Jefferson

I advocate the formation of the Republic of Canada, so that we can enjoy the same democratic privileges as modern nations like USA, Mexico, and Iran, where the citizens actually have the right to elect the people who hold the highest offices in the country, the President and the Senators, and the right to actually bear arms to protect their families instead of being sitting ducks for the hordes of well armed criminals who roam the streets and don't bother with such details as FAQs and registrations when they buy their smuggled guns. Those are pretty basic rights, in my opinion. Why do Canadians settle for what we have now, a Constitutional Monarchy? Here's an interesting quote about the subject of Constitutional Monarchies; "In the past, constitutional monarchs have co-existed with fascist and quasi-fascist constitutions (Fascist Italy, Francoist Spain) and with military dictatorships." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy#List_of_current_reigning_monarchies Constitutional Monarchy is clearly cheating Canadian citizens out of the true democracy of a republic and only illustrates how pathetic our leaders are and have been since the formation of the country. I can only assume that they perpetuate this travesty of democracy because it serves their own purposes. You won't find the Senators, like the highly qualified Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, complaining about it. Would either of them have had a chance of actually being elected as Senators in the US? Here's Mike Duffy's campaign slogan; "vote for me, I'm TV journalist. Who else is better qualified to rule on the passage of laws effecting every Canadian? Wink for mom." Would Harper have been elected President? Maybe if he was running against a Ken doll, otherwise not too likely. Speaking of slogans, here's one for the nation of Canada; "Canada, we settled for second best and we're damn proud of it".

Quotes about Canadian gun control from http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/long-gun-registry-canada-history-operation-and-debates ; "In 1977, the government introduced a new permit, the Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC), to obtain long-barrelled rifles and shotguns that fell under the unregulated class. Originally, obtaining an FAC simply involved providing proof of identification and paying a fee. However, a new criminal offense was also introduced — for the unsafe storage of firearms. The federal government further introduced a series of modifications regarding ownership and use of regulated weapons. Persons could no longer cite the protection of property as a reason for acquiring a restricted firearm, and owners could no longer use their business address to register restricted firearms." "In introducing the 1995 Firearms Act, Allan Rock, justice minister at the time, argued the primary reason for stricter gun control was to ensure Canadians did not “want or need to possess a firearm for protection” and to prevent the deterioration of Canadian communities into “American-style war zones” (Mauser, 1998, p. 7)." That's just lovely. So how exactly did the Firearms Act ensure that Canadians did not “want or need to possess a firearm for protection”? Did it stop the influx of guns from the US through the sieve-like border? Anybody can buy guns at gun shows in the US with no background check whatsoever, then they can easily smuggle them through Mohawk territory to the Indian gangs who plague the nation, and all the other criminals that they sell the guns to. The Canadian government doesn't want to inconvenience the gangs by allowing the ordinary Canadians to have guns to protect themselves from them. That's very considerate of them. What the hell is a gun for other than to protect yourself from gun wielding criminals? We don't need to hunt now. We have grocery stores. Maybe the Government hasn't heard about that yet. The hunters are the most dangerous ones with guns anyway, shooting any damn thing that moves, be it a cow or a human out for a walk. How many intelligent people actually hunt? It's all a bunch of brainless Bubbas who shouldn't be allowed to drive a vehicle much less carry a powerful gun around that can blow a person's head completely off. Take a look at this; "Question: How Many People are Killed or Injured in Hunting Accidents? Answer: According to the International Hunter Education Association, approximately 1,000 people in the US and Canada are accidentally shot by hunters every year, and just under a hundred of those accidents are fatalities. Most victims are hunters, but non-hunters are also sometimes killed or injured. Although some other forms of recreation cause more fatalities, hunting is one of the few activities that endangers the entire community, and not just the willing participants." http://animalrights.about.com/od/wildlife/f/HuntingAccident.htm So now we all have to buy crossbows to protect our homes. Effective, but you have to set out a bunch of them already pre-loaded to get a decent firing rate. Why is "target practice" or "collecting" a more legitimate reason to own a gun than protecting your family? Oh yeah, it's just crucial that you have a gun collection and that you shoot some targets. Who could live without those? And who could actually feed themselves without killing some animals in the woods. It would be impossible. My god, the Canadian government is stupid. The Indians and other gangs love them though. They make the gun market very profitable for them. Here's Canada's sales pitch to criminals looking for a place to set up shop; "come to Canada, we make sure that our citizens are unarmed. Just take your pick of victims and kick their door in. No need to worry about any armed resistance here. Sorry we couldn't disarm the hunters, target shooters and collectors too, but those were all absolute necessities while protecting their family's lives were just a frivolous indulgence."

