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#61
Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...
Last post by saskganesh - September 04, 2025, 09:07:12 AMThanks for your explanation and insight Neil but I think that at the end of the day, most conservative supporters in Alberta really don't give a shit, and will make peace with whatever that government wants to do. The brand loyalty is just too strong.
#62
Off the Record / Re: Fitness 2025 And Onwards t...
Last post by saskganesh - September 04, 2025, 09:00:48 AMGot back to half marathon distance. 21k. Took me about 2:10, so I'm slowing down. That's ok.
Yesterday did some stonework. Just a small path in front of some front steps. Turned into 4 hour job with cleanup. Felt good. Today back is fine, but my legs feel like they ran 21k!
Yesterday did some stonework. Just a small path in front of some front steps. Turned into 4 hour job with cleanup. Felt good. Today back is fine, but my legs feel like they ran 21k!
#63
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by crazy canuck - September 04, 2025, 08:57:50 AMQuote from: Richard Hakluyt on September 04, 2025, 08:53:17 AMThey should probably open a factory in Canada, thus avoiding all the tariffs on their input goods and only facing tariffs on that proportion of their final product that they sell in the USA.
That is exactly what is happening. Despite the fact that there are tariffs on Canadian cars, the amount of cars going to the United States has increased over the last three months.
The reason for that is simple, the input costs to manufacture cars in the United States has increased more than the tariff on Canadian cars because the tar on steel and aluminum is so high.
Canadian trade data was released today, export to the US went up, imports from the US declined. And remember we are their largest trading partner.
It will be very interesting to see what impact this has on American inflation and job numbers.
#64
Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by crazy canuck - September 04, 2025, 08:55:26 AMBrilliant Pythonesque - what has the ECHR ever done for us
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOAmhDbCMQV/?igsh=NHh1MHI5Ymw0Y2Vx
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOAmhDbCMQV/?igsh=NHh1MHI5Ymw0Y2Vx
#65
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Richard Hakluyt - September 04, 2025, 08:53:17 AMThey should probably open a factory in Canada, thus avoiding all the tariffs on their input goods and only facing tariffs on that proportion of their final product that they sell in the USA.
#66
Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by Richard Hakluyt - September 04, 2025, 08:50:51 AMA totally splintered political scene and first-past-the-post electoral system is going to lead to some wacky election results......its going to be interesting but in a disturbing way.
#67
Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread
Last post by Gups - September 04, 2025, 08:42:51 AMQuote from: mongers on September 03, 2025, 09:22:55 PMA film new to me:
'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' - sterling work by all concerned.
Such a great film. My favourite of the Powell & Pressburger films, though Red Shoes runs it quite close.
#68
Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...
Last post by Tamas - September 04, 2025, 08:36:51 AMWell the sooner the break between progressive leftists and conservative Muslims come the better. It is an unholy alliance.
#69
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by crazy canuck - September 04, 2025, 08:35:06 AMAs anticipated the Americans need to import aluminum and steel, and American manufacturers are paying the price.
From the NYTimes
From the NYTimes
QuoteOne of the country's largest manufacturers is worse off now than it was six months ago. Last month, John Deere said net income in its most recent quarter was down 29 percent from a year earlier. Higher tariffs, primarily on steel but also on aluminum, have cost the company $300 million so far, with nearly another $300 million expected by the end of the year. This summer the company laid off 238 employees across factories in Illinois and Iowa.
Yet John Deere is just the sort of manufacturing powerhouse that Mr. Trump says he wants more of in the United States. The company, based in Moline, Ill., has made farm equipment since 1837. Its green-and-yellow tractors, combines and sprayers help farmers feed the country and produce billions of dollars' worth of crops for export.
#70
Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...
Last post by Josquius - September 04, 2025, 08:09:02 AMYeah, if anything it seems the opposite counter intuitive thing has happened.
Covid was a bad disease outbreak and it was vaccines which fixed it...
But rather than accepting fact and updating their views accordingly in our modern age of main character syndrome dunning kruger uber alles it seemed to have the opposite effect.
I would be curious to see though amongst those most heavily pushing and profiting from this shit. How many of them actually have vaccinated themselves. They just preach different.
Covid was a bad disease outbreak and it was vaccines which fixed it...
But rather than accepting fact and updating their views accordingly in our modern age of main character syndrome dunning kruger uber alles it seemed to have the opposite effect.
I would be curious to see though amongst those most heavily pushing and profiting from this shit. How many of them actually have vaccinated themselves. They just preach different.