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Canadian General Election (OT) - #elxn42: October 19, 2015
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I hope this backfires!
TheRealTalker
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Enter the Dragon Punch
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wew lad
oneils
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120k my butt, most of the people I know are getting by with less than 100k a year (and under 65k if unmarried too)
It kind of pains me when my graduating students say that their starting salary is around 35-40k.The mythical conservative "typical family":
what the FUCK is this shit. This is insanely unrealistic. How delusional are they haha
matthewwhatever
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Vancouver Sun isn't part of the Sun Media chain.
Though it's still Postmedia, so it's only slightly less Conservative.
The mythical conservative "typical family":
As others have pointed out, this was a Republican ad. The Conservatives may be delusional, but they're not that delusional.
oneils
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Not an ad. It was part of a Wall Street journal story.
gutter_trash
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that would be awesome
Zombie James
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Yeah, I meant conservatives in general, not the Conservatives. I should have made that clearer.
Still, my point stands. The only "typical families" that are going to see their taxes go up are the super rich, as pointed out here:
So for a family to see their taxes go up by the amount stated in that Vancouver Sun ad, they'll have to earn ~$400,000/year.
gutter_trash
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at least it's not fire and brimstone
Nanos polls give me hope in Ontario
the last Leger poll gives me hope in Quebec
My worry hump that was on Thursday has washed over. Harper is finished.
If you're going to buy out the entire front page of a newspaper, at least make use of the space.
TheLostBigBoss
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so I'm an American, are the liberals going to hold the lead and win?
What does this mean for policy for Canada for the next (four years?)
What does this mean for policy for Canada for the next (four years?)
gutter_trash
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Zombie James
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A return to facts, science, common sense, and sanity.
It looks like the Liberals are going to win a minority at this point (which would be much more stable than the last Liberal minority, since the NDP is going to have enough seats to serve as a sole negotiating partner on matters of confidence, which it couldn't in 2004-2006).
As far as policy goes, the biggest shift is going to be on social policy, much moreso than economics, I suspect. Marijuana legalization is going to be happening very quickly, which you'll probably be hearing a lot about in the USA.
killer rin
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Well, for one we can expect to see Marijuana in our local LCBO (/provincial LCB). In addition over the next 5 years, you can also expect construction projects to begin popping up left, right and center. In the first year, expect a flood of suppressed studies and research from scientists, and over the rest of the term a normalized release.
If we are lucky, you will see the findings of the Electoral Reform Board come up with MMP and Online Voting, possibly also Mandatory Voting laws. You can also expect a bunch of dirt to come out on the Conservatives in the first year as everything begins to settle in and the conservatives begin to collapse under a leadership race.
TheLostBigBoss
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Oh, so it's like other parliament elections around the world where other parties team up to consolidate seats to form a "majority" over a single other group?
Unless the seat totals of the two parties are really close, not a formal coalition. More like the Liberals are in government and negotiate policy agreements with the NDP on important legislation.
Yes. But the second you bring up the word coalition, the cons turn into the biggest crybabies on the planet despite the fact a good majority of Canadians would prefer their vote to have meant something.
The government we will have after this election will be minority liberal, majority liberal or a liberal/NDP coalition majority almost for certain
TheRealTalker
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because the CPC is a outlier in a House of Commons filled with left parties
the Bloc is extreme left so even they hate the cons
TheLostBigBoss
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got it
And pot
Enter the Dragon Punch
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I can't wait to buy my first legal dimebag
Meanwhile the NDP will be chomping to tear them down, but not force an election, at every turn while taking credit for "fighting for Canadians!" for anything that gets passed.
