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Originally posted by RHClarke
Pardon me while I remove the teat...there! First - I pay taxes; therfore, I bitch! Second, we whining Ontarians pay far more into the federal coffers than we receive - Don't lump us in with those who take far more than they contribute, thank you.
Now back to the teat...mmmmmmmmm good!
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I like a man with a sense of humour!
We from B.C. know all about paying more into the federal coffers than we get back out. Last I heard B.C., Alberta, and Ontario were paying for the rest of Canada. Here's the root of my beef with Ontario and Quebec: I can't remember a single federal election where the new government wasn't decided before the election even hit the Manitoba/Ontario border. Western Canada has to accept what the Ontario and Quebec voters decide. That gives me a bigger reason to gripe than you. Now, I understand all about Rep. by Pop., but other countries have figured out how to avoid having one geographic area of a country dominate the country's politics...its called an Elected Senate! Have Canadian politicians figured this out yet? They have, but the Fat Cat politicians got their snouts so far into the pork barrel they'll never let go of power. Remember the Reform Party? Their slogan was: "The West Wants In!" How was the Reform Party going to achieve this? By instituting a "Triple E" Senate...Elected, Equal, and Effective. The nervous tittering of Eastern politicians into their morning lattes resounded through the land! They and their media buddies from the CBC, CBUFT, and the Eastern print press got together and did a hatchet job on the Reform Party, calling them rascists and western separatists. You know the end result...throw enough shite and eventually some of it sticks!
I understand your sentiments and comments however you need to walk a mile in the shoes of a Canadian taxpayer and voter from the West to truly understand what a poor democracy Canada truly is.
CHIMO!