A Third Way

Rather than get hung up on the horns of a dilemma...seek truth in the tension of the paradox.

Monday, March 28, 2011

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This contempt charge is not criminal. It is procedural. Its closest, but still poor, analogy is a contempt of court charge... 50 bucks and...

Debate on the G &M.

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Most Corporations in Canada are small mom and pop operations just trying to feed their kids. They get to pay taxes twice. Once at 18% and...

Debate on the G &M.

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Do the math? Well, Mr. Harper's budgets do anticipate our economy will grow. Hence our tax revenues will be better. But most people...

Globe and Mail 1000+ submissions.

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5 elections in 10 years... Canada has spent 900 million on elections it wouldn't have if we hadn't descended into successive minor...

A Facebook Debate:

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Owen Abrey I don't buy the parliamentary democracy spin employed by the opposition parties. No other PM has survived in Minority pos...
Friday, March 25, 2011

F-35 controversy again.

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The F-35 has a radar profile of a baseball at the speed of sound." The Super Hornets are nice planes without a doubt.  But they would...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Lybia Dilemmas

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Alethia Predicaments: I can appreciate how it may be difficult for some to relate accordingly to this debate. To do so, really looks for ...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Canadian Voter

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Quandaries: 1) Will Canadians vote largely because of economic management? 2) Will Canadians agree the Conservatives are anti-democratic...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

The inane disconnect between Canada's deficit spending and history.

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Sometimes we are too quick to forget. The fall of 2008 thru 2009 was disastrous on a global scale. All parties were demanding a deficit ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

On Prisons

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It is a well-known fact the use of Marijuana heightens anxiety with continued use. I suppose this is exacerbated by the chronic fear of b...

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In the earliest days of conservative government under Harper, it seemed political pundits were extolling the merits of a minority government...
Saturday, March 12, 2011

Mr Day Retires

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Mr Day is well loved in his Okanagan riding.  Not because of his party or political affiliation so much as he works very hard for his consti...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

Contempt of Parliament? Media seems to think we are too stupid to be able to read...

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Odd, that the Toronto Sun and the rest of the media in Canada cannot read. Actually there is no contempt of Parliament. Could there be at...

Partisan Spin.

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Canadians have been fed so much spin, its a wonder they know what to believe. Those of us who are partisan, will choose our respective sid...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Canadian Political Summaries and Opionion from the National Post:

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6. Minority governments usually fail far earlier than this one. Instead of 18 months, this government still stands. That they used what ...
Saturday, March 5, 2011

Election Speculation with Numbers:

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Your Dreaming Dave.  The greatest peril for the Liberals in BC, is a cavalier culture of entitlement.  Interesting that the Provincial Liber...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Corporate income tax assumptions.

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Too often, reporters and the churn that read them overlook a fundamental flaw in their assumptions visa vis Corporations.  Most Corporations...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

About Libya and the political unrest sweeping the muslim world.

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The thing that bothers me, is that if we are encouraging democracy how is it a few thousand protesters are deemed enough to vote for million...
Friday, February 25, 2011

Crysalis and the Liberals

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This one is entertaining John.  Several years ago I said the Liberals were heading to the woodshed.  From a Conservative perspective Iggy wa...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

Running debate on the Globe and Mail Sex and Religion article.

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Alethia 2:55 AM on February 13, 2011 This comment is hidden because you have chosen to ignore Alethia. Show Details Hid...
Saturday, February 12, 2011

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The peril facing the Liberals is related to their dire need for renewal. Stelmach should loom large in their minds or they will be repeate...
Friday, February 4, 2011

So Ignateff has his finger on the pulse of what worries us eh?

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The Politics of Fear. The way to move the complacent voter. Admit it, Canadians have been fairly satisfied, and with good reason. Comp...
Monday, January 31, 2011

CTV discussion on Flagherty.

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Short Memories: @Debt is not fiscally conservative: Fiscal conservatives hate debt.  But realistic, fiscal, conservatives recognized that ...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

More Essays on the F-35 project.

