kimmy Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 movich, your ignorance of Canadian history is sublime. It was the money and blood of Easterners that built the West. The West was coddled and supported by the East until it could stand on its own feet. It was an investment, one that's paid off a thousandfold for the entrepreneurs and governments and citizens of central Canada. Don't act like it was generosity or altruism. The government established sovereignty over lands that are worth millions of times whatever sheckles were spent building railroads and garrisons and bringing in eastern european bumpkins, like my mother's people, to settle the place. The bankers and businessmen who spent their money here were well rewarded. Central Canada got cheap raw materials and a captive market for its manufactured goods. Whatever extra cash Diefenbaker's NOP cost Ontarions was, likewise, an investment that helped build an industry that has contributed trillions of dollars to Canada. Your generousity has been returned in spades, your investment has seen astronomical returns... so please spare us the "you owe us!" stuff. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tml12 Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 movich, your ignorance of Canadian history is sublime. It was the money and blood of Easterners that built the West. The West was coddled and supported by the East until it could stand on its own feet. It was an investment, one that's paid off a thousandfold for the entrepreneurs and governments and citizens of central Canada. Don't act like it was generosity or altruism. The government established sovereignty over lands that are worth millions of times whatever sheckles were spent building railroads and garrisons and bringing in eastern european bumpkins, like my mother's people, to settle the place. The bankers and businessmen who spent their money here were well rewarded. Central Canada got cheap raw materials and a captive market for its manufactured goods. Whatever extra cash Diefenbaker's NOP cost Ontarions was, likewise, an investment that helped build an industry that has contributed trillions of dollars to Canada. Your generousity has been returned in spades, your investment has seen astronomical returns... so please spare us the "you owe us!" stuff. -k No requests from this Eastern Canadian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 The entire Conservative campaign has been designed to blind the public with money so can't see the truth. Don't look at the fact we are destroying childcare, here's a hundred bucks a month. Don't look at the fact a GST cut favors the rich, here's 2%. Don't look at the fact in the past Harper has been very clear about his far right ideals and beliefs, "God Bless Canada" Don't look at the fact Harper wants to limit rights to minorities, " A free vote in parliament" and "I won't use the notwithstanding clause.....on this issue" It is the basic morality of the country at stake here. A Harper govt. will ensure that the poor stay poor and the rich get more. Is that what Canada is about? The left must be terrified. A Harper government is very possible!!! Given the FACTS presented above, anyone with a brain would be terrified that Harper would get to roll his Trojan Horse onto the hill.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 The entire Conservative campaign has been designed to blind the public with money so can't see the truth. Don't look at the fact we are destroying childcare, here's a hundred bucks a month. Don't look at the fact a GST cut favors the rich, here's 2%. Don't look at the fact in the past Harper has been very clear about his far right ideals and beliefs, "God Bless Canada" Don't look at the fact Harper wants to limit rights to minorities, " A free vote in parliament" and "I won't use the notwithstanding clause.....on this issue" It is the basic morality of the country at stake here. A Harper govt. will ensure that the poor stay poor and the rich get more. Is that what Canada is about? The left must be terrified. A Harper government is very possible!!! Given the FACTS presented above, anyone with a brain would be terrified that Harper would get to roll his Trojan Horse onto the hill.... Has anyone taught you the difference between FACTS and OPINIONS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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