tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post7896546848708550670..comments2024-02-17T03:22:53.951-05:00Comments on No Dogs or Anglophones: Quebec Sovereignty's Risk to RewardEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05699783315783642466noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-9998225916741189982014-06-12T13:12:02.289-04:002014-06-12T13:12:02.289-04:00Bob, very eloquently stated. I myself have stated...Bob, very eloquently stated. I myself have stated that if Quebec doesn't pay up for the privilege of separation, they will not be welcome into NAFTA, and any Canadian leader worth his salt (Trudeau, Mulcair and Da Bloc-head are not) would vote against Quebec being a part of any free trade deal; furthermore, there would have to be an easement between the Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. Failure to comply would result in Quebec being refused becoming part of said free trade deal and any future ones.Mr. Sauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-79783256747117461652014-06-12T11:15:50.686-04:002014-06-12T11:15:50.686-04:00I hope the Editor is ready to pick up the pen if M...I hope the Editor is ready to pick up the pen if Mario gets selected to head up the Bloc on Saturday. What a laugh!Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-25989113064154433232014-06-12T11:14:50.365-04:002014-06-12T11:14:50.365-04:00I'm with you again AnecTOTE - Government waste...I'm with you again AnecTOTE - Government waste is nothing new but at least this went for a good purpose.Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-26622311747972018272014-06-12T11:13:14.826-04:002014-06-12T11:13:14.826-04:00They have to get rid of Hudak - no personality.They have to get rid of Hudak - no personality.Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-84396009080352396882014-06-12T08:35:02.401-04:002014-06-12T08:35:02.401-04:00DD, when it's all said and done, it almost doe...DD, when it's all said and done, it almost doesn't matter about the money supply because if and when the other shoe of America's "quantitative easing" drops, we'll be taken for the ride no matter how fiscally responsible we are or are not. How long can America sustain $17 trillion of debt before it comes back to bite them in the ass?<br /><br />Since about 75% of our trade is with the Americans, they'll sneeze and we'll get pneumonia. At least Harper is trying to divert some of our trade with the Americans over to the Chinese, and it's 1.3 billion consumers who are getting more affluent by the minute. Same goes for India and its over 750 million people. I won't state all in those countries are benefitting, but enough are to cause the prices of oil, beef and other commodities to increase because their demands for these commodities are heading nowhere but up!Mr. Sauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-76035305429987942812014-06-12T06:58:10.914-04:002014-06-12T06:58:10.914-04:00"Bigger ugly question... Who paid for the 300..."Bigger ugly question... Who paid for the 3000 or so officers to attend the service today. Local police associations, unions NOT. I suspect the taxpayer. Yes, not a nice question but in fact one with validity. "<br /><br />You raise a valid point, but (and I am strictly speaking for myself), if I can pay for popo prancing off to Scotland for no good reason, for meetings she scheduled with heads of state who wouldn't even receive her, and blowing how much $$$ in the process? I have no prob paying for the Mounties who went and honored these 3 men.Montréal ville étatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-66775795466988455612014-06-12T00:51:48.796-04:002014-06-12T00:51:48.796-04:00Well, Jay, I suppose ignorance is bliss, but it...Well, Jay, I suppose ignorance is bliss, but it's also formidably expensive, and Generation Screwed, i.e., younger people, better beware because it's one among many things they're going to pay for. It's bad enough Generation Screwed won't get the fringe benefits and pension plans that older workers get. Even my large, rich employer 2-3 years ago doesn't allow newcomers after a certain date to participate in the defined benefit pension plan. They have no choice now but to participate in the the defined contributor's plan. <br /><br />The diff? The employer takes the risks in a defined benefit plan because they have to ensure the funds are available to pay out the benefits as defined in the plan. The "younger people" as you classify them will take all the risks in the defined contribution plan. If the contributions don't produce a beneficial pension, too bad. The contributors suffer.