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02-18-2012, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Gridlock  Number 1 complaint when discussing Canadian politics is the fact we usually discuss some hybrid US/Canada system invented by Canadians watching US TV.
Our forefathers fought for nothing. The American Revolution was Americans fighting to cut ties with England over issues of taxation, among other things. Meanwhile, Canadians said, "we cool" and Canada was used as a base of attack on several occasions against America.
We finally severed ties politically in a reading of a bill in the British Parliament in the 80's I think. There were several moves towards affirming our own independence at several points through the earlier 20th century.
Our constitution is very different from the US, and that is why we don't have guns. | I could not agree more with that statement.
Americans are crazy, I would have great difficulty ever spending an extended duration of time there.
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02-18-2012, 09:47 PM
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#77 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Same with drunk driving make it a death sentence and see how much money you'd save in road blocks where some jackass gets a 24hr impound. Quote:
Originally Posted by will068 This is bull.
If the conservatives are really against pedophiles, they should push our judicial system to have stricter penalties on pedophiles. e.g. life in prison sentences, placing the convicted pedophiles to the general prison population... etc. | | |
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02-18-2012, 09:53 PM
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#78 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Yes because we dont have freedom of expression or anything. 
Riiight so those that died in ww1-2 was just a silly canadian ritual, wasn't like they were fighting for freedom or anything. Quote:
Originally Posted by taylor192 Canada doesn't have freedom of speech built into our constitution. Stop quoting stupid American TV shows.
In the US you can get away with saying racist things under the protection of their constitution. Here we decided people don't have the right to say hateful things and are not protected by our constitution.
If you're going to quote what our forefathers fought hard for, you might want to respect them by at least getting it right. | | |
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02-18-2012, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft Yes because we dont have freedom of expression or anything.
Riiight so those that died in ww1-2 was just a silly canadian ritual, wasn't like they were fighting for freedom or anything. | Instead of actually learning what it is to be Canadian, you respond with more stupidity. Those who died in war for our country would not be proud of you.  | |
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02-19-2012, 09:56 AM
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#80 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Listen smart guy, why dont you go down to the next novembrance day march and ask those idiots what they were doing. Just because something has been established doesn't mean you dont have to stand up and continue fighting for it. Which is also exactly what we should be doing now by fighting these spying/tracking internet limitation laws. Quote:
Originally Posted by taylor192 Instead of actually learning what it is to be Canadian, you respond with more stupidity. Those who died in war for our country would not be proud of you. |
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02-19-2012, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft Listen smart guy, why dont you go down to the next novembrance day march and ask those idiots what they were doing. Just because something has been established doesn't mean you dont have to stand up and continue fighting for it. Which is also exactly what we should be doing now by fighting these spying/tracking internet limitation laws. | Hey asshole, when was the last remembrance day ceremony you actually attended? I watch or attend every remembrance day ceremony.
Don't you fucking lecture me on this. I respect our military, my friends currently serve and I have the utmost respect for them. I resppect them by knowing what they are fighting for, not some Americanized TV version of it.
I have ZERO respect for fucktards like you that don't even understand what it is to be Canadian, then preach to me. I bet you haven't even attended a remembrance day ceremony. Go watch so more American TV dumbass.
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02-19-2012, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by taylor192 I have ZERO respect for fucktards like you that don't even understand what it is to be Canadian | Pretty easy to pick out those ignorant little cunts like him in a crowd. Some times we are lucky, like with those Occupy protests few months ago, when they gather in a large group. Easier to round them up like cattle and herd them into a nice bath, courtesy of the Vancouver Fire Department hoses.
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02-19-2012, 11:06 AM
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I thought we were talking about internet tracking..
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02-19-2012, 12:09 PM
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I hope anonymous succseeds in taking toews and this silly bill down.
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02-19-2012, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo I thought we were talking about internet tracking.. | Given that the internet has arguably become the most powerful media tool of the common man, where once unions gave that power, and where people not long ago, fought and died to give us these tools, I can give a pass on the straying off topic. It is a major isssue at the heart of a power struggle that has gone global.
The insults seen in here really have no place in the debate but in Fight Club where no one will read them.
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02-19-2012, 02:24 PM
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#86 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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So what exactly might they be fighting for? Certainly nothing mentioned in our national anthem right? Glad to see your butt hurt. Quote:
Originally Posted by taylor192 Hey asshole, when was the last remembrance day ceremony you actually attended? I watch or attend every remembrance day ceremony.
Don't you fucking lecture me on this. I respect our military, my friends currently serve and I have the utmost respect for them. I resppect them by knowing what they are fighting for, not some Americanized TV version of it.
I have ZERO respect for fucktards like you that don't even understand what it is to be Canadian, then preach to me. I bet you haven't even attended a remembrance day ceremony. Go watch so more American TV dumbass.
