tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post2170988843975223863..comments2024-01-08T21:00:24.932-08:00Comments on The Straight Goods: Dalton McGuinty and the Liberals to be Blown Out of Ontario!Grant Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-10918163250869758332010-11-23T11:25:39.245-08:002010-11-23T11:25:39.245-08:00Condolences Leah on your tragic loss. There are n...Condolences Leah on your tragic loss. There are no words that can help right now...<3Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049617811090781174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-8693901398790255962010-11-23T08:52:42.937-08:002010-11-23T08:52:42.937-08:00Regionally, the two HST provinces continued to hav...Regionally, the two HST provinces continued to have among the highest inflation rates in the country, with Ontario leading the way at 3.4 per cent, half-a-point higher than in September, and British Columbia at 2.4 per cent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-28077302224475517862010-11-23T00:32:48.335-08:002010-11-23T00:32:48.335-08:00This meltdown by the NDP this past week could well...This meltdown by the NDP this past week could well be the death knell for any successful recalls. While the NDP MLAs and Carole James play out their soap opera, the HST is still attacking our wallets.<br /><br />Think about it. What incentive is there for the voters in Ida Chong's riding to get rid of her if they will likely have to choose between a different BC Liberal candidate or an NDP candidate that belongs to a party in turmoil? None that I can see.<br /><br />Bill VanderZalm, Chris Delaney, Bill Tieleman and the army of canvassers did a yeoman's job of conducting a successful campaign against the HST, and it looks as if the petty squabble over nothing but egos has done nothing but jettison the entire effort.<br /><br />CamCrankypantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-65130262373617380372010-11-22T22:46:15.646-08:002010-11-22T22:46:15.646-08:00Thank you (Lea)h
Now you got me dripping tears al...Thank you (Lea)h<br /><br />Now you got me dripping tears all over the keyboard.<br /><br />My sincerest condolonces to you and you family.<br /><br />I knew there was turmoil with you, I`m proud of you, we will soldier on.<br /><br />I send my prayers from my heart to yours.<br /><br />"All earth bound angels make the return trip to heaven"<br /><br />May your mother have a safe trip.Grant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-90852171328552082462010-11-22T22:45:26.381-08:002010-11-22T22:45:26.381-08:00Mostly it seems that Canadians are now apathetic w...Mostly it seems that Canadians are now apathetic when it comes to politics. Like Leah, they are sick n' tired of the SOB's that we get to represent us. Promises made and instantly broken. It is noteworthy to point out that Carole seems to be a mirror image of us apathetic Canadians. Strange.<br />Where is our fire? Where is our vigilanteism? Why are we not storming the Leg? The media outlets? The offices of MLA bloodsuckers?<br /><br />Maybe when we show some fire, we will get someone who represents us to know what we want!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-84688406503296428722010-11-22T22:32:07.352-08:002010-11-22T22:32:07.352-08:00A beautiful apology, completely accepted, and retu...A beautiful apology, completely accepted, and returned Grant. I have to apologize too, it's been the week from hell personally. As you know, I've been looking after Mom for 7 years...and she passed away last week, which is a blessing I know. I'm still trying to figure out if the cavern where my heart used to be, will ever return to a normal state. After a 12 year battle with cancer, she deserves her rest - and I'm off to see if mine is still at bay next week. A worrisome, stress-full week to say the least. <br /><br />Let's bury this one and start over, even if we have to disagree for now. Who knows what the future holds? :)Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-48081038181554807002010-11-22T19:15:14.951-08:002010-11-22T19:15:14.951-08:00Well Leah...I know your angry, who isn`t, we see o...Well Leah...I know your angry, who isn`t, we see our province being destroyed and we feel helpless...<br />Talk to serious injured workers who had to deal with WCB...A lifelong, life changing injuries and get a few hundred dollars a month, that is a helpless feeling, fighting a corrupt corporate giant.<br /><br />Running around like chickens with our heads cut off won`t help....It`s much easier being a commenting contributor than a blog writer, editor, researcher while getting paid a stipend of ZERO...<br /><br />No one, well almost no one has been more critical of Carole James than me...<br /><br />But I have to keep my head on my shoulders, I can`t fall into feeling destitute, I must make sure the flames of hope remains lit...<br /><br />Many a day, many mornings, I ponder and muse over coffee, warfarin and other life sustaining remedies...<br /><br />What shall I write, what message, what truism, what flickering candle should I offer up to my faithful readers....<br /><br />I never know, but what I do know, I`m not prepared to offer up a suicide note or unconditional surrender.<br /><br />Perhaps Jim Jones and Guyanna will ring true for you Leah.....