Canada General Discussion

[Vote UKIP!]

We just severed diplomatic relations with Iran.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/09/07/pol-baird-canada-iran-embassy.html

America should have done this. Can we switch your Harper for our Obama?

[Marokai Backbeat]

We just severed diplomatic relations with Iran.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/09/07/pol-baird-canada-iran-embassy.html

America should have done this. Can we switch your Harper for our Obama?

We severed diplomatic relations with Iran over thirty years ago. Under Jimmy Carter.

[Vote UKIP!]

We just severed diplomatic relations with Iran.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/09/07/pol-baird-canada-iran-embassy.html

America should have done this. Can we switch your Harper for our Obama?

Your right, my bad.

We severed diplomatic relations with Iran over thirty years ago. Under Jimmy Carter.

Your right, my bad

[RogueBeaver]

Another serious health crisis for Lougheed.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-alberta-premier-peter-lougheed-gravely-ill-successor-says/article4536134/

[RogueBeaver]

QP today: Residential schools compensation, energy deals, Blue-Orange energy wars.

[RogueBeaver]

Mostly positive reviews for the Marois cabinet, which has already closed Gentilly and canceled the tuition hikes through OIC.

http://www.lapresse.ca/debats/chroniques/lysiane-gagnon/201209/19/01-4575679-regime-minceur.php

The MP pension reform will be in the omnibus.

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/359625/le-projet-de-loi-omnibus-federal-incluera-la-reforme-des-retraites-des-deputes


Couillard will formalize things once the rules are announced, which won't be for a few weeks.

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/359598/couillard-laisse-planer-le-doute

[CLARENCE 2015!]

How is the NDP opposition being received?

[RogueBeaver]

How is the NDP opposition being received?

They're in a dead heat with the Tories, if that's what you're wondering. More generally people are getting accustomed to it.

[RogueBeaver]

MacKay trying for a reboot but he'll never be leader. Intraparty arithmetic and F-35 aside, he simply doesn't have an assertive personality. Which isn't to say he's a wimp- quite the contrary- but no oomph.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/09/20/john-ivison-peter-mackay-looks-to-rebound-political-career-after-f-35-debacle/

[Marokai Backbeat]

The MP pension reform will be in the omnibus.

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/359625/le-projet-de-loi-omnibus-federal-incluera-la-reforme-des-retraites-des-deputes

Why legislate at any other time when you can just throw everything in omnibus budget bills!

[RogueBeaver]

I agree with you that it should be separate, especially given the rather tripartisan nature of this bill.

[Hash]

The MP pension reform will be in the omnibus.

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/359625/le-projet-de-loi-omnibus-federal-incluera-la-reforme-des-retraites-des-deputes

Why legislate at any other time when you can just throw everything in omnibus budget bills!

Given that there's no pesky opposition to please, it just goes faster to put all the horror and bullsh**t into a single omnibus bill given that it'll all pass anyway. The Conservatives have paid lip service to parliamentary democracy since 2008, nothing else is new.

[RogueBeaver]

Bachand is in.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-quebecoise/201209/24/01-4576840-plq-raymond-bachand-sera-de-la-course.php?

[RogueBeaver]

PLQ leadership race ends in February, contest won't kick off for a month.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-quebecoise/201209/25/01-4577244-course-liberale-un-nouveau-chef-en-fevrier.php?

[Vote UKIP!]

RogueBeaver, why is JT in your signature?

Also, if Peter MacKay can't make the leadership, what hopes do the Red Tories have in doing so?

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Motion 312 will be up for MP vote  tomorrow. I pray it pass. If so its a pro-life Canada. As a pro life advocate south of your border I pray you pass this.

[Holmes]

Pray real hard!

[RogueBeaver]

It isn't passing. If you wanted to commit political suicide and pass an abortion-banning bill (which Woodsworth's bill isn't) you'd need a different Supreme Court or use the notwithstanding clause to override them.

[Vote UKIP!]

It's interesting that Harper doesn't want to touch social issues, since he was pro-life and traditional marriage. Forgive me for stating the obvious, but I believe that Harper's reluctance to deal with such issues is part of a greater goal of replacing the Grits with the Tories as the de facto ruling party of Canada.

[MaxQue]

It's interesting that Harper doesn't want to touch social issues, since he was pro-life and traditional marriage. Forgive me for stating the obvious, but I believe that Harper's reluctance to deal with such issues is part of a greater goal of replacing the Grits with the Tories as the de facto ruling party of Canada.

Well, its mainly than he had his majority government because of suburban Ontario, which doesn't approve of social conservatism. A purely socially conservative party has an high floor, but the celling is below the majority threshold.

[MaxQue]

If any Liberal is listening here, please get rid of MacAulay, Lamoureux and the two Scarborough MPs.

Thanks.

[Hatman 🍁]

I think during the SSM vote, every single Scarborough MP (all Liberal at the time), voted against it. Really weird, considering how much of a potential the NDP has there.

Also, lol @ Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose voting in favour of this. But then again, this is really a debate that should be decided by women.

[RogueBeaver]

Olivia Chow considering a mayoral run?

http://warrenkinsella.com/2012/09/chow-for-mayor/#comments

[Holmes]

I don't know how I feel about that. I mean I would obviously support her 1000% no matter what she plans to do, and a return to municipal politics and becoming mayor of Toronto would be awesome (anyone could defeat Ford at this point). But I love her in the House of Commons, and the people of Trinity-Spadina and Toronto would be losing an amazing representative and advocate.

[Bacon King]

It's interesting that Harper doesn't want to touch social issues, since he was pro-life and traditional marriage. Forgive me for stating the obvious, but I believe that Harper's reluctance to deal with such issues is part of a greater goal of replacing the Grits with the Tories as the de facto ruling party of Canada.

Regardless of other political reasons involved, one would have to assume that Harper is very wary of reopening the marriage debate; any effort to do so on his part would inevitably push into the limelight some elements of his marriage he certainly prefers to keep away from public discourse...