This was Harper's opinion BEFORE he became PM. Now that he's the PM, he can appreciate the use of lies, distortions & unethical behaviour. He didn't realize that when you're PM, laws & rules don't apply to you. Corruption & backroom deals are simply the perks of the job. He is so intent on implimenting his policies, he will do whatever it takes, regardless of how illegal, unethical, immoral or corrupt his methods may be. He acts in the same manner he once objected to & condemned . . HYPOCRITE!!
@BoredomCorner Well, vote however you want of course, just don't forget to pray that you're never a victim of violent crime in this country. It could happen to you!
Well you see, its like this: the money that the government spends on the CBC would be far more effective if it were put into something else, say health care for example.
@bgd360 You can also say that about the amount of money being spent on corporate tax cuts that don't work, jails that we don't need, and planes that are worse than what we have already.
@BoredomCorner We know he is for real now. He told us before things are good where he is, and just told us that everyone in his area is rich, meaning they are exactly the people the Conservatives pander to. I would not even suggest he's being paid to blog, as he can legitimately support the Cons due to the fact that they give him and everyone in his area handouts simply because they already have lots of money. That's the Conservative way - give more to those who already have more than they need.
@hanksnow82 "Harper is the best choice we have right now"
Are you fucking stoned? The guy is THE ONLY PRIME MINISTER TO BE CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT. He's dug us deeper into debt than anyone, for no reason at all, he's brainwashing the public, he's directly responsible for the largest peace-time mass arrest (and wrongful arrest) in our history, he's tried to bribe someone at least once, he's cheated in at least one election...
The only people worse than him are in the Communist parties.
@hanksnow82 Though I never said that, I will say that we would be much better off economically if we utilized some Chretien-era policies. For instance, the Chretien Liberals were regularly running a trade surplus in order to lower our national debt. Harper would balance the budget rather than run a surplus given the chance - not a good idea as long as the country is in debt. Any opportunity to maintain a surplus must be taken in order to reduce our debt and increase our buying power in doing so.
@hanksnow82 I would argue that an NDP minority is the best possibility right now. It would likely result in the Libs dropping Iggy (hopefully in favour of Leblanc) and the Cons dropping Harper. Layton has shown that he is willing to work with other party leaders, so an NDP minority would be far more stable and effective than what we have now, and their actions would be kept in check by the Libs and Cons.
As for the Chretien Libs, yes there was corruption, but you can't say Harper is any better.
@hanksnow82 Where do you get the impression, that lying to and abusing the people that Harper NEEDS TO GET A MAJORITY (ie. the general public), is going to do any good? Not only does it support EVERY image problem that the right-wing has, but it will give anyone with a brain very good reason to NOT VOTE FOR HARPER.
@BoredomCorner Being a NDPer your a far left ideologue which thankfully most Canadians reject , at lest federally so they will never form the government . Unlike you i want less government less services and lower taxes . I am quite able to stand on my own two feet with out help from the government . Harper has done a good job with the economy and that's what is important to most Canadians that's why Harper will get elected again .
@hanksnow82 He didn't say that, I did. I also already established that I usually support the Liberals, meaning there is no arguing that I am a "partisan hack", so it'd look better on you if you just don't try that angle. Cause that's what it's all about for you Cons, right? The angle? Greed is good, right? WRONG! Greed is all about acquiring more, not creating. Real innovation is driven by ambition, desire, and progressive thinking, not greed. The Cons favour only the latter though.
@BoredomCorner My mistake im having a parallel conversation with someone else on the same topic at the same time but i appreaciate your labeling me an idiot and a liar . Libs your a compassionate bunch .
@hanksnow82, when you REPEATEDLY make groundless claims about people -- and claim that Harper has done things that he clearly has not -- you're not only losing potential voters, but you're making yourself look really stupid.
@BoredomCorner The fact that Canada had the best response to the recession and faired the best is not a groundless claim . Harper and the Conservatives have made all the right moves such as tightening up the mortgage market at the right time and not getting carried away with stimulus like Obama did down south . Harper is easily the best Prime Minister Canada has had in 40 years
@hanksnow82 As for the point on Canada's response to the recession, how many times must I say that Harper is not to credit. The banking regulations that saved us: Chretien's doing. The stimulus spending (Economic Action Plan) that helped us weather the recession: opposition policy. There is no data yet to prove that tightening the mortgage market helped, and given our mortgage market was already safe, it will likely turn out to be a harmful move.
The mortage market was "tightened up" like a month ago from this day? What drugs are you smoking??? When was the "recession" and "economic crisis" that tricked people into giving up their right to work overtime? DO you know how many companies used the "economic crisis" to ratchet up their profits by driving down how much they pay their employees? To me the "economic crisis" looks more like an attack on the middle class by the rich, not a "crisis" at all. Luckily i have a secure govt job, =)
What? I was born here. My parents were born here. My grandfathers served in WW2 and WW1, and were born HERE! And you call me a fucking immigrant? Come on now. I am a product of this land we call Canada, and the sun that shines down on it. I am no immigrant Tamil Tiger or the likes of that. I am white, and i too have a heart, two eyes a mouth a nose and two ears, problems worries and anger, just like you bud but either way if a rebellion came up tommorow my shoulder would be next to yours
@mattmatt115 I disagree. There is a recession, and it was caused by the capitalist ideology that greed is good. The banking regulations that saved us - the ones Harper tried to remove - prevented things like the sub-prime mortgages we saw in the US. Companies like Goldman-Sachs gave out mortgages they knew would fail, then packaged those with safe mortgages, sold the packages to other companies knowing full well that they were bound to fail, then bet against the investments they had sold.
@sidewinderrt10 And then, they got a bailout. With taxpayer money. How nice of us ignorant idiots, to help the guys who knifed us in the back out... How fucking nice of us! And we werent even consulted!!!!! Not even asked if we would agree even if our opinions didnt matter... Does that not fill you with anger and rage? And a willingness to destroy these people and turn all of their assets into property of the people????
@sidewinderrt10 Let the flames roar!!! Come on shrills, pump out things like "you communist!" "socialist" "fascist" "anti-american" "anti-semite" come on, let em fly boys!@!
@mattmatt115 I do agree though that there is an attack on the middle class by the rich, but I think that is the cause of the crisis, not the crisis in and of itself. It's not just an attack on the middle class though. It is an attack on the rich, the poor, the middle class, indeed everyone, by a hand full of greedy capitalists. The worst are those at Goldman-Sachs. Not only were they a major contributor to the US housing crisis, but they were to blame for the crisis in Greece as well.
Also, as much as I support the Liberals and my local MPP, I think an Ontario NDP government would be best right now. We've got Rae Days, Harris' CSR, and McGuinty's poor leadership to look at. Bad records from all parties, but Rae's influence is long gone, and the NDP's mistakes are the furthest behind us, so it makes sense to give them their 2nd chance first.
I'd also like to add on the tax bit that most economists have said it was a boneheaded move to cut the GST at all.
SOS HILLARY CLINTON (not known as a timid flower like Obama) attended the summit last here in Ottawa and criticized the Cdn Gov. for not being inclusive and refusing to invite northern aboriginals at the table! Also, she rightly criticized Harper's infamous Evangelical misogyny by NOT providing assistance for Family Planning to Third World countries. How can you divorce family planning from aid when 10-yr olds are raped and pregnant? Harper makes the Tea party neanderthals blush! unCanadian!
Canada used to be a respected player on the international world stage. Over the past 5 years, it's received a black eye and become the laughingstock of the world! That's why, for the first time in 60 years(!), Canada lost the UN Security Council seat!
Meantime, veterans, seniors and women are being bashed by the G.Dubya Bush Tea Party of Canada! Bunch of undemocratic neanderthals of the Herr Harper!
@sidewinderrt10 Despite your spin the facts are Harper had done a great job and is most likely looking at a majority government this time around . Your man Iggy will be back in the states calling himself an American with in 30 days of the election .
