I do not approve of my tax dollars being used to spy on my fellow Canadians.
I do not approve of my tax dollars being used on unsanctioned illegal wars. Fear tactics and propaganda will continue to be less effective with the growth and awareness of alternative information sources.
I do not approve of my tax dollars being used to fight a war on drugs that has proven to be a failure.
I do not approve of my tax dollars being used to imprison my fellow Canadians for drugs THEY choose to use.
thank goodness he got his majority, his minority has really taught him how to be a more moderate politician. Funny thing is apparently Obama would have had an 81% approval ratings in our polls, so if he ran here he would win a large majority. Harper and Obama's policies are extremely alike in several areas if you look closely, the only difference is Obama has a more charismatic personality, yet Harper approval rating here has never been 50%, the irony.
@FriTTzProductions Clearly not. The reality is only 39% of the population voted for Harper. Hardly anyone bothered to vote. Last time I saw the polls (before the electoral scandal) and before the internet spying issue, Conservatives were at 35% (a month or 2 ago), no where near majority territory. . People were mad about the OAS thing at the time.Then the internet spying issue came, then Vic Toeves, now the election scandal. Harpers finished. I hope he goes to prison for this.
And people really believe what he says in the ROC as I read in the comments? They drink what he pisses and eat what he sh... Seriously? You are worth more than that, people of BC, Ontario... Seriously... Wake up!
Despot, zionist, tyrant, dictator, totalitarian, warlord, in a wobbly democracy; a false-federation. Those are the only words that come to my minds when thinking of him.
A guy who abolished the gun register, but wants to create a new register to watch anybody he wants on the Net, without a warrant. A guy who prefer to invest in F-35 than in medical care. A guy who legalize torture, want to legalize death penalty yet says that abortion is a crime. A guy who says that anybody who don't believe in his beliefs is a pedophile or a terrorist. Now, this is His Royal Majesty Harper. A loyal subject of Elizabeth II, Queen of England. Watch the News (the real ones)...
Harper seemed human there... I wonder what happened? Oh yes. He won a majority and put on his dictator pants. It looked like fun in this clip but I wonder if it gives Mercer nightmares now.
I'd actually say Harper's the best PM we've had in my lifetime, he's not neo-conservative like some people claim he is. From what i researched i'd argue he's better than the last 6 PMs and i enjoy how he doesn't mind popping up on TV shows occasionally, especially on an openly gay liberals show lol.
@SimpsonPattyCAKE but bob rae is awesome! highly suggest you watch one of his speeches. he's done a great job the past several months rebuilding the liberal party. Just last week an NDP MP crossed over to the liberal party.
@DeVaHSTaTeR I do too, he's not the right person to be running a predominately liberal Canada when his personal views are rather conservative Christian fundamentalist - don't think anyone here is going to relate or agree with that.
hey one thing i agree with harper! the $1000 limit, so we cant get fucked over by huge corperations who give loads of money to polititions like they do in the states
@185tiff That $1000 dollar limit isn't going to help you very much. We have a $1000 - $2500 dollar limit here (in the US), too, but there are always creative ways of going around it. Like putting the money in as $1000 from each employee in a company rather than as $100000 from the company as a whole...
LOL! Despite what closed-minded, stead-fast Liberals believe, (Oooohhh, Harper's "Agenda!"), he's obviously a down to earth, concerned, non-elitist Canadian! I'd love to "crack open the 2-4 with Harper, lol! He and his children were great in this video with Mercer! It cracked me up, yet it it didn't surprise me! Diggin' those pjs Rick, lmao!!!
Oddly enough political parties often perform better in polls when there's no leader (check out how Obama is polling against 'generic Republican' as opposed to actual Republicans; Mr Generic could win the election, but breathing candidates have a harder time); it's because different people are able to project on to the empty space the leader they'd want to have rather than it having the various flaws and compromises real people are prone to have to make.
@orasis Don't get me wrong, I understand perfectly the importance of being tough on crime, whatever is going to make our country safer is obviously more ideal. Harper has invested a lot of money building prisons and putting a lot of cops on the street which is obviously good to some extent. But I don't really understand what the need is, since Canada has always had a relatively low crime rate for the most part.... that's what I don't get.
@orasis and his enforcing of this minimum sentancing thing in regards to the "War on drugs`` , i can understand the idea of keeping ppl scared to the point that they`re afraid of breaking the law, but the thing is young ppl for instance are going to smoke dope anyway, after ppl go to jail theyre almost never better than when they went in . There are other ways to deal with crime. Looking at what causes crime and fixing that makes more sense to me than punishing excessively.
@Freethinker12341 The point is that marihuana drug use is not a crime in any ordinary sense of the word. It is a victimless act and a drug that is only marginally harmful to the person using it, easily within the limits of alcohol and nicotine use. If it were societally dangerous or lethal that would be another matter. Looking at what is crime and removing legal sanctions makes much more sense.
@orasis I completely agree. Canada has needed a strong, solid, level headed leader and he's fit the bill. I don't always like some of the stuff he passes, but he's head and shoulders above the competition.
The holocaust of canadians will wake the beast. In jews opinion, humans are forbidden from disagreeing with jews . In jews opinion, jews are forbidden from agreeing to disagree with non-jews. In jews opinion, non-jews are human-cattle. In jews opinion, jews being proven lyers regarding human soap and lampshades, mass-electrocusions, shrunken heads, baby kindling and the 6 million figure, doesn't effect peoples faith in holocostianity one bit!
@mattmax11 No, you don't. Any Canadian citizen can run for parliament and can in turn be elected PM. As recently as 1984, Canada had a foreign born PM (John Turner).
@aristurtle1 That flower idea has to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard in my entire life. Typical leftist. Complains about tyranny, isn't willing to do anything to stop it. The war in Afghanistan, though I do believe it should be end, was completley justified at the time it began. Lybia can hardly be considered a war, at least not from Canada's point of view. Forcing a population to fund a war? That same population who elected him? We live in a representative democracy my friend.
@aristurtle1 So because hes doing something you don't agree with, hes a tyrant? Nice logic there champ. So apparently the election he just won where a bunch of people (more than any other party) voted for him BECAUSE they agree with his policies. You wax on about Christians and their irrational faith, yet you are perfectly content with imploding the economy to save the environment from a threat that isn't even proven to be legitimate. Once again a Harper hater has proved my point for me.
@Windegowally That's fine, my statement was not an attack either. But this is the place for it. Mercer is a political commentator, he does so with humour like John Stewart which is an awesome way to get people involved, informed and spark discussion. If you come here for the chuckles and aren't interested in the debate that's completely fine, you can simply ignore the comments and go on to your next video but you shouldn't get angry at people or discourage them from taking an interest.
@Windegowally That's all good and fun, but that's the kind of attitude that allows things to degenerate and provides the opportunity for some to be exploited or for the environment to be destroyed or for your food to contain dangerous levels of chemicals or needless fats that cause obesity and cancer. You need to be able to relax, have fun and laugh and I'm not some hardass with no sense of humor, but you also need to able to stand up when you need to and debate and make things change.
