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With bullies there is always pain. There's only one way to deal with them, and it too involves pain. But it's the only way.

Indeed....Pierre Trudeau purposely sought to counterbalance American power and influence by kanoodling with Cuba and China (among others) for perceived distancing from Washington and the favourable domestic politics that could provide, especially during the Vietnam War, despite the war making billions for the Canadian economy.

Did we talk about the 'genocide' vote ? Does this signal something new from Canada / 266-0 Also does anyone else but me oppose the term 'genocide' being misused here ? It's a human rights attrocity but genocide is "the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/uighur-genocide-motion-vote-1.5922711

Trudeau takes his orders from China, losing the right to lecture anyone on human rights.

It's worth noticing how the new Pravda style media can spin black to tell you it's white. The Washington Post and others are pleased to report there is a new "Migrant facility for children" opening up to assist the huddled masses yearning to be free. Or to put it in a more reality based form the new regime is opening the border again. The flood of what once were called illegals is coming. There's already more than they can handle. So they're going back to the old Obama 'kids in cages' policy they were blasting Trump for when he took over: https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/02/23/wapo-biden-admin-torched-over-re-opening-of-migrant-facility-for-children-amid-border-uptick-1033779/

Trudeau the poodle hopes to get a head pat from Joe Biden today.

American manufacturing job losses started long before that (early 1980's), and no, China is not why "tens of millions" of Americans lost their jobs....more like 4,000,000 give or take. U.S. exports to China have also created jobs (e.g. Boeing, Caterpillar, etc.). https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2020/01/us-loses-nearly-4-million-jobs-to-china-since-wto-entry.html I can't find any numbers for Canada (as usual), but I doubt it was "millions" of job losses because of China as well. Domestic decisions and labour costs also played a direct role in exported jobs across many industries to many countries, regardless of China.

Justice Clarence Thomas is my new Hero: " In his dissent Justice Thomas argued mass mail-in voting, which was conducted in Pennsylvania for the first time ahead of the 2020 presidential election in November, combined with election rules being rewritten last minute, makes the process prone to fraud and mistrust. "The Constitution gives to each state legislature authority to determine the 'Manner' of federal elections...Yet both before and after the 2020 election, nonlegislative officials in various States took it upon themselves to set the rules instead. As a result, we received an unusually high number of petitions and emer- gency applications contesting those changes. The petitions here present a clear example. The Pennsylvania Legislature established an unambiguous deadline for receiving mail-in ballots: 8 p.m. on election day," Thomas wrote. "Dissatisfied, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court extended that deadline by three days. The court also ordered officials to count ballots received by the new deadline even if there was no evi- dence—such as a postmark—that the ballots were mailed by election day. That decision to rewrite the rules seems to have affected too few ballots to change the outcome of any federal election. But that may not be the case in the future. These cases provide us with an ideal opportunity to address just what authority nonlegislative officials have to set elec- tion rules, and to do so well before the next election cycle. The refusal to do so is inexplicable." "One wonders what this Court waits for. We failed to settle this dispute before the election, and thus provide clear rules. Now we again fail to provide clear rules for future elections. The decision to leave election law hidden beneath a shroud of doubt is baffling. By doing nothing, we invite further confusion and erosion of voter confidence. Our fellow citizens deserve better and expect more of us," he continued."

Liberal cowards could not bring themselves to speak out against China. MPs vote to label China's persecution of Uighurs a genocide Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and almost all of his cabinet colleagues were absent for the vote. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau was the only cabinet minister present. When it was his turn, he said he abstained "on behalf of the Government of Canada."

I work on both sides of the 49th, but by choice live on this side of the border. While I do most of our business down there, I constantly try to find competitive opportunities on this side. It isn't easy, because the way we as a government and business environment deal with cross border transactions hobbles the ability to be in business at all, never mind competing with US or others. The US prohibition on interstate barriers to trade means that to purchase supplies, one freely seeks out the best deal and it arrives on your doorstep for "$xx" in a day or two. American manufacturers and distributors add one full layer more in the supply chain by selling to Canadian distributors, who seem to feel they can do really silly things with the price since they often have an exclusive distribution agreement (that would be very hard to enforce in the USA). The inspiration today was looking for a cheap pipe tap for a one shot job. I found it in the USA for $141.00 from Home Depot ($180.00 Cdn) that would land it here for probably $220. When I tried a Canadian only search, the EXACT tool came up from WalMart for $300.00!!! That is pretty much what I see when I have to buy one specific tire that I get in the US for $250US retail, but have to pay $400 Cdn wholesale up here. And on it goes. Every time we take a piece of equipment from Canada to do work in the US, we encounter HUNDRED$$ in brokerage fees to do the border each way, not to mention the time it takes and the cost for shipping/receiving to administer and the risk of getting drivers, techs and/or engineers stranded at the border if some documentation isn't right. Bottom line: there is nothing at all "free" in our Free Trade agreement(s).

