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Paper or plastic bag? the grocery clerk asked. That option is gone now in most stores. Somebody must've realized they're cutting too many trees to turn into paper bags. Between the forest fires and tree-cuttings, we're having all these landslides! The latest must've been the real goal for trying to "ban" plastic bags. It boils down to money. You have to pay for them plastic bags now! Giant stores like Loblaws and WalMart don't want to look cheap and greedy, so they've got to have excuses to charge for those bags! So.....here comes the government propaganda to the rescue! Now, they cost 5 cents each. But people still prefer to pay for them. I bet, these big corporations are just itching to raise the price.

If we're living at the time of a climate shift - like some peoples in the ancient past once did - surely the only logical course of action will be to prepare for it, instead of trying to stop it. How can you stop nature?

Look at the weather - they're all getting extreme, they'd most likely say. Even if that's true (and not simply hype)..... So? Look at the earthquakes and erupting volcanoes - they seem to abound, too. Maybe, it's that time again......... earth will soon be re-shaping itself again!

You still doubt what I've said? https://globalnews.ca/news/4365368/plastic-greenhouse-gas-emissions-pollution-degrade/ Again, the question: why is there no outright clamor for all these plastic materials to be banned? You'd think every environmentalist government all over the world - starting with Macron, Merkle and Trudeau - would be scrambling to heed that peer-reviewed research. And yet, the attitude is, "Meh. Let's ban other things." Why the laissez-faire attitude when it comes to certain things? The answer is simple logic: There can't be no real looming disaster if they have the luxury of picking-and-choosing what they want to ban. There is lots of time! There is no urgency....that is, if, there is even something disastrous looming to begin with! This is all hype ....and hysteria by the over-emotional snowflakes.

Plastic water bottles! They're outraged by them - and yet no one's mentioning plastic containers for gatorade, or coca cola or pepsi cola....and all the plastic containers for yop and yogurts.....and juices, and the variety of tubs for spreadable cheeses, not to say plastic wrapping/bags that contain the blocks or the strings, or the shredded!!

What about these things? The Rainbow Loom Band https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/is-rainbow-loom-bad-for-the-environment-the-downside-of-this-years-hot-toy/2014/01/06/11b4dc84-71a0-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html?utm_term=.31084d11ebed It did got banned in some schools......but not because of the environment! Where's the outrage for this?

If the situation is dire - surely the plastic you'd want to ban would be the ones that everybody's using, right? Just imagine the volume of those things! Plastic water bottles has nothing on sandwich/freezer bags/saran wrap combo. Like saran wrap, sandwich and freezer bags! Lol, the amount I go through with these had made me wonder indeed why no one's clamoring for the ban! Surely I'm not the only one using them like crazy! Take a peek at a kids lunch bag and count how many plastics are in them! How many plastics are in your lunch bag? The hysterical environmentalists only want to ban plastics that they don't use. So, based on that alone - why the heck do we easily swallow everything they tell us hook, line and sinker?

Scribblett had scratched the surface of what I think would be an interesting discussion (in her update). I responded with this: There is such a thing called "CLIMATEGATE!" Of course, the deniers - the ones who deny that there is a scam behind climate change - would continue to deny, and bury the warnings. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6679082/Climate-change-this-is-the-worst-scientific-scandal-of-our-generation.html If one doesn't get carried away by all the hype, and keep maintaining an objective look - how can you not question what the hysterical environmentalists are demanding we do? let's start with plastics! That's the latest scare these days. Plastics are heavily polluting the oceans. It's just a matter of time - they scream! Then they latch on to plastic straws! Ban them! Yeah, right! How many ziploc sandwich bags, ziploc freezer bags - of all sizes - are we using???? Do you ever hear any complaints about them? No! Because everyone - including the environmentalists - find them convenient! What about kitchen trash bags? How come no one's calling for that ban? Because everyone - including the environmentalists - find them convenient! What about Saran wrap???? None! No one's mentioning it....because everyone - including the environmentalists - find them convenient! What about those plastics in produce section of grocery stores? Why are they still around? And yet, they want to ban plastic grocery bags! Go figure.

Trudeau's got his own team - and it's not Canada! He's been grinding Canada to the ground!

He only thinks he is. But he's not! Trump's been playing him.