Liberals and ndp wanna control your life and only get seats by special intrest's groups,( gay community, new immigrants, natives land, womens groups through fear mongering, anarchists, envirromentalists) and so on. Squeeky wheels get the grease and disregard the silent majority! Go protest a G20 event! I will be working!
@flyboy243 Such a ignorant statement, Liberals are the people who use fear as manipulation, talking about climate change and garbage that makes no sense. your just another commie wannabe.
Liberals are a threat to Canada, they care about animals more than humans, and I'm sure they would also rather have sex with animals more than humans. that's the nature of a liberal. damn Communists.
@Truehuman11 and we could say that conservatives are homophobic-god fearing racially-driven fascist goose=stepping goons.....no...we're better than that-and this is COMING FROM AN NDPer
@meovista You know what that was about, right? He was making a joke out of that fuss the press made when they saw him shake his son's hand once instead of hugging him. (As I understand it, his son was embarrassed to be hugged on camera, and wanted his dad to shake his hand instead.) The press made this big fuss about it, as if it proved that Stephen Harper had no affection for his kids. I see it the other way around-- he was trying to respect his son's feelings.
@meovista If I'm not mistaken this is a reference to photos of Mr. Harper shaking his kids hands while dropping them off at school shortly after his first minority win.
@DjWellDressedMan hes a political comedian, have you seen any of his work since he started? this hour has 22 mknutes? its ALL political, since hes shown, hes proved harper actually has a humorous side, how can you say he " looses out"?
Why does this video build up my rage towards my nation's(US) politicians? It's like I'm watching a really poor play on stage every time I turn on the TV, and here Canada's biggest satirist is SLEEPING OVER at the Prime Minister's crib.
Some guy called Henry Makow keeps saying the Stephen Harper's mother is a Jew or is of Jewish blood because he maiden name is Teskey. Teskey is not a Jewish surname but a German Palatine surnmae and is found all around the island of Ireland from the 1700's. Harper's mother is of German Palatine-Irish descent.
Anyone woh thinks Harper is anywhere close to a tyrant should spend a day in Cuba or North Korea and see what tyranny really means. The very fact that they are able to CALL him a tyrant is a testament to the freedom we enjoy in Canada. Honeslty Harper haters are starting to become like Evangelical rednecks in the US.
@Disturbedfan009 What I saw was a bunch of idiots exercising their democratic right to protest and taking it too far causing property damage. I don't think Harper had anything to do with the crackdowns (which were completley justified). If thats even what your talking about I have no idea.
@JaysGOP there were barely any people causing damage many of them were undercover police and i can prove theyve used this tactic before harper put the g20 in toronto why couldnt of they had it anywere else? you honestly dont know if you think they are justified if you look into it.
@Disturbedfan009 What? Harper put the G20 in Toronto because its the biggest city in the country and would generate millions in revenue for it. The protests occured because idiots who think they can change the world want to be loud cunts about it. Cars were lit on fire, shops were vandalized, how the fuck do you think the police were going to react? And the very fact that you can go on Youtube and call Harper a tyrant means hes not a fucking tyrant.
@JaysGOP The security costed 1 billion dollars alone i dont see any revenue changed in that and your full of crap saying all of the protestors were idiots.how was any revenue raised by getting wine for the international bankers who ruined the worlds financial economy they have every right to protest and just because some are working for the govt burning things doesnt mean you can arrest everyone some people are just stupid. people in egypt used social media that doesnt mean mubarak wasnt a tyran
@Disturbedfan009 Alright dickwad there is no dissernable evidence to link undercover policemen to acts of vandalism. And even if there was the PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT handles policing. The provincial government led by the LIBERAL PARTY. Harper had nothing to do with it. And I agree. They had every right to protest, but they didn't have the right to cause property damage. And guess what? When you host an international confrence, its going to generate revenue. Its like hosting a fucking hockey tourn
@Disturbedfan009 You really do go a long way to prove my point about Harper haters being the most ignorant, idiotic group in the country. You remain completley devoid of all reason, even when confronted with ireffutable evidence that, whatever happened at those protests, had nothing to do with Harper. You consistently refuse to accept the commonly held belief of what a tyrant is because you are completley ignorant and brain dead. Yes I'm calling you names, but none of them are unfounded.
@JaysGOP Exactly the opposite... harper is a christian who enjoys privatization and military. Sounds like most U.S presidents voted in during the last two decades to me. I don't agree with any of his views, because being humane is a top priority on my list. Before you start calling out other people on their point of view, try and see both sides of the picture. You must support the degradation of aboriginal communities, overt military spending, privatization, less funding to the arts; capitalism.
@DaveDFFA Actually I support all of those things. Pardon me for favoring free markey capitalism. Its not like it hasn't been responsible for raising the standard of living for virtually all western civilizations or anything like that. I'm glad you completley missed my point and I'm glad you took the time to name some of the things that are great about conservatism, saves me time.
@JaysGOP harper is against legalization of a harmless plant cannabis and hes giving isreal money isreal is stealing cargo ships sent to gaza to provide food to the poor gaza is getting bombed by isreal and harper is supporting this he is just as bad as cuban and north korean dictators he just knows how to disguise it better
@KKillaJ Well yes I do happen to disagree with the Prime Minister on the legalization of said plant, and your lack of education on the Israel issue is sad, but not suprising.
@JaysGOP no the jews are stealing land from the Palestinians and are killing innocent civilians throwing rocks at arabs if they even leave there home its pretty much the holocaust all over again but the jews are the nazis
@JaysGOP theres video proof to show that the jewish settlers in isreal are the ones to blame and your denying that? do you want me to send u a message with 5 video links to show you proof that it is happening?
@KKillaJ Israel has had legal claim to that land since before WWI. The Zionists bought the land to escape from pogroms in Europe and the remainig Jews that survived the Holocaust followed and Israel declared its independance. All if the land Israel has gained since then has been gained as a result of wars STARTED by Arab countries. PLEASE, PLEASE find a credible source to base your argument off of before you go spewing your nonsense.
@JaysGOP maybe they were started by arab countrys but for a strictly right reason because the arabs are under attack in palastine by these jews who are throwing rocks and torturing and killing the arabs. wouldnt you start a war if some people just came in bought land from one of your ally countrys and then started killing and torturing your people to expand that land? you cant tell me you wouldnt
@KKillaJ Because they're radical Islamist anti semites. The DAY Israel declared its independance the Arab nations started a war. THE SAME DAY. You think Hamas is innocent? They're the ones provoking this. Israel has clearly stated they would accept a peace agreement, its the Islamist extremists that prvent this from happening,
@JaysGOP doesent mean that every arab in that country needs to be treated like shit iv never seen a single arab go and try to fuck with a jew in isreal but the jews keep attacking without mercy and the arabs aren't doing anything back or anything for them to throw rocks at them its completely unjustified
@JaysGOP fuck them so what some people belong to a terrorist organization that doesn't mean you have to single out a whole race of people and torture and kill innocent people
@KKillaJ Wait. Don't you mean how the entire Arab world wants to single out the entire Jewish race and kill them? Just because Israel is strong enough to not let that happen doesn't mean they want it to. The President of Iran has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel and is a flipping holocaust denier.
