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Please read and view the cited sources before dismissing the video. Everything contained therein is accurate, and please confirm this for yourself. After you have verified the truthfulness of my argument, please tell others, please tell others of the video. Comments?

This comment confuses me. Harper's record on the environment is not as good as one might think if one thinks Harper's record is as good as Harper says it is. The video below shows how famous environmentalist David Suzuki and Nobel-Peace-Prize-winning Al Gore (he and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the Nobel Peace Prize Prize for their actions against global warming) condemn the Conservatives' environmental plan: Turning the Corner. Who do you trust when it comes to the environment, David Suzuki and Al Gore or Stephen Harper? go the website below if you're interested in the truth And all the sources have been cited, so please look at them and confirm for yourself that none of the videos or articles have been taken out of context.

Yes, these items can be used to keep the peace, however, considering the Harper government's past record of misleading the public, I question the Conservatives true motive for increased spending of the military. What they say is not what they think. check out these links to see how they have mislead in the past. The sources for each video are cited, so please confirm the context of the videos and articles presented therein for yourself. It's alarming how anyone can support the Conservatives knowing their past deceptions, esp. considering that their deceptions are centered around issues very important to Canadians - issues they try to make people think they care about or are trying to help improve.

I am not concerned with us attacking another country. That is not my contention. What I'm talking about is our culture. And the reasons you have mentioned for an increased military are based on fear. "...defend Canada..." "...national security is threatened..." "...heavily arm what we have so we can protect Canada against any threat..." Defend Canada. Are we in danger? The simple suggestion that we are begins to breed fear, and a culture of fear increases the vulnerability of a populous to be manipulated - as psychology teaches us. What happened to diplomacy? And your one comment: "...other countries will take us more seriously...", is very worrying, as if physical might is the only way to earn respect. A country does not need a great and powerful military to contribute on the world stage, and a country that invests heavily into their military will be much more inclined to make use of it. To conclude: the reasons for a military are supported by a culture of fear - an irrational one, which is even worse than justified fear, for unjustified fear is simply unnecessary - and increased investment into the military increase the likelihood of resorting to physical force instead of diplomatic prowess. We should stay focused on the latter.

Yes, but the number of dollars Harper is throwing into the military is too massive to simply account for that. As a matter of fact, it seems to be in preparation for something. For instance, Tony Clement attended the XVII International AIDS Conference in New Mexico on August 5, 2008, and he said that safe-injection sites, which are a method of 'harm reduction' in the fight against drugs, are "harm addition." This was uncouth on his part and embarrassing to Canada. Firstly, he went to a conference that supports these measures and denounced them (some in attendance said Clement should not have attended if those were his views). Secondly, he denounces a method of harm reduction that has so much scientific backing. He appears uninformed, and he's unquestioningly contentious. Why provoke? Well, if this is the reason for building up our military: so we can act like pompous school children - i want nothing to do with it. And I've been wondering, if a whole bunch of money is being thrown into the military and taxes are being cut as well, how is our health care going to be funded? And don't say privatization. I don't think any Canadian wants that - and it seems like Harper may try to take us there. Maybe that's unfair to say.

Propaganda. That's an interesting word, and since it has two meanings, I must first establish the definition you had in mind when you typed your response - though your tone is suggestive of the derogatory one, and if I am correct, then you have clearly missed the point of my videos. The first meaning refers to the dissemination of ideas, facts, etc in order to propagate a doctrine, or belief; whereas the second meaning, though similar, is the dissemination of information in a selective way regardless of if it is misleading or dishonest. My videos can be described as being propagandistic, for they do use select bits of information to express my belief that the Conservatives distort the truth and mislead the public. However, my videos are not misleading. They express actual events, and I cited my sources so that people can confirm the facts for themselves. The purpose of the videos is to show how the Conservatives have undeniably ignored public opinion, empirical evidence, and attempt to/successfully mislead the public on the issues brought up in the videos.

You pose an interesting question, for I also wonder how many people vote in this manner. I myself vote for the party with the most comprehensive platform and shares the same policy decisions, or values as myself. As of now, I am overwhelming opposed to only one party: the Conservative party. The level of dishonesty and fact-distortion that this party has engaged in in the last few years is remarkable. My point is made in these videos: 1. Title: The Conservative Stephen Harper Government's Anti-Drug Strategy (information for the 2008 Canadian election) URL: Sources: cited at http://shelphspolitics.wordpress.com/ (there were too many sources to cite to put them in the Description field under 'more info') 2. Title: Stephen Harper and the Conservatives' Environmental Plan: Turning the Corner (information for the 2008 Canadian election) URL: Sources: cited under 'more info' on the youtube URL above Please read and view the cited sources before dismissing the videos. Everything contained therein is accurate, and please confirm this for yourself. After you have verified the truthfulness of my argument, please tell others, please tell others of the videos.

I have read about trust in this upcoming October 14, 2008 election. As most people, I am cynical and question everything politicians say. I don't make decisions based on their words but rather their actions - when possible. Many leaders have made promises and have broken them, but when I see a party leader, a Prime Minister, and the ministers in that party blatantly distort facts and the truth, well, that concerns me. I don't support any one party, but I do support not voting Conservative. I have compiled videos and news articles to compose two videos on the Conservative party and its politics. If you disbelieve what you see and hear, which you probably will and should because it's so disrespectful to democracy and public opinion and empirical evidence, the sources have been cited so that you can confirm the validity of the arguments (that nothing was taken out of context) in the videos. to view the videos, go to: 1. Title: The Conservative Stephen Harper Government's Anti-Drug Strategy (information for the 2008 Canadian election) URL: Sources: cited at http://shelphspolitics.wordpress.com/ (there were too many sources to cite to put them in the Description field under 'more info') 2. Title: Stephen Harper and the Conservatives' Environmental Plan: Turning the Corner (information for the 2008 Canadian election) URL: Sources: cited under 'more info' on the youtube URL above Please read and view the cited sources before dismissing the videos. Everything contained therein is accurate, and please confirm this for yourself. After you have verified the truthfulness of my argument, please tell others - please tell others of the videos.

I agree that the Canadian military requires funding; however, I distrust that Harper and the Conservatives desire to use those funds to merely support and maintain the Canadian Military's established specialty: peacekeeping. That should be our focus. By being fair, diplomatic, respectful of others, and most importantly, acting in accordance with reality, i.e., paying close attention to facts on the world stage, Canada will continue to support a friendly and liked Canada that has numberous allies. Friends and understanding is what's most important. Fear is not important, and Stephen Harper has been using fear to suggest that Canada needs a military similar to the States - it seems that that is the direction he's heading in. Canada would only need such a force if we begin to act as the Republican Foreign Policy dictates it acts. This should naturally not happen. It would be bad for Canada and the world. Furthermore, I am extremely concerned by the Conservatives' blatant disregard for empirical fact-gathering and fact-based decision-making. Please view the two videos below. I'm sure you'll be surprised by the politics of the Conservative government. The videos' sources are cited as well, so if you disbelieve what you see and hear, please conform the facts and view the video and news article sources. 1. Title: The Conservative Stephen Harper Government's Anti-Drug Strategy (information for the 2008 Canadian election) URL: Sources: cited at http://shelphspolitics.wordpress.com/ (there were too many sources to cite to put them in the Description field under 'more info') 2. Title: Stephen Harper and the Conservatives' Environmental Plan: Turning the Corner (information for the 2008 Canadian election) URL: Sources: cited under 'more info' on the youtube URL above