I am just wondering what country Harper works for? He cuts millions from our vital services like health care and education for give aid to a country that he helped destroy?
It makes me sick when the people in his own country can not afford to live and eat but he can send all of the money to another country that he should have sent our troops to fight in anyways. If he wants to make up for what he did send them a poersonal check seeing as most of us did not want to be in this war anyways!
2007-02-26 11:31:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
OK rephrasse here, I do know what country he works for I am just windering does he? Sending a lot of money to help out a country that claims to not want our help while his own people are begging for it!
2007-02-26 11:39:17 · update #1
canada
2007-02-26 11:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be a bleeding hart liberal. Harper did not cut any services niether did Mulroney well I am going to take a guess and say it was the liberals and people cant afford to live and eat in Canada I hope you can back that up because there is enough services available that I can back up . my wife is disabled and she gets no help from the government.I have supported and put my kids through college with no help and to see people from other countrys get jobs before them is a sin Harper is the PM and doing a good job the liberals have destroyed this country for far to long. Oh yes Harper worksfor the people of Canada not for the country
2007-02-27 02:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
daisy, Harper DID NOT send our troop their, It was those dam LIEberals that did that. Harper just extended it. We were already there, we can not just walk away from it because people like you don't like it. You want more money get a better job. We need to do our part to help those who are less fortunate than us. Home and away.
2007-02-27 01:38:11 · answer #3 · answered by Bella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typical Canadian that is not very charitable. I saw what the govt had to there to get you all to give a little to tsunami victims.
Canada can afford to give away money more than any western nation it had 9 bil surplus. The US is in debt and still helps more than many nations combined. Shame on you. Millions go without in the US but still have more than many in other places.
YOu colleges are dirt cheap compared to the US but so many never bother to save for that there I noticed. Shame. 2000 a yr. that is cheap. That may let a US student go for 6 weeks!
You pay little to nothing for health care coverage compared to the USA.
Shame on you for not being more charitable.
The US has free food programs for the eldery and low income Canada does not but in ONtario a welfare check is hundres of dollars more than that in the USA. You pay less taxes than the US overall but you pay more for all goods. Thank the Unions for that one in Canada.
see in the us the budget is transparent. untill recently it was not in canada. so now you see where the money goes you feel horrible. you ought to feel proud. why are canadians so uncharitable and then come bash americans who are extremely charitable. what is wrong with you?
canadians say they are so nice and polite. not. if you have to convince yourselves you are you are not.
CANADA'S NEW GOVERNMENT SUBSTANTIALLY BOOSTS SUPPORT TO DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN
26 February 2007
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced up to $200 million in additional funding for reconstruction and development activities in Afghanistan.
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do you know how dirt poor afghansitan is. has been. they literally have dirt floors. most have no water sources at all and walk miles. young girls get married at 10 or less. my god how luck you are to be in canada.
200 mil is drop compared to what the us has given in lives and money. shame shame on you.
john i agree. canada does a major diservice to the edlery and disabled. write write to the govt. i do. canada must stop complaining on the net and start telling the govt what is wrong. why are you all scared to do this? i see all the time.
2007-02-26 11:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by CCC 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I sort of agree with you. I am disabled, living on a subsistence level. I didn't ask for my current condition, nor did other disabled people in Canada. I am a bi-lateral amputee, I can't even get a pair of crutches. And we have medical insurance?
2007-02-26 11:48:34 · answer #5 · answered by John W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Canada, and he does a fine job of running it.
2007-02-26 11:34:20 · answer #6 · answered by NoLeftTurn 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was appointed Prime Minister of Canada after leading the Conservative Party to a minority government win in the January 2006 federal election. Stephen Harper became the first Conservative Prime Minister after more than twelve years of Liberal government.
Harper has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Calgary Southwest in Alberta since 2002, having previously served as the MP for Calgary West from 1993 to 1997. According to Canadian protocol, as Prime Minister, he is styled "The Right Honourable" for life.
One of the founding members of the Reform Party, Harper ended his first stint as an MP to join, and shortly thereafter head, the National Citizens Coalition. In 2002, Stephen Harper succeeded Stockwell Day as leader of the Canadian Alliance and returned to Parliament as Leader of the Opposition. In 2003, he successfully reached an agreement with Progressive Conservative leader Peter MacKay to merge the Canadian Alliance with the Progressive Conservative Party to form the Conservative Party of Canada. The merger was overwhelmingly approved by both memberships. He was elected as the party's first non-interim leader in March 2004.
