I hope for an independent conservative candidate in my riding.

[Second-class Canadian]

I hope for an independent conservative candidate in my riding.

For all of my differences with the Conservative Party, I still lean somewhat towards liberal-conservative ideas.

We need a candidate who will promote not only free trade, but also common labour agreements, allowing Canadians to freely access foreign labour and business markets and vice versa.

We also need a candidate who will distance himself from ethnic politics. This could mean supporting eliminating the separate school system and English and French language provisions from the Constitution. The English in Quebec can learn French or hire their own translators or find a French-speaking friend or family-member on their own, and the same for French-speakers outside of Quebec. The savings could be redirected towards government debt.

Media funding needs to be more responsive to personal preferences. Cut all funding to the CBC and redirect that funding towards the Federal debt or, if we must insist on Federal media funding, then let's at least give more media choice by eliminating Canadian content requirements and by giving media vouchers towards subscription to any media in any language, including a sign language, the local indigenous language, or any other unofficial language. The CBC/SRC could freely compete for these vouchers on an equal footing with Deaf, indigenous, and other media.

Given that universal compulsory public education on reserves and military bases at home and abroad are a Federal responsibility, should all of the indigenous peoples and at least two provinces agree, create a national curriculum, educational standard, and testing system to be applied on all reserves and military bases, and to be adopted by the participating provinces. This would reduce the number of curricula, educational standards, and testing systems in Canada by at least one (and maybe more if more than two provinces participate), thus reducing redundancies and so saving provincial taxpayers more money than it would cost the Federal Government. Given that it's the same taxpayers provincially and Federally, I'm sure they'd be happy to accept a Federal tax increase (assuming such is even required if the English and French language provisions of the Constitution are removed), in exchange for an at least equal tax reduction privincially. This would also help to standardize public education between participating provinces and so promote greater parental mobility within Canada especially among indigenous peoples and military personnel.

We could also give school vouchers to parents residing on military bases and reserves (in consultation with the indigenous peoples of course) which they could use to register their children in a local provincial public or private school or a national public school on base or reserve according to market demand.

To increase market competition within Canada, we could also abrogate all language requirements from the Packaging and Labelling Act. This would mean that bilingual English and French packaging and labelling would no longer be required, thus allowing a wider range of foreign products into the Canadian consumer market to promote more competition.

Recognizing that our workforce is more internationally mobile than ever before in our recorded history, the Federal Government should negotiate common educational standards for various trades and professions with ministries of education at home and abroad.

On the social front, we need to combat the sex trade and addictions. If possible, require internet providers to block pornographic websites, requiring anyone who wants access to them to contact the provider to opt in. Also, recognizing that prohibiting websites in Canada from advertizing sexual services is completely useless in the absence of international agreements, negotiate agreements with other countries to block such sites or at least regulate them by requiring educational advertising on pages that advertise such services. The educational advertising could include available government funding for trades and professional education, literacy education, crisis and addiction helplines, psychological services, sex addiction therapy, 12-step groups, etc.

These are just some of the subjects that an independent liberal-conservative MP could present to Parliament free from the constraints of the CPC.

[Second-class Canadian]

We should consider cutting Heritage Canada and CIDA too.

[WestCoastRunner]

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Recognizing that our workforce is more internationally mobile than ever before in our recorded history, the Federal Government should negotiate common educational standards for various trades and professions with ministries of education at home and abroad.

On the social front, we need to combat the sex trade and addictions. If possible, require internet providers to block pornographic websites, requiring anyone who wants access to them to contact the provider to opt in. Also, recognizing that prohibiting websites in Canada from advertizing sexual services is completely useless in the absence of international agreements, negotiate agreements with other countries to block such sites or at least regulate them by requiring educational advertising on pages that advertise such services. The educational advertising could include available government funding for trades and professional education, literacy education, crisis and addiction helplines, psychological services, sex addiction therapy, 12-step groups, etc.

These are just some of the subjects that an independent liberal-conservative MP could present to Parliament free from the constraints of the CPC.

And why would craigslist agree to this?

Edited July 3, 2015 by WestCoastRunner

[Second-class Canadian]

And why would craigslist agree to this?

For the same reason cigarette companies agree to it. Because it would be the law wherever Craigslist is based.

[WestCoastRunner]

For the same reason cigarette companies agree to it. Because it would be the law wherever Craigslist is based.

Craigslist couldn't care less. Have you ever seen him interviewed?

[Second-class Canadian]

Craigslist couldn't care less. Have you ever seen him interviewed?

Where is Craigslist based? The US? So if Canada negotiated an agreement with the US to require all Web pages advertising sexual services to present applicable educational advertising, I can imagine the US government (especially given American conservative values) agreeing to this. So unless Craigslist wanted to be fined on a daily basis until bankrupt, it would comply. Is that not how laws usually work?

