dialamah Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 No, they don't. For them, we are a satellite of the US.Once you leave Canada, the country disappears from the news. Nobody will change that. Harper certainly did not. We need to be more realistic about our place in the world. Not even true! Beiber keeps us on the international stage, and Ford did his part for Canada's visibility. Harper has also contributed to our worldwide reputation. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/15/stephen-harper-master-manipulator Quote
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Not even true! Beiber keeps us on the international stage, and Ford did his part for Canada's visibility. Harper has also contributed to our worldwide reputation. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/15/stephen-harper-master-manipulator You are entirely right there. When it comes to culture and celebrity, we are giants. Quote ‘How small we make our worlds. Gather them in, tighten them up into little castles of fear.’
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Russian media reports in Canada often. You need to pay attention. Every country reports on every other country these days. Does not mean much. We will see if Justin or whoever is any tougher on Sechin and Yakunn than Harper was. Quote ‘How small we make our worlds. Gather them in, tighten them up into little castles of fear.’
ToadBrother Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Every country reports on every other country these days. Does not mean much. We will see if Justin or whoever is any tougher on Sechin and Yakunn than Harper was. I'm not sure what "tougher" means in the context of Canada. "Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!" Quote
dialamah Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Ya putin is shaking in his boots......maybe putin will throat punch him....now that would be funny.... A couple of times, when watching JT in interviews, I've seen something that looks very much like steel in his responses. Considering how he's brought the Libs from last to first place, assuming he'll be "weak" when dealing with foreign governments might be another underestimation. Perhaps Harper's attempt to deride and dismiss him months prior to the election was because he sees in Trudeau what many apparently do not - strength of will and purpose. Time will tell, I suppose. Quote
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Actually, Russia is one of the few countries that does pay attention to us. The others being China, the UK, France...and a few smaller places like Philippines, Haiti, etc. Do you really think they are worried about what Canada is going to do next? Our Arctic military exercises would hardly strike fear in the Danes let alone the Russians. Quote ‘How small we make our worlds. Gather them in, tighten them up into little castles of fear.’
ToadBrother Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Do you really think they are worried about what Canada is going to do next? Our Arctic military exercises would hardly strike fear in the Danes let alone the Russians. I doubt our military exercises strike fear into the polar bears. The only difference between the Tories and Liberals, so far as I can see, is what Harper wants to do with our imaginary military versus what Trudeau doesn't want to do with it. Quote
ReeferMadness Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 I doubt our military exercises strike fear into the polar bears. But our GHG emissions do. Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
Wilber Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Do you really think they are worried about what Canada is going to do next? Our Arctic military exercises would hardly strike fear in the Danes let alone the Russians. If you want to claim territory, you have to show some kind of presence there, including military. You would think Russia's actions in the Ukraine and elsewhere would give you some kind of clue. Putin would love to put the old pre revolution empire back together or even the Soviet empire. He is making the Baltic states quite nervous right now. Why not a chunk of what we consider our arctic as well. I doubt he would invade but if we just give it to them by default, why not take it. They did own Alaska at one time and I doubt it would be for sale if they owned it now. Quote "Never trust a man who has not a single redeeming vice". WSC
Smallc Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Do you really think they are worried about what Canada is going to do next? Our Arctic military exercises would hardly strike fear in the Danes let alone the Russians. I didn't say that they were worried about us - although the aren't as strong as they make out. Quote
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Harper was correct to look north and talk about the Arctic but our defences are pitiful up there. Quote ‘How small we make our worlds. Gather them in, tighten them up into little castles of fear.’
ToadBrother Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Harper was correct to look north and talk about the Arctic but our defences are pitiful up there. The Tories have been very good at talking a big talk, but anyone who thinks their time in government has done that much to strengthen the military has partaken of too much blue-flavored Koolaid. Quote
Argus Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Post-Harper, if that happy event happens, I don't think one man will loom quite as large in our country. Every PM looms large. Chretien was just as large, so was Mulroney, so was Trudeau. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 Every PM looms large. Chretien was just as large, so was Mulroney, so was Trudeau. I disagree about Chrétien. Quote ‘How small we make our worlds. Gather them in, tighten them up into little castles of fear.’
CITIZEN_2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 I was curious if anyone has a recent link to vote intention riding by riding. To have the most recent data is very important for those who wish to vote strategically. Quote
Big Guy Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 I was curious if anyone has a recent link to vote intention riding by riding. To have the most recent data is very important for those who wish to vote strategically. http://www.strategicvoting.ca/swingdistricts.php Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
CITIZEN_2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Report Posted October 17, 2015 http://www.strategicvoting.ca/swingdistricts.php Thank you Big Guy very much. Quote
msj Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 I voted this morning and I voted strategically. In my riding it is a two way race between the CPC and the NDP. I would usually vote LPC but I hate the candidate and they always lose so it would be a wasted vote. So, I done plugged my nose and voted for the NDP. Hopefully it pays off with one less seat for the CPC but there are a lot of old fogies in this riding and I suspect they will vote CPC until they're dead. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
ToadBrother Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 I voted this morning and I voted strategically. In my riding it is a two way race between the CPC and the NDP. I would usually vote LPC but I hate the candidate and they always lose so it would be a wasted vote. So, I done plugged my nose and voted for the NDP. Hopefully it pays off with one less seat for the CPC but there are a lot of old fogies in this riding and I suspect they will vote CPC until they're dead. I don't think you owe anyone an explanation as to why you voted. While I did not vote strategically, I fully support any voter's right to vote for any candidate based on whatever standard they choose; whether it's because the like the candidate, the party, or to defeat or another party, or, you know, even if they like the party leader's hair. Quote
msj Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 , or, you know, even if they like the party leader's hair. Well, I do like Mulcair's beard. Very manly. Mine is almost as good as his (when my wife lets me grow it out). Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
blueblood Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Well mine and mr smallc's votes are "cancelled out." Just popped in to vote Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
Smallc Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Well mine and mr smallc's votes are "cancelled out." This riding will be blue, of that I have no doubt. Quote
ReeferMadness Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 This riding will be blue, of that I have no doubt. Rural Manitoba? I'm guessing. Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
Smallc Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Rural Manitoba? I'm guessing. Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa. Quote
DFCaper Posted October 21, 2015 Report Posted October 21, 2015 So what are the results of strategic voting? Did it prevent Harper from winning a minority. Or did it simply get the liberal's a Majority vs a Minority with the NDP holding the balance of power? I wonder if Leadnow will show the effectiveness... Quote "Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it" - Hellen Keller "Success is not measured by the heights one attains, but by the obstacles one overcomes in its attainment" - Booker T. Washington
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