@hanksnow82 What spin? Harper essentially tried to create here in Canada the same situation that occurred in the US, yet now that Chretien-era regulations have been cited by the IMF and OECD as the reason for our current strong position, he tries anything to take the credit. The credit is due only to the past Chretien Liberals and the current opposition parties who kept Harper in check.
As for your Iggy comment, right party, wrong man. I supported Dominic Leblanc for Liberal leader.
@peanutsnuts Harper has done a fantastic job if you get right down to it . He had to fight against the insane ideas of the far left and separatists who would destroy this country if left to them .The country is doing very well under his leadership where i am are things not very good where you are ? As far as scandals go have you already forget about the theft and lies of the Liberals Sponsorship scandal ? how about the Sea King helicopters ?or maybe the Grand-Mère Inn ?
@hanksnow82 I'm guessing you live in a riding held by a senior Conservative cabinet minister from what you're saying, because that's where Harper's putting all the money. Also, "separatists who would destroy this country" applies to Harper as well. Did you not know he's an Alberta separatist? Frankly, Albertans need to smarten up and realize that Harper's corporate taxes are the reason they pay out so much in transfer payments. If big oil actually paid taxes, that money would be used instead.
@sidewinderrt10 I see you don't want to talk about the past criminal activities of the Liberals and i can't say that i blame you . For the record i'm not in Alberta but where i am we are doing very very well , are you not doing well where you are ? I get it that you don't like Harper but what is it that you think Iggy is going to do to improve the lives of Canadians that will make us more prosperous ?
@hanksnow82 1) I didn't say you were in Alberta, I said Harper is an Alberta separatist, so such attacks against the Bloc are hyprocritical for Conservatives to be making. 2) I never said I like Iggy. I don't much care for him honestly. In fact, I already said that supported Dominic Leblanc for the Liberal leadership. 3) The "past criminal activities" of the Liberals pale in comparison to what Harper has done. He is the only PM ever to have been found in contempt of Parliament! Explain that one.
@sidewinderrt10 I will try asking one more time ..... (1) Things are very very good where i am ,are things not going good where you are in the country ? (2) What do you think Iggy is going to do to make Canada more prosperous ?
@hanksnow82 1) Things are fairly good where I am, but mainly because my MPP is a senior cabinet minister with the McGuinty Liberals. Harper has done nothing here, due to the fact that he is not likely to win this riding as it has not been held by a federal Conservative since the early 1920's. 2) Ignatieff intends to focus on improving the CPP system, improving the health care system, and creating more job opportunities for young people, among other things.
@sidewinderrt10 I dont think you can attribute any national improvement to a provincial government that has put Ontario into a record deficit that has the potential of crippling the province in the near future . Nor do i think Iggy can do much to improve a provincial program such as OHIP with out contributing to all the provinces in which case he would have to raise taxes and like wise with CPP . Sounds like your man has a pretty thin election plank .
@hanksnow82 Again, you call Iggy my "man". I supported Dominic Leblanc, not Ignatieff.
I also never attributed national improvement to the McGuinty Liberals, I attributed local improvement in my riding to them. I don't like McGuinty, but keep in mind he's a "blue Liberal". His policies are not much different from the provincial Cons.
As for tax increases, they're not entirely necessary as Ignatieff intends to reverse some of the corporate tax cuts that have recently been handed out.
@sidewinderrt10 Dominic Leblanc will not be leading the Libs in the upcoming election Iggy will and if your voting Lib your voting Iggy . I did get a good laugh at you calling McGuinty a " blue lib " but unless your a school teacher i don't think he can be credited with improving anyones lot in Ontario . So you think Iggy will just up taxes on business and that won't increase prices on consumers or discourage job growth ? . I must say you have a very child like view of economics .
@hanksnow82 I won't be voting Liberal, as the best local candidate is NDP, and he's albeit guaranteed to win here anyway. Also, McGuinty IS a "blue Liberal" like it or not. He panders to the wants of the big money, like any Con would, and here that's the OTPP. Also, I never credited McGuinty, I credited my local MPP, Rick Bartolucci.
As for reverting corporate tax cuts, the cuts didn't bring prices down so why should prices go up? Those that do raise prices would risk severe consumer backlash.
@fowfhaha Except for Ignatieff's recent re- entry to Canada he hasn't been in Canada for 30 years . To put that in perspective Trudeau was still PM and they had just completed the CN tower . Ignatieff was happily living in Cambridge Mass calling himself an American until he was lured back to by a group of Liberal backroom power brokers with the promise that they would make him PM . Ignatieff will be gone back to the states ASAP after he loses the next election and i say good riddance .
@hanksnow82 Ignatieff is from Toronto and lived in Europe for more than 20 years. He worked as a broadcaster BBC ( British television ) a freelance writter having written books that are now avaliable in 12 languages. Also a journalist. He went to Harvard for a few years and then taught Human rights, just because someone went to school in the States does not make them American. Ignatieff is more Canadian than Harper will ever be. Just wiki pedia him DUHHHH He is smart and well traveled.
@BoredomCorner Ignatieff has spent 30 of the last 35 years living in countries other then Canada and there is little doubt he wont stay here much longer if he loses the next election .
@hanksnow82 Your an idiot. Ignatieff is from Toronto and lived in Europe for more than 20 years. He worked as a broadcaster BBC ( British television ) a freelance writter having written books that are now avaliable in 12 languages. Also a journalist. He went to Harvard for a few years and then taught Human rights, just because someone went to school in the States does not make them American. Ignatieff is mre Canadian than Harper will ever be. Just wiki pedia him DUHHHH
@hanksnow82 Ignatieff is from Toronto and lived in Europe for more than 20 years. He worked as a broadcaster BBC ( British television ) a freelance writter having written books that are now avaliable in 12 languages. Also a journalist. He went to Harvard for a few years and then taught Human rights, just because someone went to school in the States does not make them American. Ignatieff is more Canadian than Harper will ever be. Just wiki pedia him DUHHHH He is smart and well traveled.
@hanksnow82 Done a good job? The state of our economy is thanks to Chretien-era banking regulations that Harper tried to remove and stimulus policy that the opposition forced him to implement. He has damaged our reputation on the world stage. He has prorogued Parliament twice, yet criticizes the opposition parties for looking to oust him, saying that Canadians cannot afford delays in the Parliamentary process. Under his leadership, the Conservatives have broken several laws.The list goes on...
@hanksnow82 Harper's nearly bankrupted us, been found in contempt more than any PM in Canadian history, is the only North American leader to be investigated internationally for war crimes, and is the only PM to be accused of cheating in an election.
There's no way you can call THAT doing a good job.
@BoredomCorner The World Bank said he did the best job of any leader in the free world guiding the country through the recession . I like having someone with an economics back ground running the country and it seems the country does too because things are going very well here in Canada .
@hanksnow82 Quoted from Harper: "This year ... the World Economic Forum, and more recently Moody’s Investors Service, both ranked Canada’s banks as the world’s soundest.
The International Monetary Fund has commented that Canada’s financial sector has shown ‘remarkable stability ... thanks in good part to strong supervision and regulation.'
Back when Martin was PM, Harper was calling for removal of the regulations cited here.
Google search terms for quote: world bank stephen harper davos
@hanksnow82 Also, he may have a graduate degree in economics, but even when most professional economists agreed that there was a global recession underway, Harper still denied the fact. That's a second strike on his record. 1) Trying to remove key legislation, and 2) denying there was a recession.
@hanksnow82 Which brings me to the third strike on his record: his non-Keynesian view of economics. The IMF and OECD cited stimulus spending as a key contributor to the state of our economy. While several Canadian organizations, most notably the Fraser Institute, have stated that stimulus had a negligible impact in Canada, accounting for only 0.2 percent growth in GDP, the OECD has stated that the stimulus had greater implications, and that it protected our economy and prevented GDP losses.
it's funny how he attacks the liberals with ferocity for years and can't seem to lead himself.
I don't think there will be any savior whatsoever at any time who will lead either Canada US or any country out of any situation for which there won't be criticism from someone
Harper and the rest of the neo-cons are self serving shitheads. That's all there is to it.
