My suggestion for a positive NDP ad: Exterior, Parliament Hill. An offset, medium-wide shot of Layton. Bright, blue sky, blown out. LAYTON: I believe that this is the greatest country in the world -- and
This is rich .
My suggestion for a comparative NDP ad: Auditorium. Out of focus crowd in foreground and background. Deep-background lite with deep, dark orange gels. Layton at a podium. Picture letterboxed. LAYTON: [
I find it more than a little informative that you misspelled "Ralph Klein". Left-wing Liberal, Bloc, Green and NDP voters make up a super-majority in this country. Like it, or not, the vast majority of Canadians couldn't disagree more with Ralph Klein.
That's the idea.
My suggestion for a negative NDP ad: CHYRON: [ blue on black ] "Blue Liberal" Blue tint, blue trim, waving blue Canadian flag. Upbeat music. VOICE OVER: Prime Minister Paul Martin.
What's great about having a blog is that you can say whatever the hell you want. Usually that means trumpeting your opinions to the world, no matter how asinine. So, in that very spirit, this week I'll be presenting my ideas for New Democratic Party ads for the up coming election. Over the next three days I'll pos
Our healthcare system is unsustainable! It's one of those senseless memes, repeated so often it seems entirely senseable. Well, contrary to all manner of political blather, our healthcare system is actually a veritable picture of sustainability. The Canadian healthcare debate has
A little overboard, but worth the read : "NDP Leader
Draginol: I didn't say there was. I just said that Loyalists/Royalists continued to come to Canada after the American Revolutionary War, including -- I believe -- during the period leading up to the War of 1812 when there was complusory military service in the U.S..
How could any decent human being want to 'limit' this scandal ? "The publication of more photos showing the abuse an
Liberal Attack Ad : "If Stephen Harper becomes PM you'll have two healthcare options: Be rich. Or don't get sick."</P
Well, I guess they'd have to believe it to be delusional : "'We think we have a shot at winning this election. We
Between October and December of 2003 : "Breaking chemical lights and pouring the phosphoric liquid on detainees; pouring cold water on naked detainees; bea
Frogboy: Perhaps "Royalists" is the American version of the term "Loyalists", which refers to those loyal to the British crown. I don't know. The immigration of Loyalists to Canada continued long after the American War of Independence, however. If memory serves this issue was involved in the War of 1812, which was itself fought largly over issues of conscription. As for what does and does not constitute a tradition, who cares? My poin
Draginol: When I referred to accepting draft dodgers, I was referring to British Loyalists and Vietnam. You may not think that these two instances qualify as a tradition, but on that we'll have to disagree. When I referred to America's "many wars" I was referring to them in general, not just to the wars in which Canada's accepted draft dodgers. That's why when you asked "what 'many wars'" I simply responded with a long list of wars. I
It's very simple: In Canada or the United States soldiers can apply for conscientious objector status. The difference is that -- apparently -- many in the U.S. are not given a fair hearing. I'm not saying that soldiers shouldn't have to follow orders. I'm quite clearing saying that they should also have certain rights -- like the right apply for C.O. status and the right to have their argument heard with an open mind. Simple. From wha
Super Baby: No, but from what I've read virtually no one in U.S. military does.
As for Marvin Cooley, your just CRAZY! But because I can't let such wacko-ness go unanswered, I'll bite: "Where would Canada be without American military protection?" Just fine, everybody in the world isn't out to get US!? "The U.S. sent more troops to Europe then all other nations combined." This is true, but irrelevant. The U.S. was the only country outside Europe with that many people. I mean, Australia and Canada combined are only
As the author of a Canadian and American political blog, nothing warms my heart quite like a showdown between Fox blowhard Bill O'Reilly and Canada's most r
Bush on Canadian beef: "It's also in our (U.S.) inte
Well, have I've got the webpage for you! The NDP plans to make it's "pocket protector" consumer protection plan a substantial plank in it's election platform -- including local citizen watchdog boards to oversee phone utilities, electrical utilities and... BANKS! (The plan also includes protection from credit card gouging and cheque-cashing/insta-loan companies.) http://action.web.ca/home/ndpnpd/en_alerts.shtml?sh_itm=33fa4114d5682feef2b5335a3
Kinsella sends you here : "[Layton] wants a capitalism that creates sustainable growth, th
Somehow Stephen Harper has managed to go negative and bland at the same time. Did anyone even know that was possible? It's actually more muddled than bland. A bunch sentences strung together, clearly meant to call the Liberals rotten bastards, but never actually
John Reynolds. And it's absolutely true.
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