[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[Jacob]

Viper seems to forget that Grallon was a big supporter of camps.

Not really just an "Anglo" trait but if it helps you all sleep at night to think you are somehow better (as your government must constantly invoke the Notwithstanding Clause) go ahead.

Fellers, I think we can all agree that we're all somehow better than the Americans. Let's just leave it at that? 

[Valmy]

Fellers, I think we can all agree that we're all somehow better than the Americans. Let's just leave it at that? 

The true unifying national trait of Canadians: we're not Americans 

[HVC]

[crazy canuck]

Viper seems to forget that Grallon was a big supporter of camps.

Not really just an "Anglo" trait but if it helps you all sleep at night to think you are somehow better (as your government must constantly invoke the Notwithstanding Clause) go ahead.

Fellers, I think we can all agree that we're all somehow better than the Americans. Let's just leave it at that? 

No, we are fooling ourselves if we think it can't happen here. A reminder that 30% of conservative party members are Maga supporters.

[Jacob]

No, we are fooling ourselves if we think it can't happen here. A reminder that 30% of conservative party members are Maga supporters.

Sometimes you can be a bit of a stick in the mud

[crazy canuck]

No, we are fooling ourselves if we think it can't happen here. A reminder that 30% of conservative party members are Maga supporters.

Sometimes you can be a bit of a stick in the mud

If by stick in the mud, you mean a person willing to say uncomfortable truths - Yes, I accept that as accurate.

On the topic of it could happen here, the CBC podcast Front Burner did an episode this morning on how MAGA is influencing the Alberta separatist movement.

If you are worried about me calling out the fact that the Quebec government uses the Notwithstanding Clause because their legislation violates the constitutional rights of Canadians who are not in the majority in Quebec, well that too is a fact.

So let's not fool ourselves.

[crazy canuck]

Progress on decoupling from the US. From the Globe

India has long viewed Canada as the "younger brother" of the United States, slow to approve foreign investment and major projects, but this perception is changing under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Indian high commissioner to Canada says.

Ottawa and New Delhi are preparing to launch talks on a comprehensive trade deal as the Prime Minister makes plans for a March trip to the Indian subcontinent, his first.

The high commissioner, Dinesh Patnaik, said in an interview on Tuesday that in India's view Mr. Carney has been carving out a more independent role for Canada, including with his much-lauded Jan. 20 speech at the World Economic Forum.

[viper37]

*edit* oh, I forgot, since it's winter, but the whole brouhaha about pooping on the beach was a big thing to around these parts.

I saw that.  I could never see if it was just one person or totally fake.

[HVC]

*edit* oh, I forgot, since it's winter, but the whole brouhaha about pooping on the beach was a big thing to around these parts.

I saw that.  I could never see if it was just one person or totally fake.

I'd hazard mostly fake, but as with all urban legends something probably happened once and it snowballed.

[viper37]

Progress on decoupling from the US. From the Globe

India has long viewed Canada as the "younger brother" of the United States, slow to approve foreign investment and major projects, but this perception is changing under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Indian high commissioner to Canada says.

Ottawa and New Delhi are preparing to launch talks on a comprehensive trade deal as the Prime Minister makes plans for a March trip to the Indian subcontinent, his first.

The high commissioner, Dinesh Patnaik, said in an interview on Tuesday that in India's view Mr. Carney has been carving out a more independent role for Canada, including with his much-lauded Jan. 20 speech at the World Economic Forum.

First Europe, then Canada for India.

Some Americans must be really tired to win.
Healthcare costs rising, no checks from Doge, no checks from tariff money, no tax credit for a car purchase, no tax cuts for everyone and a cut to social security benefits, but a gift tax exemption up to 30 million$ per couple so the average American can leave a little something his children.



At least, my friend Admiral Yi is satisfied that the US military budget is going way down now that they don't have to care about European and Canadian freeloaders.    
Ah, half a trillion increase on this side.

Well.  Time to bunker up.

[Bauer]

Canada doesn't do a lot of trade with India but our pension funds are active there.  It's obviously a country that should be targeted for growth.

[Bauer]

That Besent guy looks like the biggest tool I've ever seen in my life.

[Zoupa]

He's also comically out of touch to an almost incredible degree.

"We are going to give guidance at some point to see what is a mom-and-pop, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes. So we don't want to push the mom-and-pops out, we just want to push everyone else out."

[Grey Fox]

He always lies.

[Jacob]

Maybe your mom-and-pop did a meme-coin pump-and-dump or some insider trading for ten twenty million. We don't want to push them out.