@JaysGOP that still doesent justify killing and torturing the isreali arab citizens who have done nothing wrong if the jews want to take iran to war then ok go for it but dont sit here telling me that the jews should be allowed to go and kill and torture any arab they want in isreal because thats just sick.
@KKillaJ But they don't. Aside from a few isoloated incidents along the border Israel mainly plays a defensive role. Its the Arab nations that are the aggressors, its the Arab nations that repeatedly call for the end of Israel and its Arab terrorists that attack Israeli civilians. You lack of understanding on this issue is laughable.
@JaysGOP they DONT torture innocent arabs that havent done anything to jews? no sir your lack of understanding on this is laughable i dont care about the other arab countrys sayin shit right now if the jews want to go to war with those countrys ok but they shouldnt attack arabs in isreal who arent hurting anyone just because there arab doesent mean they have the exact same ideas as other arabic countrys look at the U.S.A. and canadian citizens we disagree on different matters but so what
@KKillaJ Why are you quick to condemn the Israeli people based on a few isolated incidents, but ignore that the leader of an Arab nation wants every single Israeli murdered. Israel has the right to be there, and have done nothing but want to continue with a peaceful existence. Once again, what about the members of Hamas who brutally murder innocent Israeli's. Why should they be allowed to murder innocent people who just want to exist, yet Israel should be condemned for defending itself.
@JaysGOP on a few incidents? its more like hundreds and i never said that isreal as a country should be condemned im just saying the jews who are killing and torturing the arabs in isreal who were there until the jews bought some land then started expanding illegaly like hitler did durring WW2 should be punished and unfortunetly that is the majority of the jews there i agree with u that the arab leaders who want to kill all the jews are wrong to but u gota see what im saying to
@m1up Yes. And guess what? I'm not sitting in a dungeon killing puppies and stroking my moustache thinking of ways to screw over the Canadian people. I like Harper because I'm not naive enough to believe in Jack Laytons incredibly stupid policies.
Nobody said you sit in a dungeon and kill puppies.
I disagree with some of Harper's actions and agendas, and think he is pretty damn cold. I mean, I am by no means a extreme liberal, hell I have lived in Calgary all my life! But Stephen Harper is someone I find, for some reason hard to trust. Everytime I hear his name, I think of the incidents at the G20, among other things. I honestly have a hard time believing that he is "for the Canadian people".
@m1up No politician is here for he Canadian people or any people. Politicians serve their own agenda first and the countries second. It just so happens that every so often those two things happen to be the same. I trust Harper to handle the economy far more than I trust an idealistic socialist.
What about other things than the economy? I supported the NDP in the last election because I am not fond of the Liberals or the Conservatives, and the Greens are just too small in numbers. I think Jack Layton has more experience and a broader world view than Mr. Harper and that is why I voted for him. I do not think it is very Canadian to cut foreign aid to countries that depend on it for survival. Thats another reason why I did not vote for Harper this election.
@m1up I'm personally not very fond of killing business and spending ridiculous amonts of money on entitlement programs and bankrupting the country. And how does Layton have more experience on the economy. Harper is an economist for Christs sake.
How would he kill business? I dont see your logic in this. If anything, he would make business more ethical and better corporate citizens, which is something that is severely lacking in Canada these days. I never said Layton had more experience specifically in the economy, I am saying he has more experience overall. I would rather have a leader that spends the countries money on things that the people and the world need, than someone who cuts from needed programs to "save" the economy
@m1up Raising taxes on corporations isn't going to make them more "ethical", its going to cause them to cut jobs and productinon, stagnating the economy even further. Jack Layton simply doesn't get this. Jack Layton has absolutley no concept of costs. He thinks he can spend ridiculous amounts of money we don't have to dole out massive social programs. Yes, it would be nice if the government could give people more, but the fact is that they work on a budget and cannot spend recklessly.
@JaysGOP dam straight, just because the Harper government inherited a mess of a military from the liberals he has to spend billions to upgrade it, they using kit form the 70's..... and because he has spend money on it hes considered a bad guy, i dont get those idiots. its like.. yes Canada needs a jet replacement, yet it would be expensive, its funny how no one seems concerned that we only buying 65 jets for the second largest land mass on the planet.....
@Baseshocks Well you also have to rememer that the recession hit in 2008, which also hindered his ability to balance the budget, and provided the current situation doesn't get any worse, we'll be in the black by 2015.
@JaysGOP He obviously is nowhere near the tyranny we see in those countries and to say that is a gross exageration. However that does not mean it should be ok for us to settle and not be active and critical because we don't have it as bad as other places. Because our non-action is what allows leaders to exploit their power and the repercussions are not just for Canadians but on a world scale. The Americans keeping Bush was bad for their country, but worse for the world as a whole.
@hoopwizz Well obviously there is some room for criticism and of course I myself don't agree with every one of his policies. I'm not attacking those who disagree with his views, I'm attacking those who think hes some kind of tyrant, despite winning three straight elections. I supported him because I thought he was far and away the lesser of four evils.
@JaysGOP Reasonable. He does do some very screwy, anti-democratic things though, and getting re-elected is not an indicator of competence or morality as proven by Bush. As far as ideology I personally believe he is the greater of the "3" evils as the block is not a serious party capable of power. But in terms of competence he is admittedly more capable than the Liberals and nobody can really tell how the NDP would do but at least the NDP's stance on issues is more progressive and ethical.
@JaysGOP This. I don't really care for Harper, but calling him a dictator or a tyrant is utterly ridiculous. Hell, even calling him a Republican is ridiculous. Let's keep things relative, people.
@JaysGOP Cuz he's a tyrant with an Economics degree! Please, Harper has more power because he bullies in a ''civilized manner''. It's always the goodie-two-shoes you need to watch over, not he criminally insane like Kim. We see HIM coming. And talk about comparing apples and oranges! Are you really saying Canada = North-Korea? Therefore our leaders should be compared at the same accountability level? Excuse me, if I expect democracy! Come on!!! Why should we ''settle'', because it could be Kim?
@sidvidle Expect democracy? You mean like the election we had 4 months ago that Harper won? Or the two before that that he won? I'm not comparing Canada to North Korea. I'm simply suggesting that those who call Harper a tyrant see what its really like to live in a totalitarian state. Just because you disagree with Harpers political views, doesn't make him a tyrant. There are obviously plenty of people who do agree with them.
@JaysGOP Harper DOES have anti-democratic policies though. Stopping an election, breaking up a group attempting to start an election on the behalf of the 70% of people who DON'T vote Conservative. TL;DR, the sole purpose of Conservatives is for lower taxes and advantage for corporations.
