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Postess with the Mostest posted:"People who aren't like me are going to ruin this country." - Every Canadian. Try not to worry about it and take your dog fishing or whatever city people do. We like to relax by gawking at the bizarre lifestyles of the rurals who subside on our precious Old Stock Torontonian cottage money.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 19:34 |
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Helsing posted:Christ, must every left leaning person I meet be either terrified of democracy or else convinced that a Truly Leftist party platform would produce a sweeping majority mandate for the NDP? Can't we have a middle ground between crippling cynicism and naive optimism? where on that scale does "a true left wing and labour organized movement would never take root in any major party because there wouldn't be enough support for it" fall, because that's where I am, to be honest.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 19:35 |
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peter banana posted:where on that scale does "a true left wing and labour organized movement would never take root in any major party because there wouldn't be enough support for it" fall, because that's where I am, to be honest. This is why I support PR, new small niche parties would form and be able to influence the larger parties because the current parties would never be able to form a majority or a governmental mandate without support from at least some of the smaller parties. Sure for every socialist party that formed we'd get the Old Stock Canadian party that was racist and discriminatory, but that would be worth it if our current lovely parties couldn't get carte blanche to do whatever they want with only 37% of the popular vote. I'm tired of gritting my teeth and voting for the least bad option, I want to vote for the party I support and for them to have proper representation in parliament, even if only ~2% of the electorate agreed with me in my choice of leaders
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 19:44 |
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Helsing posted:We like to relax by gawking at the bizarre lifestyles of the rurals who subside on our precious Old Stock Torontonian cottage money. Sipping craft brews and over priced small batch bourbon, while chuckling over those quaint little towns we pass though on the way to the lake house.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 19:45 |
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peter banana posted:where on that scale does "a true left wing and labour organized movement would never take root in any major party because there wouldn't be enough support for it" fall, because that's where I am, to be honest. Sounds like milquetoast end-of-history liberalism with maybe a dash of Canada brand white-middle-class-guilt thrown in to spice things up. I mean yeah, God forbid the left every try to organize people as anything other than oppressed minorities. That would be highly problematic, plus the editorial page of the Globe and Mail would make disapproving noises.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 20:00 |
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End #ruralsuffrage
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 20:03 |
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It's too bad these Phoenix problems with MPPs worked in their favour, otherwise this would've been fixed by now.quote:http://ipolitics.ca/2016/11/03/mps-pensions-hit-by-phoenix-glitches/
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 20:16 |
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So, apropos of nothing I was looking for excuses to procrastinate on a dull work assignment and noticed a paid link to one of those lovely political tests that supposedly tells you which candidate you side with. Turn's out I'm closest to the Liberals, since according to this quiz they support including dental care and prescriptions drugs in Canada's universal healthcare program.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 20:41 |
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Helsing posted:Turn's out I'm closest to the Liberals, since according to this quiz they support including dental care and prescriptions drugs in Canada's universal healthcare program. Well, they said they'd consult with the provinces about it
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 20:46 |
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"I side with Christian Heritage on most Education issues." seems legit
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 20:53 |
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I got that because I voted "No" to "Should the federal government put a cap on university tuition rates?" and "provincial" to "Should postsecondary education be a provincial or federal responsibility?". The quiz apparently believes that the LPC supports a federal cap on tuition fees (nope) and the NDP free tuition (nope).
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 20:57 |
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It also claims I'm a liberal for being mostly left wing, quote:Most Important
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 21:04 |
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Risky Bisquick posted:End #ruralsuffrage unironically agree.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 21:06 |
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quote:2,125,129 voters use iSideWith to find their candidate match
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 21:09 |
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One of these parties is not like the otherrrrrrrr
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 21:24 |
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Ladies and gentlement, the Canadian oil industry http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kinder-morgan-climate-change-vancouver-board-of-trade-1.3835280 quote:Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson says he has read the science on both sides of the climate-change debate, but he's still not sure who is right.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 21:45 |
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Don't worry, Rob is here to provide world-class safety
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 22:10 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:Ladies and gentlement, the Canadian oil industry He's just deferring to the scientific consensus right?