<br /><br />I think "younger people" better take stock of how much they're paying for anything and everything government puts out, coupled with the crippling debt university graduates have to pay looking for jobs that don't exist when they graduate.<br /><br />Good luck with that, Jay. They're going to be angry! Uber pissed in my opinion!Mr. Sauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-49874890091649187632014-06-11T21:25:49.442-04:002014-06-11T21:25:49.442-04:00If the Ontario Conservatives could have found a de...If the Ontario Conservatives could have found a decent leader they would have won a majority easily. Ontario is a very conservative place. I've been here almost twenty years and I can't find any of this socialism you talk about. Maybe some of the crumbs tossed to the poor are a bit bigger than other places but there's no shortage of people buying multi-million dollar houses or half a million dollar tiny condos. <br /><br />Unless you mean the government-protected businesses like banking and telecoms? That could certainly be called socialism for some.<br /><br />Anyway, it will likely be another Liberal minority but it's not like the Liberals will win, it's just that the conservatives can't help but defeat themselves. Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-51618989818894964582014-06-11T20:47:11.160-04:002014-06-11T20:47:11.160-04:00For sure - you're both right. Kick us out or ...For sure - you're both right. Kick us out or quebec sign the constitution within the next 4 years. Enough is more than enough and it's time to end the misery for all of us. We can't keep up this farce - let the majority of quebecers make the decision at 50+1 and let's end it! Have a referendum to become truly a part of Canada not on separation from Canada and let's see how that wording sits with the seppies. "Should we sign the Canadian Constitution as written"? Let's go!Cutie003https://www.blogger.com/profile/09298173716590278098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-16428103065910656872014-06-11T20:23:15.455-04:002014-06-11T20:23:15.455-04:00Incidentally, Canada welcomed Jewish immigrants. I...Incidentally, Canada welcomed Jewish immigrants. It was only the French didn't, guess who was behind that? The jews that came to Verdun spoke no French or English. They all had a transalator along. My Mother bought goods and paid one dollard per week to clothe the family. My Father of course complained the prices were too high. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-42067106217510933352014-06-11T20:10:54.553-04:002014-06-11T20:10:54.553-04:00FROM ED AGAIN
The same story.. Francos ended up bu...FROM ED AGAIN<br />The same story.. Francos ended up buying the houses which were sold at a very low price. They the became the landlords and raised rents for the English. This caused my Father to buy a lot across the street and build his own house. The houses we built new were better than the much older properties the French lived in. But English were building whole communities like Crawford Park which is now part of Verdun. Mostly for soldeirs and immigrants from Europe. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-51983907354056957242014-06-11T19:59:45.363-04:002014-06-11T19:59:45.363-04:00Hey Saugy, My old friend. Ed back from the grave h...Hey Saugy, My old friend. Ed back from the grave here. Something you said in a piece a while back about Jews communicating.with Yiddish brought to mind that during and after the war many of the houses in Verdun were purchased by the ones who emigrated with some money. Because they were old shacks they were cheap. As the Jews moved out they rented mostly to francophones having improved the properties considerably. They kept rents low and were much appreciated in Verdun (my hometown) I remember around 1946 the other tenant above us who was worried about being three months behind due tio his wife's serious illness came to my Father and said,"Cliff would you believe he forgave me the whole thing and said if I need help call him." <br />The same man, Mr. B. Macklovitch sold needed goods such as winter flanel underwear that most could not afford. he collected 50 cents per week.<br />The Jews were not organized into grroups like B'nai brith back then. It weemed a natural lifestyle. is there somehing in the chicken soup we should know about. <br />I'm in Mtl.General recovering from a form of Leukemia which has decimated my body but I'm told the immense amount of Antibiotice <br />in I.V. are winning., Ed BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-9893884465319827092014-06-11T19:57:54.387-04:002014-06-11T19:57:54.387-04:00Election day in Ontario...
