tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post4750773026536738068..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Kellie Leitch and the Anti-Canadian ConsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65753875063112758072016-09-09T21:19:47.743-04:002016-09-09T21:19:47.743-04:00Apparently Kenney has now weighed into things and ...Apparently Kenney has now weighed into things and is urging the Education Minister to work out a compromise. I can't believe I used "Kenney" and compromise" in the same sentence. What a goof....because in his small mind, I can have full rights as a straight guy but gays are expected to derive theirs through "compromise." Ha, not on my watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75375152581207734832016-09-04T18:44:38.100-04:002016-09-04T18:44:38.100-04:00Simon, you gave Michael Chong too much credit. :)
...Simon, you gave Michael Chong too much credit. :)<br /><br />He did not call it "dog whistle politics" outright. In fact he was quoting, and he made it clear that he was just quoting, Harper's former director of policy: https://ipolitics.ca/2016/09/02/chong-accuses-leitch-of-dog-whistle-politics/<br /><br />Chong did say that he did not agree with it though. And Rona Ambrose also said she disagreed with it today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51425772822760936942016-09-04T07:56:30.161-04:002016-09-04T07:56:30.161-04:00hi Way Way Up....thanks for tipping me off about t...hi Way Way Up....thanks for tipping me off about that story. As you know I absolutely despise bullying, and the start of school can be an enormously stressful time for many children, who fear what awaits them at the hands of bullies. So I will try to write something about it. And thanks again, you're a really good person...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44617098050565575322016-09-04T07:53:08.773-04:002016-09-04T07:53:08.773-04:00hi jrkrideau...I see you're in good form. But ...hi jrkrideau...I see you're in good form. But you're right, it would be a nasty business. I can see the need to educate refugees and immigrants, about the values of their new country. But screening them in their country of origin seems absurd. And having Cons screen anybody for those values, would be an exercise in insanity...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27295768563880172412016-09-04T07:49:39.444-04:002016-09-04T07:49:39.444-04:00hi jrkrideau...ha ha good one. I don't know if...hi jrkrideau...ha ha good one. I don't know if you ever saw the TV special that has Carson giving a tour of his home. But it was a classic. The house is a glittering albeit it tacky monument to himself, one fit for a Pharaoh. And how people like Carson and Leitch become doctors is something I'll never understand...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46511431451983052832016-09-04T07:46:32.625-04:002016-09-04T07:46:32.625-04:00hi anon...well I'm sure Leitch is a reasonable...hi anon...well I'm sure Leitch is a reasonable doctor, but she lacks the qualities that would make her a great doctor, like caring and empathy. And of course as a politician she's an absolute disaster...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19408314989451723442016-09-04T07:44:12.257-04:002016-09-04T07:44:12.257-04:00hi anon...yes I agree. Leitch is the perfect repre...hi anon...yes I agree. Leitch is the perfect representative of the Harperite cult. A rigid ideologue without a shred of decency or a drop of empathy. But as I always say, the good news is that as long as those kind of people make up the Harper Party, they won't return to power for a very long time...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8819376540607823742016-09-04T07:40:55.800-04:002016-09-04T07:40:55.800-04:00hi FS...look there are bigots all over Canada, but...hi FS...look there are bigots all over Canada, but unfortunately the election of Rachel Notley in Alberta seems to have brought out the beast in some Albertans. The decent people of that province are better than that, and hopefully they will put the bigots in their place...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64969038151783684452016-09-04T07:38:52.543-04:002016-09-04T07:38:52.543-04:00hi Steve...well I'm an atheist, so I have very...hi Steve...well I'm an atheist, so I have very little time for religion. But I will respect the religious as long as they respect my Canadian values...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48572021359513314212016-09-04T07:37:17.796-04:002016-09-04T07:37:17.796-04:00hi RT...excellent comment. And no I don't thin...hi RT...excellent comment. And no I don't think Leitch believes screening tests for immigrants and refugees is the solution, especially since we already have educational material that helps our new citizens understand the values of the country that will be their new home. It's just another Con attempt to make refugees and immigrants seem like a threat to our values, when as I said in my post the Cons are the real threat and the ones that need to be educated...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-11472299954710987922016-09-04T07:32:16.741-04:002016-09-04T07:32:16.741-04:00hi Lorne...thank you, and I agree. Let's conde...hi Lorne...thank you, and I agree. Let's condemn Leitch, Gallant, and company for their anti-Canadian values, and send them to some bleak wasteland where they can't be seen to disgrace this country, or hurt anybody else...