What puts my nose out of joint is the idea that one group of white, rich males, who are members in a few departments at a low rated university are heralding themselves as the voices of "Western Mentality". I don't think so. We can and do have very different opinions here in the West, as Saskatchewan's political landscape over the last 50 years is evident. As there is no one opinion in the St. Lawrence region, there is no one "Western View" here. Unfortunately, that go-along-with-the-crowd approach in politics/media in Canada keeps people voting for one party only, like in Alberta, where the Conservative government remains in power. I urge others in the west of all political stripe including Conservatives to think and speak for themselves.
They're not really going out of their way to call themselves the "Western Mentality." In fact, left-wing media outlets (such as the Walrus, CBC, Macleans, etc) have essentially stated they are. I mean...this article clearly DOES NOT focus on other western views. It isolates a select few and infers they're the ones running the show when it comes to Conservative politics at a federal level. Try to strive for a bit more objectivity there, Walrus. Ridiculous.
I don't think so. We can and do have very different opinions here in the West, as Saskatchewan's political landscape over the last 50 years is evident. As there is no one opinion in the St. Lawrence region, there is no one "Western View" here. Unfortunately, that go-along-with-the-crowd approach in politics/media in Canada keeps people voting for one party only, like in Alberta, where the Conservative government remains in power.
I just heard what Tom said about the Protesters in Toronto I think He is a GOOF ..... And this guy is allowed to teach Students Maybe we should let some Immigrant teach his class after He is FIRED !!!
Neal Norris Edson wrote:" Maybe we should let some Immigrant teach his class..."
But Flanagan IS an immigrant. He's from an ultra-right wing country called Texas.
Flanagan is pure intolerance. He has a mission that must be completed. He wants aboriginal people to un-exist on paper. Assimilation has been Canada\\\\\\\'s act since the 1600\\\\\\\'s and only in recent decades have they been embracing the different cultures found in Canada, Aboriginals as well as citizens from other countries. Flanagan is here only to put his piss mark in the snow. He has no brain or heart, just an objective that will solifidy his mark on history regardless if he completes his mission or not. This is the worst kind of man that has a strangle-hold on Canada\\\\\\\'s future, a capitalist.
Flanagan, deals were made, papers were signed and they must be upheld. Just because you don\\\\\\\'t like them doesn\\\\\\\'t me they should be destroyed. Swallow it.
It's very insulting to have ex yanks like Flanagon involved in Canadian politics. The only party that would accept him are the Hopeless Harper bunch. It's also very insulting to have people like Flanagon and Richards taking cheap shots at our native Indians.. It comes natural to people like Flanagon when you consider how the religious republican whiteys treated the black people in the US. Blacks were raped robbed and murdered by Yankee white terrorists. Religious scam artists have no place in Canadian politics. Their specialty lies in child molesting.
You Flanagon will have trouble accepting the fact that right wing governments are very very corrupt, and are considering helping the MAFIA to get more involved with CRAC(cons,reform,alliance coalition). Hopeless is a brainwashed .liar and cannot be trusted. You would do Canadians a lot of good if you and your Yankee friends that are destroying Alberta would go back where you came from. What religious groups are involved with the
possible war in north and south Korea? Hopeless has to be a twisted psycho to allow and support what is happening in Alberta BC and Saskatchewan. Are these politicians getting paid under the table? No NDP government would allow it..
You must be very happy with the US gov people that are making a profit from the oil they are stealing from Iraq. Of course they had to slaughter a 100,000 Iraqi people and Saddam
Hussien.. Now Exxon can get in there and steal all the oil they want. Yes this was all planned.
Capitalists,communists and the Mafia have a lot in common.
@anonymous, but there is no mention of Texas in his bio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Flanagan_(political_scientist)
From Macleans magazine:
Tom Flanagan
Tom Flanagan is the only person ever to have lived in both Ottawa, Illinois, and Ottawa, Ontario. Born and educated in the United States, he immigrated to Canada in 1968. He is professor of political science at the University of Calgary and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In the years 2001-06, Tom held various positions for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada - including chief of staff, campaign manager and political adviser.
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Steve Harper, President, the Corporate Party of Canada
Harper’s Neoconservatism: This entire “hard right” movement is a crock.
It is not a religious evangelist movement, **OR a moral movement.
It is a corporate movement.
http://pushedleft.blogspot.com/2010/11/democracy-for-sale-and-my-epiphany.html
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From Emily Dee:
Ten things you don’t know about Steve Harper, the leader of Canada’s “Corporate Party”
1. Harper’s an Evangelist (i.e. a Holy Roller, but he doesn’t believe in it, it’s just for show, it’s actually just a front for “corporate interests”)
1. Harper’s church rejected divorcee Laureen, so after living common-law together, they married in a civil ceremony on December 11, 1993. So much for his religious shtick.
2. He's getting divorced (check out his website, all pics of Harper and Laureen together have been removed; note I don’t care they broke up, I care how he lies about it for 3 /4 years
2. His “personal assistant” Ray Novak used to live in Harper’s backyard above the garage… FOR YEARS… what wife would put up with THAT?
3. Member of the fundamentalist Christian Alliance Church (they don't like gay people)
4. Member of the Northern Foundation (I think they don't like black people)
5. Member of the Calgary School of Political Science (they don’t like science)
6. Leader of the Reforma/Alliance Party (they don't like women)
7. Former Head of the National Citizens Coalition (they want to kill our national health care)
8. Supporter of The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (AstroTurfers who want to kill Canada’s social safety net while running a pyramid scheme cheating taxpayers out of revenue from wealthy corporate donors)
8. He’s not a real Red Tory Conservative; he’s a Reforma Alliance CRAP Party thing
9. His grandfather (Harper’s family is from Moncton, New Brunswick) either offed himself after becoming mentally ill or ran off with a woman, the truth is never talked about for some reason
10. The asthmatic Harper wears a $3,000 weave on top of his head (he's obsessed with his own image and has a special salt & pepper one for elections, brown other times)
11. Steve hates to travel and didn’t get a passport until he could travel at the public’s expense
12. Steve hates being a politician, is uncomfortable in groups, really dislikes glad-handing
13. Steve Harper was president of his high school's Young Liberals Club at Richview in Toronto; he also appeared on Reach for the Top t.v. program. Harper is not dumb, he just works for the interests of rich corporations / big business instead of for you
14. Spends every second of every waking moment plotting his scorched earth policy against Canada’s Natural Governing Party, The Liberals
Shouldn’t Steve Harper be working on other things? Like help for struggling families.
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