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Shame how the continual toss trash and play the victim nonsense has overtaken the entire Tory movement. I don't like it so it's corruption, undemocratic, unethical etc. etc. You want to be ruled by decree where one man can rule say so and it is done, even dissolve Parliament. Then you can whine about that because he's not your man.

Because it takes a lot of training and skill to understand it? This is part of the problem, in our current epistemic crisis, is that people think that opinions are knowledge. Evolution will eliminate people who drink bleach because a big man tells them to. Just FYI.

Well before they go that far they can actually shut down our oil and gas coming in from the states which because of our own laziness and stupidity we are very reliant on the Americans for despite producing enough for ourselves. British Columbia does not get enough gasoline from Alberta and most important from the states, ontario and Quebec oil comes up from a pipeline from the states, So it's kind of an issue

Note the same, persistent adage: anyone who disagrees with MAGA, doesn't fold and then, praise and cower to it, is wrong and is a target for attacks. This is exactly how it happened in every rising dictatorship: take the obstacles out, one by one. And when nothing is left standing in the path of the tyranny, why would it stop, where?

Forget his bad opinions on the subject, the fact that Democrats, including the Biden administration, went beyond that and actually excluded Tesla over politics shows you how awful they are.

If Americans watch passively the demise of judicial independence, they can as well say farewell to their democracy, flawed and imperfect as it was. There are no such miracles in the entire universe. This may just be the final call.

Wow. There was never any real doubt that after what the democrats did to him trump was going to look at using lawfare to pay them back in kind. But damn, that's one hell of a shot across their bow to let him know they're coming. I suspect that one's going to see the inside of a courthouse. But there's probably more than one of them having a sleepless night tonight

Depending on what you mean by wealth precisely or more accurately how you're measuring it the very first time in history where we've had a Canadian government where our wealth has substantially shrunk over an extended time is right now. Prior to that our GDP per capita always raised except for short periods of severe financial instability such as the great depression or the great recession, but even then it was usually very short-lived and began to grow again immediately. This is the first time in our history where GDP per capita has substantially shrunk over a matter of years without a financial crisis to explain it. And never as it ever fallen so many months consecutively on average over a Length of time. Canadians are actually less wealthy right now than they have been buying a substantial amount and the loss is sustained without a financial crisis to explain it and that trend appears to be accelerating. So yes it absolutely is a thing right now, but that is the very first time in our history that I'm aware of

