What he needs is a better speech writer pure and simple

Or perhaps he needs to end subsidies and protection of multi-national giants in the resource industry, think and act strategically about the future of our country and how best to exploit our resources for the long term success of our people, and encourage a more resourceful, entrepreneurial citizenry that will create jobs for themselves and others instead or relying on a paycheque that can come to an and at the whim of (failed) global market systems.

I think Trudeau is still a bit wet behind the years. Thus making himself to be a big fool on international stage. Wait till the honeymoon period comes to a sudden stop. If he keeps going the way he is, he is going to be our George Bush jr.

Eventually, the pencil pushers in the system will take over the roost and we will quietly be the resource basket of the world. With Justin still remaining oblivious to where the real tax dollars come from.

Or…., to have lived in the ‘real’ world sans the security of an inherited trust fund.

Don’t be too harsh in your evaluation of his first two and a half months in charge! 10 weeks is not enough to accomplish what Harper could not accomplish in 10 years!

Prince George. Just what was Harper trying to accomplish?? Obviously you heard Trudeau make this statement in the House of Commons yesterday and like a parrot you are repeating it. So what was Harper trying to accomplish over the past 10 years??

Harper and his government staved us from economic hardship when the US market crashed. The world suffered, but we managed to harbor ourselves from the worst of it. US unemployment went well into the double digits. While we suffered a bit, but nothing like them.

We whine about the debt that the government created. They created that debt, so the working person can have their job. Would you rather pay an extra $400 a year, or loose half of everything you worked for. That was the decision the government made for us. I say, to Harper, thank you for the thankless job you did, and preserved personal wealth of Canadians.

Sorry, Trudeau has not impressed me yet. I agree we have to look after our environment. But that does not mean, shut down the tarsands so you can hang out with Leo D, and his groupies. We need to do everything we can now to ensure that the tarsands survive and foster well in these tough times. Don’t put up road blocks to meet your silly little agenda’s. See the big picture, capture the opportunity. We can extract the oil and be clean about it. We need to sell the oil, before it becomes worthless, but it does not mean we have to be messy doing it, we can do it cleanly.

God forbid during an economic downturn based on the commodity prices, the PM tries to instill international confidence in Canada as an economic leader despite these set backs.

Trudeau is trying to diversify our economy. I don’t see how this is hurtful to the resource sector. It’s about time we market Canada for more than its resources.

“Harper and his government staved us from economic hardship when the US market crashed. The world suffered, but we managed to harbor ourselves from the worst of it. US unemployment went well into the double digits. While we suffered a bit, but nothing like them.”

Harper and his government were lucky commodity prices were on our side, and lucky the previous Liberal government placed stricter banking policy on our banking system.

We’re seeing what the decade of Harper did to Canada today. All the eggs in the energy basket.

The problem with being an “intellectual powerhouse” in Canada is when you do become successful everyone else has their hands in your pockets or you are muzzled by red tape. The other side of the double edged sword here is there is little to no support for entrepreneurship especially in smaller communities. This includes all sectors of the economy. There really aren’t any substantial incentives for people to take risks and start a business from the ground up when you can go and work for a large company and make a good, stable or predictable income. You’re basically de-risking yourself by working for a company that has already done all the leg work.

The next problem is the socialist movement that is demonizing big business that provides the jobs and blocking the entrepreneurs that are trying to start from the ground up. Our education system has also been hijacked by this movement. No longer is it a system to teach you “how” to think, it is a system that now teaches you “what” to think. The free flow and acceptance of ALL ideas in these institutions no longer exists. For the most part the “hands on” college and technical schools are shielded from this but our public school and universities are rotten to the core with it. For example look what just happened at UNBC with the appointment of a “conservative” to the board.

I did vote liberal, this was only because Harper didn’t have much of a chance and I sure as hell didn’t want to give it to the NDP. However, never did I think that Treudeau would be this incompetent (so far anyway) I was hoping that he would bring some balance. He can only get so much mileage out of selfies, good hair and blaming the conservatives before he has to actually make the tough decisions and back some of his election promises.

Normally I’m rather quiet and tolerant of most political topics or ideas (all political affiliations have their pros and cons) however now I’m really not liking what I’m seeing. Sure times are tough, markets fluctuate but we a federal government that has its head in the sand that thinks it can spend and promise its way out of this.

Anyhow enough out of me.. “Sunny ways” my friends “Sunny ways” as Rome Burns..

I emailed this to the Mayor of Montreal this morning. I would I courage all to flood his mail..
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I watched your febal attempt to cool the waters on your recent oposition to pipelines.

You made yourself look like a liar and a fool watching you on national television.

If we don’t see a humble ginuine apology, instead of a cocky French mayor who stepped way out of his league slamming an industry, that employs hundreds of people from Montreal alone and thousands from the east.

You lied in front of cameras today. You made Trudeau look like a fool. As a matter of fact you made Canada look like fools.

