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Hi ,

I really appreciate your edit here but unfortunately I had to revert it per Wikinews' archiving policy as the edit was made over two days after the publication of the article.

Don't worry, this is an easy mistake to make, as other projects like Wikipedia do not have this policy.

Thanks for taking the time to edit Wikinews, Anonymous101talk 20:18, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

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I have responded to your NPOV comment at the comments page. Thanks for taking the time to note an issue with my writing. Anonymous101talk 18:39, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

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Controversy after leak of preliminary report into Spanair disaster

September 17, 2008 Spain's Ministry for Development has leaked a preliminary report into the crash of. The MD-82 that was lost at 's  in Spanair's first and only fatal accident resulted in the deaths of 154. Controversy has come as a result of both the documents' contents and the fact that it was leaked at all.

According to the report, the airliner was defective for as yet undetermined reasons. The wing flaps failed to move into the required configuration for takeoff, and the alarm system that would normally alert pilots failed to activate, leaving the pilots unaware of the impending crash. The report goes on to note that after a similar accident befell in the United States in 1987, also with 154 dead, manufacturer McDonnel-Douglas (since merged with Boeing) told operators of MD-82s that they recommended pilots verified the alarm system was operational before every takeoff.

Spanair, however, did not follow this advice and instead trained pilots to check the system before the first takeoff each day and after each change in flight crew. The plane had been taken to Madrid from earlier that day with the same flight crew, and therefore the pilots were not expected to check the alarm.

Spanair's director of operations, Javier Muela, has responded by denial that the primary cause of the crash was the alarm's failure, as was implied by the report. He did confirm that the airline was not following the recommendation from the airframer, but in his defense said that "Spanair did not exist" at the time - "it was made in 87, Spanair was founded in 88," he said. He also said the airline's independent experts did not believe the reports claims about the incorrect flap position was accurate.

Typically, airliners come with documents detailing operating recommendations among other details, but newspapers have not confirmed that Spanair did in fact receive this information with any of its MD-82s.

Regardless of the report's accuracy, further controversy has arisen over its status, with a pilots' union enraged over the fact that it was ever made public. The Pilots College, COPAC, expressed an intention to bring legal action against the Ministry for Development. The union say the ministry broke protocols on both confidentiality and law.

Meanwhile, the investigation continues. It remains unclear why the systems on the aircraft failed, if they indeed did, although Spanish paper  speculates it may be linked to a faulty temperature gauge on one of the engines, which caused the first attempted takeoff to be aborted and delayed the flight an hour. Javier Pérez, the judge in charge of the investigation, will examine the contents of the aircraft's flight recorders tomorrow. It is also reported that he is unlikely to call any witnesses to the disaster.

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Comments:US Federal Reserve prepares to take over AIG

we the corporation and not we the people
America is we the corporation and not we the people. The writing has been on the  wall  and ten banks so far this yr, will MAMU or Wachovia be next?

Crack-Up Boom
You can't just shore it up. Fephisto (talk) 01:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

A french translation of CDS crisis article
Hello,

I am very surprised not to find any article about CDS crisis in english. Could you translate this article from french or improve it: http://fr.wikinews.org/wiki/Dossier:Crise_des_CDS

Thanks,

RD --Eurobas (talk) 20:46, 26 October 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Controversy after leak of preliminary report into Spanair disaster

 * Sorry bout the shouting, but it does tend to get results. There's a suggestion on WC that RC should have a notification bit for reviews somewhere. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:32, 17 September 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Tarja Turunen to perform at Doro Pesch's 25th anniversary concert and record duets with her

And this is important enough to be news....why? 80.56.254.174 20:06, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Doro helped revolutionise metal, and Tarja is a chart-topping artist both solo and with her former band. Both have sold vast numbers of records, especially considering Tarja's specialised genre. Collaboration between them is both interesting and somewhat unexpected. If you wanna see something else, go write something else. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:10, 17 September 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Lzmuston~enwikinews

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User:RayClaw002

Hi

I Also have a user name on wikipedia which is CobraZeus002 RayClaw002 was allready taken huh strange?

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User talk:74.94.233.105

I am not sure what you were trying to do at Category:September 7, 2008, but I have reverted your changes. --SVTCobra 01:44, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

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Clearing the air: Positions of Canadian parties vis-à-vis the environment

September 18, 2008 In the lead-up to the 2008 Canadian federal elections much speculation was made about environmental issues and initiative, with various parties maneuvering to claim some portion of the green mantle. But it was the Liberal party which first brought a full-blown policy to the public.

In the months since the Green Shift initiative was brought forth, the political pundits and activists have both talked about this year as the first election where the environment would be a major issue on the minds of voters, and possibly a decisive one for the electorate.

It's indeed true the environment ranks very high in minds of voters across the country, particularly among young voters. One national survey of Canadians between 18 and 25 finds the environment is the top issue. A poll of all voters found it to be the third most important single issue over all, behind the economy and health care, but the poll suggested that no one issue has really caught the attention of the electorate with many issues gaining similar attention.

The parties themselves seem indecisive, trying to claim a focus on environmental issues but rarely making specific proposals or promises, with the notable exception of the Liberals whose platform has been targeted by opponents and commentators as "wildly experimental" and "doesn't go deep enough" by turns.

Examining the platforms of the New Democratic Party regarding air pollution and global warming as available on their website, one is struck by a lack of substance. Reference is made to C-377, the Climate Change Accountability Act, which the NDP calls "Layton's Kyoto-Plus Bill", which was passed in 2006. The party believes Canada can achieve its Kyoto requirements by 2012, though no mention is made of how a Layton government would do so.

In June of 2008 the Liberals tabled a plan, the Green Shift, which they claim would reduce Canada's greenhouse gas emissions 20% under 1990 emissions - well below the 6% required by Canadian law when Canada ratified the Kyoto Accord - by 2020, which is rather after the 2008-2012 phase-in period required by that same law. The method of performing this reduction would be to shift the Canadian tax system, reducing income and revenue taxes by replacing them with taxes on greenhouse gas emissions. The plan generated considerable discussion and opposition, and the party has back-pedaled in some portions and added on in others, as well as announcing a couple of separate initiatives to soften the effects for farmers, homeowners, and fishermen among others.

A more diverse approach than solely a "Carbon Tax" is proposed in the Green Party's platform, which presents an almost holistic approach of adherence to the Kyoto obligations, "Cap and trade" of carbon emissions, industry development with both green technology R&D and regulation as well as consumer subsidies, and their own version of a carbon tax. Alone of the parties they specifically mention the role of international diplomacy/trade as a part of their approach.

Such an approach appears to be anathema to the Conservatives, whose mantra since their election has been that Kyoto cannot be complied with without forcing an economic recession on the country, and used the Throne Speech of 2007 to reiterate that position. They have opposed cap-and-trade schemes in the past, but their platform for this election states their plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions includes emissions caps for "four air pollutants commonly associated with smog and acid rain," as well as "tough emission reduction targets".

In contrast to the laundry-list of unconnected initiatives on the Conservative's website, the clean platform pamphlet created by the Bloc Québécois makes a simple and apparently heartfelt statement on the environment:
 * La lutte aux changements climatiques est devenue un enjeu fondamental pour l’humanité et le Québec est déterminé à apporter sa contribution, à sa façon. À Ottawa, c’est le Bloc Québécois qui mène la lutte en faveur de l’application du protocole de Kyoto dans le respect des choix du Québec.
 * Tackling climate change has become a fundamental issue for all of humanity and Québec is determined to make its contribution, in its own way. In Ottawa, the Bloc Québécois, respecting Québec’s choices, is leading the fight to enforce the Kyoto Protocol.

Just how they plan to enforce the Kyoto obligations is not stated, though they do discuss a carbon market, and tax incentives for home heating upgrade and transportation.

There seems to be a wide if somewhat shallow interest in the electorate as to just what each party is offering on the environmental file. But with sketchy platforms regarding environmental issues, it's no wonder some of the parties have turned to the subject of economics in recent days.


