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12 years ago @ Macleans.ca - The West is in and Ont... · 1 reply · +1 points

There is only thing that could save the Liberals given the compression of the application of political thought (everyone now pay's homage to Bismarck's Welfare State designed to flank Social Democrats in the 19th century ... what change?). So we are reduced to discordant themes cobbling together dissonant policies to hold some imaginary center. At least Conservatives have the theme of giving people 'choice' and the left attempts to communicate 'social goals' all within the context of a fairly traditional and entrenched Welfare State whose focus has narrowed over the years, decades, centuries (... again, what change?).

The only thing that can save the Liberals when everyone looks the same once they are in power is to have a charismatic leader. That is the only way that they can take power from the 'manager' or prevent the ascencion of the 'agent'.

12 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Four parties enter, tw... · 1 reply · +2 points

Colby, you don't understand how much parts of Canada hate the party Trudeau built. The West has no fear of the NDP, they grew up here too. Preston Manning even touted some Reformers as being of CCF origin. Saskatchewan and Manitoba could teach the NDP how to govern responsibly. I agree with the NDP having to go through a period of 'hoof in mouth' ... so they have time to get their stuff in order.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Survival of the smallest · 0 replies · +2 points

This may be true over the last million years but has nothing to do with humans. We are living in an ICE AGE and if you get to big you can't get out of the way of the ice sheets or follow them back fast enough if you get too accustomed to them. Climate Change has been hell on an evolutionary time scale during the Pleistocene. Humans flourished by killing off the cousins and remaking the world. Small with a cerebellum and opposing thumb ... can't beat it.

On a shorter time scale as referred to here, the prey animals may be getting smaller but I would say that is due to an actively managed harvest. Given time and conditions, the big animals come back like Andrew noted, like that 6 pointer that my Jack Russel chases around the hay field. With the drop in hunting, 'bow only' areas, and other factors making their lives easier ... deer where I live are getting bigger and exploding in population, as are coyotes and some loner wolves. Apparently the odd mountain lion is close by as well and I'm 30 minutes from dense suburbia.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Stephen Harper defende... · 0 replies · 0 points

I voted for health care but everyone is right ... it is getting damn cold and you might need a job to pay for the heat. I now go with 'balancing the fudge stick'.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - U.S. Supreme Court swe... · 0 replies · 0 points

whatever. how are the fading unionists or collapsing corporatists going to exact their power without the slick peddling of bit homelies. I don't see it. No amount of badly done surveys will get them into the disparate heads of today. Ad Agencies may rejoice but it will only be money burned in solitude while the real world keeps churning ... center stage left ... or right ... or left .... or ...

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - “Dysfunction” driv... · 0 replies · +1 points

It is obvious that everything in this article is well founded from my experience. It appears Steady Eddy tried to emulate Ralph in surrounding himself with good people but instead with Duckett and Glen and other overpaid croneys who don't have a clue ... we now have 'Special Ed' as a premier. Fortunately there seems to be a core of people in the civil service who can see past their noses and probably in his last act of decisiveness is pushing through Bill 50 despite NIMBY's in Edmonton and opportunists like Enmax in Southern Alberta.

Outside that, I really don't see a manager running this province right now. We have a club of wannabees, many non-elected, with narrow agendas and twisted perspectives.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Why climate change is ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Sorry, but this format limits length especially when you use paragraphs.

I wouldn't call my information of wiki, insider information. What I am finding is it is a very common experience. Wiki is good for banal information but on controversial subjects it is difficult. You could argue that this is a good thing because the alternatives are even more dubious. We'll just have to see how Wiki evolves but with my personal experience I'll use them as a 'enhanced google' for information and then dig from there ... and I refuse to give them money.

I get pulled into these discussions (not debates) occasionally but really, its getting old and modified gravity getting rid of dark matter is much more interesting. I couldn't be bothered to look beyond this particular thread. I peaked on my interest in this subject about a year and a half ago ... the investigation is shut down ... just the occasional declaration :D

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Why climate change is ... · 0 replies · +2 points

Oh, I have my 'stop global warming' wrist band on. I got it for X-mas and I'm not worried because it stopped warming in 1998 :D

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Why climate change is ... · 1 reply · +2 points

Cherry Picking. That is hilarious for you to use that term in the context you do considering much of what the CRU did via Micheal Mann along with the other Yamal’ian tree ring artist is pick the tree, select the sampling method and then finally massage the data with algorithms to get the perfect shape desired to paint the perfect picture … for science of course :D Really, it is totally laughable. If you are a true Luddite ... you win.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Why climate change is ... · 2 replies · +2 points

I almost bought into the warmist theory a couple years ago despite knowing Maurice Strong was behind the political and business arm of this project, but a couple silly stories on Antarctica sent me off. Now, admittedly, partially embarrassed at my intellectual laziness I have now focused on CO2, the TRACE GAS that is necessary for life and is just returning to levels where plants are no longer stressed and has a ways to go before getting to levels even aerobic respirators evolved in and use as a cue for respiration.

Back to advocacy … Canadian Tim Ball …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydo2Mwnwpac

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