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It is actually a Provincial thing. Our Province is called The Wildrose Province. It is on our license plates and is our National Flower. And besides that all Albertan's love it. Very smart marketing by the Wildrose Alliance.

This is a Revolutionary move. And a great vision. For the first time in Canadian history a party is offering Freedom and Liberty to it's voters. The Canadian Constitution is nothing more than an adopted Statute of a foreign country, ie BNA is Statute Law of Imperial England. And the Charter was cobbled up by Chretien. One man. And it was forced on all Canadians without our imput of ratification. Under International not even a legal Constitution. The Wildrose Alliance Party is offering a Provincial Constitution written by and of and for the people of Alberta with entrenched Property Rights. Finally after over 141 years a chance at Liberty and Freedom..............Property Rights A Wildrose Alliance Government will entrench individual property rights within an Alberta Bill of Rights and a provincial constitution. Provincial Constitution A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute a Provincial Constitution under which all people would be equal. The province would be bound by the provisions of the Provincial Constitution during any future Federal Constitutional negotiations. A Wildrose Alliance Government will determine the content of the Provincial Constitution through a democratic process including a constituent assembly of elected participants. The proposed content would be brought to the people of Alberta in a referendum for ratification.

from www.wildrosealliance.ca some notable and long over due Democratic Reform......Accountability A Wildrose Alliance Government will implement a computerized voting system in the Legislature to instantly tabulate and record votes into the Hansard. The media would be able to report each MLAís voting record. A Wildrose Alliance Government will hold open Cabinet meetings, at least once a month, which will be broadcast live over the Internet and could be televised. A Wildrose Alliance Government will give all government MLAs a meaningful new role in policy development and service planning through a new system of decision-making. A Wildrose Alliance Government will give all MLAs and citizens a better voice in government through active Legislative committees. A Wildrose Alliance Government will support representative democracy. All MLAs will be free to express their constituentís views even when those views are contrary to the Alberta Alliance views. Cabinet A Wildrose Alliance Government will reduce the size of the Provincial Cabinet to twelve members. Specifically; Premier, Agriculture, Attorney General, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Finance, Health, Inter-governmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Solicitor General and Transportation. Commissions / Boards A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute elections for all provincial boards and commissions every four years to be held in conjunction with the provincial general elections. Conflict of Interest A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute strict conflict of interest guidelines facilitated through the Provincial Ethics Commissionerís office. A Wildrose Alliance Government will select an independent Ethics Commissioner via a multi-party committee. The commissioner will report directly to the Legislative Assembly. Constitutional Reform A Wildrose Alliance Government will support the popular ratification of all Constitutional Amendments by a simple majority vote in at least two-thirds of the provinces (including the Territories) representing at least 50% of the countryís population in a national referendum. A Wildrose Alliance Government will agree with the terms of the Federal Clarity Act. That is any province seeking separation from Canada must first hold a referendum of the people of the province. The referendum question must be free of ambiguity and clear in the support it achieves for the result to be taken as the democratic will and expression of the will of the people to enter into negotiations that lead to secession. Equality A Wildrose Alliance Government will recognize that all Canadians have equal rights, privileges and responsibilities. A Wildrose Alliance Government will oppose the entrenchment by law of any recognizable group, as a ìDistinct or Unique Societyî with special privileges and exceptional rights not available to other Canadians. Equality of all citizens is the very essence of democracy and should not be compromised. Federalism A Wildrose Alliance Government will support respect and cooperation between the federal and provincial governments. A Wildrose Alliance Government will defend Alberta against intrusions by the federal government by protecting the property, legal, constitutional and democratic rights of Albertans. A Wildrose Alliance Government will work to thwart proposed or implemented federal legislation that contradicts Alberta Alliance principles. Electoral Reform A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute fixed election dates for all elected officials in Alberta. MLAís will be elected to a four (4) year term. The Legislative Assembly will be able to call a vote of non-confidence at any time. A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute a Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform to assess all possible models for electing MLAs, including preferential ballots, proportional representation and our current electoral system. If the assembly recommends changes to the current electoral system the proposed changes will be put to a province-wide referendum. A Wildrose Alliance Government will set the maximum number of terms that a Premier can serve to two consecutive four-year terms. Free Votes in Caucus and Legislature A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute free votes in the Legislative Assembly. MLAs will be encouraged to vote according to the dictates of their conscience or the expressed indications of their constituents. The Alberta Alliance Caucus has only free votes. The caucus