@Max17766 Your last sentence pretty much explained why I voted Conservative. Lower taxes, both personal and corporate are a good thing. As evil as you think corporations may be, they are the ones who hire people and create economic growth. He stopped a takeover from a coalition that was not elected or approved by the Canadian people. And last time I checked Harper won 50% of the vote outside Quebec. Counting the people who didn't vote at all is sheer idiocy.
@JaysGOP False. The Conservatives won 40% of the vote. We count Quebec; it's still Canada, like it or not. I don't trust corporations. I trust my government. They want safety for Canadian citizens, and a good life for citizens. I DO trust Harper/Canadian Conservatives to a degree, as I want a good economy, but yet still some government control. I DON'T trust American Republicans though. They seem a bit too lax on taxing.
@Max17766 Whatever way you want to slice it, Harper had more votes than the other candidates. When was the last time a party won a majority of the votes. It was Mulroney in '84. I'm not saying corporations should be given free rein, but in a market system they must, to an extent cater to the needs of consumers. After all they're after that delicious profit. The profit motive drives society forward, creating jobs and production in a much more efficient way than government can.
@JaysGOP That's what's wrong with our system. Harper didn't have a majority of the VOTES, he had less than 50%. he did win more than 50% of the seats though. There's our problem. In the end, NDP, or Conservative, you deserve your opinion heard. This is what's wrong now. FPTP doesn't work, and it's the only reason the Conservatives got the majority, playing the system.
@Max17766 I agree that the system is completely fucked up. But the Liberals did the exact same thing throughout the 90s. Until the system is changed we have to live by it and its certainly not Harpers fault that he won a majority under FPTP.
@v9vREBORN that is a mental health and addiction clinic? You make no sense. Most likely it would seem you are saying i belong there, but i did nothing to attack you i am just curious as to your meaning.
I do not approve of my tax dollars being used to spy on my fellow Canadians.
I do not approve of my tax dollars being used on unsanctioned illegal wars. Fear tactics and propaganda will continue to be less effective with the growth and awareness of alternative information sources.
I do not approve of my tax dollars being used to fight a war on drugs that has proven to be a failure.
I do not approve of my tax dollars being used to imprison my fellow Canadians for drugs THEY choose to use.
John2009Gauthier 4 days ago
Robots...have feelings?
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thank goodness he got his majority, his minority has really taught him how to be a more moderate politician. Funny thing is apparently Obama would have had an 81% approval ratings in our polls, so if he ran here he would win a large majority. Harper and Obama's policies are extremely alike in several areas if you look closely, the only difference is Obama has a more charismatic personality, yet Harper approval rating here has never been 50%, the irony.
Godzilla52 6 days ago
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Godzilla52 6 days ago
Harper should step down. Or go to jail...
Freethinker12341 1 week ago 4
@Freethinker12341 Clearly the majority of Canadians disagrees ...
FriTTzProductions 1 week ago
@FriTTzProductions Clearly not. The reality is only 39% of the population voted for Harper. Hardly anyone bothered to vote. Last time I saw the polls (before the electoral scandal) and before the internet spying issue, Conservatives were at 35% (a month or 2 ago), no where near majority territory. . People were mad about the OAS thing at the time.Then the internet spying issue came, then Vic Toeves, now the election scandal. Harpers finished. I hope he goes to prison for this.
Freethinker12341 1 week ago
Jack Layton isn't dead!
nicholasrulz 1 week ago
And people really believe what he says in the ROC as I read in the comments? They drink what he pisses and eat what he sh... Seriously? You are worth more than that, people of BC, Ontario... Seriously... Wake up!
SteveRowland 2 weeks ago
Despot, zionist, tyrant, dictator, totalitarian, warlord, in a wobbly democracy; a false-federation. Those are the only words that come to my minds when thinking of him.
SteveRowland 2 weeks ago
A guy who abolished the gun register, but wants to create a new register to watch anybody he wants on the Net, without a warrant. A guy who prefer to invest in F-35 than in medical care. A guy who legalize torture, want to legalize death penalty yet says that abortion is a crime. A guy who says that anybody who don't believe in his beliefs is a pedophile or a terrorist. Now, this is His Royal Majesty Harper. A loyal subject of Elizabeth II, Queen of England. Watch the News (the real ones)...
SteveRowland 2 weeks ago
I don't really like Harper but it's good to see he has a sense of humor and will par-take.
scotterinsam 4 weeks ago 2
Lmao I thought the title was a gay joke.
moeali777 1 month ago
Harper seemed human there... I wonder what happened? Oh yes. He won a majority and put on his dictator pants. It looked like fun in this clip but I wonder if it gives Mercer nightmares now.
MsColdCanada 1 month ago
as much as i dislike harper, that was funny!
SuperSpencercat 1 month ago
Stephen Harper is a racist he wants to get rid of freedom rights for First nations !!!
11000101001001001020 1 month ago
Harper is badass :D
tarkin321 1 month ago
I'd actually say Harper's the best PM we've had in my lifetime, he's not neo-conservative like some people claim he is. From what i researched i'd argue he's better than the last 6 PMs and i enjoy how he doesn't mind popping up on TV shows occasionally, especially on an openly gay liberals show lol.
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Great video here on Harper:
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rocknpolitics 1 month ago
AG Sheila Fraser said the repairs on 24 Sussex were urgent. I really wish they'd just get it done. It's going to cost more the longer it's put off.
somewhatlongdong 1 month ago
Ahhhhhhhhh can I have a sleepover with Harper? :3
1Rockyboxer1 1 month ago
Fuck Harper
bkingbasil 1 month ago
@bkingbasil Fuck you.
greatwhitenorth1992 1 week ago
Fuck Harper, he's a greedy S.O.B that profits off of anything he can. And Micheal "Ignatif" if a retard
SimpsonPattyCAKE 2 months ago
@SimpsonPattyCAKE but bob rae is awesome! highly suggest you watch one of his speeches. he's done a great job the past several months rebuilding the liberal party. Just last week an NDP MP crossed over to the liberal party.
Freethinker12341 1 month ago
Oooh, the New World Order puppet owned by the globalist banskters is trying to appear nice and human-like on television. LMAO!
webeffect 2 months ago
@webeffect
Harper is a good guy, calm down bro he's one of the best P.M's we've had. Look around you.
You notice that he kept us out of a major world depression? Gave poor people savings with the TFSA's and cut the GST?
I know it's fashionable to hate Harper but in all honesty he's been a pretty good leader.
(Let's not forget the update to our Olympic's fashion, much better looking. Lol!)
orasis 2 months ago
This slightly decreases my dislike for Harper... but it does not decrease my contempt for his lies and detrimentally conservative decisions.
Xenohno 2 months ago 2
Friggin awesome :D I wouldn't vote for him but still.. Friggin awesome
deathfox1111 2 months ago
lol
cooliomoolio49 2 months ago
He probably reads that shit to his kids !
