Strategic voting did hurt the Green Party, I believe.
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Strategic voting
Strategic voting didn't defeat Harper. Voter turnout did
Strategic voting did hurt the Green Party, I believe.
Strategic voting did hurt the Green Party, I believe.
Justin Trudeau's promise to First Nations Peoples
Canada has failed aboriginal people and needs to have a discussion about racism, Trudeau said.
The federal government broke the trust and respectful partnership promised in the treaties, through residential schools, failing to react to the problem of missing and murdered women and failing to provide quality education for First Nations people, he said.
While the residential school apology was important, action didn’t follow and a lack of action on aboriginal issues hasn’t come with a political consequence so far, he said.
“We have a responsibility to make sure that First Nations education is funded, that a kid in a First Nations community has exactly the same level of funding as a kid in any other community in the country,” he said.
Support for mental health and addiction services in remote areas must equal the support available in urban areas, he said.
“There are a lot of structural problems that need to be addressed and a fundamental element of that is rebuilding the broken relationship.”
The federal government broke the trust and respectful partnership promised in the treaties, through residential schools, failing to react to the problem of missing and murdered women and failing to provide quality education for First Nations people, he said.
While the residential school apology was important, action didn’t follow and a lack of action on aboriginal issues hasn’t come with a political consequence so far, he said.
“We have a responsibility to make sure that First Nations education is funded, that a kid in a First Nations community has exactly the same level of funding as a kid in any other community in the country,” he said.
Support for mental health and addiction services in remote areas must equal the support available in urban areas, he said.
“There are a lot of structural problems that need to be addressed and a fundamental element of that is rebuilding the broken relationship.”
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The new Liberal government will invest in everything from housing to education to help Canada’s native people achieve a better life, according to Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau
Justin Trudeau - On legalizing marijuana
Trudeau said his commitment to legalizing marijuana comes from his own values related to personal freedom and protecting the vulnerable, not political strategy.
“It’s all about allowing adults to make their choices while protecting kids much better than we are now,” he said.
He cited a study (by UNICEF) that found Canada had the highest rate of underage marijuana use among the 29 nations studied.
“Our current approach isn’t protecting our kids, we need to protect the vulnerable, while respecting people’s freedoms,” he said.
Chris Alexander :
“We’re still the party that sees reality as it is, doesn’t want to go on some hippy-trippy jaunt down memory lane and put marijuana in the windows of every store,” he said in an interview Tuesday on Ottawa’s Sparks Street.
“We’re trying to deal with the real issues that Canadians are facing. And we’ll continue to do that.”
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The Liberals have promised to legalize and regulate pot but haven’t actually said it would be in the windows of every store.
“It’s all about allowing adults to make their choices while protecting kids much better than we are now,” he said.
He cited a study (by UNICEF) that found Canada had the highest rate of underage marijuana use among the 29 nations studied.
“Our current approach isn’t protecting our kids, we need to protect the vulnerable, while respecting people’s freedoms,” he said.
Chris Alexander :
“We’re still the party that sees reality as it is, doesn’t want to go on some hippy-trippy jaunt down memory lane and put marijuana in the windows of every store,” he said in an interview Tuesday on Ottawa’s Sparks Street.
“We’re trying to deal with the real issues that Canadians are facing. And we’ll continue to do that.”
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The Liberals have promised to legalize and regulate pot but haven’t actually said it would be in the windows of every store.
Monday, 26 October 2015
Some comments on Justin Trudeau's election --- Part 1
Trudeau yelled to a B.C. crowd what his first law would be as prime minister:
“The very first bill we’ll introduce into Parliament will cut taxes for the middle class by raising them for the wealthiest one per cent,” said Trudeau, in Surrey.
“You’ll pay less income tax on incomes between $45,000 and $90,000, and that means you’ll see more money from your paycheque right away,” he added
“He had a very positive platform and vision. I think people were getting fed up with the negativity,” said former Liberal leader Bob Rae.
Bob Rae says the 2015 victory has parallels to the party's 1993 win, when Liberal leader Jean Chrétien, waving a red book of promises, decimated a deeply unpopular right-of-centre government to just two seats.
The victory ushered in three Liberal majority governments, and one minority government, keeping Liberals in power for 13 years.
I don't think we can draw a parallel between Justin Trudeau and Jean Chrétien.
There's a big difference between running a campaign and governing.
Justin Trudeau has little experience. He doesn't have the experience Jean Chrétien had as a long-time cabinet minister.
So, we don't know how Trudeau will govern.
What will happen to the NDP and Conservatives?
