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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-saudi-rift-the-next-steps-forward-for-ottawa
I found this interesting GAM article on the Canadian-Saudi Arabian rift.
"Exit muna si Polgas. Ang kailangan dito ay si Dobermaxx!"
Ford's plan to slash the number of Toronto councilor's by almost half, in the middle of an election campaign, has been ruled unconstitutional in court.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/judge-ruling-city-council-bill-election-1.4816664
Deranged X-Mas Figure
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He really is Canada's own Trump, isn't he?
Thankfully immigration and residency are primarily the realm of the feds, however the situation in Ontario isn't so great...
Because Ford is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to get his revenge on the city of Toronto and its leaders.
If Ford normalizes using that to dodge the courts (and isn't punished with it), this are going to get very shitty, very fast. Other than quick emergency fixes and Quebec's Bill 101, most governments are loathe to even mention a consideration of the Notwithstanding Clause getting invoked.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Just don't give our Congress ideas, please?
(I tried looking up Section 3, which can't be notwithstandinged, but municipalities have no protection there.)
I despise hypocrisy, unless of course it is my own.
x4 Except even fatter. He looks like Fat Bastard if he cut his hair and dyed it blonde.
Edited by CookingCat on Sep 12th 2018 at 7:43:25 AM
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Yes clearly the worst thing about Rob Ford is his weight.
Sometimes I think we deserve the state of modern politics.
Oh, bother.
Yeah, I think we could do without the fat-shaming.
Heck, I also make a point of not making fun of Trump's weight. Besides, even if Trump were in good shape I'd despise him for...well, just about everything else about him.
Disgusted, but not surprised
Mad Max has launched his new party; The People's Party of Canada. Very name makes my skin crawl.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bernier-peoples-party-canada-1.4823647
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The sad part is he's unlikely to have his act togheter by the next election enough to cost the conservatives seats.
Even the Reform party needed 5 years to assemble itself enough.
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Quebec Election
The CAQ, who's made one of their big pillar of their campaign immigration, repeatedly show they do NOT understand the Canadian Immigration process.
And the worst part is these fuckers are probably going to win.
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Leona Alleslev crosses the aisle, leaving the Liberals for the Conservatives.
Interesting to see how her riding reacts to that, previous cases are a mixed bag at best for incumbents for do that. Scott Brison pulled it off for instance, but others have either stepped down or lost their seat.
In more floor shifting; the former BQ members are returning to the fold, not surprising given that their main issues (leadership) has changed. Plus, the BQ is looking at being wiped out if their polling numbers don't improve.
And the Tories are openly attacking Trudeau on NAFTA now in the House, even though we have very little reason to sign an agreement that isn't status quo (getting positive concessions out of Trump is impossible), especially with the US midterms on the horizon. Are they out to score cheap points, or do they want to capitulate, as Harper and others in the Conservative orbit have suggested?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-to-face-criticism-at-home-over-nafta-1.4824459
What do American boots taste like, I wonder?
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It's just conservative noise. The longer Trudeau fails to get a deal, the more they can appeal to those suffering from the Trade War and associated uncertainty.
They don't need to be able to do better, just decry the government doing worse.
Odd gamble to take, given that an overwhelming majority of Canadians disapprove of Trump, and pandering to the US is hardly ever good politics. It depends on how far the trade war goes, if it escalates to serious and widespread damage (and Congress doesn't stop it), the sitting government will of course take a hit because economics>all. But on the other hand, anti-American (and especially anti-Trump and GOP) rhetoric will reach a fever pitch, and sounding like you are on their side isn't a great idea.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
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Note that the Conservatives don't actually say they should aggree to Trump, they just complain it takes too long and that the Liberals are not being Vocal enough. Of course they know no one wants to fold over for Trump - they marginalised Bernier over this very thing. But they have to complain coz that's what an opposition party does. You don't have to offer a solution or a clear idea of what could be done better. Just pick something and complain.
It's the classic kind of non-committed criticism that doesn't mean anything. It's political white noise.
Worse case scenario it does nothing. Best case scenario it resonates with some people frustrated with the delays on the negotiation. If anyone on the Liberal side fires back and accuses them of toadying to Trump, they can (rightfully) point out they said no such thing and are being misrepresented.
Edited by Ghilz on Sep 17th 2018 at 5:17:39 AM
Polls might be shifting in Quebec, the CAQ is now in uncertain ground, and have lost enough that they might be in minority territory. However, the main benefactors have been the QS.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ballot-brief-quebec-election-1.4829841
More recent polls (they shift daily) have the CAQ and Liberals all but tied, but the CAQ has an edge due to voter concentration I assume.
Edited by Rationalinsanity on Sep 20th 2018 at 3:40:12 PM
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I don't think they necessarily do.
That said the CAQ's poor handling of the immigration dossier, which they made the main axis of their campaign, has really torpedoed them. For Background, during the french Debate, Legault made several errors as far as Federal immigration law goes, and basically failed all the questions, doing so again the next day when journalists asked him more trivial question on federal immigration law. The whole party looks like idiots now coz they talk about something their leader clearly knows jack shit about.
Quebec Solidaire is fine, well intentioned, but so long as they don't stand a chance to win, they are harmless. That said they are separatists and also big on "We know we can't win, so we'll just promise whatever", making ludicrous promises they can't ever hope to be able to finance.
Sounds like the NDP in a lot of provinces...
As for the CAQ advantage, I'm just going by the CBC seat projection.
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/qcvotes/poll-tracker/
(Note: this page is updated regularly and will likely be different in a few days).
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The media's ability to translate poll numbers to number of seats has not been great, especially in the last few Quebec Elections, so I look at that with a bit of salt. I will say the liberals are indeed more concentrated, but they also all around have more presence across the province. The CAQ is built from the former ADQ, and while it might seem to be in the lead, there's no garantee its base is as dedicated as the liberals, or that they will turn up for Election day.
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I wonder how the latest dumb shit the Quebec Liberals said - That a single parent household with 2 kids can feed themselves on a 75$ a week budget - is going to bite them in the ass. They got mocked extensively for this. This is our current provincial Prime Minister people.
A newspaper took up the challenge with a nutritionist (Link in french), and while you can cover the whole week with 75$, it leaves nothing for the weekend, and assumes the single parent has abundant time to cook for every meal. The nutritionist also notes they end up buying too few fruits.
Edited by Ghilz on Sep 22nd 2018 at 12:31:53 PM
Oh, bother.
...75$. A week. For a family with two kids.
What. The. Fuck.
Edited by M84 on Sep 23rd 2018 at 12:43:34 AM
Disgusted, but not surprised
And note that 75 CDN is less than 60 USD right now...
And this is a veteran of several political campaigns, he should know better than to open his mouth and spew total garbage like that.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Not really. By focusing on policy action and behind the door talks, Trump's day to day ramblings aren't that important.
Him admitting outright bad faith tactics to the media is another story.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.