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Nov 9, 2015 22:24
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PT6A, I like you. Let me help you, ok. Find a spouse in the public sector, with a gold plated benefits package. Settle for nothing less. Enjoy your  public-private partnership
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Nov 9, 2015 22:34
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Melian Dialogue posted:I like portraits of the Queen I would prefer portraits of Nellie McClung and/or Buffy St.Marie in all public meeting areas to replace the queen. Margaret Atwood or Alice Munro are also viable options.
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Nov 9, 2015 22:35
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jm20 posted:PT6A, I like you. Let me help you, ok. Find a spouse in the public sector, with a gold plated benefits package. Settle for nothing less. Enjoy your Good idea. InfiniteZero posted:I would prefer portraits of Nellie McClung Hmm, yes, a supporter of eugenics and sterilization of the "simple-minded" would be a great symbol for national unity!
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Nov 9, 2015 22:46
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PT6A posted:Hmm, yes, a supporter of eugenics and sterilization of the "simple-minded" would be a great symbol for national unity! Well gently caress, I had no idea. Can I propose Joni Mitchell as an alternate then? She isn't secretly a nazi or something, right?
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Nov 9, 2015 23:06
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Helsing posted:That's an extremely generous sentiment and offer. I'm cautious about taking on a project like that right now for personal reasons (I'm really busy right now) and because the last few years have made me more self conscious about keeping my real life and my internet life at arm's length. That having been said, if you have a way for me to get in touch with you then we should talk. Sorry it took so long to respond to this (my own life is pretty busy right now), but I'd definitely like to talk- what's the best way to reach you, since you lack PMs here?
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Nov 9, 2015 23:08
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SO, yeah, our transport planes in Iraq were seized by local authorities on October 28th, accused of supplying weapons to the Kurds.
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Nov 9, 2015 23:24
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I can't wait to hear Sun News describe how Trudeau is a weak leader because he let Canadian assets get seized by a foreign country we're ostensibly helping.
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Nov 9, 2015 23:31
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Lassitude posted:I can't wait to hear Sun News describe how Trudeau is a weak leader because he let Canadian assets get seized by a foreign country we're ostensibly helping. It's very Canadian to just shrug and let it develop without firing a shot. An American Air Force captain would have edit: caused an international incident in defence of his aircraft.
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Nov 9, 2015 23:33
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Kafka Esq. posted:It's very Canadian to just shrug and let it develop without firing a shot. An American Air Force captain would have edit: caused an international incident in defence of his aircraft. You would think so but keep history in mind
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Nov 9, 2015 23:37
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InfiniteZero posted:Well gently caress, I had no idea. Can I propose Joni Mitchell as an alternate then? She isn't secretly a nazi or something, right? If this election taught us anything is that people will go to any lengths in the past to find That One Thing a person said or did and use it to shame them. To that end, replace all portraits in federal buildings with screengrabs of Reboot, Marie Soleil, and The Smoggies.
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Nov 9, 2015 23:39
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Tipps posted:If this election taught us anything is that people will go to any lengths in the past to find That One Thing a person said or did and use it to shame them. The Smoggies is anti-alberta and pipeline! It condones economic terrorism.
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Nov 9, 2015 23:41
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Tipps posted:If this election taught us anything is that people will go to any lengths in the past to find That One Thing a person said or did and use it to shame them. To be fair, I think supporting eugenics and forced sterilization is actually a bad thing worthy of criticism. I acknowledge that McClung did many things that were great and important in addition to that, in fact eclipsing that, but that's a fairly dark stain to try and erase.
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Nov 9, 2015 23:45
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jm20 posted:You would think so but keep history in mind That's different though, it's Israel. There's very little they could do which would warrant serious repercussions from the US.
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Nov 10, 2015 00:09
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bunnyofdoom posted:SO, yeah, our transport planes in Iraq were seized by local authorities on October 28th, accused of supplying weapons to the Kurds. I know nothing about war but what good reason would we have for shipping a hundred silenced weapons into Iraq?
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Nov 10, 2015 00:22
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vainman posted:I know nothing about war but what good reason would we have for shipping a hundred silenced weapons into Iraq? Basically what the article says. This may or may not be true at all, but Canada's involvement in the war is basically helping the KDP and maybe other Kurdish factions. Canada is not helping the government in Baghdad in really any way. So its entirely possible that silenced weapons are being sent to Canadian forces or the Kurds they're training.
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Nov 10, 2015 00:29
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Yeah. It's widely acknowledged in some circles (And this may disinformation) that Canada's Special Forces are really good. And it is very likely that they are deployed in Iraq, like they were in Afghanistan and Libya and such, even thought there is no acknowledgement due to opsec reasons.
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Nov 10, 2015 00:31
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Huh, shows how little I know. Didn't think our army did much of anything these days.