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Flu shots for pregnant women protect newborns after birth

September 18, 2008 Late term pregnancy flu shots continue to protect newborns after birth, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. This gives reason for more expectant mothers to follow U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and obtain a flu shot during flu season. Only 15% of women in the United States receive the vaccination during pregnancy, although the CDC has advised this preventive treatment for the past 11 years.

The study was conducted in Bangladesh on a group of 340 pregnant women during third trimester and reduced the risk of respiratory illness among the mothers by 36 percent. The benefit to their infants was even greater: 63 percent reduction in influenza incidence and an overall reduction of respiratory illness by 29 percent. The study found 6 confirmed cases of influenza in the vaccinated group compared to 16 cases among the mothers of a control group.

Late term pregnancy flu vaccination represents an important window for preventive treatment because the flu vaccine is not recommended for infants less than 6 months old. Infants under the age of 6 months also run the highest risk of dying from the flu.


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Comments:Large particle accelerators to explore the frontiers of physics

wishing for American particle accelerator
Well, I wish the USA would make another accelerator. Perhaps bring back the SSC. I heard the SSC would be more powerful than the LHC.71.116.98.136 05:04, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Heh
"In the next few weeks the machine will collide opposing beams of protons charged with approximately 7 TeV of energy resulting in cataclysmic conditions that will mimic the beginning of time, a re-creation of the Big Bang. It is reported that the studies could also help treat diseases such as cancer, improve the Internet, develop systems for destroying nuclear waste and provide insights into climate change and open the door to travel through extra dimensions."
 * Wow that is some pretty wild stuff. Cirt (talk) 07:54, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It might also figure out how to take elastoplast off without removing hair. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:19, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Wild Stuff
"Our job as scientists is to explain that these esoteric things [such as dark matter] are not completely unrelated to humanity. Ultimately, we address the questions of how we got here and what we're made of." -- Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and author at Arizona State University in Tempe.

 * Cancer treatment - Antimatter does not exist naturally but Cern can make it using a smaller accelerator, the proton synchrotron. The machine is also involved in generating the protons that will orbit around the LHC. The interest in such beams arises because existing forms of radiation therapy may kill cancers but damage surrounding tissue. Particle beams could minimise such damage as they can be tuned to pass through healthy tissue and deposit energy only in the tumour. "What you can do there is send a beam of protons into the patient, which does essentially no damage at all to the tissues on the way in. All the damage is done at the point where the protons stop. And by tuning the energy of the protons, you can make them stop inside the tumor." --Andy Parker, Cambridge University

 * Improving Internet - In a typical year, the huge machine, which will smash particles into each other at enormous speed, should generate enough data to fill 56m CDs. That means physicists have had to create a sophisticated system for organising information extremely quickly. The Grid, as they call it, is likely to become the model for many other systems designed to handle large volumes of data.

 * Managing nuclear wastes - “This technology sprung from insights into matter generated by pure physics,” -- A Cern spokesman.

 * Climate Change - “If the beams cause cloud formation it will suggest a link between cosmic rays and climate which has interesting implications.”

 * Travel through extra dimensions - "If you went to the 23rd century and there were people flying around faster than the speed of light, you would say, What is it you found out that enabled you to do this?" --Andy Parker, Cambridge University. "Why don't we notice all these extra dimensions if they are really there?...The suggestion is that the other dimensions are curved up into a space of very small space, somthing like a million million million million million of an inch....If this picture is correct, it spells bad news for would-be space travelers. The extra dimensions would be far too small to alow a spaceship through." --Stephen Hawking in The theory of everything: The origin and fate of the universe.

"The evolution of scientific theory does not emerge from the straightforward accumulation of facts, but rather from a set of changing intellectual circumstances and possibilities" -- Thomas Kuhn in The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. --  T harikrish  Talk 17:48, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

Big Bang theory is it necessarry ?
Dir sirs, I have been following your articles about what this great Haldron Collider should do for you! It just doesn't sit right, we know as humans we tend to get all excited about what can be achieved, in are hihly superfical technological World. But you have taken God and Mankinds morale understanding out of your equations. "Not all things are advisable or even of profit.Somehow looking to recreate the big bang again, doesn't even fase you scientists that are on progect.Consider this if you were to recreate this effect, whats not to say that The Bang would undo the present infinit universes not only killing all its intelligent inhabitants of all the M3 klass planets but also Harming GOD Allmighty.He has ears too!! It seems to me that everyone praises the Haldron Collider, but the lack of Information from your Organization what the Technicalsecurities are.Everyone seems to leave that in the dark I am offended.

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Talk:Clearing the air: Positions of Canadian parties vis-à-vis the environment

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creating an infobox for this subject matter is fine but using a user box such as is not appropriate. --SVTCobra 01:13, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Give me a specific reason why not? -  Amgine | t 03:51, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Is there any reason not to put the template back now that it is in the template namespace instead of the userspace? Gopher65talk 05:05, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

NPOV
I feel that this article amounts to an editorial and thus violates WN:NPOV. It is filled with unattributed opinions of the writer such as "environment ranks very high in minds of voters across the country" and "Bloc Québécois makes a simple and apparently heartfelt statement on the environment" and "with sketchy platforms regarding environmental issues, it's no wonder some of the parties have turned to the subject of economics in recent days". It has some elements of trying to be objective and inclusive, but it is just not NPOV. --SVTCobra 01:26, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

 * The "environment ranks" statement is drawn from the CBC.ca, National Post article, Dominion Research poll.
 * I would certainly allow the "simple and apparently heartfelt" sentence is not completely objective. However, the party statement is quoted in full, and is both simple and apparently heartfelt though the reader is given the opportunity to judge it for themselves..
 * I agree the closing sentence is subjective, though neutral. In point of fact, all the parties focused on economic issues.

 * That said, you removed a neutral infobox from this article, removing it from a range of categories. Do you have a justification for doing so? -  Amgine | t 03:48, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

 * The infobox was removed because you were using your sandbox. The next time you change your sandbox any and all articles that had this template would have changed also. --SVTCobra 11:09, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Since my sandbox has never changed from that template layout (see earliest versions), I believe this is a bogus statement. That is, not a justification. I believe, in fact, that this was a knee-jerk reaction without purpose other than, possibly, harrassment. -  Amgine | t 18:32, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It is not harassment. Who is to say that many months or years from now, when the election is all but forgotten, wouldn't get changed? All I am saying is that article templates do not belong in the user space. And I see that it has been moved, so I will add it back. --SVTCobra 23:24, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait ... you are changing the template ... what does the number signify? A number of days? Is this going to change every day? Won't that look odd in the archive? --SVTCobra 01:03, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

I see you've just begun to actually look at the template.

The number of days in the Canadian election is extremely limited - 36 in fact, the minimum allowed by the constitution. That will not look odd in an infobox about an election, although I did consider doing the reverse countdown. Other news outlets are, likewise, counting up the days in the campaign.

