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Canada PoliERA |OT 2| Time Is a Flat Circle
- Thread starter Caz
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Someone took the "there's an app for that" line way too far.
It's been a shitshow for a while, they're hitting a new level.
Our "scandals" this year consisted of beards, donuts and yoga.
States' rights, tyranny, and all that. A deeply embedded combination of racism and paranoia.
The GOP would have already found a way to fuck with that too.
In a major victory for Trans Mountain, Federal Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of project's approval
This all feels so paternalistic.
But again, I'm in Punished Snake mode at this point so all I can do is shrug.
This all feels so paternalistic.
But again, I'm in Punished Snake mode at this point so all I can do is shrug.
That JOB KILLING CARBON TAX which will financially ruin Canadians strikes again.
But I worked at Elections Canada while being a Liberal partisan! lol
That's horrific. As a programmer I feel sick that someone decided that was an adequate solution for an app that lets you literally vote.
I could come up with several better solutions that would be much more secure than that.
I can't this, this enough.
Hell, I don't even care if you have a machine that tabulates the results, Just keep a paper backup and make sure you manually verify it sometime during the lame duck turnover period.
Hell, even if it is a complex ballot that nessessitates a machine walk you through with a pretty UI and print your ballot for you. Just for the love of God have that machine print out a paper backup for proof of non-tampering. And manually validate its total.
Also if there is a machine, it's code and schematics should be 100% open source by default. None of this black box security that doesn't work.
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Many Albertans were getting rebates back the first year the program was in effect. Then came the UCP, and no more rebates. But yeah, let's still complain about how Ottawa is fucking us. Good job Alberta.
Actually since the UCP backed out of the NDP carbon tax it reverted to the federal carbon tax and now all Albertans will be getting a return as opposed to before where it was just low income folks.
There is so much ignorance around the carbon Tax that I legitimately think Albertans are going to be shocked when they start getting money back from it.
It didn't let ppl vote, it was to transmit the results to the party.... Which is still bad but not as bad
Oh I noticed people complaining that they didn't get rebates for the last tax year (2018).
They wouldn't have (unless they were "low income". Last year we were on the NDP carbon tax until the UCP scrapped that which meant we had to adopt the federal carbon tax.
However the federal carbon tax didn't officially kick in until January 1st. The rebate people would be getting now covers the carbon taxes paid in the year 2020.
It's actually a major victory for the Liberals over the Conservatives.
Wtf is wrong with these cons
I wonder why they have a reputation of being a political party of intolerance and bigotry. I wonder....
"But you see if we pick a leader who can keep the inside thoughts behind closed doors only, people would think we've turned a new leaf and vote for us!"
I certainly would prefer just calling him what he is: a pretender backed by the US.
It's double gross because of the outlandish sexism of it, which is to be expected of Cons, but also because it frames sex work as something shameful. People who choose to be sex workers deserve the same respect as anyone else, and not to have their vocation used as pejorative.
Yeah I know, the whole situation sucks.
Claiming Maduro is democratically elected is a giant stretch as well.
2 shitty leaders backed by opposing powers and another proxy war brewing, this one maybe with nukes.
Hmm investors putting money into solar not O&G.
I wonder if a certain group of people in AB will take a hint
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No no, surely this is a conspiracy headed by the Progressive Agenda. We the Conservative Party of Canada and its provincial affiliates will work hard to protect you the people from this propaganda by spending your hard worked tax payer dollars on our hard working folks in the oil patch. Never again will we allow another dollar to be spent on the evil that is "solar" farms.
I wonder how soon they'll catch on that these groups like United We Troll or The Rebel don't even really support oil patch workers if they ..... oh for example dares seek better working conditions.
They're being used.
We live in a capitalist society, yet when the free market has spoken, the government has to subsidize a dying industry and we can't even use money for way better things.
They're all about capitalism and the free market until their livelihood is affected then they become instant advocates for government intervention.
Alberta is screaming for a national energy program, suspiciously similar to the one Trudeau's father wanted to put in, which they rejected for the almighty "free market".
they always been fucking terrible but the new younger wave of cons are basically 4chan or rebel media loving dipshits
It's almost as if Federalism is a fiction that is clearly being tested right across the country. lol
The free market has spoken. Give oil and gas to the US and make trumps economy stronger.
Insane, crazy train doesn't end here.
Want something cringy? That CPC MP that talked down to the NDP MP about sex work made a rap video a while ago...
"Hit like and subscribe if you like and want more content..."
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When he was a political commentator on Les Ex, Y-F Blanchet would constantly straddle the line between reality and conspiracy theories. Not the chemtrails or flat earth kind, but he would constantly insinuate that the people he disagrees with were involved in grand nefarious scheme and that if they didn't face consequences, it was because they were protected by various people involved in cover-ups. I'm surprised it took this long for his old instincts to kick in in his new career in federal politics.
Our moment is coming. I think Trudeau will be the last "normal" PM.
That's a pretty pessimistic prediction. So I'll counter with an optimistic one!
The Conservative Party will never again win a majority government.
Did we throw out FPTP? Because a Liberal fuck up and the Canadian electorate's insane drive to punish incumbent parties with electoral defeats, are as guaranteed as death and taxes.
The USA is now a dictatorship. Never thought I'd see that in my lifetime.
I'd say the optimistic prediction is "All bets are off".
People underestimate what lengths they're willing to go to. We had our warnings with Robocalls and prorogation.
Yeaaaaah.The Conservatives will win again. They dont even really need to change all that much, or become more progressive. They literally own the media. The left is still divided and the vote split. Manufacture enough scandals and say "Atleast we arean't the USA" enough times, rotating leaders each election and the public will eventually get angry enough at the incubent that they'll feel the need to "throw out the bums". Hell, it naturally happens every 10 years/3 terms anyhow.
So yeah. No reason to be complacent. They'll win eventually and we'll go back to asking how such a thing could ever happen in this country.