They don't have a clue, nor do they care to learn what troubles the average Canadian. As long as they get their under the table payments to continue cutting corporate taxes while shafting us with general inaction on global oil and food prices, along with the rest of our resources, our country will continue to slowly decline.
And let's not get started with the G20 problems...
@suzieq0452: Harper is an excellent politician though. To quote Mikhail Gorbachev, "What is the difference between a statesman and a politician?... A statesman does what he believes is best for his country, a politician does what best gets him re-elected."
Don't say Harpo is an "excellent Politican" this PIECE of SHIT is NOTHING but a CROOK. What has he proven to be CONstdered a "Excellent Politican". He IS a GODDAM NLIAR and a THIEF who should be Sitting in a CELL Surrounded by the REST of the THIEVES in his CABAL.
He has Taken POLITICS into the SEWER with his CRAP Party. Don't INSULT the POLITCANS that WORK HARD for thier RIDINGS by Calling this PIG anything BUT a CORRUPT THIEVING LYING CROOK.
This video nicely explains one of the reasons (the other being lack of fiscal responsibility) why this conservative doesn't support the Conservatives!
I hope this ad doesn't get put on TV. With the average attention span of a TV viewer, they might misinterpret the ad as being pro-Harper, and the images on the screen as being Liberal scandals. If they don't read the text, that's what the ad could be seen as "saying".
Although this ad is definitely trying something new, in an election it could potentially do more unintentional harm.
Harper took good care of our economy during some rough times, I'll give him credit for that. Running a country is not an accounting job however. Lately, his politics smell of the US republican party and there's no place for that type of dirty politics in OUR country. (are you listening Ignatieff?) What we citizens should remember, is that these clowns work for us. They're not our leaders, they're our representatives. Speak up Canadians!
@canuckartist - Harper didn't "take care of our country during some rough times".
The reason Canada faired so well when the rest of the world was going down the shitter economically, was because our banks were regulated. We weren't giving out mortgages to anyone who wanted one. And, you can thank the left-of-centre politicians and policy-makers for that. Had Harper had a majority govt, he would have de-regulated everything. Then our economy would be in the shitter with the rest of the world.
@ApocalypsePlough I can't refute your argument. Then let me rephrase to say that he managed to make himself LOOK like a shining beacon of economic leadership, sitting comfortably on the coatails of wiser men.
I don't care who's in power as long as they respect democracy, which Harper doesn't. Harper has ignored the law, our representatives in government and cheated his way in to power. If that was a headline in another country we'd be talking about sending in the UN to give power back to the people.
I know a lot of people who do NOT think it's hyperbole to call this government autocratic and bordering on fascist. They practice vicious media control, they have prorogued to avoid accountability and loss of power twice (chretien did the same and quit, MacDonald did too and quit, why not harper?). They have been held in contempt of parliament. They have violated election laws and committed fraud.
Why shouldn't we be worried about the health of Canadian democracy?
@GlynnPearson1 You're right. I know some Conservative voters who are afraid of what will happen if Harper gets a majority. They know he's a control freak and don't like what he's done to marginalize the House of Commons, the scandals or the constant 24/7 campaigning (a lot of it thinly veiled and on OUR dime - e.g. EAP advertisements, rebranding of the Government of Canada as the "Harper Government").
@GlynnPearson1 You've provided no evidence, sorry. You are clearly too emotional to rationally debate this issue, so go head and remain ignorant on your own.
@KevinDolin GlynnPearson1 IS rationally discussing the issue, you're just ignoring any legitimate points made that contradict your (likely Christian right) view of the Conservatives as the higher moral authority. Canada was voted off of the UN Security Council due to Harper's policies. What does that tell you about the Harper Conservatives?
@KevinDolin Harper closed Parliament to avoid accountability, has obstructed and lied to Parliament on many occasions, is a well-documented megalomaniac, threatened to teach the opposition a lesson if he ever gets a majority, has repeatedly terrorized and silenced critics, personally turned Toronto into an armed camp to jail peaceful protesters...
The guy is definitely a fascist. Anyone with eyes can see that.
@BoredomCorner I suggest you look up the definition of the word "fascist". It's just not a slang term for "government I don't like", it's an actual economic system with strict economic principles.
You are ignorant.
Furthermore, the Public Works Protection Act allowed the police to do what they did during the G20 and it was passed in secret and without debate by the Ontario Provincial Liberals, not the federal Conservatives.
@KevinDolin Fascism is a hard-right wing dictatorship, that gives all the power to corporations -- maybe you didn't notice, but that's what Harper is doing.
Furthermore, I am fully aware of the Ontario Public Works Act -- but the G20 security (including the wrongful arrests that had nothing to do with the PW act) were a FEDERAL operation.
Do your own homework, before you accuse me of being ignorant, you troll.
@BoredomCorner You are a partisan hack and you know it. The problem with the G20 was not who organized the groups to work together, which is all the feds actually did. The problem was the new laws that allowed the police to trample civil liberties with impunity, and this is 100% on the shoulders of the Ontario Liberals.
Your accusations of fascism are ridiculous. Your arguments lack merit, so you rely on wild accusations.
@KevinDolin I never said that I supported any political party, Mr. Dolin, and my arguments are very easy to verify, by watching Harper's behaviour, history, and current events in general. If Harper's not a fascist, then why did he vow to teach the opposition a lesson, if he ever gets a majority? Why try to bankrupt the other parties? Why silence all of his critics? Why approve of the wrongful arrests -- and if you still think he had nothing to do with security at G20, read a book.
Nice job man. I love the irony and how well you put this video together. I'm impressed that this is actually resonating because Canadians seem to not care these days.
@Shalar13 What bias? And do you mean on the front page of youtube? It's their because it's the most popular video recently. There isn't any bias around that.
Harper is a horrible leader but an excellent politician. He doesn't care about Canada, he cares about himself and his party. That's my problem with him.
I'm not sure we do a good job at helping anybody but I get what you're saying. I'll tell you, I work for 2 charities in my spare time and have had numerous dealings with all parties. All have been nothing short of great including PQ but Jason Kenney, Harper, and John Tory are absolutely incredible, with their wallets, time and rolodex's. Because of those 3 and the PC's we raised enormous amounts of money and have helped thousands of people.
I love these "ads". So I am supppose to pick another hipocrate...from where? The Lib's, NDP, please. Do you think my memory is that short or are Canadians really that dumb and stupid? What exactly did the Lib's do when they were in power, pretty much nothing, took credit for the economy like they had something to do with it, raised taxes (while stuffing gov't pockets with our money). NDP, no thank you, might as well vote Communist party of Canada - at least you know where they stand.
@EmptyMellon - oh hell no, the Libs did LOTS in power, like gut our justice system so that violent crime has escalated constatnly since the moment they said, In Parliament, that their focus would be on "rehabilitation, not the protection of the public" - end quote.
All I know is when Liberals are in office, almost double the amount of my hard earned money lines their pockets as compared to when PC is in office. If you are in the highest tax bracket, Liberals and NDP are the absolute and undiluted worst choice, and there's no arguing that.
@flipperbaby47 - nailed it. or any other tax bracket for that matter. Yep, I love seeing my hard-earned dosh going to junkies, failed artists and other morons who think the world revolves around them.
I would vote anything over Harper. I couldn't say I'm affiliated with any particular party but I care about our democracy very much. Harper's government has shown nothing but contempt for the people every chance they've had.
You are right, Harper will do more to support people earning more than average. BUT, if you care about our country you'd be crazy to vote for this man. Perhaps I'm alone but I think something that defines Canada as great is that we treat the least of us well and try to help the marginalized, sometimes it gets abused but I think it's cold hearted and small to give up on the many to stop the few who ride the system.
The Liberals have their filthy hands in our pockets at every turn and have proved time and time again, they are fiscally retarded. NDP doesn't warrant an explanation for obvious reasons. At least we know what we're getting with PC and it's definitely the lesser of 3 evils. Point is we have the choices of Hyandai and KIA and we want Mercedes.
