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« Reply #1000 on: February 20, 2013, 09:16:59 PM »

Not happening. BCCP is also a joke.

Also, more godawfulness from the vile Prog regime in Edmonton. Those guys need to be Kim Campbelled.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/02/20/jen-gerson-alberta-canadas-poor-little-rich-province/
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« Reply #1001 on: February 20, 2013, 10:53:10 PM »

Not happening. BCCP is also a joke.

Also, more godawfulness from the vile Prog regime in Edmonton. Those guys need to be Kim Campbelled.

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/02/20/jen-gerson-alberta-canadas-poor-little-rich-province/

I'm not looking for the BCCP to win, just cost the Liberals enough votes to lose seats.

On another note, if you can't balance the budget in Alberta, you really shouldn't be a respectable candidate for school board, much less mayor.
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« Reply #1002 on: February 22, 2013, 01:49:09 PM »

Small ministerial shakeover in Ottawa, to replace John Duncan, former minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, which resigned last week.

He will be replaced by Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Restigouche, NB), which is currently Associate Minister for Defence and Minister of State to Francophonie and to the Atlantic Canada Opportinuities Agency.

He will be replaced at the Atlantic Canada Opportinuities Agency by Gail Shea (Egmont, PEI), which is also National Revenue Minister.

He will be replaced at Francophonie by Steven Blaney (Lévis-Bellechasse, QC), which is also minister of Veteran Affairs.

For Associate Minister for Defence, he will be replaced by Kerry-Lynne Findlay (Delta-Richmond East, BC), which was the parlimentary secretary of the Justice minister.
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« Reply #1003 on: February 22, 2013, 03:52:32 PM »

Is there a reason why no federal government has ever had an actual aboriginal be Minister of Aboriginal Affairs? It's not like Harper doesn't have anyone to chose from. There might even be some native Tory senators whose names are not Brazeau.
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« Reply #1004 on: February 22, 2013, 04:00:04 PM »

Is there a reason why no federal government has ever had an actual aboriginal be Minister of Aboriginal Affairs? It's not like Harper doesn't have anyone to chose from. There might even be some native Tory senators whose names are not Brazeau.

Did a province ever did, anyways?
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« Reply #1005 on: February 22, 2013, 04:10:48 PM »

Forum Ontario polls incoming: 36 PC, 29 OLP, 28 NDP.

http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/02/22/poll_suggests_hudak_tories_could_win_minority_but_wynne_has_pulled_liberals_out_of_tailspin.html

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/02/22/justin_trudeau_could_help_liberals_regain_ontario_poll.html

Moreau: We gotta listen to Anglos.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Moreau+likes+chances+Liberal+race/7999118/story.html
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« Reply #1006 on: February 22, 2013, 05:05:15 PM »

Is there a reason why no federal government has ever had an actual aboriginal be Minister of Aboriginal Affairs? It's not like Harper doesn't have anyone to chose from. There might even be some native Tory senators whose names are not Brazeau.

Leona Aglukkaq might be a good choice for AANDC, given that unlike most of the caucus she's actually talented and competent. I think she's overdue for a promotion to something better than health (where she's done good but it's not a big portfolio federally). Peter Penashue would have been a good choice in the past obviously, but he's damaged goods now.
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« Reply #1007 on: February 22, 2013, 07:11:18 PM »

Is there a reason why no federal government has ever had an actual aboriginal be Minister of Aboriginal Affairs? It's not like Harper doesn't have anyone to chose from. There might even be some native Tory senators whose names are not Brazeau.

Leona Aglukkaq might be a good choice for AANDC, given that unlike most of the caucus she's actually talented and competent. I think she's overdue for a promotion to something better than health (where she's done good but it's not a big portfolio federally). Peter Penashue would have been a good choice in the past obviously, but he's damaged goods now.

It would be a demotion of Aglukkaq; Isn't Bruinooge Metis or something?

Maybe one reason no govt has made an aboriginal in charge of that dept is because of a fear they may favour one tribe over another? We all know how Aboriginal voting patterns are.
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« Reply #1008 on: February 22, 2013, 07:15:05 PM »

The other aboriginal star is Metis Shelly Glover, but she'd be a much better fit for Public Safety.
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« Reply #1009 on: February 23, 2013, 12:35:31 AM »
« Edited: February 23, 2013, 12:41:56 AM by RogueBeaver »

PLQ update: Couillard will obviously win on the first ballot, no one's sure who places second. Ridings left in the selection process favour Bachand though. Eerily similar to their last convention 30 (summarizes them in a single number, n'est ce pas?) years ago, when Paradis edged out Johnson for 2nd in an upset. I hope Moreau places second. Should also be interesting to see how Couillard interacts with the federal parties. And of course how he gets back in the Assembly.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/politique-quebecoise/201302/22/01-4624644-plq-couillard-devrait-lemporter-des-le-premier-tour.php

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« Reply #1010 on: February 24, 2013, 04:12:23 PM »

In Quebec, Green party leader resigned during the party convention, a few hours before the result of the leadership review were to be announced.

He said he will perhaps run in the leadership race to succeed himself.

As usual, Quebec Green Party is being a joke.
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« Reply #1011 on: February 28, 2013, 11:52:48 AM »

NDP loses another MP in Quebec, Claude Patry, MP for Jonquière-Alma joins Bloc.

