Bryan

No they didn't, they provided morer options. The Liberals only wanted to support registered, government regulated daycare institutions. Giving an allowance to all parents directly lets you choose to use that towards that day care spot if you choose, or use it for a private babysitter, or whatever other option you choose. People paying for a non-government childcare option got nothing under the Liberal plan, now they do. The very last thing I was ever going to vote for was a party that was attempting to create a national daycare program. Even using tax dollars to create new daycare spaces is unacceptable, IMO. My first child went through regulated daycares, that was never going to happen again for my second child. As far as I'm concerned, government regulated day cares could cease to exist, and the country would be a better place for it.

And that is the real agenda behind it. The Liberals approved the budget, then tried to tack on billions in spending after the fact through the back door. They are just using it for PR, so they can make the Conservatives look bad no matter what. If the CPC kills it, the LPC can claim they don't care about poor families educating their kids. If it goes into law, they can claim the CPC can't control their finances.

As a parent of two, the Conservative Child Care plan was one of the main reasons I voted Conservative. Giving the allowance lets parents take control of their own child care situation. The Liberals plan would lock families into using government run daycare. No thanks. Again, the credit makes it more affordable in the long run. You're less worried about the sacrifice it takes to put your kids in sport, because you know you're getting a rebate for it at the end of the year. How else would you do it? They can't send that kind of cash out to every sports organization in hopes that people will sign up at a discount. It has to be based on actual usage. Less tax is less tax. Every little bit helps.

Without question, the best government this country has had in my lifetime (I'm 40). They did more in their first year with a minority than the Liberals did in the previous 12 years.

You're just figuring that out about BC_2004?

Show me how to make a copy of a jug of milk or a car while leaving the original alone, then you might have a point.

What do you consider waiting? A couple of hours for an MRI? An hour to see the doctor when you show up without an appointment? 4 or 5 days to get in to see a specialist? A week to schedule elective surgery? That's how it works around here. If you can get your services quicker than me, I'm happy for you. I'll take those miniscule waits as a price I'm more than willing to pay to ensure that not only I, but all of my fellow Canadians have direct access to the healthcare they need.

Why do you guys keep feeding the troll? About rights: The Canada Health Act refers to it as an entitlement. As Canadians, we are entitled to our universal healthcare system. entitled. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved July 09, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/entitled TomAYto, tomAHto.

I can't complain about the Canadian medical system at all. I get to choose my doctor, I get to dictate my course of treament if I know enough about the situation to know what questions to ask, and I get what I want pretty much when I want it. I can get in to see my family doctor the same day every time. When I dislocated my hip, I showed up to the specialists office without an appointment, without a referral, and within an hour I had my rads done, and was discussing them with the doctor. When my son was cross-checked head first into the boards, they wanted to make sure that he got an MRI done, even though he was in no pain, and was fully mobile. He got it within a couple of hours. When my brother in law needed a liver transplant, his need was assessed, he was placed on the list in priority of his need, and he got the first one available. They even flew him out of province to the hospital best equipped to do that particular surgery. Even elective surgeries are a lot easier than most people think. For a vasectomy, I waited a whole four days for my appointment. That was bizarre, because I EXPECTED to wait, and suddenly was getting nervous about getting snipped when they told me I could have it done so fast. I had a mole on my neck that I was concerned about because I kept cutting it shaving, and people were telling me that bas bad. I walked in just to book the appointment for the consultation, and was ushered into the examination room immediately and had it removed right then and there. There are a lot more private options available than most people think too. Truly elective procedures (like plastic surgery) are fully private. You most certainly can pay out of pocket and go see whomever you want.

Not at all. By your logic, everyone should not be allowed to just sit at home either, because it's not spending money to make the economy move. If everyone pirated, the end result is the same as if no one did anything at all. On the other hand, if everyone polluted, the end result is a lot more pollution. Don't want people pirating? The solution is simple: sell a product worth paying for at a price worth paying. I went into Wal-Mart today, and they had Casino Royale on DVD for $27. Twenty Seven dollars for a movie at a DISCOUNT store? People downloading that movie are not incurring a loss for the manufacturer, because nobody with a brain is going to pay that much for a movie in the first place. It's a non-sale either way, with the product still taking up space on the shelf. It's an interesting point of view. One that would still land you in court if you tried to justify it as such. Not for theft, for copyright infringement. Besides, Canadian courts have repeatedly ruled that downloading is NOT illegal. The bottom line is, for a theft to occur, and physical loss must happen. If I take a picture of a building, I haven't stolen the building, and yet now I can look at it any time I want without actually going there. .mp3's and .avi's are just digital snapshots. The product still exists, it has NOT been stolen.

