tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post3602680648995861666..comments2024-02-17T03:22:53.951-05:00Comments on No Dogs or Anglophones: Election Recap....Shadenfereude EditionEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699783315783642466noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-66860174352197919312014-04-28T20:17:36.854-04:002014-04-28T20:17:36.854-04:00Just when I thought I might run out of material fo...Just when I thought I might run out of material for my blog, Mario Beaulieu is presenting himself for leader of the Bolc Quebecois. Genius!Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699783315783642466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-84459411191213870592014-04-28T20:11:46.117-04:002014-04-28T20:11:46.117-04:00Yes please! Let's show all of Canada and the ...Yes please! Let's show all of Canada and the world what these crazy people are REALLY like - or maybe then the ROC will really pick up the pace to shut them out of western civilized society. Give more ammunition to we that want partition if nothing else. Can you just hear that idiot in the House of Commons ranting on about quebec and IT'S WANTS - whine, whine, snivel, snivel, drivel, drivel. Of course, doesn't say much for those that will vote for him either!Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-40924275523282685082014-04-28T19:31:50.961-04:002014-04-28T19:31:50.961-04:00Bozo the Clown Beaulieu goes to Ottawa! Brilliant ...Bozo the Clown Beaulieu goes to Ottawa! Brilliant idea. LDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-79748073254642045572014-04-28T18:49:02.350-04:002014-04-28T18:49:02.350-04:00What can I do to support and endorse his candidacy...What can I do to support and endorse his candidacy? Is out-of-province donation allowed under Quebec Election Laws?Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960771543572680283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-91197862114549512102014-04-28T18:36:33.729-04:002014-04-28T18:36:33.729-04:00Come to think of it, it should be Francois Legault...Come to think of it, it should be Francois Legault to raise the issue and demand an apology for ethnics from PQ MP's. Let him put his money where his mouth is.Montréal ville étatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-27205004940261334922014-04-28T18:17:11.944-04:002014-04-28T18:17:11.944-04:00http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/words...http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/words+city+council+between+Mayor+Denis+Coderre+Jeremy/9784676/story.html<br /><br />Interesting...so Searle had to apologize at city hall for something he said which was hurtful to citizens. Fair enough, since as he pointed out, he may have misspoke, and thus an apology was warranted. But I am just wondering if the PQ shouldn't be made to apologize publicly to ethnics in all of quebec for something THEY DID (never mind said), which was directly detrimental and hurtful to quebec minorities. I am referring to the divisive bill 60. I think we can all agree that if there was ever a more humiliating and demeaning piece of potential legislation which caused immeasurable damage, that one was it. While it was tabled, it caused ethnics great hurt and humiliation. They were publicly demeaned and vilified as we witnessed by the videos recorded on STM buses. If Searle had to apologize to French Canadians for his offensive comments, then shouldn't the entire PQ party apologize to all ethnic minorities in this province for the pain they caused throughout the bill's campaign? It is only right that any Liberal, CAQ or SQ MP request such an apology from the sitting PQ opposition at the National Assembly since we're making public officials apologize for the pain and hurt they inflict. Fair is Fair.Montréal ville étatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-2621976477722523252014-04-28T17:59:00.721-04:002014-04-28T17:59:00.721-04:00OMFG!
Super Mario Beaulieu wants to be the next B...OMFG!<br /><br />Super Mario Beaulieu wants to be the next Bloc Quebecois leader.<br /><br />Please let him win it, pleeeaase! :-)<br /><br />http://bit.ly/1tWhCf7Anonymous Buster of Shit Argumentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-733872948762706642014-04-28T16:50:28.237-04:002014-04-28T16:50:28.237-04:00@Student
"it's been tried before. more t...@Student<br /><br />"it's been tried before. more than half of the last 40 years have been handled by a federalist quebec government. only quebec's independance has not been tried yet."<br /><br />I know there's no point in me saying this, but here goes - the other thing that hasn't been tried over the last forty years is removing separation from the debate. Sure, there have been "federalist governments" in Quebec but they haven't been dictatorships any more than the PQ has been a dictatorship. So the issue of separatism has always been a factor in governing Quebec - unlike, say, Nova Scotia where the issue stopped being a factor when Joseph Howe and the anti-confederates lost the election and chose instead to work to make Nova Scotia's place in confederation as good as it could possibly be.<br /><br />That may be what we're seeing in Quebec now. And it may even work and be better for more people in Quebec than complete independence would be.<br /><br />But when you talk of Bill 101 being "amputated" it does make people question your other statements about protecting minorities and claiming that non-Francophones will be equal citizens of an independent Quebec. Still, you can't manage one reason why a non-Francophone may prefer and independent Quebec to Canada.<br /><br />Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-67286662242901887452014-04-28T12:26:07.403-04:002014-04-28T12:26:07.403-04:00As schadenfreude goes, I can not help getting a ch...As schadenfreude goes, I can not help getting a chuckle from <a href="http://www.imperatif-francais.org/s2-a-vous-la-parole/parole-2014/une-citoyenne-quebecoise-outree/" rel="nofollow">this open letter</a>. The writer calls that the QLP majority win is an insult for democracy simply because it does not represent her idea. So please tell me, how is an election democratic for a separatist?Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960771543572680283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-34426170366226512022014-04-28T11:32:30.764-04:002014-04-28T11:32:30.764-04:00@student
"crazytalk. the only thing that cha...@student<br /><br />"crazytalk. the only thing that changed since rené lévesque died is his bill 101 has been amputated by canadian judges"<br /><br />I hear this argument often and yet it's never followed by examples of the "amputations" in question and why they were unfair. Have you asked yourself why those changes were made? Amazing how those who dream of freedom from Big Bad Canada are so upset about getting their freedom-restricting garbage Bill challenged. <br /><br />It's getting old. Quebec has never been more French and everyone knows it. Change the tune already, mate. This one's really getting old.Malakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915229363796121408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-11066601501921893292014-04-28T11:26:30.773-04:002014-04-28T11:26:30.773-04:00@complicated
Consider we've given you a stand...@complicated<br /><br />Consider we've given you a standing O! <br /><br />It shouldn't surprise you that pinstripes will always revert back to her dumb-ass ways of trying to salvage the old and washed-up separatist rag of a movement, still deluding herself that it is at 40%, when the PQ barely got 30/125 seats, by denying, defending, deflecting.... tactics as old as time and just not working for her anymore. She truly is the poster child for the anti-intellectuals, somebody ought to reign her in, cause it has really become unattractive. <br /><br />You espoused a wonderful argument and provided substantial and important points highlighting just how dire our economic situation is here in quebec. You have to be a real nit-wit to keep insisting on Independence for quebec but don't put it past pinstripes however, as she's been known to argue the sky is green. It occurred to me that when a person is THAT thick and stubborn refusing to see reality for what it is, you have to wonder if something else isn't seriously wrong with them. It can't just be about defending a broke-ass brand anymore.... just sayin'Montréal ville étatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-32347023822609403982014-04-28T09:24:55.968-04:002014-04-28T09:24:55.968-04:00Part 2 -
Massive media pressure about how poor w...Part 2 - <br /><br />Massive media pressure about how poor we are..really..how about just the facts. How many more numbers and stats would it take to convince you that Quebec is indeed as poor as it is. Practically every convention metric used shows that Quebec is among the poorest and most indebted province in Canada..you cant spin that positive. You are in total denial..are you honestly telling me that Quebec is not poor..show me some numbers then student instead of just saying so. I have shown you all sorts of metrics and all you do is deny that they are correct..show me some of yours then. We have the highest debt to gdp..highest debt per capita..the highest tax burden..we have one of the lowest incomes per capita..we have one of the lowest if not the lowest private investment in Canada..we have one of the highest unemployment rates..and on and on. <br /><br />And please explain to me how Quebec would be richer without the 10-15 billion per year we get..net from the rest of Canada. And also when 1 million or more flee Quebec in the aftermath of a seperation..notably the best brightest and richest..where is an independant Quebec going to find another 15-20 billion dollars per year..please enlighten us student. And all this seperation talk for what..so you can have a seat at the UN..whooppee..the UN is such a useful and honest agency..so you can ban english totally..good luck with that as a poor Quebec will be way more dependant on foreign capital and believe me you will need people to converse in english likely even more than now as you can hide behind Canada. Student..you come on here nonstop spouting bs but rarely backing it up. You have no clue how an economy works..it should be crystal clear t you that 40+ years of seperation talk is the reason Quebec has decline so much..its a clear link..<br />complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-603810260924045562014-04-28T09:24:04.228-04:002014-04-28T09:24:04.228-04:00 There is a big difference between an election an... There is a big difference between an election and a referendum. Elections by definition are regular occurences so that we dont end up with a dictatorshp..its the cornerstone of democracy. Referendums are questions on specific issues..countries do not have referendums ont he same issue over and over and over normally except here in Quebec. Quebecers have been asked twice and the last time the question was so convoluted not even sure most people understood it..ie it was very deceptive. 40 percent is being quite generous..most of the time support is close to 30 percent and I suspect many of those people still want some sort of association with Canada which there are no guarantees of. <br /><br />Au contraire student..many people like referendums as it gives real power to the people..but people do not want a referendum on seperation..they want to move on..we have two already and 40 plus years of talk about it..people want the government to fix Quebec..is that no crystal clear to you..I guess not..sigh..<br /><br />I dont expect you to change your mind but I do expect you to respect the will of the majority. So if the majority of people do want much higher tuition fees then you bloody well should respect that. <br /><br />Every party has at least one policy that I like but that doesnt mean I support the party. Its the ensemble of policies that I look at it..the ensemble of QS policies are just totally unrealistic and very dangerous..it would bankrupt us so fast your head would be spinnning. francoise david is nice but she cant add and she has no clue on how to balance the books without destroying the economy. <br /><br />Quebec is in Canada and has much more in common with the ROC than Europe. It has a strong resource base like many canadian provinces, it has a similar climate and in many ways the culture in the end is closer to the ROC than Europe but it does have a bit of a European flair. Denmark is a very organized efficiently run country like Germany..plus as note in this article they may have a private debt problem..theh have the highest private debt in the world. Quebec runs an incredibly inefficient government..both with PQ and Liberal governments..there is a culture of dishonesty and corruption that permeates much of Quebec culture - the unions and its workers, the government and its workers, many post secondary students and on and on. We have too many people who rip off the system consistently and expect the government to take care of them without giving anything back..we need to fix this and I think the only way will be a Greek style crisis..there are too many arrogant people running around like you student who think its up to the government to provide cheap or free services to them. <br /><br />http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-06/world-s-highest-household-debt-burden-probed-by-danish-council.html<br /><br /> complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-13365946808409924962014-04-28T08:07:25.527-04:002014-04-28T08:07:25.527-04:00@complicated
