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Yeah what's the point of having a well equipped military. What kind of a complete idiot believes in having new military equipment for our soldiers, and having enough money to guard our coastlines from terrorists. As for peacekeeping nation, we did'nt do much peacekeeping in world war 1 and 2. Even in the Korean war we were peacemaking. So under your logic during world war 2 Canada should'nt have built up its military in order to not be a target of nazi germany or Japan. It seems fairly cowardly to me. Forgive me for not being a war monger. What I actually said was that today Canada is seen as a peace keeping nation. You want to support the escalation of the militarization of the nations of the world. Canada is a peace keeping model for the rest of the world and as such is leading by example the way to world peace. It is one thing to provide our peace keepers with the equipment they need to perform their necessary duties, it is entirely another to pour billions into the military thereby giving other countries the impression that Canada may now be interested in become a military power. We have more important things to spend our money on at home. Try to have some consideration for our working poor and for those who are homeless. Try to have some consideration for our seniors and our healthcare system. Try to have some consideration for the ballooning student loan debt. I could go on but, assuming that you are half intelligent, I'm sure you get my drift. You do realize that Canada will never beable to sustain huge amounts of military spending without causing its people to suffer for it. P.S. You wouldn't by any chance be a Reform>Aliance member in disguise would you?

That is a very unintelligent reply. The Liberals have been governing this country for years now and we know that there will be a consistency in the governing of our country once they have been re-elected. It is my opinion, should the Reform>Aliance>New Conservative Party ever be given the right to govern, that Mr. Harpur has no intention of holding to the ideals of Canadian Citizens and indeed if you were to look beyond the disguise of the New Conservatives you would see that they do have a hidden agenda that has been engineered to change Canada to the point that we will never beable to recover form the downspin.

When it comes time to elect a party to govern our great country, on June 28th, all I hope and pray is that John Q. Public votes sanely at the ballot box! There is much in the Reform>Aliance>Conservative platform that should be of of grave concern to Canadians. I for one do not mind admitting that some of the things being proposed by the Reform-Aliance-Conservative Party are, without a doubt, unnerving and given that Mr. Harpur's election promises carry a price tag of 58 billion dollars certainly leaves me wondering if he will find that kind of cash by cutting our social programs or by raising our taxes. He will surely have to rob Peter to pay Paul! I am also very concerned about Mr. Harpur's intent to pour millions, if not billions, into the military. Today Canada is seen as a peace-keeping nation. Do we really want to become a nation that could possibly be perceived by other countries as becoming a military threat? Do we really want to become a prime target for terrorists? The government would then have to pour even more money into the military to protect our country and its citizens from terrorism? That would indeed be a very slippery slope if we were to embark upon it and I seriously do not see the need for Canada to become a military model of the U.S.A. I also urge all die hard Progressive Conservatives out there to open their eyes to the reality that the party you were once a member of no longer exists...Stephen Harper never was, nor ever will be, a true Progressive Conservative. The New Conservatives are nothing more than the old Reform-Alliance inside of the Trojan Horse. There is certainly much food for thought during this election and I urge every single person who reads this posting to be certain that you are well informed as to where the Party Leaders stand on the important issues before you vote! In my sincerest opinion; After the dust has settled it will indeed be a very dark day for Canadians should we end up with the Trojan Horse.