tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178050673595740232011-07-28T09:02:04.435-04:00Chris is the former Conservative Party of Canada Candidate for Toronto Centre that was was forced to resign in the 2008 Federal election. Chris ran for Toronto City Council in 2006. He is Pro-Life, believes in limited government, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. Strong national defense, low taxes, and free enterprise are the keys to prosperity for everyone in this beautiful nation of Canada.Chris Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584030562075557702noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417805067359574023.post-51287003505045287142009-03-14T06:43:00.001-04:002009-03-14T06:46:08.056-04:00

I have to apologize that I have not been posting my political comments on here, I have been working hard at work, and trying to just absorb as much as I can of the Australian life. I have taken out a membership with the Australian Liberal Party, who would be the equivalent of the Conservative Party of Canada. It has been quite fascinating. The leader of the LPA (Liberal Party of Australia),

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This would be my budget speech that I would have delivered to the House of Commons if I was the Canadian Finance Minister:"Mr. Speaker it’s a privilege and honour to stand before the House and Canadians to present our Conservative government’s 4rd federal budget. Since being elected in 2006 we have reduced taxes, and the overtaxation of Canadians that occurred under the previous Liberal

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I just got this quote from Conrad Black about the english-Canadian mindset. It expresses exactly what I have felt and was trying to say before:""The destructive fixation of the envious English-Canadian mind requires that the highest, happiest most agile flyers be laid low. [It is] a sadistic desire corroded by soul-destroying envy, to intimidate all those who might aspire to anything the

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Well after the election, I had to work at returning to the real work of being a producer instead of just a talker. I started looking at different career opportunities. I decided at this point it would be great to get some international work experience and an international perspective of politics. I found an incredible career opportunity in Melbourne, Australia. I have never been to Australia,

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Holy heck yes, Gerry Nicholls is spot on in his article in the national post.It's time to start moving on conservative policies, and lay out a positive conservatism vision. It's not like there is a shortage of resources or mentors to turn to.

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Scott Dagonstino, a contributor to Xtra magazine mentioned me in this past week's issue. My response to Xtra is posted below:I think it is Scott Dagonstino who lives in a Hollywood fantasy with his view towards firearms in his article “Open Season on Homos”- where he referred to me. I couldn’t help but notice the irony of the headline of an article in the same Xtra issue, “Hate crimes laws

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IT'S OFFICIAL! ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE MINORITYWith a rocky world economy Canadians chose to avoid going to the far left, and vote for a conservative party that is too afraid to go right. The final results are as follows:Party Seats % VoteConservative 143 37.7%Liberal 77 26.3%NDP 37 18.1%BQ

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Since today is election day, some bloggers had a great idea to post probably the most wisest words from any Canadian Prime Minister. These words were said by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in 1960:"I am a Canadian, a free Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship God in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, free to choose those who

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After seeing the despicable way our far left mainstream media has been obsessed with "gaffes" over substance, it is time to push for the creation of a fair and balanced news media outlet:

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Trudeaumania? Obamania? NOPE! The ladies are flocking to the hottest politician in Canada - Stephen Harper!

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Yes, I have been critical of our Conservative Party here in Canada for not sticking with conservative principles, but Oct. 14th looms and it is time to put things in perspective.Politics unfortunately is not a philosophical debate. Politics is a game you set out to win, and it comes with having to make imperfect choices in an imperfect world. When it comes down to it, disaffected libertarians,

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So Dion needed the simple question of "If you were Prime Minister today, what would you be doing about the economy?" to be repeated by CTV's Steve Murphy 3 times before he could answer. Dion is asking people to trust him to manage the country?Will the mainstream media call this what it is? A gigantic GAFFE?? First results say no. The CTV says Dion was put on the defensive, CBC says nothing on

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Please listen in to Canada's #1 internet radio station, www.thatchannel.com where I will be discussing politics on their Liquid Lunch!