position is determined by a simple majority vote of the caucus. Freedom of Information A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute an open and comprehensive Freedom of Information Act. Government Reform A Wildrose Alliance Government will establish an independent agency to determine the salaries and benefits of elected governmental officials and senior civil servants and to ensure that appointments to government tribunals, boards and senior civil service are conducted through an open, qualification-based process. The independent agency will also be able to dismiss appointees when just cause to do so exists. A Wildrose Alliance Government will invite all Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and Members of Parliament from Alberta to an annual conference to publicly identify and explore solutions to Albertaís concerns. A Wildrose Alliance Government will ensure that MLA pension plans, transition allowances and severance packages are consistent with those in private industry. Legislative Dates A Wildrose Alliance Government will establish set dates for Throne Speeches, Budget Announcements, Legislative Sessions and other important legislative occurrences. Municipal Government A Wildrose Alliance Government will support greater dialogue and cooperation between the province and municipalities. A Wildrose Alliance Government will support the assignment of government functions to that level of government most appropriate to the situation. A Wildrose Alliance Government will follow any downloading of services from the province to municipalities with the appropriate amount of funding. A Wildrose Alliance Government will increase the power of municipalities to make decisions affecting their jurisdictions and promote a greater delegation of municipal decision making to local communities. A Wildrose Alliance Government will end the offloading of costs onto municipal governments. A Wildrose Alliance Government will extend greater autonomy and better planning tools to local governments to reduce pressure on property taxes. Patronage A Wildrose Alliance Government will restore professional, non-partisan public service by instituting Merit Employment Legislation that is based on merit and not political patronage. A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute an impartial confirmation process for the appointment of senior bureaucrats, crown corporation heads and high level government appointees to ensure that the appointments are based upon qualifications and/or relevant experience. Property Rights A Wildrose Alliance Government will entrench individual property rights within an Alberta Bill of Rights and a provincial constitution. Provincial Constitution A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute a Provincial Constitution under which all people would be equal. The province would be bound by the provisions of the Provincial Constitution during any future Federal Constitutional negotiations. A Wildrose Alliance Government will determine the content of the Provincial Constitution through a democratic process including a constituent assembly of elected participants. The proposed content would be brought to the people of Alberta in a referendum for ratification. Referenda A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute legislation allowing the citizens of Alberta to call for a referendum or initiative on a matter of significant public concern upon the presentation of a petition signed by at least 5% of the total voting population of Alberta. A Wildrose Alliance Government will call a referendum on any matter which it deems is of significant public concern. A Wildrose Alliance Government will be bound by the outcome of a referendum that is called regarding a piece of pending legislation. A Wildrose Alliance Government will only use Section 33 (the Notwithstanding Clause) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, with the consent of the Alberta people in a referendum. Representative Democracy A Wildrose Alliance Government will be accountable to the people of Alberta by recognizing that Members of the Legislative Assembly are first and foremost responsible to their constituents. A Wildrose Alliance Government will institute the right of recall of elected officials. Senate Reform A Wildrose Alliance Government will advocate for a reformed Canadian Senate that has equal representation elected from each province and effective parliamentary powers. Through ìTriple-Eî Senate reform, the equality of all Canadians will be enhanced by ensuring that representation by population is balanced with the need for equal provincial representation. A Wildrose Alliance Government will create serious consideration to the ìTriple Eî Senate reform proposal on a national level by holding a provincial referendum on Senate reform. A Wildrose Alliance Government will recognize Alberta elected Senators to the Federal Senate. It need not recognize any federally appointed Senators. A Wildrose Alliance Government will balance the representation between urban and rural centers in Alberta by instituting a Provincial Triple E Senate. Provincial Senators will be elected by the people from five equal electoral regions and have real effective powers. Vote of Non Confidence A Wildrose Alliance Government will require the passing of a proclaimed vote of non-confidence to cause the defeat of the government. The defeat of any other bill will only cause the defeat of the bill; not the defeat of the government. _________________

I think we have to wait and see. Over 200,000 PC party members stayed home for Klien's last election. The wheels have been coming off the PC machine for a while now. Traditionally every so often, Albertan's roll the dice and surprise the hell out of everybody. The morning after they roll the dice, everyone wakes up with egg all over their faces, especially the experts. And Albertan's look out the window and see a devestated field of politicians and their bagmen broken up. And they head out the door to make some money and a good life. It is time to throw out the PC's on their asses. They don't listen. Albertan's are thoroughbred's but right now we are being led by a DONKEY.