The assumption that someone who has been contributing to Wikinews since 2004 doesn't know enough to check what's linking where is rather insulting. I assumed, for example, that you realized there were 3 other news articles using my user subpage in addition to the article you removed it from. I suspect I was wrong. So let me make it clear that I say that months or years from now those and any other article linking to that page would be updated before the contents were altered. -  Amgine | t 01:23, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

 * To say that article templates do not belong in the user space has nothing to do with how long anyone has contributed to Wikinews, it is just common sense. About the "number" part of the template, it does not make sense that it changes. Previously published articles are supposed to remain static, but you are saying that the template (which I believe is now at 14), will keep changing until 36? And then it is will stop at that number? I just don't think that is the way to do it. Put "Day X of the Canadian elections" in the articles in some other way so that it remains static for each article. Put it in the title if you must; I don't care. It just doesn't make sense that an article from days ago should keep changing. For illustration take a look at Early Canadian federal election set for October 14: How does the number 14 make any sense there? --SVTCobra 01:42, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

 * That's like saying the DPL doesn't belong in the template. Things change in the templates and that's part of why they are used. Are you honestly thinking through your arguments? -  Amgine | t 01:48, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

 * If I knew of a way of making the DPLs in the templates list only articles that were published before the article on which they were listed, I would be in favor of it. That said, I am so done with this argument. The article seems to be published exactly like you wanted it. You never conceded that article templates don't belong in the user space, despite a third party moving it. You claim I am harassing/insulting you. Then to cap it off you start deliberately insulting me. --SVTCobra 02:08, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Okay, I can understand that. It just seemed a completely bogus argument since nearly every archived article on the site is being modified by the templates within them that I was taken aback when you made it. I will consider adding that functionality to DPL, since I do continue to update the extension occasionally. -  Amgine | t 02:24, 20 September 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:Clearing the air: Positions of Canadian parties vis-à-vis the environment

The environment seems to be less an issue now than it was a year ago. The economy and Dion's leadership are dominating the campaign thus far and the Green Shift has become an albatross around the Liberal leader's neck.


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Russian markets to remain closed until Friday

September 18, 2008

The Russian government has continued to hold all stock markets closed until Friday, including the MICEX and RTS exchanges. Facing its worst financial crisis since 1989, the government is fighting to stem off a crash and restore consumer confidence.

President Dmitry Medvedev went on national television to appease the public. "There is no more important task for Russian authorities than stability of our financial system under the current circumstances. This is our top priority," Medvedev said. "The market should be given all the necessary support."

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin announced that 500 billion rubles (US$ 19.7 billion) would be infused into the stock markets when they opened on Friday, with half of that amount coming from the federal budget. In addition, the Central Bank responded by offering to loan an additional 60 billion rubles (US $2.63 billion) on top of the 1.13 trillion rubles (US$ 44.6 billion) that it offered yesterday to Sberbank, VTB Group and Gazprombank. The Central Bank is encouraging the nations top banks to provide the money to smaller lenders. Central Bank chairman Sergei Ignatiev also announced on Wednesday that mandatory reserve requirements for banks would be slashed, freeing up an additional 300 billion ruble. "We hope that banks will spend these funds not on long-term crediting or other kinds of crediting of clients," he said, "but on the maintenance of the necessary volume of their liquidity and on making settlements."

In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of neighboring Georgia, the markets saw investors pull out nearly US$ 36 billion in wealth since early August. Further compounding economic woes are the recent slump in oil and gas prices, which have bolstered Russia's economy for several years. To help with this, starting on October 1 regulators will lower the export duty on oil, saving Russian oil companies around US$ 5.5 billion.


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New I-35W Minneapolis bridge opens

September 18, 2008

The new Interstate 35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States was opened shortly after 5 AM today. It replaces a bridge which collapsed last year, killing 13 people.

A fire engine and ambulance were first across on each side. In each direction, a line of State Highway Patrol cars was followed by a formation of Department of Transportation construction trucks. A cluster of awaiting vehicles went honking across for a few minutes, then traffic returned to the sparse levels more typical of the pre-dawn period.

The September 18 opening was well ahead of the scheduled December 24 goal, earning the contractor, Flatiron-Manson, up to $19.6 million in performance bonuses.

The bridge is 189 feet wide, with a main span length of 504 feet and a deck height of over 100 feet above the Mississippi River. Traffic is expected to return to previous levels of 141,000 vehicles per day on the 10 lanes. The accelerated construction (of only 11 months) was accomplished by pouring 120 concrete sections in heated pole barns, and then lifting them all into place via a crane mounted on a river barge. The bridge contains 323 electronic sensors for real-time monitoring of stresses and movement of the bridge components. It is illuminated with white light-emitting diodes.

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Talk:New I-35W Minneapolis bridge opens

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I was at the north end with a couple of dozen photographers. Four helicopters watched the scene. A worker kept reporters from chatting with the exiting motorists. -- SEWilco (talk) 12:53, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I'm a student at the U of M for Civil Engineering and Flatiorn has given us a number of presentations on the bridge as well as MNdot. I'm correcting the early completion bonus, it would have been $20 million if they opened the bridge to traffic on Tuesday. The other $7 Million is awarded if there are zero change orders by dec24.Zath42 (talk) 21:42, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

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Why is this in Economy and business? --Brian McNeil / talk 15:56, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Cause... um... it demanded money? Talking seriously, I think that cat should be removed. Not that linked. - Jurock (reply) 01:18, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, It doesn't make too much sense, so i removed it. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 01:22, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Concidering the huge amount of people going to work that take the bridge, including myself; the huge amounts of truck traffic that use the bridge. I don't have any figures on hand, but over 100,000 people daily used the bridge (before it collapsed in 2007 there were 141,000 vehicles crossing the bridge daily), and rerouting all those commuters from a 8-lane highways (10 lanes on the new bridge) onto 4-lane highways took a lot of economic muscle, and delayed other expensive MN/DoT projects, which contintue to delay people who work at businesses and truck and other traffic that feed the economy. —Calebrw (talk) 14:09, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

 * It was calculated that the cost to the local economy was $400,000 Per day. This measure was used  to determine the bonuses that flatIorn  could get, 1/2 of the daily cost of there being no bridge for every day early with a max of 100 days early.  Tuesday was the 100 day mark.Zath42 (talk) 14:48, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

Lighting
I had put in "blue LEDs" and someone changed it to "white LEDs". I don't really know, but the Strib article described cars being bathed in blue light. It is possible to achieve close to white light by combining blue, green, and red LEDs and I don't know if that was done or not. But to me, if something "looks" blue, it is blue.--Appraiser (talk) 16:46, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

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Comments:Royal Society education chief forced out in creation row

I know I'm not the most worldly person, but why should his comments brought discredit/shame or whatever they say it does to the Society? Creationism is a matter of Faith and Belief, and while I'm not a strong supporter of evolution/Darwinism...Nor am I a deep believer in Creationism, I'm sort of a middle of the road, since no where in the world does it say that God's (and we are talking the King James God, not all the other ones out there) day is only 24 hours, if he is omni-everything, a day to him (or her if you prefer) could very well be several billion of our years, and he might have tinkered with the genetics's of creatures until he got it right, so all those fossil's out there are his experiments in creating the creature that most closely represented himself in a physical/spiritual form. But that's my two cents on the subject, been wanting to put that out there for a long long long time LOL....(ever since I had the disagreement with the deacon's at my southern baptist church as a teenager).--TXbrn LArasd (talk) 13:32, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

^^The fact that there are people in the world who still think like this terrifies me on a daily basis. What reason do you have to believe that the God of the Bible is real, and that the other (clearly fictitious) gods of history are not, other than you where brought up as a Southern Baptist? Please realize that the Bible is one of many creation myths, and that the only reason that we still carry them around is because death is too terrifying for some people to accept. Also, I hope you realize that you are not the first person to try to stretch the words of the Bible (or Koran) to try to make them fit with facts about the world. This is not an attack on you or your religion. There is a reason we base ideas about reality on confirmable theories and not tradition and inner feelings. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.242.75.191 (talk) 05:12, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it is sad that The Times has degenerated so much that they could cause this problem. Check the article carefully, the reverend was saying that if creationism is raised in class it should be addressed as any respectable scientist would wish it to be. I.e. explain "theory" and differentiate it from unsubstantiated "belief". --Brian McNeil / talk 08:11, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

The fact that I believe that there's something more than science at work in this world worries you? I'm sorry that you have no belief in something greater than yourself, but, as it were I was just "stretching" an explanation, and as Brian as so eloquently put it, the Rev, was saying to guide the mind back to it. Far to many people can't except that there are alternative view's of the world and must make everyone "Conform or die" (as a mentality that is). I believe in evolution, but I believe in it as a guided purpose. But as this is titled Opinions, everyone has one, and if all you can do is parrot the establishment, then we've not come as far as I would have hoped in this day an age of enlightenment. You have Theory...scientific...that gives step by step proof...which for me explains that evolution and time exists, Darwin was a genius, to see beyond what all children/people of the time were raised with. Then you have belief, and in the end, you have that or nothing, and Darwin in the histories, developed faith in the end, but he did NOT discount his work, he still believed he was right. Once again, my two cents...--TXbrn LArasd (talk) 11:48, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

