Anti-Science agenda
Anti-immigrant agenda
Anti - crime agenda
Targeting tax cuts at those least in need
Failure to get pipelines built both nationally and internationally
I think in all but the last point others would do better.
I'm scared of Muclair because he can sacrifice Alberta for votes in the rest of Canada, Trudeau I want to read the platform first but traditionally the liberals are as close to fiscally conservative, socially liberal as we can get.
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i'm more scared of Trudeau sacrificing Alberta than I am Mulclair.
Much, much more scared of Trudeau
Because his last name is Trudeau or for another reason? He acknowledged the role of the oil sands economically and seemed pretty reasonable on that from what I heard last night. I don't think I could say the same for Mulcair.
I know Albertans are going to hate to hear it, but considering the way the world is going with fossil fuels and the rise of solar power and all that good stuff, shouldn't we be concerned as a country that our energy policy is outdated? Perhaps we should already be looking at being leaders in other energy fields than just oil?
Not saying the US, India or China is going to stop buying our oil anytime soon, but why can't we lead the world in other areas? Geothermal, nuclear, wind, solar, etc, etc? We have 2-3 generations of brilliant engineers that have been working on our 'how to get oil out of the oil sands' problem. Why can't those people work on something better?
Seems to me like we're sticking all our eggs into one basket.
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and from my perspective the Liberals would be a much more palatable alternative to what has become a complacent Conservative Party if they had someone like Garneau as leader.
It is also wearing very thin hearing credible, intelligent, practical, well intended small "L" liberals cover for J. Trudeau. "What Justin really meant was...."
End it and give me an alternative.
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Is anyone here fully fluent in French and able to comment on the video in post #426? My French is very basic but I think there were some liberties taken with the translation.
Is anyone here fully fluent in French and able to comment on the video in post #426? My French is very basic but I think there were some liberties taken with the translation.
He said it, but said he only meant it for people like Stephen Harper - you know, the ones who think Alberta should use their opportunities to be the economic engine for the country.
Doesn't even matter what he said, that mustache should be enough to disqualify him from leading a G7 country. Looks like he was auditioning for a part in a 3 musketeers play.
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WTF are you talking about? I'm talking about a decision-making process... no one has a crystal ball, but voting decisions, ideally, are based on a rational evaluation of what policies you think will have the best results and what party platform best adheres to that. It's not about punishing a leader or party because you think they're smug and cynical. This is not a popularity contest.
Well your post was talking about the consequences of who we elect, and really that's my point; we have no idea which of the parties will be best in advance. It's all rhetoric.
I did laugh at your last line though. An election is pretty much the definition of a popularity contest.
Actively seeks out and signs free trade agreements. That's something I believe in.
Lowered GST
Increased funding for sport and athletes.
TFSA's
Reno tax credits
Mortgage and lending rules (fixed a mistake but still)
Closing the income trust loop hole disaster the liberals wouldn't touch
Income splitting
lowered corporate taxes
No one's going to care about this stuff though 'cause haters gonna hate.
An election is pretty much the definition of a popularity contest.
I suddenly understand why you post in the manner you do in political threads.
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Actively seeks out and signs free trade agreements. That's something I believe in.
Lowered GST
Increased funding for sport and athletes.
That was such a short sighted move simply to pander to voters, and it definitely worked on that front. But it did incredible damage to the Canadian economy and made the recession after '08 much worse than it needed to be. Harper has been running deficits ever since, whereas if he simply reversed the GST cut it would have eliminated the deficit for the last few years
That was such a short sighted move simply to pander to voters, and it definitely worked on that front. But it did incredible damage to the Canadian economy and made the recession after '08 much worse than it needed to be. Harper has been running deficits ever since, whereas if he simply reversed the GST cut it would have eliminated the deficit for the last few years
It's interesting when you think about it. Analysts suggest the GST cut cost the government about 7 billion per percentage cut. At the debate the one thing the opposition partys were going on about during the economic portion was the 150 billion dollar debt the conservatives have rung up. Not cutting the GST would have covered the vast majority of that.
What bought them votes years ago could end up costing them this election.
