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namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

i grew up watching good rocking tonight and listening to nightlines and brave new waves but lol i could give a gently caress if someone defunded the entire cbc tomorrow

# ? Aug 17, 2016 06:05

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Entropic: Feb 21, 2007; patriarchy sucks

I'm still mad that As It Happens changed their theme song.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 06:12

PittTheElder: Feb 13, 2012; Yes, it's like a lava lamp.

Entropic posted:

e: The Debaters is the one bastion of actually-funny-sometimes in the CBC radio comedy landscape. Unless you count The Vinyl Cafe.

The Vinyl Cafe certainly doesn't deserve to count.

Only thing that would make the Debaters better is if it had Jon Steinberg on every show.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 06:13

namaste friends: Sep 18, 2004; by Smythe

btw comedy died with the demise of wiretap

# ? Aug 17, 2016 06:18

Whiskey Sours: Jan 25, 2014; Weather proof.

PT6A posted:

Check out this moron:

https://twitter.com/cbcalerts/status/765699382226382848

I'd never heard of him before but I hate him already. Also, why is his face so loving round?

So now it's Bernier, Chong, Clement, Leitch, Obhrai and Trost.

Is it worth $15 and receiving dozens of spam emails a week to vote in this shitshow? And for maximum comedy, do we want Trost or Clement?

# ? Aug 17, 2016 06:41

Kafka Esq.: Jan 1, 2005; "If you ever even think about calling me anything but 'The Crab' I will go so fucking crab on your ass you won't even see what crab'd your crab" -The Crab(TM)

hey fellas

quote:

Good Wednesday morning to you.

The mood in Ottawa is sombre today given the sad news late last night that longtime Liberal MP Mauril B�langer had died. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his passing on Twitter: �He was a great friend, tireless MP and brave fighter. The entire Parliamentary family mourns his loss,� Trudeau wrote. Tributes and condolences from all political stripes poured in across social media for a man taken too young and so fast. B�langer was just 61. His condition had deteriorated quickly after he was diagnosed with ALS last November. While campaigning last summer, he would sometimes lose his voice and have trouble articulating campaign messages, which he and his staff blamed on long and exhausting campaign. With eight electoral wins under his belt, B�langer was a contender for the position of Speaker of the House, but had to step out of the running once he was diagnosed. In March, he was made honorary Speaker and communicated with the House using his tablet. Despite dealing with the debilitating effects of ALS, his efforts this year were focused on pushing for a change to the lyrics of O Canada to make them more �gender inclusive.� More on his life and his career here.

On the Hill, questions about Elizabeth May�s future won�t be totally settled next week when she announces whether she�s staying on as Green Party leader. If May does step down (and she�s been dropping heavy hints to that effect), could she leave the Greens behind altogether? Our Susan Delacourt wonders if perhaps she�s about to jump to the Liberals.

In Manitoba yesterday the federal government formally apologized and provided compensation for the forced relocation of a First Nations community in the northern part of the province 60 years ago. Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett visited the Sayisi Dene to apologize for the 1956 move. �Without proper consultation, without explanation and without adequate planning, the federal government took your people from the land and the waters that sustained you,� she said. �The government of Canada did not provide proper food, shelter or support following the relocation. Decades later, we recognize that the impacts of the relocation were catastrophic.� Steve Lambert has more.

On the same day as the apology, an open letter from indigenous leaders called on Justin Trudeau for redress on Sixties Scoop, a government policy under which child welfare officials removed Indigenous children from their homes and placed them with non-Indigenous families.

Although an alleged terrorist plot in Strathroy struck close to home last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains committed to balancing civil liberties with public safety and said yesterday that his government�s national security review � which will include a promised overhaul of the Harper government's controversial anti-terrorism legislation, C-51 � will properly strike it. As our Amanda Connolly reports, government sources say the C-51 review will be launched before Parliament returns Sept. 19.

Here and there:

Canadian Heritage Minister M�lanie Joly makes an announcement in Moncton about cultural projects for the Capitol Theatre and Aberdeen Cultural Centre.
Dominic LeBlanc, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announces infrastructure funding for the Universit� de Moncton and to highlight the benefits of Ottawa�s Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund.
Halifax MP Andy Fillmore makes an ACOA funding announcement.
Statistics Canada releases health reports for August and a study on the Canada-US gap in women's labour market participation, 1997 to 2015.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale delivers remarks at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
Press conference to ask the Canadian government to review its current policy toward the Egyptian regime.
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau media availability in Edmonton on economic growth.
The NATO Association of Canada hosts a panel discussion on Mass Migration and Border Controls in the European Union.
Carolyn Bennett, minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, is scheduled to attend a ceremony in Winnipeg marking the government�s formal apology for the relocation of the community in the 1950s and 1960s.
John McCallum, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, will be available to media following a roundtable discussion with local organizations in Vancouver.