[WestCoastRunner]

Where is Craigslist based? The US? So if Canada negotiated an agreement with the US to require all Web pages advertising sexual services to present applicable educational advertising, I can imagine the US government (especially given American conservative values) agreeing to this. So unless Craigslist wanted to be fined on a daily basis until bankrupt, it would comply. Is that not how laws usually work?

Canada would not negotiate an agreement because it's not illegal. We have our own solicitation ads in publications across this country. Imagine 'the Georgia strait' complying. Not a chance in hell.

And one thing you are forgetting is that these individuals are seeking paid clients through online ads rather than on the street. Don't you think that's much safer for them?

Edited July 3, 2015 by WestCoastRunner

[Second-class Canadian]

Okay, prohibition might be excessive, but how would requiring educational advertizing to accompany it prevent them from advertizing? Wouldn't that be like educational advertizing on cigarette cartons?

Edited July 3, 2015 by Second-class Canadian

[Derek 2.0]

We could also give school vouchers to parents residing on military bases and reserves (in consultation with the indigenous peoples of course) which they could use to register their children in a local provincial public or private school or a national public school on base or reserve according to market demand.

Military families currently living in the shacks PMQs on base already can select which schools their children attend......Likewise, I would assume in nearly all cases, First Nation parents can do the like.

[Moonlight Graham]

We should consider cutting Heritage Canada and CIDA too.

CIDA was is already gone. It's now a part of DFATD.

[Canada_First]

the internet must remain free and open.

[Remiel]

The Constitution will never be opened up to kill off language provisions because it is already nearly impossible to open up the Constitution to do things that are far more important to this country's future.

[Topaz]

The only to get rid of the Conservatives, is to NOT vote for someone belonging to the Alliance party and therefore bring back the PC Party once again. This Conservative party is the worse party governing in a long time.. time to go.

[cybercoma]

The Conservatives are splintering federally like they did in Alberta. Just watch.

[PIK]

Start hiring the best for the PS, not someone who can speak a certain language or what gender and colour they are. Trudeaus plan to have 50=50 between men and women is another huge mistake and will again not get the best people we need. And sorry if those people are English speaking men and women then that is they way it should be. And cy they is a lot of time for notley to show the rest of the country how the NDP can really screw things up. Harper is sitting in a good position.

Edited July 3, 2015 by PIK

[cybercoma]

Not a single political analyst thinks Harper is sitting in a "good position" right now. Not one. There's no way to interpret their precipitous fall in the polls that way, particularly Harper's leadership ranking. He's past his expiry date, even amongst long-time Conservative supporters, many of whom spoke out against the government intrusion of bill C-51.

[PIK]

Money in the pocket and security. The media is making a big non story out of C-51. And when the election does get under way and people start paying attention, then we will see. When trudeau and mulcair start talking carbon taxes people will take notice. And even on the ISIS front we have 2 leaders that are not willing to stand up to these barbarians, and are willing to embarrass the country by putting our tails between our legs and running, that to will be notice. In every election you have people voting for someone they don't like because they believe it will be better for them in the end. And cy , 60% of the people never like the sitting PM.

Edited July 3, 2015 by PIK

[Vancouver King]

Conservative unpopularity will soon plumb new depths once the current recession is confirmed.

[Argus]

Conservative unpopularity will soon plumb new depths once the current recession is confirmed.

Don't get yer hopes up.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/top-business-stories/traumatic-event-a-new-greek-currency-would-be-quickly-trampled/article25229165/

[On Guard for Thee]

Money in the pocket and security. The media is making a big non story out of C-51. And when the election does get under way and people start paying attention, then we will see. When trudeau and mulcair start talking carbon taxes people will take notice. And even on the ISIS front we have 2 leaders that are not willing to stand up to these barbarians, and are willing to embarrass the country by putting our tails between our legs and running, that to will be notice. In every election you have people voting for someone they don't like because they believe it will be better for them in the end.

The next non story for C 51 will be when a case gets to the SCC and gets shot down like so many other of Harper's non compliant bills. Apparently Alberta didn't let a carbon tax stop them from throwing out the conservatives there. Putting on a show driving around in 6 F 18s is not a terribly effective way to deal with the ISIS situation. The results of that seem obvious. And it could very well be that people may vote for someone they don't like for the reason you mention, its just the someone wont be Harper this time.

[cybercoma]

Money in the pocket and security. The media is making a big non story out of C-51.

In case you don't realize it, it's not the media who've been making a big deal out of it, it's a number of business leaders, former supreme court justices, former prime ministers, lawyers, privacy commissioners across the country, and security experts. Even CSIS has come forward and said the law that was passed surpasses the information sharing that they asked for. That's on top of the thousands of Canadians who've spoken out against it as well. So don't sit here and pretend like there's some liberal media bias that's making things up out of thin air. They're just reporting the opposition.