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The leadership of the CPC is under attack from a group of unrepentant reformers who would rather see the party become an ideological rump like the NDP than actually replace the Grits as government. The reform wing of the party seems determined to avoid forming a government at all costs. If Mr. O'Toole had campaigned in the election the way Senator Batters wanted, Mr. Singh would be the Leader of the official Opposition and Prime Minister Trudeau would have a great majority. The purpose of a political party is to win elections, not force some stupid ideology on unwilling citizens. Senator Batters and her group believe a political party can convince voters to change their views. That is not how elections work. Before an election is called, the intelligent party listens to what voters want and then campaign to provide the voters what they want, not what some silly "base" thinks the voters need. The key is to formulate election platforms into policies that are viable and satisfy the voters desires. The Party leader needs to be someone who has the confidence of the voters. "This is what you want, this is what I can provide."

Well what if say the beliefs of the population become anti-Semitic? Should the government start handing out stars? We are also not a pure democracy. Democracy = chaos. We are a Constitutional Monarchy, or a Parliamentary system of strong federal responsible government. We obviously don't get to vote on every decision like in California and thus we avoid chaos. We put responsible people in power to do what makes sense and is responsible. Pure government forms like they have in Israel and Denmark create unstable government.

You know what scares me more than covid? You know what's more dangerous to society than covid? People like you. People who don't question. People who blindly obey. In China they're killing pets. You'd do that too. You know it. I know it. If the government says to kill your neighbour's pets, you'd be first in line with a baseball bat. Because they'd show you a study from a "scientist" explaining how it's "for the greater good."

A top tennis player Peng Shuai (35) went missing in China after accusing top Communist party official (75) of sexual harassment. Social media accounts were closed and her name disappeared from the media. China has a great record (according to the country's official media) in controlling the pandemic, measures included total shutdowns of cities and regions, massive isolated hospitals and such. Just a reminder to admirers and advocates of strong hand and quick solutions: it always begins with public good, while ignoring and silencing critical questions. From there, a straight path to authoritarianism.

O'Toole was trying to be pragmatic. Stephen Harper was pragmatic. This is the only way a Conservative can win nationally in Canada.

Climate change is the bogeyman who is ludicrously blamed for variable weather patterns. Water vapor causes more of a warming effect than CO2. It has not been established that human activity is a significant cause of warming.

Canada takes lead in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying standings by beating Mexico in a frigid Edmonton.

Lol I see nothing much has changed around here! More fake news from an obscure right wing propaganda site. Half the damn webpage is sleazy clickbait ads that probably infect your computer with malware. Half of all these nut job websites are all run by the same small handful of right wing nutjobs and the other half are run out of some godforsaken Russian-controlled shithole like Belarus or mother Russia herself Its been a year Trump the LOSER is not coming back Deal with it But don’t worry, I’m pretty sure America is a doomed country now regardless of who becomes president or which party takes power. The damage done to American society and democracy over the past several decades is very likely irreversible. The patient is terminal and even the world’s greatest doctors can’t save them now. All that’s left to do is just make the patient as comfortable as possible and allow them to die with as much dignity as possible. But the vile Republicans will ensure it will be a vulgar and grotesque and pain-filled death, as they drenching themselves and everyone else in their shit and piss. So be it

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data#variants Oct 01 "Vaccine coverage in BC, 28 Sep, 1 dose (2 doses): 78% (72%) of total population" Nov 04 "Vaccine coverage in BC, 2 Nov, 1 dose (2 doses): ~80% (76%) of total population" This means since Oct 01 to November 04 there has been a 4% increase in the fully vaccinated population. But there has been a 8 % increase in hospitalized fully vaccinated individuals. Accounting for the 4% population increase, this results in a 4% increase in hospitalized vaccinated individuals from October to November, according to the numbers given. For the unvaccinated there is a 12% drop in hospitalized unvaccinated individuals. Accounting for a 4% decrease in unvaccinated population, this results in a 8% decrease in hospitalized unvaccinated individuals. Why is there a 4% increase in the hospitalized vaccinated individuals? Why is there a 8% decrease in hospitalized unvaccinated individuals?

You place to much faith in our government to get anything useful done, and to expect this of the rest of the world is a pipe dream.. Justin could not organize a gang bang in the local whore house, in 20 years from now we will all be into the next fade, UFO invasion's or something , if it is not climate change then it's the pandemic, or systematic racism, or a combination like climate racism now...we are at a point where the PM has to dance in the LGBTQ parade or is a homophobe....

