Canada General Discussion

[Hatman 🍁]

I meant at the federal level. Rae is more popular than Harper, even in Ontario.

Obviously. I mean, Rae is hated by quite a few people here, but many have forgotten his reign of terror on this province. But even those who hate Rae with a passion (like myself), still would prefer him over Harper.

Now, once the attack ads start reminding people in Ontario of what Rae did, say goodbye to a lot of Liberal votes... but where will they go? They wont trust either the NDP or the Tories.

Then there is the new generation who doesn't remember Rae. But they will probably vote NDP.

[Hatman 🍁]

I don't like Rae because he destroyed the ONDP for nearly 2 decades. We are only now starting to rebuild.

[Hatman 🍁]

I dont remember them  having a poll where the NDP was ahead of the Tories?

[Hatman 🍁]

David Miller is a Liberal now?

[Hatman 🍁]

Nanos is a hack pollster.

[Hatman 🍁]

That's the pipeline debacle.

[Hatman 🍁]

In BC, the Dippers extend their lead over the Grits to 16, 42-26-19.

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Latest+poll+predicts+voters+would+toss+Liberals+election+held+today/6045993/story.html

Sweet Jesus. We almost have more than the combined right wing vote.

[Hatman 🍁]

Excellent. She should have resigned. I respect her right to not want to be an NDPer, but I don't respect her choice to stay in the house with a party she was not elected as a member of.

[Hatman 🍁]

Speaking of Bill 30, LOL:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/anonymous-twitter-user-turns-tables-on-tory-champion-of-e-snooping-bill/article2339463/

[Hatman 🍁]

That's not funny, it's vile shiit which has no place in our public discourse.

No, it's pretty funny.

When you say "everyone against my bill supports child pornography", you get what's coming to you. You want to fight dirty, prepare to fight dirty. Besides, it's his own fault he chose to have an affair with his kid's babysitter.

Reminds a lot of Republicans who do stuff like this. Like, Newt Gingrich.

[Hatman 🍁]

Hypocrisy should be revealed. Practice what you preach, and all that. It's terrible to have to bring up people's personal lives, but I dont want a person who has led such an immoral life such as Toews lecturing others about their immoralities.

[Hatman 🍁]

It's also ridiculous about tracing the IP address. I think all of the Parliament is on the same IP address, or at least multiple computers. Heck, I may have edited Wikipedia in the past using a Parliament IP address. Doesn't mean I am Vikileaks.

[Hatman 🍁]

I'm surprised the National Post still exists...

[Hatman 🍁]

Politician's personal lives seemed to be fair game when the Sun attacked Layton just before the election with the whole tanning bed incident. Good thing it back fired.

[Hatman 🍁]

http://blogs.canada.com/2012/02/18/why-nobody-wrote-about-vic-toews-divorce/

I know who the "closeted homosexual with the door wide open" is (John Baird), but who is the former married cabinet minister with the young male lover?

[Hatman 🍁]

Is the House in session today? CPAC didn't cover QP for one, if one in fact happened...

I don't think Parliament was open. I was going to go in and work on my contract, but then I got a message that they weren't there. I thought it was a provincial holiday, but I guess any excuse to not work, eh?

[Hatman 🍁]

Tories way down: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/03/02/frank-graves-poll-so-where-are-we-in-the-midst-of-scandal-a-measure-of-sway/

[Hatman 🍁]

Tories way down: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/03/02/frank-graves-poll-so-where-are-we-in-the-midst-of-scandal-a-measure-of-sway/

The next election is only 42 months away.

Yes, but it's not implausible that two or three thumping by-election losses will rattle the CPC caucus' confidence in Harper's leadership style, which could lead to the first serious leadership crisis he has faced.

Harper message to MPs: Please don't die on me!

[Hatman 🍁]

Well, the Tories are more committed to Senate reform than the Liberals

[Hatman 🍁]

Nanos is a Tory pollster, and has been an outlier for a while. Always shows bad numbers for the NDP.

[Hatman 🍁]

In non political news, Ontario wins the Brier!

[Hatman 🍁]

lololol

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2012/03/bus-ted-danielle-smith-campaign-gone-wildrose.html

[Hatman 🍁]

Attack ad against Bob Rae: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XgsjkPb_AM

Do the Tories realize that an election is 3 years away? I guess everyone thinks we're still in perpetual election mode just like before 2011.

By the way, the NDP is preparing ads after the convention trying to promote whoever the new leader will be. Smart move, for sure. I don't think I've ever seen NDP ads outside election time, so it will be interesting to see.

[Hatman 🍁]

WOOO! GONNA GET SOME HOOKERS!
jk

[Hatman 🍁]

Here's the ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJZNhikfWXI