Talk:André Arthur

message: You wrote in your edit of 17:22, 11 February 2006 Jbamb: (I don't see support in talk, and don't see the connection between the complaint and the article. Where does it say anything about right-wing?)
See the version of 16:46, 28 January 2006 by 156.34.71.29. It was written that he was right-wing (on the political spectrum) and that he was a self-described libertarian. Libertarians do not believe that they are right-wing and they do not believe that the left-right spectrum is adequate to display the range of political systems from oppression to liberty.
Cap j 04:34, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Note to Jbamb re 17:22, 11 February 2006

message: Does Arthur broadcast in English or French?--68.102.252.87 04:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: French. 70.50.99.241 05:09, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Language 

message: The page says:
"André Arthur's political views generally lie in the libertarian area of the political chart, since he is interested in reducing statist intervention in the economy and reducing taxes in Canada and Quebec, and since no anti-personal-liberty viewpoints on his part are known (see the Nolan Chart)."
I would bet that he never pronounced the word "libertarian" himself... Not to say anything about what he would say about those ideas. lol.
This whole paragraph is non-sence and should removed without any further justification.
Alain Michaud 19:14, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Libertarian 

message: I merged the political candidacy and politics section. There wasn't much reason to have such small and similar sections separate. 
While merging, I removed:
::In his final days as a radio host, about 500 people responded to his invitations to have coffee and discuss politics at local restaurants, sending a clear signal to his opponents that Mr. Arthur was no symbolic candidate. The outspoken radio host stated that he was "in it to win" the riding from the incumbent Bloc Québécois MP. 
It lacked context, and probably shouldn't have been there to begin with--at least not as it was written. It sounded more like propaganda from the campaign office than encyclopaedic content.
FireWorks 06:11, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Sticking with NPOV facts is best. --Deathphoenix 07:03, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The removed part makes much more sense once you realize that he was a candidate in the 1994 Quebec provincial election and in the 1997 Sainte-Foy municipal election, and that in both cases he did absolutely nothing to get elected, this in addition to publicly saying in the latter case that if he won he would ask for a judicial recount.  This time he really wanted to be elected and while he did not campaign in the traditional sense (i.e. no signs and no campaign team, although he did meet voters in shopping centers and other such places), he did distribute business cards to voters to remind them to vote for him on Election Day, which resulted in him having spent maybe $1000 this time instead of the mere $1.88 spent in 1994.  Hope this helps.  -- ABCXYZ 12:50, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text removal, section merge 

message: I think it's premature to put MP after his name as he won't be sworn in until next month (meaning whoever is the incumbent MP for the riding is still the MP for a few more weeks). Does anyone know if there's a policy on this? Otherwise I recommend it be removed until it actually officially applies. 23skidoo 20:44, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I was careful not to put that in before, and I will do so again. --Deathphoenix 20:55, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Really?  At Westminster MPs lose their status at dissolution and get it back at the declaration of the returning officer.  No need to swear the oath (Google "Gerry Adams MP" ) 00:55, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: MP designation

message: Having been a listener of André Arthur from 1987 to 2005, I can attest that he did defined himself as a libertarian on the air.  He also did praise on many occasions Le Québécois Libre, a libertarian online magazine, and U.S. Congressman (and former Libertarian presidential candidate) Ron Paul.
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I do not beleive that.
Alain Michaud 20:23, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Describing someone as left- or rightwing is not encyclopedia worthy. One can do better than that. Especially since these notions are basically vacuous. Intangible 17:15, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Libertarian vs. right-wing

message: Arthur's views are probably closer to the Provincial Adequistes than they are to anyone else.  He said on CPAC that he most agrees with the conservatives that the individual is the more important.  He has also criticized the general political process, seen by his criticism of the GG Ms. Jean, a common trait of many third parties and political outsiders - especially on the right.  He also holds many views similair to those of the Quebec nationalists which were attracted to Mulroney in the 1980's, though as he mentions is quite dissaffected with what happened with that support.
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I agree with that opinion. This makes real sense. 
Alain Michaud 22:03, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Independent Adequiste? 

message: Does this articel need it? It seems extremely out of place and not very well integrated at all... as though someone dropped it here. 68.39.174.238 02:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I do agree and I've added the NPVO tag on it. He may have said what is reported there, but the exact role of adding this quote there is highly questionnable and it is taken out of context anyway. --Childhood's End 20:06, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

text: I am removing this section as of today. It has no purpose and is defamatory. --Childhood's End 17:56, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The last section... 

message: I don't want to make my life public but If I have hobbies like listening to radio and it's not her taste I would understand, I would appreciate the gesture of having interest in what I do but in that case it's not everybody's cup of tea, I don't know her much but oddly I don't imagine her listening to that unless she really changed her mind about peoples of her small advanced group, her who seem to love everybody... it's sure that she like things I don't like...
70.51.7.95 11:34, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
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