tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post9042346853138526..comments2024-03-28T15:34:01.401-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Some Disturbing SignsLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-84675017358638761412016-03-30T15:25:59.710-04:002016-03-30T15:25:59.710-04:00Once they get over this prolonged 'honeymoon p...Once they get over this prolonged 'honeymoon phase,' Rural, I hope people hold the Liberals as accountable as they did the Harper regime. It seems like public awareness and reaction gives us our best chance to have an impact between elections.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-50258541085786260072016-03-30T15:18:34.625-04:002016-03-30T15:18:34.625-04:00Pamela and your self have summed it up well Lorne,...Pamela and your self have summed it up well Lorne, Government.... ALL governments must all be held to account for their actions and not only at the ballot box every 4 years. I do hope the Libs 'smarten up ' on the above issues!Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-58575173353901399582016-03-30T15:16:10.612-04:002016-03-30T15:16:10.612-04:00One wonders where realistic change is to be found,...One wonders where realistic change is to be found, Mound. I know that the Green Party has a different approach, but I fear that their fringe status is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-24726068814650303662016-03-30T14:46:24.902-04:002016-03-30T14:46:24.902-04:00As Harper sought to emulate the Republicans, Trude...As Harper sought to emulate the Republicans, Trudeau seems intent on morphing the Liberals into something akin to the Democrats. His unqualified support of Israel, his backing for Saudi Arabia, support of the Tories' BDS motion, the continuation of the surveillance state, globalized trade, pipeline projects, continued persecution of charities and a laughable promise to slash GHG emissions while rapidly expanding the petro-state remind me of Obama at the moment of his election and how he would up perpetuating, even expanding a lot of the worst of Bush/Cheney in the following eight years. Neoliberalism's hold on Canada is safe with the Liberals at the wheel and the NDP still sulking in the backseat.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-46194909338004715562016-03-30T13:34:11.932-04:002016-03-30T13:34:11.932-04:00I think that all of us can benefit from taking a r...I think that all of us can benefit from taking a respectful but critical approach to our new government, Pamela. As with the previous regime, the Trudeau Liberals have to be consistently held to account. To do anything less is to invite abuses equal to or worse than what we all experienced under the Harper cabal.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-45254711865469847682016-03-30T12:56:31.890-04:002016-03-30T12:56:31.890-04:00You pretty well outlined what has also disappointe...You pretty well outlined what has also disappointed me with the liberals Lorne. Some of them are of real concern such as supporting the conservative motion by approving the Anti-BDS, the handing over of Canadians private banking info to the IRS and the worst one I think is the deal with the Saudi's. The destruction and death the Saudis are inflicting in Yemen should stop any country from doing deals with them.Also their support of Anti- BDS and sending Canadians banking info to the IRS is a violation of Canadians freedom of speech rights in the former and in the latter a violation of Canadians privacy rights. It seems when it comes to pleasing a foreign power like Israel and The US, this accommadating takes precedents over Canadians rights.There seems to be a pattern showing that Canadian rights are not a priority in the liberals decision making.We still have Bill C-51, CETA and the TPP to be dealt with. All of these involve Canadian rights in a major way. I no longer feel secure that our government when negotiating these deals, will not allow our rights and sovereignty to be violated. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.com