Jack Layton's Dream Is Realistic

Sounds good. I like it. So how about scrapping NAFTA and speaking of Canadian sovereignty, as well as using the Bank Of Canada to create money for national projects and programs? So far, so good, Jack.

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Dave Ruston

Dave,

Read his book "Speaking Out - Ideas that work for Canadians". I know he isn't talking about the banking system and NAFTA in the media as much as we would like. But in his book he really speaks out about these two issues.

I'm sure he has his reasons for staying away from the NAFTA and Banking System issues. Give his book a chance. I'm sure you will be as impressed as I was about what he has to say about the banking system and NAFTA.

Kevin

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"Love actually, is all around us" --From the movie Love Actually.

Yeah I was starting to think that Layton was going to do more damage to the progressive movement than the Covservative Party because he come across as so gutless sometimes. People on the news yesterday were saying that the NDP is as "left-wing" as they've ever been, but they're <I>nowhere near</I> as "left-wing" as Trudeau's Liberals were in the 70s. That was a real militant "left-winger". If people want to see the <I>real</I> Canadian left, don't listen to Layton, listen to Hurtig, Orchard, Clarkson, Barlow, Duncan Cameron, etc.<p>---<br>"We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." - Alan Turing

Well it is my understanding that Layton himself has listened to Hurtig, so there is a pretty good endorsement, as far as I'm concerned.

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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?

Kevin, you are right on. Jack Layton is in the position of putting forth a platform but not talking about NAFTA and monetary reform.

This is on purpose, so he gets more votes from the centre-right.

I wish he could do better, but projections say he will only get some 22 seats, and that is almost minimum for holding the balance of power in a minority government.

If that doesn't work out, think of the Bloc as the balance of power, or even worse, think about the liberals and conservatives working together, whichever holds the balance of power.

Now, that's scary !!



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"Arrogance in Politics is unacceptable"
Jim Callaghan
Minden, Ontario
705-286-1860
www.misterc.ca

no I think Bloc Alberta & Bloc Quebecois would be the worst-case scenario. :-\

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"We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done." - Alan Turing

I don`t know, I think he`d do well to spell out the dangers of NAFTA and it`s chapter 11 and the energy clause to Canadians. When I tell my fellow Canadians of this they get quite angry knowing that the Liberals and Conservatives are the architects and supporters of such a treasonous 'trade agreement.' Not all Canadians know about the REAL dangers of NAFTA. Many think that it actually is a 'good agreement designed to give Canada access to the US market.' And of course the media NEVER talks about the dangers of NAFTA. So I think it would do Jack well to expose it for what it really is!

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Dave Ruston

If he tried, he'd get buried in the media for being anti-american. Look how bad he got stomped because a candidate in Montreal used to be a Bloc member. Three days he got dragged through the media, and only because of a Liberal innuendo.<p> If he came out against NAFTA, the Conservatives and Liberals would stomp him back to the stone age. Campaign politics has nothing to do with facts, only 5 second sound bites on the 6 O'clock news. Canadians attention spans are too short.<p> Did you see "Sunday" on CBC this week? People actually thought that the leader of the Conservatives was Peter Parker.<p><p>---<br>"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark Twain <br />
"The greatest price of not participating in politics is being governed by your inferiors." Plato

Oh come on! It was that spoof in the confessional.

Well you know Peter Parker did have an alter ego, and I think Martin and Harper are both trying to keep theirs in check, so maybe they weren't really wrong???That is what is so refreshing about Jack Layton, he seems real, no ego problems that I see.

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If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?