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Any Liberal leader was going to get hit hard after the leadership convention, the fact Harper came out swinging the way he has shows the threat he sees Dion to be.
Canadian unity is a balancing act that wouldn't survive the removal of Quebec. And there's only one party that has shown they have the will and ability to manage it. The conservatives under Mulroney were far to concerned with influences from south of the border and Harper is no different. If anything he's more focused on making Canada more like the states. We've already been down that road and know where it leads. Sovereignty crisis.
I think the CPC saw Dion as a minor threat, easily toppled by advertisements. They worked to a charm. Dion's an easy target.
What's with the anti-American attitude from you Liberals? Canada MUST work with the United States. PEROID. Because Harper works to imrove relations with the USA doesn't mean he's trying to make Canada like the USA, he's trying to make the economy more sustainable. Whether we as Canadians like it or not, we have to kiss the ass of the USA. They are what keeps the economy of this country going and will be there in a heart beat to protect our country, whos military was slashed by your Liberals.
I'm intersted to know how you think Harper's trying to make Canada more like the USA.
I'm not anti-American, I'm a duel citizen. My family roots go a lot deeper in the U.S. than Canada, 1740s compared to 1880s.
The U.S. political system reflects it's history, cultural makeup, geography and economy, and it works well for the U.S.. Why can't you conservatives be proud of your Canadian heritage and stop trying to be like Americans.
Saying we have to kiss Americas ass is just ignorant. Last I heard there was more Canadian dollars invested south of the border than vice versa. The American military was also slashed in the 1990s with base closures and cancelling of major projects. What happened in Canada was not unique.
Once again a conservative government is trying to decentralize the federal government on the American model. It doesn't reflect Canadian culture and hostory and it's going to lay the groundwork for a whole new sovereignty fight. Harper has already decided that Quebec constitutes a nation.
Oh give me a break on the whole
" The American military was also slashed in the 1990s with base closures and cancelling of major projects. What happened in Canada was not unique."
So you don't know too much about the military eh?
Let's do a little comparison.
It is true that the Yanks shut down some Cold War era bases as they were no longer required to give the Russian Bear a bloody nose.
The Liberals presided over the ‘rust-out’ of the Army. Cancelled the rotary wing support we so badly needed in 1995 with the Merlin cancellation. Disbanded the premier infantry battalion (the Airborne Regt.) and generally ran the CF into the ground.
Hillier was bang on, it was a “decade of darkness”. He was being too nice, the darkness set in when the Services were forced to amalgamate in 1969 by another Liberal government bent on ridding the Canadian Forces of tradition, heritage and Esprit-de-Corps because it looked a tad too colonial and might annoy the Quebeckers.
The US on the other hand carried on it’s modernisation program, re-equipped to fight a ‘three front war’, upped its naval battle groups, bought enhanced strategic airlift, invested heavily in Special Forces and ‘out of theatre’ operations and upgraded it’s expeditionary capability, something we are just about getting a handle on with the C17 purchase.
The Liberals have been quite forward in their disdain for the Forces and it has been duly noted by those of us who served during the Liberal eras.
You should know that the much maligned ‘right wing’ of CKA has a very high proportion of ex-military members, some still serving.
You should make a note of that before you give us any more ill-informed sound bites from the Liberal la-la land of dishonour in all things defence orientated.
CKA Uber 