I see the Libs winning ...Election day in Ontario...<br />I see the Libs winning this one. Again. Why? Easy: Ontarians are naive and manipulated like the quebecois. Of course besides their common love of socialism, the mere difference is that Ontario may survive bankruptcy but barely as they will actually exploit their natural resources to avoid poverty for the generations to come. UN GARS BIEN SYMPATHIQUE DE FRANKFORTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-82475598975822828292014-06-11T17:06:45.475-04:002014-06-11T17:06:45.475-04:00@Mr Sauga:
Just checked. Paul Rose died last year...@Mr Sauga:<br /><br />Just checked. Paul Rose died last year. Not soon enough. I had forgotten. He, and all the other dead separatists are now down in hell driving Satan crazy. They want him to speak french only to them, plus they want a part of hell as their own country. Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-65682611712672813982014-06-11T15:34:45.874-04:002014-06-11T15:34:45.874-04:00Yes, for funeral member of the opposition travel w...Yes, for funeral member of the opposition travel with the Prime Minister on Canada version of Air Force One, 412 Transport Squadron. <br /><br />My separatist neighbour, who worked for a advertisement firm in Gatineau, job moved to Ottawa, in the downtown core, near the a frequent bus route and with convenient underground parking. Even though commuting wasn't a problem, he refused to take the job because he would have to take cross the Ottawa River. The story is too explain the mindset of the separatist, more precisely the Us versus Them mentality.Liamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-11073796311770352122014-06-11T13:51:00.674-04:002014-06-11T13:51:00.674-04:00If one thinks that law enforcement officers attend...If one thinks that law enforcement officers attending the funeral are arriving in comfort, think again. One of the officers was interviewed and said that the Montreal contingent took an overnight bus to Moncton, straight to the venue and would leave as soon as the ceremony was over. Besides, I think it is a tradition across Canadian and American law enforcement agencies that they would attend - in big number - the funeral of fellow officers killed in the line of duty. Just remember the ones killed in Toronto, in Laval, in Edmonton and many other places.<br /><br />Back to the question about the absence of the party representatives, it turns out that those dignitaries from Ottawa, including the GG and members of the opposition (including Mulcair and Trudeau) caught a ride on Harper's version of Air Force One. Therefore, for the party leaders of the House, there was really not a good enough excuse not to attend.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960771543572680283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-18273014477612472892014-06-11T13:29:13.653-04:002014-06-11T13:29:13.653-04:00More delay for Vaudreuil Regional Hospital
http:/...More delay for Vaudreuil Regional Hospital<br /><br />http://www.gazettevaudreuilsoulanges.com/2014/06/11/hospital-by-2020-blame-the-pq-say-mnas/<br /><br />"The Marois Government cost the Vaudreuil-Soulanges regional hospital two years, the region’s Liberal MNAs estimated last week." <br />So typical of the PQ. They have no plan, just guessing what to do. Just have the patient go to Hawkesbury in Ontario.<br />Liamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-30241356478880936272014-06-11T12:09:07.680-04:002014-06-11T12:09:07.680-04:00lets see now, years of mismanagement, corruption, ...lets see now, years of mismanagement, corruption, language laws, and high taxes are all coming back to bite Quebecers in the rear end. Crumbling bridges, infrastructure. Mass exodus of anglo and some francophone tax payers, and most big business head offices. A general atmosphere that discourages investment and entrepreneurship. Charter of values, the language police, hateful separatists, worldwide laughingstock and high francophone high school drop out rate. Highest debt rate in Canada. This just names a few. Now correct me if I'm wrong, I mean what do I know, but I have a strange feeling that this not quite the proper way to run a province, or who knows, future country. <br />But wait. Canada to the rescue (cue heroic music, vision of Captain Canada with cape flapping in wind). We'll gladly send them more money and help, with a smile on our face. Go ahead separatists, curse at us, hate us, but we're still smiling. After all, we're Canadians. (cut to giant Canadian flag behind Captain Canada). Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-17416799095222192832014-06-11T08:34:10.628-04:002014-06-11T08:34:10.628-04:00Well, Westerner, I don't know the whole story ...Well, Westerner, I don't know the whole story but I can tell you this: my brother spent 40 years in the RCMP in New Brunswick, mostly in Moncton, and retired a few years ago. Four of the Mounties who attended the funerals (including my brother's son) took vacation days, drove from Ottawa and stayed at my brother's house where he fed them.<br /><br />Of course, Stephen Harper travels with the largest security detail and entourage of any Canadian politician in history, so that you pay for, yes.<br />Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-75065482311774068972014-06-11T07:43:02.854-04:002014-06-11T07:43:02.854-04:00Read the Gazette article, loved it!
