You aint to bright...Harper
Reverend Blair @ Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:06 pm
No it isn't, Riden. They aren't allowed to speak in public. No questions, or the RCMP intervene.
PluggyRug @ Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:17 pm
Reverend Blair Reverend Blair:
No it isn't, Riden. They aren't allowed to speak in public. No questions, or the RCMP intervene.
You really need to quit the Quaaaaaludes.
Reverend Blair @ Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:18 pm
Never got into those, not being a Conservative and all.
Mustang1 @ Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:38 am
Caelon Caelon:
Libralesso Libralesso:
It does symbolize our economic history. This country was founded on resource exploitation. The way we got most of these resources was by taking them from Aboriginal peoples. Its out there for every to clearly see.
Sorry I am a bit late coming into the debate, but you have made some points I wish to dispute.
No it was started as an agricultural based colony. The fur trade drove the exploration of the interior. Initially it was the aboriginals who increased the hunting to obtain furs for trading purposes.
$1:
Most Aboriginal philosophy of land use were reciprocal, even the slash and burn method which helps the forest. Which is why we still use it today. Aboriginal nations did not rape the land, they used it but gave back what they used. It is a founding proinciple in their philosophies. Common in every nation throughout this country.
In earlier statements you called the aboriginal land management sustainable. A more accurate term is subsistence. Sustainable would be more accurate if you were talking about land management practices. The first nations were not practicing land management they were a simple hunter gather society. Slash and burn practices need a a 20 to 30 year recovery period due to the destruction of organic matter n the soil. When one area was over exploited they migrated to a new area. Sustainable would be modern agricultural methods.
$1:
The methods and machinery has changed but it is still the same mentality. look at Calgary they have oil we build up there, and when the oil runs out we go somewhere else. it has happened to every city in this country. We take what we want, and then we leave the area.
I am afraid you will not find any oil in Calgary. You will find oil related head offices, but the oil is located in other areas. Drilling activity moves but the resources do not. Wells may see stimulation or fractionation over its life. It may even be closed for a few years and then reopened as new technology makes more of the resource available. Resources like oil and minerals are finite, but the life span is longer than you are making out. For example at current levels the tar sands have over 400 years before they are gone. Plus as the mining process moves the previously mined are is reclaimed to an ecologically productive level. Not necessarily the same virgin forest, but perhaps a mixture wooded land and meadows.
I think you'll find that many of his points, analysis, conclusions and understanding are problematic.
Dayseed @ Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:55 pm
Did Libralesso say he was a THIRD year history student? If you google his name, he's also a moderator at a Wii forum where he gives his date of birth and he's currently 18 years old without a forthcoming birthday in 2008. If he's in third year, then at the start of second year he was 17 and to start FIRST year, he was 16 and would have had to graduate highschool at the tender age of 15. There are rare, powerful intellects that can handle a highschool curriculum at 15 and ace it. Unless he wrote Giller Prize winning fan-fics about Super Smash Bros. Melee fighting in Canada's past, something isn't right.
Did somebody say bullshit?
Mustang1 @ Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:14 pm
Dayseed Dayseed:
Did Libralesso say he was a THIRD year history student? If you google his name, he's also a moderator at a Wii forum where he gives his date of birth and he's currently 18 years old without a forthcoming birthday in 2008. If he's in third year, then at the start of second year he was 17 and to start FIRST year, he was 16 and would have had to graduate highschool at the tender age of 15. There are rare, powerful intellects that can handle a highschool curriculum at 15 and ace it. Unless he wrote Giller Prize winning fan-fics about Super Smash Bros. Melee fighting in Canada's past, something isn't right.
Did somebody say bullshit?
Did somebody say bullshit?
How interesting - this is the same guy that actually claimed he was a "Classical Historian". Not a student of classical history or fan or some guy that rocks the Gerard Butler Halloween costume, but a "Classical Historian". And when i questioned its authenticity - a nice way of calling Bullshit - Super Mario actually rationalizes the lie.
And now he's the Doogie Howser of U of T's history department? He's a Little Man Tate that makes grammar errors, analytical mistakes, amateurish conclusions and doesn't know history from a whole in the ground? I say something stinks in Hyrule and our little faux historian reeks.
Johnny_Utah @ Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:22 pm
McRobert McRobert:
Mr. Harper....
A) Snap election call leading into US financial crisis/During US elections
-This seemed like a panic style call, rushed
B) Canadian debate on same night as US debate
-Probably will be less viewers
C) Canadian economy is going to get rammed when the US goes down
-"Our economy is -FUNDAMENTALLY- strong" yeah presently
D) Lynch says Canada will fall into similar crisis with the US
-Merril Lynch knows!
E) CIBC 10bil outstanding in bs mortgages alone
-President fired
F) Canadian banks in to the tune of 31billion overall (mortgages)
-Easy money baby!
G) 140 Billion in "protected investments"
-Wonder where they invested all that money EH!
H) Manufacturing sector starting to report severe decline (duh)
-We gots lots of oil man! uhhh
I) SPP talks increasing (NAU?)
-Maybe it wont be such a bad thing comrades
Canadians complain about how "stupid" the Americans are but the fact of the matter is generally we are just as dumb. In some ways we are actually worse even. So anyways after writing this I can only say... Harper's pretty smart for doing what he is doing and you the people sure as hell aint.
A) Snap election call leading into US financial crisis/During US elections
-This seemed like a panic style call, rushed
B) Canadian debate on same night as US debate
-Probably will be less viewers
C) Canadian economy is going to get rammed when the US goes down
-"Our economy is -FUNDAMENTALLY- strong" yeah presently
D) Lynch says Canada will fall into similar crisis with the US
-Merril Lynch knows!
E) CIBC 10bil outstanding in bs mortgages alone
-President fired
F) Canadian banks in to the tune of 31billion overall (mortgages)
-Easy money baby!
G) 140 Billion in "protected investments"
-Wonder where they invested all that money EH!
H) Manufacturing sector starting to report severe decline (duh)
-We gots lots of oil man! uhhh
I) SPP talks increasing (NAU?)
-Maybe it wont be such a bad thing comrades
Canadians complain about how "stupid" the Americans are but the fact of the matter is generally we are just as dumb. In some ways we are actually worse even. So anyways after writing this I can only say... Harper's pretty smart for doing what he is doing and you the people sure as hell aint.
HDS(Harper Derangement Sybdrome)Is Strong In This Thread