P.L.W.A

WHO WE ARE

The PLWA Network is a non-profit organization providing care and support for persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, chiefly concerned with the health and wellness of our members. We have been the primary HIV/AIDS organization for the entire province of Saskatchewan for 21 years, promoting self-help and care to those who come in or by phone. Realizing that those who access our services are unique unto themselves, we provide assistance on an individual basis according to individual needs. We also provide group settings if desired by our members.

WHAT ARE OUR SERVICES

• The Drop in Centre. Our most popular service; this is where people will come for peer support, counselling, to access the games area, watch a movie or just visit with each other.
• Basic Nutrition Program. Healthy sandwiches are available as well as multivitamins. If you need help with budgeting, menu planning, cooking or even with shopping on a low budget, we are willing to help in these areas as well.
• Social Activities: Munchies and a Movie, Outdoor Socials, Community Socials and more.
• Support/Counsel/Peer. Private and confidential counselling and emotional support is provided for HIV and related issues.
• Work Program. Combating isolation and helping to bring a sense of contribution to the society, this program promotes wellness and confidence.
• Internet access. Members can come in and use the computer and internet for information, study or games.
• Speakers Bureau. HV positive persons are available to speak and share their experiences. A trained HIV/AIDS educator is also available upon request.
• Referrals. We have researched agencies throughout Sask., to help address member’s needs.
• Resource/Pamphlet Library. Variety of information offered on HIV, Hep C as well as other health, legal and other issues.
• 1-800 Line. Available for those outside of Saskatoon to access information and or support. Saskatchewan only.
• “Our Lives” Newsletter: Published 2 times per year.

The above was largely written by Executive Director/Support worker and “OUR LIVES EDITOR” Laurie Schuette.

REMEMBER TO GET YOUR H1N1 flu shot! I got mine… Ouch!

If you are not a member yet… pick up a membership application

There are three membership classifications.
Class 3 is a non-voting membership offered to any individual from the community and other organizations who wish to receive our newsletter and to show support. This membership has an annual fee of $10.00.

Please contact the office for more information:

PLWA Network, P.P. Box 7123, Saskatoon SK., S7K 4J1

Or by calling 1-800-226-0944 within Saskatchewan or 1-306-373-7766

Or you can drop in at our New Location, 127C Avenue D. North Saskatoon, SK.

SOME IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION TO NOTE

“QUALITY OF LIFE”

DINNER & AUCTION

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PLWA NETWORK FUNDRAISER

April 16, 2010
Odeon Event Centre
241 – 2nd Avenue South
Call to reserve your tickets
$15.00 per person
Table of eight (6) $80.00
Please book by March 25, 2010
Doors open at 5:30 pm

1-800-226-0944 or 306-373-7766

WORLD AIDS DAY CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL

There is a Candle Light Vigil Service taking place on December 1st. 2009 at the St. Paul’s United Church located at 454 Egbert Avenue, Saskatoon. The service will start at 6:30pm.

Need another RED RIBBON? We have them at our office! Stop by and pick one up, again we are located at 127C Avenue D. North right behind City Centre Bingo, just 1 block north of 22nd Street West.

The PLWA Network has many new programs being offered this season all fun and exciting. To find out more about what is being offered to members contact the office at 1-800-226-0944 or 306-373-7766 or send “snail mail” to PLWA Network, P.O Box 7123, Saskatoon, SK., S7K 4J1.

If you are feeling generous and looking to help out the Network, here is our “Wish List”

• We are looking for another 2 new board members with grassroots experience.
• A Plumber is needed to fix a leaky tap!
• An Electrician to wire our kitchen, and electric stove.
• We are looking for carpeting for our drop-in centre.
• Paint for our drop in centre.
• Cash donations to assist with expenses.
• Quality used bedding, sheets and pillows.
• High memory computers for our drop-in centre (the old ones couldn’t handle the facebook gremlins!) possible antivirus programs for computers.
• Canned fruit, puddings for nutrition program. Pots and pans.
• Winter Coats.