“The very first bill we’ll introduce into Parliament will cut taxes for the middle class by raising them for the wealthiest one per cent,” said Trudeau, in Surrey.
“You’ll pay less income tax on incomes between $45,000 and $90,000, and that means you’ll see more money from your paycheque right away,” he added
“He had a very positive platform and vision. I think people were getting fed up with the negativity,” said former Liberal leader Bob Rae.
Bob Rae says the 2015 victory has parallels to the party's 1993 win, when Liberal leader Jean Chrétien, waving a red book of promises, decimated a deeply unpopular right-of-centre government to just two seats.
The victory ushered in three Liberal majority governments, and one minority government, keeping Liberals in power for 13 years.
I don't think we can draw a parallel between Justin Trudeau and Jean Chrétien.
There's a big difference between running a campaign and governing.
Justin Trudeau has little experience. He doesn't have the experience Jean Chrétien had as a long-time cabinet minister.
So, we don't know how Trudeau will govern.
What will happen to the NDP and Conservatives?
Trudeau's promises
“Sunny ways, my friends, sunny ways!” said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in his victory speech. “This, my friends, is what positive politics can do.”
“A positive, optimistic, hopeful vision of public life isn't a naive dream - it can be a powerful force for change,” he said to cheers.
In this campaign Mr. Trudeau made ambitious commitments to Canadians and Canadians will have high expectations for their next parliament.
Trudeau' promises :
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
# Amend the Access to Information Act so that all government data and information is made open by default in digital formats
# Eliminate all fees associated with the Access to Information process except for the initial $5 filing fee.
# Improve open data accessibility.
# Create a central, no-fee portal for personal information requests.
# Create a common, quarterly, and more detailed parliamentary expense report.
# Release key information that informs decision-making and devote a fixed percentage of program funds to experimenting with new approaches to existing problems.
ELECTIONS
# End first-past-the-post voting system and explore alternative options.
# Ban partisan government ads.
# Restore the voter identification card as an acceptable form of identification.
# Increase election fraud penalties.
# Provide Elections Canada with the resources it needs to investigate voter fraud and suppression, illegal financing, and other matters that threaten the integrity of the electoral process.
# Restore the independence of the Commissioner of Canada Elections so that they are freely able to prosecute electoral violations.
# Scrap Bill C-50 (Citizen Voting Act).
# Review the limits on how much political parties can spend during elections, and ensure that spending between elections is subject to limits.
# Establish an independent commission to organize leaders’ debates.
PARLIAMENT
# Introduce a Prime Minister’s Question Period.
# Empower the Speaker to challenge and sanction Members during Question Period, and allow more time for questions and answers.
# For members of the Liberal Caucus, all votes will be free votes except those that implement the Liberal platform, traditional confidence matters, and those that address the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
# Parliamentary committees will be given more resources to acquire independent, expert analysis of proposed legislation.
# Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries may not be, or stand in for, voting members on committees.
# Do not use prorogation to avoid difficult political circumstances.
# Change the House of Commons Standing Orders to end practice of using inappropriate omnibus bills to reduce scrutiny of legislative measures.
SCIENCE
# Create the post of Chief Science Officer.
# Consolidate government science so that it is easily available to the public at-large through a central portal.
# Revoke rules and regulations that muzzle government scientists and allow them to speak freely about their work (with limited public exceptions).
# End MSM blood donation ban.
# Introduce new restrictions on the commercial marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children (similar to those existing in Québec).
# Bring in tougher regulations to eliminate trans fats and to reduce salt in processed foods.
# Improve food labels to give more information on added sugars and artificial dyes in processed foods.
SENATE
# Create a non-partisan, merit-based, broad, and diverse process to advise the Prime Minister on Senate appointments.
SERVICE QUALITY
# Revert plan to end Canada Post door-to-door mail delivery.
# Create individualized secure accounts for those who want to access all of their government benefits and review key documents.
# Create new performance standards for services offered by the federal government, including streamlining applications, reducing wait times, and money-back guarantees.
STATSCAN
# Restore mandatory long-form census.
# Make Statistics Canada fully independent.
TAXPAYER DOLLARS
# Provide costing analysis for each government bill.
# Restore the requirement that the government’s borrowing plans receive Parliament’s pre-approval.
# Ensure accounting consistency among the Estimates and the Public Accounts.
WOMEN AND YOUTH
# Include an equal number of women and men in the Cabinet.
# Ensure gender-based impact analysis in Cabinet decision-making.
# Register young Canadians to vote as a part of their high school or CEGEP curriculum.
# Create a Prime Minister’s Youth Advisory Council, consisting of young Canadians aged 16-24, to provide non-partisan advice to the Prime Minister on issues the country is facing.
