexico and India where environmental policies are a lot more flexible. Can a Canadian political party really shape the actions of international entities that operate beyond borders? Thank you everyone for taking the time to read and respond to this.