When will the Canadian people realize they have elected a Bush puppet as their new Prime Minister?
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Not quite a puppet but maybe a mini me, remember though Canada has virtually no military and not enough money to go and start a war like bush
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It will happen near the mid term elections in November. \nThe Bush administration can not afford to lose the House of Representatives. Let's see if this ploy works.
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The Queen is a figurehead.  She exercises no control.  Her representative in Canada is the Governor General, who is appointed by the Prime Minister, who leads the party who won the majority seats in the House of Commons.\n\nWe pick the PM, he picks the Governor General.  We control our country.  We are thus sovereign.  The Queen represents our roots and gives our laws their legality.
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Please.... I think Canada will one day be the parking lot for Mannhattan
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Hardly breaking news. We need to vote the rascals out in Nov. 2006. This will put pressure on President Bush, and it will bring up the possibility of impeachment.
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I think it's a hot potato, too hot for this  new gov't to handle.  They'll leave it alone, and everyone will get very used to it.  I think it's a good law, and I'm proud of Canada for passing it.
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George Bush will be the next president there
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I don't know but if anyone finds out let me know. But the thing is once he gets out, whos the next puppet they'll put in office.
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well they are simply treading the water and waiting to see when he will screw up. Most Canadian news agencies (with the exception of the CBC) are simply pro American right wing jokes that dont represent Canada at all and they like Stephen Harper because he shares their ideals, some examples include CTV and Global television which in my opinion are both garbage newscasters. But people at the CBC are showing no such sympathy for Stephen Harper and will surly pounce at the chance to humiliate him and downplay his marginal success if even that be present.
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Stephen Harper is the prime minister and head of the conservative government which is a minority government.The liberal party is the official opposition.There are two other parties,which are the Bloc Quebecois and the New Democratic party.If the three  parties voted together in opposition voted down a motion from the government in power they would knock the government out of power and an election would have to be held.hopefully this could produce a majority government which would hold power for at least four years.Because Canada belongs to a commonwealth there is also the Queen of England and her representative in Canada the Governor General,but these two positions are just symbollic.
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I'm willing to give Harper a chance.  I was actually relieved that he beat Paul Martin, because at that point, I was sick of the Liberals and their stench of corruption and broken promises in the House of Commons.\n\nI was disappointed that neither Jean Chretien nor Paul Martin were the least bit interested in repairing Candian relations with the United States (which, as I see it, are still in the toilet somewhat), which is why I also lost faith in Bush in the wake of all this Iraq war hoopla.  I'm still counting on Harper to fix this, but it's a shame he won a minority victory, so he's got "eagles" watching him, and he can't do whatever he wants in the H of C.  I'm still hopeful, though, and he's discussing this issue with his people to let him try his solutions.
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Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin received a no-confidence vote November 28, 2005.  An election will be held January 23, 2006.
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They expect you to know.  And you do know. Otherwise you wouldn't have known it was the Prime Minister.
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It so is.\n\nMr. Harper and Mr. Bush are both operating from the same faith-based conservative political standpoint, and so, they've got a lot to agree on. The federal budget also shows the cut of $2 billion over 5 years from the environmental programs of the past liberal government, which were geared towards adapting Canada even more to the Kyoto protocal. As it ever so happens, Harper is passing off the protocal in favor of a "made-in-Canada" approach. Atleast he's not dismissing it all togeather like our neighbors to the south. \n\nOn top of that is the recent agreements pretaining to soft-wood lumber, which in the long run will favor America as opposed to upholding fair trade.\n\nHarper and Bush are just two peas in a pod.
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No one.  We do not have Presidents (thank God).  The official head of state of Canada is the Governor General (Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean), who represents our Queen, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.\n\nThe Governor General takes the advice of the Prime Minister who is currently Stephen Harper.\n\nTo echo a comment that someone made, we do have a very good system of government here.  It is based on the Parliament system style of government used in the United Kingdom.\n\nThe previous government lost a "vote of confidence", and when this happens we normally hold an election.  This only happened because we had a minority Liberal government.  When the Gomery Report came out, the opposition parties ganged up and voted against the minority government.\n\nIf you have a majority government, you're stuck with the government until at most 5 years.  But we usually have elections every 4 years.\n\nOne thing we normally have more open politics here because of the parliamentary style of government.  The leader of the opposition maintains a fairly good check on the actions of the ruling government.  Our news is mainly revolving around the government and the goings on with politics and not sensational shootings and murder, so we also keep a sharp eye on our politicians.\n\nIf you're interested in learning more about my country and our style of government, please visit http://www.canada.gc.ca/
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this would be interesting except for your last point.  Look at our system.  We already have one in place and its not working. The Executie Branch has gained a ton of power and the Leg and Jud brances have lost their power.  It's become about helping each other out instead of maintaining balance.  Otherwise your outline exists in Canada.
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oh man, as a canadian i know how you feel. our entire country (save the hicks) hate that idiot of a president. one time i heard a friend say that bush "is protecting us from terror" and i was  like wtf!! what terror. if you ask me george bush planned 9/11 and did it all himself.