 * so dude has to resign because some idiot reporter misquoted him? unbelievable.  and as to you, TXbrn, the irony of you commenting on someone "parroting the establishment" is humorous, given your beliefs.  evolution has empirical data to back it, while religion has nothing but tradition.  who is parroting, again?  - Imind (talk) 22:58, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

if you wish to view it that way so be it, but, I'm not trying to convert anyone, I was just trying to foster an alternative view for open discussion, but that's not going to happen I believe. so I will leave off this unless someone says something worthy of discussion. Other than Brianmc just statement that there should be a good explanation presented to students to make them understand the difference between learned science, and the belief of one's own religion (and the fact each and everyone has to make up their own minds what they will believe and not follow the flock over the cliff)...and of course yours Imind, about the fact that a misquote by a published reporter should cause such fall out...everything else has been (including my responses unfortunately) rhetoric to support positions that are nothing more that personal belief systems.--TXbrn LArasd (talk) 12:17, 22 September 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:First rail service in 50 years begins across Korean borders

they should destroy North Korea & let those people be free!


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Markets rally as world's central banks infuse cash

September 18, 2008

Stock indexes around the globe reacted favorably after several national banks announced a joint effort to pump more money into the markets.

At 0800 UTC, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the United States Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, and the Swiss National Bank jointly announced that they would be working together to provide reciprocal credit arrangements to institutions facing a financial crush from the U.S. dollar. The credit arrangements, also known as "swap lines", will be used to help short-term funding of smaller loan groups.

Totaling US$180 billion, the Federal Reserve arranged to increase existing swap lines with the European Central Bank from US$55 billion to US$110 billion, and with the Swiss National Bank from US$12 billion to US$27 billion. Additionally, it opened new swap lines with the Bank of Japan for up to US$60 billion, up to US$40 billion with the Bank of England, and up to US$10 billion with the Bank of Canada. These swap lines will be available until January 30, 2009.

In its press release, the Federal Reserve stated, "These measures, together with other actions taken in the last few days by individual central banks, are designed to improve the liquidity conditions in global financial markets. The central banks continue to work together closely and will take appropriate steps to address the ongoing pressures."

In the first 90 minutes in the American stock markets, the Dow Jones surged nearly 200 points, the NASDAQ was up nearly nine points, and the S&P 500 was up nearly 15 points. Mid-day trading in the European markets saw the UK's FTSE 100 was up 25 points, the DAX was up over 54 points, and the CAC 40 was up nearly 15 points. While Japan's Nikkei index closed at a three-year low of 11,489.30 points, and the Hang Seng bottomed out at 16,283.72 points before closing at 17,849.97 points.

The Russian markets continued to remain closed for a third day under orders of the Russian government. Russia announced that it would be infusing their own markets with an additional US$19.7 billion, half of which would come from the federal budget. Russia's exchanges will re-open on Friday morning.


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Talk:CanadaVOTES: Liberal David Remington running in Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox & Addington

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from	David Remington to	wikinews.election@gmail.com date	Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:57 PM subject	RE: Wikinews requests interview regarding election mailed-by	mycando.ca hide details Sep 16 (1 day ago) Reply

> Attn: Nick Moreau > Wikinews > Your name: David Remington > Political party: Liberal > Riding: Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington > > New candidates: Why are you running for political office, why at the > federal level, why this party, and why in this riding?

I want to give people a chance. For 20 years I have been working in the community, serving on numerous volunteer boards, and municipal council. I believe the Federal Government needs to be more involved in the everyday lives of Canadians. I think the Federal Government has been too far removed and we must work together with municipal, provincial and federal levels of government to find solutions to the issues we have in communities across the country. I believe the Liberal party of Canada is the party that supports everyday Canadians who are trying to make ends meet. We are the party with that believes in the role of government. I truly believe we are judged by how well we treat the least fortunate among us and Liberal party is committed to helping all Canadians reach their full potential.

> > > New candidates: Previous to this campaign, have you been politically > involved? How will you apply your previous work/volunteer/life > experience to serving your constituents?

I have been in business for 20 years and have served as a municipal councilor, deputy mayor and Mayor of the Town of Greater Napanee. I have served on numerous boards for 20 years and have a diploma in Restorative Justice from Queen's Theological College. I have a proven track record of working with others in the community to make things happen and get things done. I have worked to attract new business, spearheaded a new community centre, and have been involved in many social programs to help low income Canadians. I will be a community based politician who believes that if we work together we can find innovative solutions to create jobs, invest in health care, tackle child poverty and seriously address the major environmental threats facing us. >

> As you campaign around your riding, it's likely that some issues are > mentioned more often by voters, than other issues. What would you say > are the three hottest topics this election, in your riding? What would > you and your party do to address these issues?

The four issues that keep coming up at the door on a regular basis are: Environment, Economy, Child Poverty, Health Care

The average family household earning is $40,000 in my riding. A family of four will receive a net benefit of $1,600.00 per year through a personal income tax cut under the Liberal Green Shift. The 700 largest polluters will pay the bulk of the new price on carbon which will then be returned to Canadians through Personal Income Tax Cuts.

I will work with community partners to create jobs in our local community. There are several Federal Programs we can bring to the local level such as the Community Futures Development Corporation which is federally funded, and run by a local board of directors who lend money to small and mid sized businesses. I will work to bring High Speed internet to the entire riding so folks can work from home and businesses will locate in our rural communities. We need to have equal access for all Canadians to work from home.

The Liberal Green Shift will provide families with children an additional $350.00 per child, helping many low income families. We will also continue with the 1,200.00 families receive for each child $100.00 per month under the current governments child benefit. I will work with low income folks and agencies that serve low income people to ask what they need and support them with available federal government programs. I will support funding for housing for low income Canadians.

A new Liberal government has committed $900 million dollars for medical drugs that sick people require and that are currently not covered by drug plans. I support preventative health care measures in the community such as Community Health Care Centres and the use of nurse practitioners to ease up the load on doctors.

> Is there any misconceptions about you, your leader, or your party and > platform? The Liberal Green Shift provides significant income tax cuts for everyday Canadians. Many people only think there is a price on carbon and do not understand that they will receive personal income tax cuts which will more than offset the price of carbon. The average family will pay an additional $250.00 in direct costs to heat their home with oil or natural gas and the average family earning $40,000 per year will receive a Personal Income Tax Cut of $1,850.00 leaving them a net benefit of $1,600.00 > > There's a more ways than ever to get your message out, from the > traditional campaign fliers and lawn signs, to new media like > websites, Facebook, and YouTube. The tried-and-true routes get the > message out to the masses much easier, but digital alternatives are > much more measurable in how many are seeing or interacting with your > campaign. What seems to be the most effective, from your experience? > I have used a variety of methods to get our message out from door to door canvass, phoning people, web site, facebook and a blog. I believe a successful campaign should include all aspects to reach the variety of voters we are trying to engage.

Your name: David Remington > Political party: Liberal > Riding: Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington > > New candidates: Why are you running for political office, why at the > federal level, why this party, and why in this riding?

I want to give people a chance. For 20 years I have been working in the community, serving on numerous volunteer boards, and municipal council. I believe the Federal Government needs to be more involved in the everyday lives of Canadians. I think the Federal Government has been too far removed and we must work together with municipal, provincial and federal levels of government to find solutions to the issues we have in communities across the country. I believe the Liberal party of Canada is the party that supports everyday Canadians who are trying to make ends meet. We are the party with that believes in the role of government. I truly believe we are judged by how well we treat the least fortunate among us and Liberal party is committed to helping all Canadians reach their full potential.

