Anti Pleasure

So I guess everything will be on hold until January 26th for a vote for the coalition. I don’t know why, but on Yahoo! Canada news it says (and this is just from Ipsos, a survey company, a few thousand people? Big deal they don’t represent ALL of Canada!) that Harper will have the lead and may have a majority government.

We’ll see.

Pretty sure if Canadians get off their arses and make their opinions known, we will overthrow Harper.

I cannot understand the way Canadians think… you honestly think a plan for the economy, that will make the rest of the parties bankrupt, is a good thing? Geez.

Anyways…

“Harper’s Conservatives would take a whopping 46 percent of the vote, more than enough to transform his minority in Parliament into a strong majority. In the October 14 election they received 37.6 percent of the vote.” From Yahoo! Canada news. Where the heck are you getting this?

And Harper also had a dig at the other parties, an attack, on what he called “a coalition driven by separatists and socialists, and public opinion swung his way.” Also from Yahoo! Canada news.

I guess we will see what happens on January 26th, when Harper releases the budget plan for the crisis.  

Okay, I am all for this coalition… but at the same time I am very weary because of the Bloc being part of it. People have to realize, most of them are separatists and do not even want to be a part of our country, it’s true, we know this! But to get Harper out of power, he is really hanging on with a loose thread you see… so here’s what you can do, if you loathe our current prime minister as much as I do, this is how you can help:

Sign up for the facebook group, supporting the coalition. Be a part of the 62% majority, we as Canadians, as firm believers of NDP or Liberal, please let us be part of the majority and overthrow the conservatives! The link is:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37994407715

There is already over 22,000 Canadian supporters, so come on people, JOIN! The 62% majority represents the people who DID NOT vote for Stephen Harper.

And another way to help out, actually sign the petition:
http://www.62percentmajority.ca/action/yourvoice

A lot of people think this is a way for the other parties to “bully” the conservatives, PUH-LEASE! Does the rest of Canada not count? Why should we all have to put up with Harper’s BS? I know I don’t want to.

You can also attend rallies in your area. Unfortunately there is not one in my town, but there is of course some rallies going on in Moncton, NB and Halifax, NS.

This… is going to be interesting.

July 19th, 2005… this was the day that same-sex marriage became legalized in Canada. The Civil Marriage Act became law officially after receiving Royal Assent.

So that is all, hope I have spoke out strongly in what I feel!

Jack Layton has expressed his thoughts in the Thorne Speech and he makes himself very clear, that Mr. Harper needs to work with the other parties. It’s true, more people voted against him because look at all of the minority governments in Canada that we have. There are too many people speaking out about Canadian issues and Stephen Harper needs to address them.

Layton stated, “Harper did not receive the majority mandate that he so desperately sought. It’s important for him to remember that far more Canadians voted against him than for him. He must respect the will of Canadian people, he’s got to work with the other parties and govern the interest of all Canadians. We are facing some great challenges.” 

Jack Layton stated that the New Democratic Party expectations are:

* Work with House of Commons to create more jobs.
* Cooperative minority governments.
* Cancel $7.3 million corporate tax breaks.
*  Take steps to fight the climate changes.

I won’t be in this country next year, but I just want to know that things are going to change in this country. It’s important to me, and any Canadian with a brain! We all have to work together, set differences aside and listen to the Canadian voices around us that need to be heard.

:) 

I find this hilarious that Stephen Harper still has not met with Obama himself. But in fact, Canadian officials have met with Obama to discuss the economic crisis. According to the Edmonton Sun, Stephen Harper met with George Bush last night over dinner. Such a great idea considering Georgey the monkey started a huge mess.

I won’t go into far detail with this post today. I just thought I would mention it.  

Harper states, “I think the worst possible thing we could do at this particular time would be to follow the problems we’re having in the economy with a series of measures that closed our economies or began to throw up protectionist trade barriers,” Harper said.

“I think that would be a devastating mistake. It would really repeat the errors of the 1930s.”

Well, the way the world is heading, we are probably just spiraling backwards. Of COUUUUURSE we know the most important thing right now is the economy, I just wonder how Harper is going to cooperate with Obama. We’ll see once Obama actually becomes president in January or so.

