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Political SpeakFree-for-all
April 27, 2005
Prime Minister to skip liberation of Holland service
Mr. Martin has his priorities in the wrong order on this one. Canada played a very significant role in the liberation of Holland during WWII and our leader has chosen to stay home too mend political fences across the country due to the scandal created by his fellow politicians and bureaucratic cronies. The lack of his presence along side other world leaders shows to the world that we as a nation have no sense of value for our past achievements nor respect for the many veterans and soldiers who lost their lives standing up for freedom.
-Marian. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Im relocating if Conservatives win
I do not follow politics religiously, but I have to say that the liberal party seems to be pulling a lot of scandals... from what I have heard on the news and such.
However, the liberal party has been instrumental in having gay rights recognized and making marriage legal... so I suppose there are pros and cons to every party of government.
All I have to say is that if Steven Harper ever comes into power - I am relocating countries! He is the most [expletive] I have ever listened to...
Boo to the conservatives... that's right I said it!!!!
-Justin. Regina, Saskatchewan
Get involved in our own future, people!
Regarding the latest scandal. Canada looks a northern banana republic. I am ashamed of what is presently happening. Canada has so proudly stood up and portrayed herself to be uncorruptable , now look at her zits! This makes the scandals of Sir John A. Macdonald and the railway, John Deifenbaker and his minister socializing with a cold war spy mistress or the Mulroney air bus fiasco look minor. This proves that as Canadians we deserve to get what is dished out as we have very low standards and expectations at election time, but are up in arms when an issue happens. As one fellow Canadian to another, lets get off our asses and get involved in politics and create a better Canada for ourselves.
-Manitoba
The gloves are off. Canadians are letting loose and packing some tough punches at the current federal government. (Political parties were invited to respond to reader comments. We did not hear back from any of them.)
Here are some of the submissions sent in to SpeakFree in April.
Corruption no matter who we get
Politics - YUCK! A necessary evil I guess, but when you hear of patronage, corruption, $300,000 a year salaries...is it any wonder people become disillusioned. I know I am - and I'm 52...I can only imagine what the incoming generation thinks; and when I have canvassed on behalf of certain political candidates I do admire and with whom I share common values, I often hear from voters "why should I bother to vote...they are all crooks". Well this has me saddened and worried at the same time. It should not be up to me with my sole vote to decide the younger folks' destiny; they should be voting with a conscience and for candidates who are genuine non-old-fogey-in-it-for-the-money types, and there are a few of those out there. In the last civic election, all the candidates I voted for in the civic, provincial and federal contests were all under 35 - bright, concerned, great potential political types. Unfortunately, not everyone was of the same opinion as I.
The Liberals and NDP in bed again? What's new with that?! The NDP are just Liberals in a hurry. We don't need another election quite yet; we need honest government, and unless we give the people we put into government a decent chance to correct the mistakes of the old fogeys, it will end up costing us taxpayers more money, the scandals will go on and on, and even worse - a dangerous - and folks - I mean REALLY dangerous - political right may come in to play and govern us, God forbid, for 4 or 5 years; put us back on to deficit spending, put into peril many of the social programmes we have come to believe make us truly Canadian, put into jeopardy many of the civil liberties (women's rights to abortion, legislation against hate crimes and racial intolerance, etc.) that have taken us generations to gain.
Let Paul Martin govern, and let him clean up as he promised with the Gomery inquiry - which is supposed to wrap up by the end of May. I am sure the Conservatives smell blood and want to take advantage of a chance to win that they otherwise wouldn't have when the electorate assesses the broad picture, the candidates and the many, many agendas.
-David. Melfort, Saskatchewan
POLITICAL FUNNIES
Parliament needs repair
The steps at the Parliament Hill building needed some repairs so bids are taken from contractors from across the country.
First a contractor from Toronto looks it over. After a session of measuring and figuring he presents his bid.
I can do it for $19,000, he says. I'd need $9,000 for materials, $9,000 for my crew, and $1,000 profit for me.
Next, a contractor from Calgary does his measuring and calculating then says, I'll do it for $17,000. $8,000 for materials, $8,000 for my crew, and $1,000 profit for me.
Last a Liberal-friendly advertising firm from Montreal steps up. Without even looking at the job site he says, I'll do it for $57,000.
Surprised at how high it is, the man taking the bids asks him to explain it.
It's simple, he says. $20,000 for me, $20,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Calgary.
-Submitted by David F., Winnipeg
Oil Shortage
A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in Canada. Well, there's a very simple answer.
Nobody bothered to check the oil. We just didn't know we were getting low.
The reason for that is purely geographical.
Our OIL is located in Alberta, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, and B.C.
Our DIPSTICKS are located in Ottawa, ONTARIO.