Absolutely not. When digital piracy occurs, the original product is still intact and in place. No theft has occurred.

I'm not saying that cam copies don't exist, they're just not what's fueling the pirate market. They certainly can't be counted as a "loss" to the MPAA. Anyone who is satisfied with a cam copy, wasn't going to pay any money for the real thing to begin with. Leaked pre-release DVDs are huge. Those definitely feed the demand from people who WOULD buy the product if that was the only option, but not if they don't have to.

What I can't believe is that nobody took Wilkins or the MPAA to task for the claim of "50% of worldwide piracy coming from Quebec camcorder copies". People downloading movies don't want cam versions. They want, and they get real DVD rips, even when the movies are brand new to theatre, and even sometimes before they hit theatres. Even in China, those $1 DVDs they sell everywhere are not cam copies for the most part. If the MPAA is serious about stopping piracy, they should look inside their own offices to see who it is that is leaking DVD copies of their movies to the black market. Of course, they won't do that. It's always easier to blame the boogey man from another country than it is to take a look in the mirror.

I'm a hard-core Conservative, with nothing but contempt for anything that even appears Liberalish, and even I have to admit that she's undeniably right about that. Nobody in the world hates Canadians as a people "for who we are and how we live". We have become a target in the last few years for one reason only: We are too chummy with the U.S. This was my biggest fear when the "war on terror" began; that we would not distance our intentions from those of the U.S. in a distinct enough manner. Stepping up our presence in Afghanistan gives the signal to the terrorists that we are on board U.S. imperialism, and puts us at risk at home. Now, I'm not saying that we should not be doing our part. We certainly can't be sticking our heads in the sand and pretending that it'll go away. But we should not kid ourselves. More Canadian involvement in the middle east makes us a bigger target. The more we do over there, the more danger our citizens are in over here. It's an iron clad guarantee.

There are always extreme examples of people who legitimately need help. That's why our social safety net is there. These people are the exception though. Ask people who are welfare case workers how many of their clients simply refuse to work. It's mind boggling how many able bodied people are on assistance for no other reason than they are lazy. I still do not see anything close to an unemployment problem in this country. People who are willing and able to work get jobs, people who are unable or unwilling don't. Even if the work isn't in abundance where you live, AND you have a legitimate reason why you can't/won't move, there are still ways to do work that comes from elsewhere, while staying at home. People sentd you things, you do the work, and send it back. It's usually not fun work, and it's probably not going to get you rich, but at least it's income and you aren't living off of everyone elses money. About "earning" EI: I've been paying into EI all my life. If I ever need it, yes, I do believe I earned it. I paid for it, it is my right to claim it if I ever need it. That having been said, I still do not have any plans to use it if I can at all help it.

The extinct Progressive Conservative Party brought in the GST. The Conservative Party of Canada wants to cut it. Different parties, different priorities.

Vegetable sources of Omega 3 are negligible. First, the total levels are low compared to seafood oils, and the ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 is far too skewed towards the Omega 6's to be of benefit. Second, the Omega 3 found in grains is ALA, not DHA and EPA. Your body has to convert ALA to EPA and DHA in order to be absorbed, and this process is an inefficient one, resulting in even less Omega 3 actually getting used. Personally, I stick to eating Salmon for my Omega 3's. However, if a Seal Oil were to be marketed as a dietary supplement, I definitely would buy it.

The bottom line is, the Liberals are the ones who let healthcare get to the state it's in right now. It's unfortunate that we are now in a situation where tough decisions have to be made, but the blame for whatever happens rests soley on the Liberals shoulders.

Freshly clubbed baby seals are a rich source of Omega 3.

Agreed. DONE.

When you leave a door wide open, unwelcome things can walk through.

I don't even pay that much in total deductions from my pay including all taxes, CPP, EI, and private supplemental insurance for my whole family.

Absolutely correct on all counts, although I would phrase it slightly differently. The way I see it, the US has no credible left-wing choice. The Republicans are extreme-right, and the Democrats are centre-right. That's what makes the CPC (which is still slightly to the right) SEEM more left. They are still a right leaning party, just not as far right as the two US choices.

This is totally the best news I've heard in a long time. Conservatives everywhere are rejoicing at the very idea!

Bush knew. And the whole thing has most certainly been a financial windfall for his family and their contemporaries.