tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1451784789064186990..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Are The Cons Trying To Steal the Next Election?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-77179872328855047232018-10-04T22:19:47.196-04:002018-10-04T22:19:47.196-04:00Hi Steve...I'm not sure I would compare Scheer...Hi Steve...I'm not sure I would compare Scheer to Milosevic, but he is playing the racist and xenophobia card, and when you do that you can tear a country apart. I also notice that you have a picture of Che Guevara on your site. I have visited his underground mausoleum in Cuba and seeing Guevara's last resting place, surrounded by all the idealistic revolutionaries who died with him in Bolivia, is melancholy experience. For it is also a warning that when you fight the right you better know your enemy, and how to fight, or you will end up badly...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13480520639380170622018-10-04T22:12:36.901-04:002018-10-04T22:12:36.901-04:00Hi salamander...I see that you are an idealist jus...Hi salamander...I see that you are an idealist just like I am. And I think that all of those things you suggest are excellent ideas. However, like many Scots I am both a dreamer, and relentlessly practical. I know that sometimes perfection is the enemy of the good, and that we can dream of nothing, if we don't win the next election. I'm afraid to say that some progressives like to spend more time attacking themselves, rather than the real enemy. And if they do that in this fascist era, they will end up with their heads impaled on stakes, and mourning all that we good and decent....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41061131567135286162018-10-04T22:06:34.047-04:002018-10-04T22:06:34.047-04:00Hi e.a.f...I hope the Liberals stop playing nice w...Hi e.a.f...I hope the Liberals stop playing nice with the Cons and put an end to their dirty games. We were able to overcome Ppoilievre and his dirty voter suppressing bill last time, but we can't risk letting them try again....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3945639002278852792018-10-04T22:03:16.212-04:002018-10-04T22:03:16.212-04:00Hi RT...You ask a very good question, and with peo...Hi RT...You ask a very good question, and with people like Hamish Rebel Marshall running the Con campaign it's a question that should concern all of us. Marshall specializes in the same kind of data mining Cambridge Analytica does or did, so the Cons need to be closely watched. There are already signs of dubious internet activity, but fortunately they are under observation from cyberwar specialists smarter and more ruthless than they are. I don't know exactly what the police are doing, but if they're not careful they will be late to the party....😎Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47472467036559009312018-10-04T21:57:16.205-04:002018-10-04T21:57:16.205-04:00Hi anon...yes, it's no surprise, they managed ...Hi anon...yes, it's no surprise, they managed to get away with it last time, even though they failed, so it's not surprising they will try it again. This time however they will find us prepared, and God help them if they are discovered. Winning an election is always good, but sending Cons to jail is even better...👮🏻Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-38109320722613332352018-10-04T21:54:00.518-04:002018-10-04T21:54:00.518-04:00Hi Jackie...the right-wing hordes are in a triumph...Hi Jackie...the right-wing hordes are in a triumphant mood these days, but I'm not worried at all. People need to see the likes of Ford, and Kenney, and Legault in action to properly understand why voting for them is such a mistake. I truly believe that this right-wing surge will be the final one, before the right collapses and a new and better world is born...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88747589138041264972018-10-04T21:48:03.074-04:002018-10-04T21:48:03.074-04:00Hi anon...you've been sending me a lot of thes...Hi anon...you've been sending me a lot of these shame shame comments. And while I do agree that the Cons should be ashamed, please make sure your comments are factual. So in this case while I lament the victory of the CAQ, it had more to do with the fact that the Liberals had been in power for too long than it did with anything the Cons did. I encourage commenters to be passionate in their progressive beliefs, but inventing things hurts rather than helps our cause...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9158235106996282332018-10-04T21:43:19.121-04:002018-10-04T21:43:19.121-04:00Hi Steve....It takes time to get such a big bill t...Hi Steve....It takes time to get such a big bill together, and the Cons have been dragging things out. Also, with all the other things the Liberals had to attend to after ten years of Harper, I'm surprised they got this far. But if the government uses its majority to force a resolution before Christmas hopefully the Con game will be finally over...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41445786247140380772018-10-04T11:25:27.026-04:002018-10-04T11:25:27.026-04:00The Conservatives are now engaging in War Criminal...The Conservatives are now engaging in War Criminal Style Politics. Weakandy says <a href="https://thinkingaboot.blogspot.com/2018/10/war-criminal-politics.html" rel="nofollow">"dont call me Milosevic"</a><br /><br />Controlling the foreign money mostly coming to the conside is a great idea. Lets fight about real issues instead of emotional traps.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60721261507406176592018-10-04T10:35:33.938-04:002018-10-04T10:35:33.938-04:00.. Gee Simon.. what would happen if 'we' (..... Gee Simon.. what would happen if 'we' (the Canadian Elecorate) could expect 'Election Promises' or 'Policy Promises' had to be initiated ie put in motion' upon election and a subsequent vote or plebicite held within 2 years to confirm voter approval and proveable government progress ? Nothing more.. nothing less. Deliver or resign.<br /><br />Items described as 'Nation Building' or 'Growing The Economy' or selling off (giving away) The Wheat Board or major changes to Election Processes or subsidies for tar sands expansion.. would be democratic or actually 'will of the people' ? We then would not see Old Age Security or Canada Pension Plan have its funds diverted into general ledger and enhancing arms manufacture or military adventurism, or submarines that don't work or F-35's we can't actually afford because we are actually looking after our infrastructure - roads, schooling or hospitals or grain sales or irrigation expertise & hardware in a drought stricken world .. ?<br /><br />Food for thought eh ? the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4487348615140755522018-10-04T08:58:04.792-04:002018-10-04T08:58:04.792-04:00its mundane and thats the way they like it.
