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On topic: Something that really tells you about the state of Canadian infrastructure and repair these days. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/electronic-sign-shows-vulgar-message-of-relief-about-anthony-henday-1.3788310 Sometimes, I'm proud I'm Edmontonian. 
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Furnaceface posted:Then democracy is dumb. Full communism now. True Communism is nearly impossible. It requires a worldwide revolution. Localized Communism, however, is certainly possible.
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Furnaceface posted:Leonard Cohen died this evening. Yeah, 2016 can just gently caress right on off with this bullshit. I'm ready for 2017 to start any minute now.
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Lien posted:As an Albertan, I am delighted by this idea. Kenney is a socially regressive idiot-- we have a party for those people already, the Wildrose. The PCs used to be able to pretend that they were a big tent party, but it's becoming increasingly clear there is no place for social progressives/lefties in that party. I hope the right wing eats itself, splits the vote and ushers in an NDP dynasty. 40 years would be okay. I kinda hope they do push the chips all in on "Unite the Right!" The law's very particular on what name your party happens to be. So if they stick to the Progressive Conservatives, then they can only access funds raised for the PCs, ditto for Wildrose. They'd be fighting with one hand tied behind their back either (with bonus blindfold if they call themselves Wildrose, since the PCs have a bigger war chest.) Bonus comedy option: They jettison both names and go with Reform, because 
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Powershift posted:A bible thumping, home-schooled, anti-abortion, anti-sex ed nutcase in a conservative stronghold that has never voted for anything other than PC, not a good example. A while back the riding of Alberta-Medicine Hat was vacated when the PC MP died of a heart attack. When it was reported that he was originally parachuted in from the other side of the province to stand for the PCs and how could anyone vote for him since it's obvious he doesn't have a stake in his constituency someone in this thread pointed out that in that riding the PCs could have nominated a potted ficus plant and it could have had a better than even chance of winning. I guess they're pushing that principle to extremes.
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EvilJoven posted:This is why any security guard worth his salt doesn't carry an asp, that poo poo's illegal. A long rear end mag light, on the other hand... Same thing with having any sort of blunt instrument in your car for instance. If you have a baseball bat in your car for protection, make sure you have a glove as well.
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namaste faggots posted:because they're not real universities Hey, that's a loving BA in Art & Design from the University of Alberta, thank you. Turns out it's as valuable as Ezra "Punch Magnet" Levant's Law degree for all the good it did him.
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PT6A posted:To be fair, there were plenty of Albertans making fun of what a dunce he was too. Yep.
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Jan 1, 2017 19:59
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P.d0t posted:He's gotta get in them quick political barbs while the iron's hot; actual-money be damned (he's on an MLA salary and can probably expense that poo poo anyway.) Years after the fact can help too.
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A Typical Goon posted:Am I wrong in thinking that O'Leary would get destroyed in a general election due to his lack of ability to speak French or am I just overestimating how much Quebecers care about this? It doesnt seem like the Cons can get to a majority without making massive inroads in Quebec. I think you're overestimating, but CBC Radio brought up a very important point: even if O'Leary gets nominated leader of the Cons, he's not an MP, never has been, and would need someone to give up their seat to parachute him in. And even then, he'll be leader of the Opposition, not the PM. This will be a huge shock to the system for him. Possibly resulting in spontaneous combustion five minutes into his first Question Period. It'll be like a god chasing cars: what will he do once he catches it?
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Jan 7, 2017 21:29
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infernal machines posted:This is like a koan or something. drat this lysdexia! Of course, I meant dog.
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Jan 7, 2017 21:58
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Subjunctive posted:Careful now. Down with this sort of thing. E: f,b.
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Furnaceface posted:We arent living in the Star Trek timeline, sorry to ruin your evenings. I know! I tweeted William Gibson about it, particularly about the lack of decent mirrorshades, chrome and neon. He replied that it was a shame.
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Risky Bisquick posted:The direction taken lately is apalling, I should bring up online voting or vehicular homicide again Nah, let's talk about donairs again. I'm all for Tzatziki sauce, myself.
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Mar 17, 2017 05:34
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Helsing posted:I've heard it argued, with some plausibility, that the headline is usually the most consequential part of these articles. Most of the people who see an article don't read past the headline so whatever you put in there becomes the real message. Doesn't matter if the rest of the article actually contradicts whatever the headline says because the headline is what seeps the deepest into public consciousness. SEE: Rebel "Media" business model, et al.