1. I have already fallen into that trap, as you said here : as it happens most of the social programs or ideas come from the left side and while there are social programs that are critical to our nation, health care, although we don't get a very good bang for our buck here, family services is a good program, welfare, and unemployment are just riddled with people taking advantage...same as the CERB, and other programs the government hands out billions every year. I think we could also expand on other social programs as other nations have done , like free higher education, in exchange for a time restricted mandatory job, serving the people ie doctors nurses, etc. all kinds of different ideas out there.

1. Look buying lotto tickets for the most part is a dream, a long shot at getting rich, and while for some it is a stupid practice, but people are still becoming millionaires right, it is not a rigged game, although the odds are crazy to win, people are still winning. Much like the life struggle to become wealthy, or for most comfortable by doing a job they either love or see great potential to gather wealth faster than the average guy, like doctors lawyers etc... these dreams are available to every Canadian the rich or the poor. It depends on how driven you are, what risks your willing to take, and what choices you make. If you think all your going to do is slip deeper into poverty then in my opinion i think your wrong. 2. Bill gates and all the other media wizards may have come from money, or not but don't tell us all that all these opportunities just fell into their laps, and over night they were billionaires that their was no hard work or effort involved. And sure they may have turned into billionaires because of ruthless business practices as you call it, but that is all part of western democracy, and free market economy and those opportunities are available to everyone. 3. Thats not the problem I have with wealth redistribution, I have worked hard for what I have today, to hard just to give it away so everyone is on a level playing field. you want it , work for it. And to answer your question about did i work only for the rewards, don't get me wrong I loved doing what i did for a living. But on the other hand i also worked hard for ever promotion i got, and getting those promotions did play a part in my drive in my career. It was nice to go from a worker bee to a supervisor and climb the ladder to the top. I am retired now, and i do enjoy life to the fullest, because of the wealth I have gathered along the way. and if anyone else wants it they will have to work for it, in western democracy there are no free rides to success. 4. you seem to think I am against all social programs and i am Not, there are many i believe that are critical to this nation, free medical care is one of them, short term welfare is another, but here in the Maritimes i see fishermen earning well over a million a season only to draw pogy in the off season, or people on welfare for complete generations, or major companies getting billions in interest free loans to keep them afloat, Bombardier anyone, this type of social programs we can do without... here is another i think are a waste, provinces getting a piece of someone else pie... NB provincial government had stated he would prefer Ottawa cut it off and force the have not provinces to mange their budgets a lot better than they have, to invest in their own economies in stead of this form of welfare the feds give out.. 5. I wonder just how the stats would look if people did not have to work at all because of social programs, everyone made the same regardless of job or specialty, sounds a lot like communism to me and we all know how that made out, we however live in a western democracy which has it's problems and all those on your list are part of that, becasue we allow people to make choices, and live with the consequences, want to shot fentanyl, and kill your self 3 times a day, that is a choice... some people make better choices than others but we still have the choice....

Trudeau wants to ask Biden for U.S. made Covid vaccine...good luck with that "best friend".

I loved it! They finally did something I can be proud of. The 2022 Olympics in China should be boycotted. North America could put together an alternative. Hosting events in several cities, Calgary, Salt Lake City, Vancouver and Lake Placid.

If it's not those idiots it will be some other idiots who think they'll be fine living and working in a lawless country run by brutal dictators without morals. Are we to guard our every word, our every deed forevermore by what the Chinese might do to stupid Canadians who decided to travel to China?

I doubt Trudeau was especially acting for Kissinger and Nixon. There was no love between Pierre Trudeau and Nixon. The book "The Truth about Trudeau" (Pierre Trudeau) has a lot of information about how Pierre Trudeau had a great interest in the USSR, China, and Communist Cuba, especially Fidel Castro. Trudeau traveled to China and was very interested in their country and system. He also traveled to Cuba and became close friends with Castro. Trudeau shunned our American allies and reduced the number of NATO troops in Europe. Trudeau was a kind of radical who seemed to operate outside the realm of western democracy. 1970 was also the middle of the Viet Nam war when America was fighting against the growth of Communism in Viet Nam.