"Two referendums have been lost...@complicated<br /><br />"Two referendums have been lost (...) I think the people of Quebec have spoken over and over."<br /><br />so what? when pq won two elections in a row in the late 90s, should the lpq people have packed and disbanded because they lost two times and the people have spoken? nonsense right? support for independance hovers around 40% while there is massive media pressure telling people quebec is poor and it's economy is shit. imagine if the economy was top notch. you'd be breaking the 50% treshold easy, as the main argument against separation, for francophones, is they're not sure if they'd be richer or poorer after. in these circumstances it would be ridiculous to abandon the cause and call it a day. don't you agree? what the pq was proposing was great: fight corruption, foster growth, get the population to participate in a white book on quebec's political future, and hold a referendum whenever support for the idea is widespread enough. everyone would have benefited.<br /><br />"There is nothing wrong with the word referendum..its the question of the referendum thats the problem."<br /><br />there was no referendum question mate. the lpq managed to paint the actual referendum act as something to avoid. propose a referendum on anything and the many weak people who fell in the trap will have a repulsion reaction. try it.<br /><br />"I dont think its up to you to define what stupidity is.."<br /><br />i'm not. i just wrote that is the majority decides to go with stupidity, well i won't change my mind just because "the people have spoken". an actual argument will work better for me.<br /><br />"Honestly I think the will of the people cant be any more stupid than many of the PQ and Liberal policies."<br /><br />really? well you should be a quebec solidaire, or asse (the student's unions) militant, as they propose direct democracy models. you should like it.<br /><br />"I dont need someone like you telling me to look elsewhere.."<br /><br />i think you do as in your first comment you said quebec should do like roc or the usa. the pool is bigger than that mate.<br /><br />"I am more familiar with Europe than most as I have close family their and have visited many times. Quebec is no Denmark or Germany."<br /><br />exactly. and it's no roc or usa either. good point. quebec is quebec. you claim quebec can't do like denmark because it's latin and lack the discipline. but then you propose it follows the anglosaxon example. do you see the contradiction or do you need a drawing? denmark has high taxes, free tuition and happy people, there's no reason quebec can't go denmark, apart from racist reasons. do you want to go down this path? you already made a step mate by claiming french canadians were lazy hedonists.studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-11975056523606601552014-04-28T07:57:35.969-04:002014-04-28T07:57:35.969-04:00I am experiencing some measure of schadenfreude at...I am experiencing some measure of schadenfreude at this turn of events.<br /><br />Someone above says spthat the the PQ is an embarrassment to the west and I agree wholly with that sentimentAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309176500112676220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-68305345934977295632014-04-27T22:16:42.818-04:002014-04-27T22:16:42.818-04:00 Two referendums have been lost..the numbers are ... Two referendums have been lost..the numbers are consistently in the 30-40 percent range..the seperatist parties have suffered huge defeats in the past few years and you are telling me thats the answer..uh-huh. I think the people of Quebec have spoken over and over and the answer is staying in Canada. Its pigheads like you who refuse to accept the will of the people. Meanwhile this seperation nonsense has cost Quebec dearly making us one of the poorest provinces in Canada..well done. <br /><br /> There is nothing wrong with the word referendum..its the question of the referendum thats the problem. Use it to find out how we solve the debt issue in quebec but the seperation issue has been dealt already with two defeats and the latest election was just another big defeat on another referendum on seperation. <br /><br /> I dont think its up to you to define what stupidity is..I think the majority especially the taxpayers are the ones who should decide on main policies in Quebec. Honestly I think the will of the people cant be any more stupid than many of the PQ and Liberal policies. <br /><br />Again..your math skills are lacking. 150,000 people out of a province of 8 million..not quite a majority. Taxpayers dont have the time to run around banging pots around..we have to work to pay for your tuition. Its nice being a student and deciding when you go to school or not and on top of it getting other people to pay for it. <br /><br /> I dont need someone like you telling me to look elsewhere..I am more familiar with Europe than most as I have close family their and have visited many times. Europe just went through a horrible crisis..yes the south suffered more but all of Europe suffers. Much of the problems relate to governments who are massively in debt because of overly generous social programs..for such a supposedly civilized and educated society Europeans seem to have no common sense as they are incapable of managing their debt. Quebec is no Denmark or Germany..we are more like Spain and Greece..the latin way..enjoy life and hope for the best with no planning plus throw in some massive corruption. The northern european countries are much more disciplined than Quebec is and evern will be.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-80883829278599448532014-04-27T21:16:21.693-04:002014-04-27T21:16:21.693-04:00@complicated
