Sometimes, politicians get it right !
Friday, August 28, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Canada's Aboriginal system
ABORIGINAL LEADERSHIP HAS FAILED MISERABLY!
"It's failed grassroots aboriginals, and Canadian taxpayers. They have not taken care of their people, they have taken care of their pockets, they have unsettled our entire sovereignty, they have incited a very potent hate in their youth who are ready for civil war because they were raised to believe Canada committed a holocaust on them. These leaders have pumped hatred and incited war and no one seems able to stop them, or even challenge them. They try to sue and bully and silence anyone who does."
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Sunday, August 9, 2015
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Lining Up
Question of the day -
How many people and politicians lined up against Mr. Harper will it take before the Conservative party realizes it is backing a loosing nag?
Google search results for:
Websites against Justin Trudeau - About 1,170,000 results
From
http://globalnews.ca/news/2154863/ontario-premier-kathleen-wynne-throws-more-jabs-at-harper/
"Ontario Premier compared Harper to Canada’s first prime minister, saying transcontinental railway never would have been built if Harper were in charge back then."
(The star.com).
From:
http://www.24news.ca/the-news/canada-news/152858-wynne-implies-transcontinental-railway-wouldnt-have-been-built-if-harper-was-pm-in-19th-century
Wynne said Bill Blair has chosen to run with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau because he knows that he would be the kind of prime minister who will work with premiers on issues including climate change, infrastructure, the economy, jobs and growth.
“Ontario needs a federal partner,” she said.
canada/canadian-politics/its-not-just-cabinet-ministers-jumping-ship-conservative-
exodus-ahead-of-election-largest-in-20-years
at least 46 are not running for the party this fall. It’s the third-highest dropout rate since the
Second World War and the highest since 1993, according to data compiled by Bloomberg."
A list of some high-profile Conservatives not running for re-election in 2015
Jim Flaherty — Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s only finance minister until he stepped down after delivering the 2014 federal budget — his ninth — saying he wished to return to private life in Whitby, Ont. Flaherty died suddenly of a heart attack in April 2014, just weeks after leaving cabinet, depriving the Conservatives of their senior political representative from Ontario.
John Baird — The Harper cabinet jack-of-all-trades and former Ontario provincial cabinet minister caught even Harper off guard when he announced in February he was leaving his post as minister of foreign affairs, saying he was deeply affected by the passing of his old friend Flaherty and wanted to explore life outside politics. Baird gave up his Ottawa seat shortly after.
Peter MacKay — The co-founder, with Harper, of the modern Conservative party cited his young and growing family when he announced late last month that he would not seek re-election in his rural Nova Scotia riding but would remain on as justice minister until the election call.
Shelly Glover — The bilingual former Winnipeg cop announced in April that it was “time to return to my previous life” after being first elected in 2008, leaving behind her role as heritage minister and official languages minister.
Christian Paradis — Harper’s international development minister announced in April he’d consulted with his family and decided it was “time to pass the torch” in his Quebec riding, which includes the town of Lac Megantic, devastated by the 2013 oil train derailment and fire.
James Moore — First elected in 2000 at age 24, the Conservative industry minister announced Friday he would not seek re-election in his lower mainland B.C. riding in order to spend more time with an ailing young son.
Gordon O’Connor — The retired brigadier-general, 75, served as revenue minister and defence minister after being elected in his Ottawa-area riding in 2008.
Diane Ablonczy — First elected to parliament as a Reform party MP in 1993, Ablonczy served as a minister of state in various portfolios, most recently for foreign affairs. She served notice back in 2013 that this would be her last term in her Calgary riding.
James Rajotte — An Edmonton MP since 2000, Rajotte most recently chaired the Commons finance committee and won respect across partisan lines for his intelligence and even demeanour. He announced he wouldn’t seek re-election just this month without providing a specific reason.
Joe Preston — The MP for a southwestern Ontario riding around London, Preston was another garrulous and popular Conservative MP who chaired the Commons’ often fractious procedure and house affairs committee.
Patrick Brown — A young, low-profile backbencher in the Conservative ranks, Brown vaulted into the spotlight last September when he launched an ultimately successful campaign to become leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, which meant he formally gave up his Barrie, Ont., federal seat in May."
Although the MP's mentioned above have stated legitimate and personal reasons for leaving the Conservative party I wonder why would anyone leave a good job. The benefits are good, the pension is good, you have a possibility of making a difference, helping to shepherd Canada through part of its future. Must be something else wrong.
Have you ever worked in a company where the employee turn over rate was very high yet no one seemed to notice that maybe you were loosing good employees because of bad management?
Makes me wonder.
(Buffalocricket)
No Vote
An unfortunate reality of elections is that so many people are
disillusioned with our political choices that they do not vote. With that in
mind, an elected “Majority” government is really a minority government.
If a government is elected into power but receives less than
50% support from the eligible voting population, then they can in no way claim
to be a majority government.
The issue of “no vote” is an indicator of a system that has
become so abused by the political parties that people are just giving up on
ever having a government worth supporting. That needs to change.
How do we change that?
How do we send such a strong message to the political
parties that their time is up, that the status quo is no longer acceptable?
Obviously, electing a government that is able to claim
majority support by less than 50% of eligible voters does not send the right
message. They still claim a majority win.
How do we as a nation reengage the population in the
political process?
Introducing a law that states you must vote or be punished
with a fine will not work.
I believe that the only way to reengage the voter in the
process is a law that states upon becoming of legal age, the individual must
choose a political party, must become a supporting member of that party, and
must pay for that membership each year (a standard fee for all parties).
The fee must be high enough that the voter will think twice
about where their money is going if the party they support does not live up to
its promises, is involved in scandals, or spend recklessly, etc.
Then, remove all “public” funding from political parties so
that the only way they can have money to spend is through direct voter support.
(NO current party would ever support that, would they?)
I know that if someone I directly financially supported
tried to stab me in the back, they would quickly loose my support.
Friday, August 7, 2015
Legacy
A very SMALL man when compared to a mouse.
A young lady willing to let the entire country know
she stands up for what she believes in.
she stands up for what she believes in.
Now, the question is, what do you believe in?
The environment or a political party?
The environment or a political party?
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