Queenmandy85

An education without a strong emphasis on the hard sciences is no education. We have too many lawyers and merchants in politics.

He doesn't have a clue about science.

An open ballot does not take into consideration that many people do not wish to make the sacrifices involved in becoming a Member of Parliament. It could also be hijacked by political parties. It could also lead to minority governments.

Happy Independence Day everyone. Dec. 11, 1931, Canada was granted independence.

I'm not being facetious. If you have time to post on forums like this, you obviously have time to fill out a census form. If you are that forgetful, perhaps you should take steps to overcome that. Unless you are a Seventh Day Adventist, religion can't be a reason and if you are a JW, why would you be on a political forum? It wastes more money for the Government to provide services without accurate data. You are obviously a law abiding citizen because you face the possibility of going to jail without any idea of what that entails. As a citizen, a Christian, and a Conservative, I see the census as a duty, not an option.

But why would you not fill out the Long Form Census form?

These devices have been the domain of scam artists for a century.

I was wrong. You just can't beat nice hair.

Don't forget Ireland. I have distant relatives in Ireland.

Any crime is a barbaric cultural practice.

If the salaries of the administrators is an issue, an easy solution is to cut the salaries to $30,000 per year. I'm sure there are lots of unemployed people who would fill the void. Of course they won't have the education and experience, but who cares.

So far, the RCAF deployment in Iraq and Syria have been confined to killing individuals or small groups. These are operations that could be carried out with more success and a lot less money using infantry. As I said previously, the flock of wild turkey's behind my cabin are a better air combat platform than the F-35. The F-35 presents the same problem as the Avro Arrow. They are too expensive. Canadians do not want to pay for or participate in, the defence of Canada. Their attitude is folly, but they are the boss.

What I meant was she did what a true Christian / Hindu / Jew / Moslum or just human being should do.

The US constantly backs losers. From Diem to al- Abadi. In Syria, Obama should be helping Putin to keep Assad in power and restore stability to the region. Assad may not be nice, but he is far better than the people trying to over throw him.

A few years ago, there was a cold snap in Vancouver. On the news, I saw a woman handing out hot soup and coffee from the back of her old station wagon in the down town east side. One of the homeless fellows had no coat, so she gave him hers. She was a real Christian.

Behind my summer cabin, there is a group of wild turkeys. They are a better air combat platform than the F 35.

We have to dramatically reduce the production of green house gases. The question is how. Solar and wind are not yet viable on a large scale. Fusion is still a long way off if viable at all. Nuclear power is the only alternative currently available. It is particularly beneficial to western Canada, since it is the Saudi Arabia of nuclear fuel. The conversion to nuclear power will give the world's economy a tremendous shot in the arm, and will allow us to dispense with many of the inhibitors on energy use we are now facing, such as carbon taxes, and pipelines.

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I have a sense that the election may have begun to shift in the last day or so. I think Harper might just pull it off. I think he will get a large minority. I base this on the fact that Harper is one of the best politicians since MacKenzie King. He hasn't been a good Prime Minister, but he's a good politician. I'm almost never been right.

John wrote, "No...we cannot afford a military to beat them back if they ever decide to invade us. But we can at least try to have a military which befits the size of our country." Switzerland has one quarter the population of Canada and during the cold war, the Swiss Army could mobilize 1.5 million troops in 72 hours. As for beating them back, I refer you to the Canadian Army's Defence Scheme No. One. It would need to be updated. James Eayers 'In Defence Of Canada' has an abridged version in either Vol. 2 or 3.

Try substituting the word Jew for Muslim in some of the above posts. It reads like Mein Kampf. Nobody is saying ISIS is not evil. ISIS is no more representive of Islam than the Branch Davidians in the Waco siege were representative of Mormans or gay bashers are representative of Christians. There are wing nuts in every religion. Are all Priests child molesters? Of course not. Did the perpetrators of massacres of Moslems in India represent Hindus? Neither do the monsters in ISIS have anything to do with Islam. It is a disguise these people wear to make money, just like the Mafia. Remember when Joe Columbo started an organization to protest discrimination against Italian Americans? It was a front for the Cosa Nostra. If you can eliminate ISIS without injuring innocent people, go for it. We can defeat ISIS. It requires about 2.5 million troops to invade Syria and Iraq, and an enormous occupation force for several decades. It also requires the occupation force to understand the differences between the various factions in Islam. All the people of the ME want is peace,security and law and order.

Okay, that explains where you are coming from. I guess I'm a tree hugger but my feelings on the Green Party is I would rather hug Claire Martin than a tree.

Freddy, I'm at a loss to see how my post about preserving our wilderness translates into someone's lawn. Did a big bad grown up yell at you? Honey, you need to get a grip and let go of that trauma.

Defence Policy should be based on what could happen, not what happened in the past. Hence, the drafting of Defence Scheme Number One by Colonel Brown, the Director of Military Operations and Intelligence. Brown is one of my personal heroes.

I don't favour radical de-population, but gradual de-population is possible. Limit immigration to slightly less than emmigration and encourage smaller families. I used to favour a baby tax of one free child and $1000 per year for each child after that. I used to be a jerk.???