josiegross

the bombmaker - matthew good

if our current system works fine how is it that billions of dollars were pilfered from our pockets in the whole adscam thing? if the public had a voice in more of the goings-on up there in ottawa, wouldn't politicians be able to get away with less?

matt - for argument's sake, why SHOULD we only have one leader? i was honestly thinking about this a lot today. all three leaders of the major parties, (and a lot of the "little guys") make excellent points, and have excellent ideas of how to handle the running of this country.

quite frankly, there isn't one candidate i feel would represent me completely. i agree with a combination of the three major platforms. for me it's a matter of priorities. the prime minister only represents the people who voted for his party, but if you vote for who you believe will represent you properly, you still have a voice up there in the house, it just isn't the loudest one. i don't want a stephen harper government either, and i used to be a CA supporter. if only preston harper had a personality, maybe people would've listened to his ideas, he had some great ones. i forget where i'm going with this one. sorry.

avalanche and prime time deliverance

i agree with ecnarf. i understand canadians don't like to vote so much, but in a DEMOCRACY isn't the core idea that the people run the country?

i think quebec would probably be the first to go.

i understand what you mean by that, but that's not what the democratic process is about. if you don't vote for the party that ends up winning you're out of luck? first of all, the pm is supposed to concern himself with the WHOLE country, not just the ones who voted for him. secondly, the party that is elected in your riding has a responsibility to you to be your voice in the house. those are the rules. to say that alberta is ignored because they don't vote liberal has to be either a) not true or b) another reason to not vote liberal. who wants a party in control of our country that treats thier election like a student council win? edit: after mentioning the voter turnout (or lack thereof) in AB i decided to go look at the numbers myself. i had a general idea, but i like to know the numbers. i found that ontario isn't that good for voter turnout either! granted, 4% of ontario is a lot of freaking people, but, check this out: Table A.6

man i feel like a woman - shania twain

ah yes, what would be the fun of arguing politics if it didn't get a little heated? (i just had three paragraphs written about the puppy in your sandwich, but i thought the politics and debate forum was probably not the place to discuss cute puppies.)

why? you don't HAVE to answer, if you're embarassed. and you don't have to read it either.

it borderlines on blasphemy to ask us to choose.

i picked e. all of the above edit: but then clicked "null vote" instead of "vote". and so it goes.

1. while we were hunting rabbits 2. suburbia 3. advertising on police cars 4. prime time deliverance 5. avalanche

what the hell do you know? you made a puppy sandwich! (i'm kidding. except, you did in fact make a puppy sandwich) FOR THE RECORD: i'm not rude. i'm not insulting. i have a sarcastic personality that apperantly doesn't come off so well in print. i live in BC, so i don't mean anything insulting by calling the people of this province tree huggers. the city of vancouver has this incredible respect for nature in the sense that they have these green areas designated to not be paved over, for example. that and i'm a fucking tree hugger myself. no you begin...: another tidbit of info: do you know what voter turnout is like in alberta? people are a lot more likely to speak up if they feel heard. ecnarf: regarding the provinces alberta would take with them; mostly it's a matter of what makes sense geographically. but bc is nice. and the people don't suck. i don't KNOW why "the treehuggers in B.C. would want to go along with the experiment", so i can't tell you. matt: actually there is very little support for seperation in alberta. albertans are canadians. we like that. we'd probably take the name in the divorce. BUT the people in all of the prairie provinces are sick and tired of having no voice when it comes to federal politics, and of uncle paul and his kids coming around to ask for hand outs when they did dick all for us in our hour(s) of need. russell: if you disagree with klein's politics, two thumbs up. you're entitled. but personal attacks? what are you? a freaking politician? and maybe he is a little rough around the edges, but you've got to admit there's something a little refreshing about a politician so willing to call it like he sees it that he would tell the press the conservative party he belongs to will never win a federal election as long as stephen harper is the leader. and finally, i've re read the whole topic and i can't find an instance where i referred to ralph klein's term in office as his "reign". if you're going to quote me as saying that, would you point out where i did please? thanks.

the sound of holly mcnarland's voice makes my knees weak. i think she's one of the three most gifted people on the planet. BUT if you look in my cd collection, i'm a huge fan of bands with male vocals. in answer to your question: there are considerably more mainstream male "rock" (read:notpop) vocalists than there are women, especially outside of canada (seems up here female "rock" vocalists do better than any place else i've seen.) also, male vocals can do all sorts of subgenres, but girl vocals just don't cut it in some areas. remember kitty? i think the ratio of popular:unpopular is the same in both sexes, it's just that there are more boys than girls.

Economic Left/Right: -7.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.56 i actually got pretty riled up reading some of those questions...

1. high five 2. we'd be happy to have you. ecnarf: just did the political compass test. did you know we have damn near the same spot? i'm Economic Left/Right: -7.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.56 yet we disagree on EVERYTHING.

i understand all that blather about how most of the population is in ontario, but if we're all one big country shouldn't the west be properly represented? 1. as far as bringing the quebec situation into it: seems ontario is the only province who feels they are properly represented in the federal government. hmmmm. interesting. 2. alberta wanting to take the rest of canada with them isn't about being haves and have-nots, it's about forming a country in which the people have similar (not to be confused with "the same") interests and ideals, as well as having that whole yin and yang business. if alberta was out on thier own they'd be conservative. if they take bc with them they've got a huge liberal presence, and both sides of the coin. this is completely necessary in a democracy. if it were alberta alone the twelve left wingers that live there would leave. 3. (this is my favorite point that you made) wouldn't alberta's surplus last year have paid off the west's share of national debt and then some? money grows on trees there. i know. i went there for christmas. i think the threat of seperation could be eliminated if the system of voting was changed to something where, oh i don't know, say the percentage of voters who voted one way was equal to the percentage of seats that party got. and, what if party leaders weren't able to decide how party members voted, but instead the population that voted for each party member controlled how that memeber voted? and, this might sound crazy, but what if the population of a democratic country got to decide not only who their government IS but what that government DOES? huh? think about it. the federal government has been f*cking (i don't know if i'm allowed to use swearwords in this section) alberta in the ass for a long time. and i think alberta wants a government that doesn't just come around during the money harvest, but comes around when things are less than peachy. like if alberta's top export was rejected by the rest of the world or something like that.

it doesn't take NF$?

i agree *i fixed your spelling in the quote on matthew good's popularity though, i think it has a lot to do with singles. i have friends who don't like matthew good (band) [not GOOD friends. but acquaintances] and i play songs like "avalanche" and "my life as a circus clown" for them, and they LOVE it. "in a world called catastrophe" should never have been used to catapult record sales. not on a record like avalanche. no sir.

giant 678

goodnight suicide - filmmaker

one christmas my sister got a 3 cd changer stereo, my brother got something hot for his car, like rims or a sub or something and i got a CUP AND MATCHING BOWL. your christmas rocked.

it's an item for fans. plain and simple. people who are only interested in singles download them. in a coma is a collectors item.