The year was 2008. Prime Minister Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty were running for re-election. During the campaign, Mr. Harper said at least five times that the Canadian government, under his leadership, would not go into deficit.
Have you ever run as a candidate for your local school board? Have you ever run as a candidate for a municipal or provincial election? How about for a federal election?
An oligarchy exists when the many are governed by the few. It occurs when a small body of individuals exercises final authority and control over society and that for personal or selfish (of philosophic) purposes.
The preamble to the Charter is the only spiritual or philosophical component of the law; therefore it contains the “spirit of the law” in which the “letter of the law” shall be enacted, interpreted, and applied.
Canadians need a Canada with principles of justice, compassion, honesty, and diligence. A Canada governed by men and women of integrity working together, giving all Canadians safe communities, a strong economy, and a just and secure future for their children and grandchildren.
The first presidential debate between Obama and Romney is now history. I, along with millions of others, watched it. My primary motive was to assess the arguments presented by each candidate.
“Harper = not conservative” was never so evident as it was last week when the PM used his influence as party leader to ensure the defeat of the Hon. Stephen Woodworth’s Motion 312.
The inability and incompetence of school boards and/or municipal and provincial legislative bodies, when they are faced with having to make a judgment about something as simple as the public availability of Bibles, amazes me.
There is a huge difference between the open, honest exchange of ideas in a public debate and the indoctrination of a society through the use of manipulative propaganda.
Put that in perspective: he’s saying it’s okay to kill, dismember, and discard little children during the first nine months of their lives but if they survive the abortionist culture and are born, a parent cannot lovingly administer corrective discipline?