Stephen Harper Is A Joke

Paul Sigmundson
Well if the conservatives won't seek consensus and tries to bankrupt the other parties while calling it an economic measure, why should we pay any attention to their complaints? The conservatives were not the only party to receive votes and they seem to think that they can disregard any other point of view because of their minority control. I can't see why we would allow any minority party to rule in Canada without forming a coalition that would give them a majority of votes in the House.

Matt from Oshawa
Do the members of the Conservative Party not realize that here in Canada we do not vote for who we want to be prime minister? We vote for our Members of Parliment. So their argument that this will give us a Prime Minister and government we did not vote for is seriously flawed. Not only that but the majority of Canadians did not vote for the Conservatives so in reality democracy will be better served and the Canadian population would be better represented with a coalition government.

Dave from Winnipeg
Harper stirred the hornet's nest by breaking his own fixed election date law! If he had not done so, in my opinion, the issue of the opposition going forward with replacing the government before 2009 would never have arisen. He has to live with the consequences of his self-centred and opportunistic agenda.

Dean from Edmonton
Allan Eizinas
I would assume that a coalition government would be far more democratic than that of the Harper Conservatives. He is the PM, the leader of his party and since there is no revolt over this style then he continues to function well through its use.

MDM
The Conservatives were indeed elected in the last election -- as a MINORITY government! There were given a clear mandate to work with the other parties to govern. Instead, they decided to bulldoze and bully their way through, right from the start. If they fall, it is of their own doing. This isn't about the Liberals trying to overturn the results of the election. It is about the Tories not respecting these results. Coalitions form governments is many other places in this world -- and Canada can do it too.

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http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081129/coalition_government_081129/20081129?hub=TopStories

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Boundary Dispute

The detonation of a series of nuclear devices by India and Pakistan has increased tension in South Asia and threatens to inflame long-standing boundary disputes that India has with China, Nepal, and Pakistan. The disputes with China and Pakistan have already triggered several wars. The new Hindu-nationalist government in New Delhi has reversed movement toward détente with Beijing and Islamabad. The areas in contention with China and Pakistan are among the largest land-boundary disputes in the world. China and India have yet to address their fundamental and very large land boundary disputes. Moreover, their bilateral relations are complicated by the issues of Tibet (Xizang), Sikkim, and Kashmir. India plays host to the Dalai Lama and a large number of Tibetan refugees. They present an implicit threat to Chinese control of Tibet, which it invaded in 1950.

September 1993, China and India signed an accord to reduce tensions along their border and to respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC). November 1996, China and India agreed to delimit the LAC and institute confidence-building measures (CBMs) along the frontier. The agreement pledged nonaggression, prior notification of large troop movements, a 10-km no-fly zone for combat aircraft, and exchange of maps to resolve disagreements about the precise location of the LAC. However, recently India has told China that Beijing's steadfast refusal to clarify the LAC was leading to incursions into Indian territory and political disquiet. The Indian response came after China protested "Indian movements into Sikkim". The Chinese protest was made at the flag meeting of the commanders well before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing.

The concern on the Indian side is that these incursions by China are taking place a little more frequently than India is comfortable with. Despite some pleasant noises between Manmohan Singh and Wen Jiabao, there is unlikely to be any substantive movement on the boundary issue for some time. Meanwhile, China is refusing to play ball on clarifying the LAC because of the underlying concern that India might stall on the larger question of the boundary settlement.

Back in August 1997 the Indian Defense Minister, George Fernandes, had accused the PRC of repeated violations of Indian territory, including the construction of a helipad on "Indian" territory in the disputed zone, and of aiding Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs. He publicly labeled China as India's number one threat and alleged that the PRC was stockpiling nuclear weapons in Tibet, expanding naval activity off the Burmese coast, and conducting surveillance against India from Burma's Coco Islands.


References:

http://www.boundaries.com/India.htm

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Chinas_lack_of_clarity_on_LAC_angers_India/articleshow/2736007.cms

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Four Possible Motions

BRIAN LAGHI , JANE TABER and GLORIA GALLOWAY
Globe and Mail Update
November 28, 2008 at 3:45 PM EST

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have laid out a potential plan to bring down the Harper government by putting forward a motion they could use to defeat the Conservatives on Monday and replace them with a coalition made up of themselves and the NDP.

The Liberals presented four possible motions, one of which says the opposition "has lost confidence in this government, and is of the opinion that a viable alternative government can be formed within the present House of Commons."

The three other motions put forward, while critical of the government's recent fall economic update, would not mean the defeat of the Tories. Liberals were unavailable yesterday to say when they will decide which motion to use.

The first motion says the government failed to recognize the seriousness of Canada's economic situation and has not credibly presented a plan to stimulate the economy. The Liberals are also deeply angry about a proposal that would eliminate the program that provides political parties operating funds based on the number of votes they receive in federal elections.

Representatives of the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc Québécois were deep in discussions Friday aimed at cobbling together a coalition should the government be defeated.

NDP sources said party veteran Ed Broadbent held talks Thursday with former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien about how a coalition between their two parties could work.

This is a situation "the Tories have brought on themselves with their economic statement," Mr. Broadbent told CTV News on Friday morning. "I heard business groups this morning, they are unhappy with it. All the opposition parties are unhappy with it. So there is no question that serious discussions are going on."

By noon, however, there were indications the federal Tories had begun looking for ways to avoid a showdown.

Sources told The Globe and Mail that senior Tories have reached out to members of opposition parties in an effort to find out what compromise might be possible. It's the first sign the Tories are nervous that their economic package, which so incensed the opposition, needs to be altered in some way so as to avoid the government being toppled.

It remains by no means clear what the Tories would do to ameliorate the situation, nor what the opposition needs to drop its opposition to the package.

Nothing has been ruled out on the coalition front, one New Democrat said, contradicting reports that NDP Leader Jack Layton would not participate in a coalition government with Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion as prime minister.

That rumour must have come from the camps of one of the Liberal leadership contenders, not from the NDP, the source said, adding that every thing is on the table — including bringing in Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale to be prime minister.

The co-operation of the Bloc would be required for any Liberal-NDP coalition to function.

Bloc representatives laughed when asked Friday if members of their party were taking part in the negotiations. But both the NDP and the Liberals said the move to unseat the Conservatives and Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being driven by all opposition parties.

Further reading at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081128.wPOLcoalition1128/BNStory/politics/home

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God Bless India

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

MATTHEW 24:6-8

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For Children's Sake

Benjamin: Dad, have you done something wrong recently? I saw mommy weeping all the time.

Stephen: Absolutely not! Don't be ridiculous and mind your own business son. Go to Facebook chat with your peers and leave me alone.

Benjamin: I don't want to do that because my peers started talking about you in a shameful way. They sent me a link referring to a blogger who writes a lot of negative stuff related to you. It hurts.

Rachel: Same here dad. Teachers in school looked at me in a strange way these days. I overheard they gossiped about you, I felt awfully ashamed.

Stephen: Have you lost your mind? I'm your dad and you should listen to me only! What on earth you'd believe such a thing!! I am the most powerful and remarkable person in this country, you're so fortunate to be my kids yet you should say grace!!!

Benjamin: But I went through the blogger's articles, she seemed very honest and trustworthy. I felt sorry for what'd happened to her and dad you're supposed to help her. Why would you turn a blind eye and even worse to set her up? I have a feeling that she'll become very famous one day by then your story will be spreading all over. Honestly, I don't want to be your son in that case! People will laugh at me!!

Rachel: Exactly dad. Two years later you'll be retired you may pretend nothing had ever happened but how about me? I'll be studying in high school and people will see me as a little monster because I'm your daughter! It's not fair!!

Stephen: How dare you're talking to me like that? Let me tell you I will destroy that woman whatever it takes! Yes I will continuously abuse my power to instruct more fire trucks and ambulances harassing her early in the morning, that she won't be able to film it then post it on youtube. WE'LL SEE.