Why? Becau...Read the Gazette article, loved it! <br /><br />Why? Because it's mostly the English and Hebrew parochial school students who benefit from this while the French kids continue to sink like anvils in quick sand! <br /><br /><b>QUÉBEC KNOWS HOW!</b> ...to continue to alienate their own.<br /><br /><b>QUÉBEC KNOWS HOW!</b> ...to divest in its future by failing coming generations in the classroom.<br /><br /><b>QUÉBEC KNOWS HOW!</b> ...to reward the bad and punish the good, esp. the Keystone Cops known as the Montreal Police who wanted to go after the fellow who pursued the careless school bus driver who weaved through lanes and was speeding.<br /><br /><b>QUÉBEC KNOWS HOW!</b> ...to allow the most criminal of criminal elements to live quiet lives and welcome such people...like murderer Paul Rose, and Karla Homolka and others who should be thrown out, but are treated like royalty instead.<br /><br /><b>QUÉBEC KNOWS HOW!</b> ...to repel investment with labour laws that allow the employees to antagonize employers who take all business risk and work hard to maintain their businesses.<br /><br /><b>QUÉBEC KNOWS HOW!</b>Mr. Sauganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-4911662628705743042014-06-11T00:42:17.127-04:002014-06-11T00:42:17.127-04:00Bigger ugly question... Who paid for the 3000 or s...Bigger ugly question... Who paid for the 3000 or so officers to attend the service today. Local police associations, unions NOT. I suspect the taxpayer. Yes, not a nice question but in fact one with validity. <br /><br />We have many military people killed in action abroad ( I will not debate the question of legitimacy) and do we have national services to honor them other than to send the body bags home?<br /><br />I am not downplaying the tragedy in Moncton and the useless deaths of three RCMP. The reaction, however, should be questioned.<br /><br />Westernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-1902095660036367942014-06-10T21:53:42.602-04:002014-06-10T21:53:42.602-04:00From The Gazette, on the budget and Education:
...From The Gazette, on the budget and Education: <br /><br />http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Opinion+budget+education/9925408/story.html<br /><br />"The teaching profession in Quebec is also in crisis. Quebec’s teachers are the lowest paid in Canada, with arguably the most difficult working conditions. In the 12 years prior to the current collective agreement, we saw our real wages reduced by 10.5 per cent. Meanwhile, the burnout rate and the use of long-term disability by teachers has been steadily rising. As a result, Quebec’s teachers are younger and less experienced than teachers in other provinces.<br /><br />Continuing to degrade the teaching profession may seem like a means of saving money, but in fact it is transferring costs to students. Ultimately, it is an entire generation of Quebec’s youth that will pay for this austerity, by having to cope with an education system incapable of attracting and retaining the best and brightest teachers."<br /><br />More bad news for this province, not that it surprises anyone. In 40yrs they have completely run it into the ground, Education just another token casualty. Bravo quebec politicos...so much to be proud if. Montréal ville étatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-1973618161306874412014-06-10T21:08:01.337-04:002014-06-10T21:08:01.337-04:00@Jay
Wouldn't be to sure about that...it'...@Jay<br /><br />Wouldn't be to sure about that...it's young people who have expressed feelings of dissatisfaction, ...the ones I deal with on a daily basis anyway. Perhaps you should find a poll to substantiate your position?<br /><br />Montréal ville étatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-92231095785749231032014-06-10T20:45:02.162-04:002014-06-10T20:45:02.162-04:00"It just takes a movement to grow in the RoC ..."It just takes a movement to grow in the RoC that it wants quebec out..."<br /><br />This seems very unlikely. Like separatism in Quebec, anti-Quebec feelings in the ROC do not resonate among younger people. <br />Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963035472241877292.post-55470869212414162742014-06-10T20:23:55.350-04:002014-06-10T20:23:55.350-04:00@Mr. S.
Can't say I blame you, if I were in y...@Mr. S.<br /><br />Can't say I blame you, if I were in your position I would feel the same way. <br /><br />We talk about a tax holiday, the truth is that quebec's been on a holiday the lady 40yrs. Doing exactly as it has pleased, taking the RoC for granted, exploiting every single handout and agreement it has had with Canada, always demanding and expecting preferential treatment from Canada and blackmailing it in the process. Canada has been a virtual push-over. At a certain point, one has to wonder how much more disrespect, abuse and exploitation will Canada further endure at the hands of this insatiable province? Une question comme ça...Montréal ville étatnoreply@blogger.com