TheRealTalker
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the NDP attacking the Libs was a terrible idea
these two parties need to be allies as much as Gutter would protest to it
these two parties need to be allies as much as Gutter would protest to it
Enter the Dragon Punch
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Muclair claims he proposed coalition to Trudeau five times, so it's not like he didn't try
Zombie James
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Pot fits into all four of those.
gutter_trash
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nonsense, while the Bloc is left of center on socio-economic issues, the Bloc wants more money to the Province babldibla.
but the Bloc is Far Right on identity issues and ubber nationalism. The Bloc has veered further to the Right on identity since 2013
+ the Bloc changes its positions to accommodate the flavor of the month in the PQ provincial party
TheRealTalker
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We should befriend the Nordic countries and get closer to their education system
I see
I see
don't overly care for the bloc so I was mistaken
The nature of FPTP means that it's never going to be in the interests of one of the two parties to admit to being willing to form a coalition during the election, because that just weakens their case for why voters should vote for them specifically.
gutter_trash
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and this guy right
Leader of the PQ pulling the strings on the current Bloc campaign is a Union-busting Right Winger and an ubber identity nut job
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before entering politics, he had dinner with Harper several times trying to lax CRTC regulations
what , what is that yous say? PKP's company has former Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney has head of the board of his media empire?
Seperatists in colusion with Conservatives??? lolololol you guys. The Conservatives have been in cohoots with Seperatits since Diefendbaker
The same as is on front page of 24 in Toronto (Toronto Suns free paper)
TheRealTalker
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and this guy right
Leader of the PQ pulling the strings on the current Bloc campaign is a Union-busting Right Winger and an ubber identity nut job
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before entering politics, he had dinner with Harper several times trying to lax CRTC regulations
what , what is that yous say? PKP's company has former Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney has head of the board of his media empire?
Seperatists in colusion with Conservatives??? lolololol you guys. The Conservatives have been in cohoots with Seperatits since Diefendbaker
dang
I never knew..... lol BLoc
CitizenVectron
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Also not likely as the Greens will only get 1 seat.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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y'all sleeping on the Communist party of Canada
gutter_trash
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Brian Mulroney just came back from visiting Garry Bettman trying to secure the Nordiques return for PKP owned Centre Videotron
even if PKP does not get his country, he still holds majority control of French media in Quebec, newspapers, supermarket magazines................. and will be the owner of the Nordiques hockey team
and Brian Mulroney is helping him smoothing out edges concerning the Nordiques
even if PKP does not get his country, he still holds majority control of French media in Quebec, newspapers, supermarket magazines................. and will be the owner of the Nordiques hockey team
and Brian Mulroney is helping him smoothing out edges concerning the Nordiques
CitizenVectron
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All Post newspapers (Regina Leader-Post, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, etc) have the same Conservative add on the front, and all have endorsed the Conservatives as well.
TheRealTalker
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woah this ad is on the citizen too
it seems those big wigs are scared of the Liberals taxing them
gutter_trash
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the worst part of those ads is that they are borrowing Election Canada's black on yellow colours on their signs about VOTE
TheRealTalker
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gutter_trash
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308 has edged the Liberal candidate by a sliver in Outremont,
I hope Mulcair loses his seat because I don't want a Vote of No Confidence by the NDP in the House during a Liberal minority government and I want the Liberals (if a minority) to have enough time to govern with the hyper partisan snydeness from Mulcair
I hope Mulcair loses his seat because I don't want a Vote of No Confidence by the NDP in the House during a Liberal minority government and I want the Liberals (if a minority) to have enough time to govern with the hyper partisan snydeness from Mulcair
TheRealTalker
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Here's Conrad Black endorsing... Justin Trudeau!
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-c...try-but-he-hung-on-to-power-a-little-too-long
I hope Election Canada looks into the legality of it.
Of course, it still goes with the Conservative M.O.: Do something blatantly against campaign rules, half-apologize for it months later when no one cares anymore.
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-c...try-but-he-hung-on-to-power-a-little-too-long
the worst part of those ads is that they are borrowing Election Canada's black on yellow colours on their signs about VOTE
I hope Election Canada looks into the legality of it.
Of course, it still goes with the Conservative M.O.: Do something blatantly against campaign rules, half-apologize for it months later when no one cares anymore.
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