I expect Tory to have a bit of back peddling to do now that this has become a thing. Also, not shocked that he'd lapse after a loss, but this is intervention time levels of bad
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Canada PoliERA |OT| Two Years of Sunny Days? That’s Scheer Madness!
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Sounds like this guy's a real winner. Wonder if this casts a bad light on Tory.
I got paid but a lot of people at work didnt get their overtime.
I mean not really anything can be done. The conservatives bought the system now the liberals are using it everybody wants to get rid of it but it cost millions of dollars.
I got paid on Monday which is a weird thing. But I was able to sort out my bills early so no biggie.
It'll be hard to get rid of the system when there's no fall back option.
Luckily I got paid too. Same can't be said for Overtime hours, but at the very least something around the correct amount keeps getting deposited into my bank. No clue about my coworkers though.
Always interesting year end CBC National At Issue year end wrap up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H7ECf227Wo …
In one of his responses Andrew Coyne highlights something about Trudeau polling I meant to clarify earlier. I forgot to respond to the earlier inquiry to my suggestion that Trudeau gets a significant boost in polls simply from being "not Trump." I didn't mean horserace party vs party polls, but more of those personal attribute polls about his character (eg. is he trustworthy, is he a good leader.. etc).
Coyne suggests that the recent minor scandals won't dent party polling (in part because the Scheer is terrible and Singh has barely started being leader) but could start to impact those personality polling results. It's a minor thing, but the sort of thing that builds over time. When a party defeats itself, it's because of all this built up damage, where people who once had overwhelmingly positive views of a leader now see them as fatally flawed.
In one of his responses Andrew Coyne highlights something about Trudeau polling I meant to clarify earlier. I forgot to respond to the earlier inquiry to my suggestion that Trudeau gets a significant boost in polls simply from being "not Trump." I didn't mean horserace party vs party polls, but more of those personal attribute polls about his character (eg. is he trustworthy, is he a good leader.. etc).
Coyne suggests that the recent minor scandals won't dent party polling (in part because the Scheer is terrible and Singh has barely started being leader) but could start to impact those personality polling results. It's a minor thing, but the sort of thing that builds over time. When a party defeats itself, it's because of all this built up damage, where people who once had overwhelmingly positive views of a leader now see them as fatally flawed.
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Speaking of year-end wrap-ups: 17 Times Ezra Levant's Alt-Right Rebel Media Went Completely Off The Rails in 2017
Twitter users had to factcheck yet another claim from Jason Kenney.
https://globalnews.ca/news/3938435/...berta-has-seen-2-years-of-population-decline/
https://globalnews.ca/news/3938435/...berta-has-seen-2-years-of-population-decline/
Here's a good long article summarizing the year in BC politics. Quite friendly to those out of province that wouldn't have followed BC Poli so closely.
I think this quote is quite interesting.
If anything the NDP have over delivered beyond expectations and are running things much better than anyone thought they would. In particular people are pleased with now the new attorney general is going after the money laundering issues the BC Liberals long ignored. The NDP have been a large opposition government in waiting for a very long time, various ministers know their portfolios quite well, and the NDP has known exactly what they want to get done.
In contrast the Greens are all rather new at this, and with only three MPs and less resources, it's unsurprising that they'd be finding things a bit more difficult.
I expect that the government will be solid until at least after the 2018 referendum on electoral reform. Supposing the next election is held under PR one would expect the Greens to do much better, though given the way things are going, with the NDP being a surprisingly competent and effective government, I wonder if people will feel less need to vote for a third party. The Greens have up to this point gained their momentum on their assertion that the other two parties are both equally terrible and the whole system is broken, but with the untested NDP having been given its chance to govern, and having largely impressed, that notion may be harder to sell going forward.
I think this quote is quite interesting.
If anything the NDP have over delivered beyond expectations and are running things much better than anyone thought they would. In particular people are pleased with now the new attorney general is going after the money laundering issues the BC Liberals long ignored. The NDP have been a large opposition government in waiting for a very long time, various ministers know their portfolios quite well, and the NDP has known exactly what they want to get done.
In contrast the Greens are all rather new at this, and with only three MPs and less resources, it's unsurprising that they'd be finding things a bit more difficult.