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This aircraft is right for Canada for many reasons: It is gen 5.  That is a real designation, not a selling pitch. It has a flight profile...
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

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1967?  That is the year Canada died--having been hijacked by socialists whose failed vision was financial disaster for the country, after fa...

NDP wants senate reform.

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The NDP want to have senators?  Let them get themselves elected.  The PM will appoint senators elected...  Otherwise quit crying in your sou...

Medical Care in the 3rd world.

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If you could spend even a week in a clinic in Darfur, or the hundreds of other places where health care is offered in the 3rd world, you wo...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Supreee courts declines Election timing lawsuit.

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@conducto274: Did you manage to read the article BEFORE commenting?  Or are you repeating lies; or are you completely illiterate? The law ...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

The Demise of the NDP?

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An interesting repose John. It is too bad that the press of necessity can seem to compromise idealism: Especially when the utopia of the ...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Slavery promoted by the Old Testament?

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The Old and New Testaments did not promote slavery. They merely commented on them. Slavery in the ancient near east was normal. If you ...

Faith and Atheism.

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Thought worthy.  I am not sure of your initial premise, Atheism is as old as at least David: "The fool says in his heart there is no Go...

Sarah Palin and Guns and Hate.

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Love or hate her, this has gone too far.  We target metaphors to put issues in the crosshairs all the time.  Rifle through any literature an...
Sunday, January 9, 2011

Ms Palin

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Before we resort to blaming the world's ills on Ms. Palin, I think there ought to be some honest non-partisan assessment.  Ms. Palin wou...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

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Canada is not in a structural deficit.  A structural deficit is what Trudeau left us with.  A structural deficit is related to normal federa...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

On Inquisitions

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It is very easy to lens history from the modern/post modern standpoint.  It is to err to impose current perspectives and philosophies on a t...
Sunday, January 2, 2011

Afghanistan Oh Afghanistan...

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When Canada came home from WWII, we brought back over a million men; our air-force was the 3rd largest in the world, our navy the 4th. No...
Saturday, January 1, 2011

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Carl Ek When I first spoke to band director Mr.Sieppe, he said "bassoon and oboe are needed." At the other end of the room I ...
Monday, December 20, 2010

Mr Harper's Brilliant Senate Appointments

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Assuming the people accusing Mr. Harper of hypocrisy are not partisan shills mouthing talking points, consider this. Like a game of chess...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

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I live in BC.  Over 95%+ of the province is crown lands.  First nations almost to a village have access to it from their boundaries.  The re...
Monday, December 13, 2010

The "Carn" age.

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R E S P E C T. Canadians should be respected by the BOC and our governments. It was according to their plan that Canadians stepped up, b...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

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If consumer debt is such a problem. Stop the Banks/CCards from raping us like they do. I would rather see 15% of my payment boosted on deb...

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I actually appreciated your article sir, would love to hear/read the transcript of the speech Dawkins tried to heckle. I suppose the diatr...

O Canada the Deficit!

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O come on!  Canada got what all the parties demanded: Stimulus spending even if it caused a deficit.  Do you guys think Canadians don't...
Friday, December 3, 2010

A welfare bum speaks:

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Please allow this contrarin position:  I have 4 kids who are now late teens to early 20s.  I have a crippling disability for the past 10 yea...
Monday, November 22, 2010

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I am an ignorant person.  I have worked with poor folks for 30 years.  My kids watched as heroin addicts to come down crashed on our couch. ...

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I criticize that atrocity.  It is very concerning to see that sort of racism or religious intolerance in a democratic society.  And I consid...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

The Poor

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I am an ignorant person.  I have worked with poor folks for 30 years.  My kids watched as heroin addicts to come down crashed on our couch. ...
Friday, November 19, 2010

Harper's Genius

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I respect that. I think the Conservatives displayed brilliant strategy this week. They have been on the record for Senate reform for ever...

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Don't be ridiculous.  Are you so ignorant to not know the way the Senate has worked since confederation? The party in power if it stays...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

As copyright legislation looms...

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This legislation is nothing but a rip-off of the rights of the citizens of this country. Copyright law was originally established to prot...
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