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Ikantski posted:(probably not 1876 bad though when the Liberals first created residential schools). If only! But no.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 18:58 |
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There are times I question if Christy Clark is real, or if she's an agent of Satan sent to destroy us
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 19:01 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:There are times I question if Christy Clark is real, or if she's an agent of Satan sent to destroy us Why not both?
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 19:10 |
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One project that's been at the forefront is the one involving Petronas, which is owned by the Malaysian government. Prime Minister Najib Razak was found to have $700 million U.S. in a personal account that he said came from a donor. He was quoted this week saying his conscience is clear, but the scandal has dragged on for months. How big a factor are Malaysian politics on what happens with that project? From what I understand is it isn't. Petronas is independent. It's a government-owned company but it hasn't been a part of this scandal in any way, so it hasn't affected Petronas. They seem to be steady as she goes. Ever had a political donation go through a personal bank account? [Shakes head no, smiling.] But here that's not legal, right? I don't know what's legal there. But $700 million? That seems like a lot of money. Makes me feel like I went into business in the wrong country.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 19:36 |
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I also think Christy Clark should go into business in Malaysia.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 19:40 |
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Reminder that we're a year out from an election where Christy is going to run on "the NDP is saying no to all these LNG jobs that are coming ANY MINUTE NOW," ie her exact platform from 2013, and she'll probably win on it too because she's basically running unopposed at this point. Unless she manages to kill a player for the Canucks instead of her usual targets (lazy union employees, mentally deranged teenagers, etc.), then people might get mad.
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THC posted:One project that's been at the forefront is the one involving Petronas, which is owned by the Malaysian government. Prime Minister Najib Razak was found to have $700 million U.S. in a personal account that he said came from a donor. He was quoted this week saying his conscience is clear, but the scandal has dragged on for months. How big a factor are Malaysian politics on what happens with that project? Is this seriously what she said, this isn't from Beaverton or anything? Holy gently caress.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 19:44 |
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reminder that Christy Clark lost her own riding in the last election and had to force one of her MLA's to resign so she could run in the resulting by election and actually join parliament
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 20:00 |
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MikeSevigny posted:Reminder that we're a year out from an election where Christy is going to run on "the NDP is saying no to all these LNG jobs that are coming ANY MINUTE NOW," ie her exact platform from 2013, and she'll probably win on it too because she's basically running unopposed at this point. Unless she manages to kill a player for the Canucks instead of her usual targets (lazy union employees, mentally deranged teenagers, etc.), then people might get mad. The infinite LNG jobs was the greatest election promise ever made. They get to hide the failure behind the global price of energy, foreign companies not getting around to building anything and the NDP/enviromentalists/feds standing in the way for everything. It is perfect deniability. Also the Childrens Ministry is all but murdering children in care and they are blaming people criticizing the ministry for the deaths. I am trying to get comfortable with the fact that the BCLibs are going to be around for awhile yet.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 20:00 |
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On the bright side, we will have tons of surplus energy from the Site C dam to sell to Alberta.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 20:13 |
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It doesn't come as a shock that the CRA has been manipulated by the previous government to hamper audits and collection against tax cheats. The National Post spares no time explaining that it's a BREACH OF ETHICS for insiders to disclose this fact.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 20:29 |
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ocrumsprug posted:I am trying to get comfortable with the fact that the BCLibs are going to be around for awhile yet. B-b-b-but fast ferries!
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 20:38 |
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sliderule posted:It doesn't come as a shock that the CRA has been manipulated by the previous government to hamper audits and collection against tax cheats. What about the MULTI BILLIONS of the big corporations and the MULTI,MULTI billionair public sector unions,especially the greedy teachers union?
