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Donald Trump, a Coward, a Liar and a Cheat.
Reg Volk replied to CITIZEN_2015's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
And who isn't a slobbering drunk like Kamala. - Today
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For anyone who has lived or grown up in Toronto, you will know that the city's greatest assets, and the reasons Toronto (formerly called York) was chosen for settlement, are geographical. Toronto has three major rivers (Rouge, Don, and Humber), the Leslie Street Spit, and most importantly, Toronto Island. Toronto has both and inner and outer harbour due to these geographical features. Until the mid-1900's Toronto Island was connected to the mainland, forming a peninsula that made the early city defensible with a fort at the entrance to the inner harbour (Fort York) with a lookout tower and lighthouse at the end of the island on Gibraltar Point. Today Toronto Island, which is actually a group of islands, provides a local refuge from the dense urbanism of Canada's biggest city. No major city has a car-free cottage country within its municipal boundary. I'd argue that the reason Toronto is the best city on Earth is because of this huge unique asset. Toronto Island was the site of Toronto's first baseball stadium. Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson played there. It has the city's most pristine beaches, especially on Gibraltar Point and Ward's Island. It has a quaint old amusement park and farm with cable cars that is a time capsule back to the late 19th century. It also has actual cottages on Ward's and Algonquin Island. These cannot be expanded beyond their current footprint and no new cottages are allowed to be added. The island once had a town and main street. These were dismantled to form a park and Billy Bishop Airport. Many homes were torn down or moved. Prostesters formed a human chain across the island over half a century ago, so the Ontario government finally relented, and at least some of the original settlement and homes that were moved from the land that became the airport were preserved. For decades, Toronto Island has maintained a delicate balance between the interests of cottagers on the eastern edge of the islands, tourists and park visitors on Centre Island and at Hanlon's Beach, and the prop planes at Billy Bishop Airport, which are a mix of private and commercial planes. Some of these are already quite large and on busy routes to major North American cities. Though these planes can be noisy and encroach upon the natural ambiance, most Torontonians are satisfied with the current balance. However, a further expansion of the airport, which the Ontario Ford government is determined to implement, will destroy that balance by adding larger commercial jets, extending the runways, and turning Billy Bishop into a transportation hub that will spoil the beaches and park atmosphere that millions enjoy. This expansion is being promoted in the context of a major expansion of Pearson Airport, which has a rail link right downtown; the construction of a high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City; and the restoration of the mouth of the Don River, which cost over a billion dollars and has opened up new areas for sustatinable vibrant communities in the former industrial lands of Toronto's Port Lands, which will now likely have to scale back some important city-building projects to facilitate the flight paths of jets at an expanded airport. On this one major issue, Ford has seriously missed the mark. Generally he has been a moderate and successful Premier of Ontario, but he risks blowing his legacy by killing the goose that lays the golden egg and makes Toronto so special. Neither New York nor Chicago have anything like it. Expanding Billy Bishop will make Toronto's Harbourfront and Toronto Island less attractive. It will reduce the amount of water surface area in the inner harbour, which is treasured by rowers, sailors, and visitors. Ford has already demolished the park on Ontario Place, a significant portion of which will be turned over to a private spa in a controversial rebuild. Do not expand Billy Bishop Airport. It's a stupid, short-sighted move that diminishes the qualities that make Toronto so great.
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California Election Fraud Charges Coming
Nationalist replied to gatomontes99's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
You are such a failure as a human being. You're shown people admitting they were paid to vote for either of the Libbie candidates, and what? You deny and ignore it. You are a traitor, robo-goof. -
Exactly. Terrorists are criminally insane - the US isn't. Of course, a piece of shit sympathizer like eyeball can't see that, so the rest of the normal world has to put up with their stupidity because it's a free country.
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Manipulating quotes is the best you can do LOSER ? LOL Yup.....I pi$$ you off LOSER Copy and paste...2 clicks is to easy to pi$$ you off LOSER HA HA HA All you deserve is an endless loop. Enjoy it LOSER Once again Ahhh yes, back to pedophile and insulting dead people. Typical LOSER response when LOSING with every post you make HA. HA HA So sad you have such reading issues LOSER so, here it is for the third time HA HA HA "Oh...did you miss it the last time LOSER??? LOL Here it is for you again LOSER I am sure you have seen this before but you do not seem to get it so, here it is again LOSER LOL LOL LOL As usual, a zero value post from a ZERO LOSER LOL LOL LOL A LOSER like you does not deserve anything new. I repeat so you won't forget you are a complete ZERO LOSER and need your equally ZERO LOSER buddy veradahbouy and now armyboy too to back you up HA HA HA No meltdown...that is what happens to you when I tap dance in your LOSER head LOL LOL LOL Once again, your post only proves confux the LOSER is suffering from blatherskite HA HA HA
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paxamericana started following No you can’t have 300B unless you attempt nuke
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Increase in Jackboot Manufacturing.
Legato replied to John Johnston's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
Military & Defense Production: In regions like Russia, factories ramped up production of synthetic "kirza" jackboots (a canvas-rubber material) for conscript forces due to their low-cost, durable nature in mud and snow. Increased state defense spending has driven an 8.2% to 25.3% year-over-year surge in leather goods and specialized workwear across some defense-heavy industrial hubs. Historical Reenactment Demand: Specialized manufacturers and retailers like SM Wholesale USA have seen steady or increased demand for WWII-era German and Soviet marching boots. These high-quality reproductions—featuring heavy leather and steel hobnails—regularly retail for roughly $399 USD. [1, 2] Ceremonial & Equestrian: Certain global units, like the UK's Household Cavalry, maintain a continuous, albeit small-scale, output of traditional winged-top jackboots. What happened? You've requested a page on a website (thefontanel.com) that is on the Cloudflare network. Cloudflare is currently unable to resolve your requested domain (thefontanel.com). There are two potential causes of this: Most likely: if the owner just signed up for Cloudflare it can take a few minutes for the website's information to be distributed to our global network. Less likely: something is wrong with this site's configuration. Usually this happens when accounts have been signed up with a partner organization (e.g., a hosting provider) and the provider's DNS fails. -
Lefties losing it
Michael Hardner replied to Reg Volk's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
1. It's too broad. A generalization, trans rights were voted in by conservatives in Canada. 2. I'm using accommodation as a general term for acceptance in society. 3. So some would call you in the right for saying that. 4. Agree. 5. Thank you. -
But production hasn’t moved on to other countries. As you note, China still dominates at Walmart. In a normal free market democracy going through an export boom, the currency would rise dramatically and consumers would be rewarded for their hard work. China doesn't allow this. It keeps its currency artificially low. The people who run China are not capitalists. They believe in ever greater production on the Soviet model. But they are in charge of the best capitalists in the world. Hence the runaway train.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bill-c-30-changes-pesticide-use-pest-control-products-act-9.7240832 "The federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize their use — even pesticides Health Canada has deemed are unsafe." I don't like this - those pesticides were banned for good reasons.We can't afford to lose what's left of our pollinators. I hope to hell their use is very limited and strictly governed.