I expect that the government will be solid until at least after the 2018 referendum on electoral reform. Supposing the next election is held under PR one would expect the Greens to do much better, though given the way things are going, with the NDP being a surprisingly competent and effective government, I wonder if people will feel less need to vote for a third party. The Greens have up to this point gained their momentum on their assertion that the other two parties are both equally terrible and the whole system is broken, but with the untested NDP having been given its chance to govern, and having largely impressed, that notion may be harder to sell going forward.
The BC government's been a lot more stable than I expected it to be. Placas putting the province ahead of partisanship and Clark resigning her seat helped a lot but it's still a pretty narrow margin to deal with. That alone is pretty impressive.
lmao Clark was such a joke after the election.
June 8th - "Whatever job voters give me and the House gives me in this Parliament, I'm going to take it." - Christy Clark
June 29th - John Horgan's B.C. NDP To Take Power After Liberals Fall In Confidence Vote
July 28th - Christy Clark resigns as MLA and leader of B.C. Liberal party
June 8th - "Whatever job voters give me and the House gives me in this Parliament, I'm going to take it." - Christy Clark
June 29th - John Horgan's B.C. NDP To Take Power After Liberals Fall In Confidence Vote
July 28th - Christy Clark resigns as MLA and leader of B.C. Liberal party
Who says 'what ever happened to predictability"? Seems pretty fucking predictable to me.
A UCP MLA in Alberta yesterday was walking around with this sign and pointing it at objects like the one in this picture.
I'm not up on how Notley's government has been doing. Is this going to resonate or is it BS theatrics from Jason Kenney's team?
Probably (even though the increase in cost is offset by a tax credit Albertans receive that's dependent on income, meaning lower-income families will receive a larger credit than upper-middle class or the 1%)
The small business tax was also decreased to 2% when the carbon tax came into effect a year ago.'
People are photoshopping the sign on twitter now. Lol.
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It's absolutely brilliant. I hope this is a thing like the Trump signature thing gif.
It's moreso that the next election is the UCP's to lose.
In other news, Grenier posted his 2018 analysis: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-2018-ontario-quebec-1.4448399
Some of the photoshopped signs posted on the hashtag #ucpsigns are hilarious.
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Same with Ontario. I am gobsmacked that Wynn is competitive despite being so unpopular. It's almost as if the Conservative brand is what is more toxic than anything else. Other than in Prairies.
Nanos poll also shows a 12 point gap this week despite being a rough fall for the liberals. Federally speaking that is.
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My one prediction for this year is that the Liberals somehow win reelection in Ontario. Wynne may not be personally popular, but she's a very good campaigner, and I think that the OLP has delivered on enough stuff that they'll be able to win over soft NDP voters who are afraid that the PCs would roll back a lot of the changes. I think Brown will do better than any PC leader since Harris, but that he's too much of an unknown to become the premier, while Horwath's performance will leave Singh wishing that he'd stayed in provincial politics (where he could've had a much easier time leading the ONDP).
In federal news, the Globe and Mail may have already won the award for headline of the year: Andrew Scheer won't march in Pride parades, but says Tories are more tolerant than Liberals
The article makes him look like a giant hypocrite, too, which is awesome:
It makes him seem like a hypocrit too stupid to see that he is one. This is the gist: Justin Trudeau is intolerant because he makes Liberal MPs toe the line on abortion, but I'm different because I make MPs toe the line on net neutrality even after they disagree with me/the party.
And the bit on Pride is true, kind of, but isnt going to win anyone him any new fans.
And the bit on Pride is true, kind of, but isnt going to win anyone him any new fans.
Ha...hahaha. Yeah, sure Andy. Conservative MPs get offended over the Prime Minister's socks, yet they're the ones who are more prone to tolerating others. Must explain whyte there's so much diversity in their party.
In Rebel news: Katie Hopkins joins hate-mongering Canadian website Rebel Media
In Rebel news: Katie Hopkins joins hate-mongering Canadian website Rebel Media
You can definitely support LGBTQ+ rights without marching in a parade, but not marching in Pride + actively supporting legislation that denies equal rights makes it clear how far his tolerance goes.