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 22:49 |
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Guys, I know CSIS isn't allowed to collect and store non-threat related metadata indefinitely, but, and here me out, what if we just started calling the stuff "associated data" instead? http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/theres-a-secret-canadian-spy-database-that-we-just-found-out-about quote:Over the course of a normal investigation, CSIS may obtain information, intelligence, and data pertaining to an individual. The agency has the power to run through that information to determine if the person is a national security threat, relevant to an investigation, or has something to do with international affairs.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 22:54 |
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Helsing posted:So, apropos of nothing I was looking for excuses to procrastinate on a dull work assignment and noticed a paid link to one of those lovely political tests that supposedly tells you which candidate you side with. I should have voted for the Liberals so we can have PR.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 22:58 |
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The Dark One posted:Guys, I know CSIS isn't allowed to collect and store non-threat related metadata indefinitely, but, and here me out, what if we just started calling the stuff "associated data" instead? quote:http://canada.isidewith.com/ Just bring back Harper
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:09 |
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Did you guys see Trudeau's selfie with genie Bouchard tho Canada really is the prettiest country best place on earth
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:23 |
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A Typical Goon posted:Did you guys see Trudeau's selfie with genie Bouchard tho Canada really is the prettiest country best place on earth Conveniently enough, Genie Bouchard is also all style and no substance so this is fitting
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:27 |
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CLAM DOWN posted:Ladies and gentlement, the Canadian oil industry "Canadian Oil - not even pretending to be smart enough." Speaking of the Canadian Oil industry, it looks like the 22 yo lunatic who wandered barefoot through an Abbottsford school stabbing children was a homeless drifter from Alberta. Over/under on a crack-addled rig pig suffering PTSD after losing both his F150s? A couple of years ago I had a situation with a mentally ill substance abusing associate of a family member who desperately needed some support. Since she was on welfare I tried to contact a case worker in BC's Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation and give them a head's up that their "client" was going pear shaped. I am so very naive - nothing but information numbers and voice mail of people who never return calls, even to say "gently caress off, we're busy." I probably should have left a message that I wanted to report a welfare abuser and see if that got me a live person on the line. I don't remember if it's been said here before, but gently caress Christy Clark, the B.C. Liberals, the Socreds, and anything that looks like them. "Mentally ill? Try the dumpster out back."
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:32 |
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vyelkin posted:Conveniently enough, Genie Bouchard is also all style and no substance so this is fitting Is she ever
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:43 |
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Could we maybe cut back on the sexism just a little bit?
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:46 |
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Hexigrammus posted:I don't remember if it's been said here before, but gently caress Christy Clark, the B.C. Liberals, the Socreds, and anything that looks like them. "Mentally ill? Try the dumpster out back." Because this is BC and British Columbians are a fair people; It is important to remember that even though the Socreds started it right before they left power, and the current crop of Liberals have allowed mental health services to continue being essentially non-existent in BC, when the BCNDP came to power they basically rubber stamped the Socred closure of the main mental health hospital in the province. loving the mentally ill is a non-partisan issue in BC.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:49 |
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Being mentally ill is a bad idea. People should just avoid doing that.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:51 |
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Subjunctive posted:Being mentally ill is a bad idea. People should just avoid doing that. Have you thought about running as a BCNDP?
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:52 |
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ocrumsprug posted:Have you thought about running as a BCNDP? No, I still retain the ability to feel shame.
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:53 |
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Just remember that this is legal under the BC Elections Act:
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# ? Nov 3, 2016 23:56 |
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The voters of BC, like voters across the country, are morons who get exactly what they deserve.
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 00:02 |
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PT6A posted:The voters of [insert province, state, country, or city here], like voters across the [planet], are morons who get exactly what they deserve.
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 00:04 |
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OSI bean dip posted:Just remember that this is legal under the BC Elections Act: Ugh, and we all know the BC Libs will win next year too, because PT6A Was Right Again and the voters of this province are morons.
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 00:04 |
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Not true, it looks likely that, despite being a bunch of morons, the US will elect Hillary Clinton and get a competent leader instead of the tiny-handed, thin-skinned orange sex offender they so richly deserve. So there might be hope
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 00:18 |
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Helsing posted:Sounds like milquetoast end-of-history liberalism with maybe a dash of Canada brand white-middle-class-guilt thrown in to spice things up. So does that mean organise as economic populists. With a focus on efficient government services for citizens like dental and drugs? I wish the NDP had campaigned on the good parts of the platform like pharmacare and childcare. Kind of a three legged stool with different sized legs. No new major taxes, new social programs, balanced budgets. Is Niki Ashton's precarious work campaign good?
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 00:22 |
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More good news for Bombardier: Metrolinx announces its intention to cancel all orders for LRVs in Toronto due to Bombardier's inability to build the loving things on time: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/03/metrolinx-to-cancel-bombardier-lrv-contract.html The Bombardier representative's reply is basically:
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 03:58 |
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Countdown until Bombardier is bought by the Chinese...
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 04:06 |
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Countdown until Bombardier is bought by the Chinese... Countdown until Bombardier no longer actually produces or sells anything but is kept afloat entirely through continuous bailout funding from the governments of Canada, Quebec, and Ontario
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# ? Nov 4, 2016 04:12 |
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eXXon posted:More good news for Bombardier: Metrolinx announces its intention to cancel all orders for LRVs in Toronto due to Bombardier's inability to build the loving things on time: :holyfuck: Their rail division just lost jobs
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