Thank you for reading my posting, I (We) look forward to seeing you at the Candle Light Vigil, Christmas Party, Bingo’s and other fundraising events.

Please share our charitable donation information with your Church or organization. #132527490-RR0001

Now, a little note from this BLOGS Author… My name is Laurie-Ann, I am currently Secretary on the Board of Directors for PLWA; the opinions expressed and how they are expressed with regard to the PLWA are not necessarily those of the Board of Directors or Staff of the PLWA but of me. Any concerns with what is posted within this blog should be directed to me. You can contact me here on this page or at my email address which is emeraldstrinkets@yahoo.com Thank you.

If you like what you’ve read and you would like to stay in touch, you can follow me on my twitter account which is, UnderTheBoTree. Looking forward to your friendship!

LA/ME

Today is a new day and like reality t.v we can look at ourselves as others see us and make the changes accordingly. If we have time that is

Saskatoon’s much needed and valued Persons Living with Aids, (PLWA) Foundation is holding its annual charity art auction tonight at the Odeon events centre here in Saskatoon.

Dinner is at 6pm on Friday April 3, you can still purchase last minute tickets by calling -
306-373-7769 –

Or come at 7pm for drinks and the silent auction event. The auction has submissions from local professional artists as well as new artists who are using this event to show their art for the first time. 
 
As usually I meant to get this up sooner and was unable to promote this event as I would have liked to.
 
PLWA SASKATOON – Is an Organization which, unfortunately, is a much needed service in our community. Directors, board members and staff consist of many people in the community; however, my daughter in-law and her family are part of this public service and currently hold the top positions. Every day it’s a new challenge to find funds to maintain services.
 
Thanks for having a look at my blog; hopefully we’ll see you at this event or future events.
 
Peace,
 
LA/ME
 
Information on PLWA (Persons Living with A

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
 
The Persons Living with AIDS Network of Saskatchewan Inc. is a non-profit, community based organization serving the communities of Saskatchewan, by providing services for those infected and affected by HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). The PLWA Network of Saskatchewan was established in November 1987. Our charitable number with Revenue Canada is 1325274-90RR0001.
 
The PLWA Network Mandate is to strive to provide CARE and Support services for persons living with HIV, and persons directly affected by HIV. We also operate and support social activities.
 
Purpose and Programs: To create a positive attitude and engender a feeling of hope for persons with HIV or AIDS, as well as for their families, friends and partners. To promote health and wellness to individuals who access our organization, whether this is by coming in or phone.
 
The drop-in Centre offers a variety of services that enhance health, social support in a caring, safe environment for persons with HIV/AIDS. These include:
 
-A basic nutrition program
-peer and/or professional support
-health and wellness guidance
-socializing activities
-multi-vitamins
-internet access
-birthday celebrations(cake)
-Christmas dinner
-coming soon is a peer support group
 
Too name a few.
 
Social activities include:
 
hot meals twice a week, munchies and movie day once a week, Member’s barbeques, etc.
 
Care fund: provides assistance to individuals who are unable to cover the costs of relevant items that are not covered by other government programs and/or services agencies.
 
How are we funded: Saskatchewan Health, Bingo fundraisers, Red Ribbon Campaign, Canadian Tire barbeques, garage sales, community assistance fundraisers, private donations, Art Auction and the Annual World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil.
 
Toll free number- 1-800-226-0944

http://www.gaycanada.com/GC_directory/directory.php?EntryID=2833&province=SK&city=Saskatoon&page=5&CategoryID=97&StartLetter=A

How about this… “Hot Tub Time Machine – An Epic Time Travel Adventure”

I’m pretty excited about this new comedy, not really sure why, I’m not a guy going through this but it sounds like so much fun… maybe the thought of a hot tub full of men is what’s really got me wound up!