Uh, I am not exactly in a position to start a new political party, being of low income. Perhaps you could get off YOUR lazy ass and take care of it for me, or are you happy with being a citizen of a British colony. I think you like it. I think you like the Prime Minister being appointed by a Haitian radio broadcaster and I think you liked it when Adrian Clarkson, a TV talk show host was appointing the PM too. In fact, I think you'll love it when Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys is appointed by the Queen to be the GG. Now go kiss the Queen's hand like a good tea drinking Brit, instead of criticizing me.

Here's how Supreme Court judges get their jobs in Canada; "Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada are appointed by the Governor General-in-Council, a process whereby the governor general, the viceregal representative of the Queen of Canada, makes appointments based on the advice and consent of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada#Appointments So the Queen of England, through her personally selected middleman the Governor General, selects them. Who did she select for that position? Michaëlle Jean, a Haitian refugee. She wasn't even born in Canada. What qualified her for that position? Having been a journalist and CBC broadcaster. This is also the person who chooses the Prime Minister, a person granted sweeping powers, including making numerous other appointments, and who can hold the office until the day he dies unless another Party gets elected, which doesn't look very likely in our lifetimes. The obvious question is why is the Queen of England able to appoint anything in Canada, much less the person who will then singlehandedly decide who will have dictatorial powers over the nation? Look how that turned out. This might sound crazy but wouldn't elections by the citizens of Canada be a more appropriate way to decide who rules the country than the Queen doing it for us through her appointee, who apparently requires no political experience whatsoever? I have to think a CBC broadcaster is not the best choice for that position, especially when they are an immigrant who, for all we know, might hold a grudge against a country full of white folk and want to screw it up as much as possible by appointing a useless nerd as Prime Minister, a guy who dances like he has cerebral palsy and sings "I'll get high with a little help from my friends" with such talent that all four judges on "Canada Doesn't Have Talent" would hit the gong button simultaneously. When will Canadians get an operation to attach cojones and then have a war of independence with Britain, who are still ruling the country through their chosen proxies? When will Canada actually become a real republic with an actual elected President and a real Constitution? Apparently never. We'll always be "the colonies". When will somebody actually start the Canadian Republican Party and tell Britain to screw off or face the consequences because we're tired of being the Queen's lackies. What a a pathetic excuse for a democratic and supposedly independent country. We have no say whatsoever in the two highest positions in the country. We get to elect MPs from one of three Parties (the only ones with a chance in hell of getting elected), each one of which is worse than the other. That's it. That's all the democracy we get. I guess that's all we deserve if we actually stand for it. Now where's a shipment of British tea? We have a party to get started and we're a few centuries late already.

By Arab standards, he was treated like a dinner guest. Better to lock him up BEFORE he became a full grown terrorist anyway. The US saved his life. He would have blown himself up long ago otherwise. He should thank them.

So now you have to check your car for the trackers, which are about the size of a hard drive, hard not to find. Then you have to put it on ebay to sell it. The cops just gave it to you. Generous guys, huh? Wonder how much you could get for one. I'm sure lots of people out there would like to examine it so they can make tracker detectors to sell to criminals. Or you could just stick it on a pizza delivery car and imagine the cops wondering why you're driving all over town.

Muhammad was almost as bad as Harper. He wanted to control every aspect of society and was a complete dictator. I think Harper is in the wrong religion. Put a turban on him and he would fit right in with the other Imams.