Like a good many of us, Hillary Clinton doesn�t know what to make of Donald Trump when he tries to talk foreign policy. On Monday, he said "extreme" vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States was needed given the threat posed by the Islamic State group and other terrorist elements. �It just absolutely bewilders me when I hear Donald Trump try to talk about national security,� Clinton told an event in Pennsylvania. "What (Trump) often says hurts us. It sends the wrong message to friend and foe alike.� Oh to be a fly on the wall when he receives his first classified intelligence briefing today.

Still in the U.S., little doubt about how members of this Republican-led panel spent last night now that the House Oversight Committee has received FBI documents related to the agency's recently closed investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.

In today�s Featured Opinions:

Sometime in the next week or so, Elizabeth May is expected to let us in on her career plans. Most expect her to quit the Green Party leadership over the membership's recent endorsement of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Nobody expects her to quit politics entirely; she's too good at it, for one thing. So where does she go?
Susan Delacourt says that, based on what she's hearing now � and May's long history of rather collegial relations with the Liberal party � the Green leader is more likely than not to cast in with Justin Trudeau's crowd. "In the days before he became Liberal leader, she went so far as to tell a reporter that Trudeau was much easier to work with than Thomas Mulcair or the New Democrats. (And) the NDP isn�t wild about May, either." (ed: another reason to vote NDP)

Ian MacDonald drills down into the Trudeau government's peculiar poll numbers, which seem to defy the ordinary laws of politics. Canadians are still expressing a high degree of confidence in the government � even as they communicate near-record levels of pessimism about the arc of the economy and their own personal prospects. "Trudeau has made 'growing the middle class' his signature economic and social issue, at a time when Canadians see the middle class contracting."
And CARE Canada CEO Gillian Barth says it's time for Canada to start investing in much longer-term efforts to alleviate poverty in developing countries. "Longer-term programming allows development partners to achieve more clear demonstrations of real change."

Finally this morning, Joe Biden has a reputation as a close talker, but it turns out he�s also a long hugger. As Hillary Clinton can attest, the idea of tapping out is a bit lost on him.

Go spread the love!

____________________

Today's Clippings:

International

Donald Trump shakes up campaign team with a new manager and chief executive (Politico)
In a First, Russia Uses an Iran Base for Its Syria Campaign (New York Times)
Libyan forces retake central Sirte district from ISIL (Al Jazeera)
Oil tanker 'hijacked off Malaysia' (BBC News)
Turkey set to release 38,000 prisoners, makes space in jails after coup (Reuters)
North Korea's deputy ambassador defects in London: reports (Reuters)
El Chapo's son among group kidnapped from Mexico restaurant, authorities say (The Guardian)
Gawker Media sold to Univision in bankruptcy auction (BBC News)

National

Mauril B�langer dies at age 61 (The Canadian Press)
Conservatives have early start in Medicine Hat byelection (iPolitics)
C-51 review expected to launch before Parliament resumes (iPolitics)
Social conservative Trost launching Tory leadership bid (iPolitics)
Canada�s transition �challenging� for Trans Mountain expansion: panelist (The Globe and Mail)
Toronto grants Uber first-ever Canadian licence to operate (Toronto Star)
Derek Drouin wins gold in Olympic high jump (CBC News)

# ? Aug 17, 2016 11:22

tagesschau: Sep 1, 2006; Guten Abend, meine Damen und Herren.

PT6A posted:

Check out this moron:

https://twitter.com/cbcalerts/status/765699382226382848

I'd never heard of him before but I hate him already. Also, why is his face so loving round?

Everyone in the proportional-representation-or-bust camp wants this guy to be kingmaker in Parliament.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 12:22

cowofwar: Jul 30, 2002; by Athanatos

jm20 posted:

Trudeau is a shithead for dragging his feet on c51

Flying around to march in parades takes up 90% of his work day. No time for legislation.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 13:01

cowofwar: Jul 30, 2002; by Athanatos

Can Canada still take away my Canadian citizenship because I am also Dutch if the RCMP sit on my face?

# ? Aug 17, 2016 13:04

vincentpricesboner: Sep 3, 2006; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

So if Elizabeth May leaves the Green Party where does she end up? NDP ? Libs? Indy?

# ? Aug 17, 2016 13:11

Canuckistan: Jan 14, 2004; I'm the greatest thing since World War III.; Soiled Meat

Natural Law

# ? Aug 17, 2016 13:21

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Entropic posted:

I always thought they should have given it to Piya Chattopadhyay, but apparently she didn't want it. When she filled in she was always a way better interviewer than Shad.