Johnny Cusack is forever making his female fans rapturous, now he wants to make sure he’s there for his boys! We often forget that we girls aren’t the only ones who grew up loving John in the 80’s and beyond, making him the model for our fantasy mate; some of the boys that grew up with us … or who were dragged kicking and screaming along the road to adulthood also formed a fantasy based on a Johnny character. Some of these boys I’m talking about felt like Bryce in Sixteen Candles but wanted to be just like Lloyd Dobler, in Say Anything, staying true to himself and still getting The girl or felt a little like Rob Gordon in High Fidelity- WAIT, maybe you’re a little on the dark side and of course Mr. Cusack hadn’t forgotten what that was like… maybe Martin Q. Blank is your creature of choice! No matter how I chop this up it all boils down to John is fabulous in my books, just being himself and relating to a hell-of –a lot-of-us!

So, let’s hear it for the boys… and their scary memorial journey as they creep into their 40’s and beyond displaying symptoms of what some call mid-life crisis!

As John Cusack celebrates this new period of his life, he once again takes us with him; with a new project in the works called “Hot Tub Time Machine”. Hot Tub Time Machine is a comedy written by Josh Heald with Steven Pink directing (Hi-fi, Grosse Pointe Blank, Dead Last and speechless). Steven Pink also directed the hilarious Comedy titled Accepted, so I’m sure any issues with the script as writer, Chris Hewitt for Empire mentioned, will be hammered smooth no doubt by John Cusack and Steve Pink. Looking forward to this film… Finally (I’m dubbing this as such) a date film I’ll have no trouble finding someone to go with.

Please see Chris Hewitt’s article on the film.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=24259

Nice bottle of whiskey and some fun is all you really need isn’t it, meh, maybe you’re right, a hot tub that can put you anywhere you want to be in time sounds like way more fun… either way here ya go ‘cause we all can’t fit in that tub. I dedicate this song to all the lost boys going through their midlife crisis! I’ll take care of you ya poor babies!

Boom Boom – I want you in my room

Venga Boys (Techno)

Because I have nothing against taking advantage of confused needy men! Really Boom in French is party?? La Boom Boom Boys!

www.rallyforcanada.ca

http://www.canadians4democracy.ca/index.php?lang=e

Support your local Rally, Stage your own in your town or city.

www.rallyforcanada.ca

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2008/12/04/7626371-sun.html

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/12/04/parliament-poll.html

For major Canadian cities, protests will be held at:

-Ottawa: Parliament Hill: 12:00-2:00 pm
-Victoria: BC Provincial Legislature 12:00-2:00 pm
-Vancouver: Library Square 12:00-2:00 pm
-Kelowna: Rutland Centennial Hall 12:00-2:00 pm
-Calgary: Calgary City Hall 11:00 am-1:00 pm
-Medicine Hat: Riverside Veterans’ Memorial Park 1:00 pm
-Red Deer: Red Deer 12:00-2:00 pm
-Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly 12:00-2:00 pm
-Saskatoon: Saskatoon City Hall 12:00-2:00 pm
-Winnipeg: Manitoba Legislative Assemble 12:00-2:00 pm
-Brandon: Riverbank Discovery Centre 11:00 am-1:00 pm
-Windsor: City Hall Square 12:00-2:00 pm
-London: London City Hall 12:00-2:00 pm
-Kitchener: Victoria Park 12:00-2:00 pm
-Queen’s Park in Toronto: 12:00-2:00 PM
-Montreal: Justin Trudeau’s Office 12:00-2:00 pm
-Fredericton: Provincial Legislature 2:00 pm
-Charlottetown: Province House 11:00 am
-Halifax: Sackville Landing 12:00-2:00 pm

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=51876506420&ref=mf

Facebook group: Page set up to help set these rally’s up and asks for some help.
We are in need of coordinators for Montreal, Quebec City and Regina. If anybody can, please step up. If you are interested, please contact Matthias O’Brien or Edward Woolley or Utsav Sanduja (utsavsanduja@gmail.com) for further information. Toronto’s protest and speeches will be led by Matthias, Edward and Utsav.