Bi-lingualism was forced on all English speaking Canadians without our consent. Cultural genocide by Trudeau. So far the Canadian Taxpayer has spent 700 Billion taxdollars. Result one racsist Unilingual separatist Province. Bring down the racist Bilingual Mullah's.

It tells me that Canadians have a 3rd world political system and do not have democratic choice. The PM a man elected by 41,000 legal voters in his riding makes all democratic choices for 33 million Canadians. He appoints all Judges, he appoints 50% of the Government the Senate. He appoints the Head of State the GG. He appoints the Heads of State of each Province. He appoints the 4th Order of Government the Privy Council, who make Orders in Council to spend tax dollars without review by Parlaiment and appoint Friends and cronies to the various troughs ie Crown Corporations. The Canadian political system is worse than a joke. It breeds crooks and theives. The Provinces are set up the same way.

It may re-pay the reader to spend a few minutes tracing the connections of Paul Desmarais and Power Corp. to the leading politicians, etc. of Canada: JOHN RAE: leading strategist for Prime Minister Chretien's election campaign. Was Executive Vice- President of Power Corp. and Paul Desmarais' right- hand man. His brother is.... BOB RAE: Rhodes Scholar and ex-NDP [socialist] Premier of Ontario, who appointed.... MAURICE STRONG to the chairmanship of Ontario Hydro, which he proceeded to dramatically cut in both skilled human resources and generating capacity [to provide a future need for power from James Bay/Grand Canal?] PAUL MARTIN: current federal Finance Minister. Rose through the ranks at Power Corp., mentored by Paul Desmarais. Bought Canada Steamship Lines from him. Ran against Chretien for Liberal Party leadership. He attended the 1996 meeting of the Bilderberg Group, where those he mingled with included - surprise! - David Rockefeller. JEAN CHRETIEN: Prime Minister. Daughter, France, is married to Andre Desmarais, son of Paul Desmarais, chairman of Power Corporation. Chretien's "advisor, counsellor and strategist" for the past 30 years has been MITCHELL SHARP, who brought Chretien into politics when he was Finance Minister. Sharp has been, since 1981, Vice-Chairman for North America of David Rockefeller's TRILATERAL COMMISSION. Chretien attended the 1996 meeting of the Bilderberg Group. DANIEL JOHNSON: present Liberal [and Opposition] leader in Quebec. Rose through the ranks of Power Corp. BRIAN MULRONEY: ex-Conservative Prime Minister. Now a lawyer and lobbyist for Power Corporation which, together with Ontario Hydro and Hydro Quebec, has just formed the Hong Kong-based ASIA POWER CORP., to help China to develop its energy potential. Power Corp.'s legal interests in Asia will be handled by a Hong Kong branch of Mulroney's Montreal law firm, Olgilvy, Renault. He is also a well-remunerated member of the board of Archer-Daniels-Midland, a Rockefeller-owned conglomerate, which is headed by Dwayne Andreas who, like Rockefeller himself, is also a member of the elite and secretive Bilderberg Group. Mike Harris, Premier of Ontario, who headed off for a fishing weekend at a remote Northern camp with George Bush and Paul Martin soon after his election. Harris, like his colleague Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta, is also a Bilderberger. So...we have the CONSERVATIVE party [via Mulroney], the LIBERAL party [via Chretien], and the NDP [via Rae] all tightly connected to....Paul Desmarais and Power Corp. And we have the Prime Minister, the Finance Minister, and the Prime Minister's key aide all tightly connected to....Paul Desmarais and Power Corp. Mel Hurtig wrote, in THE BETRAYAL OF CANADA: "Since Brian Mulroney became Prime Minister, Big Business has had effective control of the political and economic agenda, and hence the social and cultural agenda as well. Paul Desmarais provided much of the money for Pierre Trudeau's campaign, Brian Mulroney's campaign, and Jean Chretien's campaign." [p.188] Maurice Strong has now joined Brian Mulroney and Paul Desmarais in investing the Asia Power Group's $100 million venture capital in "small coal-fired power plants being built in the south of China". They are also looking at "larger projects in northern China, as well as in Malaysia, the Philippines and India." The Asian economies are expected to spend $1 trillion [uS] on essential infrastructure, of which an estimated $400 billion [uS] will be on power generation. Chinese and Asian labour costs are low - as low, in China, as $45 per month - and potential profits are high. The Nov/Dec. 1993 issue of David Rockefeller's Council on Foreign Relations' publication FOREIGN RELATIONS contains an article, THE RISE OF CHINA, in which we are warned that China will begin to use more energy than the United States within a few decades, massively straining the world's energy supplies. Most of China's energy comes from the burning of soft, high-sulphur, highly- polluting coal. In 1991 alone, 11 trillion cubic meters of waste gases and sixteen million tons of soot were emitted into the atmosphere over China - and it has only just begun its long process of increased energy generation! The suphur in this coal causes acid rain. The burning of the coal releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the most efficient "greenhouse gas" in the global warming process. The warmer the climate becomes, the greater the need for fresh water in Mexico and the southern United States - and the more urgent the need for a GRAND Canal project to get it there. An astute businessman could, if he were so inclined, potentially make astronomical profits off both ends of this process! Oh, and Paul Desmarais? In September, 1993, he joined David Rockefeller's Trilateral Commission. He won't feel out-of-place there, though. Other prominent Canadian members include Gerald Bouey [former Governor of the Bank of Canada]; Conrad Black, newspaper magnate and chairman of Argus; John Allen, CEO of Stelco; Raymond Cyr, President of Bell Canada Enterprises; Peter Dobell, of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, in Ottawa; Marie-Jose Druin, Hudson Institute of Canada; Claude Edwards, Public Staff Relations Board in Ottawa; Allan Gottlieb, former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.; David Henniger, Regional Director of Burns, Fry; Senator Duff Roblin; Ron Sutherland, CEO of ATCO Ltd., William Turner, of Montreal's PCC Industrial Corporation; and J.H. Warren, former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. [And, of course, Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau was also in the habit of frequently briefing meetings of David Rockefeller's Council on Foreign Relations in Washington; and Lucien Bouchard, separatist PQ leader, was brought into politics by Brian Mulroney, whose last act in Ottawa was to host a black-tie dinner for 200 members of Rockefeller's Council of the Americas, who flew up on Rockefeller's private jet to celebrate the successful negotiation of NAFTA - another Rockefeller innovation]