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Nov 10, 2015 00:38
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bunnyofdoom posted:Yeah. It's widely acknowledged in some circles (And this may disinformation) that Canada's Special Forces are really good. And it is very likely that they are deployed in Iraq, like they were in Afghanistan and Libya and such, even thought there is no acknowledgement due to opsec reasons. You should just say JTF-2, because it's widely known that CSOR is deployed there, and they're a part of our special forces as well.
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Nov 10, 2015 00:41
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Lassitude posted:You should just say JTF-2, because it's widely known that CSOR is deployed there, and they're a part of our special forces as well. Widely known, but not acknowledged by the gov IIRC. Which is my point. JTF2 and CSOR were both widely known to be in Afghanistan and Libya, but never officially confirmed. (Well, in Afghanistan a drunk minister for Chretien did blow that so....)
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Nov 10, 2015 00:45
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Baronjutter posted:Yeah, with the amount of people I know who are either passionately anti-monarchist or just don't give a poo poo about the royal family or its links to Canada in any way I would not say a picture of the queen is a symbol of national unity. I think most Canadians just don't care one way or the other and if and she was taken off our coins people would barely notice. I doubt the english royal family is very popular in Quebec either. Just put up a drat  flag or an Emily Carr nature scene. Nice and boring, very neutral. Very representative.
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Nov 10, 2015 01:08
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The Butcher posted:Just put up a drat Or you could showcase some art from First Nations and Inuit artists. That'd be nice too.
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Nov 10, 2015 01:24
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There used to be lots of inuit and first nations art in that lobby. The dumbest thing about taking all those paintings and sculptures out is that there are foreign dignitaries going through that lobby all day every day. Instead of showcasing some fine Canadian culture, we opted to show how much we love the Queen, and that's it. Really dumb.
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Nov 10, 2015 01:47
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bunnyofdoom posted:Yeah. It's widely acknowledged in some circles (And this may disinformation) that Canada's Special Forces are really good. And it is very likely that they are deployed in Iraq, like they were in Afghanistan and Libya and such, even thought there is no acknowledgement due to opsec reasons. Its not very likely, its true and openly acknowledged by the government military. Don't you guys remember the Canadian soldier that was killed in Iraq earlier this year? It caused a hubub because the "advisors" were returning from the front lines at night, suggesting a rather more active role than had been thought. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/andrew-doiron-canadian-soldier-killed-in-iraq-honoured-at-ottawa-funeral-1.2994416
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Nov 10, 2015 02:06
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As cautiously optimistic as I was, I didn't really expect 5 items from https://www.trudeaumetre.ca/ to be in progress/completed less than a week in.
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Nov 10, 2015 02:24
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rawrr posted:As cautiously optimistic as I was, I didn't really expect 5 items from https://www.trudeaumetre.ca/ to be in progress/completed less than a week in. Time for Our Elected Reps to ABOLISH AND CONDEMN THE HORRIFIC "ETHNIC CLEANSING LANGUAGE LAWS - forced upon the English speaking population of Quebec these past 40 horrific years. Years that have totally DESTROYED all that was GOOD - ALL THAT WAS EQUAL and ALL THAT MADE QUEBEC the RICHEST Province in the country... the BEST Place to live in the country and the SHINING EXAMPLE of what TRUE MULTICULTURALISM was able to achieve while ALWAYS " Respecting and EMBRACING the French face of the Province". Time to DENOUNCE THE HORRIFIC LIE - the DIVIDE AND CONQUER LIES that the French language is in danger when HISTORY HAS PROVEN the EXACT OPPOSITE is the TRUTH!!! The French language has NEVER been in danger and has IN FACT GROWN AT AN ASTONISHING LINGUISTIC AND HISTORIC RATE - ALL BEFORE these demented, ILLEGAL - RACIST - I repeat "Ethnic Cleansing "Laws".... were forced upon us ALL. Laws that have criminally DENIED CANADIANS their right to live and work in OUR ENGLISH in OUR cANADIANS pROVINCE OF qUEBEC. Time to ERASE THIS DARK DIRTY SECRET that has been DELIBERATELY KEPT SECRET not only from the REST OF CANADA - but from the world - in spite of the UNITED NATIONS CONDEMNING THEM THREE TIMES!! This NEW and improved Liberal; Government has promised to RETURN AND ENFORCE EQUALITY. Time to start with the 2 million English speaking population who have been REDUCED to enduring NO RIGHTS, NO FREEDOMS - ERASURE OF THEIR/OUR EQUALITY AND ERASURE OF ALL OUR CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS. If OUR Liberal party has not learned its lesson - a ;lesson made clear - from the 2 million English speaking voters - made clear