Comments on: SHOULD HARPER SHUT DOWN PARLIAMENT? http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:40:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Paul Costopoulos http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1944 Paul Costopoulos Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:09:43 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1944 Unfortunately Jim you are right and it does not help trusting our so called leaders. For Jean-Louis Roux, he was not running around town with swastika T-shirts. He wore a swastika armband once over his white medical frock at a student disguised party. The legend seems to be growing. Unfortunately Jim you are right and it does not help trusting our so called leaders.
For Jean-Louis Roux, he was not running around town with swastika T-shirts. He wore a swastika armband once over his white medical frock at a student disguised party. The legend seems to be growing.

]]> By: jim http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1943 jim Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:51:13 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1943 Neil - The Bloc Pop existed at both Prov and Fed levels: Laurendeau Prov 1944 Maxime Raymond Fed 1944 Jean Drapeau Defeated in Outremont at Fed level in 1942 Jean Drapeau Defeated in Jeanne Mance at Prov level in 1944 Trudeau was a hanger-on. Jean-Louis Roux later rejected as Lt. Gov Prov Que because during these years he was running around town wearing swastika "T" shirts. Camillien Houde was in jail on St. Helen's Island. Fred Rose won a seat in parliament under the communist banner. I was trying to get into Mabel's drawers. She thought the $2.00 sitting on the table was for her, but, really, it was for the beer. Anyhow, the point about most of the above and is still rampant today is that politicians will sell their souls and join any party that's handy, in order to get elected. Neil – The Bloc Pop existed at both Prov and Fed levels:
Laurendeau Prov 1944
Maxime Raymond Fed 1944
Jean Drapeau Defeated in Outremont at Fed level in 1942
Jean Drapeau Defeated in Jeanne Mance at Prov level in 1944
Trudeau was a hanger-on. Jean-Louis Roux later rejected as Lt. Gov Prov Que because during these years he was running around town wearing swastika “T” shirts. Camillien Houde was in jail on St. Helen’s Island. Fred Rose won a seat in parliament under the communist banner. I was trying to get into Mabel’s drawers. She thought the $2.00 sitting on the table was for her, but, really, it was for the beer. Anyhow, the point about most of the above and is still rampant today is that politicians will sell their souls and join any party that’s handy, in order to get elected.

]]> By: neilmckentyweblog2 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1942 neilmckentyweblog2 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:59:17 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1942 Paul: You are quite right. I should have called the Bloc Populaire a federal rather than a federalist party. However, I do believe that Jean Drapeau ran for federal office as the Bloc Populaire candidate in a famous by-election in Outremont in 1944 only to be defeated by Mackenzie King's candidate, General LaFleche. Paul:

You are quite right. I should have called the Bloc Populaire a federal rather than a federalist party.

However, I do believe that Jean Drapeau ran for federal office as the Bloc Populaire candidate in a famous by-election in Outremont in 1944 only to be defeated by Mackenzie King’s candidate, General LaFleche.

]]> By: Paul Costopoulos http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1940 Paul Costopoulos Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:20:41 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1940 Neil, The Bloc Populaire was a federal party but not a federalist party. They were created in response to the conscription law and sent several members to Ottawa. The most renowned: René Chaloult and André Laurendeau. Jean Drappeau, although a member never ran, if I recall, for federal office. But, after the Organized Crime Inquiry he ran for mayor of Montreal while Pax Plante his closest colaborator and his chief of police, for his safety fled to Mexico where he lived until he died of natural causes. They were disgruntled Liberals, furious at McKenzie-King's broken promise not to have conscription and were all nationalists, later active in the early separatist movement. Laurendeau became editor at le Devoir. Neil,
The Bloc Populaire was a federal party but not a federalist party. They were created in response to the conscription law and sent several members to Ottawa. The most renowned: René Chaloult and André Laurendeau. Jean Drappeau, although a member never ran, if I recall, for federal office. But, after the Organized Crime Inquiry he ran for mayor of Montreal while Pax Plante his closest colaborator and his chief of police, for his safety fled to Mexico where he lived until he died of natural causes.
They were disgruntled Liberals, furious at McKenzie-King’s broken promise not to have conscription and were all nationalists, later active in the early separatist movement. Laurendeau became editor at le Devoir.

]]> By: neilmckentyweblog2 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1933 neilmckentyweblog2 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:51:15 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1933 Jim, I think the Bloc Populaire was a federalist party. How could they elect someone to Quebec City? Jim,

I think the Bloc Populaire was a federalist party. How could they elect someone to Quebec City?

]]> By: Paul Costopoulos http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1920 Paul Costopoulos Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:46:46 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1920 It may not be 80%, but it is more than 40%. Most Quebecers can deal with necessities in both languages. Reading and writing in both languages is another matter. The 40% in that case is probably right. Amongst non-fracophones the proportion is getting much higher. They are called the children of bill 101. They are the leaders of tomorrow and lots of things could then change. It may not be 80%, but it is more than 40%. Most Quebecers can deal with necessities in both languages. Reading and writing in both languages is another matter. The 40% in that case is probably right. Amongst non-fracophones the proportion is getting much higher. They are called the children of bill 101. They are the leaders of tomorrow and lots of things could then change.

]]> By: jim http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1918 jim Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:57:55 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1918 Paul:- According to the latest stat from statcan 40% of Quebecers "speak both english and french" Paul:-
According to the latest stat from statcan 40% of Quebecers “speak both english and french”

]]> By: Paul Costopoulos http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1914 Paul Costopoulos Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:15:01 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1914 Jim, 80% of Quebecers are bilingual. Jim,
80% of Quebecers are bilingual.

]]> By: jim http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1911 jim Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:44:05 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1911 Paul:- I lived in the Beauce when it elected a member of the Bloc Populaire, a staunch separatist party, to sit in Quebec (by the way Jean Drapeau, prior to his becoming mayor of Montreal was also a member of the party). "I was on the fringe of those circles and believe me it was not so bad" Well Paul, your right it didn't look bad until I found out that the leaders were not representing people who wanted to separate but were out to line their own pockets, the current crowd being Duceppe and his henchmen pulling in millions of Federal Govt dollars. Have you noticed that Colonel Blimps such as Parizeau were educated in England but they want Quebecers to stay "chez nous", learn one language so that when the Province raises taxes to the highest in North America so Quebecers can't escape because they can't communicate with the rest of the North Americans. By the way, couldn't a better qualified person for GG have been found in all of Canada rather than a piece of fringe. Paul:-
I lived in the Beauce when it elected a member of the Bloc Populaire, a staunch separatist party, to sit in Quebec (by the way Jean Drapeau, prior to his becoming mayor of Montreal was also a member of the party). “I was on the fringe of those circles and believe me it was not so bad” Well Paul, your right it didn’t look bad until I found out that the leaders were not representing people who wanted to separate but were out to line their own pockets, the current crowd being Duceppe and his henchmen pulling in millions of Federal Govt dollars. Have you noticed that Colonel Blimps such as Parizeau were educated in England but they want Quebecers to stay “chez nous”, learn one language so that when the Province raises taxes to the highest in North America so
Quebecers can’t escape because they can’t communicate with the rest of the North Americans. By the way, couldn’t a better qualified person for GG have been found in all of Canada rather than a piece of fringe.

]]> By: Joe Agnost http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/should-harper-shut-down-parliament/#comment-1907 Joe Agnost Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:19:42 +0000 http://neilmckentyweblog2.wordpress.com/?p=393#comment-1907 I missed the "in certain circles" part of your post..... my bad. I missed the “in certain circles” part of your post….. my bad.

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