AbsolutSurgen Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 One more seat flip, from BQ to LPC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pickle Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 5:20 PM, AbsolutSurgen said: Yeah. It's all about the conservative media. Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) condemns Trudeau’s decision to take a holiday on first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Native Women's Association of Canada WWW.NWAC.CA October 1, 2021 OTTAWA – It was with shock […] How many times has Trudeau skipped Remembrance Day? I can’t remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 Canada invited Chelsea Manning to country just so she could be thrown out | Chelsea Manning | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Bizarre request made ahead of immigration hearing for Manning, whose previous attempts to enter Canada have been denied Quote Canadian government lawyers recently invited US whistleblower Chelsea Manning to travel to a hearing in Montreal – so that border agents could then physically remove her from the country. The bizarre request, which was eventually denied by an adjudicator, was made ahead of an immigration hearing set to begin on Thursday for Manning, whose previous attempts to enter Canada have been denied. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 ‘Dead because she was Indigenous’: Québec coroner says Atikemekw woman a victim of systemic racism | Indigenous peoples | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Hospital staff assumed Joyce Echaquan was an opioid addict. She was dying of a rare heart condition Quote An Indigenous woman who was taunted by nursing staff as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital would probably be alive today if she were white, a coroner has concluded. The death of Joyce Echaquan was an “undeniable” example of systematic racism in the province, the Québec coroner Géhane Kamel told reporters on Tuesday. “From the first minute she entered the hospital, a label was placed on Ms Echaquan,” she said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Kenney might be one of the worst premiers in Canadian history, both as a person and electorally. Imagine defeating the NDP (after their first win in a generation, and only because of a divided right) and then completely blowing it and likely losing the next election to the person you beat before: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 There have been lots of bad Premiers. Lucien Bouchard, Bob Rae, Dalton McGuinty, Kathleen Wynne, Bill Vander Zalm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 1 hour ago, AbsolutSurgen said: There have been lots of bad Premiers. Lucien Bouchard, Bob Rae, Dalton McGuinty, Kathleen Wynne, Bill Vander Zalm... These are not real names, no way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Remarkableriots Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Opinion | Canada has been too comfortable for war criminals WWW.THESTAR.COM That Helmut Oberlander and so many other war criminals complicit in such barbarity could live happily ever after in Canada is a searing indictment of ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 "please clap" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: "please clap" Applaudissez s’il vous plait, you n00b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 That would have been a 100000% better reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 It baffles me that some of these job titles are real and the amount of perceived duplication is baffling to me. [Edit: I am REALLY baffled apparently.] Chrystia Freeland remains Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Omar Alghabra remains Minister of Transport Anita Anand becomes Minister of National Defence Carolyn Bennett becomes Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Marie-Claude Bibeau remains Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Bill Blair becomes President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness Randy Boissonnault becomes Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance François-Philippe Champagne remains Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Jean-Yves Duclos becomes Minister of Health Mona Fortier becomes President of the Treasury Board Sean Fraser becomes Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Karina Gould becomes Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Steven Guilbeault becomes Minister of Environment and Climate Change Patty Hajdu becomes Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Mark Holland becomes Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Ahmed Hussen becomes Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Gudie Hutchings becomes Minister of Rural Economic Development Marci Ien becomes Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Helena Jaczek becomes Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Mélanie Joly becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal Khera becomes Minister of Seniors David Lametti remains Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Dominic LeBlanc becomes Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Diane Lebouthillier remains Minister of National Revenue Lawrence MacAulay remains Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Marco E. L. Mendicino becomes Minister of Public Safety Marc Miller becomes Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Joyce Murray becomes Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mary Ng becomes Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Seamus O’Regan Jr. becomes Minister of Labour Ginette Petitpas Taylor becomes Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Carla Qualtrough remains Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Pablo Rodriguez becomes Minister of Canadian Heritage and remains Quebec Lieutenant Harjit S. Sajjan becomes Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Pascale St-Onge becomes Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Filomena Tassi becomes Minister of Public Services and Procurement Dan Vandal becomes Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Jonathan Wilkinson becomes Minister of Natural Resources Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 In Canada the ministers haven't mattered since...what, the 1970s/80s under Trudeau Sr.? Since the 80s, at least, they have effectively been beholden to the PMO. You could argue that perhaps Paul Martin was fairly independent in the 1990s, but I can't think of many others. I mean you still want competent people, I'm just referring to independence and ability to do what they want with the portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Fuck yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 40 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: In Canada the ministers haven't mattered since...what, the 1970s/80s under Trudeau Sr.? Since the 80s, at least, they have effectively been beholden to the PMO. You could argue that perhaps Paul Martin was fairly independent in the 1990s, but I can't think of many others. I mean you still want competent people, I'm just referring to independence and ability to do what they want with the portfolio. That's clearly Trudeau's POV -- except for the competent people part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 New cabinet has been sworn in, as mentioned. But let's look at once person in particular—Sean Fraser: How tall is this guy?! He's in the second row but is taller than some people in the third row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Liberal and NDP officials mull over a potential deal - Macleans.ca WWW.MACLEANS.CA Stephen Maher: Following a meeting between Singh and Trudeau, officials in both parties have considered a deal to avoid confidence votes for three years Quote Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh met secretly to discuss the parliamentary session ahead. Officials would not say that they discussed a deal that would see the NDP agree ahead of time to support the government through three budgets, but sources say the idea is being discussed at senior levels inside both parties, although there have been no negotiations. Big if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Liberal and NDP officials mull over a potential deal - Macleans.ca WWW.MACLEANS.CA Stephen Maher: Following a meeting between Singh and Trudeau, officials in both parties have considered a deal to avoid confidence votes for three years Big if true. What's the threshold for calling a confidence vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Jason said: What's the threshold for calling a confidence vote? Need 170 seats for majority. Liberals have 160. NDP puts them over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Lol, love it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CitizenVectron Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Nothing much has changed since the election. Trudeau's negatives are down a tiny bit, O'Toole's negatives are up (and positives down), but overall the polling is basically the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 The Conservative party needs to look at the places in the East where it has success (PEI, Nova Scotia, Ontario, etc.). Pandering to the extremists in the West is not the way to bring back a Conservative government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 31 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: The Conservative party needs to look at the places in the East where it has success (PEI, Nova Scotia, Ontario, etc.). Pandering to the extremists in the West is not the way to bring back a Conservative government. 100% agree. Lots of Liberal voters (and by that, I mean people that have voted Liberal, not necessarily loyal Liberal voters) would be willing to vote for a centrist PC-type party (as is shown by Atlantic Canada). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 dorks for an old frail woman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I scroll through this thread every once in a while and chuckle at how benign it all is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 53 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I scroll through this thread every once in a while and chuckle at how benign it all is As is tradition. After paying attention to American politics, watching events in Canada is kind of like the Futurama debate between Jack Johnson and John Jackson: Heck, just today Parliament passed (unanimously) legislation to ban gay conversion therapy in the country (not that it is common). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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