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McGavin
Sep 18, 2012

Priority #1 for infrastructure spending: Justin gets a new $10 million house.

quote:

The prime minister’s official residence has been in a state of disrepair for years. On Sunday, former prime minister Jean Chretien told CTV’s Question Period that the 34-room residence was embarrassing.

In 2008, the National Capital Commission estimated repairs would cost about $10 million and would require full access for a minimum of 12 to 15 months.

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Monaghan
Dec 29, 2006

I wonder if conservatives will make a big deal about 24 sussex being repaired, given that it's badly needed it for over a decade.

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

McGavin posted:

Priority #1 for infrastructure spending: Justin gets a new $10 million house.

I for one am shocked that the NCC chose to let something they run fall into a lovely state of disrepair.

Sashimi
Dec 26, 2008


College Slice

McGavin posted:

Priority #1 for infrastructure spending: Justin gets a new $10 million house.

quote:

Rideau Cottage is a two-storey home is located on the grounds of Rideau Hall at 1 Sussex Drive -- just across the street from the prime minister’s official residence.
Umm, isn't 24 Sussex a good 20 or 30 minute walk away from the Rideau Hall grounds? Not exactly across the street.

ZeeBoi
Jan 17, 2001

If prime minister Stephen Harper was able to live there with his 100 adopted cats, then pretty boy Justin can do it too!! :argh:

HappyHippo
Nov 19, 2003
Do you have an Air Miles Card?

EvilJoven posted:

The next 4 years are most likely going to be terribly unremarkable.

After the last 10 years I'll take it.

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

Sashimi posted:

Umm, isn't 24 Sussex a good 20 or 30 minute walk away from the Rideau Hall grounds? Not exactly across the street.

It is literally just up the street. You wouldn't need half an hour to make that walk if your ankles were tied together.

Brandon Proust
Jun 22, 2006

"Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of scoring a simple goal in a simple way"

Sashimi posted:

quote:

Rideau Cottage is a two-storey home is located on the grounds of Rideau Hall at 1 Sussex Drive -- just across the street from the prime minister’s official residence.
Umm, isn't 24 Sussex a good 20 or 30 minute walk away from the Rideau Hall grounds? Not exactly across the street.

Kafka Esq.
Jan 1, 2005

"If you ever even think about calling me anything but 'The Crab' I will go so fucking crab on your ass you won't even see what crab'd your crab" -The Crab(TM)
It's a 2 minute walk if you're slow.

EoRaptor
Sep 13, 2003

by Fluffdaddy

McGavin posted:

Priority #1 for infrastructure spending: Justin gets a new $10 million house.

We've known 24 Sussex needed renovation+repairs for years, and the previous governments haven't bothered. Media are going to make a big deal of this, because it's petty and easy to sell as a soundbite, but if we had spent the money years ago, it would have been cheaper so don't blame the Liberals for the cost now, and not spending the money now won't make it cheaper in the future (quite the opposite).

namaste friends
Sep 18, 2004

by Smythe
This is a great opportunity for jt's idiot yoga wife to appear useful to host a new hgtv reality house porn TV show.

PT6A
Jan 5, 2006

Public school teachers are callous dictators who won't lift a finger to stop children from peeing in my plane

Lassitude posted:

PT6A you must be stoked that your man Nenshi was declared the Best Mayor in the World:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/calgary-s-naheed-nenshi-named-top-mayor-in-the-world-1.2217700

So stoked that I'm pretty sure I mentioned it back when that article was written, on February 2nd.

RBC
Nov 23, 2007

IM STILL SPENDING MONEY FROM 1888
wheres the moron who was arguing in the other thread that prominent gay politicians don't have a responsibility to come out of the closet

Jordan7hm
Feb 17, 2011




Lipstick Apathy

RBC posted:

wheres the moron who was arguing in the other thread that prominent gay politicians don't have a responsibility to come out of the closet

They don't.

RBC
Nov 23, 2007

IM STILL SPENDING MONEY FROM 1888

Jordan7hm posted:

They don't.

you're wrong

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

Gay people who contribute to oppressive political movements should be criticized imo.

Postess with the Mostest
Apr 4, 2007

Arabian nights
'neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
could fall and fall hard
out there on the dunes

THC posted:

Gay people who contribute to oppressive political movements should be criticized imo.

You called?

Jordan7hm
Feb 17, 2011




Lipstick Apathy

THC posted:

Gay people who contribute to oppressive political movements should be criticized imo.

everyone who doesn't agree with me should be criticized imo

RBC
Nov 23, 2007

IM STILL SPENDING MONEY FROM 1888

Mr Luxury Yacht posted:

My apartment building in the middle of downtown Toronto has door to door delivery.

It weirded me out when I first moved in because I'd literally never seen that before in an apartment. It's always been a mailroom/wall o' mail boxes

those buildings are the absolute worst. seriosuly think about walking through a 14 story building and putting letters in 300 mail slots at below waist level

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

Jordan7hm posted:

everyone who doesn't agree with me should be criticized imo
The problem with conservatives goes beyond mere disagreement.

upgunned shitpost
Jan 21, 2015

RBC posted:

those buildings are the absolute worst. seriosuly think about walking through a 14 story building and putting letters in 300 mail slots at below waist level

On a rainy day they're kinda awesome for the respite alone... but the time values (re: how long it should take to deliver) are rated almost the same as a mail room or panel set.

