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Nope. I have no use whatsoever for government/political machinations no matter who does it. Nor do I have much sympathy for people who imagine any without hard evidence - a very high-ranked whistle-blower like Jody Wilson-Raybould for example. I think closed-door in-camera lobbying should be illegal.

We promised the Europeans freedom. It would be worse than dishonorable not to see they have it. This might mean war with the Russians, but what of it? They have no Air Force anymore ,their gasoline and ammunition supplies are low .I've seen their miserable supply trains; mostly wagons drawn by beaten up old hoses or oxen. I'll say this; the Third Army alone with very little help and with damned few casualties, could lick what is left of the Russians in six weeks. You mark my words. Don't ever forget them. Someday we will have to fight them and it will take six years and cost us six million lives.” General George Patton This sort of victory in Europe might have even negated the need to create Israel. The world would be so different I'd probably be posting this from my condo on the moon. Fu ck...we were that close.

Go tell it to this guy.

He grossly exaggerated the effect of the carbon tax on inflation for starters. Look, I've said for months you guys have won the war against action. Embrace it revel in it, you know you wanna. And yet Poilievre just pretends he gives a shit about climate change and has a plan to deal with it. Polls have consistently shown that a majority of Canadians are concerned about climate change and support measures to rein in rising emissions and keep the planet from warming much more than 1.5 degrees C hotter than pre-industrial levels, a tipping point after which climate-related problems become much worse. Since the Paris accord was inked, Canada has been the worst performer in terms of reducing emissions of any member of the G7. And that is on the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who proved that words are cheap. Now, at least, there seems to be a semi-credible reduction plan in place. Mr. Poilievre is in a trickier spot. In March (2023), an Angus Reid poll showed that just 12 per cent of his supporters believe climate change is a “top issue” facing Canada. And only last year, delegates at a federal Conservative convention voted against adding “climate change is real” to the party’s policy book. That is the CPC base. But the views of that base are not aligned with the majority of Canadians. https://archive.ph/tueFx Poilievre seems quite aligned with his base of support and I guess we'll see what the base does when he finally announces his plan. I suppose they can always blame how much more Poilievre's plan will cost Canadians on Trudeau. That's always an easy sell.

Not the right wing meat eaters. They simply didn't have the word woke back then when they associated hippies and freaks with vegetarianism. But of course that was way back when Archie Bunker made chuds seem cute.

So what's preventing Poilievre from simply declaring climate change is a nothingburger and he intends to do nothing at all about it?

The only one who's lied about the carbon tax is Poilievre. As the poll you posted clearly indicated, a majority of Canadians are disillusioned with all the politicians. Trudeau's commitment to climate change was obvious when he bought a pipeline and then built another beside it.

Yup no progress and more cynicism. Win win win.

There is nothing better, even Scott Moe admits every other option is more expensive. It would be really refreshing to see some honesty from the right wing and the admission that burn baby burn is the preferred option.

No, I just don't like them as much anymore but I also feel sorry for them. It's been said before that all the other living things we share the planet with would give a collective cheer if we disappeared. Disappearing from the landscape certainly seems to have been what's led to animal populations around Chernobyl recovering so well despite being there 100's of times more radioactive fallout than Hiroshima. But of course we're the weediest most invasive creature on earth so you can be sure we'll survive too. It would sure cut into CO2 emissions nicely. And you can be sure any real self-respecting dictator would be quite annoyed at you associating them with Trudeau or Biden.

I think the most telling result from the poll in the OP article is this; Overall, the Abacus data showed a small increase in the number of respondents who don't support the federal carbon pricing system, although it also revealed they were skeptical of all political messaging around the issue — regardless of whether it was positive or negative. When it comes to which of the two major federal leaders was providing the most accurate information around the policy, 27 per cent of responders chose Trudeau, 32 per cent chose Poilievre, and 41 per cent said neither. I think this 41% has probably given up hope because they know on some instinctive level the likeliest reasons for emissions to ever stop now will be catastrophic regardless of who is in power.

You're taking that on faith in the absence of evidence. In any case I was introduced to the silliness of the supernatural when I was scientifically tested for my psi abilities as a kid. I'm absolutely certain your creation science falls into the same realm.

The very same thing happened to billions of other human beings. What makes Jews so special?

I'd certainly prefer that I personally survive but it goes without saying I could care less about you. I honestly think climate change and dictatorship, not necessarily in that order, are a far greater peril. You support more of these not less because you're insane.

I'm willing to take a chance with WW3. Better that than a world in which the West's right-wing shrugs in the face of the Putin's of the world. I think the dangers of radioactive fallout are overrated. Almost four decades after the Chernobyl disaster—the world’s worst nuclear accident—signs of life are returning to the exclusion zone. Wild animals in Chernobyl are flourishing within the contaminated region; puppies roaming the area are capturing the hearts of thousands. Tourists who have watched the critically acclaimed HBO series Chernobyl are taking selfies with the ruins. Once thought to be forever uninhabitable, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become a haven for flora and fauna that prove that life, as they say in Jurassic Park, finds a way. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/586059/chernobyl-animal-facts

No, it's just simple.

Theists lose because they're not even on the playing field. That's because it's not science.

Is it safe to say you're oblivious to why this works both ways?

I meant COVID vaccines. Consider yourself corrected. They are for me. I asked my entire medical team, GP, cardiologist, urologist, (cancer...still all good so far👍) pharmacist. They all said 👍.

It certainly was where I live. And even more so with regards to addressing housing shortages for renters who need affordable housing. Now people can build or legalize existing secondary suites, laneway houses, and yes build duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes too. I think Nimbys are probably more scared of new renters not new owners.

Sure, the vast VAST majority of medical experts still stand by their conviction that vaccinations are the best way to prevent further disease and death. They've obviously made some improvements. As I reported earlier my arm doesn't hurt and they seem to have done away with the little circle in the lower right hand corner of my field of vision indicating the chips were updating to the latest version. That was always kind of distracting.

My mistake, I shouldn't have assumed you actually looked at the RBC report the G&M story your thread is based on wrote about. Apparently you can't bring yourself to do so. Well sure there was COVID and now high interest rates holding things back. The report mentioned these as well as a chaotic housing market. This slowdown may have diluted or masked the fact zoning issues are a prominent aspect of the housing conundrum but they haven't gone away. I highly doubt that training institutions for building trades, materials manufacturers or people who might wish to rezone are going to invest time or money gearing up for the great rebuild until all the ducks are lined up, especially the biggest flock, residential property owners.

Definitely me. There was always a perfectly good valid reason for vaccine mandates, to prevent the spread of disease and death. That said you can be quite certain there was never any need to resort to using these when vaccinating people. The MSM stopped talking about COVID in 2022? Not on the planet I live.

Sure. It's the 4th idea in the list of 7 in RBC's housing report. I guess you didn't read it because you're such a know it all who didn't need to. It says; Ease zoning restrictions to allow more density in cities and diversify the types of houses built to make more productive use of land. https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/the-great-rebuild-seven-ways-to-fix-canadas-housing-shortage/ Which exist for the purpose of creating, enforcing, regulating and above all else, changing ...wait for it...zoning bylaws! Many of which are there to ensure changes occur in someone else's backyard.

You do your homework then. And if you're saying the polls indicate people are against a tax on wealth perhaps you could direct me to one. I've looked and I couldn't find any at all.