[sandorski]

bootlegga bootlegga:

sandorski sandorski:

Canadians elect Party Leaders. How a particular Party chooses their Leader is up to them.

Canadians do NOT elect party leaders. Parties elect party leaders. If you are not a card-carrying Liberal, you do not get to vote for who the next leader is. Same for the NDP, Conservatives and every other political party in Canada (well maybe except for the Rhinos who elect him/her by flipping a coin or having a pissing contest).

Come election time, we can't vote on a leader either, only a party representative in your area.

Americans have to Register with the Party whose Leader they choose. They don't get to choose both Party Leaders.

[Zipperfish]

I think that Obama will be more of a multilateralist, workgin wiht other nations to forge soltuions, whereas McCain seems more like the type to be unilateral, like George W. Bush. I think a multilateral approach will work best for Canada.

Obama has issues with free trade, but I doubt that he'll do much to NAFTA, at elast not the Canada-US portion of it, which clearly benefits both countries. I would imagine he would be more interested in the US trade deficit with China.

Still, they are both unknowns to me at this point. I don't think either of them will be as bad as Bush. A lot depends on who ends up in charge of Congress too.

[Streaker]

Obama, for reasons already cited.

[commanderkai]

sandorski sandorski:

When US Fiscal shenanigans affect the Canadian Economy, yes, we know about it.

Bush is the World's problem. Failure to see that is willfull blindness.

Answer how it has affected Canada?

Complete this sentence..."Canada suffers from US fiscal mismanagement because...."

[ManifestDestiny]

Obama would be great Canadian PM

Not good pres though

[sandorski]

commanderkai commanderkai:

sandorski sandorski:

When US Fiscal shenanigans affect the Canadian Economy, yes, we know about it.

Bush is the World's problem. Failure to see that is willfull blindness.

Answer how it has affected Canada?

Complete this sentence..."Canada suffers from US fiscal mismanagement because...."

??

The US economy goes into the dumpster and drags the Canadian Economy down with it.

[Streaker]

commanderkai commanderkai:

sandorski sandorski:

When US Fiscal shenanigans affect the Canadian Economy, yes, we know about it.

Bush is the World's problem. Failure to see that is willfull blindness.

Answer how it has affected Canada?

Complete this sentence..."Canada suffers from US fiscal mismanagement because...."

....when the US economy completes its descent into the shitter Canada's will be adversely affected, too.

[commanderkai]

Streaker Streaker:

commanderkai commanderkai:

sandorski sandorski:

When US Fiscal shenanigans affect the Canadian Economy, yes, we know about it.

Bush is the World's problem. Failure to see that is willfull blindness.

Answer how it has affected Canada?

Complete this sentence..."Canada suffers from US fiscal mismanagement because...."

....when the US economy completes its descent into the shitter Canada's will be adversely affected, too.

US spending has little effect on the US economy. Try again.

[sandorski]

]

Streaker Streaker:

commanderkai commanderkai:

sandorski sandorski:

When US Fiscal shenanigans affect the Canadian Economy, yes, we know about it.

Bush is the World's problem. Failure to see that is willfull blindness.

Answer how it has affected Canada?

Complete this sentence..."Canada suffers from US fiscal mismanagement because...."

....when the US economy completes its descent into the shitter Canada's will be adversely affected, too.

US spending has little effect on the US economy. Try again.

Deficits have a huge impact on the Economy.

[bootlegga]

sandorski sandorski:

bootlegga bootlegga:

sandorski sandorski:

Canadians elect Party Leaders. How a particular Party chooses their Leader is up to them.

Canadians do NOT elect party leaders. Parties elect party leaders. If you are not a card-carrying Liberal, you do not get to vote for who the next leader is. Same for the NDP, Conservatives and every other political party in Canada (well maybe except for the Rhinos who elect him/her by flipping a coin or having a pissing contest).

Come election time, we can't vote on a leader either, only a party representative in your area.

Americans have to Register with the Party whose Leader they choose. They don't get to choose both Party Leaders.

Yes, but in the US system, their ballot gives them a voice in selecting the leader of the country. Ours does not.

[bootlegga]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Streaker Streaker:

commanderkai commanderkai:

Answer how it has affected Canada?

Complete this sentence..."Canada suffers from US fiscal mismanagement because...."

....when the US economy completes its descent into the shitter Canada's will be adversely affected, too.

US spending has little effect on the US economy. Try again.

Yeah, you're right.

Americans don't buy any cars made in Canada, any gas/oil from us, or pretty much anything else we produce up here. It's a wonder that we're their #1 trading partner. I guess our trade must all be in lawyers sending contracts south of the border and people working in call centres...

Ever hear the saying, "When America sneezes, Canada catches a cold"?

If people lose their job, how do they pay for a vacation to the Rockies? Or the lumber to build their home? Or a new car built in Canada? Or electricity to power their home? Or a newspaper printed on Canadian pulp? Or gas to drive around their city.

A recession in the US most definitely affects Canada adversely.

[robmik43]

Over the long haul, Republicans tend to be better
for us than Democrats. BTW...Republicans have won
7 of the past 10 elections in the USA...so they know
how to appeal to the average voter better than OUR
right-of-centre party.

[commanderkai]

bootlegga bootlegga:

ROTFL

Yeah, you're right.

Americans don't buy any cars made in Canada, any gas/oil from us, or pretty much anything else we produce up here. It's a wonder that we're their #1 trading partner. I guess our trade must all be in lawyers sending contracts south of the border and people working in call centres...

Ever hear the saying, "When America sneezes, Canada catches a cold"?

If people lose their job, how do they pay for a vacation to the Rockies? Or the lumber to build their home? Or a new car built in Canada? Or electricity to power their home? Or a newspaper printed on Canadian pulp? Or gas to drive around their city.

A recession in the US most definitely affects Canada adversely.

True, a US recession does affect Canada. But to say the US government spending affects the economy in any major way without any real proof is outrageous. So far, the Bush administration has done basically everything it can to prevent a US economy slowdown, and blaming Bush for the recession when he had basically zero impact on it is not a valid reason at all.

How does US government spending affect Canada? It doesn't, at least in no great amount. If we were talking about the United States of America as a whole, I would not disagree, but "Fiscal mismanagement" by the Bush administration basically means the US government spending, and that has little impact on the economy, since usually corporations get major contracts, especially in wartime at excessive rates (Halliburton, Boeing, etc etc)

[hurley_108]

The warmongering of the Republicans and their invasion of Iraq drove the price of oil and gold up. Canada is an oil and gold rich country. Ergo, the Republicans are better for Canada.

[sandorski]

sandorski sandorski:

bootlegga bootlegga:

sandorski sandorski:

Canadians elect Party Leaders. How a particular Party chooses their Leader is up to them.

Canadians do NOT elect party leaders. Parties elect party leaders. If you are not a card-carrying Liberal, you do not get to vote for who the next leader is. Same for the NDP, Conservatives and every other political party in Canada (well maybe except for the Rhinos who elect him/her by flipping a coin or having a pissing contest).

Come election time, we can't vote on a leader either, only a party representative in your area.

Americans have to Register with the Party whose Leader they choose. They don't get to choose both Party Leaders.

Yes, but in the US system, their ballot gives them a voice in selecting the leader of the country. Ours does not.

That's a totally different thing. It's neither Better/Worse in either jurisdiction, just a different way of selecting Government. Canadians know in advance who will be Leader depending on what Party Wins the Election. We often know and can judge the potential Leader years in advance, if we want that Leader, we Vote for that Party.