RIGHT ON! If they think this is what their constituents want they have a low opinion of them.On the other hand those who would vote for them in the first place, might just be that type. Dave Yalden

EVEN IF SHANE DOAN MADE THE COMMENT ATTRIBUTED TO HIM, WHO CARES? I CAN’T IMAGINE THAT ANY SENSIBLE FRANCOPHONE WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SUCH A MILD COMMENT.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE FRANCOPHONE PLAYERS ON TEAM CANADA REFUSED TO PLAY IF SHANE IS DEMOTED. THAT WOULD BE A CLASS ACT, EVEN THO IT WOULD OPEN US UP TO SOME CRITICISM ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE.

This just shows how stupid the current crop of politicians are and Jack Laton is the head CLOWN !!

Could not agree more.
What are the politicians involved in picking a captain to our National Team. They obviously do not have enough to do. What do we pay these people for?

Nothing new here. Welcome to Canada, where thought control is rampant.

I feel the same way. What a waste of time and salaries paid by taxpayers. Get on with what is important.

Another farce from the Opposition Parties .
Can you image Gilles Duceppe [ who wants to destroy Canada ] getting up in Parliament to raise a question about Shane Doan’s ALLEGED insult to Quebec. Duceppe who practices insulting the rest of Canada ?
Duceppe and the other Senators and MP’s who are ” investigating ” are utter fools.
I have emailed the chair and cochair of the Committee..how wasteful this is .The answer astounded me …something about “Official Languages ”
At least Senator Mahovolich and MP Dryden agree…it is nonsense .
Only in Canada , you say ?
Pity!
God save Canada .

“sky rocketing gas prices”????

It’s the market that determines the price of oil, natgas and gasoline. Surely you don’t want MORE interference by this government in the stock market!

Taxing trusts, eliminating interest deductibility and given foreign investors a free ride by ending tax on interest has surely done enough damage to our market.

This would be really funny if it were not tragic. Our representatives must be kidding -wasting taxpayers dollars, time and insulting our intelligence! Anyone who saw the John Candy comedy “Canadian Bacon” cannot but be reminded of the scene where an American group intent on provoking “war with Canada” crosses the border in a cube van covered with spraypainted insults to the Canadians. They are stopped by the police (Dan Ackroyd) and ordered to rectify the mistake. Given a can of paint, they are compelled not to erase the offensive words but to translate and include them in French language also. ‘Nuf said.

Madam, Sir,
Most of us are angry on our politicians when waisting their and our time pursuing such meaningless issues and at the same time neglecting far more importatn problems relating to Francophones, precisely Acadians on Miramichi NB.
I have just written a letter to Mr. Gilles Duceppe tackling this very issue.
With respect. W. Sokolowski

More and more our governments are supporting kangaroo courts. It amazes me that while millions are starved, tortured and killed all over the world, we have a bureacracy whose main concern is “respect” and “feelings” for one minority group; worse, it treats violations of these things as crimes against Canada. Witness the ridiculous investigation by our ex “Officious Language” commissioner Dyan Adam into Don Cherry’s remarks re: French players wearing visors. I’m afraid that this country is so totally out of touch with the world that it ignores real crimes and misery and focuses only the interests of one minority group.

The next time I’m called a tête-carré, I’m gonna’ squeal to the government to protect my feelings. Oh, sorry, my complaint is groundless because I am a member of a majority?

The involvement of our elected representatives has no place in hockey. They would be better to involve themselves with issues that matter most to Canadians and that includes the rhetoric we have to listen to on a day to day basis. These people operate like a kindergarten class with all of their no-matter issues. What is wrong wiith discussing hiways and health issues and education which is what they are hired to do. Canadians are getting fed up with their pettiness. Thank goodness for having a PM that would really like to deal with the issues rather than the crap he has to deal with daily.

I think our politicians have no business in hockey. What are they thinking they are part of - a kindergarten class. Stop the rhetoric we have to listen to daily and get down to the issues that matter and what they are elected for. Canadians are fed up with the style of politics that are presented today. What about highways, education, health and welfare. What about all of the money wasted on scandals. I really don’t know how our PM puts up with discussion on non-issues. Maybe it is time we cleaned out the whole works and started fresh with new blood, even a layman could do better. One only has to look at Alberta and although they have a windfall, Klein had the province on the right track immediately - no false promises

So what else is new. What better way to “fuddle duddle” your way around the important issues of Canada

I heard the news this morning and could not believe what the lead story was. Fortunately we do have a few sane heads in Parliment as Ken Dryden put the whole issue in context. Not only should we be letting our politicians know how we feel about their behaviour but what about the news media making a story of this issue. They are as much to blame for this as our elected officials. Some politicians will do anything to bring attention to themselves even if they make fools of themselves in doing so and the media accomadates them. Unfortunately our Prime Minister has to put up with this nonsense day in and day out. Let’s hope that common sense will prevail and that our politicians will show a little respect for our parlimentary process and the news media will report on those issues that Canadians really care about..