Can’t see Harper giving him the time of day, just his good pal Bushie! We will see how things go though I guess in the next few years.

When it comes to Stephen Harper, all I can say is, UGH!

 I will point out that not every day I will get into political issues. But I feel these subjects need to be addressed because I am sure a lot of people are feeling very… democratic!

I can just imagine how ecstatic Jack Layton was when Obama won presidency! Here is hoping that our prime minister will work with the newly elected president… considering he is conservative and very chummy with Bush’s “ideas.” Jack Layton stated from his website, “I watched the results of the US election last night with anxious anticipation and proudly celebrated this historic election.”

I, like Jack Layton and many other New Democratic Supporters believe that we share similar views with the US Democrats on the environment and trade, of course. Although, we cannot promise that Stephen Harper will actually work closely with Obama due to the fact that many views are very different from each other. I just hope in the future that more Canadians will do some research and see how beneficial NDP government is, just look at the states right now. I feel like this is a very uplifting week and I am very positive too.

Anyone that wants to know more about the NDP, I would suggest keeping up with Jack Layton’s website http://www.ndp.ca he always has very interesting facts about NDP, conservative, liberal, the green party etc. and keeps you very up to date on where Canada stands. I won’t get into detail about the plan that NDP has structured, but here is also a link if you ever want to read over the ideas,

www.ndp.ca/platform

So, all that I can really say right now is that I hope Canada will render their thoughts of sticking to JUST conservatism… it is only causing too much pollution and I believe it is not BY the people and FOR the people. I am worried about Canada, that’s for sure.

Anti-Harper

So this is something I feel strongly about, as I voted for the New Democratic Party in our latest federal election in October. There are just too many issues that Canada and the rest of the world has, of course I voted for NDP. I will tell you this,

100 million people voted yesterday in the presidential election (and congrats Obama! I hope there will be many positive changes within the next few years!) and sadly, there is rarely even half of the Canadian population who actually come out to vote. It’s pretty sad that we turn on the television and keep up to date with the Americans, because it “affects the rest of the world!” Of course it affects the rest of the world, but if you want change, why don’t Canadians vote in their own country? Too much hassle? Can’t be bothered? Who knows! It just doesn’t seem to be people’s priority, doesn’t seem to be that important…

Every time I see Stephen Harper I just cringe at that meatloaf haircut of his; and I hate the words that escape his mouth. This is a man who has lead one of the most secretive governments Canada has ever seen. This is a man who cares about the economy, yet he won’t take the time of day to visit the other provinces in Canada. I’m sure he doesn’t care about my needs, let alone the rest of Canada. This is a man who rejected the Heritage Commitee recommendation and could have improved our television station, CBC. A man who does not fund women’s rights and the arts. I, like many other Canadians am very passionate about the arts. I believe that art is a way for us to express ourselves and it will be carried on for centuries upon centuries. But Harper, obviously, doesn’t seem to care about the arts and this perturbs me to no end. Art, to me, is everything in life.

I am sure if more people in Canada voted, and realized how much pollution this man wants to contribute to the earth… you would not be voting conservative. You would realize the dangers of him being prime minister, but you don’t. If Canada actually cared, you wouldn’t agree with the conservative way. You would see how beneficial the NDP would be, considering the states are now Democratic, where does that leave Canada?

Just look in the picture above, Harper shaking Bush’s hand… enough said. I could go on for hours but it wouldn’t get me anywhere. I just can’t stand to even listen to Harper and I don’t think he is going to make Canada a better place. It’s like we took a step backwards. I predict another federal election within a year or two anyways, considering all these minorit governments we have!

Jack Layton, all the way. <— And that is for another blog entry.

Some links for examples:

http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/ccs/nav03.cfm?nav03=48215&nav02=44994&nav01=35499

http://www.millsworks.net/blog/2008/02/29/kill-bill-c-10-opposition-to-film-tv-censorship-bill-grows/

http://www.insidethecbc.com/fed-govt-will-not-endorse-heritage-committees-report-on-the-cbc

http://thetyee.ca/News/2007/01/25/Cities/