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The statement wasn't made during the victory speech which is why Roger's doesn't have it. It was made after a follow-up speech by a close advisor... Two things to note here. THREE people who attended the meeting have verified hearing these statements. It takes some courage to make those allegations and given that ALL THREE of the people making the allegations were SUPPORTERS of the person in question you have to wonder why they would make this up. The other important point here is that the mainstream media has COMPLETELY IGNORED this story. If this was a Christian Conservative candidate you can be SURE that every website would have this headline right now... "Christian Conservative alleged to have made controversial comments" The double standard is almost bigger news than the story itself.

How short sighted. The US government brings in more revenue per capita than the Canadian government despite the fact that our resource base is comparable and yet distributed amongst 1/10 the population. They bring in more revenue per person because they encourage the creation of wealth and reward success. Our attitude in Canada is backwards. Our productivity has lagged that of the Americans because we punish success. Your advocation of higher taxes is short sighted and will only lead to a further erosion of our revenue base in the future. I give up HALF of my income to taxes. If the government can't fix the most dire problems in our country with that money then they need to reevaluted their priorities. When will people like you be satisfied? When I'm paying 99% of my income in taxes?! Besides, our policies towards poverty should not be race based. A poor white person is just as deserving of assistance as a poor inuit woman.

Why on earth would he rejoin when he has such a pivotal role as a independent. He has enjoyed a tremendous amount of attention that he wouldn't be getting as a Conservative. He will rejoin after or just prior to the next election realizing that his power as an independent will unlikely be the same next time.