The French in Canada get huge respect. What are some of these overpaid people on Ottawa thinking? Hockey is a great game and should not be dragged down by this stupid gang in Ottawa. Leave hockey to hockey people. For God’s sake, have sense!

There are no words in any language that would help to explain this rubbish, all involved should have their pay and perks deducted for this day, wasting our hard earned tax dollars forced from us.

DISGRACEFULL TO SAY THE LEAST.

This is rich coming from Gilles Duceppe and his gang whose only reason d’etre is to break up this country. Maybe we should have an investigation into why we should pay these clowns (Parti Quebecois) to sit in our parliament. Thank goodness Ken Dryden has it right for a change.

The only shame in this storry is that our country alows people like Jack Laton and Gilles Duceppe run for a Federal Office. Making fools of themselves and Canadians is a regulsr occurence with these two

How insulting.. to have the leaders of this country.. fussing about who will be the team captain.
Next they’ll be out on the lawn in front of the Parliament Buildings.. and concocting a new version of Rover ,, Red Rover, Come over Red Rover..

Do the constituents.. tell the Prime minister - any prime minister who’ll captain the ministry of economics, health, indian and northern affairs, public works.. No!..

There is no room for parliamentarians to be dictating who’ll captain any Canadian Team. This smacks of a very juvenile attempt at democracy.

How sad. How about taking on the gas prices. Something that is in the league of the political arena.

Crime, health cares, global warming just a few of the vital issues facing Canadians today and the three opposition leaders want us to deal with this childish remark made by Shane Doan? Thank goodnes the Prime Minister judges it for what it is. Heaven forbid that Jack Layton, Gilles Duseppe or Stephane Dion ever get a chance to run our wonderful country. Grow up you three or get out of Canada!

The political think tank of Lindsay, ON. called the Blue Club had their weekly meeting ay lunch to-day. Essentially, the same view(s) were expresssed concerning this situation. Such a waste of everyone’s time and money.

Who are these people that continue to sap the energies of our country for the sake of some unknown or hidden agenda ? They are the ones whose motives should be questioned.

Bruce Faulkner

The media have noothing better to talk about. They even have the inflated opinion that they know better than the P.M what is best for the TAX PAYERS of the country

Ken Dryden completely misses the point when he states that our politicians “have the right” to talk about this issue.
The point is whether or not they SHOULD talk about this issue.
The answer is an emphatic “NO !!”
It’s just another cowardly attempt to cater to the francophone voters.
Therefore it trivializes the weightier matters that confront our nation.

I think this is a complete waste of time. Who cares what a hockey player said. There are more important issues to contend with.
Warren Young, Port Credit Ontario.

Why are you so shocked ….here is what you have elected as your representatives in Government, and I was born here by immigrant parents who were ridiculed and slammed for coming to Canada and given the worst jobs to perform…
Don’t you dare try that today!!!
What we have in Govt. are spoiled brats that know how to bicker and ridicule —-recent comments about Belinda Stronach as an example ; now the hockey why don’t they just set up a bar or strip joint in the house of commons and place bets on whether they should get re-elected????? makes for great entertainment!!!!…this is what we elected as a DEMOCRATIC people.( THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER DISCUSSION) who was better Lenin or Canadas Government. I say clean house and get some economists that have proven track records in managing tight budgets.
How is it that I can be working for a company and doing a good to great job and can’t get a raise unless they choose to —while these brats vote themselves a raise AND i’m not just talking about federal who are the poll sitters !!!! take a look at local municipal government…???OR school trustees ( where kids can’t get proper learning tools but these Brats double their pay
ALL ON THE MIDDLE CLASS BACK…WHICH BY NOW DOESN’T EXIST!!!!! FACE IT ANY FAMILY WITH A COMBINED INCOME OF $75,000 SHOULD BE CONSIDERD POOR…
Enjoy the read
I say kick them out!!!! starting with the Prime Minister.

I am fed up with catering to Quebec. Our politicians constantly kiss asses trying to cater to Quebec no matter what the issue may be. Quebec farts and our politicians bend backwards to wipe their ass.
It is time Quebec becomes part and equal to the rest of C anada or they should leave and get it over with.
WE need politiians with guts to represent all of Canada and stop favouring Quebec.

I have e mailed all of the party leaders about their slimy political agendas. I am disgusted with the crap that goes on in Ottawa, no wonder they are held in such low esteem

WHERE DO I SIGN TO FIRE THEM.

