02-03-2003 11:10									#1
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The inept coward does make for some interestingly mangled English and 3 year-old mentality lies. Let's all share in the glory we know of a man who both vocally and linguisticly knows not how to speak!

I'll start off with one of my favorites. Does he actually try to look this failingly assertive when having no plan of keeping a promise?:

"Read my lips - NO MORE GST!"
-1990 (Oh, by the way...)

	02-03-2003 11:27									#2
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"A proof is proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof and when you have a good proof it's because it's proven."

- Jean Chretien, Sept 5, 2002

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	02-03-2003 11:30									#3
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"It's a myth that I'm a spender."

When holding a press conference on Free Trade with U.S. president Bill Clinton, Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien was asked what he thought about all the drugs that were entering Canada from the U.S. He responded: "Well, it's more trade."
After a tense moment of silence and some muffled laughter Clinton leaned over and whispered something in Chretien's ear. Chretien immediately blurted "Oh drugs! I thought you said trucks!"

"Why buy repeater carbines and nuclear armament -- if this is kept at home a child can play with it".

When a reporter asked Mr. Chrétien about the RCMP's use of pepper spray on the peaceful protest, he said, "Pepper? I put that on my plate."

"This is why I have to show the hon. Leader of the Opposition that it was only one project of $440 million that went belly-up. I do not say they made a mistake. I just say that it is not a success. "

	02-03-2003 11:32									#4
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He also replied "they are lucky the police did not use baseball bats" in response to the APEC protest.

	02-03-2003 11:32									#5
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BTW, the first one Asher quoted is my favourite quote of all time and space.

	02-03-2003 11:35									#6
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"Obviously, I would have been happier if Canada had not been conquered in the past by the English, if this part of North America had remained French, but you can't rewrite history."

"French-Canadians are 'martyrs' and have been 'humiliated' by the English."

-- Jean Chretien, in the Paris newspaper "Le Monde"'s interview on December 1, 1994

	02-03-2003 11:38									#7
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I don't see any problems with the first part of that quote.

Just like I wouldn't see any problem with a Scottish person making the same assertion about English colonialism on their land.

	02-03-2003 11:38									#8
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And the second part was quite true for a very long time.

	02-03-2003 11:44									#9
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He went on in the article to discuss how the French run the country.

He's such a great national leader...

	02-03-2003 11:46									#10
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The French do run the country. But JC doesn't run the country for the French. Big difference.

	02-03-2003 11:55									#11
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Not really, he runs it for the French and for the people who live nextdoor to the French.

	02-03-2003 11:56									#12
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He runs it for people who are willing to vote for him if he sends gravy their way. Just like every other elected politician.

	02-03-2003 11:58									#13
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He can have my gravy, provided he fits under the desk.

	02-03-2003 12:11									#14
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actually that is the big problem with democracy

instead of politicans working for the people, they work for the rich and corporations who pay them

Jon Miller

	02-03-2003 12:12									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Jon Miller actually that is the big problem with democracy instead of politicans working for the people, they work for the rich and corporations who pay them Jon Miller

That's not the problem we're talking about.

Chretien works for the minority of provinces who contribute the majority of the vote. Technically it's still democracy, but the other provinces suddenly become expendable votewise.

But enough! No debates in this thread.

	02-03-2003 12:51									#16
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"minority of provinces "

But a majority of the electorate.

	02-03-2003 12:51									#17
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That was mentioned already.

	02-03-2003 12:53									#18
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What if there was a country where 51% of the population was one religion, 49% another religion, and we had the system Canada has?

The majority of the population forms the government.
Now what happens if they want to do ethnic cleansing...

Hmm

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Oop.s I literally stopped reading when I hit that point.

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quote: Originally posted by Asher What if there was a country where 51% of the population was one religion, 49% another religion, and we had the system Canada has? The majority of the population forms the government. Now what happens if they want to do ethnic cleansing... Hmm

That's why we have a constitution. Trying to rig the electoral system so that every minority group has an equal say in government policy leads to insanity rather quickly...

	02-03-2003 12:56									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Frogger Oop.s I literally stopped reading when I hit that point.

We're used to it by now, really.

	02-03-2003 12:58									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Frogger That's why we have a constitution. Trying to rig the electoral system so that every minority group has an equal say in government policy leads to insanity rather quickly...

What good are constititions and other agreements, like say a certain 1930's agreement, when the government can ignore them at will?

	02-03-2003 13:03									#23
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You guys have multiple constitutions?

	02-03-2003 13:05									#24
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No, but we've got other agreements that, in this case, gave control of resources to some provinces, and when the federal government wanted to, it ignored that agreement and took control of the resources again and kinda shafted that province for 5 years until a new conservative government came in and repealed it.

	02-03-2003 13:43									#25
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I'm not sure if the federal government can ignore the constitution at will. The provinces certainly can, though.

	02-03-2003 21:46									#26
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Chretien's cool. I like the gun registry and the electoral reform.

I'm not sure if the federal government can ignore the constitution at will. The provinces certainly can, though.

Down with Ernie Eves!