UN cast Canada's laws in same light as Vietnam, Zimbabwe

[Mr.Canada]

I would so like Canada to get out of the corrupt and disgusting UN. China and Iran on the Human Rights Council? Come on?

Agreed.

[bloodyminded]

We made a limited time commitment to help our main ally, the US. It's like having an asshole brother. He may be sort of out of it, but he's your brother so you support him.

Sure, why should we accept full responsibility for our own actions?

You know that NDP MP? I think Vegas is at fault.

[Guest American Woman]

The federal tax form now requires a declaration of worldwide income and assets. US citizens must file each year regardless of their residency, wherever they live. I suspect that Canadian citizens will soon have to do the same.

IOW, the State will no longer be a question of geography. It is now a question of status or membership.

Canadian citizens should file taxes regardless of their residency, wouldn't you agree? It's not a matter of geography if they can keep their citizenship even though they don't live in Canada as they still retain the rights of Canadians living in Canada. If they still rely on the government and benefits bestowed upon Canadians, they should most definitely be contributing to the system.

[Oleg Bach]

I would so like Canada to get out of the corrupt and disgusting UN. China and Iran on the Human Rights Council? Come on?

If there is mass murder in some African nation, the UN always waits for a couple of years for the body count to go up - then they write a report...then they have a vote - then nothing gets done. People fail to realize that the UN is not a law enforcer..they are a bunch of acedemics full of pride and good food bought on a nice expense account.

How can you take them seriously when they grant respect to a government or power that chops off your hand for taking a loaf of bread? How can you show them any respect when they embrace nations as equal partners that beat the crap out of a woman for holding her head up in dignity?

[bloodyminded]

If there is mass murder in some African nation, the UN always waits for a couple of years for the body count to go up - then they write a report...then they have a vote - then nothing gets done. People fail to realize that the UN is not a law enforcer..they are a bunch of acedemics full of pride and good food bought on a nice expense account.

How can you take them seriously when they grant respect to a government or power that chops off your hand for taking a loaf of bread? How can you show them any respect when they embrace nations as equal partners that beat the crap out of a woman for holding her head up in dignity?

Or when their most important and powerful members routinely engage in wars of aggression, materially aid instances of massive terrorism far worse than anything subnational enemies have managed to perform, and consider national sovereignty of democratic nations to be an amusing irritant to smash at will?

[Oleg Bach]

Or when their most important and powerful members routinely engage in wars of aggression, materially aid instances of massive terrorism far worse than anything subnational enemies have managed to perform, and consider national sovereignty of democratic nations to be an amusing irritant to smash at will?

"Pay no heed to the man behind the curtain" - we grant crediblity and power to a powerless entity. As a liberal minded child I thought that the term United Nations was wonderful...that it would make us all friends. Apparently to cause strife is more lucrative to some - The concept of the UN originated in a very hippyish thought wave - Just like hippies they were delluded by some grant utopian ideal - that mesmerized the word while the evil folks took over while we were all smelling flowers and preaching oneness...Evil gets busy when dreamers stay to long at the fair - The UN should be disbanded and realists should take over.

[Tilter]

Canadian citizens should file taxes regardless of their residency, wouldn't you agree? It's not a matter of geography if they can keep their citizenship even though they don't live in Canada as they still retain the rights of Canadians living in Canada. If they still rely on the government and benefits bestowed upon Canadians, they should most definitely be contributing to the system.

hard rule to enforce--- The only time we see these "Canadian" ex patriots is when there is strife in their "Home Country" (I thot that the home country was the one to which a citizen owes allegiance & to which he pays taxes) and they are bleating to be saved.

[Shwa]

hard rule to enforce--- The only time we see these "Canadian" ex patriots is when there is strife in their "Home Country" (I thot that the home country was the one to which a citizen owes allegiance & to which he pays taxes) and they are bleating to be saved.

If they are a citizen with a SIN, it can be attempted and enforced when they touch down on Canadian soil.

"Welcome back to Canada sir, now can you pay us the $25,000 in back taxes please."

[Guest American Woman]

If they are a citizen with a SIN, it can be attempted and enforced when they touch down on Canadian soil.

"Welcome back to Canada sir, now can you pay us the $25,000 in back taxes please."

I agree. Or else face the same consequences as Canadians that don't file/pay their taxes who live in Canada face. Why should it be any different? - unless they give up their rights to Canadian benefits.

[Scotty]

Canadian citizens should file taxes regardless of their residency, wouldn't you agree?

We have tax treaties with other nations which say that citizens are taxed in the nation in which they are working and living and being paid. We can't double tax people, else any Canadian working abroad would have to pay taxes in that nation, and then pay taxes here for the same income.