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    Oil markets are oversupplied

    Oil is a commodity subject to market forces. It has a high price because people will buy it at that price. Probably, insecurity and speculation has a large part in determining it. Anyone with a brain can figure this out and profit from it if they chose. That's the power of a free market economy.
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    yah it's in the national anthem... Stop being a negative, do you think we should boo our troops in Afghanistan? Or that alienation of provinces (Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia) is an acceptable platform for a national party? I think a lot of positive will result from this...
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    I guess that's why they're forming the next government :disgust:
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    The facts speak against him. He may have been part of "balancing" a budget, but as far as a leader, all he managed was a minority government which dithered, and tried to bribe everyone with their own money. As a PM Paul Martin failed and as such he is leaving the leadership position of the...
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    Looks like Martin is calling it quits... will seek advise from his party as to an effective transition.
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    The current response on the new government is a positive one on the Can/US Forex market.
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    Yah but Ralph Goodale is ruling it out...
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    and re-elected... says alot about those who are ticked off when a member of parliment switches sides.
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    Reg Alcock battling for his career, so is Anne McClellan. No result yet from the riding between Hedi Frye and Svend Robinson.
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    Any predictions for new cabinet ministers?
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    *OFFICIAL* CANADIAN ELECTION THREAD

    Looks like Canada has a future! Congrats to the Conservatives for running the campaign they did. Let's hope the defeated Liberals work with the new government. From what I've seen so far, the NDP seem to be making that promise.
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    GA considering novel pro-life/anti-abortion tactic

    How does this prove it worthless? Have you seen images from this trimester?
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    Canadian Election Poll

    Are you serious!? Harper was the only one who talked strategy and policy this whole campaign. Layton feels money will answer lifes problems and Martin is deluded into thinking we're some 60's era love fest where he can campaign on feeling based politics. CBC is rerunning the three leaders...
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    Canadian Election: Leader's Debate Today!!

    I wish my French was better. It appears all the fun was going on in that debate tonight. The fact that Duceppe has suddenly leaped out in attack against Harper shows the reality of the Conservatives picking up speed for the election. As expected only Duceppe was master of the debate speaking...
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    Why is the Holocaust so "special"?

    All the other atrocities mentioned in this thread were genocide as well. What stands the Holocaust apart was that it was the creation of death as an industry. An entire population of Jews, gypsies, "enemies of the Reich" were sent to their deaths as if they were cattle. To implement the...