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This is really interesting or more accurately perplexing to me. Like most in the "west" I was, if I am to be honest, happy that Osama Bin Laden was killed. But it was effectively an execution, no matter how they try and spin it. And it did violate a sovereign country's territory, and it assumed guilt without trial. There is such a thing as moral justice, but the rule of law has to be supreme or anarchy will result. This is one place where I do fear the slippery slope.

I just checked the table you referenced, and looks like crime is falling to me. That's what your data says.

You really don't have a clue about what NAFTA is, do you?

And remind me again - how did the NEP work out? There is intelligent regulation then there is stupid, wishful thinking, unrealistic, I can fix it all kind of thinking. Gasoline prices are a world-wide market. US refinery runs are low because there is such an oversupply of diesel and jet fuel. So they are cutting down production so gasoline is getting into short supply. Refineries can't change their product split much at all. So until commerce and air travel increases, the refineries will be running slowly and the price of gas will stay high.

I just saw on the CBC news that in Kamloops it's $1.07/l while in Calgary it's $1.20/l. Them evil oil barons. Here in the lower mainland it's $1.45, thanks to Campbells carbon tax.

The oilsands will last way longer than that.

Page 9 of what?

Links please. Or at least link. And Stockwel Day's "unreported crime" BS doesn't count.

I didn't mean to suggest you were. What I am saying is that this is a situation where our existing laws should be handling it, and we don't need more regulation.

To a certain extent, yes, but in this particular example, we have, in my opinion, sufficient existing laws to handle it. I can't see why this couldn't be prosecuted as fraud. I would guess that given the limited resources of our police, and the ever growing gang violence and shootings, the cops figure they have bigger fish to fry.

BC is making out like a bandit selling lumber to the Chinese. Why are you/they waiting?

Other than????

I think some RCMP predecessors being dead may have had something to do with it.

But dang close. Quebec gets way more of all things than any other province. And with all their natural resources, I still can't figure out why, unless it is corruption.

Right as rain. And way more harmful!

Yer preachin' to the choir here, bro.

Ah, yes, the NDP opportunists, even then.

First, I didn't call you dumb. And secondly, I really don't understand this post. And I don't know this part of constitutional law, but Derek L. seems to feel you are factually incorrect. Will you address his post?

The one I loved better was when he basically won an election by ridiculing Clark's proposed 10 cents a gallon tax on gasoline, then put an equivalent tax on everything that would burn as soon as he was elected. And the unwashed masses just kissed his you-know-what. Go figure.

When it happens, I guess I'll get out my pitchfork and lantern and visit the sitting PM at the time. Till then I'll just chill out and not worry about theoretical problems when I have the prospect of the NDP actually gaining some power to worry about. A real worry.

Just like the Queen can do all kinds of stuff here, only ages of precedent say it won't happen. I'm only 64 yo, and don't ever remember the government overruling the BOC. Can you remember a time?

Right. Now I remember. That's probably an even better reason for voting for the country destroying bastard.

In what way, other than letting Trudeau look prettier than him?

If you accept the fact that the BOC isn't government, then no.

Thanks. That is a little factoid that I didn't know. It is now added to the memory bank.