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Originally posted by fokakya+May 21 2005, 03:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (fokakya @ May 21 2005, 03:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-HOZ@May 20 2005, 11:29 PM
I can't properly say how disillusioned I am with Canada and Canadian politics.
Quite honestly it is time for Alberta to seek a looser form of Federation from this Banana republic. This government is illegitimate and corrupt. The fact that 153 people in Parliament voted for criminals and corruption makes me sick. The fact that there is a whole plethra (a virtual majority) of people willing to shrug their shoulders and forgive the Liberanos for their crimes before the pay forthem makes me ashamed that I am a Canuck.
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It's funny to me how people make such generalized comments about the Liberal government. The Liberal Party is not corrupt. Some of the PEOPLE who were part of the party a DECADE ago were corrupt (and yes, some of them still work for the party). Those PEOPLE deserve some form of punishment and I would not forgive those people without some sort of retribution. However, a political party cannot really pay for the crimes of individuals. The party is an abstract notion, there to represent values and belief systems. It is not an entity to be considered human in instelf.
I'm sure you'll just pass this part off as a flame but... the fact that anyone would actually say the words "I am ashamed to be a Canadian" is disgusting to me for precisely the reasons that you put in your "I'm sure I'll be flamed" disclaimer. Regardless of some of the shortfalls of our governmental system I will always be proud to be a Canadian. That is, unless or until (if extreme right-wingers have their way) Canada adopts an American-style militaristic outlook on the world and starts invading other countries with no lawful reason. Then I would actually be ashamed to be a Canadian. [/b][/quote]
I'm not buying the argument that it was a few individuals, its too wide spread for it to be anything but the Liberal Party, and way to well planned.
I also look at the conduct of the last prime minister, the fact that our current prime minister is setting a great example by reflagging his ships to avoid taxation. The fact that he called an early election last year to avoid having Gomery taint his party during the vote. The fact that Gomery really has no teeth, and nothing is going to come up at the end to effect changes.
I also look at the wastage as corruption, the HR scandal, the gun registry and the office building issues, etc etc etc.
The Liberals are either corrupt, or incompetant, and to me that means that shouldn't be anywhere near the check book, until they totally come clean and clean house.