I hope the natural resource sector will turn our backs on you now unless we the west feels a heart felt apology.

Thank you

Also, what would people rather have? A PM that goes to an economic summit and paints a picture of doom and gloom within our borders? That’s a way to encourage investment. I was proud the PM took the stance that we are more than just our resources. That message needs to be said in a time like this.

But quickly, lets judge him for trying to make our situation better.

pgjohn

His thirst for celebrity, lack of experience and arrogance is not playing well on any stage. 10 weeks in power or not. He needs to get over himself and if he truly loves Canada he will step aside and let someone else run the country who knows how. No place for pretty boy in these times or any time.

PGJohn, I fully agree with your opinion which you posted @ 8:59 AM! Finally we have a leader who is respected at home and on the international stage! No more stonewalling and proroguing of parliament, no more NOT meeting with provincial premiers. Being held in contempt of parliament….hmmm.

I watched question period and the record of discrimination against aboriginal children was up for discussion – a record of the last decade!
Anyone proud of that record? I do not think so! Who was in charge?

Your comments reek of wishy washy PrinceGeorge. Have you some how forgot the audit results that showed the money alicated to the First Nations was horribly miss spent and millions ended up in pockets of Chiefs? Oh my how nobody wants to talk about that. 250 million for school programs in BC alone alicated to first nation school programs. Oh right it’s a new government now and what ever the cons did is bad. You are a Hippocrate..

“The case dates back to February, 2007, when the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) first filed a complaint…”

Personal attempts to insult do not change facts. If you think that “what ever (sic) the cons did is bad” you haven’t been paying attention.

If you feel being a Hippocrate is offensive then try not being one. deliver the FN school provincial and Federial transfer payments and compare those to the amount funded in the public school system and the enrolment of both systems maybe then I can respect your uninformed opinion.

Delivering money to FNs and knowing full well (as you are claiming) that all the money is going to the chiefs (as you are saying) is a sign of negligence on the part of the government and bad for children who needed help. The government is charged with making sure that this does not happen!

We were reminded by the moderator that personal attacks on other posters will not be tolerated, such as name calling. My opinion is different from yours, that’s all! I also know that the posts of both of us will end up deleted, even though I do not resort to personal slander.

When one has the facts , posted , as Prince George did , then it becomes a little bit weightier than opinion . IMHO .

@ 11:50 AM by happy13
Your comments reek of wishy washy PrinceGeorge. Have you some how forgot the audit results that showed the money alicated to the First Nations was horribly miss spent and millions ended up in pockets of Chiefs?
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May rethink your post on all the money ended up in the pockets of Chiefs. You and ataloss sharing glasses or the same PC?

A Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling acknowledged this morning that the federal government discriminated against First Nations children because of the inequity of funding between children residing on reserve and those residing elsewhere.

Government departments were alerted many times that they need to live up to their responsibility to fund FN children in need of assistance to the SAME level as those who are not FN.

The ruling is very specific. School funding was not the issue. Neither was the issue of what happened to funds that were transferred in the usual manner under the usual terms.

Sorry, but for the sake of ALL children all government departments ought to spend less time and effort on interdepartmental spats and more on the immediate needs.

Over and out.

pgjohn, re your comment:

“God forbid during an economic downturn based on the commodity prices, the PM tries to instill international confidence in Canada as an economic leader despite these set backs.”

Both you and PrinceGeorge support this statement. I find that puzzling considering that Justin is far more interested in selfies with celebrities that he is in dealing with our economy.

So far, Justin’s efforts have resulted in Canada being excluded from the adults table! We are becoming the laughing stock of the globe!

Recently, the U.S. Secretary of Defence made a statement at Devos, ending it with the statement that when the Islamic State “is defeated, we will remember who helped”!

Clearly, this was slap to the face of all Canadians! Thanks Justin!

Prince George/pgjohn.

Looks like you are cherry picking information to support you argument.

Lets stick with some facts.

Justin Trudeau states in Dec 2015

***Our Government will immediately, as part of our first budget, lift the two percent cap on funding for First Nations programs***

What’s missing from this statement is the FACT that the cap was first imposed by a Liberal Government in 1996,. The two per cent cap was a limit Indigenous and Northern Affairs placed on annual increases to First Nations budgets. It meant that despite inflation and a fast growing population, funding for First Nations communities, programs and services could only increase by two per cent each year.

So brought in by Father Trudeau (and Chretein) and the taken out by the
Son Trudeau 19 years later. Hmmm One would think that the damage was done sometime ago.

You then might want to read up on the 1969 White Paper, which was a Canadian Policy Paper proposal. Official name *Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy*. Brought in by Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chretian. This was a failed policy and was withdrawn in 1970, after much protesting by First Nations, however it gives you some pretty good insight into the thinking in regards to First Nations by the Liberals.

Sunny ways, and sunny days, doesn’t cut it.