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Captain Geech posted:Ban fat white guys from Canadian politics. Dammit. I'd either need to lose weight, or lose my job.
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Of course, this will be what happens if we do move on from them Also, even 20 years ago the sun was a shitrag.
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May 31, 2013 18:28
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:You have no idea how disappointed I am the two pretty-boy Primarchs do not wear red Dude. Sanguinius! Described as the prettiest of the pretty boy Primarchs.
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Jun 1, 2013 00:13
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NewtGoongrich posted:That was the excuse. I've met a surprising amount of people who categorize "race" like D&D races. I actually had some goony engineering student explain this to me once. Whites are humans, and good at everything, but rarely great. Asians are like elves, intelligent, but frail. It kept going down hill from there. Jesus. Let me guess, racist said black people were orcs right, and jews were dwarves? I've run into a guy like that before. He also claimed latinos were kobolds.....
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Jun 1, 2013 15:50
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Kafka Esq. posted:That's an interesting idea. Part of "sober second thought" part of the Senate is still wholeheartedly embraced by its members, that because they are no longer subject to party and voter whims they can be better impartial adjudicators of legislation. I've watched three interviews now where Liberals and Conservatives have said this is still their purpose. However, I haven't seen much other come out of the Senate other than in camera sessions, where the debate is masked. We haven't a clue how these proceed normally, under a Liberal or Conservative chair. Is the debate rigourous? Does the ruling party limit debate like they do in the house? Are people actually sober? As someone who has had the job of reading through the minutes of in-camera meetings, I can state that it is very much a debate, yet more civil that QP. They do tend to be more open, yet less if that makes sense. What I mean is, you don't have jeers, you don't have rabbal rousing, and the senators tend to remain formal. Debate does go back and forth. Of course, senators are free to make personal notes about how one person is a windbag etc.
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Jun 1, 2013 16:21
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Kafka Esq. posted:
You mean me? Well, I mean, I don't agree with the in camera meetings at all, except in very specific cases (national security kinds of thing), as a matter of principle. I think they should all be open, especially if it's an accountability issue. The senator I worked for is a pretty decent guy, but honestly, that gives me more bias than I normally show, so I'd rather not comment on the Senate.
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Jun 1, 2013 16:53
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Helsing posted:I'll take multiple corruption scandals over a constitutional crisis that very nearly resulted in the country fragmenting or an incident where domestic terrorists kidnapped and murdered members of a sitting provincial government. We've also had a Prime Minister who was assassinated and some open and armed rebellions against crown authority. Ha ha what? No Canadian Prime minster has been assasinated. the only Canadian politicians who were are D'Arcy Mcgee, George Brown and the aforementioned Pieree Laporte. None of them were PM.
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Jun 1, 2013 18:55
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Mycroft Holmes posted:I currently live in the United States, but I'm thinking of moving to another country. Would you advise I move to Canada, or is it not worth the effort? I think it is, but you're natives. I'd say so. I mean we get alot of the good things the states have, while having less of the bad things.
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Jun 1, 2013 19:17
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DynamicSloth posted:
But since she is OUR ONE AND TRUE HOLY MONARCH it doesn't count.
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Jun 1, 2013 19:32
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Queen Victoria herself murdered our fourth Prime Minister at Windsor Castle in a dispute over the appropriate table setting for a dessert following a fish course.
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angerbot posted:Pickled turnips for everyone! Garlic Sauce is a human right!
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Jun 3, 2013 02:31
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:This is why I love Ottawa. More shawarma places than Lebanon. My god, there's like 8 in a one block circle from my office, I swear. Also, poli-chat, has everyone seen Don Martin tearing into Duffy on Powerplay?
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Jun 3, 2013 03:04
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There is a ton of work that still needs to be done vis a vis feminism in Canada. (My mom is huge into trying to get equality, and women being able to do whatever they want, and actually is a good argument that woman can both have careers and families), but in a positive note, I realized this afternoon that the premiers of the four most populous provinces (and richest too I think) are women.