TheShirlock 2 months ago
thumbs upped and faved
JuneMarieRawFood 2 months ago
I think Steven Harper is a horrible prime minister.
DeVaHSTaTeR 2 months ago
@DeVaHSTaTeR So do 64% of Canadians.
TheRimDoctor 2 months ago
@DeVaHSTaTeR I agree ! Lets get him voted out next election! Start now !
TheShirlock 2 months ago
@DeVaHSTaTeR I do too, he's not the right person to be running a predominately liberal Canada when his personal views are rather conservative Christian fundamentalist - don't think anyone here is going to relate or agree with that.
Counterbrilliance 2 months ago
'im paid to be in charge',ahah funny guy!
scottdog87 2 months ago
wow wow stephen harper is funny like him
Emmanuelkimify 2 months ago
Harper is the fucking anti christ! FUCK HARPER!
Thefriendlybaron 2 months ago
Rick rocks!
ethiop64 3 months ago
Where's my brother?
tomcrissy 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
hey one thing i agree with harper! the $1000 limit, so we cant get fucked over by huge corperations who give loads of money to polititions like they do in the states
185tiff 3 months ago 30
@185tiff that was Chretien's doing
lazar88 1 month ago
@185tiff That $1000 dollar limit isn't going to help you very much. We have a $1000 - $2500 dollar limit here (in the US), too, but there are always creative ways of going around it. Like putting the money in as $1000 from each employee in a company rather than as $100000 from the company as a whole...
IsisStarlights 1 month ago
Picture this video with Ignatieff......LMFAO........As if!!!!! Gawd diggin' Harper!!!!
30kendra 3 months ago
Rick Mercer is Harper's favourite child.
Don't tell anyone.
LightningFastStudios 3 months ago
I like Mercer.
TheJenBong 3 months ago
Regardless of your stance on politics, this is hilarious
Corymachine 3 months ago 5
If you voted for harper it's because you didn't lose your job, if you catch my drift give me a thumbs up.
Have to admit, the video is pretty funny.
PhidlerCrab 3 months ago
LOL! Despite what closed-minded, stead-fast Liberals believe, (Oooohhh, Harper's "Agenda!"), he's obviously a down to earth, concerned, non-elitist Canadian! I'd love to "crack open the 2-4 with Harper, lol! He and his children were great in this video with Mercer! It cracked me up, yet it it didn't surprise me! Diggin' those pjs Rick, lmao!!!
30kendra 3 months ago
From the state of Washington,I love the RMR.
I can watch his shows all day long.And sometimes I do.
He is my major teacher for learning about Canada.
Good times
tomcrissy 4 months ago in playlist tomcrissy's favorites
Im so so on Harper. I voted for him, although don't agree with alot of his policies but let's be real guys..... He's the best of the choices we had.
Algonquin81 4 months ago 4
Only in Canada!
jackjen2020 4 months ago
Oddly enough political parties often perform better in polls when there's no leader (check out how Obama is polling against 'generic Republican' as opposed to actual Republicans; Mr Generic could win the election, but breathing candidates have a harder time); it's because different people are able to project on to the empty space the leader they'd want to have rather than it having the various flaws and compromises real people are prone to have to make.
Faboba 4 months ago
i fucking love stephen harper. i hate poor people
DannyGloverIsAwesome 4 months ago
I like how harper never let rick ask a question instead kept trying to redirect the subject. Just like how he runs the conservatives
TansenExoFire 4 months ago 4
@TansenExoFire thats the whole point
berta101 4 months ago
I can't believe his kids are going to school wearing t-shirts and jeans.
sonic2277 4 months ago 24
@sonic2277 what are they supposed to wear...?
unlikeablemkay 4 months ago 2
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dodony11 2 months ago
@sonic2277 what do u want them to be naked or something?
dodony11 2 months ago
@sonic2277 What else?
CIVDC 2 months ago
I hate Harper, but this is not bad.
Deets2308 4 months ago 4
I may get some hate for this but I think Harper has been one of the best Canadian prime minsters.
orasis 5 months ago 2
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Freethinker12341 5 months ago
@orasis Don't get me wrong, I understand perfectly the importance of being tough on crime, whatever is going to make our country safer is obviously more ideal. Harper has invested a lot of money building prisons and putting a lot of cops on the street which is obviously good to some extent. But I don't really understand what the need is, since Canada has always had a relatively low crime rate for the most part.... that's what I don't get.
Freethinker12341 5 months ago
@orasis and his enforcing of this minimum sentancing thing in regards to the "War on drugs`` , i can understand the idea of keeping ppl scared to the point that they`re afraid of breaking the law, but the thing is young ppl for instance are going to smoke dope anyway, after ppl go to jail theyre almost never better than when they went in . There are other ways to deal with crime. Looking at what causes crime and fixing that makes more sense to me than punishing excessively.
Freethinker12341 5 months ago
@Freethinker12341 The point is that marihuana drug use is not a crime in any ordinary sense of the word. It is a victimless act and a drug that is only marginally harmful to the person using it, easily within the limits of alcohol and nicotine use. If it were societally dangerous or lethal that would be another matter. Looking at what is crime and removing legal sanctions makes much more sense.
8DX 4 months ago
@orasis You are an idiot
homerl14 5 months ago
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@orasis I completely agree. Canada has needed a strong, solid, level headed leader and he's fit the bill. I don't always like some of the stuff he passes, but he's head and shoulders above the competition.
spyke99999 2 months ago
I like this, no matter how much you dont like/like harper... this just proves that he at least has a sense of humour
MtsLankstar 5 months ago 3
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The holocaust of canadians will wake the beast. In jews opinion, humans are forbidden from disagreeing with jews . In jews opinion, jews are forbidden from agreeing to disagree with non-jews. In jews opinion, non-jews are human-cattle. In jews opinion, jews being proven lyers regarding human soap and lampshades, mass-electrocusions, shrunken heads, baby kindling and the 6 million figure, doesn't effect peoples faith in holocostianity one bit!
oveid 5 months ago
This video is fantastic
brendan714 5 months ago in playlist More videos from kaytheliberal
@inanatto no we'd have an Libertarian government
happycan107 6 months ago
Can I move to Canada and get voted to PM?
Hiei2k7 6 months ago
@Hiei2k7 unfortnally you have to be born in Canada
mattmax11 6 months ago
@mattmax11 No, you don't. Any Canadian citizen can run for parliament and can in turn be elected PM. As recently as 1984, Canada had a foreign born PM (John Turner).
Schlamme 6 months ago
@mattmax11 Ah Crap.
Hiei2k7 6 months ago
@aristurtle1 That flower idea has to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard in my entire life. Typical leftist. Complains about tyranny, isn't willing to do anything to stop it. The war in Afghanistan, though I do believe it should be end, was completley justified at the time it began. Lybia can hardly be considered a war, at least not from Canada's point of view. Forcing a population to fund a war? That same population who elected him? We live in a representative democracy my friend.