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 20:45 |
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You want to see a badly run government organization? Check out BC paramedics.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:02 |
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U of C Professor says Notley is getting death threats because she is a woman http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rachel-notley-death-threats-1.3363938 quote:Alberta Premier Rachel Notley faces a much higher level of threatened violence and personal attack in posts online in the past week — and since her election — than her male counterparts ever get, says a University of Calgary professor.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:10 |
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ocrumsprug posted:The infinite LNG jobs was the greatest election promise ever made. They get to hide the failure behind the global price of energy, foreign companies not getting around to building anything and the NDP/enviromentalists/feds standing in the way for everything. It is perfect deniability. Over 100 deaths a year, but you know, the real problem is that lady who keeps pointing them out. Christy has already said they're not getting any more money so I wonder which recommendation she'll focus on? I also like how Plecas wants to replace Turpel-Lafond with someone who can gain the trust of the public, like they don't trust her now. She's pretty much the only highly public, trustworthy person associated with the provincial government, including the opposition.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:16 |
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I'm glad the CBC is preventing us from seeing harmful words like "bitch" in the context of an article about how a female politician is receiving differential abuse thanks to their gender.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:21 |
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DariusLikewise posted:U of C Professor says Notley is getting death threats because she is a woman Man, people are truly being pieces of poo poo about this. The comment section actually scares me:
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:34 |
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Has Wynne been getting the same attacks for the same reason, or has it been amplified for Notley given how it is likely coming from both 1) people of the opposite political persuasion, and 2) people adversely affected by the global oil drop? This must've worked out nicely for the Wild Rose. The NDP once again is left holding a goblet poisoned by just how badly the Tories screwed up beforehand. Morroque fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Dec 14, 2015 |
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Morroque posted:Has Wynne been getting the same attacks for the same reason, or has it been amplified for Notley given how it is likely coming from both 1) people of the opposite political persuasion, and 2) people adversely affected by the global oil drop? From her last facebook post quote:You're simply the best and definitely the COOLEST premier heart emoticon quote:Kathleen Wynne YOUR A TOOL LCBO SHOULD NOT BE SELLING WEED IT SHOULD ONLY BE SELLING BOOZE THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO IT AND SHOULD NOT TALK ABOUT A MONEY CASH GRAB IS THIS SO YOU CAN SPEND MORE MONEY AND JUST WASTE LIKE YOU DO ON YOUR 16 DOLLAR GLASS OF ORANGE JUICE THAT WE PAY FOR SO YOU CAN LIVE LIKE A QUEEN YOU ARE 100% A NAZI YOU DON,T EVEN CARE FOR CANADA I HOPE THE REFUGEES WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT YOU ARE SCUM
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:38 |
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Being called scum or being called a tool doesn't quite count as a death threat. If anything, it could be an accurate description.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:44 |
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I agree that Notley would probably be getting the same attacks if she were Richard Notley instead, if she followed the same policies. The language used would be different, but I don't think the farmers would suddenly be okay with Bill 6 if it were championed by a man instead of a woman, nor do I think they would be less insane in their disproportionate reaction. Sexism in politics continues to be a very serious issue, but I don't think Notley is getting death threats because of her gender.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 21:45 |
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BC gov is not being poo poo! regarding highway of tears
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 22:12 |
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PT6A posted:I agree that Notley would probably be getting the same attacks if she were Richard Notley instead, if she followed the same policies. The language used would be different, but I don't think the farmers would suddenly be okay with Bill 6 if it were championed by a man instead of a woman, nor do I think they would be less insane in their disproportionate reaction. Is it obvious within Alberta that this is in direct reaction to Bill 6?