> > > New candidates: Previous to this campaign, have you been politically > involved? How will you apply your previous work/volunteer/life > experience to serving your constituents?

I have been in business for 20 years and have served as a municipal councilor, deputy mayor and Mayor of the Town of Greater Napanee. I have served on numerous boards for 20 years and have a diploma in Restorative Justice from Queen's Theological College. I have a proven track record of working with others in the community to make things happen and get things done. I have worked to attract new business, spearheaded a new community centre, and have been involved in many social programs to help low income Canadians. I will be a community based politician who believes that if we work together we can find innovative solutions to create jobs, invest in health care, tackle child poverty and seriously address the major environmental threats facing us. >

> As you campaign around your riding, it's likely that some issues are > mentioned more often by voters, than other issues. What would you say > are the three hottest topics this election, in your riding? What would > you and your party do to address these issues?

The four issues that keep coming up at the door on a regular basis are: Environment, Economy, Child Poverty, Health Care

The average family household earning is $40,000 in my riding. A family of four will receive a net benefit of $1,600.00 per year through a personal income tax cut under the Liberal Green Shift. The 700 largest polluters will pay the bulk of the new price on carbon which will then be returned to Canadians through Personal Income Tax Cuts.

I will work with community partners to create jobs in our local community. There are several Federal Programs we can bring to the local level such as the Community Futures Development Corporation which is federally funded, and run by a local board of directors who lend money to small and mid sized businesses. I will work to bring High Speed internet to the entire riding so folks can work from home and businesses will locate in our rural communities. We need to have equal access for all Canadians to work from home.

The Liberal Green Shift will provide families with children an additional $350.00 per child, helping many low income families. We will also continue with the 1,200.00 families receive for each child $100.00 per month under the current governments child benefit. I will work with low income folks and agencies that serve low income people to ask what they need and support them with available federal government programs. I will support funding for housing for low income Canadians.

A new Liberal government has committed $900 million dollars for medical drugs that sick people require and that are currently not covered by drug plans. I support preventative health care measures in the community such as Community Health Care Centres and the use of nurse practitioners to ease up the load on doctors.

> Is there any misconceptions about you, your leader, or your party and > platform? The Liberal Green Shift provides significant income tax cuts for everyday Canadians. Many people only think there is a price on carbon and do not understand that they will receive personal income tax cuts which will more than offset the price of carbon. The average family will pay an additional $250.00 in direct costs to heat their home with oil or natural gas and the average family earning $40,000 per year will receive a Personal Income Tax Cut of $1,850.00 leaving them a net benefit of $1,600.00 > > There's a more ways than ever to get your message out, from the > traditional campaign fliers and lawn signs, to new media like > websites, Facebook, and YouTube. The tried-and-true routes get the > message out to the masses much easier, but digital alternatives are > much more measurable in how many are seeing or interacting with your > campaign. What seems to be the most effective, from your experience? > I have used a variety of methods to get our message out from door to door canvass, phoning people, web site, facebook and a blog. I believe a successful campaign should include all aspects to reach the variety of voters we are trying to engage.


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CanadaVOTES: Liberal David Remington running in Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox & Addington

September 19, 2008

On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Liberal candidate David Remington is standing for election in the riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.

Wikinews contacted David Remington, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address them. Wikinews is in the process of contacting every candidate, in every riding across the country, no matter their political stripe. All interviews are conducted over e-mail, and interviews are published unedited, allowing candidates to impart their full message to our readers, uninterrupted.

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Why are you running for political office, why at the federal level, why this party, and why in this riding?
 * I want to give people a chance. For 20 years I have been working in the community, serving on numerous volunteer boards, and municipal council.  I believe the Federal Government needs to be more involved in the everyday lives of Canadians.  I think the Federal Government has been too far removed and we must work together with municipal, provincial and federal levels of government to find solutions to the issues we have in communities across the country.  I believe the Liberal party of Canada is the party that supports everyday Canadians who are trying to make ends meet.  We are the party with that believes in the role of government.  I truly believe we are judged by how well we treat the least fortunate among us and Liberal party is committed to helping all Canadians reach their full potential.

'''Previous to this campaign, have you been politically involved? How will you apply your previous work/volunteer/life experience to serving your constituents?'''
 * I have been in business for 20 years and have served as a municipal councilor, deputy mayor and Mayor of the Town of Greater Napanee. I have served on numerous boards for 20 years and have a diploma in Restorative Justice from Queen's Theological College.  I have a proven track record of working with others in the community to make things happen and get things done.  I have worked to attract new business, spearheaded a new community centre, and have been involved in many social programs to help low income Canadians.  I will be a community based politician who believes that if we work together we can find innovative solutions to create jobs, invest in health care, tackle child poverty and seriously address the major environmental threats facing us.

'''As you campaign around your riding, it's likely that some issues are mentioned more often by voters, than other issues. What would you say are the three hottest topics this election, in your riding? What would you and your party do to address these issues?'''

 * The four issues that keep coming up at the door on a regular basis are: Environment, Economy, Child Poverty, Health Care

 * The average family household earning is $40,000 in my riding. A family of four will receive a net benefit of $1,600.00 per year through a personal income tax cut under the Liberal Green Shift.  The 700 largest polluters will pay the bulk of the new price on carbon which will then be returned to Canadians through Personal Income Tax Cuts.

 * I will work with community partners to create jobs in our local community. There are several Federal Programs we can bring to the local level such as the Community Futures Development Corporation which is federally funded, and run by a local board of directors who lend money to small and mid sized businesses. I will work to bring High Speed internet to the entire riding so folks can work from home and businesses will locate in our rural communities.  We need to have equal access for all Canadians to work from home.

 * The Liberal Green Shift will provide families with children an additional $350.00 per child, helping many low income families. We will also continue with the 1,200.00 families receive for each child $100.00 per month under the current governments child benefit.  I will work with low income folks and agencies that serve low income people to ask what they need and support them with available federal government programs.  I will support funding for housing for low income Canadians.

 * A new Liberal government has committed $900 million dollars for medical drugs that sick people require and that are currently not covered by drug plans. I support preventative health care measures in the community such as Community Health Care Centres and the use of nurse practitioners to ease up the load on doctors.

Is there any misconceptions about you, your leader, or your party and platform?
 * The Liberal Green Shift provides significant income tax cuts for everyday Canadians. Many people only think there is a price on carbon and do not understand that they will receive personal income tax cuts which will more than offset the price of carbon.  The average family will pay an additional $250.00 in direct costs to heat their home with oil or natural gas and the average family earning $40,000 per year will receive a Personal Income Tax Cut of $1,850.00 leaving them a net benefit of $1,600.00

'''There are more ways than ever to get your message out, from the traditional campaign fliers and lawn signs, to new media like websites, Facebook, and YouTube. The tried-and-true routes get the message out to the masses much easier, but digital alternatives are much more measurable in how many are seeing or interacting with your campaign. What seems to be the most effective, from your experience?'''
 * I have used a variety of methods to get our message out from door to door canvass, phoning people, web site, facebook and a blog. I believe a successful campaign should include all aspects to reach the variety of voters we are trying to engage.


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Talk:CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Steven Elgersma running in Haldimand—Norfolk

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Your name: Steven Elgersma

Political party: Christian Heritage Party

Riding: Haldimand-Norfolk

New candidates: Why are you running for political office, why at the federal level, why this party, and why in this riding? I am running as a Candidate for the CHP because it is the only Federal Party that is squarely based on Christian principles, the only Party that believes in the Supremacy of God, the only Party that is fully Pro-life from conception to natural death, the only Party that believes abortion is the killing of a life and should not be funded by the government, the only Party that is fully Pro-Family, the only Party that believes that homosexuality is contrary to God's will and commandments, for it has been clearly demonstrated, that homosexuality has no genetic or hormonal cause, but is an addiction much like alcoholism, and the only Party that would deal decisively with the Human Rights Commissions, who have been successful in fining people who say anything against the practice of homosexuality. The Plaintiff is paid by the government, and the Defender has to pay his own expenses. This is Christian persecution.

