tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2124242774777620767..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Week Stephen Harper's Cons Raped Our DemocracySimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4944876069552563522014-02-09T23:43:40.896-05:002014-02-09T23:43:40.896-05:00If they can make it retroactive they will. rememb...If they can make it retroactive they will. remember they have a majority so they can do whatever they want. My concern is when you look back at when the Cons started referring to environmentalists as terrorists and now see the legislation regarding the revoking of Canadian citizenship, even if you were born in Canada, you know what this is really about. many Canadians were born in europe, asia, and the u.s.a. OR THEIR parents were, giving them dual citizenship. Those people may have second thoughts about involving themselves in picket lines against the pipelines when the come out of Alberta into B.C. If they don't the cons can always have them arrested, tried, and the cabinet minister strip them of their citizenship. That is what this is really about. How to squash dissent. Putin has done a great job in that area. People run for office against his candidates. Of course the opposition looses. Then at the end of one documentary being shown on CBC you are informed two of one candidates key players were charged with some very strange crime, money laundering was one. he got 4 yrs suspended sentence. How many people will want to work for that opposition member again. in Canada all it will take is for one person to loose their citizenship, even if they were born in Canada and be deported to a country they have never been in, to cool out all protests. This is where we are going. <br /><br /> it is not enough for the current opposition parties to talk about it in the House. They need to get out into the communities and make it clear to all Canadians what the cons are up to. Coupled with the treatment of Vets, who knows we may get a miracle and get rid of stevie slime. This is all being done while the Os are on so not only are people watching them, the media is covering the Os. No room for politics, even if they were inclined. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33004012543300559762014-02-09T06:15:24.862-05:002014-02-09T06:15:24.862-05:00hi Beijing...you know when I first heard about tha...hi Beijing...you know when I first heard about that hideous citizenship act the first thing I thought about was Omar Khadr. But then I said to myself surely it could not be retroactive? Now I see from Dr Dawg that indeed it is, and you can imagine how I feel. This is not a just a government without a moral compass, it's a government of sadists. And yes I was struck by the way the Cons seem to be rushing these democratic atrocities into law. They are clearly paving the way to a really bad place, and when you think how many little fascist gnomes it took to make all those sneaky amendments, we are clearly facing a massive conspiracy. I am so wanting to soar above all this grubbiness, and write human stories or fairy tales instead of political tracts,. But I look at it this way: the bigger they are the harder they fall, the harder the struggle, the sweeter the victory. If I didn't think that, I would have to leave this country, and live in a place whose values I share...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-79709127782246575862014-02-09T06:05:45.355-05:002014-02-09T06:05:45.355-05:00hi e.a.f....the real problem, the elephant in the ...hi e.a.f....the real problem, the elephant in the room that nobody wants to acknowledge, is that the left is divided while the right is not. It's a matter of simple mathematics. And you know what they say about people who keep doing the same thing, and achieving the same bad result. It's not just stupidity, it's MADNESS...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62035026579732703992014-02-09T06:01:28.200-05:002014-02-09T06:01:28.200-05:00hi David...the day the real story of what was goin...hi David...the day the real story of what was going on behind the scenes is ever published, if it ever is, I am quite sure it will be absolutely shocking. I believe I have an inkling of what's behind the curtain and it is a monstrous conspiracy. The good news is that when the truth is revealed, the Cons will be driven from power for a generation. But in the meantime we're left with a government out of control, that is using agencies like Revenue Canada to go after its political enemies, and an opposition helpless to do anything about it. So it will get worse before it gets better...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34043545702694709782014-02-09T05:55:45.943-05:002014-02-09T05:55:45.943-05:00hi anon...I see you belong to the same movement I ...hi anon...I see you belong to the same movement I do. The Dump a Con Whoever They Are and Wherever They Live Movement. In my opinion they are unfit to lead us into the challenging times that lie ahead. They've run out of history, and hopefully soon they'll be run out of power...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60814716030503236792014-02-09T05:52:27.230-05:002014-02-09T05:52:27.230-05:00hi anon...I agree with you, the progressive fight ...hi anon...I agree with you, the progressive fight against the Cons is too small and limited. To fight a conspiracy like that one you can't just depend on political parties, you need to build a movement. And once you build a movement it can also pressure the progressive parties to start tackling the real problems of society, which we urgently need to do or we will find ourselves in a really bad place...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47028382474794643922014-02-08T19:09:14.854-05:002014-02-08T19:09:14.854-05:00Regarding that draconian Citizenship and Immigrati...Regarding that draconian Citizenship and Immigration legislation, read this and weep:<br /><br />http://drdawgsblawg.ca/2014/02/the-harper-governments-deport-omar-khadr-bill.shtml<br /><br />It frightening how much legislation and policy is being spewed out in just one short week. It's like Harper wants to bury the opposition parties so they can barely respond with or without Sheer imposing ridiculous limits on reviewing these new, massive bills - especially with the budget coming forth next week.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59393545106180542132014-02-08T17:41:11.554-05:002014-02-08T17:41:11.554-05:00people voted for him so now they can live with the...people voted for him so now they can live with the consequences. Now of course there are many of us who didn't but majority rules. By the time people figure it out, it will be too late, with all the new leg. being passed. We may wind up being a third world country and have to have a revolution like Egypt to get back what we had. by that time I'll be dead and gone. that will be a good think. if people do not protect their democracy, they will loose it.<br /><br />If people paid as much attention to politics and what politicians are doing, as they do to sports, Canada would be much better off.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56124652298166250222014-02-08T12:26:09.867-05:002014-02-08T12:26:09.867-05:00The pattern repeats and repeats... once you are on...The pattern repeats and repeats... once you are on Harper's enemies list, he will use harassment and bully tactics to try to intimidate you.<br /><br />One day, there's going to be a bestseller that exposes all the behind-the-scenes tactics the Cons have used--and continue to use-- in an attempt to shut down anyone who criticizes their policies.<br /><br />There are about 100,000 charities in Canada. In the previous year of government auditing (an additional $8 million was budgeted for it) and of 880 charities audited, only one lost its license to act as a charity, and it wasn't even an environmental group! Is that good use of taxpayer money? Ditto for the millions the Cons spent to publicize NON-EXISTENT jobs skills training on TV during the Stanley Cup playoffs!<br /><br /><br />This is chilling...<br /><br />Listen to this interview:<br /><br />Prominent environmental charities in Canada being audited by CRA<br />Friday, February 7, 2014<br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/features/2014/02/07/prominent-environmental-charities-in-canada-being-audited-by-cra/Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62167386245852977452014-02-08T09:53:57.243-05:002014-02-08T09:53:57.243-05:00If I could be there I would. 5000 miles away. Pho...If I could be there I would. 5000 miles away. Phoning and sending letters and email to every con I can think of. My nearest con - Brian Jean - quit. Next nearest is that jerk in the Yukon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50420485952891261072014-02-08T09:30:00.303-05:002014-02-08T09:30:00.303-05:00We have to get off of our fat Canadian asses and h...We have to get off of our fat Canadian asses and hit the streets. Only then might the alternate parties address our concerns and develop economic and social policies which will benefit the vast majority of Canadians.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com