Valid point; you could probably say the same for most every Canadian PM that's ever served more than two terms. Lol
Liberal majority
- Thread starter fuji
- Start date
Have you seen their gun platform? It's insane, like Chretien bad:
http://www.liberal.ca/realchange/guns/
Time to lawyer up...and dig up the backyard to "fix my plumbing".
Here comes the carbon tax(like all taxes it will be revenue neutral), good bye income splitting, good bye TFSA, hello mega deficit and a point or two on the HST. Perhaps a new payroll tax to fund Ontario's retirement scheme. Bend over and spread 'em. C-24 is here to stay, C-51 will be adjusted and C-36 will be still on the books-prostitution being a low priority.
Yeah, I think people tolerated the C's when they were in minority governments. Their majority allowed them to do some monumentally stupid moves that will impact society, and people were getting increasingly uneasy about. The politics around the niqab, the stupidity on how they are treating science in this country (what, no census? Wtf) - it all adds up. Even the C36 bill shows how dumb they are, putting in something that likely won't survive a charter challenge.
In other words, there is more than the economy to Canadians.
On the other hand, I suspect people hold their reservations about Trudeau and vote Liberal. Comfy, not NDP. Trudeau may not be an economist, but he can hire one. It is easier to do that than get through to the most conservative of the bunch how boneheaded they have been.
Harper was clearly playing to his base when he abolished the long gun registry. In the process he alienated the vast majority who don't support gun ownership. His base would have still voted for him even if he had not abolished the gun registry. So, Harper gained nothing and lost the support on non-gun owners.
canada-man
Well-known member
Exactly,there were more than enough reasons not to vote for Harper this time around. Even his once-vaunted economic management proved little more than the good fortune of high commodity prices and sound banking and regulatory environments that likely would've yielded the same results economically, Harper or no Harper.
It was abolished because the Liberals turned it into a billion dollar boondoogle. Scrapping that pos was actually very popular across the country.
Me for one wanted Harper OUT and hope now the C-36 is taken off. Some of the ladies now have to get to work and write to them to get rid of C-36 Bill as it is still there. But I do know and read a lot on this last year and Liberal was for sure against this Bill.
I love the ladies and this has been hard on us and them and everyone who hobby's. Lets hope this Bill is taken away.
I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.
Who do you think carries greater weight in the Liberal Party - Feminists who regard prostitution as ipso facto sexual exploitation and legalized prostitution as anathema, or us?
Exactly. I was going to say the same thing. Gun ownership and the gun registry weren't related as far as popularity goes. Most people at first had no problem with the registry, when it's cost went over 500 million it got people's attention. (people who actually follow politics) The figure hit around 1 billion. It boggles the mind how a list of lawful gun ownership could possibly get past even 10 or 20 million but then again it was the Liberal government who set it up.
It's this kind of naivete that put a part-time drama teacher and ski instructor in as the PM.
What you CAN expect is for your energy costs for gas, electricity, home heating will go up.
My bet is 2 points back on the GST to help pay off the deficits he plans to run.
Expect there to be scandals within 2-3 years tops as the old Liberals fire up there contacts.
Expect Junior to walk into the next G-8 and be given 7 coffee orders.
Expect him to kill the C-36 law? If you only knew how low that is. And how they won't consider it worth the spent political capital.
Hard to say... At this point, I wish Justin was more like his father. E.g. "The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation". Unfortunately, it seems that at one point Justin was supporting the Conservatives stance on prostitution / C-36. While it's true that they've stated they would repeal C-36, I doubt it would be the main priority. The issue will likely get pushed to the sidelines, citing the need for further study before they reach a firm consensus on it etc.. I'm hoping they would at least amend the law so that it focuses on what ostensibly is its objective - to reduce human trafficking. It's interesting how sex can be framed through ideology, which dictates the lens through which it is viewed. Exchanging sex for money has, and always will be around. It's gone from a benign activity to something that is criminalized, only because those in power chose to see it that way, according to their frame of reference. I would hope that the Liberals exercise sound judgement and refer C-36 to the SCC.
This time I don't have to say it!
jcpro, butler, Johnlarue, whoever else I'm missing
This time I don't have to say it!
jcpro, butler, Johnlarue, whoever else I'm missing
Classy... but not unexpected from a lefty. However, we will see-said the Zen Master.