He cites the position of the NDP of Clarity Law and the NDP support to the Muskrat Falls project as his reasons.
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« Reply #1012 on: February 28, 2013, 12:02:18 PM »

Then there's Tom Flanagan's Akinesque musings on child porn yesterday. (NSFW) PMO has already repudiated them as "repugnant, ignorant and appalling." Hear hear.

http://o.canada.com/2013/02/28/tom-flanagan-is-okay-with-child-pornography/

Tom Mulcair will be holding a House foyer presser in 15 minutes. Dunno if Patry's the issue he wants to talk about.
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« Reply #1013 on: February 28, 2013, 12:15:33 PM »

Danielle Smith has also repudiated him. WTF was he thinking? Waiting for CBC to comment, though they might just suspend him.

http://www.wildrose.ca/feature/wildrose-leader-smith-condemns-flanagans-child-porn-remarks/
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« Reply #1014 on: February 28, 2013, 12:32:45 PM »

Mulcair: We'll take that riding if Patry runs as a Dipper. PM now referring to NDP as Bloc Orange.
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« Reply #1015 on: February 28, 2013, 01:02:12 PM »

Ugh. Good riddance, I suppose.
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« Reply #1016 on: February 28, 2013, 01:21:47 PM »

Might not be the last either.

On another note, Flanagan is still speaking at the Manning Conference. CBC has just terminated him.

Another Manning speaker: John Howard. Awesome. Cheesy
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« Reply #1017 on: February 28, 2013, 01:28:55 PM »

Perhaps he is upset at redistricting. Him and the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord MP would live in the same riding, now and the party would give a preference to the other one?
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« Reply #1018 on: February 28, 2013, 01:33:29 PM »

I'll take him at his word.

Flanagan is not speaking at Manning either.
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« Reply #1019 on: February 28, 2013, 01:54:32 PM »

UC condemns the comment but notes Flanagan's been on research leave since January.
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« Reply #1020 on: February 28, 2013, 02:40:02 PM »

To be as fair as possible to Tom, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with looking at such images per se, the wrong is in the manner in which they are produced. It is to prevent the production of the images that for quite justified reasons the possession and distribution of them is severely punished by the law. That Tom didn't comprehend that indicates he's an idiot.
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« Reply #1021 on: February 28, 2013, 02:40:44 PM »
« Edited: February 28, 2013, 02:53:23 PM by RogueBeaver »

Flanagan puts out an apology. Kinda late.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2013/02/flanagan-out-as-cbc-commentator-following-child-porn-comments.html
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« Reply #1022 on: February 28, 2013, 03:26:50 PM »

Perhaps he is upset at redistricting. Him and the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord MP would live in the same riding, now and the party would give a preference to the other one?

Redistricting wont be an issue for a while now, methinks. But we could see some interesting things happening. I can't recall a time where 2 sitting federal NDP MPs had to run against each other for a nomination before.
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« Reply #1023 on: February 28, 2013, 03:41:45 PM »

Perhaps he is upset at redistricting. Him and the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord MP would live in the same riding, now and the party would give a preference to the other one?

Redistricting wont be an issue for a while now, methinks. But we could see some interesting things happening. I can't recall a time where 2 sitting federal NDP MPs had to run against each other for a nomination before.


Does Canada have a residential requirement for MPs? Over here, they would probably run in their redistributed riding (unless it had been adversely affected by the redistribution) and may or not move house after. I knew someone who moved house because he insisted on living in his electorate, and I know of another MP who, at retirement, lived 40km outside his electorate because he didn't move during his career, and successive redistributions kept moving his boundary further and further away (when he started, he lived in the centre of his electorate, or thereabouts). Labor MPs in safe Labor seats generally don't want to live in their electorates, since safe Labor areas tend to be less desirable neighbourhoods.

Anyway, I think it should be up to the voters. I think a local will best represent local interests, but it's like any other policy position - the voters can decide what matters to them and make up their own mind about who should represent them in Parliament.
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« Reply #1024 on: February 28, 2013, 04:01:07 PM »

Perhaps he is upset at redistricting. Him and the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord MP would live in the same riding, now and the party would give a preference to the other one?

Redistricting wont be an issue for a while now, methinks. But we could see some interesting things happening. I can't recall a time where 2 sitting federal NDP MPs had to run against each other for a nomination before.


Does Canada have a residential requirement for MPs? Over here, they would probably run in their redistributed riding (unless it had been adversely affected by the redistribution) and may or not move house after. I knew someone who moved house because he insisted on living in his electorate, and I know of another MP who, at retirement, lived 40km outside his electorate because he didn't move during his career, and successive redistributions kept moving his boundary further and further away (when he started, he lived in the centre of his electorate, or thereabouts). Labor MPs in safe Labor seats generally don't want to live in their electorates, since safe Labor areas tend to be less desirable neighbourhoods.

Anyway, I think it should be up to the voters. I think a local will best represent local interests, but it's like any other policy position - the voters can decide what matters to them and make up their own mind about who should represent them in Parliament.

Canada does not have a residency requirement. As an example, Jack Layton and Olivia Chow lived together (in Trinity-Spadina, I believe) and represented separate ridings.
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