Comments on: True leadership doesn’t play politics http://www.marshillonline.com/issues-ideas/true-leadership-doesn%e2%80%99t-play-politics/ The official student newspaper of Trinity Western University Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jessie Legaree http://www.marshillonline.com/issues-ideas/true-leadership-doesn%e2%80%99t-play-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-75410 Jessie Legaree Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:46:40 +0000 http://www.marshillonline.com/?p=2757#comment-75410 Mr. Gray, I'm pretty sure you are the person that just stepped down as the leader of the Christian Heritage Party - welcome to the TWU newspaper! I absolutely do not agree with gay union being called "marriage" but what has been done is done. If it was to be brought up again then it would just cause the party to lose suppose therefore placing less Christians in parliament as voters turn to other parties that are even more liberal on these issues. I have heard about the "more than 100 broken promises" but it is irrelevant. I would like to know how many kept promises there are and how many "broken promises" there have been in past governments. Being that the Conservatives have been leading minorities, just because they want to do something absolutely does not mean that they can. They could try and still be counted as "breaking promises" as the opposition blocks their bills (like with the environment). Mr. Gray,
I’m pretty sure you are the person that just stepped down as the leader of the Christian Heritage Party – welcome to the TWU newspaper!
I absolutely do not agree with gay union being called “marriage” but what has been done is done. If it was to be brought up again then it would just cause the party to lose suppose therefore placing less Christians in parliament as voters turn to other parties that are even more liberal on these issues.
I have heard about the “more than 100 broken promises” but it is irrelevant. I would like to know how many kept promises there are and how many “broken promises” there have been in past governments. Being that the Conservatives have been leading minorities, just because they want to do something absolutely does not mean that they can. They could try and still be counted as “breaking promises” as the opposition blocks their bills (like with the environment).

]]> By: Ron Gray http://www.marshillonline.com/issues-ideas/true-leadership-doesn%e2%80%99t-play-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-75382 Ron Gray Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:17:11 +0000 http://www.marshillonline.com/?p=2757#comment-75382 Joshua Brown’s observations about Messrs. Harper and Ignatieff are pretty accurate… with one important exception: Mr. Harper, while he is building a solid reputation in the realm of economics, is as dry as Ignatieff when it comes to moral issues. The Prime Minister has made his party the defender of the abortion industry with his refusal to allow even discussion of the issue in Parliament. And he broke his promise to review Bill C-38 (which legalized same-sex “marriage”); he broke his promise on taxing income trusts. A small-c conservative think tank has compiled a list of more than 100 broken promises. It would seem, therefore, that both men are essentially political opportunists — and Canadians are still searching for moral and political leadership. Ron Gray Langley, BC (604) 534-3319 Joshua Brown’s observations about Messrs. Harper and Ignatieff are pretty accurate… with one important exception: Mr. Harper, while he is building a solid reputation in the realm of economics, is as dry as Ignatieff when it comes to moral issues.

The Prime Minister has made his party the defender of the abortion industry with his refusal to allow even discussion of the issue in Parliament. And he broke his promise to review Bill C-38 (which legalized same-sex “marriage”); he broke his promise on taxing income trusts. A small-c conservative think tank has compiled a list of more than 100 broken promises.

It would seem, therefore, that both men are essentially political opportunists — and Canadians are still searching for moral and political leadership.

Ron Gray
Langley, BC

(604) 534-3319

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