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  1. Canadian Politics

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    if you notice.... didnt happen in other Provinces. same transfer formula.

    whatever.

    filmon was great. 

     

    The cuts from the Liberal Federal government  affected provinces differently according to how much they relied on transfer payments. As I said before Saskatchewans answer was to close hospitals. 

    And nowhere did anyone say Filmon was great.  Just that there were causes for the provincial cuts above and beyond PC idealology.  

  3. Canadian Politics

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    6 minutes ago, Mark F said:

     I agree, very good at doing that.

    incompetent otherwise.

    Filmon sold off MTS.

    my wife is a nurse.  I lived through the filmon nursing mess. 

    do not agree that it was caused by transfer payment issues. it was " slash and burn"

    their advisor on health care was an American, from a profit based hospital system.

    filmon wanted turn home care into for profit. 

    The Chretien/ Martin federal government balanced the budget. Alot of that was done by slashing transfer payments. Provinces that relied on those payments needed to adjust.  Unfortunately most who did went after healthcare budgets. As I said Sasks answer was to close hospitals. 

  4. Canadian Politics

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    8 hours ago, Mark H. said:

    In fairness to Filmon, he was dealing with severely reduced federal transfer payments. Similar cuts happened in most provinces, at that time.

    Nobody ever seems to acknowledge that. Saskatchewans answer was to shut down hospitals . The  Filmon government chose to take the actions they took. 

  18. US Politics

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    3 years ago my very active wife who has had arthritis for some time  was struck with an extremely bad flare up. She had swollen knees,  ankles and feet.  It was heart rending watching her lying on the couch sobbing in pain. She had to stop working, gardening,  walking.... We were talking about what to do with our house because the bedrooms were upstairs. She moved around our big barnyard on our riding mower trying to be part of our extended families activities but it was really tough on her physically and mentally.  Then her rheumatologist put her on a wonder drug.- Methotrexate.  Her arthritis is manageable again . She's back working , helping the elderly. She lends her hand in our family market garden business.  Goes on long walks with her girlfriends. She is volunteering at the  Folk Festival this week.

    Lupus and arthritis sufferers  in some parts of the USA can't access Methotrexate now because it is sometimes used in high doses with other drugs for planned abortions. 

    **** them and **** this idiocy that the world is going through. 

  19. World Politics

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    Some of our current restictions on firearms in Canada as far as I can recall : 

    Right off the bat you need a PAL certificate which is a possesion and acquisition licence . It is illegal to own, borrow ,use, sell , store, have in your possession a firearm without one. To obtain one you do it through the RCMP. They do a background check for criminal activity, they can check with ex wives and partners, .....and deny you the privilege of owning a firearm. ( note my wording there )

    To go hunting you need a hunter Saftey certificate which requires you to  complete a course.

    All guns must be locked up separate from the ammunition with the exception of one gun for people with certain occupations.

    Semi automatic hunting rifles are allowed but there is a limit on magazine capacity. 

    Some semi automatic weapons are out right banned. ( military style, easily converted .....)

    All long guns have a limit on how short the barrel can be. 18.5 inches but I could be wrong on that figure.

    Hand guns are extremely restricted. It's a special permit again through the RCMP.  The only way they can leave your property is with a transport permit that allows you to go to and from a pistol club or shoot. Straight there, straight back, no stopping.

    Those are just a few of the rules. I'm still a gun owner but no longer deep into it. I'm not all that up on more current restrictions but they won't be less restrictive than what I've mentioned. I just thought I'd list a few because some may not know about our laws. 

     

  20. World Politics

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    18 hours ago, WildPath said:

    If you're talking about this happening in Canada/US there are quite a few differences between the countries why I think no guns shouldn't happen here. The biggest is that a much larger percentage of people use firearms to obtain food in Can/US. That being said, I'm still in favour of stronger gun laws and think gun culture is nuts.

    The figure I keep hearing is that 8 or 9 out of 10 guns used for criminal activity are illegal guns from across the border. Even an outright ban on guns in Canada would have little effect on that. Don't forget we have some pretty strong gun laws  right now in this country. How well they are enforced is another story. I guess my question is what issue are you trying to fix? 

    Edit: Just to be be clear I have no problem with practical, effective gun laws . 

     

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