<br /><br />I`m not prepared to drink the Kool-AidGrant Ghttp://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-60150189568496185462010-11-22T18:47:46.639-08:002010-11-22T18:47:46.639-08:00I don't particularly give a rat's ass abou...I don't particularly give a rat's ass about history Grant, because clearly, we've learned nothing from it.<br /><br />What I do care about is having a political party who is astute enough to realize it's NOT about them, - it's about "Voters." That what matters isn't who kisses ass better than whom, but how many voters see a credible, knowledgeable, and effective government in waiting. Thus far, those I've spoken with aren't seeing one with the NDP.<br /><br />Do the voters count? Yes. For one day, after that, we're back to being invisible - but for our wallets. <br /><br />As for being surprised, no, I wasn't surprised at all. I absolutely expected Carole to remain in power...and fully expect that will continue into the next election cycle. <br /><br />Good Luck to you, and to your party. Good Bye.Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-15883092135763799722010-11-22T13:01:35.753-08:002010-11-22T13:01:35.753-08:00Ooops..."Know your history"Ooops..."Know your history"Grant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-46940207454091300182010-11-22T12:59:20.785-08:002010-11-22T12:59:20.785-08:00By the way Leah...Here`s a little HISTORY lesson f...By the way Leah...Here`s a little HISTORY lesson for you...Executives councils of the NDP have NEVER VOTED AGAINST THE LEADER...<br /><br />Glen Clarke got the nod from the executive council when he was in hot water, Mike Harcourt same thing...The executive council is useless and their vote was no surprise to anyone(except you), the same with the BC Liberals...Gordon Campbell received 86% support on their recent vote..<br /><br />No your historyGrant Ghttp://powellriverpersuader.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-11930868181953032102010-11-22T12:00:01.034-08:002010-11-22T12:00:01.034-08:00You can can lead a politician and business to the ...You can can lead a politician and business to the water and instead of drinking they will likely sell it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-61911104210213350182010-11-22T10:53:51.944-08:002010-11-22T10:53:51.944-08:00Harper, the Right Wing Leader of Canada must be la...Harper, the Right Wing Leader of Canada must be laughing his head off. He used federal deficit money to bribe the Ontario and BC Liberals into their HST Doom. He has set the stage for Conservative Parties to take control and he did it with our own money...or better put, our debt.<br />And Harper walks away squeeky clean denying any responsibility. Remember this, Jim Flaherty has been running around for 2 years saying Ontario was the worse place to invest and they should harmonize...then came the $4.7 Billion bribe that Dalton could not refuse...then not to be left out of the cookie jar, BC on board for our $1.6 Billion bribe.<br />This is all one Right Wing Plot by our Federal Conservatives and they not only got the Tax Harmonization they wanted, they got to take out 2 Liberal governments as booty...and they used our future debt to do it.Island Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-80988095859594635862010-11-22T09:32:55.633-08:002010-11-22T09:32:55.633-08:00And Leah...We have had no media in this Province f...And Leah...We have had no media in this Province for a decade..How many people know Baldrey/Palmer/Leyne/the Province/The Vancouver Sun..BC Local news/Global/CTV..are in the pocket of the scorched earth corporations!<br /><br />The mid terms down south..$8 billion dollars spent by lobby groups(read corporations)...<br /><br />BC is like Germany circa 1943...If the allied forces didn`t defeat Hitler Goebells and Hitler`s propaganda machine was unstopable, there was no internet then.....<br /><br />Blame the media, recognize the manipulation, tell everyone you know what is going on,....<br /><br />But just like I said in this post, the media are tricky bastards and have orchestrated our in fighting...<br /><br />Maybe you don`t remember the leaked documents Sean Holman had..."It`s not answer period, it`s question period", the BC Liberals got away without answering any questions for a decade...<br /><br />The HST...Wag the dog while BC Rail chug chug chugs into the sunset, run of river runs dry, P3s eat up your future and public education become a thing of the past....<br /><br />Like I said, the NDP have a 20 point lead over the Liberals, don`t let the media fool you!Grant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-54377229537024269062010-11-22T09:12:10.503-08:002010-11-22T09:12:10.503-08:00Leah...No one insulted you..You are insulting your...Leah...No one insulted you..You are insulting yourself by not thinking, it`s the media!!!!<br /><br />I don1t care who the opposition is, if the media fights tooth and nail to elect BC Liberals the BC Liberals will be elected with media`s help..<br /><br />Fortunately there is now an internet and real media...<br /><br />And Leah..You may be old, I could give a rats ass, there is no one in the Province who has watched more of our BC Legislature at work than me...<br /><br />And believe it or not, the NDP have raised every issue in QP..in estimate debates...It`s the media that decides what to run with..