Stephen Harper has done as good a job as any PM in the last 50 years. Ignatief and Layton are nice guys and all but aren't half the PM Harper is, especially from an economic point of view and I love how Harper has dealt with the UN, Middle East, US and China. He's a decent, moral man and a great PM. I know I'll get fried for this but name me a PM that hasn't been an alleged thief, and Kim Campbell doesn't count.
Gee, tough choice: a nice normal guy who improved the economy to the pointhat we are in far better shape than the USA, or a Commie, or a Mafioso from the States.
@hanksnow82 - yep, just like the worthless-Commie-bloodsucker Georgia Straight put it right on their cover: "why we must get rid of Harper".
Yeah, get rid of the one guy in living memory who actually seems to have given a damn about his country
and its people and our future, and replace him with yet another power-mad Eastern lawyer and his cronies who buys votes from losers with promises of more and ever more free crap paid for by working people. Bastards!
@Funksploitation 1) Layton isn't a communist and Ignatieff isn't a mobster (if you think otherwise, tell the RCMP, I dare you).
2) Harper didn't improve the economy, the banking regulations that cushioned us from the recession were there long before he took office -- and he opposed them, I might add.
3) You have a really odd idea of what "nice" means -- look at how he and his supporters talk to people who disagree with them.
Ok. Im not voteing harper, nor iggy because really you cant insult you military by saying,"I wish our military is better" nor layton because he just doesnt seem like a leader, if i vote green then thier will be stiffer laws on everything... so we are all fucked lol
The last refuge of the reformers is they push the attitude that if you disagree with them or even speak about the military, you hate Canada and want the terrorists to win. I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone in Canada who doesn't respect the military, the political questions are about how they are used. Do you think it's fair that soldiers have been forced by 2 governments to hand people over for torture? I don't think that's a burden that I'd want.
@GlynnPearson1 I don't know where you live, but I have friends that served in the Canadian military, and in the past they have been called "baby killers" on many occasions. So no, it is not hard to find those people who do not respect the Canadian military
Thanks for the all the kind words everyone! You know, this whole issue and the two-faced nature of the government has been bugging me. Really glad to see that other people agree.
@BoredomCorner He's a politician, it's par for the course. Do you think having a Liberal, NDP or Green party member as a prime minister would mean less shady dealings? Of course not, you give anyone power, especially pseudo-intellectual career politicians power, and they abuse it.
My problem is there is no party that exists that shares my views. The closest are the Conservations (which makes me very sad). These politicians are a necessary evil, and you need to select the lesser among many evils
@hungsolow123 I don't pretend for a minute that the other parties are perfect, but Harper has been proven to have taken things to a lower level than any PM this country has ever had, Chretien included.
@BoredomCorner It is your right to believe what ever you want about Harper but the guy had done a pretty good job all things considered . The country is in better shape after the recession then almost every other and i don't know what part of the country your in but things are going good here . In your opinion since you don't like Harper who is going to make things better in Canada, Iggy or Layton ?
@hanksnow82 ...just so you know, Harper has had nothing to due with our current ecomonic status in terms of our banking system today. It was JC & PM from our last Liberal government how made the critical decision not to merge our banking system with the US. Thank God JC & PM actually read the US's bullshit fine print when they approched Ottawa...but ask yourself one thing...Do your really think Harper would have said NO to America if he was in Power then...I think not!!! No Moron's left to elect
@alphabetatango Again these are your opinions and i have a much different view then you but my question remains the same . Who do you think would do a better job then Harper and make Canada a better place to live , Iggy or Layton ?
This should be run on TV during the next election, obviously updated with new gross abuses in power though.
AvroLancaster 3 weeks ago
Wow, what an election huh? I can see the Conservatives holding Majority power for many, many years to come.
bgd360 9 months ago
This was Harper's opinion BEFORE he became PM. Now that he's the PM, he can appreciate the use of lies, distortions & unethical behaviour. He didn't realize that when you're PM, laws & rules don't apply to you. Corruption & backroom deals are simply the perks of the job. He is so intent on implimenting his policies, he will do whatever it takes, regardless of how illegal, unethical, immoral or corrupt his methods may be. He acts in the same manner he once objected to & condemned . . HYPOCRITE!!
dwayners13 10 months ago 4
@BoredomCorner Well, vote however you want of course, just don't forget to pray that you're never a victim of violent crime in this country. It could happen to you!
bgd360 10 months ago
this ia a great ad. very very effective.
jenpots 10 months ago 2
Well you see, its like this: the money that the government spends on the CBC would be far more effective if it were put into something else, say health care for example.
Gettin' nervous huh?
bgd360 10 months ago
@bgd360 You can also say that about the amount of money being spent on corporate tax cuts that don't work, jails that we don't need, and planes that are worse than what we have already.
BoredomCorner 10 months ago 2
The Canadians voting for harper again would be similar to the Americans voting for Bush twice.
BigBaldAndBadass 10 months ago
CBC - LOL
bgd360 11 months ago
@bgd360 And that invalidates an unprecedented police raid on the governing party HOW?
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@bgd360
What is funny about CBC?
BigBaldAndBadass 10 months ago
I'm starting to wonder if hanksnow82 is for real...
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner We know you're not
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 This coming from the buffoon who has incorrectly assumed that I'm Liberal, NDP, and unemployed.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner We know he is for real now. He told us before things are good where he is, and just told us that everyone in his area is rich, meaning they are exactly the people the Conservatives pander to. I would not even suggest he's being paid to blog, as he can legitimately support the Cons due to the fact that they give him and everyone in his area handouts simply because they already have lots of money. That's the Conservative way - give more to those who already have more than they need.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago 3
Everyone in my area ( rich) is voting for Harper because he has a done a a great job .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Well that explains it -- he helps out the rich, but gives the rest of us (the MAJORITY OF US) squat.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 A great job? RECORD deficit, RECORD pork barrelling, RECORD unemployment, RECORD corruption...
If it were Ignatieff doing this, you'd be wanting to hang him by now.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago 2
@BoredomCorner I find it funny that his channel is now "unavailable", troll credibility is ruined. PUBLIC INQUIRY NOW!!!
PrepareForTheStorm 11 months ago 2
@PrepareForTheStorm hank's has? Maybe YouTube finally got all the reports I got about him being a harassing bigot...
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 "Harper is the best choice we have right now"
Are you fucking stoned? The guy is THE ONLY PRIME MINISTER TO BE CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT. He's dug us deeper into debt than anyone, for no reason at all, he's brainwashing the public, he's directly responsible for the largest peace-time mass arrest (and wrongful arrest) in our history, he's tried to bribe someone at least once, he's cheated in at least one election...
The only people worse than him are in the Communist parties.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
You long to go back to the Chretien days , i do not
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Though I never said that, I will say that we would be much better off economically if we utilized some Chretien-era policies. For instance, the Chretien Liberals were regularly running a trade surplus in order to lower our national debt. Harper would balance the budget rather than run a surplus given the chance - not a good idea as long as the country is in debt. Any opportunity to maintain a surplus must be taken in order to reduce our debt and increase our buying power in doing so.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@sidewinderrt10 Harper is by far the best choice this time around . The Libs need to find someone better then Iggy .
Chretien-era policies were synonyms for corruption
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 I would argue that an NDP minority is the best possibility right now. It would likely result in the Libs dropping Iggy (hopefully in favour of Leblanc) and the Cons dropping Harper. Layton has shown that he is willing to work with other party leaders, so an NDP minority would be far more stable and effective than what we have now, and their actions would be kept in check by the Libs and Cons.
As for the Chretien Libs, yes there was corruption, but you can't say Harper is any better.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Where do you get the impression, that lying to and abusing the people that Harper NEEDS TO GET A MAJORITY (ie. the general public), is going to do any good? Not only does it support EVERY image problem that the right-wing has, but it will give anyone with a brain very good reason to NOT VOTE FOR HARPER.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner Being a NDPer your a far left ideologue which thankfully most Canadians reject , at lest federally so they will never form the government . Unlike you i want less government less services and lower taxes . I am quite able to stand on my own two feet with out help from the government . Harper has done a good job with the economy and that's what is important to most Canadians that's why Harper will get elected again .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Where did I ever say that I'm an NDPer or far left ideologue?
