GST is now 6%

[decypher]

Originally Posted by Scarface

I would rather have stephen harper give us a cent (it adds up) off , than have Martin and his culture of entitlement robbing us of millions on a regular basis. I'm going to get a 1% rebate on a recent large purchse...and it's going to be signifigant. Increased spending on the military? Bravo. I <3 sovereingty.

lol @ culture of entitlement. You sound just like the campaign comercials.


As for "sovereignty," the throne speech didn't even mention the artic sovereignty issues that Harper was running during election time. We have the americans, russians, and scandenavians in the north probing around and we are doing nothing about it. Instead we are fueling a hopeless war in Afghanistan. Again i'm not completely up-to-date with our troops happenings over there (because i can't get a freakin Canadian newspaper over here), but i do know Afghanistan is seeing it's worse days since the US-led invasion.

So i do not see the link for Canadian sovereignty unless you can post me a link to any update since the thrown speech on artic sovereignty initiatives.

[decypher]

Originally Posted by frontline

GST came down put the gov't is most likely going to increase "sin taxes"
On such items as cigarettes and alcohol.

Yes they are increasing taxes on alcohol and giving tax breaks to microbrewerys to make them more competative. Hopefully this means i can get Granville island beer for cheaper.

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by decypher

So i do not see the link for Canadian sovereignty unless you can post me a link to any update since the thrown speech on artic sovereignty initiatives.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story...vereignty.html

http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/li.../prb0561-e.htm

http://www.sfu.ca/~casr/ft-harper1-3.htm

[decypher]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story...vereignty.html

http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/li.../prb0561-e.htm

http://www.sfu.ca/~casr/ft-harper1-3.htm

Thanks erik heh. I know more about italian politics now then i do about Canadian. It's sad really.

[mapleleaf4ever]

I do what I can!

Well at least now when you come back you'll be able to compare and contrast and who knows, maybe even have a decent subject for a Paper. :)

Broadened experience is never a bad thing my Friend. You can always brush upon your return to Canada.

[Leviathan]

"Other countries, including the United States, Russia, Denmark, Japan, and Norway, as well as the European Union, have expressed increasing interest in the region and differing claims in relation to international law. In particular, many observers believe that the Northwest Passage, the shipping route through Canada’s Arctic waters, will be open to increased shipping activity in the coming decades as the ice melts."

"Climate change is a result of the rising global temperatures associated with global warming, the effects of which have a direct impact on fragile ecosystems. It is contributing to the melting of the polar ice caps, which, many speculate, will open the Northwest Passage to increased shipping activity. There are varying estimates of the rate at which the Arctic ice is melting, but a 2004 study by the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee assessed that sea-ice in summer months has declined by 15-20% over the past thirty years.(5)"

I've got an idea, lets give a 1% tax cut where people only see the benefit on things such as cars and big SUV's. I guess it would be to logical to give bigger tax breaks on more environmentally sound practises.

[Scarface]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

haha every government robs people of their money, the conservatives are better at deception, maybe.

did you forget Mulroney (you know the one who introduced the whole stupid gst thing) was also a conservative?


Anyways, I'll give you a year or maybe two tops before you eat your words.

Remember Chretiens original campaign ? The red book? He promised to get rid of GST in 93.

[wishbone]

Originally Posted by Chewy

a smell a sweet $86.75 im the mail arriving very soon

i think that's what mine's at, too.


My dad just closed on a new nissan murano, but made sure allt he paperwork said July 1st, he saved quite a bunch actually to make it worthwhile :)

[beedub]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

I'd take that bet. lol

Except I know that Robb Peppertree is in the same Conservative Boat as us.

Hmmm interesting since you were a card-carrying Liberal before.
WHO GOT TO YOU? WAS IT BUSH?

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

So today my friend completed my membership to the Liberal Party of Canada. He's chosen me to sit on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Comittiee of the Youth Wing. It's going to be interesting as we're going to be developing a lot of new policy that may actually get passed into reality. My friend has already written a couple parts of Canada's Foreign Policy. Craaaaaazy sheeeit... that and I'm taking the possible future President of the Youth Wing for Lunch. SHE'S DAMN HOT! LOOK OUT MAPLELEAF4EVER HAS BECOME A POLITICIAN! OHHHHHHHHHHHH SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIT!

http://www.fnk.ca/board/showthread.p...hlight=liberal

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

Seriously, if they actually increased GST I'd probably spend way less money on stupid shit.

I'd just be more motivated to shop in the states.
Hi, Abercrombie, how you doin'? :P

But seriously, I agree :)

[mapleleaf4ever]

Originally Posted by beedub

Hmmm interesting since you were a card-carrying Liberal before.
WHO GOT TO YOU? WAS IT BUSH?


http://www.fnk.ca/board/showthread.p...hlight=liberal

The reason I joined is because my Friend approached me and said that they'd like a little right-of-centre input on some issues.

I've always been a Conservative thinker no matter what "Label" you put on it.

P.S. Fuck you People that are on the "Let's hate Bush" Trend. Read some News and you will realize that he's only the Puppet for the Republican Party.

[Leviathan]

^I hate all republicans equally :)

[mapleleaf4ever]

Sweet! I think they're a bunch of religious zealots. But they have some policies I agree with.

You can't really compare American and Canadian Politics though. The American "Spectrum" is more Right Wing than ours. Even our own Canadian Conservative Party would almost be considered Centrist by there standards and our NDP would be shunned as near Communist.

[Leviathan]

True, most of my reasoning for disliking the republicans is based on the fact that I have spent quite a bit of time in the US, especially in the mid west for work. Needless to say I've been exposed to some really right wing conversations that had me holding my tongue!

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

Sweet! I think they're a bunch of religious zealots. But they have some policies I agree with.

You can't really compare American and Canadian Politics though. The American "Spectrum" is more Right Wing than ours. Even our own Canadian Conservative Party would almost be considered Centrist by there standards and our NDP would be shunned as near Communist.

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

You can't really compare American and Canadian Politics though. The American "Spectrum" is more Right Wing than ours. Even our own Canadian Conservative Party would almost be considered Centrist by there standards and our NDP would be shunned as near Communist.

haha
I had this EXACT conversation with my boyfriend the other day!

[galaxie]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

P.S. Fuck you People that are on the "Let's hate Bush" Trend. Read some News and you will realize that he's only the Puppet for the Republican Party.

I don't hate Bush b/c he's Bush.
I hate Bush b/c he's a puppet, and I hate the Republican Party.
I think most people probably feel the same - it's just reaction to blame the leader.

[mapleleaf4ever]

^ At least you hate for the right reasons.

It's because he's the tangible figurehead of the Party.

People just piss me off when they're all like "FUCK BUSH!!!!" and they have no basic grounding of the political situation in the United States or even their own Nation first.