NOTICE: Though Parliament is prorogued until January 26th, 2009 the rally will still continue as the opposition parties are still united in their cause in bringing an undemocratic coalition government should Budget 2009 fail.

Hi basically this post will start out with factual information, then a commentary; I let you know when it starts to get really thick. I’m sure you’ll be able to tell the made up parts but incase you are visiting from another country I didn’t want to leave anyone guessing or thinking I drink Yag with the PM on the weekends It would never happen since I’m… well…

I hear my buddies sayin’, “Crazy, what gives?
Tonight she’s living like the other half lives!”
To think the highest brow
Which I must say is he
Should pick the lowest brow
Which there’s no doubt is me
What a step up, holy cow!
They’d never believe it
If my friends could see me now!

New Democrat debacle and who really gave Harper the recording!

“Ralph Goodale unearths super-secret Tory plot to shatter the economy”

 

Story by Kelly McParland – National Post

“Mr. Goodale’s contention is two-fold, and neither fold holds much water.

The first fold is that the Conservative government has ruined the economy. This assertion appears to be based largely on the fact the annual surpluses racked up by the Liberals in the latter days of their reign have all but disappeared. Paul Martin delighted in announcing Ottawa had amassed $10 billion or $12 billion more than it needed, and was considering, through sheer kind-heartedness, returning a portion of it to the people it was taken from. National daycare; the Kelowna accord; billions more for healthcare; tax cuts for everyone-”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/05/21/ralph-goodale-unearths-super-secret-tory-plot-to-shatter-the-economy.aspx

So Mr. Ralph Goodale is playing my game… being utterly confusing and not able to put forward anything that could be considered a-musing…

Today Liberal House leader, Ralph Goodale said the liberals plan to push ahead with the proposed coalition. Ralph Goodale also commented that Progressive Conservatives newly re-elected Prime Minister Stephen Harper, had a very “American republican view of the Canadian constitution”; his tone would imply that was a very-very bad thing! In the next breathe Goodale, tries to compare Harper with newly elected US President Barack Obama, by saying “Barack Obama was elected two weeks ago and he already has a plan.” So are we allowing comparisons of our politics with the Americans or not? If not don’t compare Harper to Barack Obama who is being touted as the hardest working President in the USA’s history. After all the comparison your speaking against from your opponent is when people who support the Tories claim that what the Liberals are doing is unconstitutional … actually it was said it was undemocratic, the voters voted and you are taking the win away by flexing your muscles in some back room gladiator like game.  

Question for Goodale, what was your plan in 1986 when you slammed the NDP and Tories for having a Keynesian style approach to the economy and that the only way to go about things was to have a more fiscally responsible platform? So then you’re saying you learned a few things from the PC government on spending since then? Wait, spending on the country at large not contracts for friends and lovers. Is it the best speaker wins, and now what? If you can create more commotion then settling in and actually working, Prime Minister Harper won’t be able to do what he needs to do to prepare or show his plan to the people of Canada?

hahaha… So stimulating the economy is now all of a sudden a great idea and he doesn’t think Harper knows this??? Hmm, I guess all’s fair in politics and cage fighting.

And in light of all the kafuffle and calling in the ghosts of the past political blunders for both the NDP and the Liberals such as, Former Liberal PM Jean Chretien to help the inept (as deemed by his party), Stephane Dion out of his leadership position to apease the Bloc Quebecious and Liberal party members, It is Dion who will lead this coalition, after all he was the one involved in the talks from the begining. It must be an interesting time in Ottawa when reports are saying that the Liberal party members plan to not show up for a confidence vote if Dion is the one leading this coup, now it’s about just taking over and some how even the Bloc leader, Gilles Gueceppe has decided he won’t hold out with his blessing in order this take over goes smoothly! Wow, what ever it takes, I just want to know what the hell they are afraid of? Do tell, we have a right to know!