http:/...its mundane and thats the way they like it.<br />http://allenmendelsohn.com/2018/09/is-there-anything-more-fun-than-reading-an-annual-report-about-privacy/Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41176742866854017872018-10-04T04:12:14.273-04:002018-10-04T04:12:14.273-04:00If the federal Conservatives can't win the hea...If the federal Conservatives can't win the hearts and minds of the electorate, they will ensure only those who are likely to vote for them are part of the electorate. Makes sense. Worked in the U.S.A. <br /><br />Trudeau had better use every legal procedure to get this done, because our future depends upon it. "We can only hope he gets some help from Elizabeth May and Singh of the NDP.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37377353753300903862018-10-03T21:39:51.204-04:002018-10-03T21:39:51.204-04:00The electoral reform will become law before the ne...The electoral reform will become law before the next election but will the legislation have enough teeth to prevent Cambridge Analytica style hacking of the vote? The alarm bells are ringing but the counter response seems to be moving in slow motion. The India affair gave us a brief glimpse of how it is done and the US election and UK referendum are text book examples but we do not seem to be implementing any counter measures. Why is that?<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88388221661133867302018-10-03T17:33:55.713-04:002018-10-03T17:33:55.713-04:00I knew the Cons would try to steal the election ag...I knew the Cons would try to steal the election again. First there was Pierre Poutine, then there was Pee Wee’s fascist bill. They know they can’t win without cheating, so the police should be ready to arrest anyone who tries. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76312946594437408222018-10-03T17:00:29.513-04:002018-10-03T17:00:29.513-04:00They probably feel emboldened seeing the Reichwing...They probably feel emboldened seeing the Reichwing hold sway in Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Manitoba and probably Alberta next, and no doubt want a repeat of the de facto single-party rule in the United States. If they hate Canada so much, then they need to GTFO. Go to Russia if they want sham elections where the Kremlin wins every time.<br /><br />Paul Weyrich of the Heritage Foundation (Koch stink tank) even said it in 1980:<br /><br /><i>I don't want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of people, they never have been from the beginning of our country and they are not now. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.</i><br /><br />They know they can't win on policies, and the demographics aren't in their favor and will never be again. So they have no choice but to lie and cheat. Scorching the earth to own the Libs. Expect another Ted Cruz style, Gish-galloping, grandstanding filibuster à la Indiagate, where Andy and his marching morons throw another tantrum that Justin is "failing" because he's making it easier for the Cons to lose fair and square.<br /><br />They still can't get over the fact that the name on the ballot is Trudeau.Jackie Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-17205288050290499052018-10-03T16:50:33.276-04:002018-10-03T16:50:33.276-04:00Shame shame shame on the CAQ and federal CPC worki...Shame shame shame on the CAQ and federal CPC working together to rig the election so the CAQ won the most seats with only 30% of the vote.<br /><br />Shame shame shame on them for interfering in a democratic election for the purpose of unseating a democratically elected Liberal government.<br /><br />Just one more reason why CONservatives should never form government again at any level.<br /><br />Looking forward to Prime Minister Trudeau launching a public inquiry into this sinister and nefarious activity and being the first Prime Minister to introduce much needed electoral reform in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55085500934715481492018-10-03T16:03:12.536-04:002018-10-03T16:03:12.536-04:00Question, knowing the Cons, why did JT wait so lon...Question, knowing the Cons, why did JT wait so long to move this bill, should have done it day one.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.com