Talk:Peter MacKay

message: Someone please revert this article. I have never seen such vandalism on any wiki, especially sustained for so long. 99.229.78.116 (talk) 00:10, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments moved

message: This article seems to have very few sources, which is especially troubling for the section on the merging parties controversy. I'm not sure what the procedure is for marking a page as improperly sourced, but I think it should be done.
216.144.126.149 (talk) 02:36, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources? 

message: ...about the current status of her relationship with MacKay. Samaritan 05:32, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for Comments on [[Talk:Lisa Michelle Merrithew]] 

message: There was a bunch of unsubstantiated stuff in today's edits -- speculation that he was pro-merger early on even though he made no public statements in favour of it, etc. Also, today's edits badly needed copyediting to correct spelling and grammatical errors. I don't mean to offend anyone, I just want to help keep the place tidy and enyclopedic. Kevintoronto 21:51, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: April 6 edits

message: As much as I hated the Progressive Conservative Party merging with the Canadian Alliance into the new Conservative Party, that is what it did. The Progressive Canadian Party was founded by some Progressive Conservatives who didn't like the merger, but that doesn't make the Prog Cdn Party the "re-foundation" of the Prog Cons Party. Ground Zero | t 18:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Conservative Party v. Progressive Canadian Party

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:: - I guarantee you, if you have to go through what I went through for the 'Harper Photo' just to satisfy the concerns of seemingly skittish individuals (who, however, still had entirely good intentions), you've got a slog ahead of you. John Hawke 04:58, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
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message: This current photo (8 March 10) is dreadful. I don't even like the guy, but he deserves a better photo.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.18.75.215 (talk) 20:47, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: I'm sorry, but this is one thing I really, really have to question. Having actually met and talked with the man, I can say that some of his comments about social programs and helping the poor in Atlantic Canada are almost socialist in their attitudes towards the role of government - typical of many Red Tories. While his stances on some issues may not be as clear cut as most Red Tories, to call him a Blue would be an exaggeration and cherry picking some of his statements over others.
Monty725 00:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  MacKay as a Blue Tory? 

message: Is MacKay still the deputy leader? GoodDay 22:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Deputy Leader of the Conservatives

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thread_title:  “Conscientious Objectors” to “Wars Not Sanctioned by United Nations” 

message: File:Peter MacKay crop.JPG|Option 1
File:Peter MacKay.jpg|Option 2
Well, since an anonymous user seems to want to start an edit war with me, I figure we might as well solve this problem here.
I say we use Option 1. It's a bit more recent, a larger, beter quality picture, and, as opposed to the second option, it shows the front of his face, as opposed to just one side. Thoughts? Tholden28 (talk) 12:55, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The original picture is much more descriptive, far better quality (as far as size go, look at the original by the DoD), and the subject looks much better on it. It looks like far-left Liberal supporter User:Tholden took a picture and wanted to override whetever was there before in order to promote himself and make MacKay look bad. In any case, their was no issue whatsoever with the original picture, and the replacement serves no purpose. 70.48.78.19 (talk) 13:40, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Look, personally, I don't think the picture makes MacKay look bad. Not at all. In fact, I think that the picture looks better than the DoD one, simply because it actually shows his face. Although I may not be Conservative, I'm certainly not trying to make MacKay look bad. Tholden28 (talk) 13:47, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

text: I'm not sure that's usable.  This is the copyright info for the site and it's got some restrictions.  Do you know what the status of that image is? Ravensfire (talk) 14:16, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

text: I've reverted this for potentially being a copyright violation. Canada does not have the same copyright laws in respect to government sources as the US. This work is definitely not public domain  as Ontario Teacher claims, but it may qualify under a free license. -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 01:17, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Concur - saying it's public domain without offering any solid evidence when there is solid evidence to the contrary and expecting that to stick is not acceptable. Ravensfire (talk) 14:05, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

text: I didn't take too close a look at the license because you originally claimed it was under public domain, which is obviously wrong. Being just available for non-commercial reproduction does not mean that it is eligible for inclusion on Wikipedia, see speedy deletion criteria F3. I've removed it from the article again, please do not re-add it. ---- Patar knight - chat/contributions 04:00, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

text: Remember that Wikipedia's license allows others to gather articles and sell them as a book, so images that are only free for non-commercial purposes aren't accepted here.  With very few exceptions, images of a living person must be totally free as it's always possible someone could take a picture and upload it under an acceptable license. Ravensfire (talk) 15:27, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox picture 

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message: Having just read a contribution by this person to a paper for the Henry Jackson Society I came this WP article expecting to see some material on the lawmaker's outlook. Almost nothing here. I feel this is an oversight and I'd like to add a section that gives an overview. Erasmus Sydney (talk) 01:28, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where are the actual political views? 

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message: This question will be asked. This topic (his ability to speak French) should be included in the article.
Yes, he speaks french very fluently.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.7.244.32 (talk) 03:34, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does Peter MacKay speak French? 

message: Can someone update this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.7.244.32 (talk) 03:37, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Very Old Photo 

message: Why is this guy's height listed? Seems like it is out of place to include that for a political person. SchizoidNightmares (talk) 04:40, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Going to go ahead and remove it—unless someone objects, can provide a reason, and source for the inclusion. SchizoidNightmares (talk) 12:31, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Height?