So like you want me to cite the scientific evidence that mercury poisoning and breathing in coal soot is bad for human health? Otherwise you’ll claim without evidence that the nonpartisan scientific consensus that’s stood for decades is fraudulent? Note that nobody in the Trump administration even bothered to challenge the science behind most of these regulations which have stood for decades, they simply stated that they interfere with business But here is one for you that you should be able to follow America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore …What Zeldin didn’t say is that the economic and health benefits from decades of federal clean air regulations have far outweighed their costs. Some estimates suggest every $1 spent meeting clean air rules has returned $10 in health and economic benefits. How far America has come, because of regulations In the early 1970s, thick smog blanketed American cities and acid rain stripped forests bare from the Northeast to the Midwest. Air pollution wasn’t just a nuisance – it was a public health emergency. But in the decades since, the United States has engineered one of the most successful environmental turnarounds in history. Thanks to stronger air quality regulations, pollution levels have plummeted, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. And despite early predictions that these regulations would cripple the economy, the opposite has proven true: The U.S. economy more than doubled in size while pollution fell, showing that clean air and economic growth can – and do – go hand in hand. The numbers are eye-popping. An Environmental Protection Agency analysis of the first 20 years of the Clean Air Act, from 1970 to 1990, found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42 times greater than the costs. The EPA later estimated that the cost of air quality regulations in the U.S. would be about US$65 billion in 2020, and the benefits, primarily in improved health and increased worker productivity, would be around $2 trillion. Other studies have found similar benefits. That’s a return of more than 30 to 1, making clean air one of the best investments the country has ever made. Science-based regulations even the playing field The turning point came with the passage of the Clean Air Act of 1970, which put in place strict rules on pollutants from industry, vehicles and power plants. These rules targeted key culprits: lead, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter – substances that contribute to asthma, heart disease and premature deaths. An example was the removal of lead, which can harm the brain and other organs, from gasoline. That single change resulted in far lower levels of leadin people’s blood, including a 70% drop in U.S. children’s blood-lead levels. Air Quality regulations lowered the amount of lead being used in gasoline, which also resulted in rapidly declining lead concentrations in the average American between 1976-1980. This shows us how effective regulations can be at reducing public health risks to people.USEPA/Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office (1986) The results have been extraordinary. Since 1980, emissions of six major air pollutants have dropped by 78%, even as the U.S. economy has more than doubled in size. Cities that were once notorious for their thick, choking smog – such as Los Angeles, Houston and Pittsburgh – now see far cleaner air, while lakes and forests devastated by acid rain in the Northeast have rebounded. Comparison of growth areas and declining emissions, 1970-2023.EPA And most importantly, lives have been saved. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to periodically estimate the costs and benefits of air quality regulations. In the most recent estimate, released in 2011, the EPA projected that air quality improvements would prevent over 230,000 premature deaths in 2020. That means fewer heart attacks, fewer emergency room visits for asthma, and more years of healthy life for millions of Americans. The economic payoff Critics of air quality regulations have long arguedthat the regulations are too expensive for businesses and consumers. But the data tells a very different story. EPA studies have confirmed that clean air regulations improve air quality over time. Other studies have shown that the health benefits greatly outweigh the costs. That pays off for the economy. Fewer illnesses mean lower health care costs, and healthier workers mean higher productivity and fewer missed workdays. The EPA estimated that for every $1 spent on meeting air quality regulations, the United States received $9 in benefits. A separate study by the non-partisan National Bureau of Economic Research in 2024 estimated that each $1 spent on air pollution regulation brought the U.S. economy at least $10 in benefits. And when considering the long-term impact on human health and climate stability, the return is even greater.… https://theconversation.com/americas-clean-air-rules-boost-health-and-the-economy-heres-what-epas-new-deregulation-plans-ignore-251203

I've been re-thinking my feelings towards our American neighbours. I found the booing of the US national anthem very disturbing. We are going to have a difficult time for the next few years, but so are the Americans. While President Trump is woefully ill equipped for the role, he was democratically elected and he will be out of office in 204 weeks, 4 days, 17 hours and 12 minutes. (Give or take, depending on how soon I post this). We need to focus on making the recovery when it is over as painless as possible. While tensions are strained, Americans need to know that what ever happens, when they need us, we will be there for them. We have invested decades into building an incredible bond. We cannot let their current difficulties damage that. They are going through a troubled time and we are here for them more than ever.

I think we can all agree that I'm the last person who would ever heap false praise on the LPOC, but they knocked this one out of the park. When I first saw this woman my initial impression was that she was going to be weak and dull, (hell, look at that picture and tell me she doesn't look like a substitute teacher who's about to get steamrolled by a coupe of grade 2 clowns) but I couldn't have been more wrong: I thought she was very classy, friendly (as an ambassador should be), looked sharp, answered all the questions directly, and gave smart answers which pointed this snotty, childish, boorish fiasco in a positive direction. Maybe they should kick Carney to the curb and have this one talk to Trump. Just get her some fake boobs and we could probably get an upgrade on current trade deal 😂

Generation X Punk Rock FTW

Yeah, I should have known, they checked with you and gave their reasons to you before he went LOL Yes, he can make decisions. He is the PM. with all the powers of the office. Like it or not. FFS man...Mayors and Premiers and business people go to foreign countries on trade delegations to rustle up business.

PP is hemorrhaging support at the moment. This should have been a landslide victory for him. One fundamental thing has changed and that is Trump.

You're way off base here. Elon Musk clearly doesn't like Bill Gates at all. Musk's plan is to funnel money to his own companies and those of his allies, not to his rivals. Microsoft won't be on the menu.

