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Queenmandy85

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  1. No, I am telling people to start campaigning. No matter how much people whine about the Grits, the election is still 18 months away. There is no point complaining. I'm not telling you anything you personally don't already know. You have said you get out and campaign. I am surprised you have the time to spare to come onto this forum. I live in a CPC safe seat and my MP is pretty good. He at least returns my calls. Has your CPC candidate been nominated? Have you volunteered yet? Now is the time. My kind have not been in charge since Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister. I am a proud Progressive Conservative.
  2. No, what I expect is that those who believe the Liberals are harming the nation need to get thee to the campaign office and start working to elect a Member of Parliament who will oppose those policies they see as harmful. From everything you have said, I presume you are already out there, but for those who aren't, that is a better strategy than complaining on the internet.
  3. All the whining about the price on carbon etc., is futile. You just need a little patience. The Canada 338 polling analysis puts Mr. Poilievre at about 210 seats. That is Diefenbaker / Mulroney territory. In 18 months, he will be appointed Prime Minister and his first act will be to eliminate the price on carbon. He will have to replace it with something else, but the point is, he will have a super majority and he will do what he deems appropriate. The talk of him blowing his lead does not take into account that to screw up that much takes a particular kind of talent.
  4. When you listen to news broadcasts about the vote of non-confidendence , they say the Government "survived" the vote. 61% of Members of Parliament voted to express confidence in the government. Not only is that a solid vote of confidence, but it is also a solid vote in support of the policy of increasing the price on carbon. (a nickel) In Saskatoon last week, the price of gas jumped 5 cents to reach 25 cents cheaper than it was a year ago. If Premier Moe is so concerned about affordability, how about axing the provincial gas taxes.
  5. The results of the non-confidence vote should give Mr. Poilievre some pause. The 206 Members who opposed the motion represent the anticipated number of MP's who will be in the governing caucus when Mr. Poilievre is appointed in a year and a half. those 206 MPs were elected by a majority of Canadian voters. The vote says that having a price on carbon has more support than the CPC caucus realizes. My previous post regarding the Byrne scandal was not my finest moment. I feel sorry for Mr. Poilievre. As Leader of his Majesty's Loyal Opposition, he has the best job in Canada. He is the most popular politician in Canada, not only currently, but in recent history. In a few months that will all come to an end. His first order of business is to come to grips with the climate crisis. He has poisoned one policy, the carbon tax, that had the advantage of discouraging the use of fossil fuels but on a quasi-volunteer basis. It is not a major hardship for most Canadians. His problem is, how is he going to get our emissions down to a level that will stop the catastrophe future Canadians will be facing. The obvious choices are rationing or putting a cap on production and importation of fossil fuels. Every alternative to carbon pricing will be more expensive and the cost will keep going up at an accelerating rate, the longer we put it off. This is going to be Mr. Poilievre's main problem. "Future generations will not judge us on what we say, they will judge us on what we do."
  6. Mr. Poilievre isn't even in power and he already has a scandal brewing with the revelations regarding his lobbyist closest advisor. He is learning Karma is a bad thing. The Byrne scandal is just a forshadowing of what is going to plague Pierre when he takes office. Pierre is going to have his own SNC Lab. experience before he even takes office.