All other Parties do not figure with the Supremacy of God. They have in effect said to God to keep his nose out of our business and we will decide how to do things. Our Policy Booklet says, "We affirm that the spirit, or moral ethic, behind Canada's laws must be that of the Holy Bible in recognition of the fact hat Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.’Human Rights' as expressed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can only, therefore, be legitimately interpreted in light of, or in conjunction with, the higher Moral Law of God. We therefore believe that Biblical principles must form the foundation for legislation and judicial interpretation thereof."

Another policy is quite revealing. It states: We believe that anarchy will result from prolonged enforcement of 'human rights' where these are interpreted to mean the freedom to act in violation of Biblical ethics, or where the term 'discrimination' is used as a pretext for the dilution or dissolution of morally-sound activity or conduct. We affirm that the insistence of so-called "Gay-Rights" by homosexuals and lesbians is a threat to our nation's family life and extends civil rights beyond what is appropriate. We affirm that the society that indiscriminately stresses 'rights' is headed for revolution, while the society that stresses 'responsibilities' is headed for revival.

Another policy says, section 7 of the 'Charter of Rights' should be amended to qualify the term "everyone" with the words, "including the pre-born child from the moment of conception" as having the right to life, liberty and security of the person. The criminal code must be amended to recognize the personhood of all human beings, from conception to natural death, ensuring their rights under the Constitution. These are only a few out of a few hundred policies a government has to deal with. But these are all Biblical principles which the CHP defends. If there were no CHP Candidate, we could not vote our convictions, and for the Christian principles we hold dear.

In the Spectator of Sep. 16 we could read the often used quote, "Those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them." Parties that rule God out as Supreme Ruler, who will not consider him as King of kings and Lord of lords, who are not based on Christian principles, but instead are based on the 'shifting sands' of public opinion, are repeating the same mistakes of the past. History has proven over and over again that if we live in harmony with God and his commandments, he will shower us with blessings, but the converse is also true.

I am running because I want to stand up for the truth, as opposed to do what seems expedient. I am running because the CHP policies are as good as and better than all others, and which would benefit all Canadians the most, based on the Word of God, the promises of God, borne out by well established history.

I would like to see a fairer and more democratic way of voting, such as Proportional Representation. That way each vote would count. The 'First Past the Post' system we have now should be scrapped in favor of the Mixed Member Proportional. The Conservatives and Liberals are not in favor of it, because they are more interested in power and majority Parties. I wished that this would change soon.

Well, I went on long enough. It is not that I have no opinion or am not interested in the important issues that politicians are to be concerned about, and we will have to address them, but we must be ruled by God and his Biblical principles in order to be the recipients of his blessings. The Bible says, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

Incumbents: Why did you choose to run for office, and why do you wish to continue as an MP?

New candidates: Previous to this campaign, have you been politically involved? How will you apply your previous work/volunteer/life experience to serving your constituents?

Yes, I ran as a Candidate before, and we will have to face the same issues again, for nothing has changed for the better, but only got worse.

Incumbents: Are you satisfied with your time as MP? What would be the biggest highlights of the roughly two years since the last election? The biggest disappointment?

As you campaign around your riding, it's likely that some issues are mentioned more often by voters, than other issues. What would you say are the three hottest topics this election, in your riding? What would you and your party do to address these issues?

Answer: 1. The Supremacy of God, which means that the living God is King of kings and Lord of lords, and that our laws must be subordinate to God’s laws.

2. A more democratic voting system, like the Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMP) like as was proposed in the last Ontario Provincial election. That way every vote would count. What we have presently is the First Past the Post system where only the one with the most votes count.

3. Do away with government sponsored and funded Human Rights Commissions that persecute Christians for standing up to and defending their Christian principles.

4. Abortion laws should be reinstated, as abortion, the deliberate killing of a human life, is murder and infanticide. There are other very important issues, but these should be resolved first. Are there any misconceptions about you, your leader, or your party and platform?

Answer: No, he is a wonderful and intelligent person that loves the Lord, and fully supports the Christian principles the Christian Heritage Party was founded on. We would love to see one or more persons elected to Parliament to transform government for the better. The Bible says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.”

There's a more ways than ever to get your message out, from the traditional campaign fliers and lawn signs, to new media like websites, Facebook, and YouTube. The tried-and-true routes get the message out to the masses much easier, but digital alternatives are much more measurable in how many are seeing or interacting with your campaign. What seems to be the most effective, from your experience?

Answer: Questionnaires like these, printed in the newspapers, for not everyone goes to All-Candidate meetings.

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Why am I not able to edit the opening paragraph? DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:49, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

 * It is because it was added as template CDNinterview, however I don't think that this use of a template is appropriate. --SVTCobra 23:58, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

 * easy to fix, just subst it. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 07:31, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


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CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Steven Elgersma running in Haldimand—Norfolk

September 19, 2008

On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian Heritage Party candidate Steven Elgersma is standing for election in the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk.

Wikinews contacted Steven Elgersma, to talk about the issues facing Canadians, and what they and their party would do to address them. Wikinews is in the process of contacting every candidate, in every riding across the country, no matter their political stripe. All interviews are conducted over e-mail, and interviews are published unedited, allowing candidates to impart their full message to our readers, uninterrupted.

Interview
Why are you running for political office, why at the federal level, why this party, and why in this riding?
 * I am running as a Candidate for the CHP because it is the only Federal Party that is squarely based on Christian principles, the only Party that believes in the Supremacy of God, the only Party that is fully Pro-life from conception to natural death, the only Party that believes abortion is the killing of a life and should not be funded by the government, the only Party that is fully Pro-Family, the only Party that believes that homosexuality is contrary to God's will and commandments, for it has been clearly demonstrated, that homosexuality has no genetic or hormonal cause, but is an addiction much like alcoholism, and the only Party that would deal decisively with the Human Rights Commissions, who have been successful in fining people who say anything against the practice of homosexuality. The Plaintiff is paid by the government, and the Defender has to pay his own expenses. This is Christian persecution.

 * All other Parties do not figure with the Supremacy of God. They have in effect said to God to keep his nose out of our business and we will decide how to do things. Our Policy Booklet says, "We affirm that the spirit, or moral ethic, behind Canada's laws must be that of the Holy Bible in recognition of the fact hat Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.’Human Rights' as expressed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can only, therefore, be legitimately interpreted in light of, or in conjunction with, the higher Moral Law of God. We therefore believe that Biblical principles must form the foundation for legislation and judicial interpretation thereof."

 * Another policy is quite revealing. It states: We believe that anarchy will result from prolonged enforcement of 'human rights' where these are interpreted to mean the freedom to act in violation of Biblical ethics, or where the term 'discrimination' is used as a pretext for the dilution or dissolution of morally-sound activity or conduct. We affirm that the insistence of so-called "Gay-Rights" by homosexuals and lesbians is a threat to our nation's family life and extends civil rights beyond what is appropriate. We affirm that the society that indiscriminately stresses 'rights' is headed for revolution, while the society that stresses 'responsibilities' is headed for revival.

 * Another policy says, section 7 of the 'Charter of Rights' should be amended to qualify the term "everyone" with the words, "including the pre-born child from the moment of conception" as having the right to life, liberty and security of the person. The criminal code must be amended to recognize the personhood of all human beings, from conception to natural death, ensuring their rights under the Constitution. These are only a few out of a few hundred policies a government has to deal with. But these are all Biblical principles which the CHP defends. If there were no CHP Candidate, we could not vote our convictions, and for the Christian principles we hold dear.

 * In the Spectator of Sep. 16 we could read the often used quote, "Those who do not learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them." Parties that rule God out as Supreme Ruler, who will not consider him as King of kings and Lord of lords, who are not based on Christian principles, but instead are based on the 'shifting sands' of public opinion, are repeating the same mistakes of the past. History has proven over and over again that if we live in harmony with God and his commandments, he will shower us with blessings, but the converse is also true.

