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[0chimerical0]

They try to justify the bailouts by saying if they don't do it, the cost on the country will be even greater, since the people that lose their jobs will be on unemployment insurance income.. but simply bailing them out sends a terrible message, and things will only end up where they are today again one day.

[terakihi]

You ask what's going on in other countries. Financial problems here in New Zealand too. Job losses, falling house prices. A National (conservative) govt has just been voted in ater a decade of Labour (liberal) rule, with a substantial majority. Opposition parties could not topple them. Too early to know how they'll act, but probably more moderate than Harper.

We have proportional voting here, like Germany. Called MMP. We have 2 votes. Canada might like to consider such an innovation, maybe.

[0chimerical0]

There was a referendum vote last year in Ontario for just that. Barely anyone went for it, or even understood it for that matter. I however would've liked to have it, to see if a MMP would prove beneficial to our political system.

[0chimerical0]

There was a referendum vote last year in Ontario for just that. Barely anyone went for it, or even understood it for that matter. I however would've liked to have it, to see if a MMP would prove beneficial to our political system.

[0chimerical0]

Thanks Phil :)

[0chimerical0]

The Bloc have never held federal power before, however they do have a large chunk of Canada's support, only in Quebec though. You don't even have the option to vote for them on your voting ballot card anywhere outside of Quebec. So what right do they have to even compete in a federal election? Ages ago, in our country's infancy, the French had a lot more pull, but times have changed, and in my opinion equal and proportional reprentation should triumph over what we have right now.

[MarkBH70]

I hope not too.

They're already destroying this country; they're trying to change the Constitution (U.S) to validate what they're trying to do.

That's what the post-Civil War laws were about; that's why they called them 'states'; they were considered foreign countries joined for protection, then they were usurped. Little known fact.

[terakihi]

NO NO never "joining of the three countries". Economically maybe (they are now), but NEVER in the full political sense. All that would mean is that the USA would gobble up both Canada and Mexico totally, extinguishing national sovereignty, and consigning both to the status of pure vassal states. They'd become mere adjuncts milked for their natural resources and labour, irrelevancies like Utah or Maine.

NO!!

Always the True North strong and free!

Always always The Maple Leaf Forever!!

[drschnaggels]

Wow, Lots of escalation since we talked about this last Eric. Here in Germany i will sum it up: Were fucked. Anyway its frightening to see how a couple of bankers can cause this kind of turmoil throughout the planet, and to think these guys are getting bailed out. Anybody paying attention to the men behind the curtain ?

[MarkBH70]

Sure.

I don't know about Canadian government, ours is more like Greek. I think. I don't know if you know about U.S. government??? You may. We may be a little of the oddball over here. We don't know generally about other countries. We're especially getting like the closed Russian government of the past.

I just heard a politician say, in Canada, that word would have to come from the crown, or something like that, I think about overthrowing the government.

[terakihi]

One point Mark. The Crown does not "officially" tell Canadians how to run their govt. Like in Australia, NZ, the office is purely ceremonial, with The Queen(thru her reps) almost always taking the advice of her prime minister. She does, however, have reserve powers to invite the opposition parties to form a govt. if her present govt does not have the numbers in Parliament to rule. This may well happen in Canada in a month's time. It happened in Australia in 1974 and caused quite a controversy.