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Jun 3, 2013 04:31
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Faux Shoah posted:Only two of those were actually elected though. (not counting Clark because she lost her seat) A little disingenuous, because Clark and Wynne did win leadership races (And the Ontario one boiled down to two women let's be honest). That being said, let's 2.5 then. Also, the premier of NFLD is a woman as well, which means half the provinces have women premiers.
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Jun 3, 2013 04:41
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Team THEOLOGY posted:Also didn't Clarke or won't Clarke run again in a steal riding? I maybe wrong here I stopped paying attention to it all after the election. When she became Premier she ran and won in a byelection in Campbell's riding
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Jun 3, 2013 04:46
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Bleu posted:I'm really hesitant to get mad at Justin Trudeau for saying something that's true. I don't support the modern LPC and its New Labour Flavour, and I get that Justin should probably avoid talking about electoral politics when it's been poison for the LPC since his daddy's time, but I can't help but feel like every time I laugh at Justin Trudeau gaffing, some Tory staffer somewhere twirls his mustaches in joy. And at the same time I drink a little bit more.
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Jun 3, 2013 17:33
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I hope you're supporting Canadian breweries. Local microbrews (kitchissipi and Beats) and Canadian distilleries (66 Gilead and 40 creek)
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Jun 3, 2013 19:04
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:Every cell phone has great battery life as long as you don't use it as a mini computer. I use mine as a mini computer, and mine lasts about day from full change if I do. If I don't it goes 2-3 days
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Jun 4, 2013 01:50
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Man, I'd go, but last time the line was out the door, and I don't have time for that.
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Giant Goats posted:Not really - it's that Tim Hortons and Harveys (who use a maple leaf instead of an apostrophe) choose not to use apostrophes in their English signs because they can then use the same set of materials all across Canada instead of having to print separate French versions for use in Quebec. We do something similar for our logo. Becuase Liberal en Francais is Libéral, we use a maple leaf, with the stem fitting over the E so it can be used in both official languages  EDIT: With a picture 
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Jun 4, 2013 17:56
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THC posted:If you want a vision of the future... A double double pouring down the throat of humanity forever.
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WhelpTwo Tory MPs could be suspended from House over missing election filings posted:Two Conservative MPs are in legal limbo after Elections Canada sent letters to the Speaker of the House of Commons asking they be suspended for failure to file campaign documents from the 2011 election. So, anyone shocked here? ...
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Jun 4, 2013 19:27
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Alctel posted:I've actually lost count of all the election rule bending/breaking that went on Sometimes I feel like it needs it own separate thread. Not just robocalls but Penashue, these two, the rest of the chucklefucks....
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Jun 4, 2013 19:40
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Dammit JT, why did you ask why Harper appointed Wallin instead of Patrick Brazeau?
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Jun 4, 2013 19:43
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priznat posted:He got smugbombed pretty bad there. At least he did quip back about how Wallin wasn't fundraising for the Liberals while she was consul general.
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Jun 4, 2013 19:49
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Don't make me start up OC Transpo chat in this biznitch.
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Jun 4, 2013 20:14
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:drat, that's a classy McDonald's, Zeeboi. Wanna go to Salzburg for a cheeseburg. Man, they're in Saskatchewan. That should be harsh enough.
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Jun 4, 2013 20:15
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Geoid posted:I've never understood the Saskatchewan hate. It comes from everyone's opinions they gleaned off of "that one time I took Hwy #1 to Calgary". Blade_of_tyshalle posted:I think we can all agree that the stupidest, least laudable region of Canada is, in fact, all of it. (My Dad and his family are all from there. It's more because I like to tease him. Correct me if I wrong, but doesn't Sask have the second largest population of French Canadians outside of Quebec?)
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Pinterest Mom posted:What. Welp, once again, I am wrong. At least I did say I might be wrong in the case before falpping my gums
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Oh CPAC, well done in half muting a conservative MP and playing clown horn noises during member statements. Way to gently caress it up.