(free tip: I DIDN'T!)
Oh, and by the way, most Canadians are NOT far-right, so Harper's done -- especially since he's done NOTHING for the economy whatsoever.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner You said "best local candidate is NDP"
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 He didn't say that, I did. I also already established that I usually support the Liberals, meaning there is no arguing that I am a "partisan hack", so it'd look better on you if you just don't try that angle. Cause that's what it's all about for you Cons, right? The angle? Greed is good, right? WRONG! Greed is all about acquiring more, not creating. Real innovation is driven by ambition, desire, and progressive thinking, not greed. The Cons favour only the latter though.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 I never said anything about the NDP being my best local candidate. That was someone else.
You just showed that you have no right getting on a highhorse -- you're either an idiot or a liar.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner My mistake im having a parallel conversation with someone else on the same topic at the same time but i appreaciate your labeling me an idiot and a liar . Libs your a compassionate bunch .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 You REPEATEDLY assume that people are communists or illegal immigrants -- you ARE an idiot.
(and for the last time -- I'M NOT A LIBERAL SUPPORTER EITHER)
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@hanksnow82, when you REPEATEDLY make groundless claims about people -- and claim that Harper has done things that he clearly has not -- you're not only losing potential voters, but you're making yourself look really stupid.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner The fact that Canada had the best response to the recession and faired the best is not a groundless claim . Harper and the Conservatives have made all the right moves such as tightening up the mortgage market at the right time and not getting carried away with stimulus like Obama did down south . Harper is easily the best Prime Minister Canada has had in 40 years
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 As for the point on Canada's response to the recession, how many times must I say that Harper is not to credit. The banking regulations that saved us: Chretien's doing. The stimulus spending (Economic Action Plan) that helped us weather the recession: opposition policy. There is no data yet to prove that tightening the mortgage market helped, and given our mortgage market was already safe, it will likely turn out to be a harmful move.
Harper's response was this: "What recession?"
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
The mortage market was "tightened up" like a month ago from this day? What drugs are you smoking??? When was the "recession" and "economic crisis" that tricked people into giving up their right to work overtime? DO you know how many companies used the "economic crisis" to ratchet up their profits by driving down how much they pay their employees? To me the "economic crisis" looks more like an attack on the middle class by the rich, not a "crisis" at all. Luckily i have a secure govt job, =)
mattmatt115 11 months ago
@mattmatt115 I'm not surprised since most new hires for the government are immigrants like you .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
What? I was born here. My parents were born here. My grandfathers served in WW2 and WW1, and were born HERE! And you call me a fucking immigrant? Come on now. I am a product of this land we call Canada, and the sun that shines down on it. I am no immigrant Tamil Tiger or the likes of that. I am white, and i too have a heart, two eyes a mouth a nose and two ears, problems worries and anger, just like you bud but either way if a rebellion came up tommorow my shoulder would be next to yours
mattmatt115 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Dude, acting like a racist moron isn't helping you.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@mattmatt115 I disagree. There is a recession, and it was caused by the capitalist ideology that greed is good. The banking regulations that saved us - the ones Harper tried to remove - prevented things like the sub-prime mortgages we saw in the US. Companies like Goldman-Sachs gave out mortgages they knew would fail, then packaged those with safe mortgages, sold the packages to other companies knowing full well that they were bound to fail, then bet against the investments they had sold.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@sidewinderrt10 And then, they got a bailout. With taxpayer money. How nice of us ignorant idiots, to help the guys who knifed us in the back out... How fucking nice of us! And we werent even consulted!!!!! Not even asked if we would agree even if our opinions didnt matter... Does that not fill you with anger and rage? And a willingness to destroy these people and turn all of their assets into property of the people????
mattmatt115 11 months ago
@sidewinderrt10 Let the flames roar!!! Come on shrills, pump out things like "you communist!" "socialist" "fascist" "anti-american" "anti-semite" come on, let em fly boys!@!
mattmatt115 11 months ago 5
@mattmatt115 I do agree though that there is an attack on the middle class by the rich, but I think that is the cause of the crisis, not the crisis in and of itself. It's not just an attack on the middle class though. It is an attack on the rich, the poor, the middle class, indeed everyone, by a hand full of greedy capitalists. The worst are those at Goldman-Sachs. Not only were they a major contributor to the US housing crisis, but they were to blame for the crisis in Greece as well.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
Also, as much as I support the Liberals and my local MPP, I think an Ontario NDP government would be best right now. We've got Rae Days, Harris' CSR, and McGuinty's poor leadership to look at. Bad records from all parties, but Rae's influence is long gone, and the NDP's mistakes are the furthest behind us, so it makes sense to give them their 2nd chance first.
I'd also like to add on the tax bit that most economists have said it was a boneheaded move to cut the GST at all.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago 2
SOS HILLARY CLINTON (not known as a timid flower like Obama) attended the summit last here in Ottawa and criticized the Cdn Gov. for not being inclusive and refusing to invite northern aboriginals at the table! Also, she rightly criticized Harper's infamous Evangelical misogyny by NOT providing assistance for Family Planning to Third World countries. How can you divorce family planning from aid when 10-yr olds are raped and pregnant? Harper makes the Tea party neanderthals blush! unCanadian!
Veltanschaung 11 months ago
Canada used to be a respected player on the international world stage. Over the past 5 years, it's received a black eye and become the laughingstock of the world! That's why, for the first time in 60 years(!), Canada lost the UN Security Council seat!
Meantime, veterans, seniors and women are being bashed by the G.Dubya Bush Tea Party of Canada! Bunch of undemocratic neanderthals of the Herr Harper!
Veltanschaung 11 months ago 2
@sidewinderrt10 Despite your spin the facts are Harper had done a great job and is most likely looking at a majority government this time around . Your man Iggy will be back in the states calling himself an American with in 30 days of the election .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 What spin? Harper essentially tried to create here in Canada the same situation that occurred in the US, yet now that Chretien-era regulations have been cited by the IMF and OECD as the reason for our current strong position, he tries anything to take the credit. The credit is due only to the past Chretien Liberals and the current opposition parties who kept Harper in check.
As for your Iggy comment, right party, wrong man. I supported Dominic Leblanc for Liberal leader.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Great job? Scandals and contempt of parliament. Your standards couldn't possibly be that low...
peanutsnuts 11 months ago
@peanutsnuts Harper has done a fantastic job if you get right down to it . He had to fight against the insane ideas of the far left and separatists who would destroy this country if left to them .The country is doing very well under his leadership where i am are things not very good where you are ? As far as scandals go have you already forget about the theft and lies of the Liberals Sponsorship scandal ? how about the Sea King helicopters ?or maybe the Grand-Mère Inn ?
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 I'm guessing you live in a riding held by a senior Conservative cabinet minister from what you're saying, because that's where Harper's putting all the money. Also, "separatists who would destroy this country" applies to Harper as well. Did you not know he's an Alberta separatist? Frankly, Albertans need to smarten up and realize that Harper's corporate taxes are the reason they pay out so much in transfer payments. If big oil actually paid taxes, that money would be used instead.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@sidewinderrt10 I see you don't want to talk about the past criminal activities of the Liberals and i can't say that i blame you . For the record i'm not in Alberta but where i am we are doing very very well , are you not doing well where you are ? I get it that you don't like Harper but what is it that you think Iggy is going to do to improve the lives of Canadians that will make us more prosperous ?
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 1) I didn't say you were in Alberta, I said Harper is an Alberta separatist, so such attacks against the Bloc are hyprocritical for Conservatives to be making. 2) I never said I like Iggy. I don't much care for him honestly. In fact, I already said that supported Dominic Leblanc for the Liberal leadership. 3) The "past criminal activities" of the Liberals pale in comparison to what Harper has done. He is the only PM ever to have been found in contempt of Parliament! Explain that one.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@sidewinderrt10 I will try asking one more time ..... (1) Things are very very good where i am ,are things not going good where you are in the country ? (2) What do you think Iggy is going to do to make Canada more prosperous ?