On March 11 and March 12, 2006, Harper made a surprise trip to Afghanistan, where Canadian Forces personnel were deployed since late 2001, to visit troops in theatre as a show of support for their efforts, and as a demonstration of the government's commitment to reconstruction and stability in the region. Harper's choice of a first foreign visit was closely guarded from the press until his arrival in Afghanistan (citing security concerns), and is seen as marking a significant change in relationship between the government and the military. While other foreign leaders have visited Afghanistan, Harper's trip was touted as unprecedented in its length and scope.[citation needed]
Harper at the 32nd G8 summit, held July 15-17, 2006, which focused much of its attention on the Israel-Lebanon conflict.At the outset of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, Harper defended Israel's "right to defend itself" and described its military campaign in Lebanon as a "measured" response, arguing that Hezbollah's release of kidnapped IDF soldiers would be the key to ending the conflict.[67] Some Canadians, including many Arabs, criticized Harper's description of the Israeli response as "measured". On July 17, 2006, Harper noted that the situation had deteriorated since his initial comments, but that it was difficult for Israel to fight "non-governmental forces" embedded in the civilian population. Harper reiterated his earlier support for Israel and called on both sides to show restraint and minimize civilian casualties.
See also: International reactions to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
Speaking of the situation in both Lebanon and Gaza on July 18, Harper told reporters, "We all want to encourage not just a ceasefire, but a resolution. And a resolution will only be achieved when everyone gets to the table and everyone admits...recognition of each other," referring to the refusal of Hezbollah and Hamas to recognize Israel's right to exist. Harper laid the blame for the civilian deaths on both sides at the feet of Hezbollah. "Hezbollah's objective is violence," Harper asserted, "Hezbollah believes that through violence it can create, it can bring about the destruction of Israel. Violence will not bring about the destruction of Israel... and inevitably the result of the violence will be the deaths primarily of innocent people.".[68]
George Bush, the US president, has signed into law a bill that will block US aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian government and ban contact with Hamas until the party has renounced violence and recognised Israel's existence.
It will also create a $20 million fund to promote democracy and human rights in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The Bush administration stopped aid shortly after the January election victory by Hamas, which Washington considers an international terrorist organisation.
The legislation has no effect on aid for the Palestinian Authority.
White House said the legislation Bush signed reflects the administration's concern over the current government's failure to renounce violence and terror, recognise Israel and respect previous agreements and obligations.
Exceptions are made to provide financial support for Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, who has committed to a negotiated two-state solution with Israel.
Despite the ban on official aid, the United States has provided $468 million in humanitarian aid, delivered by NGOs and in other ways that bypass the Hamas government.
Canadian stand
Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister, said that Canada will not hold talks with "genocidal" groups such as Hamas to secure Middle Eastern peace.
"We will not solve the Palestinian-Israeli problem, as difficult as that is, through organisations that advocate violence and advocate wiping Israel off the face of the Earth," Harper said.
"It's unfortunate because with Hamas… it has made it very difficult to have dialogue. And dialogue is ultimately necessary to have peace in the long term. But we are not going to sit down with people whose objectives are ultimately genocidal.
"I think all of the civilised world is agreed, and it's not just Canada, we can't deal with organisations whose principle and only objective is terrorism and the eradication of the other side."
Harper's government was the first to withdraw financial aid to the newly-sworn-in Hamas-led Palestinian government in March, ahead of the US.
Canada also suspended its $7.3 million in annual direct aid to the Palestinians, prompting admonition from former US president Jimmy Carter.
The EU and the US also suspended all direct aid to the Palestinian government after the Hamas-led government took power, demanding that they renounce violence, recognise Israel and agree to abide by past peace deals.
George Bush, the US president, has signed into law a bill that will block US aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian government and ban contact with Hamas until the party has renounced violence and recognised Israel's existence.
It will also create a $20 million fund to promote democracy and human rights in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The Bush administration stopped aid shortly after the January election victory by Hamas, which Washington considers an international terrorist organisation.
The legislation has no effect on aid for the Palestinian Authority.
Despite the ban on official aid, the United States has provided $468 million in humanitarian aid, delivered by NGOs and in other ways that bypass the Hamas government.
Canadian stand
Stephen Harper, the Canadian prime minister, said that Canada will not hold talks with "genocidal" groups such as Hamas to secure Middle Eastern peace.
"We will not solve the Palestinian-Israeli problem, as difficult as that is, through organisations that advocate violence and advocate wiping Israel off the face of the Earth," Harper said.
"It's unfortunate because with Hamas… it has made it very difficult to have dialogue. And dialogue is ultimately necessary to have peace in the long term. But we are not going to sit down with people whose objectives are ultimately genocidal.
"I think all of the civilised world is agreed, and it's not just Canada, we can't deal with organisations whose principle and only objective is terrorism and the eradication of the other side."
Harper's government was the first to withdraw financial aid to the newly-sworn-in Hamas-led Palestinian government in March, ahead of the US.
Canada also suspended its $7.3 million in annual direct aid to the Palestinians, prompting admonition from former US president Jimmy Carter.
The EU and the US also suspended all direct aid to the Palestinian government after the Hamas-led government took power, demanding that they renounce violence, recognise Israel and agree to abide by past peace deals.
as resident of the usa, who supports the troops wholeheartedly
and feels,
we should be fighting in afganistan
NOT anywhere else,
we have had alot of cuts in housing,health, etc
im frustrated as well
2007-02-26 12:10:29 · answer #7 · answered by twocrafty65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