Canada's Minister Apologizes
Offline Apparently the Canadian Minister of Industry got himself in a bit of a problem when he made a remark.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25410515
Canada minister apologises for child hunger remarks
Canada's industry minister has apologised for suggesting it was not the Canadian government's job to feed hungry children.
James Moore told a Vancouver radio programme, "Is it my job to feed my neighbour's child? I don't think so."
Mr Moore initially said the remarks had been taken out of context.
But he apologised on Monday after the broadcaster posted the full audio clip, and following pressure from child advocates and opposition politicians.
"In response to a question from a reporter last week, I made an insensitive comment that I deeply regret. I apologise," Mr Moore said in a statement.
"Caring for each other is a Canadian ethic that I strongly believe in," Mr Moore, a Conservative MP from British Columbia said. "All levels of government, indeed all members of our society, have a responsibility to be compassionate and care for those in need".
His remarks came after a reporter asked how Canada's government planned to reduce high child poverty in British Columbia, pointedly asking what the government was doing about children going to school hungry.
"Certainly we want to make sure that kids go to school full bellied, but is that always the government's job to be there to serve people their breakfast?" Mr Moore said.
"Empowering families with more power and resources so that they can feed their own children is, I think, a good thing. Is it my job to feed my neighbour's child? I don't think so."
One advocate, Adrienne Montani, the head of the First Call BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition, told the Toronto Star the comments were "flippant and dismissive".
And earlier on Monday, New Democratic Party MP Jinny Sims called for an apology.
"Child poverty has continued to grow under this government, and now they're saying it's not their problem," Ms Sims said
“It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.”
― Giordano Bruno
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It proves beyond doubt that Canada's politicians can also suffer from...........foot in mouth desease, brain on vacation disorder, "I realy said that" syndrome ; {re. Mayor Rob Ford} and you Yanks thought you had a monopoly on "boneheads" in office.
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If man was formed from dirt, why is there still dirt?
All we "Yanks" need to do is keep up with news of the world to understand that political stupidity is a world-wide phenomena. Project much ?
Bah, you've got more than your fair share.
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What the hell can be done about it ? American voters have shown that they are fucking idiots who after 5 years still clamor about the sins of President Bush II and then whine about "racism" if anyone criticizes their half-black Messiah for his multiple scandals and screw-ups.
Yeah, because he was a white man President Clinton was never subjected to the same kind of scrutiny by his political opponents was he ? ( I hope you get the irony. )
Guns. =)
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If B.C. Canada wanted to do something about too many mouths to feed and not enough resources to feed them, they could start by giving this guy a vasectomy.
http://natgeotv.com/uk/the-man-with-121-children-and-24-wives
But everything else must be regulated except him. Insanity to expect any other outcome except hunger.
I think this guy set up shop in Canada because of the culture's 'unlimited' compassion. Now Canada can't be so compassionate due to population pressures.
Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success. --Mark Skousen
Ha ha.
Lolololol look at this guy. The original Brian37. Ignore the post, pretend it says something else, attack that something else, fail on all counts. Classic EXC.
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I don't see how anyone could be upset about what this guy said. All he said was that it government should focus on making sure that parents have the ability to get enough resources to feed kids themselves. Which to me is simply common sense. He obviously didn't mean to imply that children should starve to death, just that you don't need a fucking national government to cook breakfast for your kids in the morning.
If, if a white man puts his arm around me voluntarily, that's brotherhood. But if you - if you hold a gun on him and make him embrace me and pretend to be friendly or brotherly toward me, then that's not brotherhood, that's hypocrisy.- Malcolm X
LOL.
“It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.”
― Giordano Bruno
Meanwhile children go hungry while compassionate Vastet ignores the obvious cause. (Sorry but no it is not that taxes are not high enough).
Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success. --Mark Skousen
Always making up strawmen and failing to comprehend reality. How'd you teach Brian to do it anyway?
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So why doesn't Canada make a law to force you to work 2 or 3 jobs and give up gaming so you can pay for all the hungry children to eat something, if you're part of such a compassionate society? You all got to chip in to make a better society. Let me guess it's other people's responsibility not yours. Go after business until they leave.
Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success. --Mark Skousen
Because 90% of the population would be in jail, dumb ass. How would that solve anything hmm?
Your stupidity never ceases to amaze me.
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Then force them to work from a jail cell(call center, etc..) or make all Canadians slaves 24/7/365. Or do you prefer to just let the hungry children of guys with 100+ kids starve? Where is your humanity?
Taxation is the price we pay for failing to build a civilized society. The higher the tax level, the greater the failure. A centrally planned totalitarian state represents a complete defeat for the civilized world, while a totally voluntary society represents its ultimate success. --Mark Skousen
I know you're too stupid to understand, but for the benefit of everyone else: there aren't even enough jobs for everyone to have 1 job, let alone multiple jobs (which, ironically, is the reason there are hungry children in the first place; a direct result of the rich hoarding instead of investing). If the government actually found some way to make everyone work, it would be a useless make-work jobs that had no benefit to the nation or anyone in it. Like digging holes to fill them in again, for example. Since such would provide no revenue and cost hundreds of millions of dollars, EXC's brilliant stupidity would bankrupt the country in no time.
But then we've long established EXC is too stupid to understand the first thing about economics, so it is hardly a surprise that he thinks he knows how to fix everything, yet offers an unsustainable strategy as his perfect solution.
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