One has to be careful about getting rid of all this "socialist" crap. Anyone ready to step up to the plate and say to scrap medicare, welfare, and now daycare? Not to mention EI, farm subsidies, industry subsides, etc, etc They are all socialist in nature.
And are not police, fire depts, garbage collection, water/sewage treatment not "commune"ist undertakings?
It is the accountability that is lacking. How are our dollars and nickels (no more sense) being spent. Just how much is being syphoned off to pay someone's vacation cottage/boat/car.
How much money was wasted down in Haiti after the earthquake 11 years ago. Millions just disappeared. And millions disappear here as well through poor planning and no need to account for the money spent.
As to gun control I am willing to have my rights trampled a bit so i do not need a handgun because the neighbour is not to my liking. Or his car is the wrong colour. And if you need an AK47 to shoot deer then maybe your money would be better spent on an eye exam.
Not against guns for hunting. You need to tell me why a howitzer is necessary to get the job done. You justify it, I'll agree with you. Until then a single shot with a 5/6 magazine should be more than enough. We've seen enough of what warped minds can do with military style weapons down south and unfortunately a few times here. Mind you Dirty Harry did a pretty good job with his cannon. But that was a handgun.