Mulroney's biggest benefactor was PowerCorp and the Desmarias clan, the same guys who owned Trudeau, Martin, Chretien and controlled all PM's since Trudeau. Canada has been run by one family since Trudeau's day.

By the same token, Fat Assed Ed Stelmach the talking horse should not be allowed to take Billions in Tax Dollars and buy votes just at election time. That also is Fraud and breech of trust. A political party in power should not be able to throw tax dollars around just before an election. No different than having thugs outside election booths with whiskey and money to sway voters. Very corrupt. Very 3rd world Ed you Fat Assed Liberal.

It is fraud and theft, unless the member gives written permission.

Remember how the enlightened left said those knuckle draggers that claimed that gay marriage was the Slippery Slope and would lead to Polygamy, etc. were hate mongers, monsters etc. Now the taxpayer of Ontario is sucking up the tab for multiple wives of Moslems here on welfare. My My. Wait till they start marrying their goats.

How many of the following things has the New Canadian State been guilty of doing to it's citizens..........................................................Invoking an external and internal threat Establishing secret prisons Developing a paramilitary force Surveiling ordinary citizens Infiltrating citizens' groups Arbitrarily detaining and releasing citizens Targeting key individuals Restricting the press Casting criticism as "espionage" and dissent as "treason" Subverting the rule of law I would say all of them......

The facts are more Canadian's have died at the hands of Police than have been killed by terrorists in Canada.

I agree with the judge. The cops need to obey the law. Maybe if they did, they would get the right address. Many times in the news thay brutalize innocent people at the wrong address. Put them in jail as well as the drug dealers.

Better hope we never do decide to go to war with you. Gee imagine, we might hear the great Indian war cry again. Run, Run for God's sake. Get out of my way.

Yah Yah, we know the Indians own everything every where. Even the air we breath. But answer this question. What can or will you do about the 33,000,000,000 WHITE MEN living on your land. Yah like I thought nothing. Except a little extortion.