 * I am running because I want to stand up for the truth, as opposed to do what seems expedient. I am running because the CHP policies are as good as and better than all others, and which would benefit all Canadians the most, based on the Word of God, the promises of God, borne out by well established history.

 * I would like to see a fairer and more democratic way of voting, such as Proportional Representation. That way each vote would count. The 'First Past the Post' system we have now should be scrapped in favor of the Mixed Member Proportional. The Conservatives and Liberals are not in favor of it, because they are more interested in power and majority Parties. I wished that this would change soon.

 * Well, I went on long enough. It is not that I have no opinion or am not interested in the important issues that politicians are to be concerned about, and we will have to address them, but we must be ruled by God and his Biblical principles in order to be the recipients of his blessings. The Bible says, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."

'''Previous to this campaign, have you been politically involved? How will you apply your previous work/volunteer/life experience to serving your constituents?'''
 * Yes, I ran as a Candidate before, and we will have to face the same issues again, for nothing has changed for the better, but only got worse.

'''As you campaign around your riding, it's likely that some issues are mentioned more often by voters, than other issues. What would you say are the three hottest topics this election, in your riding? What would you and your party do to address these issues?'''
 * 1. The Supremacy of God, which means that the living God is King of kings and Lord of lords, and that our laws must be subordinate to God’s laws.

 * 2. A more democratic voting system, like the Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMP) like as was proposed in the last Ontario Provincial election. That way every vote would count. What we have presently is the First Past the Post system where only the one with the most votes count.

 * 3. Do away with government sponsored and funded Human Rights Commissions that persecute Christians for standing up to and defending their Christian principles.

 * 4. Abortion laws should be reinstated, as abortion, the deliberate killing of a human life, is murder and infanticide. There are other very important issues, but these should be resolved first.

Are there any misconceptions about you, your leader, or your party and platform?
 * No, he is a wonderful and intelligent person that loves the Lord, and fully supports the Christian principles the Christian Heritage Party was founded on. We would love to see one or more persons elected to Parliament to transform government for the better. The Bible says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.”

'''There's more ways than ever to get your message out, from the traditional campaign fliers and lawn signs, to new media like websites, Facebook, and YouTube. The tried-and-true routes get the message out to the masses much easier, but digital alternatives are much more measurable in how many are seeing or interacting with your campaign. What seems to be the most effective, from your experience?'''
 * Questionnaires like these, printed in the newspapers, for not everyone goes to All-Candidate meetings.


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CanadaVOTES: Liberal Dr. Eric Hoskins running in Haldimand—Norfolk

Interview
Why are you running for political office, why at the federal level, why this party, and why in this riding?
 * I am running for political office because I feel that it is time to change the way we do politics at the federal level. We need a bold, courageous vision for the future of our country, one that rises above party politics and speaks to all Canadians.

 * I am running in Haldimand-Norfolk because my family's roots in this riding go back five generations and nearly 150 years. I grew up here, and continue to call Simcoe my home. I have spent the last twenty years giving a voice to people, families and communities facing challenges, helping them take hold of opportunities and grow strong.

 * Now I want to stand up for Haldimand-Norfolk in Ottawa and represent its priorities. We need leadership in Haldimand-Norfolk that works for all citizens, finding common ground and seizing every opportunity for advancement of our families, communities and our economy.

'''Previous to this campaign, have you been politically involved? How will you apply your previous work/volunteer/life experience to serving your constituents?'''
 * Political involvement has been an important part of my professional career. After completing my studies at McMaster and Oxford universities I found myself drawn to humanitarian work as a doctor in some of the world's most troubled war zones. Upon returning to Canada I spent three years in federal government as the Senior Advisor to Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy. I now practice medicine and serve as President of War Child, a leading Canadian charity helping children in war zones. I have spent the last twenty years advocating for people, families and communities. This experience has prepared me to give a voice to the people of Haldimand-Norfolk in Ottawa.

'''As you campaign around your riding, it's likely that some issues are mentioned more often by voters, than other issues. What would you say are the three hottest topics this election, in your riding? What would you and your party do to address these issues?'''
 * In Haldimand-Norfolk, the three hottest topics in this election are the impasse over land claims in Caledonia, the state of agriculture and food policy, and health care.

 * Land Claims
 * I will make the impasse in Caledonia a cabinet priority. This dispute is a federal problem that requires a federal response. Negotiations must happen with frequency, and I will ensure that interim targets are established and met within a timeline. I will do more to ensure this dispute is resolved, and ensure that the Federal, Provincial and local governments work together with Police Services to resolve this impasse in a timely manner.

 * Agriculture and Food Policy
 * We need a food policy that puts Canadian farmers first. I will fight for a national food strategy that prioritizes Canadian farming by promoting local agriculture, food safety and food security. Canadians should be encouraged to buy local food stuffs, however, we have to ensure they are protected from food-born illnesses. The government must do more to support farmers and to keep our food supply safe.

 * I believe in the wheat board and support supply management. Farm programs should be simplified and made transparent. The Conservative government has marginalized the farming communities it claims to represent. We need concrete support for our farmers and a real solution for tobacco producers, not more politics and posturing.

 * Health Care
 * Families in Haldimand-Norfolk deserve quality health care. As a medical doctor, I understand the challenges facing our communities, including a lack of physicians, long wait times and spiraling drug costs. The size of your bank account should not be the determinant of the quality of care you receive. We will continue to fight to ensure that the future of health care does not follow this course. Our health care system should remain publicly-funded and properly funded.

 * All patients have a fundamental right to receive access to timely care for necessary medical services. It is unacceptable that too many Canadians are without a family physician. Wait times in emergency rooms or for important diagnoses are too long because there aren't enough nurses or other medical professionals to keep up with the increasing needs. With an aging population we need a plan to ensure greater access to health care professionals. I will work hard to attract new doctors and bring better health services to our communities. I will support the Liberal Doctors and Nurses Fund, which will invest $420 million to ensure all Canadians have access to a medical professional. I will also work to ensure that the goals of the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy are achieved, namely catastrophic drug coverage.

Are there any misconceptions about you, your leader, or your party and platform?
 * I think there are several misconceptions about Stéphane Dion. He is a strong, thoughtful leader who is genuine in his desire to serve the best interests of Canadians. Throughout the Liberal leadership campaign, his integrity was never questioned.

 * This is a man who stood up to Lucien Bouchard during the height of the separatist debate in Quebec. He took criticism because of his stance in his home province, yet he continued to fight for national unity. This strong vision of Canada remains evident today; his innovative ideas promise to deliver prosperity to Canadians.

 * The Green Shift plan is poorly understood. This marriage of the economy to the environment is an innovative step that will provide Canada with the opportunity to reinvigorate the economy and resume its place as a global leader in fighting climate change effectively.

 * The Green Shift is designed to tax less the things we want more of (like income, investment, and jobs), and tax more the things we want less of (like pollution and greenhouse gas emissions). It is revenue neutral; the Auditor General will certify that every dollar collected from the carbon tax will be returned to Canadians. I support the Green Shift, and I support Stéphane Dion.

'''There are more ways than ever to get your message out, from the traditional campaign fliers and lawn signs, to new media like websites, Facebook, and YouTube. The tried-and-true routes get the message out to the masses much easier, but digital alternatives are much more measurable in how many are seeing or interacting with your campaign. What seems to be the most effective, from your experience?'''
 * New media like websites and Facebook are very effective at getting out the message to the masses. They allow candidates to explain their position on numerous issues and also provide a venue to explain policy options. While these applications are useful, going out and talking to voters remains may favourite way to campaign and spread my message. Nothing is more effective than discussing the issues with voters and answering their questions in person.


