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PT6A posted:Doesn't pretty much everyone in Canada agree with Universal Healthcare? I'm more rightwing than most on this issue, I'd say, and I still think we should have universal healthcare provided to everyone -- I just think we should also have the option of paying for healthcare in a private system as well. Yes, Kellie Leitch continues to get Trumpism wrong. You don't argue against socialized healthcare, you argue that it should be restricted to old stock Canadians or some crap
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CLAM DOWN posted:Actually I hope she choses universal health care as her hill to die on, because that would guarantee her loss People said this about trump winning the nomination because that would guarantee republican loss. Don't ever underestimate how stupid people are, specially Canadians. Give the average voter a year of propaganda about our grossly inefficient health system with long waits and how poors and first nations don't pay into it and people are suddenly less horrified at voting for a party that wants to change it so it better serves middle class canadians via private/public partnerships and more "fair" funding.
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Somebody here made this during the last election but the media elites she's upset about sure do love to endorse the CPC
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ocrumsprug posted:Reminder: The CoV only had 1/4-1/3 of their plows (that exist, they already own, and presumably are in working order) out for the second dump of snow. Go to MEC, buy some crampons, take the opportunity to taunt your neighbours with your superior walking ability.
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OSI bean dip posted:http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=14d_1483504802 Does China even have traffic lights?
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I found that video a little reassuring, in that it just seems to emphasize that Leitch is a really underwhelming television performer. Vintersorg posted:The nerve of this sea witch. Interviewer: [lists her various qualifications ] Dr. Leitch I think you're overqualified for politics. Leitch [irritated tone of voice]: Look, I'm delighted to be on your show today David, and I don't think I'm overqualified to be a parliamentarian. Interviewer: [slightly perplexed by inexplicably humourless and prickly interview guest] Well you certainly have a vast resume. Let's talk about...  Leitch: [delivers long, boring, tone deaf monologue. Says the same repellent poo poo as Cruz or Trump, but in a more long-winded and over reheased way.] Interviewer: [is already mentally calculating how long he needs to wait before ending this terrible interview.]
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Cross-posting this from the climate change thread. Fun to know what's going up north (and south) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siWCXOypJh4
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Minge Binge posted:Cross-posting this from the climate change thread. Fun to know what's going up north (and south) Juul-Whip fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Jan 5, 2017 |
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Minge Binge posted:Cross-posting this from the climate change thread. Fun to know what's going up north (and south)
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Canadians respect women unlike savage Muslim rapefugee's. There is NO rape culture in the West!  
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THC posted:Canadians respect women unlike savage Muslim rapefugee's. There is NO rape culture in the West! Ariana Grande is the most G rated big name pop star at the moment. Those tweet zingers are amazing.
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JawKnee posted:okay, but only if you also frown on burqas and the like as also subjugating women It's pretty convenient for us that the exact amount and style of clothes for women to wear in order to be the most morally acceptable just happens to coincide with what middle age white guys find acceptable at exactly this point in time.
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 I don't think I've ever tried to donate to the NDP (provincial or federal) and had the monthly donation box not automatically checked. Or had the default donation be $5. Or the highest listed donation be $35. Knowing the BCNDP they probably just have a lovely website coder. I'm still going to donate. Also found this on the Elections BC website: Elections BC posted:1. Are there limits on the amount that can be contributed to a candidate, registered constituency association or registered political party? Is this standard for provincial politics? Because that's awful.
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People not clearing their sidewalks is legitimately one of the most enragingly selfish things I can readily call to mind. People who don't clear them within 24 hours of a snowfall should have their tires slashed and their driver's licenses taken away so they can see just how much of an impossibility it is to get through the 3 inches of loose powder on top of smooth ice on their sidewalks. There is a special place in Hell for those whose sidewalks are un-navigable while having an immaculate driveway, and doubly so for those fuckers with corner lots who pile snow up onto the little ramp that people use to get down to the street and cross.
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Mad Hamish posted:People not clearing their sidewalks is legitimately one of the most enragingly selfish things I can readily call to mind. People who don't clear them within 24 hours of a snowfall should have their tires slashed and their driver's licenses taken away so they can see just how much of an impossibility it is to get through the 3 inches of loose powder on top of smooth ice on their sidewalks. Jesus christ what kind of poor person walks outside in the winter? You have to put the snow on the sidewalk or else it blocks the road.
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I agree people should clear their sidewalks ASAP, but frankly you don't get to bitch about it unless you're disabled in which case it's actually a major imposition. Otherwise, buy some proper snow boots and you'll stay dry, warm, and the tread will provide traction like winter tires do for a car.