JaysGOP 6 months ago
@aristurtle1 So because hes doing something you don't agree with, hes a tyrant? Nice logic there champ. So apparently the election he just won where a bunch of people (more than any other party) voted for him BECAUSE they agree with his policies. You wax on about Christians and their irrational faith, yet you are perfectly content with imploding the economy to save the environment from a threat that isn't even proven to be legitimate. Once again a Harper hater has proved my point for me.
JaysGOP 6 months ago
Hmm.. I'd like to see RMR to spend the night with the Obama's!! I wonder how that's gonna turn out. Haha!!
MrStarman1978 6 months ago
@Windegowally That's fine, my statement was not an attack either. But this is the place for it. Mercer is a political commentator, he does so with humour like John Stewart which is an awesome way to get people involved, informed and spark discussion. If you come here for the chuckles and aren't interested in the debate that's completely fine, you can simply ignore the comments and go on to your next video but you shouldn't get angry at people or discourage them from taking an interest.
hoopwizz 6 months ago
Secret Harper Ninja Kitty bottom right corner 2:50.
Alismyanodyne 6 months ago
@Windegowally That's all good and fun, but that's the kind of attitude that allows things to degenerate and provides the opportunity for some to be exploited or for the environment to be destroyed or for your food to contain dangerous levels of chemicals or needless fats that cause obesity and cancer. You need to be able to relax, have fun and laugh and I'm not some hardass with no sense of humor, but you also need to able to stand up when you need to and debate and make things change.
hoopwizz 6 months ago
All Canadians have a right to like Harper. It's just that 60% don't.
Hinterploppers 6 months ago
I like harper.
physicsbugga 6 months ago 6
What a party!
Thealpha1o1 7 months ago
why are you all commenting political shit on a funnny ass video?
2slittle10 7 months ago
Liberals and ndp wanna control your life and only get seats by special intrest's groups,( gay community, new immigrants, natives land, womens groups through fear mongering, anarchists, envirromentalists) and so on. Squeeky wheels get the grease and disregard the silent majority! Go protest a G20 event! I will be working!
Obsean10001 7 months ago
@flyboy243 Such a ignorant statement, Liberals are the people who use fear as manipulation, talking about climate change and garbage that makes no sense. your just another commie wannabe.
Truehuman11 7 months ago
Who knew SH had a sense if humor? Sadly he now has a majority... :(
TheAmberEyed 7 months ago
Liberals are a threat to Canada, they care about animals more than humans, and I'm sure they would also rather have sex with animals more than humans. that's the nature of a liberal. damn Communists.
Truehuman11 7 months ago 2
@Truehuman11 and we could say that conservatives are homophobic-god fearing racially-driven fascist goose=stepping goons.....no...we're better than that-and this is COMING FROM AN NDPer
Flyboy243 7 months ago
Stephen Harper: "Conservative values are Canadian values"
Hahahahah!!
Freethinker12341 7 months ago
So funny
Yorgo1967 7 months ago
That hug looked about as comfortable as Voldemort hugging Draco in Deathly Hallows.
artemisharper 7 months ago
It's funny that Mr. Harper shakes his kids hands and hugs Rick to say goodbye and not the other way around.
meovista 8 months ago 16
@meovista You know what that was about, right? He was making a joke out of that fuss the press made when they saw him shake his son's hand once instead of hugging him. (As I understand it, his son was embarrassed to be hugged on camera, and wanted his dad to shake his hand instead.) The press made this big fuss about it, as if it proved that Stephen Harper had no affection for his kids. I see it the other way around-- he was trying to respect his son's feelings.
bKiwiD 5 months ago
@meovista If I'm not mistaken this is a reference to photos of Mr. Harper shaking his kids hands while dropping them off at school shortly after his first minority win.
panelsofDOOM 4 months ago 2
Rick Mercer is a great Comedian, but he loses out when he gets chummy with Politicians.
DjWellDressedMan 8 months ago
@DjWellDressedMan hes a political comedian, have you seen any of his work since he started? this hour has 22 mknutes? its ALL political, since hes shown, hes proved harper actually has a humorous side, how can you say he " looses out"?
stark1987 7 months ago
well of course our first minister will be a very good actor, he reads a script quite well
socomsam 8 months ago
Hahaha Glad to know our Prime Minister has a sense of humor.
awesomemaria 8 months ago in playlist Canadian Politics
@awesomemaria he doesn't, hes just a decent actor.. harper is a sociopath lol serious..
Freethinker12341 8 months ago
Why does this video build up my rage towards my nation's(US) politicians? It's like I'm watching a really poor play on stage every time I turn on the TV, and here Canada's biggest satirist is SLEEPING OVER at the Prime Minister's crib.
Why can't my country be so cool.
MemoPortero 8 months ago 29
@MemoPortero stephen harper is evil though...
Freethinker12341 8 months ago
"you know when I cant sleep I count ridings.. LOL
DianaISleep 8 months ago
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Some guy called Henry Makow keeps saying the Stephen Harper's mother is a Jew or is of Jewish blood because he maiden name is Teskey. Teskey is not a Jewish surname but a German Palatine surnmae and is found all around the island of Ireland from the 1700's. Harper's mother is of German Palatine-Irish descent.
swissnor 9 months ago
lol! i love that Harper hugs Rick at the end! :D
liyahsmitherson 9 months ago
i smoked a joint with harper's kid
chobag 9 months ago
Anyone woh thinks Harper is anywhere close to a tyrant should spend a day in Cuba or North Korea and see what tyranny really means. The very fact that they are able to CALL him a tyrant is a testament to the freedom we enjoy in Canada. Honeslty Harper haters are starting to become like Evangelical rednecks in the US.
JaysGOP 9 months ago 29
@JaysGOP No the g20 was tyranny just because it isnt as bad as NK doesnt mean we should tolerate it its dangerous thinking.
Disturbedfan009 9 months ago
@Disturbedfan009 What I saw was a bunch of idiots exercising their democratic right to protest and taking it too far causing property damage. I don't think Harper had anything to do with the crackdowns (which were completley justified). If thats even what your talking about I have no idea.
JaysGOP 9 months ago
@JaysGOP there were barely any people causing damage many of them were undercover police and i can prove theyve used this tactic before harper put the g20 in toronto why couldnt of they had it anywere else? you honestly dont know if you think they are justified if you look into it.
Disturbedfan009 9 months ago
@Disturbedfan009 What? Harper put the G20 in Toronto because its the biggest city in the country and would generate millions in revenue for it. The protests occured because idiots who think they can change the world want to be loud cunts about it. Cars were lit on fire, shops were vandalized, how the fuck do you think the police were going to react? And the very fact that you can go on Youtube and call Harper a tyrant means hes not a fucking tyrant.
