dbd33

I enjoyed your joke. I like many of Chi_Nook's too. "Great Leader" especially had me chuckling.

Quite why we need details of Chi_Nook's meal plan isn't obvious to me. I had pork and beans complemented by a can of Pride and half a bottle of an undistinguished Cab from the LCBO. The chickens got scratch grain and some pickled onions. The cats some left over barbecued salmon, wild or farmed I couldn't say. I tried the dog with some idli but he was having none of it. I squirted bute into one horse and gave her a flake of hay.

Back with the election. The problem with the Harper Conservatives is the they don't represent the kind of conservatism Canadians have voted for in the past. For all Mulrooney was a great friend of Reagan and dogged by corruption scandals he was relatively benign, a Ted Heath type Conservative. Harper is another animal, a religious fundamentalist and a believer in Dick Cheney conservatism. The reason the public at large is in fear of a Harper majority government is the risk to civil liberties. Harper is not a great supporter of gay marriage, abortion rights nor universal healthcare. As Chi_Nook mentions he would also like to curtail immigration; since this is a board primarily for immigrants I would think that alone would make him unsaleable here.

And then, of course, there's that hair...

clynnog

Is it as bad as this guys hair.......

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Im...lle_Duggar.jpg

speaking of religious fundamentalists.......

dbd33

I haven't seen that guy's hair not move, it certainly seems comparable though. Perhaps laminating one's head is some sort of act of faith.

DaveLovesDee

I distrust Wikipedia as a reliable source of information, as just about anyone can change the information to suit their point of view. What is the Wikipedia link so I can check how many edits and what kind have been made.

Chi_Nook

There is probably some truth in your statement about voting, but its better than any other political alternative. If you don't vote, dont complain about the outcome..simple really.

Hmmm, I was just looking at Clarice and I think I'll have liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti tonight...

Steve_P

There is no special link it is right at the top of each Wikipedia page, the tab called "History".

Chi_Nook

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottetown_Accord

If you don't trust Wikipedia you could just read up on Canadian history you know. Easy really if you want to know something about Canada's history and understand what's at stake in this election for the people like you who live and work in Canada.

dbd33

Knowledge of Canadian history might be nice but it's hardly necessary in order to choose between today's candidates. In most constituencies the meaningful choice is Liberal or Conservative, the interests of most posters here would be best served by the Liberals as most posters here belong to special interest groups; immigrants, gays, or both. Beyond that most posters here are from the UK and so likely value the NHS or an equivalent, the social values touted by all parties but the Conservatives are in accord with this.

Chi_Nook

This link is for everybody, including all you gay immigrants, who I'm told apparently form the majority on this board, that wish to learn more about Canada's recent political history and how policies and practices have evolved over the last 25 years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Energy_Program

However, if you don't want to be bothered to learn anything about Canadian politics, you can just vote Liberal; no brain required for that.

dbd33

What is the relevance of the NEP, which ended in 1986, to this election?

I suggest that for the country as a whole it has no relevance. It was a policy that relatively disadvantaged Alberta for the good of Canada in general. That's not uncommon, rich provinces such as AB and ON invariably subsidize poorer ones such as NB and NL. These things shift over time and now, concieveably, NL could be subsidizing other provinces. Alberta was unusual in adopting a "me, me, me" attitude and Chi_Nook is unusual in suggesting an Alberta First policy is good for Canada as a whole but, for most people, the NEP was a long time ago and not terribly important in the first place.

Do you bear any other obscure grudges Chi_Nook?

Steve_P

That's rich coming from one of the sheep here in Conservative country.

Chi_Nook

Hey I will vote Conservative because I support their policies. If you want to vote for someone else thats your prerogative, but at least vote on information, not as some have suggested because your an immigrant you must vote Liberal; and your calling me sheep; thats rich!

dbd33

Which policies do you support? Thus far we've heard nothing about Conservative policies only bile spewed at the other parties.

Souvenir

What a penoid.

Flogger

I believe chi_nook can be seen talking more about policies here

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLSNzEorbI