http://www.haloscan.com/ Latest comments for rmcbean. Syndicated by HaloScan http://www.haloscan.com/ http://www.haloscan.com/halolink.gif http://www.haloscan.com/ 88 31 Commenting Powered by HaloScan.com http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/8612403752175701655/?src=hsr#170450 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:35:26 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/8612403752175701655/?src=hsrs#170450 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/8612403752175701655/?src=hsrs#170450 I hope that the debate over whether or not the government of Alberta was guilty of political interference does not overshadow the real issue of the Greenpeace action which is climate crime. IMO jobs and oil cannot justify the pollution of air and water which is shared by all species on this planet. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsr#170331 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:16:38 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsrs#170331 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsrs#170331 English Common Law "inherited from our ancestors"? Man, he sure isn't too subtle about his racism, is he? I especially loved the use of Rockwell's 'Freedom of Speech' painting in the background. How wholesome. How nostalgic. How... American. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsr#170332 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:19:22 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsrs#170332 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsrs#170332 That is one nasty pamphlet of old-school agit-prop and outrageous lies there. There is zero attribution anywhere! For one thing, the CHRC doesn't have the power to convict anyone! Here is what they can do (from http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/about/default-en.asp): "The Canadian Human Rights Commission is empowered by the Canadian Human Rights Act to investigate and try to settle complaints of discrimi http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsr#170330 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:14:06 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsrs#170330 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/7967129357975062657/?src=hsrs#170330 How idiotic must people be to believe this garbage? These Cons are so very dangerous to human rights - here or anywhere. They MUST go! Thanks for showing us the pamphlet. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/2660225286288499854/?src=hsr#170327 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:24:18 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/2660225286288499854/?src=hsrs#170327 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/2660225286288499854/?src=hsrs#170327 It was not a deliberate leak. This works on the Conservative base, but no one else. For the rest of us, it is a reminder of what these yahoos really stand for and motivates us. There are better ways for the Conservatives to guarantee airtime for this sort of thing than to rely on a lone Liberal to pass it along, and then for the Liberals to not notice that it will help Harper (according to this... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/2660225286288499854/?src=hsr#170325 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:44:58 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/2660225286288499854/?src=hsrs#170325 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/2660225286288499854/?src=hsrs#170325 Robert, it was meant to demoralize you and other progressives - I have some idea how you feel, but I don't know who is really paying attention at this point. It was a very honest post. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/1776992928753814281/?src=hsr#170322 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:59:20 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/1776992928753814281/?src=hsrs#170322 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/1776992928753814281/?src=hsrs#170322 thats border line conservatism for you http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsr#170317 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:18:25 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsrs#170317 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsrs#170317 Yeah, what's the penalty for breaking this law anyway? Harper's on the hook he crafted. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsr#170315 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:54:31 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsrs#170315 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsrs#170315 So here's the thing: if you're not a big fan of the Harper Cons, shouldn't this be seen as a great 'win-win' situation for the opposition? As we head into another election, Harper and the Cons will be seen in one of two ways: 1. Contempt for the court's decision that they broke the law, again showing that they have a general contempt for Canadian legislators, defying any reason why they sh... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsr#170314 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:24:15 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsrs#170314 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/rmcbean/5141241152835316575/?src=hsrs#170314 I don't think the Supreme Court has ever considered any duly passed Act of Parliament to be a gimmick. They are not going to find the law invalid. The question under dispute will be if it applies during minority governments and lacking an explicit exemption it will take a convincing argument to show that. I would go further than Democracy Watch in my argument - they gran an "understood" exempti