JaysGOP 9 months ago 2
@JaysGOP The security costed 1 billion dollars alone i dont see any revenue changed in that and your full of crap saying all of the protestors were idiots.how was any revenue raised by getting wine for the international bankers who ruined the worlds financial economy they have every right to protest and just because some are working for the govt burning things doesnt mean you can arrest everyone some people are just stupid. people in egypt used social media that doesnt mean mubarak wasnt a tyran
Disturbedfan009 9 months ago
@Disturbedfan009 Alright dickwad there is no dissernable evidence to link undercover policemen to acts of vandalism. And even if there was the PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT handles policing. The provincial government led by the LIBERAL PARTY. Harper had nothing to do with it. And I agree. They had every right to protest, but they didn't have the right to cause property damage. And guess what? When you host an international confrence, its going to generate revenue. Its like hosting a fucking hockey tourn
JaysGOP 9 months ago
@JaysGOP lol i can show you but since you resort to name calling because you know your wrong i wont bother.
Disturbedfan009 9 months ago
@Disturbedfan009 You really do go a long way to prove my point about Harper haters being the most ignorant, idiotic group in the country. You remain completley devoid of all reason, even when confronted with ireffutable evidence that, whatever happened at those protests, had nothing to do with Harper. You consistently refuse to accept the commonly held belief of what a tyrant is because you are completley ignorant and brain dead. Yes I'm calling you names, but none of them are unfounded.
JaysGOP 9 months ago
@JaysGOP Exactly the opposite... harper is a christian who enjoys privatization and military. Sounds like most U.S presidents voted in during the last two decades to me. I don't agree with any of his views, because being humane is a top priority on my list. Before you start calling out other people on their point of view, try and see both sides of the picture. You must support the degradation of aboriginal communities, overt military spending, privatization, less funding to the arts; capitalism.
DaveDFFA 9 months ago
@DaveDFFA Actually I support all of those things. Pardon me for favoring free markey capitalism. Its not like it hasn't been responsible for raising the standard of living for virtually all western civilizations or anything like that. I'm glad you completley missed my point and I'm glad you took the time to name some of the things that are great about conservatism, saves me time.
JaysGOP 9 months ago
@JaysGOP harper is against legalization of a harmless plant cannabis and hes giving isreal money isreal is stealing cargo ships sent to gaza to provide food to the poor gaza is getting bombed by isreal and harper is supporting this he is just as bad as cuban and north korean dictators he just knows how to disguise it better
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ Well yes I do happen to disagree with the Prime Minister on the legalization of said plant, and your lack of education on the Israel issue is sad, but not suprising.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP no the jews are stealing land from the Palestinians and are killing innocent civilians throwing rocks at arabs if they even leave there home its pretty much the holocaust all over again but the jews are the nazis
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ Not sure if trolling, or just really stupid.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP do some research nobody should be funding the Israeli settlers there fuckin crazy
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ I've done my research I encourage you to do the same rather than spew off propogandic nonsense.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP theres video proof to show that the jewish settlers in isreal are the ones to blame and your denying that? do you want me to send u a message with 5 video links to show you proof that it is happening?
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ Israel has had legal claim to that land since before WWI. The Zionists bought the land to escape from pogroms in Europe and the remainig Jews that survived the Holocaust followed and Israel declared its independance. All if the land Israel has gained since then has been gained as a result of wars STARTED by Arab countries. PLEASE, PLEASE find a credible source to base your argument off of before you go spewing your nonsense.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP maybe they were started by arab countrys but for a strictly right reason because the arabs are under attack in palastine by these jews who are throwing rocks and torturing and killing the arabs. wouldnt you start a war if some people just came in bought land from one of your ally countrys and then started killing and torturing your people to expand that land? you cant tell me you wouldnt
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ Because they're radical Islamist anti semites. The DAY Israel declared its independance the Arab nations started a war. THE SAME DAY. You think Hamas is innocent? They're the ones provoking this. Israel has clearly stated they would accept a peace agreement, its the Islamist extremists that prvent this from happening,
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP doesent mean that every arab in that country needs to be treated like shit iv never seen a single arab go and try to fuck with a jew in isreal but the jews keep attacking without mercy and the arabs aren't doing anything back or anything for them to throw rocks at them its completely unjustified
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ Hamas you ignorant fuck. Hamas. One five letter word makes your argument seem silly.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP fuck them so what some people belong to a terrorist organization that doesn't mean you have to single out a whole race of people and torture and kill innocent people
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ Wait. Don't you mean how the entire Arab world wants to single out the entire Jewish race and kill them? Just because Israel is strong enough to not let that happen doesn't mean they want it to. The President of Iran has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel and is a flipping holocaust denier.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP that still doesent justify killing and torturing the isreali arab citizens who have done nothing wrong if the jews want to take iran to war then ok go for it but dont sit here telling me that the jews should be allowed to go and kill and torture any arab they want in isreal because thats just sick.
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ But they don't. Aside from a few isoloated incidents along the border Israel mainly plays a defensive role. Its the Arab nations that are the aggressors, its the Arab nations that repeatedly call for the end of Israel and its Arab terrorists that attack Israeli civilians. You lack of understanding on this issue is laughable.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP they DONT torture innocent arabs that havent done anything to jews? no sir your lack of understanding on this is laughable i dont care about the other arab countrys sayin shit right now if the jews want to go to war with those countrys ok but they shouldnt attack arabs in isreal who arent hurting anyone just because there arab doesent mean they have the exact same ideas as other arabic countrys look at the U.S.A. and canadian citizens we disagree on different matters but so what
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@KKillaJ Why are you quick to condemn the Israeli people based on a few isolated incidents, but ignore that the leader of an Arab nation wants every single Israeli murdered. Israel has the right to be there, and have done nothing but want to continue with a peaceful existence. Once again, what about the members of Hamas who brutally murder innocent Israeli's. Why should they be allowed to murder innocent people who just want to exist, yet Israel should be condemned for defending itself.
JaysGOP 8 months ago
@JaysGOP on a few incidents? its more like hundreds and i never said that isreal as a country should be condemned im just saying the jews who are killing and torturing the arabs in isreal who were there until the jews bought some land then started expanding illegaly like hitler did durring WW2 should be punished and unfortunetly that is the majority of the jews there i agree with u that the arab leaders who want to kill all the jews are wrong to but u gota see what im saying to
KKillaJ 8 months ago
@JaysGOP
Do you like Harper?
m1up 7 months ago
@m1up Yes. And guess what? I'm not sitting in a dungeon killing puppies and stroking my moustache thinking of ways to screw over the Canadian people. I like Harper because I'm not naive enough to believe in Jack Laytons incredibly stupid policies.
JaysGOP 7 months ago
@JaysGOP
Nobody said you sit in a dungeon and kill puppies.
I disagree with some of Harper's actions and agendas, and think he is pretty damn cold. I mean, I am by no means a extreme liberal, hell I have lived in Calgary all my life! But Stephen Harper is someone I find, for some reason hard to trust. Everytime I hear his name, I think of the incidents at the G20, among other things. I honestly have a hard time believing that he is "for the Canadian people".
m1up 7 months ago
@m1up No politician is here for he Canadian people or any people. Politicians serve their own agenda first and the countries second. It just so happens that every so often those two things happen to be the same. I trust Harper to handle the economy far more than I trust an idealistic socialist.