“A positive, optimistic, hopeful vision of public life isn't a naive dream - it can be a powerful force for change,” he said to cheers.
In this campaign Mr. Trudeau made ambitious commitments to Canadians and Canadians will have high expectations for their next parliament.
Trudeau' promises :
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
# Amend the Access to Information Act so that all government data and information is made open by default in digital formats
# Eliminate all fees associated with the Access to Information process except for the initial $5 filing fee.
# Improve open data accessibility.
# Create a central, no-fee portal for personal information requests.
# Create a common, quarterly, and more detailed parliamentary expense report.
# Release key information that informs decision-making and devote a fixed percentage of program funds to experimenting with new approaches to existing problems.
ELECTIONS
# End first-past-the-post voting system and explore alternative options.
# Ban partisan government ads.
# Restore the voter identification card as an acceptable form of identification.
# Increase election fraud penalties.
# Provide Elections Canada with the resources it needs to investigate voter fraud and suppression, illegal financing, and other matters that threaten the integrity of the electoral process.
# Restore the independence of the Commissioner of Canada Elections so that they are freely able to prosecute electoral violations.
# Scrap Bill C-50 (Citizen Voting Act).
# Review the limits on how much political parties can spend during elections, and ensure that spending between elections is subject to limits.
# Establish an independent commission to organize leaders’ debates.
PARLIAMENT
# Introduce a Prime Minister’s Question Period.
# Empower the Speaker to challenge and sanction Members during Question Period, and allow more time for questions and answers.
# For members of the Liberal Caucus, all votes will be free votes except those that implement the Liberal platform, traditional confidence matters, and those that address the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
# Parliamentary committees will be given more resources to acquire independent, expert analysis of proposed legislation.
# Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries may not be, or stand in for, voting members on committees.
# Do not use prorogation to avoid difficult political circumstances.
# Change the House of Commons Standing Orders to end practice of using inappropriate omnibus bills to reduce scrutiny of legislative measures.
SCIENCE
# Create the post of Chief Science Officer.
# Consolidate government science so that it is easily available to the public at-large through a central portal.
# Revoke rules and regulations that muzzle government scientists and allow them to speak freely about their work (with limited public exceptions).
# End MSM blood donation ban.
# Introduce new restrictions on the commercial marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to children (similar to those existing in Québec).
# Bring in tougher regulations to eliminate trans fats and to reduce salt in processed foods.
# Improve food labels to give more information on added sugars and artificial dyes in processed foods.
SENATE
# Create a non-partisan, merit-based, broad, and diverse process to advise the Prime Minister on Senate appointments.
SERVICE QUALITY
# Revert plan to end Canada Post door-to-door mail delivery.
# Create individualized secure accounts for those who want to access all of their government benefits and review key documents.
# Create new performance standards for services offered by the federal government, including streamlining applications, reducing wait times, and money-back guarantees.
STATSCAN
# Restore mandatory long-form census.
# Make Statistics Canada fully independent.
TAXPAYER DOLLARS
# Provide costing analysis for each government bill.
# Restore the requirement that the government’s borrowing plans receive Parliament’s pre-approval.
# Ensure accounting consistency among the Estimates and the Public Accounts.
WOMEN AND YOUTH
# Include an equal number of women and men in the Cabinet.
# Ensure gender-based impact analysis in Cabinet decision-making.
# Register young Canadians to vote as a part of their high school or CEGEP curriculum.
# Create a Prime Minister’s Youth Advisory Council, consisting of young Canadians aged 16-24, to provide non-partisan advice to the Prime Minister on issues the country is facing.
Saturday, 24 October 2015
Obama Operatives Infiltrate Canadian Liberals
TPP ----- Part 1
TPP will raise wages, but only for the top 10%.
Wage drop for the rest, according to 4 separate analyses
All hands on deck for global, economic, corporate dictatorship!
(2) TPP would allow milk from cows receiving hormones into Canada
(3) The Final Leaked TPP Text Is All That We Feared
(4) The TPP: a monster too big to fail?
(5) Cancer Patient Arrested for Protesting Big Pharma and Calling the TPP a “Death Sentence”
(6) The TPP, Monsanto, Rockefeller, Trilateral Commission, Brzezinski
(7) In this video Luke Rudkowski interviews whistleblower and researcher Richard Grove of TragedyandHope.com. Richard describes how the TPP really comes from the agenda of secret societies.
(9) TPP Negotiations Go Further Underground with Unprecedented Secrecy Around Meetings in Canada
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