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 shall govern my country.
This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold
for myself and for all mankind."
We live in a free country, there are no guns to force us to do it, it means the responsibility for this country is in our personal hands. Please make sure that you vote today!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Crushing His Way To A Majority!
Trudeaumania? Obamania? NOPE! The ladies are flocking to the hottest politician in Canada - Stephen Harper!
Let’s Go Get That Majority!
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, conservatives, social conservatives, while we may disagree on the details of certain issues, the larger issue of lesser government and more freedom to pursue our dreams and goals in life is what binds us together. With that, our imperfect choice is the Conservative Party.
Let’s look at the Conservative track record:
- The Conservative Party has outlived any expectations that their slim minority win would last this long;
- The long gun registry wasn’t killed, but the Conservatives did grant amnesty to long-gun owners preventing the creation of criminals out of citizens for simply exercising their property rights within the foundation of over 800 years of British Common Law;
- Taxes have been reduced, and national debt is being paid off, meaning future generations won’t be on the hook for the greed of past Trudeaupian baby boomers;
- One the whole, there is less regional/provincial griping since the conservatives have assumed office, especially after pronouncing that Quebecers are a nation within a united Canada.
I know that last point, might be a sore issue with many in the west. However, let us remember Sir John A. MacDonald’s take on Quebec, "Treat them as a faction, and they will react like a faction. Treat them as a nation, and they will react like a nation". On that note, both MacDonald and Harper understand that a nation isn’t born out of dividing people into special interest groups. With that, let’s look at the alternatives.
The Liberals and NDP want to regulate and tax our country into submission. The Liberals want to tax us for simply using the energy we use ever day so we can get to work, and avoid freezing to death. They would put into action the famous Albertan bumper sticker, “Let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark!” The NDP would hike taxes on businesses and stop investments in the tar sands – the most booming sector of the economy that is creating jobs for “average working families”, the families he claims to support.
If Harper only gets a minority again, government will still expand as it did under the previous parliament, where he spent taxpayer money like a Liberal on speed to avoid being defeated. Our best chance at seeing smaller government is getting out there and getting that majority for the Conservatives. Once they win, we can petition them to actually implement small-c conservative principles. So let’s go get that majority!
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, conservatives, social conservatives, while we may disagree on the details of certain issues, the larger issue of lesser government and more freedom to pursue our dreams and goals in life is what binds us together. With that, our imperfect choice is the Conservative Party.
Let’s look at the Conservative track record:
- The Conservative Party has outlived any expectations that their slim minority win would last this long;
- The long gun registry wasn’t killed, but the Conservatives did grant amnesty to long-gun owners preventing the creation of criminals out of citizens for simply exercising their property rights within the foundation of over 800 years of British Common Law;
- Taxes have been reduced, and national debt is being paid off, meaning future generations won’t be on the hook for the greed of past Trudeaupian baby boomers;
- One the whole, there is less regional/provincial griping since the conservatives have assumed office, especially after pronouncing that Quebecers are a nation within a united Canada.
I know that last point, might be a sore issue with many in the west. However, let us remember Sir John A. MacDonald’s take on Quebec, "Treat them as a faction, and they will react like a faction. Treat them as a nation, and they will react like a nation". On that note, both MacDonald and Harper understand that a nation isn’t born out of dividing people into special interest groups. With that, let’s look at the alternatives.
The Liberals and NDP want to regulate and tax our country into submission. The Liberals want to tax us for simply using the energy we use ever day so we can get to work, and avoid freezing to death. They would put into action the famous Albertan bumper sticker, “Let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark!” The NDP would hike taxes on businesses and stop investments in the tar sands – the most booming sector of the economy that is creating jobs for “average working families”, the families he claims to support.
If Harper only gets a minority again, government will still expand as it did under the previous parliament, where he spent taxpayer money like a Liberal on speed to avoid being defeated. Our best chance at seeing smaller government is getting out there and getting that majority for the Conservatives. Once they win, we can petition them to actually implement small-c conservative principles. So let’s go get that majority!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Dion Doesn't Understand A Question, But Don't Worry, It's Not "Gaffe"
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 their website, the Globe hypes up the defense it was because of Dion's hearing problem. So puffins, crass jokes, or candidates posting conservative positions are MAJOR GAFFES for the Conservative Party, but the leader of the Liberals not being able to answer a question on the economy, that's okay, he just doesn't understand the economy, no big deal.
