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Comment on Now this is a good idea by Lee

Lee — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:10:26 +0000

Could the Conservatives come up with even just one study to back up their crazy theory that more jails and longer sentences will make Canada safer?

Don’t hold your breath….

Comment on Who cares what you think, Conrad Black? by Tom Brunswick

Tom Brunswick — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:27:58 +0000

Dear Sirs: I’m afraid the obvious answer to your ridiculous question is that thousands of people in Canada clearly care about what Conrad Black has to say! The fact that his National Post column is now the the most read political commentary column in the country says it all. Like him or not, Black is an extremely intelligent and elegant writer whose opinions are shared by millions of Canadians, many of whom wish they could articulate them half as well as Black does. This nonsense about Black being a “convicted felon” is also a farce as it was painfully obvious that Black was innocent and the victim of a highly politicized and personal vendetta by the US judiciary and certain elements of the press which are unaccustomed to people not immediately raising the white flag when the US Dept of Justice threatens to destroy you in every way unless you agree to a spurious “plea bargain”. Black is a great Canadian who was shafted and persecuted by the US judicial system; if you are genuinely concerned for Canada’s future, perhaps you should question how a Chicago Court has the right or jurisdiction to convict a foreign national of allegedly “obstructing US justice” by moving boxes in an office in Canada! By the way, it was clearly proved during Black’s trial that the contents of the boxes had already been copied twice by the SEC and the Dept of Justice; moreover, it was also shown that Black wasn’t aware of the court order until two days after he moved the boxes which he was only moving as he had been evicted from his Toronto office by another court order! His trial was an embarrassing disgrace and Canadians should be shouting from the roof tops about what happened to Black as they could be next! Keep on writing Conrad!

Comment on This is why Canada should not be spending billions on fighter jets by Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:21:43 +0000

Stop spending my tax money on things we do not need or will never use. How much do we even use our f-18′s.

Comment on more Rethink Afghanistan video by paganmystic

paganmystic — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:38:51 +0000

The rethinking of Afghanistan has to be in terms of all NATO to follow the Canadian Peacekeeping plan. The trip from Kubal to Kandahar from late 2002-05, although very dangerous did demonstrate that as Peacekeepers we still have the respect of those we help. The Afghan people want their country, the taliban/el’qaeda hybrid is still a foreign militant organization created to fight the soviet invasion in the 80′s. It was endorsed by the western world, which included broad spread media coverage of how beneficial it was. Then “we” the western world turned a blind eye to that same foreign hybrid took over, basically forcing the Afghan people into a world of tyranny we DON’T accept. How in the hell do we call this good world leadership. We can’t! What that 3 year trip did was prove that the Afghan people know who they are and have a vision of their future. As the Canadian led force moved south, they cleared IEDs, land mines and pushed the insurgents back. When a tribal region was reached a team of Canadian military officials, diplomats and CIDA officials, would arrange for and get an meeting with tribal elders, lay-out their plan, listen to concerns of the tribal district and hammer out a plan in hours or mire days. The military moved through, clearing IEDs and start retraining the local militia to protect the village and back door. When the clearing was done and the troops set post just south of village providing security, CIDA and the PRT moved in and using the tribal people began rebuilding, from the greatest concerns first. With CIDA were the peacekeepers mentoring the tribal militia and gather the info on insurgent supports, logging who they were and their contacts essentially silencing them and cutting off the insurgents. Sappers to capture if possible the IEDs or atleast safely detonate them, clearing villages and main roadways. This would allow a reasonably safe means of beginning commerce between district tribal villages. Increasing the hope and support for a strong national government. This entire area was remapped and new distict maps made after the US took over in 2005. They did it because of how strong the Afghan people were against the insurgency. This was proved not once but twice in late 2005. First in Pajwaii district the just outside Kandahar City. How Canadian mentored tribal militia lead by the ANA/ANP with Canadian rear forces as support laid waste to an insurgent attack 25 mile from Kandahar City when all the so-called experts claimed Kandahar City would fall if this scenerio played out… well it did, but the insurgents never got out of the foothills. The second was when the US protected city of Kandahar was attacked, the prison was breeched before Corrections Canada could secure it. The Canadian mentored ANA/ANP attacked the escaped insurgents (suspected), recapturing some, scattering and driving back the rest, fragmenting them into a useless position. We, Canada, has the only true anti-insurgency force on the planet. That is why we are, as I said in the openning, respected by all those we help.

Canadians have to remove the despondent attitude they have acquired and start wanting the truth of who we are.

Comment on Has Ignatieff found a theme that will resonate with Canadians? by Crimson Whimsy

Crimson Whimsy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:22:40 +0000

That’s why Ignatieff will win. The cosiest sweaters in the world won’t make Canadians comfortable with Harper again. Too many, especially here in Toronto, don’t want to be the next Suad Mohamud. Canada is big — in its heart.

Comment on Andrew Coyne rips into Conservative ideology by James

James — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:27:09 +0000

When will you add new content?

Comment on Andrew Coyne rips into Conservative ideology by Lee

Lee — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:46:12 +0000

Love the site..wish it had more content