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 22:31 |
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Morroque posted:Is it obvious within Alberta that this is in direct reaction to Bill 6? With regards to a lot of the death threats, it absolutely is. It's a very new phenomenon, and it's only just started (immediately after the discussion concerning and subsequent passing of Bill 6). I don't think anyone was calling for her death right after the election (except perhaps the same crazies who would do regardless of political affiliation or gender, because they're mentally ill). EDIT: The criticism in general is, perhaps, a little harsher on the basis of her gender, but the death threats aren't related to that, as far as I can tell. Farmers are loving pissed at what they imagine this bill to be, and they like shootin' things, so my guess is they'd be displaying their horrid ignorance regardless of the premier's gender.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 22:38 |
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Given the general... hysteria? surrounding the idea of the NDP being in government in Alberta and people not liking socialism I wonder if it's more to do with her political party than anything else. Not that death threats are exclusive to NDP politicians by any means, but just the political atmosphere in Alberta in particular making people have a pretty extreme reaction to the colour orange.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 22:53 |
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I hate hypotheticals, but it's possible that if Richard Notley introduced Bill 6 people may have given it more of a look instead of just revving up their tractors and grabbing the pitchforks or maybe Alberta just really really hates change, which blows my mind how the NDP won a majority.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 23:06 |
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DariusLikewise posted:I hate hypotheticals, but it's possible that if Richard Notley introduced Bill 6 people may have given it more of a look instead of just revving up their tractors and grabbing the pitchforks or maybe Alberta just really really hates change, which blows my mind how the NDP won a majority. The PCs had gotten to the point where they were building presidential palaces in government buildings on the down low. Even Albertans can tell when a government really needs to go. A new farm safety bill after multiple children dying in farming accidents is just too far though.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 23:11 |
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PT6A posted:I agree that Notley would probably be getting the same attacks if she were Richard Notley instead, if she followed the same policies. The language used would be different, but I don't think the farmers would suddenly be okay with Bill 6 if it were championed by a man instead of a woman, nor do I think they would be less insane in their disproportionate reaction. yeah I think you're right here, this is more an artifact of the right in Canada and Alberta in particular going all tea party on us. This is exactly the same poo poo that freep says everyday about Obama and Hillary and Jeb. Alas, the red scare returns.
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# ? Dec 14, 2015 23:11 |
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I wonder if an internal e-mail was ever sent about this.
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 00:25 |
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Rural Albertans are just shitheads, and used to being part of the main power structure. After all, rural interests dominated Albertan politics since the election of the UFA in 1921 and with subsequent rural-affiliated political dynasties. Of course, demographics have shifted a great deal in the last couple of decades and suddenly rural Albertans don't have the same kind of power that they used to, especially now that the big-tent Progressive Conservative party is on its way out. They just can't loving deal with the fact that they're no longer as relevant as they used to be. As a matter of fact, Premier Notley remains the third most popular premier in the country and ANDP is actually still the most favoured party in the province, according to polls.
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 00:36 |
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It's probably important to remember that the people who are opposed to Bill 6 are probably not people who voted for Notley in the first place, so it's unlikely this whole thing would negatively affect her poll numbers.
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 00:41 |
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vyelkin posted:It's probably important to remember that the people who are opposed to Bill 6 are probably not people who voted for Notley in the first place, so it's unlikely this whole thing would negatively affect her poll numbers. Seriously, nearly all of these people will be from rural southern Alberta, and it's pretty easy to see them and the oil patch combining to form the "I am a terrible person" Wildrose vote.
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 01:33 |
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yeah when I keep hearing people talk about "Notley being on her way out the door" it seems to be coming from the same people that didn't vote NDP in the first place. It's kind of like the irony of the Wildrose bringing in the Voter Recall legislation because rural voters were unimpressed by what their MLAs were doing...except that the NDP got voted in in, what, ONE rural riding? And the rest were all Wildrose MLAs
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 01:41 |
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This is a great start but a lot of the reserves etc at least on the western part of the Highway already have their own busses that go to town. Although more funding for them will certainly help.
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 02:07 |
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Ikantski posted:Agreeing to implement the TRC in full was even more unrealistic than promising to bring in 25k refugees this year. It is bad for Canada because instead of managing expectations, our government is making large, unkeepable promises to the First Nations. Making big commitments may temporarily improve relations, breaking most of those commitments will leave those relationships worse than before (probably not 1876 bad though when the Liberals first created residential schools). Before you post anything you should have to write one nice thing about the Liberals.
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 03:48 |
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I... like JT in this? It's a weird feeling. https://amp.twimg.com/v/8e907964-680d-492f-b903-c0bfff73ea32 (I still get the douche chills when he answers the Laurier question, but he seems really cool otherwise )
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# ? Dec 15, 2015 04:09 |
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I'm going to keep a bit of optimism and expect Trudeau to pull a few Obamas where he does something good intermixed with two lovely things. But at least something good happened. As opposed to Harper's there is always more and it's always worse.
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Cool story bro. I guess you didn't get the memo that Obama has been one of the most ardent practitioners of neo liberal economics since loving Reagan
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