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AngusThermopyle

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  1. 9 hours ago, Army Guy said:

    They say they have a plan to spend about 481 billion, to counter the pandemic, OK , they even included time frames for pay back, which leads me to this question. How do they mange to pay down over 330 bil from 21 -23, where is the funds coming from, no mention of tax increases, no mention on which dept is going to get cut, so we are sort of left guessing how much is this going to hurt... My next question if we can pay back 330 bil of debt in 2 years time  A first for this nation, i mean those around for Chretien decade of darkness know that cuts hurt like crazy....and we did by know means reach 330 bil in 2 years.... Whats been stopping us from doing it before now and if it is this easy, why 1.4 trillion in debt ? I really hoping some one can fill in the blanks why not 660 bil in 4 years and i'll vote liberal all day long....yes i did say liberal...

     

    Fiscal update sets up $100B more spending on economic stimulus, atop $381B deficit (msn.com)

    Some good questions there. It would probably help if the Liberals would actually table a budget. So far 20 months and counting, and still no indication of when we can expect a real budget to be submitted.

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  2. On 5/5/2020 at 2:33 PM, Rue said:

    Didn't take you long to blame them injuns again. Is anything not their fault? Please show your evidence of injuns being to blame for gun smuggling. Or is it gonna be another one of those personal anecdotes again. N Banana is to blame.  Do not blame me. My people sell smoked meat and bagels. You could use a stale bagel as a weapon.

     

    Get real. It's been known for a long time that reserves that straddle the border are major smuggling routes. Your self righteous sarcasm and outrage are completely misplaced in this case.

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  3. 10 minutes ago, Army Guy said:

    New news , gun advocates are planning take the this ban to court, also interesting some of the guns that were banned include pump action shot, some hunting rifles, and an airsoft gun "a toy" because toys are dangerous to liberals as well, it really is telling on how much work went into the goat rodeo, and how much expertise or "consulting" with the experts or for that matter anyone who could tell a toy rifle from a real one....or a pump action shot gun from an AR-15, not to mention those bolt action hunting rifles...Bill Blair was an RCMP officer and should have been familiar with some of the different fire arms, like shotguns, hunting rifles,  or atleast a toy gun....who proof reads all this crap they put out....my guess is no one.

     

     

    Plenty of mistakes and errors in this piece of crap legislation. Two Face Book chat groups are included in the ban as well as an American website. Almost all 12 gauge shotguns are now banned. It states that any firearm with a muzzle diameter of 20mm or more are banned. Well folks, a 12 gauge shotgun with interchangeable chokes comes in as being over that limit, so now they're banned. They also included a single shot bolt action rifle in it. Not to mention this kind of sheer utter stupidity, all these weapons pictured are on the banned list. What really pisses me off is that they didn't include main battle tanks, fighter bombers and various warships of different classes too. You don't need a tank to take down a deer after all.

     

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  4. 15 hours ago, jacee said:

    I guess that's why they said assault "style" weapons, to get rid of the wannabe lookalikes. Makes sense to me. That's a testosterone binge itself for the "yahoos" spoiling for a fight for the rights of the far right and spitting mad with isolation anxiety. 

    That's an immediate problem. 

    And the increasing trendiness of assault "style" wannabe rifles is a problem in itself. 

    If it looks like one, now you can be charged as if it is one? 

    Just like replica handgun gets you an armed robbery charge. 

    Makes sense to me. 

    Based on the pile of delusional crap you posted I'm not at all surprised that it makes sense to you.

  5. Exactly, it has nothing to do with public safety as they state. It has everything to do with scoring cheap exploitative political points by appealing to ignorance. They have not presented one single fact to back their position on this ban. That's because the facts would illustrate just how cynical this is. The fact is that statistically Canadian gun owners are three times less likely than non gun owners to commit a crime. The fact is that no one has ever been killed by an AR15 in Canada. The fact is that the only time the Mini 14 was ever used for a mass shooting in Canada was many years ago when a nut bar Aloha Snackbar guy killed a bunch of women at a woman's school in Montreal.

    It actually makes a lot of sense that licensed owners would be very law abiding. If you know anything about Canadian gun laws you know that license holders are checked for negative police interactions daily. They are also subject to unannounced checks on their property and storage if deemed necessary. Ironically, law abiding Canadian gun owners are monitored far more strictly than convicted criminals who have used guns to commit their crimes. In fact, no such monitoring or checks are instituted on criminals at all. 

    Only in Canada eh.

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  6. 3 hours ago, Zeitgeist said:

    What, you think your freedoms have been stolen more than in other countries, including many US states?   Obviously you don’t read news.  In parts of Europe no one under 12 is allowed to leave the house for any reason.  In Ontario we can still go for runs and walks without having to have a dog.  While it’s recommended not to visit people, there’s no legal enforcement of that.  The closing of playgrounds was about as harsh as it got.  The bigger issue is the closing of parts of the economy, but that was done to slash cases.  Figure out what you want, because there’s economic consequences for all forms of shutting down, including air travel, which impacts tourism, hotels, and so on.  Trudeau hasn’t been great on any of this, but he hasn’t fucked up the messaging or interfered where he was out of his depth.  The numbers speak for themselves, and nobody’s whining changes that.

    What the hell does any of that drivel have to do with your statement about politics having barely emerged during this crisis? Did you actually understand what was said? Or are you just looking for any opportunity you can find to post totally unrelated crap?

  7. 14 hours ago, Zeitgeist said:

    The main difference in approach was the strong public health information campaign and press conferences.  Trudeau reinforced and worked with them.  The official position was always quite clear and unified.  Science was always at the fore and politics barely emerged, except over smaller issues like when to resume a full parliament.  

    Really? Politics barely emerged? So you consider Trudeau attempting two major grabs at virtually unlimited power within the span of a few weeks to be an example of politics barely emerging? Now that's what I call a really special perspective.

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  8. 9 hours ago, Tdot said:

    Yet.

    Now, Trudeau can make sure that it never happens.

    He doesn't give a damn about making sure it never happens. It's pure political posturing and grandstanding on his behalf. Like everything he does he's just going for the low hanging fruit while ignoring the real problem. And as usual he's been caught plain outright lying about the subject. Like the time he claimed you can just walk into a store and purchase a firearm without a license, or when he claimed storage laws are lax.

    He prays on the ignorance of the general population regarding firearms and the applicable laws. He fear mongers with his talk of "assault" rifles and weapons of mass destruction. Sadly, too many Canadians are gullible and take him at his word. The fact is that licensed firearm owners in Canada are three times less likely to be involved in criminal activity or illegal acts than the non firearm owning general public. The fact is that we have very stringent laws governing firearm ownership and storage in Canada. The fact is that legal firearms have never been a problem worthy of any note in Canada.

    This has absolutely nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with advancing his own personal agenda. As it always is with this detestable person.

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  9. On 4/23/2020 at 11:21 AM, Iceni warrior said:

    What's The Colour of Magic like?

    I'm a big fan of Pratchett but never found that any of the adaptations were very good.

    It's not bad, pretty entertaining. Obviously not as good as the book, but overall not too bad.

  10. Since there isn't much worth watching on TV we've been watching quite a bit of Youtube. Everything from movies to how to video's. We just watched The Iron Maiden the other night with Allan Hale, a good light hearted movie. Another we watched was The Colour of Magic based on the Terry Pratchett disc world novels.

    I've seen Always several times, in fact I used to own it on VHS. It's not bad but is actually just a reimagined remake of an older movie. Still worth watching though.

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