  7. 20% of people will never steal, regardless of the circumstances. 20% of people will steal no matter what. 60% of people will steal if they think they can get away with it. That means 80% of the customers in a store are potential thieves. The receipt check is there to deter that 60%. The store has every right to take such actiona as is reasonable to protect their interests. I find the clowns who whine the loudest about "being accused of stealing" are the most irritating and I presume they are probably prone to stealing if they think they could get away with it. If my support for a business that takes these measures to protect themselves helps them to reduce their loses, I am all for it.
  8. 1. It was an estimate in answer to a question posed on Quirk and Quarks. 2. True. 3. The choice of the manner of one's devotion to a deity is a personal one. It is a matter of freedom of choice. If our freedom of choice is taken away, if that is not socialism, I am not sure what to call it. 4. I am at a loss to know what conspiracy you are referring to. Are you referring to the Blackbird's OP or Zietgiest's response? With the rapid depletion of resourses critical to survival, we will not be able to support billions of people in the future. If we are to reduce the population, it will have to be done slowly by improving people's standard of living. As we can see in the wealthiest societies, the birthrate declines naturally. We need to ensure our decendents have the resourses they require to survive and thrive.
  9. I disagree. The earth can support and sustain a maximum population of 1.5 billion. Christianity is in decline and in the free market of theology, Islam is growing. That is because Islam responds to the needs of the faithful better than Christianity. To deny people the right to choose how they whorship God is socialism. "Promotion" of homosexuality is ridiculous. Around 10% of people are gay. That is a percentatage that has been constant. You cannot persuade anyone to be gay. They just are. Deus Vult. You appear to be opposed to feminism, and the right of women to have the right to make their own decisions regarding reproduction. You advocate socialism where people don't have the right to make their own decisions. Your opposition to people having the right to choose to terminate their own life also socialistic. Your term "feminizing the military" contradicts your advocacy of Christianity. The military is trained to kill people. Right or wrong, that is a contradiction of Christian, Zoroastrian and Jewish doctrine. ie. Thou Shalt not Kill. There were no qualifacations to that commandment.
  10. Thank you for letting us know. Some times we make errors in judgement . For myself, I am just happy it was all a misunderstanding.
  11. Of course it depends on your point of view. The French Revolution, like most wars, was a tragedy. The issues were already underway to reform the political system to create a constitutional Monarchy. You under estimate Napoleon's contribution to society. He modernized the delivery of healthcare, science and brought in the metric system. Immigration is a Christian act. There are millions of people who are living in regions of the world that are no longer habitable. The are leaving a life surrounded by poverty, chaos and violence. They have to go somewhere, and Europe is the logical destination. Would Jesus turn away anyone in need? The mass migration from the south is only going to increase into a tsunami of humanity. MAiD is a choice that each of us should be able to make. It is a matter of freedom of choice. To take that freedom away is socialism. The issue of women's right to reproductive choice has been argued to death. The issue of sending western troops into Ukraine may be a signal to the tyrant Putin that his actions are going to lead to War. In the absence of American support, it is now up to Europe to ensure Ukraine's freedom and independence.
  12. I just heard this morning that Godess had been murdered. I was told you know the details. This is terrible news. Can you tell me what happened? The last I heard was her former husband had passed away and she was taken time away from the forum.ย 

