Canada General Discussion: Trudeau II

[RogueBeaver]

Tory Shadow Cabinet, via Dale Smith.

[DC Al Fine]

So Armstrong is in the shadow cabinet. Interesting. I assume he plans on running again. He should have a decent shot if Casey retires.

[DC Al Fine]

Also, no Kenney on the front bench? Whats up with that?

[The Lord Marbury]

Also, no Kenney on the front bench? Whats up with that?

Maybe because its obvious that he's going to run as soon as the moment comes up, so then what's the point if he'll just have to step down in the near future?

[Boston Bread]

NWT votes in a non-partisan general election today.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/20/n-w-t-voters-faces-tough-choices-in-gloomy-election_n_8609244.html

I don't know much about their issues sadly.

[Njall]

Alberta PC MLA and former Cabinet Minister Manmeet Bhullar was killed tonight when he stopped to help a stranded motorist on the highway

[DC Al Fine]

Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Belanger has Lou Gehrig's disease.

[Crumpets]

I'm a bit confused regarding shadow cabinets. Does only the official opposition party create a shadow cabinet, or do all opposition parties? What if a party doesn't have enough seats to create a full cabinet, do they double up?

[Pragmatic Conservative]

I'm a bit confused regarding shadow cabinets. Does only the official opposition party create a shadow cabinet, or do all opposition parties? What if a party doesn't have enough seats to create a full cabinet, do they double up?

all parties have a shadow cabinet that are in the legislature. If a party  such as the BQ does not have a member for each shadow cabinet position, then the party in question  will combine a few positions. Some positions may also be ignored in the shadow cabinet.

[RogueBeaver]

Parliamentary secretaries, including 3 for JT - Caesar-Chavannes as primary, Vaughan as an alternate for IG of all things.

[andrew_c]

Geoff Regan elected House of Commons Speaker.

[DC Al Fine]

Geoff Regan elected House of Commons Speaker.

Woot, my MP

[RogueBeaver]

QP matchups to watch.

Math is hard.

Pink slips and running shoes?

[DC Al Fine]

Quarterly CRA polls are out. They neglected to poll Newfoundland on the usual schedule due to the election.

Nova Scotia
Lib: 64% (+14)
PC: 17% (-3)
NDP: 17% (-11)

New Brunswick
Lib: 55% (+19)
PC: 25% (-3)
NDP: 12% (-13)
Green: 7% (-3)

PEI
Lib: 61% (+15)
PC: 18% (-4)
Green: 11% (-2)
NDP: 9% (-9)

Nothing too interesting. Libs popular, Tories not, promiscusous progs dump NDP for Libs.

[RogueBeaver]

Unite the Right in Alberta?

[Njall]

Unite the Right in Alberta?

Or maybe not?

[Njall]

Unite the Right in Alberta?

Or maybe not?

In other new: new Alberta poll from ThinkHQ (change from Nov. 2015 in brackets)

Wildrose: 33% (+1)
NDP: 29% (-3)
PC: 25% (+2)
Liberal: 8% (n/c)
Alberta Party: 3% (-1)

[DC Al Fine]

I've come to the conclusions that 99% of people are complete idiots when it comes to pensions, especially political ones.

A Nova Scotia panel has recommended that the time served for MLA's to get their pension be reduced to two years. I disagree with the position, but it's not totally unreasonable. More to the point, the panel is suggesting partial pensions that scale up over time

Cue eleventy billion comments about how "I should be an MLA for two years, quit and get a full pension."

[Hatman 🍁]

So people are threatening to kill Rachel Notley.

I'm pretty pissed off at this. Hoping the RCMP takes names and rounds up these people and makes an example of them.

[MaxQue]

So people are threatening to kill Rachel Notley.

I'm pretty pissed off at this. Hoping the RCMP takes names and rounds up these people and makes an example of them.

They won't. Knowing RCMP, it's very possible the threats come from RCMP people.

RCMP. Nasty bunch of people.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Is all this anger over a farm safety bill? Topkek

[Hatman 🍁]

Is all this anger over a farm safety bill? Topkek

Apparently some rednecks think it is LITERALLY genocide.

[Simfan34]

So people are threatening to kill Rachel Notley.

I'm pretty pissed off at this. Hoping the RCMP takes names and rounds up these people and makes an example of them.

They won't. Knowing RCMP, it's very possible the threats come from RCMP people.

RCMP. Nasty bunch of people.

...the Mounties?

[Njall]

Is all this anger over a farm safety bill? Topkek

Apparently some rednecks think it is LITERALLY genocide.

Essentially, family farmers were concerned that the implementation of the rules would threaten the viability of their farms, and they were highly annoyed by the lack of consultation from the government and the government's refusal to delay passing the bill until after the legislature's winter break.  Then the Wildrose decided to take that simmering anger in the rural areas and whip it up into a frenzy.

[MaxQue]

Is all this anger over a farm safety bill? Topkek

Apparently some rednecks think it is LITERALLY genocide.

Essentially, family farmers were concerned that the implementation of the rules would threaten the viability of their farms, and they were highly annoyed by the lack of consultation from the government and the government's refusal to delay passing the bill until after the legislature's winter break.  Then the Wildrose decided to take that simmering anger in the rural areas and whip it up into a frenzy.

So, what, farmers think it's fine to endanger the security of their own family members if it's for the viability of the farm?