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

RBC posted:

you're wrong

Still nobody's business how our leaders gently caress. Having a sexuality doesn't make you a mascot.

e: Unless you're a furry I guess. Then your sexuality literally makes you a mascot.

RBC
Nov 23, 2007

IM STILL SPENDING MONEY FROM 1888

flakeloaf posted:

Still nobody's business how our leaders gently caress. Having a sexuality doesn't make you a mascot.

e: Unless you're a furry I guess. Then your sexuality literally makes you a mascot.

*completely ignores all politics involved in the gay rights movement in the past 30 years&

RBC
Nov 23, 2007

IM STILL SPENDING MONEY FROM 1888
no guys really, being a gay politician has nothing to do with politics at all

brucio
Nov 22, 2004
Ezra's trying to get YYC named after Harper

http://www.therebel.media/harperairport

Risky Bisquick
Jan 18, 2008

PLEASE LET ME WRITE YOUR VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT SO I CAN FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE CALAMITY THAT IS OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM.



Buglord
Baird can be as queer as he likes, however cosying up to the reformers is somewhat pathetic to see. Sorry if you don't agree.

Edit: while we are talking Baird, has anything concrete come from those Twitter rumours?

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

flakeloaf posted:

Still nobody's business how our leaders gently caress. Having a sexuality doesn't make you a mascot.
It's our business what their politics are and the impact that their policies have, and in that sense Baird is a huge shithead

Juul-Whip fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Oct 27, 2015

Jordan7hm
Feb 17, 2011




Lipstick Apathy
You guys are shitheads.

I too would like it if gay people who appreciate their privacy stay out of politics.

namaste friends
Sep 18, 2004

by Smythe
What's the difference between a gay Tory and a Jewish nazi?

apatheticman
May 13, 2003

Wedge Regret

brucio posted:

Ezra's trying to get YYC named after Harper

http://www.therebel.media/harperairport

Does it just go to his mailing list?

Brannock
Feb 9, 2006

by exmarx
Fallen Rib
Oh no! Criticism!

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

If it werent for the acceptance of gay people, won by decades of struggle, Baird would probably have never risen almost to the top of our government. He'd be a nobody. And what did he do? He went to bat for a racist party that shits on poor people and refugees, and claims that trans people are predators.

But okay, sure, all these criticisms are a violation of his privacy.

Juul-Whip fucked around with this message at 02:01 on Oct 27, 2015

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

RBC posted:

no guys really, being a gay politician has nothing to do with politics at all

Not everyone in [disadvantaged group] has championing their group's cause on their minds. It's a strange characteristic in a politician but it's not beyond all comprehension. Sometimes it's nice to be known as "guy who achieved a thing" and not "qualifier descriptive guy who achieved a thing", and being a mascot isn't for everyone.

Acting against your group's interests still makes you a giant hypocrite and kind of a shithead whether you're waving their banner or not.

That's my opinion thanks for listening.


e: Also, being part of a marginalized group doesn't make you forever immune to having rear end in a top hat characteristics like bigotry.

Postess with the Mostest
Apr 4, 2007

Arabian nights
'neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
could fall and fall hard
out there on the dunes

flakeloaf posted:

Acting against your group's interests still makes you a giant hypocrite and kind of a shithead whether you're waving their banner or not.

Maybe he considers his primary group to be conservatives and not gay people?

Kafka Esq.
Jan 1, 2005

"If you ever even think about calling me anything but 'The Crab' I will go so fucking crab on your ass you won't even see what crab'd your crab" -The Crab(TM)
I'm already thinking of closing this thread.

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

good god Kafka I'm sorry let's talk about... um....

Ministerial speculation! That's a fun topic. At least until you remember that Bill Blair is in the running for something.

cowofwar
Jul 30, 2002

by Athanatos

Ikantski posted:

Maybe he considers his primary group to be conservatives and not gay people?

Like how Aglukkataq considera her primary group to be white suburban christians and not natives.

linoleum floors
Mar 25, 2012

Please. Let me tell you all about how you're all idiots. I am of superior intellect here. Go suck some dicks. You have all fucking stupid opinions. This is my fucking opinion.

flakeloaf posted:

Not everyone in [disadvantaged group] has championing their group's cause on their minds. It's a strange characteristic in a politician but it's not beyond all comprehension. Sometimes it's nice to be known as "guy who achieved a thing" and not "qualifier descriptive guy who achieved a thing", and being a mascot isn't for everyone.

Acting against your group's interests still makes you a giant hypocrite and kind of a shithead whether you're waving their banner or not.

That's my opinion thanks for listening.


e: Also, being part of a marginalized group doesn't make you forever immune to having rear end in a top hat characteristics like bigotry.

Yeah or maybe he's a giant opportunist shithead like every other politician and realized coming out is horrible for him politically and its way more important for him to have political power than further the gay rights movement

upgunned shitpost
Jan 21, 2015

Kafka Esq. posted:

I'm already thinking of closing this thread.

It happens man, don't fight it, just let go. You are not responsible for this, you are a good person.

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linoleum floors
Mar 25, 2012

Please. Let me tell you all about how you're all idiots. I am of superior intellect here. Go suck some dicks. You have all fucking stupid opinions. This is my fucking opinion.
Like seriously I bet he and the cpc has a filing cabinet of commissioned polls about what would happen if he came out

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