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I don't know! I always just assumed that I couldn't, and never looked into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
But in any case, there is no Canadian embassy/consulate for several thousand miles, so it looks like it'd be a lost cause if what Kedawa says is true.
Right - I don't see myself going back to Canada any time soon, either. But it still does seem nice to have a say in whether or not the folks in power are treating my family & friends properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by kedawa
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Originally Posted by Matt
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Well, I love my country, but I'm hoping to find work doing research on warm-water marine life. That sort of limits my options :\
If you like being "the bitch", yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brisco Bold
I'm no expert in Canadian politics, but is the entire Conservative part like this fearful portrait you paint, wheere everyone is so far to the right it's mind-boggling, or are you just manifesting your worst fears into words?
With the way Brisco puts things, a liberal internal policy with a conservative external policy would be ideal. But I bet I'm generalizing a lot of stuff.
Btw, how minor are the minority parties in your country? In the US, I know we have Greens, Libertarians, and the like, but they hardly register a blip on the radar.
Recent Polls: http://www.nodice.ca/election2004/polls.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Hero
As for the Conservatives ("tories"), their leader is much further right than Canadians are used to. But the problem lies in the fact that the Liberals have sort of been "abusing" their majority status the past few years, and alot of voters are going to vote Conservative simply to teach the Liberals "a lesson". A four year lesson, that'll end up biting the voters back in the ass.
Harper (the tory leader) has actually said that "we won't be able to recognise Canada when he's done with it", which to me is a pretty damn scary prospect.
Years back a bunch of fundies split from the Progressive Conservative party to form the Reform party. They later changed their name to the Canadian Alliance while moving a little towards the center and taking a lot of Progressive Conservative seats. Recently the Canadian Alliance merged with the Progressive Conservatives to form the Conservatives, although it was more like a Canadian Alliance takeover than anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hero
Conservative leader Stephen Harper supported the war in Iraq. He supports further privatization of our healthcare system and other public services. He's against same-sex marriage, the Kyoto Protocol and abortion. The last point has been dodged and many Conservatives say the opposition is fearmongering, but Stephen Harper would let Parliament vote on a private members' bill concerning abortion.
The Conservatives would've dragged our asses into Iraq and had our noses so far up Bush's ass we'd be smelling shit. The Liberals, and even NDP, are commited to beefing up our military now that we've got a decent economy.Quote:
With the way Brisco puts things, a liberal internal policy with a conservative external policy would be ideal. But I bet I'm generalizing a lot of stuff.
We've got the NDP to the left, the Greens on their tail and the Bloc Quebecois in Quebec. Basically four parties are guaranteed seats, possibly five if the Greens are lucky. There's also fringe parties like the Communist Party, Marxist-Leninist Party, Marijuana Party, Libertarian Party, Christian Heritage Party, Canadian Action Party and others. None of them will win any seats and they'll probobally get 1% of the vote combined.Quote:
Btw, how minor are the minority parties in your country? In the US, I know we have Greens, Libertarians, and the like, but they hardly register a blip on the radar.
She's dead sexy, so I'll be anything she wants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenshin
For some strange reason I doubt they'll do this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny
The Liberals or NDP? Because the Liberals have already started re-investing in the military.
The Tories used to be a pretty normal bunch - sort of like your Republicans but not quite as far to the right as the Reagan administration. But they were nearly killed off in the early '90s, and the people who filled the gap are just plain incompetent. Imagine the Bush administration but with less common sense and a nervous underdog mentality. A lot of former party stalwarts have since quite politics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hero
Actually, I think that looking at the way the US has turned out in the last four years has opened up people's eyes a little more about the ideals of the Canadian right.