Biden’s migrant child concentration camp opens today.

Want to give him credit for getting Daily NewPositive cases to numbers not seen since October?

Communism, which is the final achievement of leftism, has no god. They promote their atheism by force. The Taliban had an answer for the Russians in that regard. Russians were routed by a bunch of bandy-legged peasants with worn-out rifles, because they had faith and courage. They would rather fight to the death, than live the life of a coward.

Appeasement never worked with Hitler and the Nazis and it won't work with Communist China and Russia. America and the west are in a new Cold War with the Alliance of Evil but many have not realized it yet. They play hardball. Trying to placate them won't work and may just encourage them to be more aggressive. The west, and Canada especially, is in an extremely difficult position but got itself into it by it's own choice. There are no easy solutions. We are in for a struggle for the long haul and it may not end well.

Oh yeah, You could see this shit coming. Now they throw around a big number and use it to get a rise out of people. Nobody mentions how many would have died during the same period of time, anyway regardless of Covid. People die all the time, since life began. It's a tragedy.

" A Conservative and a Liberal agree. Scary Times are on the horizon. https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/02/22/hero-liberal-naomi-wolf-goes-on-tucker-to-blast-covid-totalitarian-policies-n1427565

Actually I'm right again. 6 of the 9 supremes did not judge the evidence. Instead they decided it was "moot." Not sure what the legal definition of that word is but the literal one is "Irrelevant." So they said the evidence is irrelevant. Therefore no need see it. Translated - Once more the cowards running the legal system fear the evidence. I guess there are only 3 judges left in the United States with balls to see evidence they worry might force them to make an uncomfortable decision. Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito. Really disappointed in Kavanaugh and Coney Barret. Roberts appears to have them under his traitorous thumb.

Reporter DESTROYS Biden lackey for taking credit of Trump administration policy. It’s glorious.

Been there, done that, lost the T shirt. My Chinese/Canadian business partner (now sadly deceased) and I got the rights to a product, registered the IP and trade names in China and started building prototypes for testing. We needed to be a corporate entity, so our "friends" gave us some "trusted friends" of theirs as officers/incorporators and a foreign national could not own a company then ('90s). l When it became apparent from testing we had a winner on our hands, we came to the shop one day and found the materials, the equipment and the prototypes gone along with our "trusted partners". I suspect they are millionaires today, but just try to FIND someone in China who doesn't want to be found. What Westerners do NOT understand about many Asian cultures is it only the results that they respect. Any talk about fairness, integrity, etc. is purely talk...and BS at that. This is why it is hard to get a Chinese candidate into grad school. EVERY applicant has 100% marks, glowing references and a long list of experience - almost all pure BS. Smart grad schools are missing the genuine smart and good students because they can't trust any communications or documentation out of China. You will not get to read what I have to say about the Liberals, China and Uigurs. The language would be far too vile for delicate eyes.

Biden doesn't look or sound well. Really wonder if he's fit to lead.

Comparing the virus to terrorism. You liberals are a deeply confused lot. Too much equality.

People always die. Ever since the very first person existed, all of them have died.

Well if women want to show their asses, men will look. Real mean at least.

FCC Commissioner blasts attempt by House Democrats to shut down Fox News: ‘chilling transgression’ of free speech. Democrats are fascists. That should be clear now to everyone.

The wind turbines still froze up. It's a once in a century event, not evidence of a 'shithole state'. In a week Texas will be back up to speed. People will be dying in Chicago all year and the homeless situation in Cali will keep getting worse.

Here's an interesting little nugget you won't see on state or corporate leftist media: Biden told Letterman he got arrested at 21 for breaching chamber at US Capitol, sitting in VP chair

I saw this one below on Gab and now it's on YouTube so I can transfer it. It's worth seeing because it fleshes out the feeling many have of the hidden racism coming from Biden and his corporate left globalist puppet-masters sponsors. In this one they deal with Biden's racism of lowered expectations: I hear he's also re-instituted the racist practice of what Communist professors call "critical race theory."

