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Tory Strategists Employ the 'Mulroney Treatment' on Tom Flanagan

45 days

Regular sites such http://www.ourcanada.tk, have also now sprung up, and serve as busy places where information and resources are collected and shared by those who do not use Facebook, or wish to remain more private about their politics. Years of lies and deceit appear to have caught up to Harper and his 'team', and now members are sharing videos of Afghan abuse testimony, detainee abuse reports, a Parliamentary Report condemning the Harper regime, Harper's angry 'alert' to Canadians, and much more. An impressive archive of Canadian media pertaining to Harper's attacks on democracy is perhaps the largest and most comprehensive available on-line. ourcanada.tk maintains a steadily increasing stream of 10-25 visitors/hour from around the world and is growing. It fitting that in one of our Nation's darkest hours, a movement has begun that is truly historical in nature, and remarkable by design. Fueled by the ire of 200,000 connected members - it is also quite possibly this regime's worst nightmare, and the rebirth of Canadian democracy. Keep watching.

www.ourcanada.tk

53 days

I submit that THIS is the real reason for prorogation at this time. Mr. Harper feels he can push on with government by decree/Order in Council/bureaucracy administration, and sidestep the messy 'noise from Parliament', an institution whose value he does not understand.

SmokyMark

59 days

My view is that this government still had most of its agenda on the Order Paper, and did not seriously try to complete the agenda. I would, therefore, expect that Harper has deemed the balance of the legislative agenda as not being worth the trouble and will not try to reintroduce it. Otherwise, he has wasted the work of the House for the past year. Much of that agenda has not seriously been taken up in committee, so he cannot fall back on claims of "Opposition obstructionism". To quote a recent news story; “John Mason, president of the Scarborough-Guildwood federal Conservative association, said the government just wants to concentrate on its Economic Action Plan and budget ‘without all this noise from Parliament.’” (Scarborough Mirror, January 7, 2010)

SmokyMark

59 days

Your statistics are misleading, as most stats are... Here's another view: In the past 25 years (1984-2009), there have been 18 prorogations through 8 Parliaments. The shortest session on record in that period is 2 weeks (Harper, 2008), while the longest at 28 months belongs to Brian Mulroney. Harper has prorogued twice and ended a parliament once (election Oct 15 2008) in little more than 3 1/2 years in office. Chretien held office for 10 years, through 3 elections and a transition to a new PM (Paul Martin). Mulroney held office for 8 1/2 years before turning the reins over to Kim Campbell. Trudeau was PM for 13 years, with both majority and minority governments. He did NOT become PM until April 1968. I have been talking with Rick Anderson on this subject, and we agree that prorogation is generally used to refresh a government agenda when it has come to its end.

SmokyMark

Cheap Chinese tires are the subject of the latest recall

59 days

I heard they tested the tires from Hangzho factory from china and they came out fine., apparently the guy who installed them used different sizes on his van thats why he couldnt sue

LeafsFan2010

79 days

5. If this law ever gets enacted and I end up being pulled over and ordered to take a sobriety test for no reason, I'll be the first to take their asses to court. Then we'll see if our Constitution is worth the paper it was written on. "Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither" - Benjamin Franklin

84 days

4. The feds are talking about finger-printing people before they're formally charged with a crime. Now this lunacy of implementing random breathalyzer checks on the law-abiding. How long before we're stopped in the street by the authorities demanding to see our "papers"? I don't believe the statistics that show this program is saving lives, any more than I believe that heroin shooting galleries are a benefit to society. It's easy to fudge the figures if you want to show a gain. Does anyone actually believe the over-all crime rate has dropped? The street gangs must have a good laugh over that one. The purpose of these policing laws isn't to make the streets or neighborhoods safer. One only has to look at the number of high-risk offenders routinely let loose in society to realize that the "criminal justice" system is just that. Not justice for the victim, but justice for the criminal.

84 days

3. Many of the sentences handed out are for serious driving infractions, including hit and run, yet much of the sentencing is conditional or probational, amounting to nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Recently, there was a court case involving a driver charged with the death of a person who he had run down with his vehicle. The driver was acquitted of the charge due to the fact the police had pressured him into taking a breathalyzer test, which the court stated was a breach of his constitutional rights. Police said they were going to have to "re-educate" their officers on what the judiciary will or will not allow as a defense in court. This case demonstrates that the Charter supersedes the Motor Vehicle Act and that police often perform their duties unaware they in fact are the ones breaking the law by contravening human rights.

