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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
You're comparing jet fighters to gay rights and abortion rights?
You can't be serious.
Harper hasn't enacted on a single one of his so called hidden agenda items.
Politically the theory that Alberta will put a consititutional change in front of Harper and he'll allow Alberta to opt out because Harper secretly hates gays for example is silly.
Why would he do that, is he bored of governing?
Even beyond that do you really think that some anti-gay anti-abortion group is going to really collect 500,000 signatures in 6 month to enact this kind of challenge, and then (with something that is a federal and not provincial juristiction) is going to pass a review by the Supreme Court of Canada?
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Ahh the problem of the internet not getting through what I was trying to say Obviously its assinine to suggest fighter jets and rights are the same. My point was more candidates often do not live up to all of the things they said they'd do or the pledges they make during a campaign, so while it sounds good now, one must remember talk is cheap.
To whether I think an anti-gay or abortion group could get 500,000 signatures? I'd guess abortion maybe (30% of Albertans are pro-choice) and probably not for gay rights (27% against). Because gay rights are a human rights thing, I think it's less likely to garner big support. Abortion on the other hand I think could get enough signatures. It'd be tough but again not impossible by any stretch.
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Originally Posted by J epworth kendal
The Canada Health Act makes it illegal to overbill, so no matter where someone will get the service it will cost the same to taxpayers. To do otherwise would be circumventing federal law.
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Thanks, good to know we're smart enough to put provisions ensuring it won't happen.