Canadian Politics

[icecream]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lost...ctic-1.2760311

One of the Franklin ships was found. We can all go back to not giving a shit. I guess it's kinda cool but Harper has a creepy obsession with it. If only he cared that much for important things like Aboriginal issues...

'"The Inuit have said for generations that one of their hunters saw a ship in that part of the passage, abandoned and ended up wrecking…. It's exactly where this guy said it was."'

And that wasn't the first place they looked? WTF could have saved six years of searching.

[mfte]

1.) Not sure why this is news
2.) Not sure why this article mentions twice that Mike Tyson is a convicted the rapist.

http://www.citynews.ca/2014/09/09/ma...-at-city-hall/

[mfte]

1.) Not sure why this is news
2.) Not sure why this article mentions twice that Mike Tyson is a convicted the rapist.

http://www.citynews.ca/2014/09/09/ma...-at-city-hall/

shut up.



Well so much for this dream. Soknacki dropping out

http://www.citynews.ca/2014/09/09/da...f-mayors-race/

[Lew]

https://marknesop.wordpress.com/2016...ing/#more-3737

i hope nobody minds me posting these here...he is canadian, and i believe what he shares is important to canadians...however, if folks feel it should be elsewhere...please do let me know.

i really enjoy the comments on his blogs, too. illuminating.

[Lew]

https://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...nay-menon.html

ironically, i feel this belongs in this thread.
xxxooo

[Lew]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elec...line-1.3969098

ye fellow canucks...please sign and share if you are so inclined.
thank you.

[mfte]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elec...line-1.3969098

ye fellow canucks...please sign and share if you are so inclined.
thank you.

Are you not worried that this reform might be detrimental to the well being of Canada? Nothing will get done and coalitions will need to be formed to enact and move legislation. It could take the government 5 years to agree on something because of political discourse. This could also put fringe extreme parties into power.

[botley]

Are you not worried that this reform might be detrimental to the well being of Canada? Nothing will get done and coalitions will need to be formed to enact and move legislation. It could take the government 5 years to agree on something because of political discourse. This could also put fringe extreme parties into power.

Not in the slightest. Consensus builds good policy.

[Lew]

Not in the slightest. Consensus builds good policy.

agreed.
i am not comfortable, in any area of life, with the majority of power resting in the hands of one group.
i would very much like to see proportional representation in place here.
yes, the shift will be a shit show, but too bad....it is worth it in the long run. (imo)

[Lew]

Are you not worried that this reform might be detrimental to the well being of Canada? Nothing will get done and coalitions will need to be formed to enact and move legislation. It could take the government 5 years to agree on something because of political discourse. This could also put fringe extreme parties into power.

to
my way of thinking this only highlights the need for canadians to be engaged...to demand not only representation but to demand maturity in the people being paid to run our country...

politicians seem to find coalitions/consensus to be scary...look what harper did when the makings of a coalition was staring him in the face...he shut that shit down pronto.
yes, guaranteed, that political discourse (deliberate, likely) will need to addressed...hell, i anticipate deliberate b.s. to try to kill the shift and to maintain a "gee, folks, see what happens if you try to FORCE adults into comprimise" so that we can continue to bounce back and forth between a liberal and conservative majority...because THAT is what best suits career politicians.

and as to fringe parties getting power: ok. if that is the will of the people, so be it. truthfully part of me welcomes the idea, simply to get things MOVING.
proportional representation hasn't caused goverments anywhere else to implode, seems to be working fine...so why not?

i remember voting for proportional representation in the referendum. i remember thinking "fuck me. this will never fly simply because people are so fucking terrified of change." plus, elections canada did a shitastic job of defining clearly what it actually meant. i had a huge number of friends and family who were voting no because they simply didn't understand what it meant.

i, personally, am gratified by the noise canadians are making over this...even if JUST to hold trudeau to his platform promises. we let politicians away with far too much. this engagement is surprising and most welcome, from my perspective.