BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)

Subject: RE: BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)
From: gnu
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 04:26 PM

Hmmm... actually, I will lay $11 out right now. But, I don't need a whole night. Five minutes would be more than enough. Pat included.

Of course, if I could get my money's worth, I would pay more to include all of the nineteen Mulroney cabinet ministers that were "investigated".

Subject: RE: BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)
From: Peace
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 05:45 PM

The man had integrity . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)
From: Peace
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 05:47 PM

and a mind of his own . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 06:08 PM

Bob Stanfield could sell underwear
And Trudeau could certainly swear!
But Brian Mulroney
Just gave us the Looney
Aside from a lot of hot air

Subject: RE: BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 10:12 PM

Joe Clark had not much of a chin
"But don't worry," said Brian to him
"I can take up the slack
And lead the attack
Cos mine's long as the road to Berlin."

Subject: RE: BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)
From: HJames
Date: 13 Oct 07 - 04:32 PM

I have never voted Conservative, but feel that it's too bad that Tory was defeated on his support of funding faith-based schools. This (or removing any funding for Catholic schools) is only fair. It is a violation of the civil rights of all faiths except Catholic when they are given no support from the government. Since it is unreasonable to remove the support from the Catholic schools, the only fair thing to do is to fund any faith-based school in Ontario.

Subject: RE: BS: Election night in Ontario (Canada)
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Oct 07 - 05:01 PM

Speaking in terms of civil rights and fairness, HJames, you are absolutely right in what you say.

I'm surprised Tory risked his campaign by taking that stand. You don't win elections by offering the people what is egalitarian, fair and just to all concerned. You win by pandering to people's fears, their prejudices, their greed, and their strong tendency to back the status quo...whatever the hell that may be. People stubbornly resist change, unless they are really, REALLY fed up with an incumbent regime for some reason, and that was not the case in this last election. As such, Tory was committing political suicide when he suggested funding the other religious schools.

It's really quite surprising to me that he would have done that. Perhaps the man is a genuine idealist.