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Archive for September, 2006

Garth Turner Responds…

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

Yesterday, I posted my views after watching Turner and McVety on the Michael Coren show. In my post I asked a question regarding his ‘P.C. M.P.’ on his website, forgetting that P.C. means privy council, and while my question was an honest one, based on an honest mistake, his answer I think is [...]

Dawson College and Gun Control

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

The CBC had the full court press out on the gun control issue in the wake of the Dawson College rampage today.
To which I would simply point out that gun control laws have zero effect on anyone willing to break those laws.
By all of todays accounts, the gunman fired rapidly (suggesting semi automatic fire) [...]

Garth Turner and McVety on Michael Coren Show

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

It was a compelling edition, in part because there were reasons for me to identify with both parties, but I have to say, I was most disappointed with Garth Turner. Turner has said some fairly mean things about McVety. Personal things, like calling him a ‘blowhard’. When pressed on it, Turner [...]

Hypocrisy: Thy Name is Dosanjh

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Dosanjh appeared on CTV Newsnet today, and he’s now suggesting its the wrong mission for Canada.
This is the same Dosanjh who said:
“The Liberal Opposition fully supports the deployment of the Canadian Forces to southern Afghanistan. The previous Liberal government launched this multifaceted mission in direct response to the expressed needs of the democratically elected government [...]

Leaked NDP Policy Proposals

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Stephen Taylor has provided the other 7 parts of the NDP’s 8 part policy program for the NDP policy conference this weekend. Here’s some of the more interesting ones from part 7 (which deals mainly with internal NDP policy).
Apparently someone in London was upset about Buzz Hargrove’s Provincial NDP membership being yanked:
WHEREAS events surrounding [...]