Just for the hell of it

I know none of you care at all because you live in the states and frankly if I lived in the states i wouldn't care at all but on monday the Paul martin's liberal government in Canada is going to fall and there is going to be an election. Any thoughts?

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This confirms my suspision that Canada should now be treated as military threat to us. I think America ought to seriously consider a pre-emptive move against this threat. The Canadian meanace can not be tolerated.

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You have the British monarch's picture on your money and stamps, and mushy-headed French liberalism in your politics. No wonder Canada is unstable.

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This confirms my suspision that Canada should now be treated as military threat to us. I think America ought to seriously consider a pre-emptive move against this threat. The Canadian meanace can not be tolerated.

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I hear they have WMD's.

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I know none of you care at all because you live in the states and frankly if I lived in the states i wouldn't care at all but on monday the Paul martin's liberal government in Canada is going to fall and there is going to be an election. Any thoughts?

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1. That's what happens in a parlimentary system when there's scandal after scandal.

2. Sometimes I wish we had a parlimentary system.

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I know none of you care at all because you live in the states and frankly if I lived in the states i wouldn't care at all but on monday the Paul martin's liberal government in Canada is going to fall and there is going to be an election. Any thoughts?

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Personally, I'd like to hear a Canadian's thoughts. As you probably know, the U.S. news coverage concerning Canadian politics is slightly overshadowed by reports on Canadian hockey and curling.

If you decide to comment, please let us know if you consider yourself liberal, moderate or conservative.

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This confirms my suspision that Canada should now be treated as military threat to us. I think America ought to seriously consider a pre-emptive move against this threat. The Canadian meanace can not be tolerated.

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I hear they have WMD's.

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Also, some of the 9/11 attackers had some rather vague, unsubstantiated ties to the Canadian government (despite the fact that al Qaeda's goals are diametrically different from secular Canada's; and that in fact, Canada and al Qeada are philosophical, if not outright political opponents) - for instance, 9/11 ring-leader Mohamed Atta met with a Canadian intelligence officer in Prague in the Spring of 2001, which Vice President Cheney said proved that Canada had "long-established ties" with al Qaeda.

Consequently, 57% of Americans now believe Canada was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks.

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...Vice President Cheney said proved that Canada had "long-established ties" with al Qaeda.

Consequently, 57% of Americans now believe Canada was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks.

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When you toss fire bombs like this, it would be of great help to those of us who(m) like to occasionally verify things, to use your linky-doo. Should you happen to have one - or two. And they're handy. Sure don't want to inconvenience you. thx

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I know none of you care at all because you live in the states and frankly if I lived in the states i wouldn't care at all but on monday the Paul martin's liberal government in Canada is going to fall and there is going to be an election. Any thoughts?

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Because I live in southeast Michigan, I get the CBC provided in my cable package and try to watch The National nightly -- which is frankly far superior to anything on network or cable news produced in the US (C-SPAN aside).

Even with the elections, is Canada not headed for another Liberal minority government? All the opinion polling I've seen has shown the Liberals have sustained some damage with the release of the Gomery report -- but that some of the Liberal bleeding has stopped since then, and they've rebounded some. Unless the elections are scheduled after the release of the full Gomery report, or unless there is some ad hoc alliance between some of the other federal parties (I heard Peter Mansbridge speculate in one of The National's panel discussions that it’s possible the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois could form some kind of coalition - which seems inconceivable to me) – it seems to me that Canada is headed for something similar to the status quo. However, I’m no expert and I’m genuinely curious as to what the OP thinks.

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When you toss fire bombs like this, it would be of great help to those of us who(m) like to occasionally verify things, to use your linky-doo. Should you happen to have one - or two. And they're handy. Sure don't want to inconvenience you. thx

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Believe me, this was no inconvenience...

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"Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech."
- Martin Fraquhar Tupper