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PT6A posted:I agree people should clear their sidewalks ASAP, but frankly you don't get to bitch about it unless you're disabled in which case it's actually a major imposition. Otherwise, buy some proper snow boots and you'll stay dry, warm, and the tread will provide traction like winter tires do for a car. Did you just literally bootstraps
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PT6A posted:I agree people should clear their sidewalks ASAP, but frankly you don't get to bitch about it unless you're disabled in which case it's actually a major imposition. Otherwise, buy some proper snow boots and you'll stay dry, warm, and the tread will provide traction like winter tires do for a car. Yeah. Meanwhile let's ignore the fact that people will get sprained ankles or worse when the poo poo turns to ice.
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Yeah, I don't get to bitch about my 20 minute walks becoming 40 minute marches. I should really just buy some mukluks and achieve nirvana.
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PT6A posted:I agree people should clear their sidewalks ASAP, but frankly you don't get to bitch about it unless you're disabled in which case it's actually a major imposition. Otherwise, buy some proper snow boots and you'll stay dry, warm, and the tread will provide traction like winter tires do for a car. FWIW out here in Burnaby, they haven't touched the streets or sidewalks ever since the last snowfall so sidewalks near major intersections have a straight up layer of ice from partially melted then frozen snow. It's the kind you can slip on even with snow boots (which most people in Vancouver don't have anyway). I've seen people using ice scrapers to clear out sidewalks but it's on a per business basis.
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PT6A posted:I agree people should clear their sidewalks ASAP, but frankly you don't get to bitch about it unless you're disabled in which case it's actually a major imposition. Otherwise, buy some proper snow boots and you'll stay dry, warm, and the tread will provide traction like winter tires do for a car. I don't know about Calgary, but in Vancouver you (as in: the homeowner, landlord or permanent tennant in some cases) are liable for any accidents caused by ice left on the sidewalks outside your house, so it's in their best interests to clear it, quite apart from it being A Nice Thing To Do JawKnee fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Jan 5, 2017 |
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I clear the ice and snow from my sidewalks, salt and sand etc. but I also wear grippers on my boots because I've lived through a winter before somehow? It's not a fight you're going to win and nobody cares enough about it to do more than tut or bitch online. I guess if you were a person who had just come to Canada and didn't understand how winter is, that's one thing but for Christ's sakes put on some grippers and quityer.
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Eej posted:FWIW out here in Burnaby, they haven't touched the streets or sidewalks ever since the last snowfall so sidewalks near major intersections have a straight up layer of ice from partially melted then frozen snow. It's the kind you can slip on even with snow boots (which most people in Vancouver don't have anyway). I've seen people using ice scrapers to clear out sidewalks but it's on a per business basis. I know, we get that in Calgary too from time to time because of chinooks. It's pretty bad. People should also notice that I didn't say people should be excused from shovelling sidewalks, just that it isn't something that should affect you personally unless you have reduced mobility or are in a wheelchair or something. That's why it's very important that sidewalks be cleared of snow and ice, not so you can avoid buying proper footwear. EDIT: It's more the whininess of the "impossibility of walking through three inches of powder on top of ice" that pissed me off. People with disabilities get to complain about that, and rightfully so. If you're a person of near-average physical ability or above, you really should be able to manage that sort of thing without whining, regardless whether it's an rear end in a top hat move to not clear your sidewalk. PT6A fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Jan 5, 2017 |
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PT6A posted:I know, we get that in Calgary too from time to time because of chinooks. It's pretty bad. I'll remember this when my wife or someone I care about breaks their tailbone. I have proper footwear because I have to visit sites in the middle of the interior but most people in Vancouver have never seen this sort of poo poo before so to go out and assume that what works for Calgarians works for Vancouverites is idiotic and shortsighted.
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I mean, I have well gripped winter boots, but that's because I'm a try-hard worrier that put my snow-shovel, cardboard, salt + sand in the car when the first flakes fell and had my winters on a month prior. I'm not going to defend Vancouverites for their short-sightedness when it comes to not preparing because, well, it's easy to do (if you have the means) but this is some weird weather we've been having the last couple weeks
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Hey, I'd like to be able to wear Converse all year and not have to keep a variety of jackets and gloves on hand depending on just how miserable the winter is, but it just ain't in the cards. This is Canada, not Texas.
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PT6A posted:Hey, I'd like to be able to wear Converse all year and not have to keep a variety of jackets and gloves on hand depending on just how miserable the winter is, but it just ain't in the cards. This is Canada, not Texas. Sure. Let me get a $50 pair of boots that I'll only wear every 10-15 years because some dimwit from Calgary thinks it works for everyone.
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