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Mar 31, 2017 04:38
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McGavin posted:I don't know about federally, but in BC if you drop out of SFU you get to be Premier. What about dropping out of the U of Alberta? Does that come with some sort of booby prize?
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namaste faggots posted:maybe jason dropped out because of u of a's virulent anti lgbt attitudes back then If you're referring to Jason Kenney, he attended the University of San Francisco, a Jesuit college. He did leave his Philosophy (lol) degree to go work for the Saskatchewan Liberal Party under Goodale. He's degenerated since then. I was referring to myself, actually. I can't mock the guy's academic credentials too much, since I left behind a lucrative Bachelor of Arts behind. Plumbing suits me much better, I think.
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namaste faggots posted:
That's nice. Would you like to forward that picture to Elections Canada or shall we?
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May 1, 2017 00:13
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Scorchy posted:C'mon False Creek, boot that fucker Sam Sullivan out I grew up in Courtenay, and it was a pretty typical small town. Maybe a few more hippie types than you'd think for a Canadian Forces base town, but still left leaning. I'm happy they're going NDP.
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Baronjutter posted:No, the moment he gains any momentum the ndp party old guard will do everything they can to put one of their own in a leadership position. I don't know, maybe they'll dig up some former Mulroney Era official to lead the ndp into a new era of balanced budgets and praised job creators. I was about to make a glib comment about wondering what Ed Broadbent was up to lately, but I think he'd be considered dangerously Socialist (capital S and all) by the centrists if his institute is anything to go by. Still much more palatable than the screeds put out by Canadian Taxpayer Fed or the Fraser Institute, but still.
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I don't think there will be many. Alberta's NDP tends towards the pragmatic, leftist socially, staunchly Labour really. Remember that during the National NDP convention in Edmonton Notley and her caucus were some of the loudest voices speaking against the LEAP Manifesto. How it was not realistic. So far, I haven't heard of any rumblings of discontent from the back benchers either.
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But the main question, which hasn't been addressed to anyone's satisfaction yet, is what happens to the parties' respective war chests? I think Elections Alberta laws are pretty strict on that point: From what I recall about the news stories when Kenney was first making cross Alberta tour on the taxpayer dime, if a parties name is changed or if there's a merger then they can't access the funding of the former party. As a legal entity it doesn't exist, and any donations to the PCs or the WRP have to stay with the PCs or the WRP; the UCP shouldn't touch it otherwise the donations were collected in bad faith. The question's been asked time and again of both Jean and Kenney but they both just shrug and say "We'll be able to access the funds. Somehow." No details on how they're going to manage that little trick. Somebody fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Sep 10, 2022 |
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THC posted:Worst case they'll just get more money from their rich donors, it's not a problem https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/alberta-passes-bill-banning-political-donations-from-corporations-and-unions/article25074664/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/alberta-cuts-political-donation-cap-limits-party-spending/article33085219/ http://www.elections.ab.ca/parties-and-candidates/forms-and-guides/contribution-limits/ What rich donors? Businesses, organizations, and unions are forbidden from donating to political parties in Alberta. It's one of the laws Notley passed in the first few months in office. 
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Considering we're the only province to have made such reforms lately, and the only western province to ever do that, I can understand your thinking that the UCP will just pick up where it left off. Plus the whole thing about Christy Clark's Liberal campaign's funding debacle; that was corrupt as all get out. Of course, there can still be third party spending on advertising and such but, baby steps.
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He's got to pay off the $200+K he already owes for his run. I guess he's more of a "Big Idea" guy when it comes to sound fiscal planning and conservatism. EDIT: As recently as February of this year, Elections Alberta's been pretty adamant about this: Forget about accessing PC or Wildrose funds. They're no longer either party, so why would they allow some other entity to gain access? http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/elections-alberta-pc-wildrose-merger-1.3967628 Not surprisingly, conservative lawyers disagree. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-conservative-consolidation-committee-legal-report-1.4033173 My guess? The Provincial courts will wrangle over this, drawing it out until well into 2019, in which case it'll be too late for the money to be effective for the Lemon Party campaign. Somebody fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Sep 10, 2022 |
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May 20, 2017 03:37
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Lassitude posted:Stiffing contractors? He's really going full-tilt with the "be like Trump" thing. In this case it's sort of understandable. He can't pay out of pocket (aside from personal fees I suppose, and the donation cap) and donations to his campaign are a tenth of what they were. What's funny is that the main focus of his campaign has been fiscal responsibility and running on his perceived track record as a businessman. That he's overextended himself this much prior to saying "gently caress all y'all! I'm taking my GI Joes and I'm going home!" is just the icing on the cake. Lars Blitzer fucked around with this message at 21:44 on May 20, 2017 |
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Karatela posted:Sure, but I still haven't learned what microbrew goes best with my Keg steak. Depends on the steak. If you're after a rare to medium rare steak, then go with a Lager or Honey Brown. The sour notes of something like a small batch like Granville Island or Jerkface will be too hoppy and overwhelm the taste of the steak. If you prefer your steak blue or bloody rare, then a wheat ale or Belgian IPA is light enough to compliment it as well. A little darker steak, like medium, and you can enjoy the hops. And if you like your steaks well done then I'd recommend either shotgunning a sixer of TNT or Pilsner, or a 40 of Big Bear duct taped to your hand. You Philistine.
