Canada General Discussion 1.5: The Countdown Begins

[MaxQue]

When have I ever said Manning is disloyal for expressing his views?

No, but I'm quite sure than some on your side think it.

[MaxQue]

If that was the result in PEI, I think it would result in the Liberals winning every seat. The NDP could win one if the leader was popular (like 1996).

Well, they should focus only on their leader seat for now, to try to get someone in the Assembly.

[MaxQue]

Looks like MacDougall was right: it will be Oliver, per CBC. Hopefully just till the election. So who replaces Oliver at Natural Resources?

Do we really need one? Harper policy is letting the corporations do as they want. He could abolish it while pretneding to cut red tape.

[MaxQue]

Another defeat for Harper in Federal Court, about medical marijuana.

New rules, starting April 1st, would end the system of sick people producing themselves the marijuana they use, to replace it by a system where corporations would produce it and sell it.

Federal Court granted an injunction letting the current producer-user system legal until the courts decides (probably in 2015).

[MaxQue]

Who really wants to read boring platitudes?

[MaxQue]

Julia Gillard is in town to speak at the Progress Summit.

Broadbent Institute should be ashamed for inviting that bigot.

[MaxQue]

She didn't even discuss SSM, rather carbon taxes. One of our attack centrepieces next year on both opposition parties.

So, you are agreeing with letting companies pollute the air without having to pay anything?

Personally, I think than Redford should be prosecuted for embezzlement.

[MaxQue]

Conservatives sounded really incompetent, today, when Harper claimed than they were surprised about than the appoitment rules for Quebec judges at Supreme Court were different than those for other Supreme judges.

MacKay sounded even more silly by defending Harper by saying than the rule was new. It was created in 1875, so, not really new.

[MaxQue]

Jean Lesage.

[MaxQue]

Adams sure sounds like Guergis II.

No need to expell her, with those news, she shouldn't win the nomination election in Oakville-North Burlington.

[MaxQue]

I'm very shocked by that event, obviously. Reminds me of Claude Béchard, a few years ago.

I pretty much never agreed with him, but, death is always a sad thing. No doubt he always did what he thought was the best for Canada and his legacy will continue to affect Canada for a long moment.

RIP.

[MaxQue]

Later tonight, we should know if Conservative MP Rob Anders is reselected for Calgary-Signal Hill. He faces an high-profile PC MLA.

It's called a race between the two wings of the Alberta CPC, but Rob Anders issues should be kept in mind (falling asleep, calling Mandela a terrorist, saying than Mulcair caused the death of Layton....)

[MaxQue]

The rumor is than delays are caused by recount(s).

[MaxQue]

But Calgary Herald is saying than Liepert won.

[MaxQue]

Now, we have CBC Calgary twitter feed, too (but, with the cuts, they probably covering it by reading Twitter).

[MaxQue]

My reaction is meh. On one hand no more Anders, on the other a Red replacing a Blue in Alberta. So hoping for a Blue challenge in '19.

Well, let's me honest, it's not Liepert winning, it's Anders losing.

[MaxQue]

My reaction is meh. On one hand no more Anders, on the other a Red replacing a Blue in Alberta. So hoping for a Blue challenge in '19.

Must I remember than Conservatives automatically reselected incumbents in the last elections (this time, it's only because of redistricting)?

[MaxQue]

Anyway, we now have an excellent new euphemism. 'Returning to the private sector' = 'I am dying'.

The issue is than it's apparently not the plan. He had health issues, which weren't heart issues and if he was dying, logically, he would be in his Whitby home with his wife, not in his Ottawa residence near Parliament (when his wife works in Toronto).

[MaxQue]

Which Tory do Dippers and Grits dislike most besides Anders?

In Quebec, most likely Maxime Bernier (before 2011, clearly Josée Verner).

[MaxQue]

Which Tory do Dippers and Grits dislike most besides Anders?

People being in these parties because of social issues usually hate very much Stephen Woolworth (the guy of the abortion motions).

[MaxQue]

No article in English, but Scientology detox centers are violating human rights laws and wants to declare themselves bankrupt to not pay the fines.

http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201404/14/01-4757560-narconon-a-viole-les-droits-humains.php

When a government will take action against that dangerous fraudulous cult?

[MaxQue]

New skilled immigration program to supplement TFW.

I hope the new program will be much more strict.
I have enough of employers searching very exactly what they want, and if they don't find it, go hire a foreign person.
Before, they hired someone not exactly fitting what they wanted and they trained it. No wonder young unemployment is so high.

[MaxQue]

Trudeau's negatives have also skyrocketed, now at 45/44 approval. Elections aren't won with prayers and all that.

Liberal minority I imagine. Tory numbers will recover a bit by election time and the NDP has a high enough floor to prevent any majorities.

No, the NDP floor is much lower than you think. Maybe 15?

It would require a collapse in Quebec.

[MaxQue]

Why? They've only ever got more than 20% in two elections in their entire history. Of course it would require a collapse in Quebec to get lower than that again, but that's not outside the realm of possibility, considering they've only voted NDP once before.

Federally, Quebec swings around once every decade. 1984 (Liberal->PC), 1993 (PC->Bloc), 2004 (Liberal->Bloc), 2011 (Bloc->NDP). NDP should be safe until early 2020s.

[MaxQue]

Robocall investigation is closed.

Disgusting. Again, the Conservative Party used their power to protect themselves.