Bryan

Looks like Ritz may be right afterall: CWB ruling will be overturned http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/12/07/cwb-ruling-will-be-overturned-brodbeck If the law does not actually state that there must be a plebiscite, then the Conservatives have not broken any laws at all. Just another activist judge making a ruling based on what they WISH the laws were.

It's not allowed, but it does happen. I know several people who frequently end up with multiple voter cards. They don't, but if they wanted to, they probably could vote in both places without anyone noticing--at least not at the time. I also met someone who claimed that he and a group of 'rock the vote' type activists deliberately voted multiple times in one federal election just to prove that they could. What he said they did was to show up at random polls and see if they could get sworn in with just a story and no ID.

There was a vote held by the CWB itself though. More than one farmer said he wanted the right to market his own grain. Now they'll have the right. The same rights that famers of other grains already have. The same rights that wheat farmers have in the east. Personally, I can't believe that these communist boards were ever allowed to exist in the first place. A cooperative that they all can join is great, but that they HAVE TO sell to? Are you freaking kidding me? Where do we live, North Korea?

Actually they do. Our laws don't even come close to what the Democrats would think is the bare minimum that should be tolerated when dealing with crime. We're toughening our standards to a level that is still considerably below theirs.

If that is true, then he has nothing to worry about. The shadow MP would not be needed, because no one would go to him. The only way a shadow MP would have anything to do is if a significant number of the real MPs constituents don't think he's helping them.

I know I'm not required to. What I mean is, before she would have willed the paid off house to her daughter (my wife). She could have sold the house, used it for rental income, or given it to our son. Now, that house comes with a big enough lien against it, that it would not be worth it to assume payments on another mortgage just so my son can keep gramma's house. Obviously it's her money and her choice to leave anything behind or not, I'm just saying I'm not about to inherit someone else's debt (especially since I'm not required to). The bank has no issue with 'inheriting' her debt though, and she did not need extra insurance either, because her down payment was more than 25% of the initial mortgage (far less than 10% of the total debt now though, since she started running a line of credit to pay for a car and trips to europe and such).

I'd like to see the CPC follow through with more lawsuits. I'd even donate specifically to that legal fund. The opposition has been allowed for far too long to make endless strings of baseless accusations against this government, and they should be made to pay for it. If you have a legitimate concern, bring it up by all means, but stop just making crap up.

It's not a deficiency in his speaking skill, rather his lack of self-filter when he talks. He gets excited and starts saying crazy things that he probably doesn't even believe. Yeah, context is everything. The centre line has a pretty wide variance depending on where you're coming from geographically. The Conservatives would be considered extreme left-wingers by American standards.

There's not a damn thing that's "brave" about what these idiots are doing. They just go where they are told. They are professional protesters. Paid for by the likes of CAW, WWF, and Tides. http://www.ourclimate.ca/wordpress/supporters/ Credibility was never strong with them. But when they get funding from American enviro groups, and go to an international event with “Turn your back on Canada” on their shirts, it removes what little they had left.

I've seen first hand how useless some politicians can be, especially in opposition. To get anything done, the constituents often need to find another elected official in the area. That's what happened here with Anita Neville. People used to go on and on about how well loved she was, but they neglected to mention how many of her constituents had to go to Shelly Glover if they wanted to get help with anything. Shelly was over worked because she essentially had to take care of two ridings, one of which was supposed to be served by a different party. The constituents in the riding eventually got tired of it and elected Joyce Bateman. I've also seen it for years with City Council here too. Our councillor is just not helpful. He just doesn't return calls, ever. People who need any help with anything, including community leaders, often have to go to councillors in the next ward over if they want a response, let alone action. Having a "shadow MP" is a way to help other MPs from getting overworked from dealing with other MP's constituents. If the MP is doing their job, there is no job for the shadow MP to do, but if they are not, those constituents can go to the shadow MP instead of burdening another already hard working MP. It also helps show those constituents that this party will help when that party will not, so they don't eventually turf the useless one, they do it at the firsr opportunity.

