CanPol Megathread: Big Changus

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Reince Penis: Nov 15, 2007; by R. Guyovich

Postess with the Mostest posted:

https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/983137468047347712

Rule of Law motherfuckers. I get little fascist eye twitches when I read the head guy in charge of changing laws espousing rule of law.

This one aged well too

https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/297814945679171584

Am I mistaken, or didn't the NEB just basically disband due to conflicts of interest and is in a holding pattern waiting on new directions/guidelines from the federal govt?

Because a) it seems like the rule of law was failing the NEB and b) the "new" rule of law is going to be completely disregarding the traditional NEB mandate.

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:06

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# ? May 31, 2024 14:18

Arc Hammer: Mar 4, 2013; Got any deathsticks?

The most Spitting Image ever aired in Canada was when Much or MTV played the Land of Confusion music video.

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:07

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

lmao

https://twitter.com/Brian_Pallister/status/982344223298080768

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:15

Tochiazuma: Feb 16, 2007

Arcsquad12 posted:

The most Spitting Image ever aired in Canada was when Much or MTV played the Land of Confusion music video.

CBC carried it in the 80s I watched it after an exchange student from Liverpool twigged me to it (in comic form, no less!)

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:20

Reince Penis: Nov 15, 2007; by R. Guyovich

Oh wow look who else is ranting about the rule of law today

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/983423715332558848

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:29

Dreylad: Jun 19, 2001

Tochiazuma posted:

CBC carried it in the 80s I watched it after an exchange student from Liverpool twigged me to it (in comic form, no less!)

I'm impressed, the CBC actually imported a good show.

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:31

Arivia: Mar 17, 2011

Dreylad posted:

I'm impressed, the CBC actually imported a good show.

I keep watching the British house-hunting shows they're importing, those are good. It's like Escape to the Country is recording kudzu with how much they've been showing recently though.

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:39

Reince Penis: Nov 15, 2007; by R. Guyovich

Arivia posted:

I keep watching the British house-hunting shows they're importing, those are good. It's like Escape to the Country is recording kudzu with how much they've been showing recently though.

The British take reality house porn to new and weird places.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fZwidDBpk

# ? Apr 9, 2018 21:56

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

https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/983432135074775040

BC is going to do what Trump can't, lock her up

# ? Apr 9, 2018 22:17

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

Libruhls are emotional and irrational. Conservatives have facts, logic and reason

# ? Apr 9, 2018 22:22

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

Arabian Jesus posted:

From a few pages back but do you have a source for this?

From a few pages back but http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/climate-change-yale-project-montreal-study-1.3458142

# ? Apr 9, 2018 22:54

xtal: Jan 9, 2011; by Fluffdaddy

"Jordan Peterson got famous because of morons talking about him so I guess I need to talk about all his supporters now" - the public

# ? Apr 9, 2018 22:58

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

I wasn�t aware that Globeandmail editors and CBC producers refer to this thread when deciding what stupid manufactured controversy/ies should be included in the evening news.

Juul-Whip fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Apr 9, 2018

# ? Apr 9, 2018 23:13

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

THC posted:

I wasn�t aware that Globeandmail editors and CBC producers refer to this thread when deciding what stupid manufactured controversy/ies should be included in the evening news.

My dude, we are the vanguard of Canadian political discourse right here.

# ? Apr 9, 2018 23:22

xtal: Jan 9, 2011; by Fluffdaddy

infernal machines posted:

My dude, we are the vanguard of Canadian political discourse right here.

We have already had the vanguardism discussion

# ? Apr 9, 2018 23:38

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

Speaking of Vanguard, my favorite woke etf merchant and the largest institutional holder of Kinder Morgan shares

https://twitter.com/gmbutts/status/983460211838144519

# ? Apr 9, 2018 23:41

James Baud: May 24, 2015; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

James Baud fucked around with this message at 12:05 on Aug 25, 2018

# ? Apr 10, 2018 01:43

Reince Penis: Nov 15, 2007; by R. Guyovich

https://twitter.com/ZachWritesStuff/status/983409644533002240

quote:

A report this month indicates that Prince, who died in Minnesota (which shares a border with Canada) had �exceedingly high levels� of the synthetic narcotic in his system. Authorities found an assortment of counterfeit pills in the musician�s home.