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namaste faggots posted:Check it out u guys a respected global newspaper cares about canada Are you kidding? We'll never get F35s. Check the thread about them in GBS.
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when the F35s start buzzing their beloved [IATA Code because city names aren't hip anymore]
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namaste faggots posted:loving sperglord Welcome to the Somethingawful forums!
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ocrumsprug posted:This province allowed Bill Vanderzalm to exist. It deserves everything it gets. Fixed. I grew up on the Island in those dark days.
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The Butcher posted:Two hours of a black and white bizarre subtitled French art flick for 30 seconds of mediocre titties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntbpkEGul_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUKKC-r4GQU Basically, that was their business model.
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Lassitude posted:It would be pretty amazing if they had an original, Canadian thing as part of the ol' racism, and weren't just 100% copying what they saw some Americans doing on the Internet. As much as I'd like to say they're being original and fervent in their hyperpatriotism, right down to appropriating older Canadian symbols, well *Gestures to most of Alberta and Saskatchewan.*
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PT6A posted:I hope Jason Kenney is found smoking meth with a gay prostitute like people of his ideological bent so often are. Then I hope he loving kills himself because he's human garbage. May he die soon, but not quickly, and in utter disgrace...  Add to that all the Red Tories abandoning ship and running to either a) bolster the ranks of the Alberta Party, b) form their own grass roots party based around the principle of "Fiscally conservative, but socially centrist" whatever the gently caress that means, or c) swallow their pride and join the Liber-BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! *Sigh* yeah, that'll never happen. Confusion at ballot box ahoy!
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PT6A posted:Seriously how can an Alberta party leader have so little understanding of how equalisation works? They're gonna do a referendum and then... what? They have no power to compel the federal government to do anything about equalisation. Alberta's education system is my guess. When I was in High School in B.C and Alberta Social Studies mentioned nothing about Equalization payments. Could be willful ignorance at this point for him since he's trying to make political hay out of hammering at it.
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Happy Pride Day in Calgary. A few of my friends are down there for various reasons, such as work. They sent me a picture of this sticker that's been going around.
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cowofwar posted:How young are you people, I spent my whole childhood on the ferries eating the old unbranded cafeteria burgers. Growing up on Vancouver Island and being on the Wrestling team meant semi-regular trips to SFU for meets. That meant cafeteria burgers for me as well. My vice was the Rastan Saga machine though. I'm feeling old as well.
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Furnaceface posted:NDP insiders are the ones causing you guys to lose, stop listening to them. Seriously, do it. I'm sure someone will try doxxing you if you're a serious contender, but until then try to signal to your fellow Goons a stairs reference in a speech or something.
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MA-Horus posted:I hope we pull out of the program. I believe in the competition it was either Dassault or Saab who said "Buy the Rafale or Gripen and not only will we let you build them, we'll give you the software to gently caress around with too!" It was Dassault. From what I remember they made the offer unilaterally while Lego Hair was making presentations in Texas to LockMart about how we're totally invested in the F-35 program, while simultaneously on paper the bid was still open. Looking at the stats for both the Rafale and Gripen they're suitable for what we need: being able to fly in inclement weather and deliver ordinance from point A to Point B.
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Well, there is https://righanddistillery.com/ and they do make some decent spirits. NAIT was supposed to get a new campus built in South Edmonton for some of the Trade programs and name it after Klein. First question out of everyone's mouth was either a) Will it have a smoking lounge? or b) So how big will the bar be?
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Don't turn your back on neckbeards. That's basically a given at this point. Here's the latest: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-downtown-edmonton-pedestrians-struck-1.4315545 That the U Haul only hit 4 people while careening down Jasper ave. only to flip on its side just south on 100 ave & 107 street in front of a hotel, speaks volumes about how incompetent he was. Jasper ave is usually packed around then.
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