She's waiting for the current. She must be. I didn't like her as a host on Q anyway. Everyone was a better interviewer than Shad.

It's a bit disappointing they're going with a guy again.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 14:38

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

Who listens to the radio, JFC is this loving 1936 or 2016?

Radio. Hah. Do you listen to it whilst commuting to the factory in your horseless carriage?

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:10

Vintersorg: Mar 3, 2004; President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club

CBC Radio 1 is great on the way to and from work. But I stream using Google Music outside those hours when on the road.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:17

Risky Bisquick: Jan 18, 2008; PLEASE LET ME WRITE YOUR VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT SO I CAN FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE CALAMITY THAT IS OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.; Buglord

cowofwar posted:

Can Canada still take away my Canadian citizenship because I am also Dutch if the RCMP sit on my face?

You don't even need to have the secondary citizenship with the way the law is written. If you have the possibility to obtain another citizenship they essentially somehow will deport you to some country of possible citizenship. I'd be deported to the EU :poland:

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:18

Wistful of Dollars: Aug 25, 2009

Whiskey Sours posted:

So now it's Bernier, Chong, Clement, Leitch, Obhrai and Trost.

Is it worth $15 and receiving dozens of spam emails a week to vote in this shitshow? And for maximum comedy, do we want Trost or Clement?

Bernier, man. Captain Liberty has to give the CPC the Bern.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:24

Lain Iwakura: Aug 5, 2004; The body exists only to verify one's own existence.; Taco Defender

cowofwar posted:

Can Canada still take away my Canadian citizenship because I am also Dutch if the RCMP sit on my face?

I'm in the same boat as well as most of my family. I don't mind the idea of living in Ireland but I'd rather have it be on my own accord and not because the government decided to boot me out.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:27

Chicken: Apr 23, 2014

zapplez posted:

So if Elizabeth May leaves the Green Party where does she end up? NDP ? Libs? Indy?

Kafka Esq. posted:

Susan Delacourt says that, based on what she's hearing now � and May's long history of rather collegial relations with the Liberal party � the Green leader is more likely than not to cast in with Justin Trudeau's crowd. "In the days before he became Liberal leader, she went so far as to tell a reporter that Trudeau was much easier to work with than Thomas Mulcair or the New Democrats. (And) the NDP isn�t wild about May, either." (ed: another reason to vote NDP)

It will be interesting to see how her constituency responds to this. The impression I get from supporters is they are more interested in the Green Party than May herself so this might go poorly for her. Can't wait to see her lose to the Green Party in the next election.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:31

Tan Dumplord: Mar 9, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

PT6A posted:

Who listens to the radio, JFC is this loving 1936 or 2016?

Radio. Hah. Do you listen to it whilst commuting to the factory in your horseless carriage?

It's a good thing that we just recently invented cigars, cheese, and the live axle, otherwise they would be too far beneath a technological titan such as yourself.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:41

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

With the exception of the live axle, those things haven't been replaced by a superior alternative. We have podcasts now. You get to hear more in-depth discussions about topics that interest you more specifically, and you're not beholden to the whims of some twit at the CBC who schedules the radio programs. You can pause it and then come back to it later, so you can listen to longer discussions than your commute would otherwise allow. You can listen to it while driving out of the range of a local radio broadcast. Your enjoyment cannot be affected by a faulty transmitter, nor by bad weather.

I have no idea why anyone would listen to radio anymore.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:47

flashman: Dec 16, 2003

It's best to fully encapsulate yourself in an information bubble of your own choosing, it's how you develop nuanced opinions.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:54

Hodgepodge: Jan 29, 2006; Can't post for 226 days!

PT6A posted:

Check out this moron:

https://twitter.com/cbcalerts/status/765699382226382848

I'd never heard of him before but I hate him already. Also, why is his face so loving round?

That picture looks like someone photoshopped Justin Trudeau's face onto Mulroney.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 15:58

Risky Bisquick: Jan 18, 2008; PLEASE LET ME WRITE YOUR VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT SO I CAN FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE CALAMITY THAT IS OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.; Buglord

Hodgepodge posted:

That picture looks like someone photoshopped Justin Trudeau's face onto Mulroney.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:10

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

flashman posted:

It's best to fully encapsulate yourself in an information bubble of your own choosing, it's how you develop nuanced opinions.

You can download podcasts you don't agree with on subjects that interest you, of course.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:09

Lain Iwakura: Aug 5, 2004; The body exists only to verify one's own existence.; Taco Defender

PT6A posted:

You can download podcasts you don't agree with on subjects that interest you, of course.

