So much for the 2 party system ehh... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Dawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 9:10 PM Subject: Re: Moron?
> http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pol&document=index&dir=par&lang= e&textonly=false > > Standing Parties in the House of Commons > Liberal > Canadian Alliance > Bloc Qu�b�cois > N.D.P. > Progressive Conservative > > What is a political party? > > The Act does not attempt to define or describe a political party. Generally > speaking, a political party is a group of people who together establish a > constitution, elect a leader and other officers, and endorse candidates for > election to the House of Commons. > > The Act uses the following terms: > > eligible party: a party that has applied for registration under the Act, but > has yet to fulfill some of the conditions to become a registered party > > registered party: a party is registered under the Act if it succeeds in > endorsing 50 or more confirmed candidates in a general election and meets > certain other conditions > > suspended party: a registered party whose registration has been suspended > because it has failed to maintain, at a subsequent election, the conditions > to keep its status as a registered party. > > Registered Political Parties > ============================ > Bloc Qu�b�cois > Canadian Action Party > Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (Canadian Alliance) > Communist Party of Canada > Liberal Party of Canada > Marijuana Party > Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada > Natural Law Party of Canada > New Democratic Party > Progressive Conservative Party of Canada > The Green Party of Canada > > Eligible Political Party > ======================== > Christian Heritage Party > National Alternative Party of Canada > The Ontario Party of Canada > > From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Moron? > Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 20:59:39 -0600 > > Ok, post the link. Objective? I didn't see any partisan bias on the page I > sent, only party names addressed and URLs? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 5:31 PM > Subject: Re: Moron? > > > > Elections Canada is a much more reliable and objective source. > > > > larry > > > > >http://www.altstuff.com/federal.htm > > > > > >Thats where I got the parties from. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 10:24 PM > > >Subject: Re: Moron? > > > > > > > > >> No that was done in the last few federal elections, with Canadians > > >> sweeping the Conservative Party under the rug, and letting the other > > >> parties, ie the National Alliance, humiliate themselves, mind you > > >> Stockton Day was even more clueless than the present nominee of the > > >> Republican party for the next presidential election. > > >> > > >> As for the number of political parties, I've always followed the > > >> rules of Parliamentary Procedure for the Canadian House of Commons, > > >> > > >> "How to register a political party > > >> > > >> Forming a political party and registering a political party are > > >> completely different, in that there is no legislation regulating the > > >> formation of political parties. However, once a party is formed it > > >> may apply to be registered. After its registration is approved, the > > >> party will then be governed by rules under the Canada Elections Act. > > >> > > >> Applications for registration must be filed with the Chief Electoral > > >> Officer for verification and approval at least 60 days before the > > >> writs are issued. Once approved, a party earns the right to be > > >> included in the allocation of broadcasting time, to issue official > > >> tax receipts for donations, and to have its name included on the > > >> election ballot. > > >> > > >> It is important to note that official registration can take effect > > >> only the day after the new party officially nominates candidates in > > >> at least 50 electoral districts at a general election. When an > > >> application is filed less than 60 days before the writs are issued, > > >> registration cannot take effect for that general election. > > >> > > >> To maintain its registration, a registered political party must > > >> nominate candidates in at least 50 electoral districts at a general > > >> election. Under the law, failure to do so must result in > > >> deregistration of that party by the Chief Electoral Officer. > > >> > > >> There were 13 political parties registered before the 36th federal > > >> election was called, and four parties had been accepted for > > >> registration." > > >> > > >> Not sure where you get 37 parties from. But these are just the > > >> official ones - parties that were able to nomimate people to run in > > >> at least 50 ridings. > > >> > > >> larry > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Ok. It's secret Candian speak. He said Liberals, but it was secret > code > > >> >for the Liberal Party. So, what are the codes for the other > "Liberal" > > >> >parties in Canada. Does Ultra-Liberal mean the New Democratic > Party? > > >Just > > >> >seems like Larry is trying to bend his words, and restate what they > guy > > >said > > >> >to fit his argument. > > >> > > > >> >I did some checking and there are about 37 different Federtal > political > > >> >parties in Canada. It seems as though there are several > Conservative > > >> >parties there...I nosed around a few websites. I liked the > Christian > > >> >Heritage party site....of course the Marijuana party website and > > >> >Marxist-Leninist Party website were interesting in their own right. > > >There > > >> >is even a Libertarian party in Canada. While Liberals (and I don't > mean > > >the > > >> >Liberal Party) may be the majority in Canada, I don't think that you > can > > >> >just sweep the conservative parties under the rug as Larry wishes > too. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > > >> >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 4:44 PM > > >> >Subject: Re: Moron? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >> Eric, > > >> >> > > >> >> Its a Canadian thing. He wouldn't understand. > > >> >> > > >> >> And now for the traditional Winnipeg greeting, > > >> >> > > >> >> How 'bout them Bombers eh? > > >> >> > > >> >> larry > > >> >> > > >> >> >But I agree with Larry, he said Liberals, and meant the Liberal > > >Party. > > >> >> > > > >> >> >e > > >> >> > > > >> >> >From: "Kevin Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> >> >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> >Subject: Re: Moron? > > >> >> >Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 08:47:26 -0600 > > >> >> > > > >> >> >Doesn't sound like he is referring to the "Liberal Party" is he > were > > >you > > >> >> >think he would have said "the Liberal Party", not Liberals. > > >> >> >----- Original Message ----- > > >> >> >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> >Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 6:21 AM > > >> >> >Subject: Re: Moron? > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > He was referring to the LIberal Party. He was doing his job > as > > >> > > > > Foreign Relations minister (placating the US), and he is > also > > >running > > >> >> > > in the forthcoming leadership election. It doesn't > invalidate > > >what > > >> >> > > I've been saying. > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > larry > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > >54po0rfff2vb23Larry, > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > >I guess the whole country tilts to the left. So I shall > say > she > > >is > > >> >a > > >> >> >member > > >> >> > > >of "a" left wing party. Doesn't matter how left they are, > or it > > >> >they > > >> >> >are > > >> >> > > >the most or least left. My statement that she belongs to > the > > >> >liberal > > >> >> >left > > >> >> > > >is accurate. I based my statement off of one of the many > > >articles > > >> >> > > >avaialable on the Toronto Star. > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > >>From the Toronto Star: > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > >"Earlier Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham said > the > > >> >reported > > >> >> > > >remarks won't sour Canada-U.S. relations." > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > >"Graham said he "didn't accept the premise" that the > > >relationship > > >> >has > > >> > > > > >worsened significantly under a perception of > anti-Americanism > > >among > > >> >some > > >> > > > > >Liberals." > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > >So obviously there are people there who are not liberal > > >otherwise he > > >> >> >would > > >> >> > > >have substituted Canadians instead of liberals. > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >> >> > > >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> > > >Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:13 PM > > >> >> > > >Subject: Re: Moron? > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > >> ROFL! > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> You may want to check on the name of the Party, its > called > > >the > > >> >> > > >> Liberal Party. Its a center moderate party. The left > wing > in > > >> >Canada > > >> >> > > >> is the New Democratic Party. The right wing is > represented > > >by > > >> >the > > >> >> > > >> National Alliance party (and the remnants of the > Progressive > > >> >> > > >> Conservative party). All over the place is the Bloc > > >Quebecois. > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> You need to get the facts correct. The LIberals are > middle of > > >the > > >> >> > > >> road, more like Democrats yes, but by no means what you > would > > >> >call > > >> >> > > >> liberal, to Canadians. Mind you compared to most > political > > >> >attitudes > > >> >> > > >> in the US, the National Alliance Party is more akin to > the > > >> >Democrats. > > >> >> > > >> The only groups that are akin to American conservatives > are > > >> >generally > > >> >> > > >> considered to be on the far right fringe in Canada. > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> Another case of Prime Minister Poutine again I guess. > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> larry > > >> >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> >Larry, > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> >You should mention Canadian "Liberal" perceptiveness. > After > > >all > > >> >he > > >> >> >is a > > >> >> > > >> >member of the left wing party in Canada. There was > outrage > > >> >> >expressed > > >> >> >by > > >> >> > > >the > > >> >> > > >> >right in Canada. Nothing more than politics. > > >> >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > > >> >> > > >> >From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> > > >> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> > > >> >Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:56 PM > > >> >> > > >> >Subject: RE: Moron? > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> just typical Canadian perceptiveness. The aide will > > >probably > > >> >> >resign or > > >> >> > > >be > > >> >> > > >> >> fired, but probably will be rehired in a short > while, > > >since > > >> >he > > >> >> > > >probably > > >> >> > > >> >> looks like a hero to many Canadians. Bush is not at > all > > >> >popular > > >> >> > > >outside of > > >> >> > > >> >> the US. > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> Besides if the US wants to complain, then the Bush > > >> >administration > > >> >> > > >should > > >> >> > > >> >> clean up its own house first. > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> larry > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> > > >> >> Larry C. 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