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 1) Things are fairly good where I am, but mainly because my MPP is a senior cabinet minister with the McGuinty Liberals. Harper has done nothing here, due to the fact that he is not likely to win this riding as it has not been held by a federal Conservative since the early 1920's. 2) Ignatieff intends to focus on improving the CPP system, improving the health care system, and creating more job opportunities for young people, among other things.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@sidewinderrt10 I dont think you can attribute any national improvement to a provincial government that has put Ontario into a record deficit that has the potential of crippling the province in the near future . Nor do i think Iggy can do much to improve a provincial program such as OHIP with out contributing to all the provinces in which case he would have to raise taxes and like wise with CPP . Sounds like your man has a pretty thin election plank .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Again, you call Iggy my "man". I supported Dominic Leblanc, not Ignatieff.
I also never attributed national improvement to the McGuinty Liberals, I attributed local improvement in my riding to them. I don't like McGuinty, but keep in mind he's a "blue Liberal". His policies are not much different from the provincial Cons.
As for tax increases, they're not entirely necessary as Ignatieff intends to reverse some of the corporate tax cuts that have recently been handed out.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@sidewinderrt10 Dominic Leblanc will not be leading the Libs in the upcoming election Iggy will and if your voting Lib your voting Iggy . I did get a good laugh at you calling McGuinty a " blue lib " but unless your a school teacher i don't think he can be credited with improving anyones lot in Ontario . So you think Iggy will just up taxes on business and that won't increase prices on consumers or discourage job growth ? . I must say you have a very child like view of economics .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 I won't be voting Liberal, as the best local candidate is NDP, and he's albeit guaranteed to win here anyway. Also, McGuinty IS a "blue Liberal" like it or not. He panders to the wants of the big money, like any Con would, and here that's the OTPP. Also, I never credited McGuinty, I credited my local MPP, Rick Bartolucci.
As for reverting corporate tax cuts, the cuts didn't bring prices down so why should prices go up? Those that do raise prices would risk severe consumer backlash.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
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@hanksnow82 Great job? Scandals and contempt of parliament. Your standards couldn't possibly be that low...
peanutsnuts 11 months ago
@fowfhaha Except for Ignatieff's recent re- entry to Canada he hasn't been in Canada for 30 years . To put that in perspective Trudeau was still PM and they had just completed the CN tower . Ignatieff was happily living in Cambridge Mass calling himself an American until he was lured back to by a group of Liberal backroom power brokers with the promise that they would make him PM . Ignatieff will be gone back to the states ASAP after he loses the next election and i say good riddance .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
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@hanksnow82 Ignatieff is from Toronto and lived in Europe for more than 20 years. He worked as a broadcaster BBC ( British television ) a freelance writter having written books that are now avaliable in 12 languages. Also a journalist. He went to Harvard for a few years and then taught Human rights, just because someone went to school in the States does not make them American. Ignatieff is more Canadian than Harper will ever be. Just wiki pedia him DUHHHH He is smart and well traveled.
fowfhaha 11 months ago
Thank you for the truth about the Fuhrer's corrupt gangster government
KELVINKOOL007 11 months ago
Do you think that guy from massachusetts would be better ? that iggy guy and layton reaaly seem to ....... never mind
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Ignatieff is from Toronto, not Massachusetts.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
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@BoredomCorner Ignatieff has spent 30 of the last 35 years living in countries other then Canada and there is little doubt he wont stay here much longer if he loses the next election .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Your an idiot. Ignatieff is from Toronto and lived in Europe for more than 20 years. He worked as a broadcaster BBC ( British television ) a freelance writter having written books that are now avaliable in 12 languages. Also a journalist. He went to Harvard for a few years and then taught Human rights, just because someone went to school in the States does not make them American. Ignatieff is mre Canadian than Harper will ever be. Just wiki pedia him DUHHHH
fowfhaha 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Ignatieff is from Toronto and lived in Europe for more than 20 years. He worked as a broadcaster BBC ( British television ) a freelance writter having written books that are now avaliable in 12 languages. Also a journalist. He went to Harvard for a few years and then taught Human rights, just because someone went to school in the States does not make them American. Ignatieff is more Canadian than Harper will ever be. Just wiki pedia him DUHHHH He is smart and well traveled.
fowfhaha 11 months ago 2
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Harper has done a good job and i think he is better then Iggy or Layton
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Done a good job? The state of our economy is thanks to Chretien-era banking regulations that Harper tried to remove and stimulus policy that the opposition forced him to implement. He has damaged our reputation on the world stage. He has prorogued Parliament twice, yet criticizes the opposition parties for looking to oust him, saying that Canadians cannot afford delays in the Parliamentary process. Under his leadership, the Conservatives have broken several laws.The list goes on...
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago 5
@hanksnow82 Harper's nearly bankrupted us, been found in contempt more than any PM in Canadian history, is the only North American leader to be investigated internationally for war crimes, and is the only PM to be accused of cheating in an election.
There's no way you can call THAT doing a good job.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago 3
@BoredomCorner The World Bank said he did the best job of any leader in the free world guiding the country through the recession . I like having someone with an economics back ground running the country and it seems the country does too because things are going very well here in Canada .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Quoted from Harper: "This year ... the World Economic Forum, and more recently Moody’s Investors Service, both ranked Canada’s banks as the world’s soundest.
The International Monetary Fund has commented that Canada’s financial sector has shown ‘remarkable stability ... thanks in good part to strong supervision and regulation.'
Back when Martin was PM, Harper was calling for removal of the regulations cited here.
Google search terms for quote: world bank stephen harper davos
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Also, he may have a graduate degree in economics, but even when most professional economists agreed that there was a global recession underway, Harper still denied the fact. That's a second strike on his record. 1) Trying to remove key legislation, and 2) denying there was a recession.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Which brings me to the third strike on his record: his non-Keynesian view of economics. The IMF and OECD cited stimulus spending as a key contributor to the state of our economy. While several Canadian organizations, most notably the Fraser Institute, have stated that stimulus had a negligible impact in Canada, accounting for only 0.2 percent growth in GDP, the OECD has stated that the stimulus had greater implications, and that it protected our economy and prevented GDP losses.
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
it's funny how he attacks the liberals with ferocity for years and can't seem to lead himself.
I don't think there will be any savior whatsoever at any time who will lead either Canada US or any country out of any situation for which there won't be criticism from someone
garycalgary 11 months ago 3
The Harper Gov't....er the Canadian Gov't.....er the former Canadian Reform Alliance Party..(CRAP)
farside1951 11 months ago 4
Harper and the rest of the neo-cons are self serving shitheads. That's all there is to it.
They don't have a clue, nor do they care to learn what troubles the average Canadian. As long as they get their under the table payments to continue cutting corporate taxes while shafting us with general inaction on global oil and food prices, along with the rest of our resources, our country will continue to slowly decline.
And let's not get started with the G20 problems...
Zxceelxuz 11 months ago 37
@suzieq0452: Harper is an excellent politician though. To quote Mikhail Gorbachev, "What is the difference between a statesman and a politician?... A statesman does what he believes is best for his country, a politician does what best gets him re-elected."
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago 4
Don't say Harpo is an "excellent Politican" this PIECE of SHIT is NOTHING but a CROOK. What has he proven to be CONstdered a "Excellent Politican". He IS a GODDAM NLIAR and a THIEF who should be Sitting in a CELL Surrounded by the REST of the THIEVES in his CABAL.
He has Taken POLITICS into the SEWER with his CRAP Party. Don't INSULT the POLITCANS that WORK HARD for thier RIDINGS by Calling this PIG anything BUT a CORRUPT THIEVING LYING CROOK.
suzieq0452 11 months ago 2
This video nicely explains one of the reasons (the other being lack of fiscal responsibility) why this conservative doesn't support the Conservatives!
Thank you!
cdbruner 11 months ago 2
I hope this ad doesn't get put on TV. With the average attention span of a TV viewer, they might misinterpret the ad as being pro-Harper, and the images on the screen as being Liberal scandals. If they don't read the text, that's what the ad could be seen as "saying".