84 days

2. The job of the police is to uphold the law, acting upon the knowledge that a crime has taken place, or the suspicion that one will. If they want to catch criminals, why don't they stake-out the bars and clubs where most of the boozers frequent instead of harassing everyone? At least that would give them some justification for their actions. They attempt to justify the road blocks by showing stats of drunks and other offenders they catch in these traps, but how can they say for certain these drivers would have been involved in an accident or other offense if they hadn't been stopped? What you never hear is how many of those caught are repeat offenders. My guess would be at least 50%. It's not uncommon to hear of a drunk or unlicensed driver being arrested who has 50 or more convictions. Jails have a revolving door these days and the idea is to keep them spinning. It's a highly profitable business if you have a vested interest.

84 days

1. If a cop stops you at a road-check, to me that in itself is a violation of a citizen's right to the presumption of innocence. The officer would have to suspect you had already committed a crime or they wouldn't be pulling you over in the first place. I believe the police are also guilty of an unlawful search when they demand proof of identity even though there's no evidence of a crime being committed or intended. Last year I was stopped at a road-check and the officer asked to see my driver's license. When I inquired as to whether I had committed an offense, the constable replied, "Well, you might have." Might have? Sounds like a page right out of "Minority Report".

Independent Schools - Education With A Value System

84 days

You're article is right on. We are looking at getting our kids out of this politically correct, bleeding heart,union/government run,special interest driven school system. I can heardly take what I see in my kids school.Very liitle respect for anyone,muticulturism running rampit even when the vast majority of us are still white Christian based ,and the complete feminization of boys. The teachers only care about themselves. Our kids EAT ON THE GYM FLOOR,their washrooms are filthy and my kids in grade 5 and 7 don't like going there already at their young ages. Since it's a government run entity nothing will change so we make the change ourselves; we'll take them out.

Nwind

97 days

I say f-- the Muslims until they start to speak up and integrate into our society. I completely understand most of them are very good people but until we see you speak against these Islamic fundamentalist pukes that want to see all of us die and follow their wonderful rules then you folks deserve what will come if there is another attack. Having our kids later in life I'm stunned at what you say is happening and it's true.I see especially in Toronto the catering to everyone but those who built our Country.You know us white Christians who by the way are still BY FAR the biggest segment of society. PC is a disease which needs to be stamped out.

Nwind

Multi-Cult In The Classroom — A Dismal Failure

97 days

You have no idea what it's like to work for CN as a locomotive engineer. You also have no idea what great lengths the TCRC goes through to protect its members. Harrasment from CN officials to TCRC members occurs daily. This strike is not about money, it's about safety issues and quality of life. The men and women of the TCRC are the hardest working people I know. CN forced the strike on the TCRC by implementing a contract effective 00:01 Novemebr 28th. Needless to say the contract was unsatisfactory. Safety and quality of life reasons were not adressed thus resulting in a walkout.

medwid55

Kudos to our Labour Minister, the Hon.Rona Ambrose

99 days

VIDEO INTERVIEW: FORMER GUANTANÁMO DETAINEE ON BRITISH COMPLICITY IN TORTURE Human Rights Watch report “Cruel Britannia: British Complicity in the Torture and Illegal Treatment of Terror Suspects’ (www.hrw.org/en/node/86685/section/1) HRW seriously undermine denials of complicity in torture. Testimonials of Pakistani torturers in the report allege that U.S. and British agents were "perfectly aware that we were using all means possible to extract information." Omar Deghayes, former Guantanamo Bay detainee, describes his interrogation by British Intelligence agent, "Andrew' and others while held illegally and subjected to torture in Pakistan and Bagram prison in Afghanistan. His full interview can be viewed online at: www.spectacle.co.uk/projects_page.php?id=309 This interview is an extract from the newly released documentary “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo’ (Spectacle 2009, Directed by Polly Nash and Andy Worthington) which is now available on DVD at: www.spectacle.co.uk/catalogue_production.php?id=538 www.spectacle.co.uk/outside-the-law-stories-from-guantanamo

Spectacle

“Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo” - documentary film launched in London, UK

105 days

"the situation gets worse every year that Prentice delays" Progressive = Stupid

Prentice: The Environment will wait for us

113 days

Or maybe your Liberal Dr. Hedy Fry should have a lobotomy. Or, has already had one? great artwork though

The Harper Government and H1N1

123 days

Can u spell p r o p a g a n d a? The "violent" massacre unless I'm mistaken started with the shouting of Alluha Akbar before he began his shooting spree. According to the base Colonel at Ft. Hood. Maybe the "violence" of blowing up the World Trade Center towers has something to do with the "violent" conditions in Afghanistan today? Not that the Taliban weren't being "violent" to anyone not towing they're extremist Islamic code of conduct? They even blew up Buddha, a real Peacenic. Pathetic P.O.S., "violence does breed violence" you can find that written in the Holy Bible, btw my "Islamofascist" friend.

Violence Breeds Violence

124 days

No, that's not what they're supposed to do, though some do, unless you mean Muslim preacher?