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Israel doesn’t want peaceful coexistence. They have actively done whatever they can to undermine a peaceful diplomatic solution. Helping fund and set up Hamas, creating/supporting the settler groups, actively annexing territory, etc. The international community has a obligation to force Israel...

Just because it is legal doesn’t mean it doesn’t disrespect our democratic institutions. I am not the one arguing for rule changes, simply pointing out that complaining about a long ballot which is 100% legally done and calling it a mockery of our system well literally double jeopardying our...

They are looking for a cheap loan. If you look in the article they were apparently offered a loan just not at the terms they want. I don’t blame the government for some of the strings they want attached, they have learned from the auto manufacturers who took loans, declared ‘new auto company’...

There would be issues, but nothing that couldn't be overcome. My understanding is the Swiss do their referendums about 4 times a year with the issues on the ballot for it. We could easily make the system so that you know at least a quarter year in advance what will be there to vote on to allow...

Larger ridings leads to less repersentation, culminating in urban areas having even more say than they currently do. My region went from 2 ridings to 1 riding in the last election. Our representation just got halved. I do not view that as a good thing. Also having majorities is important...

And we are sooooo much better? https://electionsanddemocracy.ca/voting-rights-through-time-0/brief-history-federal-voting-rights-canada Basically until 1960 we didn’t allow natives to vote and until 1982 we could take back voting rights on anyone we chose. Not that far off from the Swiss there...

The major parts, with the option if you gather enough signatures to have referendums on the minor parts too. My preferred system would have lawmakers who do their job in general, but the public can always have the final say. For example the Swiss have to vote to allow the government to levy...

I have said it before and I will say it again, electoral reform means nothing if you have no control over the government once elected. The biggest weakness in most Western democracies is the 4 year election cycle and the fact once elected there is no control over the government until the next...

The Conservatives spent a ton when they were in power. The only two years they didn't have a deficit was the first year and the last year. In comparison the Liberals under Chretien and Paul Martin ran surpluses every year...

And the US wasn’t using exploitative labour? What do you think all those illegal immigrants were doing in America? I am all for taking a moralistic stance on trade, but if we did so there would be a lot of harsh realities to face and very few countries we could actually trade with.

Keep in mind that riding likely didn’t appreciate the trucker convoy which Pierre publicly supported. That likely had more to do with him losing than any other factor.

Almost like holding a bi-election immediately after having a general election to get a specific MP elected who failed to secure a seat isn’t making a mockery of democracy? What do we keep getting to redo things until they get the result they want? Those other systems you propose would...

Alternatively, they can think it’s ok all they wish. The CAF does not have the right to police your thoughts. They have the right to limit what you do in regards to the workplace but freedom of thought is a right. Provided they have learned to keep it out of the workplace, what right does...

Honestly other than looking for a used stock of a similar sized mauser (you would have to determine action length and interchangeability first) there isn’t much options. It used to be easier to import parts from the States but my understanding is that has gotten much harder in recent years.

There is 100% a issue with radicalization of young men, that being said there is also a issue with the radicalization of young women as well. There are plenty of young women out there who treat men not as equals but as lesser than who do not get called out on it (or alternatively are encouraged...

Switching the training system to the DP system instead of the QL system for the Reserves was a huge mistake from what I have seen. The issue before was it was difficult to get Reservists the training as it was a long stretch of time as it was all done in one sitting. Now the issue is they have...

Believe it or not, generally speaking when American companies do good, so does Canada. 75% of our exports go to them. That means American companies buying Canadian products. That means the better they do generally the better we do. That relationship is strained at the moment but again up until...

They aren’t that different. This is more like going from a 90s car to a 2020s car. Controls are basically the same, the vehicle is a bit more efficient, but overall they both still get from point A to point B. Handgun technology really hasn’t advanced that much since the hi-power came out. It...

There was a video I watched of a police officer in the States with a .45 who shot a methed up criminal 3 or 4 times but didn’t go down. It then turned into a benny hill type deal where he had to run to his vehicle to get his rifle well being chased by this criminal. His lesson from this was he...

Keep in mind Ukraine had a lot of former conscripts available in country who could be armed and retrained much faster than anywhere in the West. That makes a difference when you consider how fast they mobilized. They weren't starting from scratch, they were refreshing and bringing up to date on...