<br /><br />Do something constructive rather than whine the world is over, it doesn`t help one bit writing all over the internet that you will no longer vote forvthe NDP...Fine, we heard more than once...<br /><br />Good Day!Grant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-79361085979276999922010-11-22T07:46:54.382-08:002010-11-22T07:46:54.382-08:00So-called NDP'ers? Grant, if you're 41 or ...So-called NDP'ers? Grant, if you're 41 or less, I was voting NDP before you were born...and I've voted NDP in every election since! I've not only voted for them, I've scrutineered for them, driven the elderly to the polls, canvassed, manned the phones, and anything else that needed being done. <br /><br />Your comment regarding those of us who won't vote NDP this time if Carole is still leader, is at the very least insulting. There are many of us out here who are capable of doing our own thinking, and have come to the conclusion the NDP are no longer viable...in thought or action. BC has never had a more inept opposition, especially with all the mismanagement and outright scandals they've had to choose from.<br /><br />How I'll vote in the next election is my business - but I can assure you it will not be liberal, it will not be NDP.Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-6103402087518866112010-11-22T07:23:49.011-08:002010-11-22T07:23:49.011-08:00So Herr Diktator is eating his own now.....the res...So Herr Diktator is eating his own now.....the restaurant industry is finding out just who their enemy is! Anyone that still supports the Libs may as well just give everything they own to them, as that is what happens under their leadership. Steal from everyone and give to a few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-14101290276152719092010-11-22T00:27:36.352-08:002010-11-22T00:27:36.352-08:00It seems that there is much discontent being shown...It seems that there is much discontent being shown by the electorate in not only Canada, but worldwide as well. I suspect that a lot of it could be attributed to the worldwide recession that is anything but over. The codswollop peddled by the economists and other spindoctors about a jobless recovery never made any sense to me and I'm sure most others that use their brain for more than keeping their ears apart. No jobs means no money which means no economic activity.<br /><br />The fortunes that various governments threw at the problem did nothing but make the rich richer and the rest sucking sewer water. People can deal with adversity if given the chance, but I think that a lot have been stripped of their pride. They can no longer provide for their families, and that makes for a lot of disgruntled voters.<br /><br />This may be a lesson to all politicians, both veterans and neophytes alike. Embellishing your party's track record when the economy is going reasonably well, whether your policies have anything to do with it or not, can come back to bite you in the ass when the economy goes south.<br /><br />Slowly but surely people are becoming upset with being treated like pond scum. There is a lot more information available to people from sources other than the mainstream media, and this has opened their eyes to the fact that they have been spoonfed a lot of fiction and very little fact.<br /><br />CamCrankypantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-59386822213962495022010-11-21T21:54:44.744-08:002010-11-21T21:54:44.744-08:00Yea, Tostenson was on Global news 2 days ago and h...Yea, Tostenson was on Global news 2 days ago and he said and I quote.."It`s ok to have a few drinks and still drive" snip<br /><br />Poor old booze joints are hurting..boo hoo hoo<br /><br />I imagine his platform would be to lower the minimum wage and raise the alcohol level to 1.4<br /><br />What a Smuck!Grant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-40109520404586704292010-11-21T21:30:57.919-08:002010-11-21T21:30:57.919-08:00Tostenson! Now that's funny. Another well-qual...Tostenson! Now that's funny. Another well-qualified person to run the province. Thanks Grant. You made my day. Now I can go to bed.....cherylbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-87506854743907424522010-11-21T20:24:16.372-08:002010-11-21T20:24:16.372-08:00Elwood.....
It`s change that is happening, people...Elwood.....<br /><br />It`s change that is happening, people aren`t that smart to recognize the enenmy, the public, the voters no but one thing, boot the current assholes out!<br /><br />Have no fear Elwood, the NDP is weak in Ontario, but we live in the wild west coast, land of thinkers, land of the left, the tea party movement removed incumbents, the established members from both party`s...<br /><br />Remember this Elwood, the NDP won`t lose seats, they will gain seats everywhere!<br /><br />CheersGrant Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944976348166120530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435367521078186829.post-51751289732386363532010-11-21T20:15:24.855-08:002010-11-21T20:15:24.855-08:00Grant, good article. McGuinty goes down but the ri...Grant, good article. McGuinty goes down but the right wing fascists are leading in Ontario. Why isn't the NDP in the lead in Ontario?<br /><br />The same thing will happen here in BC. The LIEberals go down and some right-wing fascist party will take over. It's happening all across Canada and the U.S. Mark my words.Elwoodnoreply@blogger.com