JaysGOP 7 months ago
@JaysGOP
What about other things than the economy? I supported the NDP in the last election because I am not fond of the Liberals or the Conservatives, and the Greens are just too small in numbers. I think Jack Layton has more experience and a broader world view than Mr. Harper and that is why I voted for him. I do not think it is very Canadian to cut foreign aid to countries that depend on it for survival. Thats another reason why I did not vote for Harper this election.
m1up 7 months ago
@m1up I'm personally not very fond of killing business and spending ridiculous amonts of money on entitlement programs and bankrupting the country. And how does Layton have more experience on the economy. Harper is an economist for Christs sake.
JaysGOP 7 months ago
@JaysGOP
How would he kill business? I dont see your logic in this. If anything, he would make business more ethical and better corporate citizens, which is something that is severely lacking in Canada these days. I never said Layton had more experience specifically in the economy, I am saying he has more experience overall. I would rather have a leader that spends the countries money on things that the people and the world need, than someone who cuts from needed programs to "save" the economy
m1up 7 months ago
@m1up Raising taxes on corporations isn't going to make them more "ethical", its going to cause them to cut jobs and productinon, stagnating the economy even further. Jack Layton simply doesn't get this. Jack Layton has absolutley no concept of costs. He thinks he can spend ridiculous amounts of money we don't have to dole out massive social programs. Yes, it would be nice if the government could give people more, but the fact is that they work on a budget and cannot spend recklessly.
JaysGOP 7 months ago
@JaysGOP dam straight, just because the Harper government inherited a mess of a military from the liberals he has to spend billions to upgrade it, they using kit form the 70's..... and because he has spend money on it hes considered a bad guy, i dont get those idiots. its like.. yes Canada needs a jet replacement, yet it would be expensive, its funny how no one seems concerned that we only buying 65 jets for the second largest land mass on the planet.....
Baseshocks 7 months ago
@Baseshocks Well you also have to rememer that the recession hit in 2008, which also hindered his ability to balance the budget, and provided the current situation doesn't get any worse, we'll be in the black by 2015.
JaysGOP 7 months ago
@JaysGOP He obviously is nowhere near the tyranny we see in those countries and to say that is a gross exageration. However that does not mean it should be ok for us to settle and not be active and critical because we don't have it as bad as other places. Because our non-action is what allows leaders to exploit their power and the repercussions are not just for Canadians but on a world scale. The Americans keeping Bush was bad for their country, but worse for the world as a whole.
hoopwizz 6 months ago
@hoopwizz Well obviously there is some room for criticism and of course I myself don't agree with every one of his policies. I'm not attacking those who disagree with his views, I'm attacking those who think hes some kind of tyrant, despite winning three straight elections. I supported him because I thought he was far and away the lesser of four evils.
JaysGOP 6 months ago
@JaysGOP Reasonable. He does do some very screwy, anti-democratic things though, and getting re-elected is not an indicator of competence or morality as proven by Bush. As far as ideology I personally believe he is the greater of the "3" evils as the block is not a serious party capable of power. But in terms of competence he is admittedly more capable than the Liberals and nobody can really tell how the NDP would do but at least the NDP's stance on issues is more progressive and ethical.
hoopwizz 6 months ago
@JaysGOP This. I don't really care for Harper, but calling him a dictator or a tyrant is utterly ridiculous. Hell, even calling him a Republican is ridiculous. Let's keep things relative, people.
mrs0antichrist 6 months ago
@JaysGOP Cuz he's a tyrant with an Economics degree! Please, Harper has more power because he bullies in a ''civilized manner''. It's always the goodie-two-shoes you need to watch over, not he criminally insane like Kim. We see HIM coming. And talk about comparing apples and oranges! Are you really saying Canada = North-Korea? Therefore our leaders should be compared at the same accountability level? Excuse me, if I expect democracy! Come on!!! Why should we ''settle'', because it could be Kim?
sidvidle 6 months ago
@sidvidle Expect democracy? You mean like the election we had 4 months ago that Harper won? Or the two before that that he won? I'm not comparing Canada to North Korea. I'm simply suggesting that those who call Harper a tyrant see what its really like to live in a totalitarian state. Just because you disagree with Harpers political views, doesn't make him a tyrant. There are obviously plenty of people who do agree with them.
JaysGOP 6 months ago 2
@JaysGOP Harper DOES have anti-democratic policies though. Stopping an election, breaking up a group attempting to start an election on the behalf of the 70% of people who DON'T vote Conservative. TL;DR, the sole purpose of Conservatives is for lower taxes and advantage for corporations.
Max17766 6 months ago
@Max17766 Your last sentence pretty much explained why I voted Conservative. Lower taxes, both personal and corporate are a good thing. As evil as you think corporations may be, they are the ones who hire people and create economic growth. He stopped a takeover from a coalition that was not elected or approved by the Canadian people. And last time I checked Harper won 50% of the vote outside Quebec. Counting the people who didn't vote at all is sheer idiocy.
JaysGOP 6 months ago
@JaysGOP False. The Conservatives won 40% of the vote. We count Quebec; it's still Canada, like it or not. I don't trust corporations. I trust my government. They want safety for Canadian citizens, and a good life for citizens. I DO trust Harper/Canadian Conservatives to a degree, as I want a good economy, but yet still some government control. I DON'T trust American Republicans though. They seem a bit too lax on taxing.
Max17766 6 months ago
@Max17766 Whatever way you want to slice it, Harper had more votes than the other candidates. When was the last time a party won a majority of the votes. It was Mulroney in '84. I'm not saying corporations should be given free rein, but in a market system they must, to an extent cater to the needs of consumers. After all they're after that delicious profit. The profit motive drives society forward, creating jobs and production in a much more efficient way than government can.
JaysGOP 6 months ago
@JaysGOP That's what's wrong with our system. Harper didn't have a majority of the VOTES, he had less than 50%. he did win more than 50% of the seats though. There's our problem. In the end, NDP, or Conservative, you deserve your opinion heard. This is what's wrong now. FPTP doesn't work, and it's the only reason the Conservatives got the majority, playing the system.
Max17766 6 months ago
@Max17766 I agree that the system is completely fucked up. But the Liberals did the exact same thing throughout the 90s. Until the system is changed we have to live by it and its certainly not Harpers fault that he won a majority under FPTP.
JaysGOP 6 months ago
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BarbiexCutie 9 months ago
3:58 no it isn't a free country aslong as stephen harpers running it
ihateslideshows 9 months ago
@v9vREBORN that is a mental health and addiction clinic? You make no sense. Most likely it would seem you are saying i belong there, but i did nothing to attack you i am just curious as to your meaning.
matty3327 9 months ago
@v9vREBORN well how can i fully understand what you mean? i'm legitimately curious
matty3327 10 months ago