Feeling like they are suckering poor Dion maybe later in history the story will be told how they kept Dion in as his last great hurah in politics only to get rid of him from not only his leadership position but from the party all together… we see him moving to France and leading some big corporation and hopefully he has a big enough chip on his shoulder that he won’t want to have any part in helping the Canadian Liberals stimulate anything, we hear him say.. “go stimulate yourselves and separate this [as he holds up his pointer and middle fingers together] he adds in his “evy accent” and take the middle one to Quebec when you cross their border you traitors!”

So yeah, Now since my artistic part of my brain has been stimulated … I would like to tell you about this little fantasy I had and what I know about the Harper Plan.

[Dream like music]…

I was in Ottawa with the PM, his wife, several other VP’s .. this is how it went down…

[Fade music down]

Conservative AG. Minister, Gerry Ritz was in town and looking for a date, he called me to fill in because his woman wasn’t feeling so well from the sandwich she ate earlier… anyway, I accept Gerry’s offer and we fly out straight away! After finding the perfect dress, you know one that I knew Mrs. Harper would never ever wear, you know the kind in hopes ole’ Maxime would be there.

We get to the party and I was most excited about what it was I had in my purse, it was a gift for Mr. Harper, something I was hoping he would find interesting if not helpful. Nothing classified or that we could get in trouble for having or sharing… Nothing illegal.

There no wiretap crime under the Criminal Code of Canada if someone is invited to participate in a conference call and then releases the recording publicly.

A spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper said an unnamed Conservative had been “invited” to participate on the call.

“Maybe the invitation was meant for the Bloc, and they accidentally invited us,” said Dimitri Soudas.

“We were invited. When you get invited somewhere you have the opportunity to choose to participate or not participate.”

The song Jeepers Creepers by Louis Armstrong is filling the room, the mood is slightly sombre.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQp38-0Vpg

So, I have a few drinks with Ritzy and start to head over to the bar looking for a YAG bomb… I mean come on, they must have them here because we know the government never sleeps and they seem to be jacked up on something.

Then it happens, I bump my shoulder right into Mr. Harpers body guards belly… big friggin guard anyway I peek around Goliath and there he is sipping on warm milk wearing a lovely cardigan sweater vest! I shriek “Ooooohhhhh Mr. President Sir!” He turns to me and smiles meekly; “dear little woman, In Canada we follow a parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions; like the British, we call our leaders Prime Ministers.”

“Wow Mr. Primed Mister, I love tradition! I am Canadian and I know it’s hard to tell when I’m in this beautiful Vera Wang dress but I was born and raised in the centre of Canada just like you, well centre left if you’re looking from up north and your more right of me… anyway I also know that if these bastards in Ottawa have their way you aren’t going to be called anything but “chump” come New Years back home on the range! So suck it up and let’s get our shit together! I have this recording here I want you to listen to.” Mr. Harper then looked frantically around the room for help, he squeaked out the name “Muffin” but no one seemed to answer his call. Harper then decided he would listen to my Sony ipod; after listening to the recording he waved a few people over, then asked what it was I wanted. I simply said well, I want you to listen to my ideas for change in our prairie provinces and then the rest of Canada. I want Prison reform. I want better developed social programs that meet the needs of the people of today not the free lovin’ hippies of the 60’s.”

“That sounds pretty far out there in left field my little social butterfly”… Harper quipped with a chuckle as he looked at his partners. He continued by saying “It would be great to be able to help you but most of what you are talking about is more a provincial issues not things the federal government can help with.”

“Actually Mr. Presi… I mean Prime Minister Harper; you could audit the federal funded programs and money given to the provinces to ensure they were implementing proper programs. Or you could just demand the local governments allow for think tanks and other information gathering… I don’t know but something has to be done.”

