August1991
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Why are urban educated women so opposed to Trump?
Yet many young skilled men -handy men- favour him?
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I admire you Americans and your Constitution.
Heck, you Americans -divided- fought a horrific civil war a century ago to maintain your Constitution.
You seem divided now.
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6 hours ago, paxamericana said:
State sales tax and state income tax are deductible from the federal. If you make 200k and get taxed 50k by the state that year, your effective taxed income is 150k
WTF?
1. How does the federal IRS (CRA) calculate how much state sales tax a person paid?
2. Huh? 200K - why, God wish. In Canada, this would mean that if the provincial government taxes me, and if I earn more than 200,000, I could reduce my federal tax by the amount I paid to provincial tax.
Heck, Quebec already does this.
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Kennedy created the Peace Corps. Trudeau Snr did the same with OFY.
They both wanted to duplicate their Trust Fund life.
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Note to people who fly economy to Cuba: Your CO2 emissions are about the same as if you drove the same distance in a car alone.
Many people have no car, but they fly.
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Note to Quebecers: Norway produces neither cars, nor jets. And it's not part of the EU.
Norway, as Parizeau wished, has its own currency.
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In Norway, a kwh is about 4X the price in Quebec. Norwegians do not waste their resource at home - they sell it abroad,
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Quebec produces Bombardier Challenger Jets that rich people use to travel.
Ontario produces ICE (internal combustion engines - based on gasoline) cars.
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On 7/3/2025 at 4:02 PM, herbie said:
Both misinformation
There WAS American milk in our grocery store and no one bought it. The carton's were noticeably smaller, the price wasn't less, and people wer convinced it was riddled with hormones, anti-biotics and chemical additives
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Additives? Gimme a break.
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Here's your tell kids: Have you ever noticed that grocery stores have TWO very separate cheese sections?
-One section -close to margarine- is for the standard Canadian 400g Cheddar/Brick/Mozzarella.
-Another section in the store -closer to the deli- is for the high-end Oka, Brie.
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On 7/2/2025 at 9:59 AM, Barquentine said:
So he's running in a Conservative seat in Alberta.
1: Makes him look like a coward to play it so safe.
2: Fortifies the idea the Cons are a Western grievance party.
3: Hell have to pander to the far right.
4: He'll have to talk about Alberta separation a lot.
5: He may get a lower percentage than that riding got in the general election.
This guy just doesn't have good political instinct.
Coward?
Barquentine, I have not read through this thread.
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Mackenzie King lost a seat, and then ran in the same election, to become PM.
Mulroney lost, then ran in Nova Scotia, and won in Quebec.
Pickersgill was parachuted.
Welcome to Canadian politics.
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What strikes me about Poilievre is that he's like Nixon (or Clinton). He comes back.
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Why did they disagree? Both were federalists.
In general, we Canadians get along.
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48 minutes ago, Army Guy said:
This year alone our deficit is suppose to hit 90 plus bil....he only added 9 bil a year to defense....so we are spending 80 plus bil more than we earn....What exactly are these deep cuts....have we lost any social programs yet...which ones...
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Canada has a GDP of some 2 trillion. 90 billion? Is that a rounding number?
My daughter owes 2 thousand on her MasterCard.
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What do these numbers mean?
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On 7/1/2025 at 9:35 AM, User said:
There is simply too much ignorance in this thread to fix.
You Canadians have been involved in numerous wars and rebellions before you became "Canada" and then more after that as you conquered any dissent or natives after you became Canada.
Disagree. Strongly.
We Canadians have been involved in too many wars abroad.
But amongst ourselves, we get along. We Canadians have a long history and despite our differences: French, English, Catholic, Protestant, we get along.
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8 minutes ago, Army Guy said:
Round up everyone that voted for the left, and dumped them in Quebec......"you'll get along"....leaving all the rest of the provinces with sensible government with sensible budgets..that would be a great start...
Disagree. Still laughing.
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Urban Montrealers are not Quebec.
Canada is a remarkable country.
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3 minutes ago, Army Guy said:
Round up everyone that voted for the left, and dumped them in Quebec......"you'll get along"....leaving all the rest of the provinces with sensible government with sensible budgets..that would be a great start...
We Canadians get along.
Nous autres, malgré tout, on s'entend.
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Chretien famously told Bush Jnr that we're not sending any troups to Iraq.
Trudeau Snr famously, as PM, went to Red China before Kissinger.
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20 minutes ago, WestCanMan said:
Carney is shooting off his mouth and then having to do a complete 180° at least once a month. That's not "wise and careful".
Poilievre has never been that much of an idjit.
What would have Poilievre done any different?
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On 7/4/2025 at 7:30 PM, Shady said:
So much disinformation. The Medicaid “cuts” are that illegals no longer qualify for benefits, and able bodied people are required to work at least part time. Oh the horror.
Shady,
I agree. It is not clear what this budget is doing - except that there are no tax increases.
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Trump? Biden? Clinton? Bush?
No one can win an election against Santa Claus.
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Remember 2008? We Canadians are solid - except we live aside gamblers.
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Why are urban people so leftist?
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I know the city of New York as a tourist. (I had an aunt who married a New Yorker from Brooklyn, but they moved to Long Island.)
Years ago, I recall flying into JFK from Frankfurt (AMS?) and the two young women beside me. First time to America. I explained that foreigners only care about Manhatten, below Central Park. I showed them the map, suggested that they walk.
And I gave these kids Gershwin in their Walkman.
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OTOH,
The US is the only successful federal state/regime without a consumption tax, a VAT, a GST.
To solve America's HUGE federal deficit problems - and rising, America needs a federal consumption tax.
Trump is the kind of guy to impose it.
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This ain't gonna happen.
The GST is a hated tax, making trade easy is hard and getting people to get along is what makes Canada great.
It is proof that Trudeau Snr and Mulroney were great Canadians.
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10 minutes ago, WestCanMan said:
Carney's "Elbows Up!" is more like "Mouth round 😛". He is clearly just Trump's b1tch.
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Disagree.
Carney is a wise, careful bureaucrat. I have wondered how Poilievre would have dealt with Trump.
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On 6/29/2025 at 3:15 PM, Army Guy said:
Then stop electing wingnuts that sign onto these defensive agreements...protest to leave NATO and shut down our military...either way Canadians need to grow a pair and decide what direction we want to go in....instead of killing it slowly...
Like you ever had a choice of where your tax dollars go....
Here, I strongly disagree.
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We live in the post 1990s world.
The Soviet Union no longer exists. Communism is no longer an ideological threat - except in western universities, parts of South America and American cities.
Canada Sustainable? Challenger Jets vs ICE Cars
in Federal Politics in Canada
Posted · Edited by August1991
I don't like this guy, Scheer. I met him once. He's no Chretien.
But he shows the same logic:
https://x.com/AndrewScheer/status/1941244552003846436?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet