For my Canadian friends

[sear]

Thank you S2

Re #198
"In this case asking for a write-in ballot isn't to let you vote for any sort of third party candidate. It's because there are some 130 plus candidates on the official ballot and this makes it easier to vote for the individual you want to support - no need to wade thru a massive list to find the "right" candidate." S2 #200

- oh -
I understood there over 100 candidates in the race. I didn't realize over 100 of them were on the ballot. - yikes -

note:
When I cast my write-in ballot, the candidate had prepared a how-to flier, as this jurisdiction (like many others I imagine) have legal requirement which
a) must be met for the vote to be counted, &
b) if not followed are likely to exclude the ballot from being counted. "The Devil's in the details."

 

[Shiftless2]

Have to say that Canada can only hope voters are paying attention

Battle River-Crowfoot voters are getting in the know - Poilievre wants to win the August 18 By-election as a means to an end - he’s desperate to get back to any semblance of power he had in the House of Commons. He doesn’t give one hoot, holler or rat’s ass about what the people of BRC want or need

Bonnie Critchley is asking voters about what their needs are, with honesty and value to actually help BRC residents.



STARLAND, AB – CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre’s chances in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot election have been thrown into doubt, after his competitors announced that oppo research has unearthed Poilievre’s shocking past as Leader of the Opposition.


With the by-election only a month away, Poilievre’s victory had seemed as inevitable as horses dying at the Calgary Stampede. Or it did, until his competitors announced the shocking revelations that have rocked Poilievre’s campaign to the core. “It’s one thing to find out he was Leader of the Opposition,” said one unnamed Conservative pollster, “but it’s another to see just how bad he was at it. Wow.”

Rumours are swirling about the most damning discoveries, such as Poilievre singing “New York, New York” during Question Period, getting ejected by the Speaker of the House for calling Justin Trudeau a “wacko,” and repeated claims that electricians take lightning from the sky and put it into wires. One source pointed to evidence of Poilievre frequently bringing up women’s biological clocks as especially off-putting and “really not helping combat his whole incel vibe.”

The revelations – the product of countless research hours in obscure databases such as CPAC and Youtube – couldn’t come at a worse time for Poilievre. The beleaguered party leader was expected to win this Conservative stronghold as handily as he lost his home riding to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy in April.

Poilievre’s opponents are now hopeful they can turn the tables, citing focus group reactions to their research. Karen Lakest from Kneehill commented, “Did you know he’s obsessed with dumb little slogans? ‘Axe the Tax’, ‘Boots Not Suits’, ‘Spike the Hike’ – he’s like if the most obnoxious kid on the Debate Team bought a rhyming dictionary.”

Bradley Vernend of Camrose was unimpressed to learn of ....

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[sear]

"Have to say that Canada can only hope voters are paying attention
Battle River-Crowfoot voters are getting in the know - Poilievre wants to win the August 18 By-election as a means to an end - he’s desperate to get back to any semblance of power he had in the House of Commons. He doesn’t give one hoot, holler or rat’s ..." S2 #202

Perplexing.
God didn't invent badness, self-serving miscreants only after Trump was videoed on down escalator to announce ... .
Has bad somehow gotten worse in the new millennium?

And what of voters? Their collective I.Q. lowered 20 points just to boost newspaper sales a little ?!

 

[Shiftless2]

Have to say I've never understood why PP appeals to the Conservative Party. He's never had a job outside of politics and during all his years as an elected MP he's never accomplished anything except being chosen party leader. Never been able to understand that.

 

[sear]

"Have to say I've never understood why PP appeals to the Conservative Party." S2 #204

"It's déjà vu all over again" Yogi Berra

"Have to say I've never understood why DT appeals to the Republican Party." s #205

par·a·site (părə-sīt′)
n.
1. Biology An organism that lives and feeds on or in an organism of a different species and causes harm to its host.
2.a. One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
b. One who lives off and flatters the rich; a sycophant.
[Latin parasītus, a person who lives by amusing the rich, from Greek parasītos, person who eats at someone else's table, parasite : para-, beside; see PARA-1 + sītos, grain, food.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

I believe rather than the party welcoming the parasite, the parasite has invaded and seeks control of these parties.

“In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve” French diplomat and historian Alexis de Tocqueville

Up yours Al !

 

[Shiftless2]

The real question right now isn’t what Trump will do. It’s what Canada won’t do.

These trade negotiations are hard enough without having a partner who moves the goalposts and treats economic coercion as a strategy. His deadline (replete with no extensions and no exceptions) isn’t diplomacy, it’s a power play.
But I believe our governments won’t accept anything less than what’s right for us as Canadians and for our country. We’ve heard our PM say that many times, and I believe he’ll get us there. We’ve heard our premiers say it too. It may not be tied up in some pretty neat bow or feel like Christmas when it’s all done, but it will be a negotiation that delivers what we need most and uses our strengths as leverage.

And sure, yes, we do need trade with the USA but they need what we offer just as much, and in some cases, more. And so does the rest of the world.

Stephen Harper said it clearly: we must expand our trade relationships and reduce our overreliance on the USA. That’s not a partisan statement. It’s plain common sense.

August 1st is coming. And yeah, its a tense moment. It’s been tense for about 7 months now. Canadians and Canadian businesses are nervous and that’s understandable. But being nervous doesn’t mean acting ....

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