Although this ad is definitely trying something new, in an election it could potentially do more unintentional harm.
Voord 11 months ago
Harper took good care of our economy during some rough times, I'll give him credit for that. Running a country is not an accounting job however. Lately, his politics smell of the US republican party and there's no place for that type of dirty politics in OUR country. (are you listening Ignatieff?) What we citizens should remember, is that these clowns work for us. They're not our leaders, they're our representatives. Speak up Canadians!
canuckartist 11 months ago
@canuckartist - Harper didn't "take care of our country during some rough times".
The reason Canada faired so well when the rest of the world was going down the shitter economically, was because our banks were regulated. We weren't giving out mortgages to anyone who wanted one. And, you can thank the left-of-centre politicians and policy-makers for that. Had Harper had a majority govt, he would have de-regulated everything. Then our economy would be in the shitter with the rest of the world.
ApocalypsePlough 11 months ago
@ApocalypsePlough I can't refute your argument. Then let me rephrase to say that he managed to make himself LOOK like a shining beacon of economic leadership, sitting comfortably on the coatails of wiser men.
canuckartist 11 months ago
I'd love to vote for someone else, but who else is there? As bad as Harper is, he's better than Iggy and Layton.
Give us an alternative and we'll consider using it. Keep Iggy and Layton around and Harper will keep winning.
KevinDolin 11 months ago
@KevinDolin
I don't care who's in power as long as they respect democracy, which Harper doesn't. Harper has ignored the law, our representatives in government and cheated his way in to power. If that was a headline in another country we'd be talking about sending in the UN to give power back to the people.
GlynnPearson1 11 months ago
@GlynnPearson1 No, we really wouldn't and this kind of ridiculous hyperbole doesn't exactly facilitate rational discussion.
KevinDolin 11 months ago
@KevinDolin
I know a lot of people who do NOT think it's hyperbole to call this government autocratic and bordering on fascist. They practice vicious media control, they have prorogued to avoid accountability and loss of power twice (chretien did the same and quit, MacDonald did too and quit, why not harper?). They have been held in contempt of parliament. They have violated election laws and committed fraud.
Why shouldn't we be worried about the health of Canadian democracy?
GlynnPearson1 11 months ago
@GlynnPearson1 You're right. I know some Conservative voters who are afraid of what will happen if Harper gets a majority. They know he's a control freak and don't like what he's done to marginalize the House of Commons, the scandals or the constant 24/7 campaigning (a lot of it thinly veiled and on OUR dime - e.g. EAP advertisements, rebranding of the Government of Canada as the "Harper Government").
What does THAT tell you?
thelieisacake 11 months ago
@KevinDolin
I have made an argument with evidence twice now. Please try the same if you disagree instead of just saying I'm wrong. You make yourself look a fool.
GlynnPearson1 11 months ago
@GlynnPearson1 You've provided no evidence, sorry. You are clearly too emotional to rationally debate this issue, so go head and remain ignorant on your own.
KevinDolin 11 months ago
@KevinDolin GlynnPearson1 IS rationally discussing the issue, you're just ignoring any legitimate points made that contradict your (likely Christian right) view of the Conservatives as the higher moral authority. Canada was voted off of the UN Security Council due to Harper's policies. What does that tell you about the Harper Conservatives?
sidewinderrt10 11 months ago
@KevinDolin Harper closed Parliament to avoid accountability, has obstructed and lied to Parliament on many occasions, is a well-documented megalomaniac, threatened to teach the opposition a lesson if he ever gets a majority, has repeatedly terrorized and silenced critics, personally turned Toronto into an armed camp to jail peaceful protesters...
The guy is definitely a fascist. Anyone with eyes can see that.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner I suggest you look up the definition of the word "fascist". It's just not a slang term for "government I don't like", it's an actual economic system with strict economic principles.
You are ignorant.
Furthermore, the Public Works Protection Act allowed the police to do what they did during the G20 and it was passed in secret and without debate by the Ontario Provincial Liberals, not the federal Conservatives.
Again, you are just ignorant.
KevinDolin 11 months ago
@KevinDolin Fascism is a hard-right wing dictatorship, that gives all the power to corporations -- maybe you didn't notice, but that's what Harper is doing.
Furthermore, I am fully aware of the Ontario Public Works Act -- but the G20 security (including the wrongful arrests that had nothing to do with the PW act) were a FEDERAL operation.
Do your own homework, before you accuse me of being ignorant, you troll.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago 2
@BoredomCorner You are a partisan hack and you know it. The problem with the G20 was not who organized the groups to work together, which is all the feds actually did. The problem was the new laws that allowed the police to trample civil liberties with impunity, and this is 100% on the shoulders of the Ontario Liberals.
Your accusations of fascism are ridiculous. Your arguments lack merit, so you rely on wild accusations.
KevinDolin 11 months ago
@KevinDolin I never said that I supported any political party, Mr. Dolin, and my arguments are very easy to verify, by watching Harper's behaviour, history, and current events in general. If Harper's not a fascist, then why did he vow to teach the opposition a lesson, if he ever gets a majority? Why try to bankrupt the other parties? Why silence all of his critics? Why approve of the wrongful arrests -- and if you still think he had nothing to do with security at G20, read a book.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago 20
@KevinDolin BTW why is an Australian lecturing a life-long Ontarian, about Canadian politics?
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
Pure genius. I love it!!
Can we vote this political hack out now please?!
aplen22 11 months ago
as a Canadian , i don't trust none of these clowns
VaughnWhynot 11 months ago
vote liberalssssss
lyle603 11 months ago
Are the majority of Canadians blind! Get this idiot out!
Rome171 11 months ago
@Rome171
No, a majority of Canadians are not blind... the Conservatives have never received even 40% of the vote.
mack8attack 11 months ago
@mack8attack aha good point, I guess I chose the wrong choice of words. My bad aha!
Rome171 11 months ago
These anti Harperites don't seem to be too well thought out and i don't think they should be taken seriously .
hanksnow82 11 months ago
Great video. It just shows how morally bankrupt this man and this party really are.
thelieisacake 11 months ago
stephen harper can suck my dick
eliboom1 11 months ago
@eliboom1 - oh, I don't think he can do that. He doesn't have an electron microscope to find it with that I know of.
Funksploitation 11 months ago
JUST ELECT GWAR FOR PRESIDENT OF EVERY FUCKING COUNTRY, AND MAYBE THIS SCUMBALL PLANET WONT SUCK AS MUCH SHIT ANY MORE
SkateThenBlaze 11 months ago
Nice job man. I love the irony and how well you put this video together. I'm impressed that this is actually resonating because Canadians seem to not care these days.
CoultezXIII 11 months ago
@Shalar13 What bias? And do you mean on the front page of youtube? It's their because it's the most popular video recently. There isn't any bias around that.
OffZeKilter 11 months ago
Who finds it a tad biased that this is on the front page?
Shalar13 11 months ago
@Shalar13 Just you.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
this was really well played!
and, in my view, this vid does not paint any party in a good light, it only reinforces the widely held belief that absolute power corrupts absolutely
Katiedidtimmins 11 months ago
Harper, DÉGAGE!
TheRealVirtual93 11 months ago
wheres the dorito's ?
addictedtohoneybuns 11 months ago
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ErikMartinMusic 11 months ago
Actually, I have a very good understanding. You don't warrant an answer if you're that far in the dark.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
Harper is a horrible leader but an excellent politician. He doesn't care about Canada, he cares about himself and his party. That's my problem with him.
GuerrillaHK 11 months ago 28
@GuerrillaHK and liberals care ya right . NDP and conservatives at least represent their area .
