Hydraboss
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There won't be any fight at all once Trudeau passes ranked ballots as 'electoral form'.
It's over baby.
This weekend has been absolutely perfect for the Liberals in every way.
If the NDP stayed even fractionally relevant this may be true, but with them steering hard left (as in "activist left") the ranked ballots won't play in the Libs favor nearly as much. There are way too many "progressives" that aren't necessarily that looney so liberals may put the Cons as their second choice and vice versa. The self destruction of the NDP may end some vote splitting but it also may be the only thing that saves Canada from Justin's election fixing tactics.
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Conservatives never lie?
Smallc, I used a small c.
Both parties will be banging hard on the "conservative" drum come next election - especially with regards to financial conservatism in order to argue who is best at cleaning up the expensive mess that Justin is making. So, yes, one side will be conservative and the other will lie about being conservative.
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No, I'd rather see a fight on open ground. Once the NDP become nothing more than a footnote in history, the Cons and Libs can finally fight it out over who are lying (??) and who are conservative. Shouldn't take Justin*Trudeau long to sink his own ship now that there's no choice other than the CPC.I figured you'd be rooting for a strong NDP.
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So we're officially back to a two party system.
Good.
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Mulcair being booted is only the minor portion of the story - what I'm actually curious about is the LEAP Manifesto. With any luck, they will vote to endorse it as party principle and therefore be cast to the nether regions of complete insignificance for the foreseeable future in Canada, just like the Greens.
Any word yet?
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There are simply some surplus facilities that need to go, or need to be converted.
You sound exactly like a guy from Alberta who said pretty much the same thing one time. What the hell was his name.....????
Oh yeah. Ralph Klein.
And for the record, I think you're correct that these types of "hospitals" need to go. They're a huge drain on the health budget.
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$8.99 boat horn from Canuck Tire.
Works fantastic (just make sure the call didn't originate in Canada...or Kwebek (then it could get messy legally according to my lawyer).
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The government should not be in the business of providing loans.
Agreed.
The GoC should immediately stop any and all loans to other countries/foreign aid, quit giving small business loans through the BDoC, end financial loan programs to "new Canadian" organizations, ensure that Bombardier never gets another cent, .........
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Yes, this is clearly being used derisively, and is clearly not acceptable. This is cut and dried. It will no longer be allowed.
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Actually -k, I have to disagree with you in this instance. If you replace "Junior" with "Trudeau" it doesn't change the tone of the statement one bit. While you may dislike the sentiment, the use of "Junior" likely isn't what's derisive. If "Junior" is allowed, it's allowed (not that I care in the least one way or the other). This status update shouldn't be a reason why that changes.
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Likely deficits over the next 6 years are more likely to 80-90 billion.
Well, that's a relief. For a minute there I thought the Liberals were spending more than taxpayers could afford.
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Program spending as a percentage of GDP is set to rise from 12.9 per cent to 14.6 per cent next year. What we are seeing is the creation of a long-term structural deficit, not temporary cyclical investments.
Hmmm.... Isn't it about time for some small-c
conservativeLiberal supporters to come along and defend this? I thought the first thing was to defend having a "small" deficit, and then THAT didn't matter because the debt-to-GDP ratio would continue to come down, and then THAT didn't matter because the debt-to-GDP ratio wouldn't increase at least........and now we have this. The first of several destructive budgets to be tabled by a completely inept group. Welcome to Canada indeed.
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There is no one size fits all circumstances.
Hence Murder in the First Degree, Murder in the Second Degree, Manslaughter. There are three sizes to fit all circumstances.
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We need to let judges and juries make that call based on knowing the real context and facts of the crime.
Correct - judges get to decide on the "if convicted" part. The sentencing should be prescribed. I also happen to believe that judges should take the place of the parole boards.
You can get Murder 2 for winning a fist fight if you get unlucky.
Also correct, but a murder 2 charge would be exceedingly hard to prove in a fist fight. Far more likely you would be hit with manslaughter. And if you punch someone and they die, you killed them. Simple as that. Go to jail.
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#1 - Manslaughter - if convicted, 10 years with a chance of parole, no intent to kill
#2 - Murder 2 - if convicted, 25 years and then a chance at parole, intent to kill
#3 - Murder 2 - if convicted, 25 years and then a chance at parole, intent to kill
#4 - Murder 1 - if convicted, LIFE*, no chance of parole, intent to kill
* LIFE means you die in prison. Period. No need for any rehabilitation. If this were the case, I wouldn't be such a proponent of the death penalty.
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I trust you will include this audio link going forward when you use your phonetic based helpful designation for the province of Quebec.
Nope.
Back to the thread....
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"Kwebek" - oh right... it wouldn't be a complete post from you if you didn't drop your lil' gem! You've done this for years, and I'll keep calling you on it. Why do you use that spelling for the province of Quebec?
Phonetics. Wouldn't want anyone on the boards mispronouncing it (I'm helpful that way). This should help you:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/quebec
Unfortunately, my keyboard doesn't have a backwards "e".
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And there is where your assumption fails...Alberta WOULD be better off without the rest of Canada, whereas Kwebek would be completely and utterly broke.
Before anyone starts with the whole "you obviously don't know how equalization works" crap, know that I DO understand the program very well. It's just a little curious that what Alberta sends to Ottawa in overpayments, Kwebek takes out. Do the math any way you wish.
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So, is there a question that goes along with this thread or is it just you standing on a soapbox defending the eastern portion of the country?
(Full disclosure: I've lived in Alberta the vast majority of my life and that's quite a while prior to 1982)
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Paid taxes. Lots of them.
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Residents of Montreal are rightly concerned about their drinking water.
No they're not. They are waiting for the right price to be offered. Kwebek only has one concern - extorting the ROC.
The line will go through once they are offered the right price. Mark my words on that one. This is strictly about money...always has been and always will be. If not, why did they "allow" Enbridge to reverse the line in the first place?
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C'mon....I'm at least a two trick pony (I don't like economic refugees either).
I don't speak for Enbridge, but this is a high stakes game for a pile of cash so they may decide that "business purposes" dictate that they alter the usage of that line. It's all about leverage.
And since they seem to have the support of most of the affected jurisdictions outside LaGreedy Province, they won't even be painted as the bad guy this time.
Leverage. Look it up.
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..just doesn't pack a punch anymore.
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If Enbridge decides to "alter usage" on their line going into Kwebek it sure would. They can decide to mothball that pipeline anytime they want.
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As is the norm, Kwebek is standing in the way of something the ROC wants until it's extortion expectations are met. No surprise there. Shut off the valves and let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark.....
And for all of those "why is Canada doing business with Saudi Arabia??" types....... http://boereport.com/2016/01/25/saudi-oil-filling-a-new-brunswick-refinery-what-kind-of-an-energy-policy-is-that/
Yes...why are we?
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Oh, and people can stuff the "islamaphobe" crap. I'd feel the exact same way if we brought in 25,000 white guys from Alabama. I'm sure it would be exactly the same in reverse (as it should be).
Tom Mulcair leadership review
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Because you feel it insults your Leader? Tough.