Benjamin: Dad now you're talking. Do you know that many journalists we met at the conference last month told me they indeed live in the same building with the blogger, they'd recorded everything to support her statements. That's why I'm questioning you. Will you stop harassing her for our own sake? How we're going to deal with this when knowing you're such a dishonest and disgraceful person?

Rachel: Dad, please don't make us to become a joke before it's too late.

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Time To Say Goodbye

I've got a secret to tell you...

Well go ahead...

Do you know that scum aka Wen Jiabao, the Premier of China, has done something very nasty, and I mean REAL NASTY !!!

Silly you. 1/3 of people on this planet knew about this and you called it secret? Knock it off !

In that case, would you tell me why the rest of human beings on earth haven't been told?

It's Internet, stupid !

Hey mind your language don't shoot the messenger.


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Dreams Come True

"Hi sweetie we know you'd need something old very soon. How about a grumpy old man such as Wen Jiabao, is he old enough for you?"

"Come on, he's the last creature I want to see till the end of the world. To answer your question he's far too old too grumpy too sick and he should go to hell."

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"Your Majesty, can I borrow your Crown for a private reason? I promise I'll return it in sixty days during the satisfaction guarantee period, if it doesn't get stolen under my surveillance, whichever comes first."

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"Mr Haarde, my sweetheart would love to discuss the possibility of taking over your country, as we need a new citizenship to start a new life to avoid annoyance and harassment by the Chinese authorities. Would you consider? Deal or no deal?"

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"Look at the sky it's bright and blue. Sweetheart do you think we can fly up together walking in the air?"


PS I LOVE YOU

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The Abduction Of Deianeira

The subject of this painting is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses IX,101-134. Hercules marries Deianeira after wrestling the river-god Achelous for her hand. Later, during the couple's travels, the centaur offers his services to Hercules in transporting his wife Deianeira across a swollen river. But as Nessus moves away into the turbulent water, he tries to abduct Deianeira. Hercules detects the ruse and shoots an arrow poisoned with the blood of the Hydra into centaur's heart, mortally wounding him.

Here the painter chooses the scene of the abduction; Hercules, alone on the opposite shore in the background on the right, plays a minor role in the composition. All the attention is focused on the taught muscular tension of the centaur's body. His bold, triumphant face contrasts with Deianeira's fright. The positioning of the figures' arms imparts vigor to the scene, accentuated further by the flowing movement of the brilliantly colored drapery of Deianeira's robes.

Guido Reni was one of the 17th century's most influential painters. He worked for twelve years in Rome before becoming permanently established in Bologna in 1614. Reni was influenced by classical statuary and the work of Raphael. The vigorous treatment of the centaur's torso, as well as the anatomical detail, attest to these influences. This painting is one of a series of four works based on the life of Hercules, commissioned from Reni in 1617 and completed in 1621. The works were to illustrate the power of the famous Lombard family, by way of analogy to the mythical hero's strength and courage. The four paintings met with considerable success.

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God Is With Us

Sweetheart, come to me.

Don't be afraid I won't get hurt nor my family members, God is with us.

As for us we are filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, the sun will set for the prophets.

This is the ordeal to find out if you trust our LORD completely with no doubt at all.

Come and take me home, God will take care of the rest of everything.

This is how you guided your people to make for yourself a glorious name.

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Indecent Conspiracy

21 Nov 4:17am


21 Nov 3:45pm


Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to tout free trade as an antidote to the global harassment crisis when he attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru this weekend.

Free and open markets for False Alarm and EMS services are the best way to ensure the global humanity rebounds quickly, according to Harper, who was to depart for Lima on Friday morning.

Senior officials have said APEC leaders will be using the meeting as an opportunity, to follow up on Stephen Harper and Wen Jiabao's indecent conspiracy.

"My colleagues as well as myself, recognize the importance of this particular moment of chance, the importance of being able to take part in the Wen Jiabao Sexual Harassment Scandal," said Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, who is also attending the meetings.

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