I shall quote James Hibben, “This just shows how stupid the current crop of politicians are and that Jack Layton is the Head Clown” and I shall add that we as a Canadian voter, elected these clowns, in Quebec, Ontario and down East, for the NDP, Liberals, and Quebecquois. Why does Harper have to put up with this sh…..day after day and cannot get on with the important issues that concern good minded, hard working Canadians, like a good Healthcare System, high gas prices, etc. It is just a shame we have a parliment and media outlets printing all this stuff and making news out of it. Where are we headed as a leading nation in world affairs, when we are such a laughing stock for the rest of the world. I am just another disgusted Canadian, and have to take the blame, for stupid uneducated voters to have to listen to such leaders of parties, such as Jack Layton.

With all the problems that our Patliamentarians should be looking at ther is no doubt that all they seem to do is waste time playing a feeble game of politics . With a minority government this is what we can expect . The sooner we get back to a slim majority the better.

Yes, yes, of course this is a waste of time… but there are much bigger issues I am still waiting for the NCC to tackle… like the economic damage that will be done by the government’s new environmental plan, for instance. Or the fact that there were no tax cuts in the last budget!

This is not a Conservative Party organization and they shouldn’t be giving the government a pass just because they’re trying to get a majority.

And “sky rocketing gas prices”?? That is NONE of the government’s business!

If the NCC does not get its priorities straight I’ll be resigning my membership and urging others to do the same until the organization gets back on track.

That’s right!! What a waste of taxpayer’s money discussing the Doan appointment. The only reason this has come up in parliament is because Doan is from western Canada and NO!!! heaven forbid you can’t have a western Canadian representing our Team Canada that plays internationally. This petty dispute makes Canada the laughing stock on the world stage. All this “huffing and puffing” from the opposition reminds a person of an immature kindergarten class.

The federal opposition parties have shown what THEY are aall about - lack of substance. They all need to be sent to ‘boot’ camp and learn what is important when they represent others (taxpayers) in Ottawa. Our country is lacking political ‘back’ bone and it started with the socialist LIberals who have done nothing progressive for this country in the past 15 years. ANd the NDP which is a nice way to say ‘commmunist’ party is no better. But when our country pays the salaries of ‘federally’ elected representatives who want to break the country - you should not expect much from any party. It appears the Bloc and NDP are on the same bandwagon - attacking Doan for political points. What a joke. Pretty sad lot in Ottawa - the whole bunch!

This is THE topic of conversation in Calgary! How silly! At lunch today it just created an instant comradarie amongst everyone. Nobody can understand why this deserves the dialogue, time and taxpayers’ dollars that it is. But the laughter at how “inside a bubble” some politicians live.

Tabernac! (oops…just added another word that Oprah might ban.

Childish behaviour reflecting immature intellect of our elected Members; tragic for the future of our great Country.

It is embarrasing to be a Canadian when our Federal Politicians have no more to do than argue about such a trivial matter. Congratulations Jack Layton.

It is a delay of game tactic. (The game of seriously running the country) They should all get a game misconduct with heavy fines.

This hockey incident just proves how out of touch the opposition parties really are and how they abuse the taxpayers money. And it shows that they want to make an issue out of anything for political purposes. The Conservative Party should not have allowed them to waste precious time.

Maybe it’s a good thing because at the moment they aren’t passing laws to limit our freedom.

QUEBEC A NATION? SEEM`S THEIR POLITICIANS HAVE YET
TO GROW UP.

MAYBE IT IS TIMEE FOR QUEBEC TO GO ON IT`S OWN.

I have seen three year olds behave in a more mature way than these politicians getting their knickers ( or are they diapers?) in a twist about what someone may have said (or not) some two years ago.

This incident does not surprise me. This is the same French logic and mind set that sends language police out with rulers to measure the height of lettering on signs of businesses in Quebec to ensure that English is not encroaching on the “French fact”

When I first heard about this I thought it must be a joke! With everything that is going on in the world and our country, including young Canadians dying in Afghanistan needlessly, and this is what they have to debate. It is time we the people maake our voices heard. There should be countrywide rallies to demand better from our highly paid representatives. We should demand an impeachment law be omplemented in Canada. Words just fail me!!

We taxpayers need an agency that will monitor all politicians on what they promise and what they actually deliver. The agency should be set up by citizens only members not corporations and regulate what the politicians say and promise and what they deliver. Similar to a regulated body that will publish all events by priority and name the politicians position or their contributions. I personally will dedicate time to get this started with the hekp of other people who care about this country. THe media could assist to inform the public of the status and events. LETS STOP TALKING @ START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Including this agency .

This is another example of totalitarianism.The hate law is all well and good,but its clearly getting out of hand.It wont be long before one of us ends up in prison for giving a neighbour the wrong sort of look.Remember George Orwell’s 1984?Well we’re already there.

IT SHOULD BE OF VERY SERIOUS CONCERN THAT LAYTON, DION AND DUCEPPE HAD ALREADY PROVEN THEMSELVES TO BE FOOLS, AND NOW SEEM INTENT ON EMPHASIZING THEY ARE ALL UNFIT TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN PUBLIC.