Novocastrian

Just remembered there was a poll reported on CBC yesterday that actually shows that hockey player chap to be most popular with the voters.

dbd33

Ty Domi would certainly be a winning candidate in Toronto but I suppose you mean Ken Dryden.

Souvenir

Please explain to me why any private citizen should have a gun in their home, legally registered or not.

I will accept farmers (pest control).

People that belong to gun clubs? The guns should stay at the club, under lock and key.

Hunters? People that enjoy killing things are probably not the sort of people that should allowed anywhere near weapons.

Mid-20's urbanites have no legitimate reason to possess guns.

dbd33

We shoot the raccoons. You don't need to be on a farm to have a pest control problem.

Novocastrian

Yes that's the fellow. Incredibly memorable, isn't he?

dbd33

I can't recall anything he's said so, for me, that makes him a good candidate. I don't want a government that has policies or plans and I don't want new laws. I like that senator who has his pay mailed to him in the south seas, he does as little harm as anyone in government.

Atlantic Xpat

Lots of hunters in Canada. Majority are well balanced individuals, or at least as well balanced as your average Canadian. Hunting rifles or shotguns tend not to be the weapon of choice of your goth-vampirefreak-assault weapon-wielding-psychopath. Most hunters round these parts at least kill to eat their prey. Still, agree with the surbanite thing though.

oceanMDX

I agree that Rae f***ed up when he led Ontario.... however he is a known personality nationally (more or less depending on the province) and his left wing credentials are solid, hence he is a foil to Harper's conservatism.... Consequently Bob (Rae) can rob votes from the NDP, and perhaps some from the Bloc. Actually I don't like Rae because of his poor record leading Ontario, but in no way is Ignatieff qualified to be leader... he hasn't paid his dues in politics by serving as a cabinet minister or even being elected as an MP. Who the hell does he think he is? That is what Canadians will ask.

It's sad that the selection for the Liberal Party leadership is so poor. My hopes were on Frank McKenna.... but you know what happened to him.

Novocastrian

He is an MP.

Novocastrian

Unlike Harper before he became CRAP leader.

oceanMDX

You have the question reversed.... it should be: Why should any private citizen have his property rights denied when he hasn't done anything wrong.

Whether you like it or not, hunting is part of the history and culture of this country... and it is a perfectly legitimate activity.

Perhaps "football" in the UK should have been banned ... after all, people were killed in riots as a result of it.

dbd33

Nonetheless, he just arrived, it'd be hard to sell him. I <gasp, splutter> find Ocean's analysis to be persuasive and depressing. Rae was a terrible leader here.

oceanMDX

Good point.... neither Denis Lepene (sp?) nor the latest moron were hunters.

Novocastrian

Sorry ocean, but just what is it that you think is the point? The political issue here is the long gun registry, not whether hunting is historically or culturally relevant. And property rights aren't the issue either.

oceanMDX

... Yes, you are correct, but he hasn't served as a cabinet minister in the government.... that is to say, the public hasn't had a chance to evaluate his performance in a position of political responsibility.... so he's essentially an unknown entity to the average Canadian. Ergo, he's not electable as PM.