August1991

Years ago, I listened to polticians. This guy Vance is the closest to Lévesque and Trudeau Snr. I listened because I wanted to hear something new.

Mulroney designed the GST in a special way. Quebec bureaucrats collect the federal GST.

All true. But the federal CRA people are clueless. === In Quebec, they know my situation.

I prefer getting along.

Nationalism? Define it. Language? Religion? What tattoos a person has?

And in the world of Trudeau Snr, Nixon, Truman - it was.

American women hate Trump. American men like the guy. I'm a foreigner. Please explain.

In 1913, ordinary people lived well. At worst, these people worried about new technology -the Titanic. And then in Summer 1914, August 1914, the elite lead ordinary people into disaster.

Margaret Thatcher was not lazy,

I would prefer a change in the US but whoever wins in Nov 2024 - we can have world peace. The world (China, Russia, India) must accept that Reagan/Lee Quan Yew won - free markets work. America (Reagan) must accept it is a multipolar world.

DUI_Offender, I very strongly disagree. In my opinion, the world was civilised (like now - not perfect) in 1914. And then, for no reason, sophisticated European people in power screwed things so that for the next 30 years (1914-1945) and we ordinary people around the world suffered. You think Trump is Hitler. Hitler was a result of this 1914 collapse I fear that sophisticated people - such as you - are about to do the same as those in 1914. People like you are provoking a 1914 war destroying a civilised world - a civilised world for ordinary peaople like me .

I agree. Singh cannot call an election. But on a critical vote, the NPD can vote against the government. This is a signal.

Tramp stamp. This was the English phrase that I sought.

Herbie, "Rich" societes have graffiti. Almost always it is young men who spray paint walls. Tattoos? Men on one arm. Recently, for women above the bum. We humans signal in such ways!

IOW, the death penalty puts a, uh, trump card in the Crown's hand.

IME, you can delay/avoid paying federal taxes. The federal bureaucrats are clueless, working from home..... Provincial taxes? They will send you a letter.

In Quebec, the agents know what I'm doing. The federal bureaucracy -federal agents. ===== I hate paying taxes but in Quebec, I receive smart letters. Do you receive tax letters from Ontario, Alberta - heck, PEI people?

Very strongly disagree. Around the world, kids have learned how to do math with their phone.

Blackbird, you misundertstand. Capital punishment - chop off the head - would make many "progressive" people unhappy. We must change the Canadian law so that the State has more options - without death. For example, the Crown could say: "You will never, ever have a parole hearing." OR "We can talk in 20 years." This would make our criminal system cheaper.

I reckon that the 911 people love the adrenalin rush. (Why are there so many?) First responder? If you're a guy and you want a woman - firefighter! The young women will vote for the politician who protects her. ====== In Canada, our best protection against idiocy is the cold.

We Canadians get along, peacefully. No federal cultural, two federal languages and a half-assed protection of the individual. === You can smoke marijuana.

I strongly disagree. IMHO, in summer 1914, diplomats, smart people, civilised Europe got it wrong. Then, ordinary Europeans (and others) suffered 30 years.

In 1984 (walk in the snow) Trudeau Snr knew that people hated him: "Those Commies in Alberta") But everyone hated Mulroney in 1993. (GST, Free Trade - the collapse of Meech; he lost his coaltion) Did the federal Liberals (St-Laurent) in 1957 know how much they were hated? The MSM of 2015 hated Harper. Laurier lost in 1911. Is Trudeau Jnr any different?

Strongly disagree. Putin is no "megalomaniacal fascist who dreams of resurrecting the USSR". IMHO, he is a typical character in Russian history. ===== America was attacked in 1941 and 2011. We Canadians have a bizarre canal, capital. Twice, West Europeans invaded Russians. ==== This is an ugly Civil War.

IMHO, NATO was created to defeat the Communists/Marxists - the Soviets. According to Hollywood, Reagan did that (have you seen the movie?). ==== Since 1989 or so, we no longer need NATO. As Reagan famously said: "We win, they lose." ===== Chretien wisely kept us out of Iraq.