Here is the Video of the interview:
Oh and how about Liberal-fascists Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae saying the Green Shift won't be implemented because of the economy, contradicting Dion? Major GAFFE right? To the mainstream media, it get s a little blurb at the end of the Globe article.
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 their website, the Globe hypes up the defense it was because of Dion's hearing problem. So puffins, crass jokes, or candidates posting conservative positions are MAJOR GAFFES for the Conservative Party, but the leader of the Liberals not being able to answer a question on the economy, that's okay, he just doesn't understand the economy, no big deal.
Here is the Video of the interview:
Oh and how about Liberal-fascists Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae saying the Green Shift won't be implemented because of the economy, contradicting Dion? Major GAFFE right? To the mainstream media, it get s a little blurb at the end of the Globe article.
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What Harper Needs To Do
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 to see the country go.
That being said, he is the best person to run the country. The opposition is in hysterics over the stock market. But let's face reality, the vast majority of Canadians don't trade directly in the stock market, and definitely aren't making money as day traders. Canadians have their money tied to long term investments, like their house and RRSPs.
So can Harper turn around the sagging polls? What should he do? First acknowledge the turbulence in the world markets. Second, remind Canadians we have been through challenging times before, this is nothing new. We went through a recessions in the early 80's, and early 90's. There is light at the end of the tunnel. This isn't permanent. Now is the time to pay off debts, don't sell your house, and keep your RRSPs until those brighter times come.
Dion today mentioned the "stellar" record of Paul Martin as finance minister, showing the liberals are the best ones to manage the economy. Harper needs to go out and say it was Free Trade led by conservatives that provided the prosperity to reduce the deficits, so liberals effectively had to do nothing. He can use that to further bolster his case that conservatives are the ones with foresight, thinking long-term into the future.
He also needs to continuously go on the attack now. Up until this point he has been far too soft on the opposition, thinking he can some how win over liberal women with his soft talk. With the economy the way it is, now is the time for him to show his decisive leadership. Harper need to remind people that Dion is not like Martin, he is like Trudeau - who ran our country's economy into the ground in the 1970's with low growth, high inflation, and high unemployment. Either Dion will have to run a deficit, or much like Jean Chretien, break every promise he made after getting elected. As for Jack Layton, he just needs to say, that while Jack Layton claims to speak for "working families", he will throw thousands of working families out of work by shutting down the oil sands in Alberta. Harper needs to say he's the only party leader not pitting region against region in an effect to gain votes.
Up until election day, repeat, repeat, repeat this message. Repetition builds belief.
That being said, he is the best person to run the country. The opposition is in hysterics over the stock market. But let's face reality, the vast majority of Canadians don't trade directly in the stock market, and definitely aren't making money as day traders. Canadians have their money tied to long term investments, like their house and RRSPs.
So can Harper turn around the sagging polls? What should he do? First acknowledge the turbulence in the world markets. Second, remind Canadians we have been through challenging times before, this is nothing new. We went through a recessions in the early 80's, and early 90's. There is light at the end of the tunnel. This isn't permanent. Now is the time to pay off debts, don't sell your house, and keep your RRSPs until those brighter times come.
Dion today mentioned the "stellar" record of Paul Martin as finance minister, showing the liberals are the best ones to manage the economy. Harper needs to go out and say it was Free Trade led by conservatives that provided the prosperity to reduce the deficits, so liberals effectively had to do nothing. He can use that to further bolster his case that conservatives are the ones with foresight, thinking long-term into the future.
He also needs to continuously go on the attack now. Up until this point he has been far too soft on the opposition, thinking he can some how win over liberal women with his soft talk. With the economy the way it is, now is the time for him to show his decisive leadership. Harper need to remind people that Dion is not like Martin, he is like Trudeau - who ran our country's economy into the ground in the 1970's with low growth, high inflation, and high unemployment. Either Dion will have to run a deficit, or much like Jean Chretien, break every promise he made after getting elected. As for Jack Layton, he just needs to say, that while Jack Layton claims to speak for "working families", he will throw thousands of working families out of work by shutting down the oil sands in Alberta. Harper needs to say he's the only party leader not pitting region against region in an effect to gain votes.
Up until election day, repeat, repeat, repeat this message. Repetition builds belief.
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