And if you buy lottery tickets every day, you too can be a millionaire...at least that's what the commercials tell us! I'm sure the main reason why lotteries and casino gambling have taken off and led so many poor, dumb people to gamble is because it's the only chance they have to get rich...or just not slide further and further into poverty. Do you actually think Bill Gates or any of the other dotcom and social media leeches created their multibillion dollar monopolies from their hard work and superior intellects? Certainly that's what they would like us all to believe. But, consider that the entire internet revolution was kicked off with free government help! Specifically, from the DOD's ARPANET program that started in the 60's, and was used to interface time-sharing computers in the US and beyond. Gates was not a starving college student, eating pizza in his dorm room as you're suggesting. He came from a well off family, wealthy enough to send him to an elite private school that already had a computer terminal and programming courses before 1970. Gates never did spend time in college, but instead worked on his little startup called Microsoft, formed with school friends Paul Allen and others. Gates' genius..if you want to call it that, was being shrewd enough not to sell the copyrights along with the DOS system sold to IBM for a flat fee of $50,000. Gates reasoned that once other computer designers saw IBM using their operating system, then everyone else would want it too. In the 80's, with the introduction of Windows, a user-friendly graphical interface, it was effectively a license to print money. Gates saw that as long as Microsoft continued growing, his best way to grow his own wealth was to buy out Paul Allen and other early shareholders who also had a major stake. At least he didn't just outright cheat them, like Steve Jobs's cutting and thrusting at Apple, or Zuckerberg did to the Winklevoss twins when he realized how lucrative Facebook could become in the future. So, in almost every example of the dotcom billionaires, their rewards have come from ruthless greed in business/ and not great powers of invention! Most of the parasites just take the great ideas of their engineers and stake their claims over them. And about Wealth Redistribution! Do you only work at something if you see big rewards for it? I make a decent living doing my job, which I will be retiring from soon. I consider work as the way to pay the bills and put food on the table, I've never spent time trying to figure out how to get rich, by any means or method! After I retire, I'm not going to miss going to work every day. I have enough interests and hobbies to occupy my time, and when I no longer have to put in five days a week working, then I'll have even more time doing the things I like to do. I believe the only way we can all survive on this rock is to turn to socialism and remove conditions that create inequality. A book I bought 10 years ago - The Spirit Level by two British epidemiologists - Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett goes through all of the statistical data comparing nations and local regions and states within, comparing all sorts of quality of life statistics. The inescapable conclusions Pickett and Wilkinson came to is that healthier, more livable societies are also most equal, regardless of overall wealth/ while even the richest nations like the United States, that also had great gaps in income and wealth did poorly when compared by physical and mental health, drug abuse, education, crime and incarceration, obesity, trust and community life, violence, teenage pregnancies, and life expectancies. https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/resources/the-spirit-level Also, regarding 'democracy,' I would say that if we allow corporations and their superrich major shareholders to buy politicians and change laws and regulations in their favor, then we got democracy in name only!

Why work hard though, and gamble time and again in an uncertain competition, if with enough $$$ one can simply control the things? An unrestricted free capitalism for everybody is a fiction - in reality it ends up as an oligarchy, one way or another. So a complex system of controls and redistribution is set in place. And that's fine. The problem is that then it also figures out the same why. Why bother working, changing and inventing when we can just take care of ourselves? Phoenix system that didn't work from the start and taking decade(s)? to fix. Buying thousands of outdated iPhones for budget money simply because it's financial year's end. Dividing up billions for "rapid response" that's nowhere to be seen and so on.

Exactly. It's actually very simple. Called a Basic Dictatorship, but Canadian style, with a friendly grin. But if you ever pull that veil off... oye vatto. You don't want to know what they're gonna do to you...

I actually knew her. She was not a malignant person. It is human nature to want to believe something that reinforces our bias. She believed the rumour and felt it important to "protect" the community, but did not verify the rumour. You only have to read this forum to see all the slander directed at politicians such as Sheer, Trudeau, Goodale, Svend Robinson etc. In this particular instance, the NDP'er apologized to the Tory candidate in person and publicly. The lesson is, it is acceptable to disagree with a person's politics but don't make it a personal attack. Politics, like in sport, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it is how play the game.

Those workers who report to work and face risk everyday to take care of our essential needs like health (health care workers) or make sue we have our essentials like grocery and food as well as emergency workers and all other essential workers who have to come to work must be paid extra, Maybe double the usual rate. Our sincere thanks to all of them.