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Story Gets More BizarrePruitt wrote: ↑Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:51 am "Gambling Problem?" or Money Laundering?
Liberal Member of Parliament in big trouble.
Well, since you asked...degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:31 am Pruitt, what do you think of Bernier?
His new party gaining a lot of momentum in Alberta and Quebec. He can fund raise like no other in Canada and the Conservative leadership was stolen from him due to the ridiculous ranking ballot vote.
and he is making the rounds in America
He could ensure a Liberal minority in the next election.degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:22 pm Leaving files in his girlfriend's house was ridiculous. Wasn't she part of a motorcycle gang as well?
I fear that things are shifting his way though. The conservative party is so weak, the NDP barely has a leader and Justin is Justin.
I think it's the opposite. He will ensure a Liberal minority.Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:24 pmHe could ensure a Liberal minority in the next election.degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:22 pm Leaving files in his girlfriend's house was ridiculous. Wasn't she part of a motorcycle gang as well?
I fear that things are shifting his way though. The conservative party is so weak, the NDP barely has a leader and Justin is Justin.
I know nothing of the guy and had heard nothing of him before this thread.Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:13 pm Well, since you asked...
I think the guy is a grade A douche bag whose previous biggest claim to fame was leaving top secret files in his girlfriend's apartment when he was in Harper's cabinet.
And I laugh at those who think that Libertarianism would work in this country. Furthermore, his usage of populist talking points irritates the hell out of me. He's a schmuck who will inflame anger and intolerance to gain a measure of power. The most loathsome type of politician.
I would vote for my dog before I would vote for that weasel.
Can confirm that Pruitt's dog is running...sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 2:00 pmI know nothing of the guy and had heard nothing of him before this thread.Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 05, 2019 12:13 pm Well, since you asked...
I think the guy is a grade A douche bag whose previous biggest claim to fame was leaving top secret files in his girlfriend's apartment when he was in Harper's cabinet.
And I laugh at those who think that Libertarianism would work in this country. Furthermore, his usage of populist talking points irritates the hell out of me. He's a schmuck who will inflame anger and intolerance to gain a measure of power. The most loathsome type of politician.
I would vote for my dog before I would vote for that weasel.
But, I just wanted to note that this is a first-class takedown!
I used to think that such statements were paranoid and ridiculous.degenerasian wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:37 am Andrew Coyne is the go-to guy for this story.
https://twitter.com/acoyne
This is nothing new for us in the West. It's all about protecting Quebec.
Only Goodale's Regina seat is safe, if he runs again.Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:55 pmI used to think that such statements were paranoid and ridiculous.degenerasian wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:37 am Andrew Coyne is the go-to guy for this story.
https://twitter.com/acoyne
This is nothing new for us in the West. It's all about protecting Quebec.
Certainly don;t feel that way any more. Like I said a while ago, the Liberals won't pick up a single seat between Vancouver's eastern city limits and Sault Ste. Marie.
Opponents and critics liked to mock the relationship, calling Gerald Prime Minister Butts, and suggesting he was the marionette pulling the strings of the empty-headed puppet in the big job. Whatever the truth of their relationship, it has worked pretty well. When they started on this project, Trudeau was the third party critic for amateur sport. He now has a worldwide brand. Everybody knows Butts was a key part of that process, the result of many years of planning and plot hatching. Now he is gone, and he will leave a huge hole.
What the former attorney general described tonight is a sickeningly smug protection racket whose participants must have been astonished when she refused to play along.
CBC and CTV are not available on my cable system in California. I assume that is the case in most of the US. I know people get Canadian stations in some cities near the border. When I used to go to Ann Arbor for business, I would watch hockey on Canadian stations.degenerasian wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:20 pm Can you guys in America watch CBC's The National? or is it not available?
"There can be a cost to acting on one's principles, but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them."
Philpott, the MP for Markham-Stouffville, said she has been considering the events that have shaken the federal government in recent weeks and, after "serious reflection," concluded she must quit.
She said the constitutional convention of cabinet solidarity means ministers are expected to defend all cabinet decisions and other ministers publicly, and must speak in support of the government and its policies.
"Given this convention and the current circumstances, it is untenable for me to continue to serve as a cabinet minister," she wrote.
Verbiage straight out of the Bloc Quebecois playbook.degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:12 pm hey hey, more pandering to Quebec! THE NATION OF QUEBEC!
I could be voting in TWO May elections.Several good sources tell me that Trudeau will soon pull the trigger on an early May election. It makes a lot of sense. He cannot have this story follow him for the next six months. So after his party tables a good news budget, he will tell Canadians that he did the right thing by asking Jody Wilson-Raybould, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General at the time, to intervene in an ongoing criminal prosecution case against SNC Lavalin. He wanted to save jobs and if the opposition has a problem with that he will let the people decide.
Trouble with that strategy is that there's no way Bernier's party is organized enough to run a decent campaign - therefore no siphoning votes from the Conservatives.degenerasian wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:34 pm Early Election possible?
I could be voting in TWO May elections.Several good sources tell me that Trudeau will soon pull the trigger on an early May election. It makes a lot of sense. He cannot have this story follow him for the next six months. So after his party tables a good news budget, he will tell Canadians that he did the right thing by asking Jody Wilson-Raybould, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General at the time, to intervene in an ongoing criminal prosecution case against SNC Lavalin. He wanted to save jobs and if the opposition has a problem with that he will let the people decide.
Hate to say it - and I know that Alberta has changed a lot over the years - but this picture from Notley's announcement is like catnip when it comes to firing up the old-school Albertans.degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:36 am Alberta Election Called
This election is definitely UPC's to lose.
I'm just curious to see how much they can fuck this up. Going to be an interesting month.
That's the way it's done now - human props behind a politician whenever an announcement is made.degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:00 pm I don't know why that staging is necessary.
For one thing, they're fucking kids.