Premiers Up in Arms over Budget

[Leafless]

The writers of the 1982 constitution should be ashamed of themselves. They created this situation.

How do you figure that?

Why don't you read the rest of his post, being:

"Quebeckers are merely rationally using this unsustainable law to their advantage, at the cost of the have provinces."

I read it; it tells me nothing of what he's talking about. What is there in the constitution that is causing Steve to bribe Quebec with federal money?

Quebec's special Charter status elevates that province's ideologies and culture, up and above, the normal level of politics in this country, along with 75-federal seats all national federal parties have to fight for.

Don't you realize the 1982, 'Charter of Rights and Freedoms' contains parts relating to Quebec that are not only totally undemocratic but fly in the face in regards to 'basic inherent rights'...

What parts do you mean?

Anything that relates in the 'Charter of Rights and Freedoms' to that provinces ideologies and culture could be seen as an infringement to the 'basic inherent rights' of English speaking Canadians concerning the Crown and our Constitutional monarchy.

[Figleaf]

The writers of the 1982 constitution should be ashamed of themselves. They created this situation.

How do you figure that?

Why don't you read the rest of his post, being:

"Quebeckers are merely rationally using this unsustainable law to their advantage, at the cost of the have provinces."

I read it; it tells me nothing of what he's talking about. What is there in the constitution that is causing Steve to bribe Quebec with federal money?

Quebec's special Charter status elevates that province's ideologies and culture, up and above, the normal level of politics in this country, along with 75-federal seats all national federal parties have to fight for.

Don't you realize the 1982, 'Charter of Rights and Freedoms' contains parts relating to Quebec that are not only totally undemocratic but fly in the face in regards to 'basic inherent rights'...

What parts do you mean?

Anything that relates in the 'Charter of Rights and Freedoms' to that provinces ideologies and culture could be seen as an infringement to the 'basic inherent rights' of English speaking Canadians concerning the Crown and our Constitutional monarchy.

So basically, you're full of shit on this subject.

[Michael Bluth]

So basically, you're full of shit on this subject.

Are you trying to get banned?

[Leafless]

So basically, you're full of shit on this subject.

REPORTED!!!!!

[Curiouscanuck]

The writers of the 1982 constitution should be ashamed of themselves. They created this situation.

How do you figure that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equalization_payments

The Canada Act 1982, which amended the constitution, included the rights of the poorer provinces to equalization payments. Subsection 36(2) of the Constitution states that "Parliament and the government of Canada are committed to the principle of making Equalization payments to ensure that provincial governments have sufficient revenues to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation." It is unlikely that this provision will be amended.

I am referring to equalization. It creates an incentive for governments to overspend, overpay employees and encourages destructive economic policy.

For more information - http://www.aims.ca/equalization.asp?cmPageID=159

[MrsHughes]

Alberta in the budget lost the ACCA,

They lost nothing

Does not come into affect for 7 years.

More than likely, never.

[Charles Anthony]

Welcome, Mrs.H, to the forum.