This issue is not a solely a military one, Canada as a nation has been struggling with these problems since our nations inception. just look at all the ,media reports about sex assault on campus or other governmental departments like RCMP, Coast Guard the list goers on and on.. The liberal government is just deflecting attention from other major problems this nation is having... Part of the problem is governments meddling in areas they have no expertise in or know nothing about... Take DND for a second, the drive to make DND an all inclusive department has lead to having more than 2 standards, both Physical and mental it is enshrined in Canadian law that everyone must have the opportunity to serve of have a job in any department or job across the country civil or governmental there is to be NO decimation what so ever, every individual will be given the opportunity to prove they can meet the standards, which are a joke every Canadian could walk off the street and meet the standards, unless your physically disabled. SO in lowering the standards they have infact divided the CF into 2 groups male and female, both are competing for the same job, most of them are male dominated, such as infantry, you might find 1 in every 100 soldiers are female, this is a physically demanding job for any sex, and don't get me wrong some females have excelled at being a infantrymen. while others more than 1/2 are there because of the lower standards. they can not perform up to the male standards. Once again it divides the room even more... now add to the fact that some politician in some deep dark hole in Ottawa has a white board with a bunch of graphs on it clearly showing there is a lack of women in the infantry, but also a lack of women in the higher ranks, lack of women all the way across the spectrum... General sort this out...now promotions are handed out like candy and those 50 %v that could not make standards are now being promoted over the soldiers that can make all the standards. once again the room is divided and now it becomes angry because the system is not set up fairly... I just want to point something out for a minute, during the beginnings of Afghanistan, PPCLI was assisting the US forces in clearing the mountains of bad guys the average weight of a ruck sack as 110 lbs, plus what every you had on your body, like bullet proof plates , more ammo, etc...with a lot of guys going well above that mark... remember i said mountains, in plus 55 degree weather, with everything you needed had to be carried, mostly beans , bullets and water.. every man was expected to carry their share, there were a few that could not maintain that weight for long periods of time, meaning someone else had to carry it...long periods of time was 18-20 hours a day, for atleast 3 weeks... on a mountain in the middle of no where, there is no saying i quit I'm going home...and there is no leaving anyone behind, lets just say attitudes are quickly adjusted mostly through the use of force, like a good pounding. This is what equal rights has given us, the agility of some politician and a white board who wants to make his grap look pretty, has put peoples lives in danger, again more anger, more disrespect... I won't lie i have soldiered with some women who were part Billy goat and part mule, not very pretty but they could soldier.... they could out ruck most in the company they are the rare gem in the crowd, they i would follow into battle any day ...I have also soldiered with a lot that were a complete waste of oxygen and seen them being promoted do to their sex, not ability. those women are partly reasonable for this culture...we experience today... Women should be afforded every opportunity to try any job they are qualified for or can meet the standards...Standards set not for what sex you are, but rather on the job, and it's requirements, and in DND case some of those are not typing memos in some office but coming face to face with a 200 lb bad guy, wanting to pull your face off, or part your fore head with a round from a AK 47. Where lives depend on you being able to fight and pull your weight. I will give the new Minister of National Defense kudo's on taking the first step, to reign in this so called culture but some of the new softer more gentler ideas that are now policy need to be tweaked, such as the new dress and deportment policy , Men are now allow to have man buns, wear ear rings in both ears, yes, apparently man buns are the new fade, and DND has added them to be inclusive ...also men are now allowed to wear make up, but still must wear a men's uniform... And while i maybe making a mountain out of a mole hill, having long hair in combat is a negative thing i get a hold of your man bun and your going for a ride, and who is going to take serious any man done up like princess going to the ball. the jobs we do are not going to a night club, but to some of the worlds shit holes where bad guys have made a living out of killing.. something tells me they are not considering equal rights. i can't wait to next week to see what the new world brings with it...

Ooh...scarey Aristides. Maybe you should move to Sweden. Sweden obliterates the lie of ‘vaccines’ as ticket to ending pandemic "It is now undeniable that in almost every part of North America, Europe, and East Asia, the pandemic is more prolific than it ever was before a single person was vaccinated, even though most of those countries have nearly every adult vaccinated. Thus, it is impossible to deny that vaccinologists like Geert Vanden Bossche and Luc Montagnier were correct when they predicted that mass vaccination with a suboptimal, non-sterilizing vaccine in middle of a pandemic would create vaccine-mediated viral enhancement. It's hard to imagine how people who pushed this strategy didn't see this coming. The typical retort to this allegation is that it's all the fault of "the Delta" and that somehow things would have been even worse without the shots. The problem with this assertion is that we are seeing the sharpest waves ever in the most vaccinated countries. Also, the fact that Sweden has never gotten a Delta wave demonstrates that natural immunity alone would have ended this pandemic." There's more at the link. https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-sweden-obliterates-the-lie-of-vaccines-as-ticket-to-ending-pandemic

Well according to the major of merritt, the last time the water was that high was the great flood in 1936, which tells me a couple of things it has happened before, when our carbon levels where much lower, when the human foot print in the area was much smaller, Did it happen before more than likely... Accurate weather records only go back as far as 1914....and most of the earliest ones were recorded by amateur's. BC has had forest fires every season since before i can remember, everything that happens in BC today is the result of climate change, it was if you guys never had a fire or flood or rain before....media hype. If accurate weather and climate records only go back to 1914, how do you know if these events are every 200 years, you don't they are guessing , WOW , you should move to the high ground and start working on your ark, don't forget to take all the rest of the "sky is fallin " wingnuts with you... Do you really think that our current government is going to save you from this so call crises, that they are going to keep any of their promises....then looking at the larger context you think we are going to convince the largest polluters in the world to bring down they carbon emissions, you have more faith in man kind than i do...Canadians may say they believe and support climate change until it costs something or they have to give something up, like heating their home, or freedom of movement ie by car, train or plane... not going to happen. even the green party could not do anything...so come out from under your bed and enjoy life to the fullest, until you no longer can.

A pretty misleading video with John Robson from the University of Ottawa who is asking the industry to donate to his misinformation channel , so he can continue to throw dust in the eyes of people while sitting with 1,000 books in the background none of which he has read. Yeah, he knows best sitting in his office in Ottawa. - "Ice is not disappearing" he says. Hey, buddy, I have the glacier in front of my eyes every day and I saw it shrink to close to nothing in 10 years. Don't believe a single word you say.

The real problem with our political climate is ultra biased jackasses, such as yourself, who have double standards when it comes to corruption. Corruption exists in all political parties. The way you run around here like an idiot acting like only Democrats are ever corrupt is the real issue. You’re as fake and fraudulent as any corrupt politician. Ultra- biased people should be treated like the trash they are. You offer no real value to any objective society. You are too dumb to vote.