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-38560779335260939752016-09-03T21:17:52.033-04:002016-09-03T21:17:52.033-04:00Forgive me for going off topic here Simon, but I w...Forgive me for going off topic here Simon, but I was curious whether you were aware of the drama unfolding in Alberta surrounding Bill 10 and the refusal of a couple of schools to submit guidelines for assisting LGBTQ students. I know you don't normally delve in to provincial issues but I was just interested in whether you were aware of it or not. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87396665158120775932016-09-03T19:31:37.638-04:002016-09-03T19:31:37.638-04:00Conservative leadership candidate Michael Chong re...<i>Conservative leadership candidate Michael Chong released a statement Friday afternoon criticizing his opponent Kellie Leitch over her campaign’s exploration of a “Canadian values” screen for immigrants and refugees</i> <br /><br />Does anyone realize just how nasty a“Canadian values” screen for immigrants and refugees could become.<br /><br />Riots in Toronto when we discover almost all immigrants from francophone Africa support the Habs. Despair in Calgary as the Flames realize that almost all Syrian refugees are supporting the Oilers. <br /><br />My god, we might be facing the worst crisis since the conscription crisis of 1917!<br /><br />Or in translation: The woman is a bigoted, racist idiot. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55079000145699437242016-09-03T18:55:40.966-04:002016-09-03T18:55:40.966-04:00Hey just because she may be a mad, racist, Con, po...Hey just because she may be a mad, racist, Con, politician does not mean she is not an excellent doctor.<br /><br />Look at Ben what's his name, Carson? in the American election Fantastic surgeon, just a bit spacey on grain storage in Egypt.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52745102493956094962016-09-03T14:53:25.488-04:002016-09-03T14:53:25.488-04:00I wonder how Kelly Leitch acquired her medical deg...I wonder how Kelly Leitch acquired her medical degree. I certainly would not go to her for any medical advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10898056030327153792016-09-03T12:20:17.696-04:002016-09-03T12:20:17.696-04:00Leitch is just a sublime example of the collective...Leitch is just a sublime example of the collective madness that still festers under the surface of what is known as Harperism. As the leadership process continues other examples of such psychopathology are bound to emerge from those grasping for the reins of what is now known as the Conservative Party of Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72178803693126621002016-09-03T11:31:15.384-04:002016-09-03T11:31:15.384-04:00Thankfully, but sadly, most of this bigotry is con...Thankfully, but sadly, most of this bigotry is contained within the borders of Alberta. Seems the only time these CONS can get any airtime is if they travel to Alberta to spew their hatred. Brian Jean, yep, a real leader, not!!!!! good thing that there are enough good people in Alberta to support Rachel and override the bigots in that province. Does not say much for Edmonton when <br />People cannot even walk down the streets without being called names!!!!! pathetic..... FSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10622154674012067002016-09-03T11:15:55.525-04:002016-09-03T11:15:55.525-04:00There are anti Canadian values. I would put DNA lo...There are anti Canadian values. I would put DNA lottery winner Kevin O leary in this list. Anyone who wants Canada to be more American is a anti Canadian. I am all for the PQ laws that eliminate relgion from the public sphere. Do what you want in private, but in public wear your religion privately.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45911001501001251792016-09-03T10:19:33.805-04:002016-09-03T10:19:33.805-04:00Are Cons like Leitch really stupid enough to belie...Are Cons like Leitch really stupid enough to believe that a screening test would solve anything or do they simply believe that the electorate are that stupid? <br />If screening tests were effective we could simply have a screening test for all forms of criminal behavior including Con mayhem.Unfortunately as we all know it isn't that simple so you need more police,judges, lawyers and jails to enforce the pledges.But wait; the system is already overloaded so the next nail in the Con platform is to simplify the criminal system by scrapping human rights,implement private jails and automatic sentences administered by the police and hand picked crony judges.A simple solution but first we need more tests and supporting laws to ensure the system is fully overloaded and completely ineffective.<br />It would seem a simpler saner solution would be to spend the money to encourage a more inclusive society with organized psychological and material support for all types of abuse victims.Muslims certainly don't have the market cornered on abuse. Leitch knows that but ineffectual pledges are just a small step backwards in time to the era where there was a ruling class that administered swift "justice" and everyone else either did their bidding or were peasants.No wonder they hate Trudeau and anyone else that is trying to heal society rather than fracture it to the point where a ruling class and expedient "justice" is the norm. <br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-66092375984537746232016-09-03T09:36:43.730-04:002016-09-03T09:36:43.730-04:00Well said, Simon. I propose we construct a special...Well said, Simon. I propose we construct a special deportation status for the likes of Leitch and Gallant. Let us send them and their unCanadian values to the political hinterlands from which, it is to be hoped, they can never return. Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com