Chansulus 11 months ago
Worst thing for this country would be a Liberal Gov't.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
I'm not sure we do a good job at helping anybody but I get what you're saying. I'll tell you, I work for 2 charities in my spare time and have had numerous dealings with all parties. All have been nothing short of great including PQ but Jason Kenney, Harper, and John Tory are absolutely incredible, with their wallets, time and rolodex's. Because of those 3 and the PC's we raised enormous amounts of money and have helped thousands of people.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
I love these "ads". So I am supppose to pick another hipocrate...from where? The Lib's, NDP, please. Do you think my memory is that short or are Canadians really that dumb and stupid? What exactly did the Lib's do when they were in power, pretty much nothing, took credit for the economy like they had something to do with it, raised taxes (while stuffing gov't pockets with our money). NDP, no thank you, might as well vote Communist party of Canada - at least you know where they stand.
EmptyMellon 11 months ago
@EmptyMellon
Good handle for someone with that approach.
GlynnPearson1 11 months ago
@EmptyMellon - oh hell no, the Libs did LOTS in power, like gut our justice system so that violent crime has escalated constatnly since the moment they said, In Parliament, that their focus would be on "rehabilitation, not the protection of the public" - end quote.
Oh no, they did PLENTY.
Funksploitation 11 months ago
Fair enough
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
All I know is when Liberals are in office, almost double the amount of my hard earned money lines their pockets as compared to when PC is in office. If you are in the highest tax bracket, Liberals and NDP are the absolute and undiluted worst choice, and there's no arguing that.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
@flipperbaby47 Lines their pockets, seriously? Do you not understand what taxes are used for and what the conservatives cut to make lower taxes?
dabomb1357 11 months ago
@flipperbaby47 - nailed it. or any other tax bracket for that matter. Yep, I love seeing my hard-earned dosh going to junkies, failed artists and other morons who think the world revolves around them.
Funksploitation 11 months ago
I would vote anything over Harper. I couldn't say I'm affiliated with any particular party but I care about our democracy very much. Harper's government has shown nothing but contempt for the people every chance they've had.
GlynnPearson1 11 months ago 4
So you'd vote Ignatief over Harper? I'm not being facetious I'm asking sincerely.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
Harper has the next election won with no problems. If you earn more than 70k a year, you'd be insane to vote anything but Harper.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
@flipperbaby47
You are right, Harper will do more to support people earning more than average. BUT, if you care about our country you'd be crazy to vote for this man. Perhaps I'm alone but I think something that defines Canada as great is that we treat the least of us well and try to help the marginalized, sometimes it gets abused but I think it's cold hearted and small to give up on the many to stop the few who ride the system.
GlynnPearson1 11 months ago 2
The Liberals have their filthy hands in our pockets at every turn and have proved time and time again, they are fiscally retarded. NDP doesn't warrant an explanation for obvious reasons. At least we know what we're getting with PC and it's definitely the lesser of 3 evils. Point is we have the choices of Hyandai and KIA and we want Mercedes.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
Stephen Harper has done as good a job as any PM in the last 50 years. Ignatief and Layton are nice guys and all but aren't half the PM Harper is, especially from an economic point of view and I love how Harper has dealt with the UN, Middle East, US and China. He's a decent, moral man and a great PM. I know I'll get fried for this but name me a PM that hasn't been an alleged thief, and Kim Campbell doesn't count.
flipperbaby47 11 months ago
Gee, tough choice: a nice normal guy who improved the economy to the pointhat we are in far better shape than the USA, or a Commie, or a Mafioso from the States.
Yep - tough choice
Funksploitation 11 months ago
@Funksploitation It's funny how these Harper haters can't tell you the person they want . lol
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 - yep, just like the worthless-Commie-bloodsucker Georgia Straight put it right on their cover: "why we must get rid of Harper".
Yeah, get rid of the one guy in living memory who actually seems to have given a damn about his country
and its people and our future, and replace him with yet another power-mad Eastern lawyer and his cronies who buys votes from losers with promises of more and ever more free crap paid for by working people. Bastards!
Funksploitation 11 months ago
@Funksploitation pure astroturfing.
gr8tbigtreehugger 11 months ago
@Funksploitation ?
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@Funksploitation 1) Layton isn't a communist and Ignatieff isn't a mobster (if you think otherwise, tell the RCMP, I dare you).
2) Harper didn't improve the economy, the banking regulations that cushioned us from the recession were there long before he took office -- and he opposed them, I might add.
3) You have a really odd idea of what "nice" means -- look at how he and his supporters talk to people who disagree with them.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
There is no choice Iggy or Layton , i dont think so
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Either is better than a control-freak who breaks the law and lies to the public.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
And yet I came here looking for someone demanding butter..
Disappointment .
CutlassKnives 11 months ago
Ok. Im not voteing harper, nor iggy because really you cant insult you military by saying,"I wish our military is better" nor layton because he just doesnt seem like a leader, if i vote green then thier will be stiffer laws on everything... so we are all fucked lol
JohnSmithIsAmazing 11 months ago
@JohnSmithIsAmazing Yep, you said it. Voting is never for the best candidate. It's always for the lesser among many evils.
hungsolow123 11 months ago
@JohnSmithIsAmazing You think it's insulting our military, to say that they aren't perfect? God, can't anyone take constructive criticism anymore?
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@JohnSmithIsAmazing
The last refuge of the reformers is they push the attitude that if you disagree with them or even speak about the military, you hate Canada and want the terrorists to win. I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone in Canada who doesn't respect the military, the political questions are about how they are used. Do you think it's fair that soldiers have been forced by 2 governments to hand people over for torture? I don't think that's a burden that I'd want.
GlynnPearson1 11 months ago
@GlynnPearson1 I don't know where you live, but I have friends that served in the Canadian military, and in the past they have been called "baby killers" on many occasions. So no, it is not hard to find those people who do not respect the Canadian military
EmptyMellon 11 months ago
Thanks for the all the kind words everyone! You know, this whole issue and the two-faced nature of the government has been bugging me. Really glad to see that other people agree.
enoughharper 11 months ago 27
haha. government is boring and stupid...
brodie9909 11 months ago
The problem is the only other option is Liberal or NDP.... and that doesn't give me much confidence in Canada's future.
We need a party that uses a mix of left/right viewpoints.
That way, we will stop bringing in useless unqualified immigrants and focus on only bringing in those that can contribute.
We can start building nuclear power plants and quit this solar/wind garbage which will never meet the needs of northern climes.
hungsolow123 11 months ago
@hungsolow123 The problem isn't party politics, it's that our Prime Minister is an accused cheater.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner He's a politician, it's par for the course. Do you think having a Liberal, NDP or Green party member as a prime minister would mean less shady dealings? Of course not, you give anyone power, especially pseudo-intellectual career politicians power, and they abuse it.
My problem is there is no party that exists that shares my views. The closest are the Conservations (which makes me very sad). These politicians are a necessary evil, and you need to select the lesser among many evils
hungsolow123 11 months ago
@hungsolow123 I don't pretend for a minute that the other parties are perfect, but Harper has been proven to have taken things to a lower level than any PM this country has ever had, Chretien included.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
Harper has been the best prime minister in the last 40 years . I mean really who would you replace him with Iggy or Layton ? I dont think so
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 Harper CHEATED his way into office, and has been in contempt of Parliament more than any PM in history.
You're dead wrong.
BoredomCorner 11 months ago
@BoredomCorner It is your right to believe what ever you want about Harper but the guy had done a pretty good job all things considered . The country is in better shape after the recession then almost every other and i don't know what part of the country your in but things are going good here . In your opinion since you don't like Harper who is going to make things better in Canada, Iggy or Layton ?
hanksnow82 11 months ago
@hanksnow82 ...just so you know, Harper has had nothing to due with our current ecomonic status in terms of our banking system today. It was JC & PM from our last Liberal government how made the critical decision not to merge our banking system with the US. Thank God JC & PM actually read the US's bullshit fine print when they approched Ottawa...but ask yourself one thing...Do your really think Harper would have said NO to America if he was in Power then...I think not!!! No Moron's left to elect
alphabetatango 11 months ago 2
@alphabetatango Again these are your opinions and i have a much different view then you but my question remains the same . Who do you think would do a better job then Harper and make Canada a better place to live , Iggy or Layton ?
hanksnow82 11 months ago