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Unfortunately, I think Stephen Harper has boxed himself into a corner, he's alienated his base by having no conservative policies. The ones he has in his platform, like killing the long-gun registry are a re-hash of broken promises. Not only that, he has run away from standing up for individual rights like protecting the unborn. He hasn't provided a coherent vision of the direction he'd like

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I will be live blogging tonight with an online panel about the presidential debate on the Western Standard website tonight. Check it out! www.westernstandard.ca. I will watching the debate live streaming on www.foxnews.ca - the only fair and balanced news source in North America.

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Wow these people that wrote into the Toronto Star about St. Paul candidate Carolyn Bennett almost sound like 9/11 conspiracy theorists. Apparently they know the answer that the police don't. With no evidence, they automatically conclude conservatives were the ones cutting brake lines on cars, and tearing down lawns. It's clearly George Bush who's to blame by these people. I can't believe the

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The Havana Star, oops I mean Toronto Star actually put out a pretty damning snapshot of the current state of affairs in the city of Toronto, and it is not pretty. No doubt, their left-wing pundits will use this as a rallying cry about how Harper is ignoring the city’s plight, maybe another chance to scream “George Bush!” Here are some of the most damning findings:All of those bike lanes Miller

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Get your digital lawn sign here!

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Since I created a new facebook page, I've had to go through and find people again who were friends on my old profile. I was going through the "people you may know" section to find people, and I cam across  the other ousted Toronto Centre CPC candidate Mark Warner, who I did have as my "friend" on facebook.   Now, Mark met with me when he was seeking the CPC nomination back in 2007, to get my

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So Ms. Atwood is encouraging Quebecers to vote for the Bloc if it means preventing a Harper majority. So getting taxpayer money is more important than our country itself? Am I missing something here? She's supposed supports Canadian culture, but is telling people to support a party that wants to rip our country a part? Wouldn't that be BAD for Canadian culture? I'm sure she thinks using

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Sorry for the delayed post about this, but I was part of an election panel hosted by the Toronto GBLT magazine Xtra.Four people on the panel were all predictably "GBLT activists" and recipients of taxpayer dollars. Peter Bochove, owner of a bathhouse was the only entrepreneur of the bunch. While a Liberal supporter, I at least agreed with him in his statements about how GBLT people fought for

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While live blogging about the Canadian Debate for the Western Standard, I was flipping over to the Vice Presidential Debate.This was a make or break for Sarah Palin after some shaking interviews with the mainstream media.Watching the debate, it was clear she didn't have the Washington, DC insider experience compared to Joe Biden. But that was the whole point of her nomination! John McCain is the

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The Western Standard, the voice of liberty on this side of the border invited me last night to follow the federal election debate and post to their live blog. It was a lot of fun doing a minute by minute breakdown of the debate with people from across the country. Thank you Western Standard!As for the debate, I think every partisan will come away thinking their candidate was the winner. A couple

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Oh I bet the left will be up in arms claiming now that I am advocating violence against the poor defenseless socialists feeding on the billions of dollars we send them through our taxes. Violence? Never. But these are the people we need to watch out for and and dispell their crazy arguments:1. David Suzuki - who believes anyone who disagrees with him on global warming should be thrown in jail2.

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What I wrote during the blog controversy really struck a chord with the Western Standard. They have asked me to blog for them on Shotgun, so I will be posting regularly on there as well about current events, defending liberty and free enterprise. Let's hope we can get more conservatives in Ontario to stand up for conservative values and make a fuss!

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I will be on the AM640 panel for the show Media and the Message, please check it out! If they allow call ins, CALL IN!

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Heroism does still exist in Canada. Principal acts selflessly. Give this man an Order of Canada!

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Will be on the Charles Adler Show at 2pm ET discussing gun control - AM640.

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Was on AM640 Talk Radio this morning with John Oakley. We had a great discussion about what transpired over the weekend. We discussed why handgun bans don't work, the horrible problem of identity politics and political correctness in our system, and Human Rights Commissions and Hate Speech Laws about how they suppress freedom of expression, and free speech. I'm just waiting for my call to be

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Ah yes, what an incredible few days it has been. The saying is true, 24 hours is a lifetime in politics. One second you're shaking hands with the Prime Minister and on the blackberries of the campaign staff, the next day you can't get called back. Why? For articulating conservative principles. Which I will continue to promote.This is where political correctness has gotten in this country - a

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