I'm sure that Breitbart readers have the same logic when it comes to websites like MotherJones.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:18

Postess with the Mostest: Apr 4, 2007; Arabian nights
'neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
could fall and fall hard
out there on the dunes

This is pretty good on CBC, http://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks

The rest is trash, burn it down.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:22

peter banana: Sep 2, 2008; Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.

Hodgepodge posted:

That picture looks like someone photoshopped Justin Trudeau's face onto Mulroney.

Considering this is what a good section of the population wants, it might be a good strategy to choose this guy.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:24

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

peter banana posted:

Considering this is what a good section of the population wants, it might be a good strategy to choose this guy.

Sadly, it seems to have the face of Trudeau, the skull of Mulroney, and the opinions of Rick Santorum. No one wants that outside East Bumblefuck, SK.

I think SK really deserves to take over the mantle of Worst Province from Alberta at this point. At least AB has given an indication it could be salvageable in parts.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:24

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

PT6A posted:

Who listens to the radio, JFC is this loving 1936 or 2016?

Radio. Hah. Do you listen to it whilst commuting to the factory in your horseless carriage?

In the car on my lovely rear end commute, the radio is one of the only bright spots of that drive :smith:

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:26

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

CLAM DOWN posted:

In the car on my lovely rear end commute, the radio is one of the only bright spots of that drive

Why radio and not podcasts, or some other modern technology that you can manipulate so you can:

1) Pause it
2) Take it with you if you're enjoying a song
3) Not have to deal with any commercials

I have a radio in my car. It doesn't do a single thing that my phone cannot, and has many disadvantages by comparison.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:34

flakeloaf: Feb 26, 2003; Still better than android clock

Because the radio is a part of my car and the phone is not, and i don't want to gently caress around with cables and little fm transmitters and data caps when I can just push a button and hear someone drone on about the plight of dockworkers in Moosejaw for 20 minutes or whatever.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:37

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

flakeloaf posted:

Because the radio is a part of my car and the phone is not, and i don't want to gently caress around with cables and little fm transmitters and data caps when I can just push a button and hear someone drone on about the plight of dockworkers in Moosejaw for 20 minutes or whatever.

Really? My car just automatically connects to my phone via Bluetooth and continues playing whatever I was listening to last. It's even less work than tuning a radio station.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:38

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

Coxswain Balls posted:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-overhaul-crown-corporations-1.3721831

lmao MPI and MLCC gon' get privatized sooner or later

2 predictions

1. If the PCs sell anything it will be in year 4 so they can put it into the budget and pound their chests about how their fiscal management balanced the books much sooner then they though. The anti-NDP rhetoric is still at an all-time high in Mantioba and Flor isn't going to change that. People will eat that type of thing up so fast.

2. Pallister will get a nice cushy job on the board of directors for Manitoba Hydro after he leaves politics

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:40

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

PT6A posted:

Why radio and not podcasts, or some other modern technology that you can manipulate so you can:

1) Pause it
2) Take it with you if you're enjoying a song
3) Not have to deal with any commercials

I have a radio in my car. It doesn't do a single thing that my phone cannot, and has many disadvantages by comparison.

My car does not have Bluetooth, only a 3.5mm jack, and playing with my phone while driving (to pause, skip, etc) is illegal and dangerous. And CBC Radio 2 has no commercials and nice music in the morning.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 16:58

Jan: Feb 27, 2008; The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy.

CLAM DOWN posted:

My car does not have Bluetooth, only a 3.5mm jack, and playing with my phone while driving (to pause, skip, etc) is illegal and dangerous. And CBC Radio 2 has no commercials and nice music in the morning.

Maybe you could afford a nice car if you didn't spend so much on gems. :haw:

# ? Aug 17, 2016 17:12

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

I like my car and it's reliable as gently caress, suck my rear end

# ? Aug 17, 2016 17:13

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

You can put a new stereo system with bluetooth into the car without buying a new car. You know that, right?

Then you'll have the option to listen to podcasts, your music, streaming music, radio, take phone calls safely if necessary, all while maintaining the radio as an option.

If I were commuting by car regularly, I'd certainly want it to be as comfortable a space as possible. Just sayin'

# ? Aug 17, 2016 17:31

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

this is some good posting about things that PT6A likes / dislikes

# ? Aug 17, 2016 17:34

PT6A: Jan 5, 2006; Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

Guys, my house doesn't have a computer in it. Should I resort to conducting all my business by Canada Post and telegraph, or maybe should I buy a computer and put it in my house?

I don't know what I should do goons pls help.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 17:38

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# ? May 15, 2024 02:36

DariusLikewise: Oct 4, 2008; You wore that on Halloween?

For someone who identifies as a Libertarian you sure do like telling every person what they should and should not enjoy.

# ? Aug 17, 2016 17:41

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