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Baronjutter posted:Hell yeah, I love learning poo poo, specially if the person educating me really knows their poo poo. I loving hate May and the green party but she did nothing wrong in her interview and she's 100% right about shrimp, stop eating that poo poo you idiots. Can I still eat Nova Scotian scallops?
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Jun 5, 2013 19:18
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Goddamn Thomas "Phoenix Wright" Mulcair just objectioned to Harper's mistepped in QP so hard I'm hearing the cornered music.
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Marc Garneau  But, I love how the entire house burst in laughter at Polliver claiming Conservatives acted in good faith with regards to elections Canada. Also, the candidates are holding fuckawesome events to clear their leadership debts. Like Marc's last night.
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Jun 5, 2013 19:38
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Kafka Esq. posted:She's not Stephen Harper, Mulcair or Trudeau, she doesn't need to have a messaging crew making sure she hits the exact Canadian G-spots every time she speaks. Yeah. Fun Fact. Apparently Trudeau doesn't have one either. HE loving needs one.
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Jun 5, 2013 19:41
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Twiin posted:WE HAVE CROWDSOURCED ARGLE BARGLE BARGLE Hey, I worked very hard entering those responses, and editing out all the motherfuckers. But seriously, at least we're actually trying to get Canadians involved in QP, by asking questions they want asked.
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Jun 5, 2013 19:55
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Yup, definately put this play during the background during the next QP
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Jun 5, 2013 20:27
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:Imagine the hubbub if Canadians elected just one member of Marxist-Leninist or the Communist Party. Harper could win a 99% majority and Toronto Sun would still put on the cover, "CANADA GOES COMMUNIST". I'm sure Fox News would alert everyone that the Red have now taken Canada and we must no longer negotiate with communist scum up north. How about one of each? Doube commie flavour 
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Majuju posted:They want to stop permitting and phase out currently-producing uranium mines in Canada (which is 20% of the world's uranium production), which is responsible for 15,000 jobs in Saskatchewan alone, and they also completely oppose the export of any fissionable material including thorium. Their policy on the energy industry is literally 1.21 Energy Industry: No to Nuclear. As someone who had radiation therapy, they can go gently caress themselves. Taking ginger and avacado pits wouldn't do poo poo to my cancer.
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Cordyceps Headache posted:Christ, really? Cordyceps Headache posted:Wait, I can see why people would be neutral on the Greens but what have they done to make you hate them? I didn't know it was possible to hate the Greens and the Conservatives at the same time. Exactly. I hate them both because the Conservatives are gigantic assholes, and the Green can be outright loons at times.
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quaint bucket posted:That seems a little harsh. Team Theology (Conservative supporter/staffer for one of the senators?) has been posting reasonably well here. I actually look forward to see what he has to say sometime which breaks up the echo chamber here. True. He is a gentleman. However, I meant it more as the government. Doing things like exlcuding Marc Garneau from the Canadarm exhibit opening, muzzling scientists, and a whole host of other incidents leads me to apply to that label to them.
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Team THEOLOGY posted:That was a dick move. But I would chalk it up as much to a political slight as I would literally no one thinking "Hey, maybe Canadian space dude should be at the Canadian space event". I mean definitely a few people were being assholes, but I can assure you a person or two in the room when the decision was made just didn't think of it at the time. Which is both sad, and ridiculous. "Team Theology" posted:Senator, man if only I worked in an office with so little power and such a huge budget. Then I could play games all day! For the record, staffers aren't usually in agreement with their bosses (MP, Minister, Senator or otherwise) over everything. We just do our jobs as our bosses would like them done to the best of our ability (if we are good at our job). Man, I wish I still worked in the senate. I really liked my little office there. And, as my posts in the thread show, I clearly am not on board with Liberal stuff all the time either. But that doesn't mean I don't bust my rear end off, nor that I slack off. That being said, sorry for any offense TT. I was not intending to insult you at all, but rather the party itself, especially with regards to some of it's policies I find highly objectionable. quaint bucket posted:
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