"This has been going on for ove...@complicated<br /><br />"This has been going on for over 40 years..enough is enough..."<br /><br />i agree. vote yes.<br /><br />"lets get on with fixing our problems within a strong Canada."<br /><br />it's been tried before. more than half of the last 40 years have been handled by a federalist quebec government. only quebec's independance has not been tried yet.<br /><br />"Yes the majority is not always right but a referendum is about as close to true democracy as you will ever get."<br /><br />i agree. that's why lpq's latest strategy of perverting the word referendum in order to make it seem as something to avoid was particularly cheap and damaging to democracy. have you ever thought about that? now many people in quebec have a bad feeling about a top democracy tool. that's how damaging the lpq can be.<br /><br />this being written, a referendum result is not an argument for or against a particular issue. what i mean is i won't change my mind because more people think otherwise. i'll change my mind when i get a good argument. do you understand? so if you call a referendum on anything and stupidity wins well i'm not going to turn stupid just because it's trendy.<br /><br />"I am tired of small movements hijacking an entire population..."<br /><br />hundreds of thousands of people walking down the street two times in a row march 22nd and april 22nd is not a small movement.<br /><br />"So you think everyone else in North America is wrong and Europe is right..."<br /><br />that's not what i wrote at all. you're being a bad debater once again. stop it. i just gave you an advice. don't constrain yourself to only looking at north america for models to emulate. you need to open up mate. look beyond.<br /><br />then you amalgamate the whole of europe together as if they all had huge debt problems and as if they all had the same university tuition fee scheme. denmark is heavily taxed, university is free and most importantly people are happy. they must be doing something right. don't they?<br /><br />i'm sorry complicated but you'll have to be more rigorous. i'm no troy mate.studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-80399385431527421782014-04-27T20:55:10.894-04:002014-04-27T20:55:10.894-04:00 How can you say that the independance movement c... How can you say that the independance movement creates no politicial instability??? It has since the 1970s caused massive uncertainty which has clearly beeen reflected in the economy..just look at our debt before and after. Look at how many major corporations just left and how Montreal has decline..it has had a massive impact. Instead of trying to build a better relationship with Canada the seperatists go out of their way to pick fights and create division and tension. And private enterprise has clearly walked away..hence Quebec has had to rely on increasing the debt and extorting more money from the rest of Canada..a real winning recipe. This has been going on for over 40 years..enough is enough..lets get on with fixing our problems within a strong Canada. <br /><br /> Yes the majority is not always right but a referendum is about as close to true democracy as you will ever get. I am tired of small movements hijacking an entire population via criminal means. The mass student protests definitely fell in that category. I honestly think we should have a referendum in quebec on where to come up with 10 billion dollars in cuts..ask people..its so easy for everyone to point the finger at someone else. Give them choices..ie..would you like the cuts from education via higher tuition fees, would you like to increase the day care fees by x dollars, would you prefer that we all pay more taxes, should we privatize hydro quebec and on and on. The cuts will have to be made somewhere..corruption will save some money but the problem is much bigger than that..it has to come from social spending because thats where most of the money is spent. <br /><br />So you think everyone else in North America is wrong and Europe is right and this is supposed to pass as sophisticated analysis. Most European countries are in crisis mode so not so sure this is the best example..and their tax rates are sjy high and unemployment rates. Europe is not the way..USA is not the way either as they are another extreme but the rest of Canada has it about right..a balanced approach for tuition fees. Quebec does not have the luxury of providing cheap tuition. And honestly it makes many students lazy..if they pay next to nothin they dont take it seriously..I know too many students in France who just fart around from year to year because education is free. complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-46731295165460675672014-04-27T20:37:05.680-04:002014-04-27T20:37:05.680-04:00@jay
"the situation today is everything Rene...@jay<br /><br />"the situation today is everything Rene Levesque wanted for Quebec"<br /><br />crazytalk. the only thing that changed since rené lévesque died is his bill 101 has been amputated by canadian judges. i don't think he'd see present situation as all he ever wished for. sorry mate.studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-6237102428822874622014-04-27T20:33:19.605-04:002014-04-27T20:33:19.605-04:00@complicated