2018 has spared no time in becoming awful.
Sen. Lynn Beyak publishes 'outright racist' comments about Indigenous people on her Senate website
Sen. Lynn Beyak publishes 'outright racist' comments about Indigenous people on her Senate website
Jesus... just some of the "supporting" comments she posted on her senate web space...
Just when I hope she disappears from the spotlight she comes crawling back. She has had no consequence from her talk as the conservative caucus just sits there doing nothing. They're outrage about some sweater worn by the PM 11 months ago but lets this slide. get stuffed.
Corporate greed started early in 2018
Pretty disgusting especially this
Hopefully the Government of Ontario steps in. You cannot punish your employees for government policies. Comment section is nauseating. CBC should definitely remove comments from every page at this point.
Pretty disgusting especially this
Hopefully the Government of Ontario steps in. You cannot punish your employees for government policies. Comment section is nauseating. CBC should definitely remove comments from every page at this point.
Robyn Urbak and Justin Ling were going at it on twitter. Justin is right though. businesses have the lowest tax rate in the G7. The idea they'd take employee benefits away because of the min wage is disgusting.
It's unadulterated corporate greed plain and simple.
It's unadulterated corporate greed plain and simple.
Is this it? https://twitter.com/Justin_Ling/status/948733310770978816
Looks to me like they pretty much agree on everything and the differences are quite fine- they both think minimum wage increases aren't a good policy instrument for poverty alleviation (they aren't), Ling thinks it's wrong of the franchise and corporate overlords to squeal over the minimum wage (it is) and Urback thinks franchises like that one cutting benefits are using the minimum wage hike are just crass opportunists using it as an excuse and that's to be expected (they are).
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There needs to be a mechanism to remove a senator like this from office somehow. This is just gross.
I have to imagine this kind of thing is going to be used against the government every chance the opposition party`s are going to get.
Maybe that's what Scheer meant when he said he was more tolerant than Trudeau? He'll tolerate racists nutjobs, apparently.
The Alberta NDP has sent signficantly less on travel and hospitality in 2017 compared to the Alberta PC's under redford in 2013.
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/pol...-2017-alberta-bureaucrat-staffer-expense-list
http://edmontonjournal.com/news/pol...-2017-alberta-bureaucrat-staffer-expense-list
Whelp... Beyak is finally kicked out of caucus.
https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa/status/949107948877467648
https://twitter.com/CBCOttawa/status/949107948877467648
Hamish Marshall is still the campaign manager for the CPC. This is going to be used as a deflection for accusations about Scheer's thinly-veiled bigotry (even though it took him far longer to boot Beyak from the caucus than it ever should have and the current reporting suggests they'd have been fine with keeping Beyak around if she just removed the letters).
How long before she make the rounds on the political news shows defending her case and attacking all sides? She was pretty dug in last go round on this issue, I can't imagine this sits well with her
Jobs numbers are out: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/statistics-canada-jobs-december-1.4474326
79,000 jobs in Dec, 5.7% now.
79,000 jobs in Dec, 5.7% now.
"Racism will not be tolerated"
They tolerated this shit for like six months.
Numbers are ridiculous. I have a feeling there might be some adjustment in January as the min wage policy takes place. Or maybe full time work gains will mitigate any negative trends in part time jobs.
Heard on the radio that 5.7% territory is pretty much full employment as numbers go.
Quebec coming up the inside track with their posted numbers!
Heard on the radio that 5.7% territory is pretty much full employment as numbers go.
Quebec coming up the inside track with their posted numbers!
More analysis: Calgary is essentially pre-oil slump levels of unemployment! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-bmo-employment-rebound-jobless-gains-jobs-1.4474767
Bububu Quebec has job killing high taxes!!! What's going to be the conservative talking points on Quebec now?
Also the socialist horde just seized power in BC and raised corporate taxes and taxes on income earned over 150k so clearly it's only a short matter of time before BC loses its top spot and becomes a have not province.
That you need Québec's low wages for growth, not job killing minimum wage?
That "austerity" is working?
That Trump's economic policies are helping Québec's economy?
I have no doubt they'll spin the numbers in a convenient way (like all sides do).
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