    Thanks,

    Pete

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    2. WestCanMan

      WestCanMan

      No, I don't even know Goddess, let alone anyone in her family who would have my contact info.ย 

      Where's the post by eyeball?ย 

    3. betsy

      betsy

      I've seen and read itย  but I can't find it now.ย  He said to ask you for details.

    4. betsy

      betsy

      I guess we can consider that post as a disinformation.

      Hopefully Goddess will see this confusion and set the matter straight.

  13. I just read your post saying Godess was murdered.ย That is terrible news. I haven't heard anything about this. What happened?

    Pete

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    2. QuebecOverCanada

      QuebecOverCanada

      According to her last post, she took a break from the forum after her ex-husband who she was in good terms with had a heart attack. That was back in Sept 2023.

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    4. betsy

      betsy

      @Queenmandy85,ย  can you please give the link to Eyeball's post.

      ย 

      ****disregard please.ย  Found it.

      ย 

      Thanks.

  14. That is terrible news. I haven't heard anything about this. What happened?
  15. I've received 6 Pfizer covid 19 vaccine doses and one Moderna. I have had no adverse effects. Most of the people in my building are seniors and have had multiple vaccinations with no adverse affects. I haven't heard of anyone I know having had adverse effects. On the other hand, I do know of two people who declined to get vaccinated who suffered from long covid. What does the author of the OP suggest we should have done to respond to a virus that has killed seven million people?
  16. When I lived in Trail, BC, my cousin in Vancouver told her teacher that I lived way up north in a place called Trail. Trail is less than 10 km from the 49th parallel. People in the lower mainland think once you get past Hope, you're in Alberta. Except, sanwiched in that border is a little valley called the Okanagon. British Columbia is a brand new name. The nations who have called the area home, from the Ahousaht on the Island to the Sinixt in the southern interior, to the Tlingit in the north, had many names for their land for 12000 plus years. I love the name British Columbia because I am a militant Monarchist. If we must change the name, "Salish" would be appropriate since that was the dominant linguistic demographic for most of the south at least.
  17. 18 months is only a few months. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ‰ I guess you and I have a different perspective on time. They say time passes quickly when you are enjoying yourself. I'm having a blast. "Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. You know what the fellow said โ€“ in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace โ€“ and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock." Orson Weles as Harry Lyme in the Third Man
  18. Leader Of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, Pierre Poilievre and the CPC are still holding steady with only a loss of 4 seats to the Liberals. (Canada 338) Pierre is still looking at a super majority on the level of John Diefenbaker and Brian Mulroney. Let's be patient. In a few months, we won't have a carbon tax (or rebate), we'll have lower taxes, a lot more spending on defence, healthcare and higher education, no inflation and lower crime. What on earth are some of you going to talk about?
  19. Pretty good actually. I would say the crash and burn of the Liberals is a dead cert.
  20. While I am opposed to the denigration of Sir John A., and as a person who was born and raised in the most privileged segment of society, I am not in a position to comment on the school curriculum, you keep banging on about gender. What the poll shows is that a majority of Canadians are opposed to freedom and the Mr. Groot is obsessed with other people's gender. Why do you care so much about gender? For the first time in history, we have the ability to match our physical gender with our psychological gender. That is something to celebrate. What you refer to as woke is freedom. Are you saying you are anti-freedom?
  21. The point still stands, Khrushchev was deterred. DISCLAIMER: In matters of military affairs, I defer to Doug and Army Guy for their expertise. I am an amature academic. "Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please." โ€“ Niccolรฒ Machiavelli "No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy." โ€“ Helmuth von Moltke "The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions." โ€“ Robert Lynd In these discussions on combat, I tend to have a cavalier regard to the lives of innocent civilians and conscripts who die in battle.
  22. MAD did work in the Cuban Missile Crisis when Khrushchev looked into the depths of the hell he and JFK were about to unleash and he backed away, had his political teeth kicked in and he smiled. He sacrificed his pride and career so the rest of us could live because he knew that Kennedy was resolute. "We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the costs of worldwide nuclear war in which even the fruits of victory would be ashes in our mouth," President John F. Kennedy
  23. Then, we should be correcting that. War has never solved the problem it was supposed to address (Except World War II). When Presidents Putin, Trump and Xi have to face the fact that war means they and the rest of us will die within a month of opening hostilities, the hope is they will choose life for themselves. The alternative is surrender. The choice is, is it better to die a free person, or live as a slave. My personal view has shifted when I turned 75 and the concept of death went from the abstract to the reality. Life is very precious Most of the issues that have caused major wars ended up being solved at the conference table. Whether Quebec was British or French was decided by the French trading Quebec for Guadeloupe at the conference table, not the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
  24. By even contemplating the scenario where a Russian incursion on any NATO member could be answered by anything other than a total nuclear response to destroy Russia completely is an invitation to go to war. The whole purpose of MAD is to prevent war. President Reagan's most useful policy was to convince the Soviets that he was crazy enough to destroy the world if they stepped out of line. That is a policy that must continue. Any war between Russia and NATO will be nuclear. (Same with China) The only way to truly deter them from making a mistake is to continue with the determination to destroy the world rather than surrender. Actually, there is one alternative. Make it clear that any incursion will be answered by an immediate and total surrender.
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