Bryan

Not a single bit of it.

Nothing partisan about what I wrote.

It could be an opportunity for Trudeau as well. He'll be able to diverge from the ill-conceived promises and just do the right thing.

That's already happening right now. The first 5000 or so arrived in Manitoba already and are stationed at 17 Wing.

They'll lose more than they gain by that. There's a reason the PCs don't exist anymore.

You're conflating two separate things. No one is talking about scaling back Canada Post's other operations like parcel delivery. Those do make a profit, sometimes even enough to make up for the losses from mail delivery. You're right about Harper managing Canada Post's expenses though -- their employee costs are way too high, he should have cut their salaries drastically.

Black ink for one quarter in the last five years is not exactly "profitable". https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/blogs/announcements/details.page?article=2015/08/20/canada_post_segment_&cattype=announcements&cat=newsreleases

Not always, only 95% of the time.

Some things I'm willing to pay for. I certainly don't expect them though. I definitely don't expect others to pay for them.

Unfortunately, so do I. Talk people who work in social services in Manitoba, their case loads are filled with people who do this very thing.

I prefer a lot of things that are too expensive to realistically expect.

How am I supposed to explain something that only exists inside your head?

I'm always surprised when I read things like this (you are far from the first to say it). I've lived in homes much newer than that. I've lived in the inner city, I've lived in the suburbs, I've lived in small towns, and I've lived in remote rural areas. I have ALWAYS had door to door mail service everywhere I've lived. Even in the most remote places, at bare minimum it was delivered to the classic mailbox at the end of the long driveway. I've never lived somewhere that has community mailboxes. That said, I don't think I have any reason to expect that anymore.

They're not. If they were, we'd have had many NDP majorities by now. 60-70% are right down the middle, easily willing to go slightly on either side of the equation if they like the options presented. That's why the centrist options are the only ones that ever form government.

No it isn't. How people vote in Charlottetown has no bearing on how people in Churchill vote. None of those votes carry over from one riding to the next.

The winner is the one the most people in that riding support. The same way it is for mayoral elections. It's the most democratic method that exists.

No. It's not 40% of the vote. It's actually winning those 55% of the seats. 338 separate local elections that everyone has an equal opportunity to grab.

And 13% unemployment, and double digit inflation, and the largest accumulation of debt vs GDP in Canadian history. Harper was one of the best leaders we've ever had, it's pretty easy to find ways to portray him as great. All you have to do is be honest.

Nobody would vote for someone who actually was one of those. That wouldn't stop the left from making the accusation against someone who was not far enough to the left for their liking.

When has he said that he didn't?

It's not broken. Our system still functions exactly as it was designed.

The majority of the naysayers aren't any of those people. They're just people who actually understand how our system works, and how many other systems don't. You're definitely right on the second part though. Everyone has a different idea of what PR means, and once it gets designed by committee, you end up with a complex monstrosity that few understand, and even less want to see implemented.

Nothing was ever hidden. All bills are posted in their entirety for all to read if they so choose. And not one scintilla of democracy was thwarted. They went before the people multiple times, and when enough people decided they liked the other guy, they were voted out. Democracy in action.

The problem with a permanent female leader is style matters to the public more than substance. Kellie Leitch is a practically perfect in terms of policy and in bridging the gap between what the core of the party will want and what those last couple of PCs will accept. Her speaking voice is not strong though. It could be misconstrued as a lack of confidence. I imagine that can be coached though.

It didn't hurt Chretien.