with their defeat in the last election and their HOPE that the PROMISE OF EQUAL RIGHTS WIN in this election then rest assured - the days of OUR VOICES being SILENCED AND MUZZLED - by the Quebec ABUSE OF POWER Politicians - will be made PUBLIC - as will and is being made PUBLIC - how and why Quebec and Montreal has deteriorated into the sewer of bankruptcy and worldwide disgrace it has been DELIBERATELY LED into these past 40+ horrific years!! TIME THE LIBERAL PARTY KEEP ITS PROMISES - and NO MORE DEPRAVED APPEASEMENT of the dictatorial QC Provincial Parties - whose ONLY raison d'etres has been to DESTROY OUR CANADIAN Province - a government that has been ALLOWED by our Federal Defenders and Protectors of our Constitution to force upon us all. By all, I mean all of us across the country who have been criminally SHUT OUT OF because we supposedly are not OMG "Pure Laines" ???? This MADNESS MUST STOP NOW. This horrific and easily proven as such LIE - that the French language is in danger and that that LIE being used to ERASE AND exterminate THE ENGLISH SPEAKING POPULATION OF QUEBEC???? ARE YOU LISTENING MELANIE JOLIE??? Are you listening Justin Trudeau? Are you listening ALL MP'S we in good faith elected to, "Do your DUTY"... made crystal clear in the FULL VERSION of OUR cONSTITUTION'S sTATUTES oF lAW mAKING rEGULATIONS??? rULES AND rEGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN FOR OVER 4 DECADES abused BEYOND BELIEF?? KNOW WE HAVE PUT OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN YOU - ONCE AGAIN. TRUST THAT THIS TIME - YOU ALL ABIDE BY AND HONOR YOUR OATHS TO THE PEOPLE OF CANADA - TO ALL OF US... TO HONOR AND PROTECT OUR CHARTER OF RIGHTS.
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Nov 10, 2015 02:29
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brucio posted:There used to be lots of inuit and first nations art in that lobby. The dumbest thing about taking all those paintings and sculptures out is that there are foreign dignitaries going through that lobby all day every day. Instead of showcasing some fine Canadian culture, we opted to show how much we love the Queen, and that's it. Really dumb. Yep, the Liberals should definitely bring back the first nations art. I'm sure they will, it's a given that they're the most culturally sensitive party and would only ever open the floodgates of poo poo onto a reserve if it was really super needed to increase urban property values or something. quote:Canada's environment minister has signed off a contentious plan to dump 8 billion liters of raw residential and industrial sewage into the St. Lawrence River, as long as certain conditions are met. She did not indicate if they supported the plan. I won't leave you guys in suspense, it turns out that they do not.
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Nov 10, 2015 02:35
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Kafka Esq. posted:Time for Our Elected Reps to ABOLISH AND CONDEMN THE HORRIFIC "ETHNIC CLEANSING LANGUAGE LAWS - forced upon the English speaking population of Quebec these past 40 horrific years. Years that have totally DESTROYED all that was GOOD - ALL THAT WAS EQUAL and ALL THAT MADE QUEBEC the RICHEST Province in the country... the BEST Place to live in the country and the SHINING EXAMPLE of what TRUE MULTICULTURALISM was able to achieve while ALWAYS " Respecting and EMBRACING the French face of the Province". Time to DENOUNCE THE HORRIFIC LIE - the DIVIDE AND CONQUER LIES that the French language is in danger when HISTORY HAS PROVEN the EXACT OPPOSITE is the TRUTH!!! The French language has NEVER been in danger and has IN FACT GROWN AT AN ASTONISHING LINGUISTIC AND HISTORIC RATE - ALL BEFORE these demented, ILLEGAL - RACIST - I repeat "Ethnic Cleansing "Laws".... were forced upon us ALL. Laws that have criminally DENIED CANADIANS their right to live and work in OUR ENGLISH in OUR cANADIANS pROVINCE OF qUEBEC. Time to ERASE THIS DARK DIRTY SECRET that has been DELIBERATELY KEPT SECRET not only from the REST OF CANADA - but from the world - in spite of the UNITED NATIONS CONDEMNING THEM THREE TIMES!! This NEW and improved Liberal; Government has promised to RETURN AND ENFORCE EQUALITY. Time to start with the 2 million English speaking population who have been REDUCED to enduring NO RIGHTS, NO FREEDOMS - ERASURE OF THEIR/OUR EQUALITY AND ERASURE OF ALL OUR CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS. If OUR Liberal party has not learned its lesson - a ;lesson made clear - from the 2 million English speaking voters - made clear with their defeat in the last election and their HOPE that the PROMISE OF EQUAL RIGHTS WIN in this election then rest assured - the days of OUR VOICES being SILENCED AND MUZZLED - by the Quebec ABUSE OF POWER Politicians - will be made PUBLIC - as will and is being made PUBLIC - how and why Quebec and Montreal has deteriorated into the sewer of bankruptcy and worldwide disgrace it has been DELIBERATELY LED into these past 40+ horrific years!! TIME THE LIBERAL PARTY KEEP ITS PROMISES - and NO MORE DEPRAVED APPEASEMENT of the dictatorial QC Provincial Parties - whose ONLY raison d'etres has been to DESTROY OUR CANADIAN Province - a government that has been ALLOWED by our Federal Defenders and Protectors of our Constitution to force upon us all. By all, I mean all of us across the country who have been criminally SHUT OUT OF because we supposedly are not OMG "Pure Laines" ???? This MADNESS MUST STOP NOW. This horrific and easily proven as such LIE - that the French language is in danger and that that LIE being used to ERASE AND exterminate THE ENGLISH SPEAKING POPULATION OF QUEBEC???? ARE YOU LISTENING MELANIE JOLIE??? Are you listening Justin Trudeau? Are you listening ALL MP'S we in good faith elected to, "Do your DUTY"... made crystal clear in the FULL VERSION of OUR cONSTITUTION'S sTATUTES oF lAW mAKING rEGULATIONS??? rULES AND rEGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN FOR OVER 4 DECADES abused BEYOND BELIEF?? KNOW WE HAVE PUT OUR FAITH AND TRUST IN YOU - ONCE AGAIN. TRUST THAT THIS TIME - YOU ALL ABIDE BY AND HONOR YOUR OATHS TO THE PEOPLE OF CANADA - TO ALL OF US... TO HONOR AND PROTECT OUR CHARTER OF RIGHTS. Source your quotes.