Yes, that's EXACTLY what's going on. Look at that stupid tweet--because apparently some whackjob calling herself "Sandra Freedom" is all the source you need. Actually look at it. The Google screenshot of the NY times even references the quote from Walz's debut speech: “Thank you, Madam Vice President, for the trust you put in me. But maybe more so, thank you for bringing back the joy.” The campaign set the tone and explicitly made "joy" a talking point for the tone and tenor of the campaign. This isn't evidence of a conspiracy where all the news organizations got together to decide to describe the campaign as joyful--though that's certainly what you intend to imply. It's evidence of news organizations doing the basic job of reporting WTF is happening in the campaign.

Absolutely. Also it provides a lot of jobs and uses a lot of steel and addresses a lot of other things currently being impacted by tariffs. And it lets Quebec sell power to alberta instead of the us which means if we have to "Cut them off' there's still a customer. And it lets us sell oil to other customers outside of the us and canada. It's something we really need to do.

This is a fantastically stupid post from a fantastically stupid POTUS. There is no evidence that an autopen was used. There is no law that forbids the use of an autopen--and multiple precedents that confirm it's legality. Does anyone think that Trump signed 1300 J6 pardons by hand? He's just a buffoon.

Isn’t the goal to mitigate the disaster of Trump policies as much as possible? Where did anyone claim that we could just hold hands with Europe and the pain will all go away? You seem to be arguing against a straw man; an argument that no one has made.

😂 Wasn't Trump calling for her imprisonment at every rally?

The partisan hacks are scared that this helps Carney politically. That’s all it is. They don’t want to see him improve Canada’s situation because they can’t stand the Libs. The would prefer Canada to lose if it means they can get their party elected.

No, you can’t just apply something that happens in elections to some other situation just because you don’t like the governing party. I guess you could say that you’d like it to apply, but then, why should we care what you or some op-ed thinks? That’s a political question. We will have an opportunity to select MPs soon enough. To say the new PM shouldn’t govern at all is asinine. Why do you want Trump to win this fight with Canada?

The problem for them is that every day between now and when this eventually goes to court biden loses a little more of his memory and cognitive ability and becomes a less and less reliable witness. Basically people pulled him aside and said "We don't bring legal actions against our political opponents in this country unless the charges are a hell of a lot more serious. That's what they do in banana republics" So trump relented and gave up like two days after he was elected. Then they pulled the crap that they pulled on h I'm pretty sure that not attacking your political opponents with legal cases is pretty much out the window at this point

Do you not have a search engine?

No. That's the point it really doesn't. Is the ban on abortion? Where are all of the other things mentioned? There's a couple of elements in it that sort of are the same subject as what trump is doing but their plan is nothing like what trump is doing

As much as you try and as much as you don't like it, he is the PM of Canada until and election says otherwise. He does not have to be elected to be PM. He has all the mandate as any other PM before him. Who said PP was PM? Not me. So,you are making stuff up again...as you did with that caretaker convention shit. You seriously gotta get your own shit together and gather facts before you make stupid unfounded statements. Your shit has flowed from your bowels to your head and has made your blue eyes brown LOL

The attacks are strictly from the left. Just ask any Tesla dealership or conservative who actually speaks up. Tyranny ENDED, on January 20.

Think of it as "catch up" for all the years democrats let left-wingers hijack their party and turn it into a wokeness indoctrination camp. You pronoun sluts have had your run, and now it's time for a real president to step in and make things right.

Carney has not been elected yet to represent Canadians. Therefore he has no mandate to be representing Canadians. He is a lame duck Liberal choice for PM and does not yet have the confidence of the House of Commons. The caretake convention says he should not be doing anything significant on behalf of Canadians. That is just how democracy works.

From what I can see, Russia still doesn't even want to take all of Ukraine. I've been looking at the front lines for the past month or so and they haven' been taking that much more land, other than Kursk, which was Russian to begin with. Now, some could say that this is because Ukraine's military is holding them back, and I certainly think there's some merit to this, but I also think that Ukraine's rapid loss of territory in Kursk suggests something else- Russia doesn't actually feel the need for much more land at this point. There is another issue too, ofcourse, which is that it's hard to move front lines in the winter and early spring. So perhaps there'll be a bit more movement in the coming months. If Ukraine would just acknowledge that it's lost the land Russia now holds and to be fairly neutral, the war could probably end in a week or 2, but Ukraine doesn't appear ready for this at all. I've predicted that the war will end this year in one way or another, but there's still a lot of months to go before then and Ukraine stands to lose a lot more soldiers by then as well.

Your posts are little more than the crazed ramblings of a roadside doomsday preacher.

I'll save Myata some time: You are an evil evil man. Lol

Carney wins, the country breaks up. Pure and simple.

Probably not as many as you would think. To be honest the business lost by Interventional trade barriers is more than the 25% tariff trump is threatening to impose. Every province is carved out its little fiefdom where it makes money and doesn't want the others playing ball. All it takes is the political will to smash that and force a more open internal market and frankly that would go a huge hunk of the way to offsetting any tariffs Canada has gotten lazy, the united states is an easy to access market and we haven't had to be all that competitive in order to do well there because the things the Americans buy from us are things that they generally don't have like power and oil and strategic materials and nickel etc etc. But either don't have it, they don't have enough of it, or they don't have the kind of quality we do. So it was very simple Now we need to get away from that. For example the creation of an energy corridor from one end of Canada to the other that encompass electricity oil natural gas and possibly gasoline products would consume a significant portion of our steel production for the next 5 to 10 years, would allow us to sell to each other instead of to America or independent considering our oil currently goes to the US then crosses the US and comes back up in Ontario and Quebec. We need to make it easier to move from one province to another and still be ticketed for your trade like being a nurse or an electrician, we need to end government protection of certain industries and we need to stop selling our goods to the US and keep selling our goods to ourselves. That would go a long way to making us a lot more independent of the united states. Developing additional trade relationships and increasing our ability to export things like oil and gas to other countries would be another big step. A lot of the other countries are realizing that you ask mark it isn't safe either and we'll be open to the discussion of trading goods and services. There's almost no chance that the day will come when we will have no dealings with the united states. They are a massive market sitting literally on our doorstep. But we can reduce that influence substantially, probably too less than half of its current state. This may turn out to be the wake-up call that promotes a lot of that

Dude he's just being an 1diot trying to get a rise out of you. I'm the first to admit he's dumber than a stump but he's not that dumb

Thanks for admitting you're as clueless as ever kiddo

So what are we waiting for? Clean, abundant, modestly priced energy is everything. Build it (not for north/south export) but to attract business and manufacturing to Canada. Now that's what I'm talking about. According to this electrical engineer (Scott Jansen) it's doable. Beats tariffs trying to attract investment.

The optics are perfect. Canada needs buddies in Europe right now worse than ever. But complaining about the PM taking a trip to Europe? Really? How petty can you get? I don’t think PP would even be this petty.

I seem to recall that a former Conservative leader having dual citizenship was an issue (Canada/US) with some in the media, but apparently Carney having also carrying UK and Irish citizenship is now an asset?

Interesting

Parliament doesn't resume until the 24th. Hopefully you can wait for a whole week until he can crush your dreams.

So you want me to recite the 31 pieces of legislation to you as if you could understand it even though you can’t and then you want me to explain all of the complex scientific research behind that legislation as if you could understand that even though you can’t And if I don’t do that then you claim it PROVES the non-partisan pollution protections implemented over decades of Republican and Democratic administrations is unnecessary Do I have that correct? “My air and water are too clean and aren’t toxic enough!” …Said nobody ever

You look for reasons to be offended 😔

Just saw the ‘bring it home’ ad for Poilievre. That’s the first positive Tory ad I can recall seeing - no mention of the Liberals. He’ll need an awful lot more of that.

Totally Canadian made. He could have held up a Labatts, but they're not Canadian owned. Not as simple as you make it out. And as for political mis-steps, this pales in comparison to PeePee's advocating for the Canadian gov'ts embracing Crypto, a few days before it crashed. That showed a an extreme lack of judgement and forward thinking.

You're obsessed. Are you in the closet? This thread is about the ceasefire in Ukraine, gay or trans rights have FA to do with it.