Definitelythe Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and its monopoly on sales of wheat and the most profitable forms of barley, applicable only to western farmers, should be debated. The main issue here is freedom of choice but there is also the matter of returns to the farmers. I am of the opinion, because there is no sure way to ferret out true figures from the CWB, that western farmers are being royally ripped off.

It has long been an opinion of mine that politicians think that the average voter relates to their negativity. It is changing and we are getting tired of the way they talk about other politians, especially after we just went through an advertising scandal where millions of dollars was squandered - they walk away without any accountability and we pay the costs. We are tired of this situation and if a candidate can’t take a positive attitude to whatever he decides is important then he has no business representing the country or province or municipality. I can see the populace changing their attitude towards those who are purporting to represent our best interest and don’t. Lets not forget what our forefathers fought for.

Another issue that should be discussed is discriminatory, horrendously costly and racist Official Bilingualism.
When one looks at the anti-English discrimination of Official Bilingualism as I lhave for well over 20 years the conclusion isreached that OB is nothing less than the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Round 2 that the French have been winning for about 40 years.

I concur.
In the name of freedom, add removal of Canadian Content rules and abolition of the CRTC.

LET AMERICAN SATELLITE TV OPERATE FREELY IN CANADA. SOME COMPETITION MIGHT SWEEP AWAY TO INCOMPETENCE AND POLITICAL THEATRE OF CANADIAN “CULTURE.”

Before the last election Steven Harper sspecifically promised to not distrub Income Truststaxation policy. As a result I voted Conservative and after they won moved a good portion of my porfolio to Incomr Trusts. On Holloween I lost $250,000 overnight. Why should I believe anything Steven Harper says again.

The issues stated in your blog to day regarding poor health care, rediculours human rights claims, friviolous special interst and day care spending programsare indeed valid.

It goes without saying that the childish mud slinging is embarrasing, who cares anyway except simpletons who probably don’t vote anyway.

This is not a personality contest, this is about who can organize and run, with some skill and intrety, the biggest business in Canada. It is a huge responsiblity.

There are few more issues that are detrimentaly affecting businesses and driving them to the US, Mexico any where but Canada & especially Ontario are:
- Over regulation - there are more ministries and more rules than can be tolerated by any business.
- Over Taxation which is often hidden by fees, licences, training, fines etc.
- Unions - ruining the auto industry, the manufacturing industry, the construction industry and directly responsible for municipal, provincial and federal workers being over paid and under worked which are another reasong that taxes are so high
- The infrastructure, roads and bridges are unsafe, in disrepair and vertually crumbling.
- The borders and immigration system is a joke, immigrants are handed more money (2 to 1) than our citizens who fought in wars and paid into the country for 50 years.
- The police, law and order, court system and penal system is out of control, and disfunctional. mostly because of lawyer greed.
- The welfare system is out of control, to the point where people make more on the system than working.
- The gutless government spends millions on aboriginals who are out of control, the gutless goverment throws billions of dollars on a very small percentage of the population who should be given two choices, #1 - you are a Canadian - fit in or #2 - you are an Indian get on the reservation, if you come off - see # 1 - this does not happen in the US where in spite of many faults they are very Nationalistic and you are not French American or an Italian American or Muslem American - you are an American.

Sincere and totally useless time wasted writing by Glen Bogart

I agree with you; we need to hear some serious discussion of issues of substance; I’d like to hear some reasoned arguments in favor of any major expenditures - of which many are truly needed; how is this financial melt-down going to affect Canada and what preparation are we making for what looks like a disaster waiting to happen!  We need serious debate on healing the health-care system; road and highway imrovement and transportation planning with vision like reviving more rail service, and so on.  I think politicians underestimate the intelligence of the voters; even if we don’t understand the details we appreciate an intelligent discussion of a subject.

Bob Wood - the Wheat Board is a big issue for me too. I want the leaders to adress reinstating the Right to own Property into our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, I would like to know the leaders impressions of the HRDC and Just they feel that institution is…

Good points everyone.

Yes, yes to all of you. Were are the people running to represent those of us who are extremely frustrated with this pathetic governance. I’m voting NOTA on my ballot and we should try and get as many people as possible to do the same. When will it ever change in the country full of sheeple.
We don’t have leaders to vote for we only have a bunch of yes men. Yes men don’t lead they follow. And they have the Canadian sheeple well in tow. Keep up the good work NCC…

Canada is the only civilized country without abortion laws. In view of the Morgentaler and Order of Canada issue, twenty years of silence is long enough.
The “Pro-choice” people are nowhere to be found when women need info on future fertility and breast cancer risks, and the severe emotional stress that follows having an abortion.

And of course the kangaroo courts, so-called human rights commissions, which trample on Charter guranteed rights of “freedom of speech” and “freedom of religion” that are stacked with activists with an agenda, but NO legal training, where one is guilty until proven innocent.

I realize that our immigration system has become a political taboo topic in this Country, but how long must we bury our heads in the sand? There are numerous alarming and destructive excesses that are not being properly reported to taxpayers or addressed by government. To name a few:
* tens if not hundreds of thousands of deportees - many with criminal records - are refusing to leave and not being pursued.
* Our health-care system is being deluged with purported refugees and extended immigrant family members with serious pre-existing conditions & expensive medical conditions. Not surprisingly, these extended family members are being brought over by ‘qualified’ immigrants in very large numbers because its free.
We are all painfully aware of the funding problems in our healthcare system yet this abuse factor is not being addressed. This is becoming a huge unfunded liability for Canadian taxpayers and yet it is being repressed/ignored rather than reported.
Immigration in general, is essential for this Country. But it needs to be accompanied by honesty and full disclosure to taxpayers!

The ruling party is always at a disadvantage in these debates. Jack Layton and Elizabeth May can promise us the moon with a side order of stars, since there isn’t the least likelihood that they will have to deliver on their promises. Stephen Harper in contrast will have to defend an actual record of achievement, for good or bad, plus some reasonably realistic promises for what the future might bring. If Harper can hold the others to a draw in these debates, he will have won.

If the HRC agencies are not restricted, then our priority right of free speech is removed and we therefore lose our freddom of everything. Then our foundation of democracy is transferred to the thought police, the agents of our political masters who control their serfs effectively.

I would like to hear the candidates debate the issue of Global Warming. This topic is time worn and might not get traction but it is driving extremely costly decisions based on faulty science. I am afraid that Steven Harper is aftaid to debated the issue because deniers are so polically maligned.

I agree with all your comments about the debates.

I watched the debate. I didn’t like to see everyone attacking Mr. Harper, but he did keep his cool and all his answers were to the point. But I cannot understand why Mr. Duceppe should be in the debate. He is only for Quebec and isn’t Mr. Charet the Premier ?- I do not understand - just a lot of waste.
Mr. Layton talks as if he is the P.M. already. His resume will land up in file 13 and be lucky if he makes the first rung.