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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Chicago, awash in gun violence, gives Toronto advice: You ne |
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:09 pm
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| Handguns have no place in big cities, says Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. So, just where DOES free enterprise and the marketplace have its limits? Not that I'm against the banning of ALL sorts of weapons in "big cities", but is there some sort of "rulebook" that determines what ma... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Nader Greed without Accountability Economic Domino Theory |
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:49 pm
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| It's quite obviously the workers' fault............the theory (as espoused by governments in Canada of late) that you only get what you pay for, plainly shows that the workers are 'sub-standard' because they aren't getting paid enough. And no matter how much you pay executives, none of them can make... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:41 am
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| The problem with establishing basic income levels, is that prices of goods will move to absorb it. Once upon a time, the min. wage here in BC of $8 would have been considered enough to live on. Moreover, unless price controls are established in order to keep a min. income level viable, any formula t... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:34 pm
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Benoit Benoit: universal welfare programs You DO realize you are talking about a CONSERVATIVE government..........?? |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:00 pm
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| And have the neigbours spoken? Is the appendix to be removed? Was there a vote? How was the determination made? |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:37 pm
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Benoit Benoit: Democracy is the will of the majority, farmers are a tiny minority. I am sure you would question this statement you made if it involved you on the receiving end of your neigbours deciding whether you should have your appendix removed -- you being one person and the neigbours being in the majority. |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:19 pm
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Benoit Benoit: Also, the soldiers had to eat these cakes in between meals and standing up in the Sun. Shades of Bridge on the River Kwai! (minus the cake) |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:33 am
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Streaker Streaker: I wonder how much each of those l'il treats cost us stalwart taxpayers............? |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Happy Canada Day! |
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:51 am
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| We're not sovereign -- we're an American colony. |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Happy Canada Day! |
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:58 pm
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Ed:
You can't call a giveaway a "sale"........... |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Happy Canada Day! |
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:38 am
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Canada for Sale: Panel Calls for Removal of Foreign Ownershi |
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:32 pm
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Replies: 2
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| Perhaps our new name could be: Zimbabwe del Norte |
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Forum: Editorial Discussions Topic: Armed Police to Roam Toronto High Schools |
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:26 pm
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| Perhaps if parents took a hand in raising their kids, rahter than being their best friends....? I know that's a quaint and old fashioned notion. But hey, it worked at some point in the past. |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:35 pm
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| And of course there is the political leverage (if one wants to narrow the defiition of waste). Government (of all stripes) spend money primarily to enhance the party's chances of remaining the government. Should some benefit derive from this spending, it is more in the arena of happenstance.... |
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Forum: Canadian Politics Topic: Thread for compilation of Conservative scandals and misdeeds |
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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:58 pm
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| But when it is applied to government, is there really anything that isn't waste? |
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