He can't hold his tongue. Period. How many times did that tongue of his had caused us problems? He could never hold his tongue. The only time his tongue doesn't wag is when he uses his fingers on twitter!

Incarcerating them means we have to provide for them! We cannot sustain that kind of expense! There wouldn't have any need for incarceration if we just turn them away from the border! Once word spreads that they can't enter Canada - it will deter others from coming here. We've got big mouth Trudeau to thank for this influx! Just look at Italy. After it refused refugees - they are now going for Spain! Shifting Overseas Route Spain Becomes New Target for Migrants http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/refugees-now-aim-for-spain-in-their-migration-route-a-1221537.html

The judge - Justice Belobaba - in this ruling is known for being a left-leaning judge. He's been called an "activist." He's the same judge who made the ruling on the Khadr settlement, and had refused to freeze the payment to Khadr. He is an appointee by Liberal PM Paul Martin.

Apparently, Ford had already talked about this since July. It's not like as if it's been sprung from out of nowhere. If some MPs agree to this change - I've heard of one who was interviewed, and who's still going to run - I don't see any reason why others can't, if they still want to. True, the parameters had changed. It means more responsibility! Downsizing happens rampantly in the private sector. In life.....sometimes s*** happens. The unexpected occurs. That's part of life. MP-wannabes should be quick on their feet. The position comes with a big price-tag. We want those who can hack it, make it. Let's see how these MPs can roll with the changes. Those who can't, may not be suitable for the position anyway.

Were judges ever elected? https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/premier https://www.lgontario.ca/en/constitutional-role/

WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. Shades of "Kavanaugh got caught committing perjury." That's why I'll be asking you to support your statement with a credible source.

What party would do that??? Only the socialist-bent ones!

It's the appointed judges who practice partisanship, that pose a real danger, imho. If the notwithstanding clause shouldn't be used - then, why on earth is it there to be used as a last resort? I don't care what those who had put it there were thinking - that's all speculation. Bottom-line: notwithstanding clause is there to be used. It's all these special interest groups too, that tangles our government in legal suits (and expenses), that is also of grave concern. I imagine the liberals and socialists in this country will be copycatting the USA counterparts in trying to thwart our government at every turn. Prepare for a costly term because of these bullies who can't accept the fact that it's a conservative party that won the election! They'll be deliberately making it difficult for the government to govern. Liberals and NDPs don't care about the deficit. All they care about is getting the power. They're behaving like some parties in some corrupt African countries. Pathetic how we're devolving. Is the charter finished? YES! For sometime ago! With the help of the colluding, lying media!

Lol. During the debate and in his rallies, Ford had repeatedly said that if he becomes Premier, he'll talk to people - those in the front lines - to know where he can make things more efficient. For the life of me......... ....how can anyone with a rational mind, ever expect him to campaign on particulars and specifics.......... if he has yet to consult with those in the front lines - those very ones who should know?????

He campaigned on the issue! I'm tired of journalists making this inaccurate accusation. Just because he wasn't specific about his plans doesn't mean he didn't campaign on the issue! He did! He is going to streamline the government, to go for efficiency! streamline - make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods. "the company streamlined its operations by removing whole layers of management" https://www.google.com/search?q=streamline+def&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b We know why he wants to streamline the government, don't we? That's one of his plans to save $$$$ - to get us out of the very deeeeeeeep hole that the ***hole Liberals had gotten us into. So, why is it any surprise that he's slashing down the council? To streamline the government - what do they think that means? Get rid of volunteer workers? Down-size and lay off people at WalMart? Journalists should've made a specific checklist of everything that he might do, and got him to answer them. They didn't. Some journalists are doing this on purpose - spreading fake news! People who hadn't followed the rallies and debates during the last election wouldn't know that it's a lie! They're trying to smear Ford. All they're proving is that....... it's true - you cannot trust the media! You can't trust them, not because everyone of them is dishonest - but by the looks of it, those who are not dishonest, are ignorant. Heck, how can you trust a liar....or someone who doesn't know what he's on about? Though not a journalist - John Tory is one of them. I just can't make up my mind which category he belongs to.

What do we do with refugee claimants (including those granted with permanent residency), if they're found guilty of committing serious crimes in Canada? I'm thinking of this Syrian refugee (who's only been here 17 months), and is charged with first degree murder of a 13 year old girl in BC. This refugee has a permanent residency status.