Another scam. Anyone who knows anything about Canadian history knows that St. John's NFLD. Is older than Quebec by about 100 years..........Quebec oldest city in Canada: St. John's Mayor begs to differ Kate Jaimet And Marianne White, CanWest News Service Published: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Story Tools -+ Change font size Print this story E-Mail this story Share This Story Facebook Digg Del.icio.us More The Mayor of St. John's has fired a shot across the bow of Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner over the claim that Quebec City is the oldest city in Canada. Official literature from the Department of Canadian Heritage repeatedly claims that Quebec, founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, is "Canada's oldest city." But St. John's Mayor Andy Wells says that honour belongs to the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador. "I think that there's a little bit of historic revisionism being undertaken here," he said. "I think that St. John's is kind of being erased from the official record if you want to make an argument about what city is the oldest," Mr. Wells said yesterday in a phone interview from his office in St. John's. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, Quebec City was founded on July 3, 1608, when Champlain chose the site to build a wooden "habitation" -- a structure part-fort and part-village. In a speech last September, Ms. Verner referred to Quebec City as "the first Canadian city." Her predecessor in the Heritage minister's post, Bev Oda, called Quebec "Canada's oldest urban settlement," while the department's 2007-2008 Report on Plans and Priorities named Quebec City "Canada's oldest city." Yet historical records show that European ships frequented the St. John's harbour a hundred years before the founding of Quebec City. And according to the Canadian Encyclopedia, Europeans had already begun to settle around the harbour by 1583, when Sir Humphrey Gilbert went ashore to claim the island for the British Crown. By the time Quebec City was founded 25 years later, St. John's was already a bustling little community, said Paul O'Neill, past president of the Newfoundland Historical Society and author of the book The Oldest City: the Story of St. John's, Newfoundland. "It would have been a port into which ships came and there would have been a scattering of dwellings here," said Mr. O'Neill in an interview. Canadian historian Jack Granatstein agreed that St. John's is "unquestionably" an older settlement than Quebec City. But that is not the only historical tussle Quebec City is battling these days:Historians are also clashing over who the city's real founder is. A growing number of scholars in Quebec and France are arguing that Champlain should not get the credit for founding Kebek -- the Algonquin word for where the river narrows --but rather it should go to his fellow French explorer Pierre Dugua de Mons (also spelled Du Gua de Monts). Champlain's role in establishing the first permanent French settlement in North America on July 3, 1608, is widely covered in history books. But what the history books have not said, according to maverick Quebec historian Marcel Trudel, is that Champlain did not go to Quebec on his own initiative. He was the lieutenant of Dugua de Mons and was paid to return to New France to establish a habitation and a trading post. Dugua de Mons, who was King Henri IV's lieutenant-governor in New France, was too old at about 52 years in 1608 to travel again so he sent Champlain. Dugua de Mons had travelled before to the new land and founded in 1604 St. Croix Island, located along what is now the border in New Brunswick between Canada and the United States, one of the first settlements in North America. But historian Gaston Deschenes does not agree with Mr. Trudel and thinks that Champlain is facing a posthumous humiliation. "It's simply unbelievable. Come on. Champlain is the one who came here to establish a settlement. He did over 20 trips back and forth between Quebec and France and spent 13 winters in Quebec City." Close

I like the Wildrosealliance Policies as well. Entrenched property rights, a made in Alberta Constitution. Recall a lot of big moves towards real Democratic Choice. Maybe Alberta will lead the country again. I see NS is taling electing Senators and so is Sask. Maybe Canadians should quit lecturing 3rd world countries all over the world and clean up their own 3rd world undemocratic mess, and join the new century.

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In the case of Canada, the problem is the system itself. Harper the PM a man elected by only 41,000 registered voters speaks for 33,000,000 people like a monarch. He appoints our Head of State the GG. He appoints the Heads of State of all the Provinces. He appoints 50% of the government the Senate. He appoints all judges all accross Canada. He appoints the Privy Council. He appoints the heads of hundreds of Crown Corps. Canada has a severe lack of Democracy and accountability. The title PM is not mentioned once in the Constitution.

Why doesn't the gov. just allow all funding to be tied directly to the student who attends school. And let the parents decide where and how their children will be educated. Take all control from the school boards and give it back to the parents and families. Were it belongs.

Canadian taxpayers should be given a choice of supporting the Elite Criminal Corrupt UN or not. They are a criminal organization.

NDP/LIBERAL all the same. And it has been the Liberals who got us in this mess, they have been in power about 95 of the last 110 years.

In a free country of free men and women, you cannot qualify free speech or press. Either you have it or you do not and you live in a tyranny. The only restriction's should be as they have been for 800 years un English Common Law, which Canadaian Law is formed. Show the harm. Who was incited to panic in the movie threatre when someone called out fire when none existed and caused harm. That is the test that has withstood the ages of fairness and is a fair restriction. Neither Steyn or Levant incited anything. They excited a Religious Nutcase Zealot.