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Talk:CanadaVOTES: Christian Heritage Party leader Ron Gray running in Langley

Ron Gray to me show details Sep 16 (1 day ago) Reply

On 16-Sep-08, at 3:14 PM, Wikinews Election Coverage wrote:

> > Hello, > > Wikinews, the news-based sister project of Wikipedia, is hoping to > interview you regarding your run for office. > > We're ambitiously hoping to publish interviews of all candidates, in > all ridings, from all parties; we've had similar articles series for > the most recent Ontario provincial and Toronto municipal elections. > > All candidates receive the same questions (incumbents are asked to > answer two alternates), which are left open-ended enough to allow you > to call the shots and discuss what's most relevant in your riding. > > Interviews, once published unedited on Wikinews, will be linked to > from Wikipedia. Wikipedia is the top result for many popular search > terms, like "2008 federal election Canada", and most individual riding > names, and so an interview linked to from our site can be very > beneficial in your campaign's promotion. > > If you have any questions, let us know. > > Thanks, > Nick Moreau > CanadaVOTES coverage lead > Wikinews > > Your name: Ron Gray, national leader > > Political party: Christian Heritage Party > > Riding: Langley, BC > > New candidates: Why are you running for political office, why at the > federal level, why this party, and why in this riding? I'm not a 'new' candidate, having run eight times before; but neither am I an incumbent.

I'm running for office because I believe Canada desperately needs to restore respect for time-tested, proven biblical principles as the foundation for public policy; because the Conservatives have now made themselves the defenders of the abortion industry and the "gay rights" lobby... with Stephen Harper's statement (in december, 2005) : "I will use whatever influence I have to ensure that no legislation on abortion comes into Parliament"; and Justice Minister Rob Nicholson's statement, when he introduced a government bill designed to trash Conservative MP Ken Epp's Unborn Victims of Crime bill: “Let me be clear, our government will not reopen the debate on abortion… the government will introduce legislation that will punish criminals who commit violence against pregnant women but do so in a way that leaves no room for the introduction of fetal rights.” Of course, the other parties are all in complete accord with this, which leaves the 40-70% of Canadians (depending on how the survey is framed) who are pro-life with no one to represent them. In addition, the so-called "Conservatives: broke their promise on income trusts... on defending the traditional definition of marriage... and they even broke their own LAW on fixed election dates.... and all the other parties are equally vapid and culpable. Why? Because they have no principled basis for shaping policies!

> Incumbents: Why did you choose to run for office, and why do you wish > to continue as an MP? > > New candidates: Previous to this campaign, have you been politically > involved? How will you apply your previous work/volunteer/life > experience to serving your constituents? Yes. As stated above, I have run for office 8 times. My background as a journalist involved covering politics, as well as BC Supreme Court. My background in public information services (especially Information Canada) brought me into frequent direct contact with Canadians from many walks of life, and acquainted me with their needs and the ways in which the government bureaucracy (and, often, Cabinet venality) frustrated them.

> Incumbents: Are you satisfied with your time as MP? What would be the > biggest highlights of the roughly two years since the last election? > The biggest disappointment? > > As you campaign around your riding, it's likely that some issues are > mentioned more often by voters, than other issues. What would you say > are the three hottest topics this election, in your riding? What would > you and your party do to address these issues? 1 - A deep, deep sense of betrayal and mistrust... the Tories 'Gardasil' program -- delivering up 9-12-year-old girls as guinea pigs to be vaccinated with an inadequately-tested vaccine that trats only four of the 36 forms of HPV, a sexually-transmitted disease -- a vaccine promoted by a 'friend' of the Prime Minister, and a program that delivered $300 million of taxpayers' money to Big Pharma... this scandal is seen as the Tories equivalent to the Liberals' 'Adscam'... 2 - High gasoline prices, a result (in the view of most constituents) of government inaction on energy and a too-close relationship to Big Oil... 3 - The revolving door of the court system pumps criminals back onto the streets faster than the police can arrest them; brainless court decisions handcuff the police, and we are not allowed to protect ourselves... 4 - When I tell them, (because the mainstream media won't) constituents are infuriated that the courts are unconstitutionally violating the exclusive right of Parliament to make laws, even unconstitutionally altering the Constitution... 5 - When I tell them, (because the mainstream media won't) constituents are infuriated that the four parties now in Parliament have voted themselves $30 million a year of taxpayers' money to finance their re-election campaigns, but at the same time they strangled the ability of the smaller parties to raise voluntary contributions, cutting the ceiling from $5,000 to $1,000 and outlawing all business contributions, even those from small sole proprietorships...

What would we do to address these issues: 1 - we would keep our promises 2 - Eliminate federal gasoline taxes (including GST) on prices higher than 75 cents a litre; mount a Royal Commission on energy marketing, to determine if pricing collusion exists. 3 - Make penalties for Criminal Code offenses mean what they say; mandate that penalties for crimes are automatically doubled if the offender carries a firearm; doubles again if it is loaded; and tripled on top of that if it is discharged. Adopt the National Firearms Association's "Practical Firearms Control System", and allow any citizen who does not have a criminal record or mental illness, after taking the appropriate safety training program, to own and keep at home, or carry a firearm for personal and family protection. The NFA can provide $4 million of a liability coverage to its members for $9 a year; that proves that their system works! 4 - Parliament MUST establish a Standing Committee on the Judiciary, and arm it with the authority to examine any court decision on the sole grounds of conformity to the Constitution. This limitation of grounds would protect judicial independence in matters of law and fact; but if the SCJ considered a decision to violate the spirit of letter of the Constitution, they would have the authority to brig into Parliament a bill amending that decision (so that the body of precedent would not be contaminated by unconstitutional rulings). This would make the courts accountable to the SCJ for the constitutionality of their ruling; the SCJ accountable to Parliament; and Parliament is accountable to the electorate. The SCJ should also have the authority to accept or reject Supreme Court Justices from nominations prepared by the Justice Committee; and to initiate impeachment proceedings, to be tried by Parliament, on grounds of moral turpitude, bias, corruption or neglect of duty. 5 - Eliminate all present allocations of taxpayer funds to political parties. As Thomas Jefferson wrote, "It is tyrannical to compel a man to pay for the promulgation of ideas with which he does not agree." Instead, the income tax form should include a box with a message somewhat like this: "Two dollars of your taxes will be used to further the democratic political system in Canada. You may designate which registered political party will receive your $2; if no party is designated, your $2 will go into a non-partisan education fund to teach schoolchildren and new immigrants hw Canada's democratic political system works."

> > Is there any misconceptions about you, your leader, or your party and platform? Yes, indeed! Many people think the CHP is a "one-issue" party, because of our on-going emphasis on the right to life. This issue is of primary importance, because the right to life is the one right without which no other right has any meaning.

But the CHP has a 56-page policy book (available on our website at www.chp.ca) that covers every aspect of federal government jurisdiction.

Many people also labour under the misapprehension that we aspire to use the power of government to compel others to believe that we believe. This is utterly untrue! Consider this statement from our web-page: "Our purpose is to place ourselves under the authority and guidance of the principles of the Gospel — principles like justice, honesty, compassion, diligence, thrift and "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Today, the 16% Secularist minority in Canada dominates four powerful institutions that shape all our lives: governments, courts, the public education establishment, and the major news and entertainment media. The best defence of the religious freedom and intellectual liberty of the minority faiths (which at 4% all together total only about 1/3 the 12% who are Secularists) is to make common cause with the 79% of Canadians who identify themselves as Christians. We are thus a bulwark defending religious liberty — for everyone — against a militant Secularist juggernaut that seeks to exclude all faiths from the public square.

> > There's a more ways than ever to get your message out, from the > traditional campaign fliers and lawn signs, to new media like > websites, Facebook, and YouTube. The tried-and-true routes get the > message out to the masses much easier, but digital alternatives are > much more measurable in how many are seeing or interacting with your > campaign. What seems to be the most effective, from your experience? We view the 'new media' — especially the Internet — as a way to get our message past the media censors who have blocked us from speaking to the Canadian public for 20 years. We're still learning to use it, but we have several short policy statements on YouTube... e.g.:    ... and there are more streaming videos on our web=page at www.chp.ca