"if we had a referendum questio...@complicated<br /><br />"if we had a referendum question to Quebecers about whether or not they support bringing tuition fees higher..ie to the canadian average. If the majority of quebecers voted yes to do so would you accept that? Or would you and your friends riot on the streets again."<br /><br />of course i would accept it. i would think the majority was wrong, and i would continue to argue with you that low tuition fees is a great thing. and i would be tempted to vote for the party that proposes it. that's what you need to do when you don't agree with something. the majority is not always right you know? if it were all opinions against bill 101 would be illegitimate just because most quebeckers agree with it. how crazy would that be? arguments against bill 101 are usually crap by themselves and i never though of dismissing an angryphone's plight just because more people think otherwise. you don't seem to share this philosophy...<br /><br />now would i go down the street and protest? depends if the government who proposes a steep rate hike is clearly guilty of mass scale corruption or not. if it's a good government who proposes it i would likely stay home and fork the money.<br /><br />"are you saying you do not agree with higher social spending, higher taxes and independance.."<br /><br />it depends on what. you have to be more specific, but generally i think there's enough taxes like this in quebec. claiming i want more taxes is totally cheap. as far as quebec independance is concerned i think it would be good for quebec's population. everyone. but it's not what you wrote, you claimed i want political instability. also ultra cheap. i don't want political instability. that's why i think independance should happen shortly, quickly and i think negociations should be held with good faith as an underlying canvas. how's that for "wanting political instability"?? stop being an ass mate, unlike cutie003 you've proven you can do it.<br /><br />"who complains about paying the lowest tuition fees in North America..."<br /><br />that's a bad habit. please stop comparing quebec to worse jurisdictions. why would quebec want to copy usa or roc education systems?!? there's a world beyond north america mate. many european countries have lower tuition fees than quebec. it's free in denmark. is denmark such a bad place that quebec shouldn't even look at how they do things? why couldn't we copy them instead of saskatchewan?!?<br /><br />"from all your other comments it appears that you are very much a leftist socialist extremist"<br /><br />well i'm not. if you want to fight with a leftist extremist talk with adski you'll be better served.<br /><br />"There is the real world and then there is your fantasy la-la land where money grows on trees."<br /><br />sometimes you make sense and some other times you lose it by pasting ridiculous washed up slogans. doesn't impress me much.studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-62795890060986069932014-04-27T18:24:16.591-04:002014-04-27T18:24:16.591-04:00 One more thing student..a direct question..if we... One more thing student..a direct question..if we had a referendum question to Quebecers about whether or not they support bringing tuition fees higher..ie to the canadian average. If the majority of quebecers voted yes to do so would you accept that? Or would you and your friends riot on the streets again. My guess is that you would not accept a democratic vote from Quebecers. In my opinion the students acted like completely ungrateful spoiled brats..who complains about paying the lowest tuition fees in North America and in the jurisdiction with the highest debt per capita??? And you people are university educated???<br /><br /> And further to your previous comment..are you saying you do not agree with higher social spending, higher taxes and independance..because from all your other comments it appears that you are very much a leftist socialist extremist who thinks the government should provide it all to their citizens for free or near free. You certainly do agree with independance and its abunduntly clear that since the talk of it in the 1970s Quebecs financial condition has drastically deteriorated..again you are an educated person..it is a clear link. So everything that you believe in would clearly result in a higher debt and accelerate the bankruptcy of Quebec..is that what you want??? Go talk to the students in Greece, Spain and even France and tell me how happy they are now. <br /><br /> There is the real world and then there is your fantasy la-la land where money grows on trees..complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-89655523442143985952014-04-27T18:08:55.673-04:002014-04-27T18:08:55.673-04:00 student - Look I never said the Liberals are NOT ... student - Look I never said the Liberals are NOT corrupt..they could very well be more corrupt than the PQ and I have mentioned many times as this being one of the reasons I cannot support the Liberal party. But lets not be naive and think the PQ are clean..perhaps they are less corrupt..but we all know the shady dealing Popos husband has been involved with..we also know how shady the FTQ is which has very close ties to the PQ.