The plot thickens?

[olhoss]

"I don't buy Layton's excuse that crime is due to homelessness and poverty."

Me either. If that were true the 1930's would have been the most crime ridden decade in modern times.

[cowman]

farmers son: Yes I would agree with every one of the things you listed as being very good for Canadians!
#1- foreign ownership. Already done. Would you like it better if we were a third world country or something?
#2-Canadian banks. How do Canadian banks compete with the big foreign banks the government has already allowed into this country? Do you think we should let them go broke because they can't compete due to lack of economy of scale?
#3-Wheat board. This is a relic of the past that has no place in a free society. It is in fact no different than the old communist USSR collective system.
#4-CRTC and Canadian content. The fact is American content is better in my opinion. Don't need the communist government telling me what I should watch or listen to? I'm a big boy now...don't need a nanny wiping my nose.
#5-Profit health care. If the government can contract cheaper service than a public system then why not? Private companies will always deliver cheaper than a public system...especially the bloated out of control system we have now.
#6-Patent protection for drug companies. Who else is going to pay for the research? The government won't.
#7-Student loans. Why should a young person be discriminated against because Daddy has some money? What happens if Daddy doesn't intend to share? My own children were not eligible for student loans and it just wasn't fair!
#8-14 years old tried as adults. Well they can screw whatever they desire but they can't do the time when they butcher somebody?
#9-Missile defence. Hey it won't cost us anything and actually would have generated some jobs? Sort of a no brainer in my opinion.
#10- Joint security with the USA. The USA has a bunch of psychos out to destroy it. Now how hard is it to understand that they see Canada as a pipeline where terrorists and criminals get in the back door? Right now they are trying this little Arab murderer down in Cuba, who comes from Canada? The whole family are a pack of cut throats and we allow them to stay here and extend them every courtesy? Do you ever get a little shaky about that situation? Haven't we pretty well let in every lowlife criminal and terrorist in the world?
Can you blame the US for being upset? Next time you are held up at the border(or your cattle, grain etc.) for hours you can thank your Liberal masters for creating that situation.

So yes I like all those proposals! Glad you brought them up because every one of them will improve our country and make it a better place to live. Stand up for Canada!

[farmers_son]

Cowman. Got to hand it to you, you sure get up early in the morning. And yes the Conservatives policies are going to suit some people. As long as people know what they are voting for. I would say that the Canadian banks going broke does not seem to be concern given their profits. And if the banks consolidate the service charges will very quickly be even more out of line. But if that is OK with you, then by all means vote Conservative.

And you may be quite comfortable with Harpers views that we should get rid of the RCMP too. But not everyone will be.

Rather than Stand Up for Canada the Conservative slogan, in my opinion, is Let’s Become More Like the USA. Again, some will be just fine with that but not everyone will be.

[cowman]

FS: I doubt a consolidated bank would raise charges...well at least no worse than they have been doing! Lot of foreign banks around now as well as our own home grown credit unions? Can't expect the Canadian banks to compete with the big boys internationally if they don't have some clout? Who really cares if they bank at the Royal bank or the Bank of Hong Kong in this day and age? Sort of like buying a Toyota or a GM...doesn't really matter?
I sure agree the RCMP should be gone! Lets give those jobs to our Alberta boys instead of a bunch of Frenchmen! I believe police are like governments...the closer they get to the people the more effective they are! Don't need any national state police enforcing "made in Ottawa" laws that have no relevance out here.
I will agree though that a Harper government will look more like America. I see that as a good thing? We were going to far the other way in my opinion! All the great communist governments have basically fallen except for Cuba, China and....Canada!

[cowman]

Oh by the way, don't have a lot of options with getting up early, my stomach is pretty well toast and I can't sleep more than about four hours at a stretch.

[silverback]

Well at least f_s and his Liberal buddies have managed to get us all to stop asking about the income trust scandal and other scandals for a few days. I'll have to check to see what the next one is today, yesterday's attack ads against the military were only a tad over the top.

[farmers_son]

The scandal this morning is the Conservative candidate in BC who is charged with smuggling.

[FarmRanger]

It will be interesting to see how Harper handles that guy. Someone who walks the talk would punt him.

If he has any credibility at all he won't likely go on and on about unproven allegations, and we'll get to the bottom of this, etc (like some politcians we've seen).

[FarmRanger]

Hopefully Harper does give the candidate the boot....by the sound of it he was trying to smuggle a Mercedes and the odd bottle of hooch !!! Harper will rise in the polls again if he does boot the guy !!!

[silverback]

It is done.

[cropduster]

My friend on Conservative National Council says the guy was a past federal employee who,once nominated, passed an RCMP scan.There is going to be a thorough investigation by party brass as to how this happened.