Harper reaches out and pats my head… “Well lady, this has been very amusing but I think I have to go and well as for your concerns the best I can do is give you Michaelle Jeans home phone number… stuff like this is her gig not mine.” As Harper began to stand up he looked at his watch then asked “Now I have to deal with other

more pressing issues, is there something else I could give you in return for this interesting audio file you have here?”

In my frustration, as I had already known I’d freeze up and not be able to make this trip with Ritzy pay off I did think of some of the things I had always wanted to know… “Well, I want to know something and I want an answer and an explanation.”

“Sure, shoot”

“Well, do you have a plan? If you have a plan what is it…? I.. I mean you don’t have to tell me everything but some of the things I’d like to know for the sake of feeling that I have been putting my energy behind the right guy… and not just another pretty face.”

Harper sits back down and looks at me… Looking very concerned he says “Of course we have a plan. We’ve been in talks with the Saudis.” “Why just this morning we finished talking with Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al- Naimi and agreed we needed to see a “fair” crude price of 75$ a barrel so we can maintain some stability in world oil prices, I mean it wouldn’t make sense to have a “Going out of business sale” when we are trying to stay in business. This is one thing we are working on.” “Also we intend to help the factories in the east along with the machine and car manufacturing, forestry; we need the eastern Premiers to come up with Idea’s and initiatives to bring corporate investors to their provinces as we see a decline in the fishing industries. Hopefully once crude is back at a price we can all live with we’ll start the oil sands projects back up and bring those investors back. This money from taxes will be used to pump back into the economy helping to keep interest low for a while, we will help where we can to comfort the investors, and as you mentioned in other blogs, we also agree May of the green party had some good idea’s, the strong dollar can be strong but in the position that will be enticing for other countries to want to invest.” “Now, what did you say your name was again?”

“Uh… well… Just call me Ms. Throat!”

“Okay Ms. Throat, we have lots of plans and Idea’s but we need to work out some things with other leaders like I was speaking of earlier.”  “We simply can’t just offer the Canadian public a plan then have the people we “Hope” will support us just support us.” “We surely don’t want to give all our idea’s to our opposition so that they can form their coalition kick us out then take up what we’ve been working on.” “We do need time… time to think things over.”

At this point, I had no idea what the hell he was talking about, I don’t know if it was the Yag bombs and crab cakes, or that I just cannot comprehend all this political stuff. I handed over the recording and said “Give em hell boys!” I was feeling that I and the rest of Canada were in good hands for a little while at least.

I wanted to get my party on! A few more drinks and I could see the crowd loosening up as they all took turns listening to the ipod… not sure if they were jammin’ to Nelly Furtado, Common or Akon or actually listening to Jack Layton spell out for us all that it didn’t matter what Harper did the coalition was in the making for some time. After all, he knows he’s never going to have a chance to wear the big boots on his own.

I walked over to the DJ and started to chat about the music he had available … Stephen Harper walked up said in a very matter of fact way “Ms. Throat, I did enjoy our little chat and I will do everything in my power for as long as that may be to help you find the direction you need, and to help the people of Canada reap the benefits of this great country. He then presented me with another Yag Bomb and he had his… we crossed arms and dropped our jagermeisters’ into each other bull filled glasses… this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship!

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=rQafZMcOcgU

As a trendier version of my opening song played the crowed gathered around us… we all danced and bumped a little Mr & Mrs H embraced… Ritzy danced around the couple… As the Alpha males found their Alpha females … the rest of us paired up for one last dance of the evening, knowing that whatever happens … the truth will eventually come out. What ever the hell that may be.

Okay, I’m done… I’m signing off this political commentary from my planet and going to enjoy some other forms of entertaining myself.

Hope you all sleep well. Have a wonderful week

This song is dedicated to Chrétien and Harper.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=vvQLZ0vB-T8

www.myspace.com/pm_harper

In a call with NDP caucus members and senior staff, Jack Layton privately admitted that the NDP has had a secret – and longstanding – deal with the separatist Bloc Quebecois – a deal pre-dating the Government’s recent Economic and Fiscal Update (EFU).  The NDP provided the date, time, call-in number and conference call code to the Conservative Party.

