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To: marcos who wrote (4721)	4/24/2005 2:50:26 AM
From: SofaSpud	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37840

All right, back to "good government" and "sovereignty". So we have perhaps a half dozen Aurora planes, ancient, barely airworthy. The government can issue a PR about some new initiative, or they can actually put money into maintaining the Auroras, or, perish the thought, replacing them with something that isn't a hazard to our boys who fly. We've had years and years of govt. that doesn't give a flying fig about doing the job, but sends our airmen out in woefully substandard kites. The Ignatief speech that was put upthread joined in with the last dozen years of rhetoric -- Liberals care about sovereignty and such. Isn't it just time to say, "bullshit!" I haven't seen squat in many years that gives our Forces proper equipment. I have attended a funeral of an old friend who 'flew' in a helicopter older than him, and have consolled his widow and young children. The Liberals can issue press releases 10 times for the same commitment to health care spending, which is a provincial responsibility. They don't seem interested in actually funding things that are their responsibility under the Constitution, like National Defence, like Criminal Justice. IMO, Good Government would look like taking care of what you're actually responsible for. Silly, naive me.

To: marcos who wrote (4721)	4/24/2005 12:26:32 PM
From: teevee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 37840

Sovereignty means also, that when you've got some phoney 'free trade' deal going and your trading 'partner' puts up tariff walls against your lumber and beef et al and still expects you to puke evermore cheap energy across his border, you disillusion him forthwith, and smartly .... On the surface, one might have hope that approvals would be swift for a pipeline from the tar sands to Kitimat or Prince Rupert, facilitating market diversification. Having only one customer for tar sands oil production and pipelines that only go the USA makes for being a captive producer. Having the choice of selling oil to China or any other non USA buyer FOB tankers loaded at Kitimat or Prince Rupert, would mean Canada could reciprocate on the lumber and cattle issues. Unfortunately, Ottawa will never grant such approval, using Federal fisheries and water acts to prevent it. American interests and corruption in Ottawa are supreme. There is too much money at stake for the elite political and economic class who are members of Canada's ruling party. What amazes me is how the media and electorate buy into the Liberal anti-american party policy stance they project when exactly the opposite is true.