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Nov 10, 2015 02:38
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I enjoyed the use of the phrase "raison d'etre" in a rant about how the French were persecuting the English.
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Nov 10, 2015 02:41
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I've always counted on random caps and all caps as reliable indicators for crazy, but this is the first time I've come across reverse caps ("FULL VERSION of OUR cONSTITUTION'S sTATUTES oF lAW mAKING rEGULATIONS???").
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Nov 10, 2015 02:46
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PT6A posted:Hmm, yes, a supporter of eugenics and sterilization of the "simple-minded" would be a great symbol for national unity! Is there anybody I learned about in school who didn't turn out to be a horrible person?
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Nov 10, 2015 02:48
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colonel_korn posted:http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-foreign-affairs-art-queen-1.3310633 You missed quoting the best part of that: "But Robert Finch, dominion chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada, was not impressed with the change, calling it "outrageous" on Twitter. Finch told CBC News the fact that Liberals have spoken in strong support of the monarchy in the past makes the decision "all the more puzzling and frustrating."" Maybe I'm just out of touch but I cant think of a single person I know other than my friend's 90 year old grandmother that gives a poo poo about the monarchy. I have an acute moment of bewilderment every now and then when i'm reminded these people exist. This must be a generational thing.
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Nov 10, 2015 03:01
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The Duggler posted:Is there anybody I learned about in school who didn't turn out to be a horrible person? Frederick Banting?
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Nov 10, 2015 03:02
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rawrr posted:I've always counted on random caps and all caps as reliable indicators for crazy, but this is the first time I've come across reverse caps ("FULL VERSION of OUR cONSTITUTION'S sTATUTES oF lAW mAKING rEGULATIONS???"). Caps Lock is a cruel mistress.
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Nov 10, 2015 03:02
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Replacing artwork that celebrates Canadian culture with an icon of central authority just seems like such a Harper Government (tm) thing to do.
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Nov 10, 2015 03:05
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The Duggler posted:Is there anybody I learned about in school who didn't turn out to be a horrible person? To be fair, changing cultural standards mean that pretty much anyone more than 50 years removed from the present will be an awful person by current standards.
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Nov 10, 2015 03:08
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Ikantski posted:Yep, the Liberals should definitely bring back the first nations art. I'm sure they will, it's a given that they're the most culturally sensitive party and would only ever open the floodgates of poo poo onto a reserve if it was really super needed to increase urban property values or something. How does this increase property values?
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Nov 10, 2015 03:20
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OSI bean dip posted:With Harper no longer in power and Nickelback unable to do this anymore... The Yung Liberalz seem to be pretty big on Trudeau
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Nov 10, 2015 03:23
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bunnyofdoom posted:Source your quotes. I did! (Trudeaumetre.ca, one of the newest comments at the bottom)
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Nov 10, 2015 03:36
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I saw a tweet on my feed today about Immigration Minister McCallum saying that bringing 25k refugees by year's end would be challenging. A few of the responses were along the lines of "then why did you say you'd do it?/why should we do it?" Am I wrong in thinking that we should ask, if not demand, that our government do challenging things when they're the right things to do? Edit: the more I see of McCallum the more I think he was an inspired choice for that position. He seems passionate about it and he has enough experience with how government works to be effective at it.
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Nov 10, 2015 03:42
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