- For the NDP, toppling Canada’s Government is not about the economy or the Government’s EFU.  The EFU was merely a trigger to execute a longstanding secret deal between the NDP and Quebec separatists.

- The NDP and the Quebec separatists are attempting to do through secret negotiations what they’ve been unable to do at the ballot box:  win power and impose their agenda on Canadians.

- Just as the Liberals do not have a mandate to form a coalition with the NDP after campaigning explicitly against such a coalition, the NDP certainly does not have a mandate to implement a secret deal with a party that wants to destroy Canada.

- How can the Liberal Party – the party of Laurier and Trudeau – allow itself to be played by the NDP in this way?  Was Stephane Dion aware of this secret deal with Quebec separatists when he started talking to the NDP?

- The opposition has every right to defeat the Government.  They do not, however, have the right to impose a coalition they campaigned against and a secret deal with Quebec separatists without the consent of Canadian voters.

KEY QUOTES

“…nobody really imagined that it would be possible for the Bloc Quebecois, the Liberal party of Canada ever to enter into any kind of a discussion around the future of the country and it turned out that we were the glue…” – Jack Layton (Download mp3)

“BQ stability issues, worry about BQ potentially being off-side, we’re taking that very much into account.  We have numerous strategies designed to deal with it, I actually believe they’re the least of our problems, but in case I’m wrong, let’s just say we have strategies, this whole thing would not have happened if the moves hadn’t have been made with the Bloc to lock them in early, because you couldn’t put three people together in one, in three hours.  The first part was done a long time ago, I won’t go into details…” – Jack Layton (link doesn’t work try this one http://www.conservative.ca/)

“The coalition for Canada, I love the idea, it could be a deal-breaker for the Bloc (laughter) so if we don’t go, we call it “The Coalition for Canada and Quebec,” (lots of laughter).  Well, welcome to the real world of….  That’s not funny.” – Jack Layton with laughter and comments from numerous unidentified participants (Download mp3)

www.myspace.com/pm_harper

Other interesting opinions … I guess I would be the “For” Stephen Harper and this would be the “Against” 

http://streamrambler.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/harper-out-to-lunch-in-calling-progressive-coalition-undemocratic/

Social democracy is a political ideology of the left and centre-left. It emerged in the late 19th century out of the socialist movement, and continues to be influential in many developed and developing nations. It advocates the creation of a democratic welfare state that combines capitalist and socialist institutions and practices. Unlike others on the left, such as Marxists, who seek to challenge the capitalist system more fundamentally, social democrats aim to reform capitalism democratically through state regulation and the creation of programs that work to counteract or remove claimed injustices. Some consider social democracy to be a moderate form of socialism, though others reject that designation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-right_politics

The perspective of Left vs. Right is an imprecise, broad, dialectical interpretation of a set of factors or determinants. “The Left” and “The Right” are usually understood to represent polar opposites for each determinant, though a particular individual or party may take a “left” stance on one matter and a “right” stance on another.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_con

The term neoconservative was originally used as a criticism against liberals who had “moved to the right”.

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalist}

A Capitalist has more recently come to refer to someone who supports Capitalism or a free market ideology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada

Canadian Liberals – organization is located in the centre of the Canadian political spectrum, combining a liberal social policy with moderate economic policies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_democrat

Social democracy is a ideolody of the Left or centre-left that emerged in the late 19th century from the socialist movement and continues to be influential in many countries worldwide.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative

Conservative political parties have diverse views. For instance, the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, the Conservative Party in Britain, and the Liberal Party of Australia are all major conservative parties with varying positions.

We could go on and on and on. I just don’t think it’s about the title any more but who best to aid in fighting the good fight.

Peace