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02-19-2012, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft So what exactly might they be fighting for? Certainly nothing mentioned in our national anthem right? Glad to see your butt hurt. | Glad to confirm you don't attend remembrance day ceremonies. They fight for what's written in our laws, you might want to learn them one day from something other than American TV.
Back on topic, apparently even Toews is backing away from this bill cause of a clause that would give police officers rights to this information under "exceptional circumstances" without listing what that means. Without that clause, police can only request this information as part of an ongoing investigation - thus essentially if they were going to get a warrant anyways.
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02-20-2012, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by MindBomber I could not agree more with that statement.
Americans are crazy, I would have great difficulty ever spending an extended duration of time there. | I'm with you. We may sit right next to the border, but cheap gas and groceries are so not worth the trip across the border.
The country is basically so screwed in my mind that I can't even bring myself to use them.
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02-20-2012, 06:38 AM
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So r they passing this bill? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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02-20-2012, 07:25 AM
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#90 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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So I guess that means we dont have freedom of expression as a written law/right. You sure schooled me. Thanks for confirming. Quote:
Originally Posted by taylor192 Glad to confirm you don't attend remembrance day ceremonies. They fight for what's written in our laws, you might want to learn them one day from something other than American TV.
Back on topic, apparently even Toews is backing away from this bill cause of a clause that would give police officers rights to this information under "exceptional circumstances" without listing what that means. Without that clause, police can only request this information as part of an ongoing investigation - thus essentially if they were going to get a warrant anyways. | | |
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02-20-2012, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Gridlock The country is basically so screwed in my mind that I can't even bring myself to use them. | I am a student of political science and history and what is happening to the US is really freaking me out too. It is quite clear that they are becoming a police state and since we are right next to them, we can expect that some of that paranoia will spill over here. (The Canadian Conservative Party's Bill C-30 is a case in point, "there are pedophiles everywhere, you're either with us or with the pedophiles!" ... gee, where did we hear similar rhetoric before?)
If this craziness continues, I will be applying for duel-citizenship to another country for myself and my family just in case the SHTF. Many wealthy individuals in the US have already packed their bags and left (ie. James Cameron moved his family to New Zealand, Doug Casey moved his family to Argentina, Jim Rogers moved to Singapore, James Turk moved to Europe, to name just a few)
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02-20-2012, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft So I guess that means we dont have freedom of expression as a written law/right. You sure schooled me. Thanks for confirming. | If you'd been paying attention you'd have known we do NOT have 100% "freedom" in Canada. Our constitution includes "freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression" with a big gotcha that's different than the similar American clause.
In Canada "freedom" has limits unlike in the US. In the US racist/sexist/bigoted/... comments are protected under their "freedom" while in Canada it is considered a hate crime and is not protected - you'd know this subtle difference if you didn't learn Canadian law from CSI and Law & Order.
I sure hope you're not a political science major.
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02-20-2012, 09:15 AM
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#93 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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When did I ever say that our freedoms are the same as the americans? Your putting words in my mouth and then telling me I'm wrong. Next time you want to pick a fight go talk to a mirror, saves the rest of us alot of time.
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02-20-2012, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft When did I ever say that our freedoms are the same as the americans? Your putting words in my mouth and then telling me I'm wrong. Next time you want to pick a fight go talk to a mirror, saves the rest of us alot of time. | Your words speak for themselves: Quote: |
It's amazing to see how easily you guys give up on free speech that was paid for with the blood of your forefathers. Oh well who needs a constitution anyways.
| As has been pointed out, we didn't go to war for our rights, and we don't have "free speech" - yet nice back tracking.
Next time you want to open your mouth, please don't, shut it.
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02-20-2012, 11:30 AM
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#95 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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We went to war to defend our rights makes no diff to me. Freedom is something every citizen should be on the lookout to defend/fight/preserve. It's not something thats won once and never challenged again. Play semantics all you want.
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02-20-2012, 12:59 PM
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Here is my question for those of you pissed off about this, or pretty much anything Harper does that you don't like. Do you actually do anything about it or just bitch and whine on internet forums?
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02-20-2012, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft Play semantics all you want. | Its not semantics, its history and the law. You'd do well to learn both.
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02-20-2012, 03:30 PM
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#98 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Ok you're right our forefathers were just playing cowboys and Indians at ww1 and 2, not defending our freedoms. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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02-20-2012, 04:44 PM
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Just saw this on ctv, it looks like the bill will be rewritten,  up to anonymous for raising enough awareness hopefully it can just be thrown out.
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02-20-2012, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft Ok you're right our forefathers were just playing cowboys and Indians at ww1 and 2, not defending our freedoms. Posted via RS Mobile | Defending our freedoms while interning Japanese Canadians... :P
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