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[cybercoma]

Well waiting until they are required might be about 10 years too late...

There's no doubt that they're needed. Healthcare, education, and old age security are also needed.

[Signals.Cpl]

There's no doubt that they're needed. Healthcare, education, and old age security are also needed.

One does not necessarily exclude the other. If military purchases are made when there is a need, and funding is steady and consistent regardless of the government in power it would be more affordable, instead some government cut the budget and postpone major purchases until they become someone else's problem and all of a sudden instead of replacing equipment as the need arises and its lifespan expires we prolong it which costs more money in maintenance and in many cases is down right dangerous.

The Liberals did not save taxpayers money, they just passed the bill to a government a decade later when it becomes overwhelming since instead of piecemeal purchases now all of the equipment comes in at the same time.

[westguy]

This is the political climate that the Conservatives have created and I find it appalling. Canada under Conservative rule is one non-stop political campaign with parties churning out their respective propaganda.

While I'm disappointed in the NDP for playing along with stupid games, what else are they to do? The Liberals ignored the Conservative ads and it crushed Ignatieff come election time because they had built up a narrative before the writ was even dropped.

Edit: corrected link embedding

The most misleading ad- so much for ethics by the NDP

[westguy]

Canadian political hit pieces, at least the thirty-second TV spots, are far more slanderous than in the USA. Canada certainly doesn't need any tips from America when it comes to playing dirty politics, which includes outright lying and slanderous innuendo.

you must be speaking about the NDP

[mentalfloss]

you must be speaking about the NDP

NDP is definitely the most benign out of all three parties.

[WWWTT]

The most misleading ad- so much for ethics by the NDP

Unfortunately the truth is hurting many Canadians.

Vote NDP!

WWWTT

[westguy]

Shady, do you have anything of substance to add to the discussion? Simply replying "nonsense" to everything people say without actually contributing to the discussion is some of the laziest trolling I've ever seen.

canada did better than most nations during the 2008 meltdown. who do you "blame" for that

[punked]

canada did better than most nations during the 2008 meltdown. who do you "blame" for that

What meltdown? Harper told me in October of 2008 in fact said it on television right in the middle of the "melt down" that it wouldn't effect Canada in the least. Look at this we got a lefty over here. Don't know there was no melt down Harper told me so.

Always trying to re-write history to suit your needs. DAMN LEFTIES and what they call FACTS. I call facts the things Harper said right or wrong.

[wyly]

What meltdown? Harper told me in October of 2008 in fact said it on television right in the middle of the "melt down" that it wouldn't effect Canada in the least. Look at this we got a lefty over here. Don't know there was no melt down Harper told me so.

Always trying to re-write history to suit your needs. DAMN LEFTIES and what they call FACTS. I call facts the things Harper said right or wrong.

ya I don't recall the exact words but to the best of my recollection harper claimed canada wouldn't have a recession and no deficit ...he lied or he was an idiot take your pick...

[wyly]

canada did better than most nations during the 2008 meltdown. who do you "blame" for that

better than which countries? zimbabwe? USA?...why not mention those countries with our level of industrial development that did better than us...canada as well as it did in spite of harper not because of harper, credit paul martin and our abundant natural resources for that...

[punked]

ya I don't recall the exact words but to the best of my recollection harper claimed canada wouldn't have a recession and no deficit ...he lied or he was an idiot take your pick...

Here you go spread it around. We don't need people like westguy pretending that there was some meltdown when we all know only a lefty would say Harper was a liar who doesn't know the economy from a hole in the ground. I know for a fact there was no melt down because below I have posted his words from the end of 2008 when he said it was all a lefty gang up on Harper tactic.

LOOK, I WOULD SAY THAT OVERALL, WE'RE BEING SUCCESSFUL. WE'RE KEEPING THE ECONOMY ON COURSE. WE'RE NOT GOING INTO A RECESSION

Edited by punked, 26 July 2012 - 03:29 PM.

[cybercoma]

ya I don't recall the exact words but to the best of my recollection harper claimed canada wouldn't have a recession and no deficit ...he lied or he was an idiot take your pick...

Either way, I'm not sure how conservatives can give Harper credit for fixing something that he didn't even acknowledge existed.

[Keepitsimple]

Stop all the idiocy. Have you never heard of self-fulfilling prophecies? It's always wise to talk in a positive tonewhen it can affect the markets. Why come right out and say the sky is falling? Canada has acted appropriately - and we are in relatively good shape. The best you can hope for it seems - is that governments and politicians do no harm - don't exacerbate things. Our government has managed to keep our heads above water and for that - we should be thakful.

Edited by Keepitsimple, 26 July 2012 - 05:10 PM.

[WWWTT]

Our government has managed to keep our heads above water and for that - we should be thakful.

You mean "Our great and powerful conservative government" right?

Because I know for a fact if it was an NDP government then somehow all the jobs would then be leaving and Canada would be suffering from a "brain drain"

Oh God does anyone here remember hearing how the conservatives use to constantly moan and complain about "Canada's brain drain" to the US during the Cretien years?(at least the one good thing about having a conservative government is that nobody has to listen to them make the most ridiculous arguments and complaints anymore!)

I guess Kevin O'Leary didn't have a brain so he stuck around with the rest of us?

WWWTT

Edited by WWWTT, 26 July 2012 - 07:18 PM.

[Shady]

It's always funny to listen to the left criticize Harper for not knowing the extent of the American financial crisis before their own politicians did. More Harper derangement syndrome.