Investigators have not revealed where the fentanyl that killed Prince came from or how he obtained it, but the Minnesota Department of Health has identified Canada as a primary conduit for Chinese-made synthetic opioids entering the state.

Goddamnit Alberta would you just.... :ughh:

# ? Apr 10, 2018 01:43

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

James Baud posted:

I listened to some CKNW (Vancouver talk radio) on the way home today and there are Albertans calling in, pretending to be from BC.

"I live in Burnaby right by the pipeline and I'm all for it, blah blah oil, pipeline really important to all of Canada, we've got all this oil, we're landlocked, and... "

Uh huh.

There's a ton of brand new egg accounts on twitter spewing pro pipeline and anti Trudeau stuff too.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 01:47

infernal machines: Oct 11, 2012; we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.

CLAM DOWN posted:

pro pipeline and anti Trudeau

They do know who's pushing to get the pipeline built, right?

# ? Apr 10, 2018 01:52

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

infernal machines posted:

They do know who's pushing to get the pipeline built, right?

Oh I know, it's quite amazing.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 01:54

HackensackBackpack: Aug 20, 2007; Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?

https://twitter.com/CIJAinfo/status/983451851742990336

https://twitter.com/ElizabethMay/status/983463446233493504

# ? Apr 10, 2018 02:15

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

Yeah you really gotta wonder what the gently caress the point of all this was. Trudeau gained nothing through all his brinkmanship

# ? Apr 10, 2018 02:26

xtal: Jan 9, 2011; by Fluffdaddy

Leofish posted:

https://twitter.com/CIJAinfo/status/983451851742990336

https://twitter.com/ElizabethMay/status/983463446233493504

Does Elizabeth May still believe wifi is poison though lol

# ? Apr 10, 2018 02:32

TheKingofSprings: Oct 9, 2012

THC posted:

Yeah you really gotta wonder what the gently caress the point of all this was. Trudeau gained nothing through all his brinkmanship

Because the petulant PM was used to getting his way and didn�t like it when BC wouldn�t roll over

# ? Apr 10, 2018 02:43

The Butcher: Apr 20, 2005; Well, at least we tried.; Nap Ghost

edit: reading comprehension failure

The Butcher fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Apr 10, 2018

# ? Apr 10, 2018 02:46

Femtosecond: Aug 2, 2003

Postess with the Mostest posted:

https://twitter.com/gmbutts/status/983460211838144519

lol ok. Apparently Butts already forgot that the Canadian government approved Northern Gateway before Trudeau got into office and subsequently undid that decision.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 03:19

Scorchy: Jul 15, 2006; Smug Statement: Elementary, my dear meatbag.

THC posted:

Yeah you really gotta wonder what the gently caress the point of all this was. Trudeau gained nothing through all his brinkmanship

He could have just sat on the fence like Jagmeet and said let the courts sort it out, but yeah everyone loving hates him now, on either side.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 03:39

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

I think he's doing alright but I'm also hoping the dollar tanks.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 04:02

Furnaceface: Oct 21, 2004

Postess with the Mostest posted:

I think he's doing alright but I'm also hoping the dollar tanks.

Arent there only 2 ways the dollar actually tanks? Trump killing NAFTA and the housing bubble bursting?

# ? Apr 10, 2018 04:06

DynamicSloth: Jul 30, 2006; "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."

Furnaceface posted:

Arent there only 2 ways the dollar actually tanks? Trump killing NAFTA and the housing bubble bursting?

So "when" not "if"?

# ? Apr 10, 2018 04:14

Yellow Ant: Feb 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/stephenharper/status/983459826003951616

# ? Apr 10, 2018 04:28

CRISPYBABY: Dec 15, 2007; by Reene

Yellow Ant posted:

https://twitter.com/stephenharper/status/983459826003951616

Lmao

# ? Apr 10, 2018 04:31

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

Yellow Ant posted:

https://twitter.com/stephenharper/status/983459826003951616

Oh, Stephen. :allears:

# ? Apr 10, 2018 04:34

Juul-Whip: Mar 10, 2008

Yellow Ant posted:

https://twitter.com/stephenharper/status/983459826003951616

stephen... delete this

# ? Apr 10, 2018 04:50

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

Jesus that's a bad look.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 13:43

PhilippAchtel: May 31, 2011

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8379843-local-mpp-michael-harris-stepping-down-over-health-concerns/

quote:

Local MPP Michael Harris stepping down over health concerns

WATERLOO REGION � Quitting politics two months before an election seems sudden. But the decision has been building.