<br /><br /> I have lived in Quebec for about 12 years and I have never seen more dishonesty and corrupt behaviour anywhere in Canada as here..and here I mean Montreal..I suspect Montreal is the worst place in Quebec. With my own eyes I have seen examples at my work, my spouses work, friends work where people blatantly abuse the system to the max for their own benefit..for example taking sick leave when they are not sick..this is rampant. Quebecers view sick leave as additonal vacation leave..the rate of sick leave I have seen is on the order of 2-3 times higher than my comparable workplace in the rest of Canada. <br /><br /> I have seen roads dug up..repaved..dug up again.repaved again..two or three times..why..because someone likely didnt do their job or they wanted to make more money by creating extra work. How about residential streets in Montreal being cleaned once per week..everywhere else in Canada I have lived its twice per year..this is because Montreal has such a bloated workforce..the unions make it basically impossible to fire anyone so there is all this unnecessary work. Or Montreal city workers sleeping in their cars or shopping or using snowplows to clear sidewalks with no snow and on and on. I remember once the fireman were on strike and during this action some of the fire trucks ended up in the river..really nice..never seen this anywhere else in Canada. <br /><br />Oh and lets get back to our favorites..the post secondary students. The majority of students did not support the strike..a small vocal minority took it upon themselves to block access to all students..to manipulate votes..to blatantly ignore democracy..to commit criminal acts. And why did they do this..because the government tried to boost tuition fees to be somewhere close to the Canadian average..even after the 80 percent increase the fees would still be the lowest in Canada..give me a flipping break. How come students in the rest of Canada can afford higher tuition..anybody can go to university if they want to..with student loans..with help from parents..by working..by getting a scholarship..tuition fees are far from any level preventing people from studying..thats a myth you are pushing. And many of these same students were on the streets with their 500 dollar smartphones..designer clothers..going on trips to the south..yet whining that they cant afford another 1500 per year..total bs. And we all saw how noble the student leaders were..leo bureau and martine quickly jumped onto the pq bandwagon to further their own careers which were resoundlly trashed by voters in this election. <br /><br /> The 2012 election to me was a clear rebuke of the students claims..58 percent of Quebecers voted for parties that wanted tuition fee hikes..the Liberal and CAQ vote. <br /><br /> It would be great to have cheap tuition forever..really..but we are in debt up to our eyeballs..we cannot afford it..what dont you understand about that student..the numbers are clear. We..the taxpayer already pay 87 percent of the cost and you still think its not enough. We the taxpayer dont have all day and week to go out on the streets banging pots..we have to work, we have families to take care of - we have to work to pay the 87 percent of the cost for your education and this is the thanks we get. So up yours student for being such a spoiled self-entitled brat. <br /><br /> <br /> complicatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-44982548775546595952014-04-27T14:58:52.159-04:002014-04-27T14:58:52.159-04:00@Student
What I mean is that the situation today ...@Student<br /><br />What I mean is that the situation today is everything Rene Levesque wanted for Quebec so you have to decide if he was wrong and Quebec actually needs more independence or not, and if it worth what Quebec is going through.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-26656909048319757492014-04-27T12:56:28.467-04:002014-04-27T12:56:28.467-04:00What‘s amazing is that the PQ may have actually be...What‘s amazing is that the PQ may have actually been behind in public opinion when they called the election. Marois and Blanchet were so scared to testify about The Deal that they were hoping and praying the Couillard who bungled Houda-Pepin would show up during the campaign.<br />Not to mention why did Marois hide Blanchet all campaign? Why did she back down and not ask questions about Porter when Couillard mentioned that he would have questions of his own? Charest was very loose on ethics, Couillard has a few skeletons, but are people supposed to trust a leader who has her husband acting as her bag man?<br />For fuck‘s sake.Plopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-89645828013166087622014-04-27T12:56:15.695-04:002014-04-27T12:56:15.695-04:00@cutie003
"None of us hate quebec..."
...@cutie003<br /><br />"None of us hate quebec..."<br /><br />how do you know about all the others?!?<br /><br />"...we hate the separatist faction of quebec ..."<br /><br />you shouldn't hate mate. it turns you into a hater. your problems will last until you stop hating.studentnoreply@blogger.com