Funny how the OP very clearly spelled out the reason for the much needed exit tracking, yet the lefties still took it as an occasion to bash the Conservatives as being oppressive. Frankly, my reaction exactly the opposite. What I want to know is why the hell are we not already doing this? Our border and Customs officials (both at the actual border and in Ottawa) have been asleep at the switch to allow this to go on, IMO. We need to know when people who were supposed to leave actually do. We need to know if people who are NOT supposed to leave the country try to, and we need to know if there is a crisis somewhere in the world wether or not there are Canadians there who need our help.

I don't mean this in a confrontational way, just as a word of serious advice: The Conservatives would love it if Mulcair won. By that, I mean the smear campaign is already cued up in much the same way it was for Ignatieff and Dion. Mulcair is the guy they WANT to campaign against because they firmly believe he'll be the easiest to discredit in the public's mind. Topp is the guy they aren't quite sure what to make of yet, he has the best chance of defining himself.

I guess that depends on what your definition of "old" is. My Mother in Law is in her 70's and just recently got a new mortgage, line of credit, car loan, etc. We all thought she was crazy to even try to get BACK into debt after her mortgage on her appropriately sized for a single person house was paid off, but she wanted more room, a bigger yard, to travel, etc, and no one was going to stop her. The bank gave it to her. Unless she lives another 25 years, all she'll leave behind is debt. All I know is there's no way in hell I'm paying it.

Several Caribbean/Central American countries tried polymer notes before Australia did, but Australia perfected the 'Guardian' process that everyone uses now. The neat thing about these kind of bills is the more they wear, the more 'normal' they feel. I've got a well-used Mexican 50 that if it wasn't for the 'window', you'd swear it was paper.

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/agree%2Bwith%2BCanada%2Bdirection%2Bpoll%2Bfinds/5811006/story.html I find it interesting just how different the opinions of Canadians across the country are from a lot of the posts we see here on MLW, and even a lot of the headlines we see from the MSM. A huge majority think things are going well. Even people who didn't vote CPC are happy with the job they are doing.

I disagree, and I think most serious Conservative Party members do as well. You sure won't find anyone on Blogging Tories defending what went on in Mount Royal. Despite what the upper brass of the party are saying publicly, internally they are pretty ticked off about it. The people in that EDA are being scrutinized to find out who actually did the calling, because some people are going to be fired over this. I'm not sure that there is a way to properly deal with this that won't look like the National Party is just doing a CYA. Even if they came out and identified those responsible and fired them publicly, the media would still find a way to turn that around on them.

Russia has announced plans to resume military support for Cuba too: http://rt.com/news/russian-arms-cuba-deal-567/ Just ammunition for now, but still, Russia is not amused by the US's missile strategy, and is perfectly prepared to step up their own game in response.

Farmers are being given a choice, whereas before they had none. Many farmers want to stay with the Wheat Board, and no one is stopping them. Those who want freedom have it. The only people who don't get their way are the ones who are trying to force farmers to use the Wheat Board against their will.

It's not as if any of the things that the Conservatives are doing are any kind of secret. These are the things they campaigned on. That they have been campaigning on for several elections. Each time out they have garnered more support than the last. Now that they have a majority, they are going about doing the things they promised those people who voted for them that they would do, and that's supposed to be a negative thing? Even if you disagree with the policies, you have to admit it's a refreshing change to see politicians actually do what they said they'd do. You're disappointed that they are better? I don't understand. You hoped that they'd be bad, but they aren't, and that disappoints you?

People do vote for them though. You can put whatever you want on the ballot, it can't change the reasons people mark the X on the ballot. The more popular a leader is, the more of his/her MPs will be elected.

I don't doubt the claim that some places don't accept $100 bills, but I've never seen one. I've never had any problems paying with $100's.

No I don't, because it's not true. Our economy right now is significantly better managed than it was under Paul Martin.

Keep things in perspective. That "total moron" is the best finance minister in the world. Things are slightly delayed here, they are falling apart elsewhere. When I see how bad it is elsewhere, I'm grateful that we do have the financial managers we have here. It really would be a disaster if we had a different result last election.

Not sure what the OP's confusion is. A specific Canadian writing style is hardly a new thing. When I was in University, we were supposed to use "The Portable Canadian Handbook" as a guide.

CBC using half-truths to paint a one-sided picture? Why is anyone surprised?