Michael Harris has struggled for 20 years with an eye disease called keratoconus that threatens his vision. He put off surgery while serving as member of provincial parliament for the riding of Kitchener-Conestoga.

Twice while in office, he recovered from debilitations that clouded his vision for months at a time. He walked straight into a glass door, breaking his nose. The disease worsened.

Recently he drove at night in the rain and had a close call that scared him. "That was the game-changing moment," he said.

Facing a re-election campaign that might exhaust him, Harris felt he had to put his health first. He announced Saturday that he's leaving provincial politics, heading toward what could be more than one surgery to replace his corneas.

"My vision has been extremely poor for a while now," he said, explaining a decision that had his emotions surging. "There's no good timing. I believe that I'm doing the right thing for my family, and for my constituents."

He's not persuaded he could serve his constituents while trying to restore his health. "I've given them 150 per cent, day in, day out. If I can't do that, that's not fair to them," he said.

Elected in 2011, the Progressive Conservative MPP has always served in opposition to Liberal governments. Is it harder to quit when polls suggest his party might win the June 7 election?

Harris takes the longer view. He remembers being told in past elections that he was likely heading into government. It didn't happen. "The most joy of my job is to continue to represent my constituents, whether it be in opposition or not," he said.

Harris, 38, and his wife Sarah have four children. Three of them were born while he held office. Sarah now intends to step into politics, seeking to replace her husband.

Politicians tweeted Harris their best wishes. Premier Kathleen Wynne called him. They spoke warmly and laughed.

"It was just a really nice conversation," Harris said. "At the end of the day, of course, we're on opposite sides and we have different viewpoints. But we're people and we're committed to our communities."

He warned the premier that he may still have questions for her in the legislature before he bows out.

Harris has been his party's transportation critic and its science critic. He's advocated for people who use service dogs and for people with rare diseases.

He's pressed the government for better roundabout rules. He pressed for labour reforms that would keep government building contracts open to broader competition.

Along the way he gained confidence in the legislature, learning how to gain attention and elevate issues.

Harris said he has no job lined up but expects to return to private-sector business, after politics.

"I'm definitely open for any opportunity that I see would be a good fit," he said. "My passion for this community will never waiver. People will still see me around."

So, first of all, this condition sounds pretty debilitating. He had impaired vision for month at a time, which was so severe that he walked into a door, breaking his nose. Why was he still driving with such a condition? The Record is a bit of a conservative rag, particularly this election, so I'm not surprised their article chose to cast him in a sympathetic light, but this anecdote shows a pretty bad lack of judgement on his part, while also revealing yet again our cultural addiction to the personal automobile.

One would think the transportation critic with a debilitating vision problem would voluntarily surrender his driver's license and work to boost transit options, but in other news...

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8382310-tories-oust-mpp-harris-over-sexually-inappropriate-texts-/

quote:

Tories oust MPP Harris over �sexually inappropriate texts�

KITCHENER � Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris has been kicked out of caucus over allegations of sexually inappropriate texts with a former intern, just days after announcing he was stepping down over health concerns.

The Ontario PC Party says it became aware of an allegation against Harris last Friday, the day before the MPP announced his surprise decision to step down � and that his wife wanted to seek the riding nomination.

The party said a complaint from a former intern prompted them to call an "urgent meeting" with its Provincial Nominations Committee, which reviewed the evidence and unanimously decided to disqualify the MPP from being a candidate in the June election.

"The evidence presented to us included a written complaint from 2013 by a former intern about how she had been passed over for employment," the party said, in a statement.

There was also a series of text messages from the same period, between the young intern and the MPP.

"They included a discussion of potential part-time employment, as well as a request for her to send him photos, an invitation for her to meet with him late that evening, and reference to something that may have previously taken place in his Legislative office," the PC party said in a statement.

Monday's announcement came while Harris was sitting with his PC colleagues in the Legislature during question period.

The 38-year-old MPP said the texts in question were a part of a conversation with someone who wasn't on his staff at the time. The texting lasted one night, and didn't go any further, he said.

"I had an embarrassing, inappropriate BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) conversation about five or six years ago. I accept responsibility," Harris said, in an interview at his house.

"It was an embarrassing conversation, but nothing ever went any further than that ... It's something we've dealt with since then. Like any couple you have some bumps in the road."

