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Contributor: codc01
Date: 2003-04-03 02:28:01
Please have some moderation (extremist maybe?) - criticizing provincial politics on this forum is not the right place. As for the President of the US, even if i don't like him at all, he was elected, and we should respect the American people for that....
Regarding Harris's comment, its like Mr. Klein of Alberta, they only want to add oil to the fire, and i agree with you it was totally inappropriate, but i think it is their right to speak as they did.
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Contributor: cfallon
Date: 2003-04-03 13:48:21
Bernard Landry started the whole thing.
If he had not made foreign policy statements in the middle on a provincial election, then no other premier would have spoken.
But, we blame Klein and Harris because we don't like what they say. We like what Landry says, so he's not inappropriate.
Its called a double standard. It is the Canadian export par excellence.
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Contributor: codc01
Date: 2003-04-03 16:48:51
Did you actually read my complete sentence? Don't think so...
I blame Klein though, since he sent a letter to the US ambassador, which is not right at all, while Harris and Landry did not do this...
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Contributor: cfallon
Date: 2003-04-04 11:50:17
I think making the distinction between a letter to an ambassador and a public statement on a campaign trail is not important.
So, I read the sentece, I just didn't find it material.
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Contributor: fatmomma
Date: 2003-04-05 05:28:46
I agree with codco; provincial politicians are right in expressing their objections or provincial concerns to the federal government; they do not have that same right or juridiction to debate national interests to foreign government representitives. It may not be illegal but is in poor taste and not in our national interest. If Mr Cretien was like Mr Bush they would probably have their transfer payments cut and told there may be a bump in their relations.
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Contributor: cfallon
Date: 2003-04-08 13:17:41
But, they are a provincial government.
And, when the PQ start drawing up their own constitution (which, tragically, they will start doing next Tuesday), they will have their own Meech Lake to deal with:
the distinct society of Montreal within the Quebec nation.
If Quebec is a free country, Montreal will have a seat at the Francophonie and be an independent member of the Commonwealth and OAS. Can't wait!
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Contributor: codc01
Date: 2003-04-08 14:05:16
The PQ will start drawing a constitution? You're joking, right???
You have a an URL link to this?
Bah! Let the PQ play with their toys as long as they wish.. as long as it does not affect us in day to day lives... and as long as we stay in Canada...
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Contributor: cfallon
Date: 2003-04-09 16:19:52
This is a campaign promise. You don't need the internet, just La Presse! :)
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Contributor: codc01
Date: 2003-04-09 17:38:59
Even if they form the minority government? I read Cyberpresse each day, and i never heard of that, its quite difficult getting La Presse in Europe :)...
p.s : I think we're being a bit off-topic here... So I'll close this topic! :)
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Contributor: banquosghost
Date: 2003-04-03 20:31:24
"As for the President of the US, even if i don't like him at all, he was elected, and we should respect the American people for that...."
Interestingly enough, he wasn't elected by a majority of those Americans who cast votes. He *was* elected by the Electoral College (an anachronism from the 18th century when no one knew how a state had voted until someone showed up from that state in Washington to announce it) and by a slim majority of the Supreme Court. If that election had been held under the FPTP rules that govern our elections here, then Al Gore would have won it.
Mike Harris is indeed a moron. I'd personally prefer that he be given as much speaking time as his throat can handle so as to remove all doubt as to his moronicity once and for all.
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