Canada Conservative forever? Hahahahaha!

[Keepitsimple]

?? Can you explain or give examples?

Are you suggesting the Conservatives are ... um ... engineering or 'encouraging' it that way?

Not at all! The top 5 countries that immigrants come from are China, India, Phillipines, Pakistan, and the US. Immigrants from the US may be up for grabs - but the other 4 countries are vastly more compatible with traditional conservatism. That's just the way it is.

Edited February 28, 2013 by Keepitsimple

[jacee]

Well then hes not very good at hiding anything! This is exactly what he RAN HIS ELECTION ON! And Canadians wanted that.. and still do..

No they don't.

[jacee]

Not at all! The top 5 countries that immigrants come from are China, India, Phillipines, Pakistan, and the US. Immigrants from the US may be up for grabs - but the other 4 countries are vastly more compatible with traditional conservatism. That's just the way it is.

And do the Conservatives choose immigrants for their political leanings?

I seem to recall that Harper gave the Minister the final decision-making power on immigration.

[shortlived]

It's like the Hidden Agenda BS that the Liberals went on about in 2006.

Just curious ... What is it about Teapartiers that Canadian Conservatives don't like to be associated with?

lol

[MiddleClassCentrist]

It's the most extreme form of Conservatism. Ultimately it's a grassroots organization (which is laudable) but what it's proving to do in the US is forcing moderate republicans to the right and making any efforts at bi-partisan compromise almost impossible. Republicans fear being challenged in a Primary more than actually facing an election. And you have Tea Party candidates losing very winnable seats in the Senate because of their extreme views.

Obama isn't all that bad but because of the Tea-Party they can't even agree with Obama if he claims water is wet.

We don't see that here in Canada. Harper was able to govern with a minority for 5 years. Hudak's Conservatives worked with the Liberals with Bill 115 even though they didn't think it went far enough.

It's not grass roots by any means.

It's sold to the highest bidder. In the Windsor/Detroit fiasco, it was Mr. Maroun who bought them. The Tea Party is modern conservative corruption and extremism at it's finest. Death to gays, let corporations do whatever they want, kill government involvement in favour of corporate involvement.

It's embarassing as a country that tries to appear more civilized, to be attached to such wackos.

It originally started because of anger toward the bailout that corporate america received and was soon politically bought out by hard line Republicans, who were AFRAID of the momentum it was generating.

The Republicans quashed any of the real grassroots movement because... what's good for the people isn't always good for the corporations. Both Republicans and Democrats alike are pretty much owned by corporate America, someone had to step in and take over this new and threatening movement... heaven forbid the people actually get control of their country again.

Edited March 3, 2013 by MiddleClassCentrist

[hitops]

Not at all! The top 5 countries that immigrants come from are China, India, Phillipines, Pakistan, and the US. Immigrants from the US may be up for grabs - but the other 4 countries are vastly more compatible with traditional conservatism. That's just the way it is.

I think this is pretty much it. If you manage to immigrate here (other than refugees), you are probably better at paddling your own canoe and those kinds of people tend to identify with conservative values.

It's not the values and polices that will sink the CPC, it's the wide variety of clownish characters they have.

[hitops]

Sorry double post.

Edited March 3, 2013 by hitops