He said his family "is stronger now" after he told his wife Sarah Harris, who sat beside him during the interview.

On Sunday, his wife and the mother of his four children said she'd like to seek the PC nomination to replace him, and that she's had political aspirations for a long time.

But on Monday, she declined to say if she still wants to run in the election.

"The community is so important to us, and we love this community. But right now, for the first time in a long time, we're going to focus on Mike and the kids," she said.

Harris also declined to elaborate on the BBM conversation, saying only that it was "back and forth." The party said the texts were of a sexual nature.

The MPP was asked by his party about the issue, and only denied that a "formal" complaint was ever made.

"As a result of this information a decision has been made to remove Michael Harris, MPP, from the Ontario PC caucus effective immediately," the party said.

Harris said he was informed of the party's decision to disqualify him as a candidate via email, which he saw early Saturday morning.

He says he didn't fight the decision because it allowed him to deal with his degenerative eye condition known as keratoconus � he has cornea replacement surgery booked for early May.

"The email was pretty blunt. There were clearly options, we could have appealed, or protested. But I felt a sense of relief," he said. "The truth is, I felt a sense of relief. I have to deal with this eye issue."

A few hours after that email, the MPP announced he wouldn't seek re-election, saying his keratoconus was worsening and he needed surgery. He told a story about driving at night in the rain and having a close call that scared him.

"That was the game-changing moment," he said, in an interview before the allegations came out.

"My vision has been extremely poor for a while now ... There's no good timing. I believe that I'm doing the right thing for my family, and for my constituents."

Harris said he was caught off-guard by Monday's announcement from the party, although he had a "conversation" late Friday night about the allegations.

The news leaves the Kitchener-Conestoga PC riding association scrambling to find a replacement candidate just two months before voters go to the polls. Harris was a popular MPP in the largely rural riding, which he's represented since 2011.

Locally, Harris has always played up his reputation as a family man. He was among the MPPs who publicly turned on former PC leader Patrick Brown, who resigned in the face of sexual misconduct allegations in January.

"Those kind of allegations, in this day and age, need to be taken seriously. There's no room for that here," Harris said, at the time. "We're obviously thinking of those individuals who were impacted by those allegations, and our thoughts are with them first and foremost. And now we need to go from here."

The MPP, a former transportation critic, was co-chair of former leadership contender Christine Elliot's campaign to replace Brown, and some felt that position had put him at odds with new leader Doug Ford.

"We have a zero-tolerance policy with regard to inappropriate workplace behaviour. This has no place in the PC Party of Ontario," Ford said, in a statement.

Questions were flying Monday around Queen's Park about the timing of the allegations against Harris, and how long some members of the PC's inner circle may have known about them.

Some accused the Tories of covering up the complaint against Harris. Ford said he only he learned of the allegation Friday night.

"The question is, when an issue comes to light, when someone finds the strength to tell their story, can those in positions of power take those complaints seriously and act to protect others? It falls to Mr. Ford to let us know what happened in this specific matter," Liberal MPP Deb Matthews said in a statement.

"I believe the right questions are being asked about the timeline that lead to Mr. Harris being removed from the Conservative caucus. Ultimately this situation and the decisions around communicating it to the public rest with the Leader. What did Doug Ford know about it, and what decision did he make?"

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called on the PC Leader to clarify what he knew and when.

"Doug Ford needs to explain when he learned of the allegations of Michael Harris' misconduct with an intern, and what role he played in Harris' attempt to cover up it up," Horwath said.

"I commend the courage of the young woman who chose to speak out about the sexual misconduct she suffered while working for Michael Harris, and hope that she receives the support she needs now."

Oops.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 16:24

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2018/04/10/damian-lewis-to-play-rob-ford-in-upcoming-thriller.html

What the gently caress.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 17:59

Powershift: Nov 23, 2009

He'll have to wear a fat suit or two.

Shame they couldn't just go with a CGI Chris Farley.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 18:02

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Blade_of_tyshalle: Jul 12, 2009; If you think that, along the way, you're not going to fail... you're blind.

There's no one I've ever met, no matter how successful they are, who hasn't said they had their failures along the way.

I'm looking forward to the poignant scene where Ford makes high school football players roll around in goose poo poo. Maybe there can be a slow motion close up of Ford watching in the rain while a dreary cover of an otherwise cheery song plays.

# ? Apr 10, 2018 19:02

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