For my Canadian friends

Shiftless2 said:
I do wish people would stop using American terms - the Prime Minister's wife is not the "First Lady" - she has no official title but ... #259
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From Webster:

First Lady​

noun​

the wife or female partner of the chief executive of a country or jurisdiction
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Definition of FIRST LADY

the wife or female partner of the chief executive of a country or jurisdiction; also : someone who is not the wife or female partner of a chief executive but who fulfills the public duties of a First Lady; the leading woman of an art or profession… See the full definition
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Sir Winston Churchill said:
"The U.S. & the U.K. are separated by a common language." WC
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Perhaps he should have included Canada ?
 
Maple MAGA at its "best" (or worst?)

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Last week, a letter from a twelve year old girl was read in the House of Commons, thanking politicians for their support of school food programs. Andrew Scheer and Pierre Poilievre proceeded to act like prepubescent school yard bullies -- they laughed, made hand gestures and mocked the author of the letter while it was being read. (For some unknown reason, the CPC previously voted against funding the school food programs.)

Is this the best that the Conservative Party can offer? The current leader and former leader acting like immature frat boys and picking on a child? Both men are also fathers with school-aged children. You can tell from the attached photos that several members of the Conservative caucus were staring aghast at the Pathetic Duo while others were trying to look busy to avoid the situation. Shame on these two morons. The photos should be shown at the party's convention this coming January, right before members cast their vote about Poilievre's leadership.

I would say more but my words would be inappropriate for this platform.

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According to Pierre Poilievre, “Christianity is under attack in Canada”. Those are his words. Below are some facts. You can make up your own mind. The only “Christians” under attack are the hateful, hypocritical white supremacist Christian Nationalist, and, frankly, it’s justified as it is self defence against their intolerance and hate.

…So I guess, considering this, old PP isn’t wrong!
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Pierre Poilievre was first elected in 2004 at the age of 25. Since his first election, this career politician has consistently sided with the wealthy at the expense of working people. His long track record as an MP proves that Poilievre is running for his friends – billionaires, banks, and big polluters – not workers, not you.

A select few of Poilievre’s well-off friends will be better off if he becomes prime minister. Let’s look at who has benefited the most from Poilievre’s work these past 20 years and who stands to gain if Poilievre forms government.

Poilievre is corporate landlords’ best friend

Poilievre voted against initiatives to make housing affordable and address Canada’s housing crisis in 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2014 when Conservatives were in power; and again in 2018 and 2019 as a member of the official opposition.

Poilievre was Housing Minister in Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, which allowed .....

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Canada Is Not the U.S. — Part Two: We Were Built to Be Different
By Peter Jones

In the United States, political parties were born out of revolution. After breaking from Britain, they split into Federalists and Democratic-Republicans, and party identity became part of daily life. Many Americans still treat politics like a team sport or even a religion. They register as Republicans or Democrats, wear the label, and fight over it. Here at home, we don’t register by party — we vote as Canadians. That difference is more than paperwork. It shapes how we see ourselves and how we run our country.

Our path to nationhood was slower. We didn’t break away from two motherlands overnight. We grew under both Britain and France — two parents pulling in different directions — and over time we found balance. People sometimes mistake our calm for weakness. It isn’t. It’s a meekness that keeps the country steady, able to bend without breaking. And that shapes who we are today — unique.

Canada and the U.S. were built with different ideas. The U.S. pushed a “Melting Pot,” where everyone blends into one identity. We grew as a mosaic, where people live side by side and keep their roots. That difference matters. The U.S. kept slavery for almost a hundred years after independence, while our story leaned earlier toward freedom for many cultures. Our story also includes .....

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY 2015: STEPHEN HARPER ORDERS GOVERNMENT RESEARCH LIBRARIES TO DESTROY BOOKS AND THEIR RESEARCH PAPERS :
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The Harper government has just announced that it will create a new tip line for people to call about their neighbours' "barbaric cultural practices."
http://www.cbc.ca/.../canada-election-2015-barbaric...

Well, is book burning a barbaric cultural practice? "The destruction of these publicly owned collections was undertaken in haste. No records were kept of what was thrown away, what was sold, and what was simply lost. Some of the books were burned."
http://boingboing.net/.../canadian-libraricide-tories-t.html

"The Harper government continues to target government science at every turn," says Debi Daviau, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) — which represents approximately 15,000 federal scientists.
http://www.cbc.ca/.../research-library-s-closure-shows...

The extent of the Harper government's never-ending war on science is jaw dropping in its single minded hostility and thoroughness. If you only read one of these links, this is definitely the one to peruse.
http://scienceblogs.com/.../the-canadian-war-on-science.../

Foreign scientists call on Canada to .....

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Carney’s Caught in a Bad Gangster Movie

Wish the PM could win a faster deal with Trump? Don’t forget how mob bosses work....The Don never lets up. Like a New York mafioso out to sew up new territory, he keeps levelling the smiling threat that Canada is due for a “merger” with the United States.President Donald Trump made sure everyone saw his 51st-state flex in the lead-up to his meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Then, as the two met in the White House to negotiate trade and other issues, Trump’s patter could have been scripted for a new sequel to The Godfather.

“We want Canada to do great,” Trump said. “But you know, there’s a point at which we also want the same business.” What a pity, he implied, if Canada, like some wayward member of the Family, didn’t play ball. “We have natural conflict. We also have mutual love.”Back home, before any news had emerged from the meeting, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre pounced, starting question period by decrying, “Still no deal, still no victory.”

He spoke as if Carney were engaged in negotiations with a U.S. leader who can be reasoned with, rather than a gangland boss running a racket with no scruples.

Too harsh? Consider how organized crime leaders construct their teams. Loyalty above qualifications, subservience over integrity, are what matter most.

So let’s look at the people Trump has chosen to execute his agenda in his second term as president....Trump’s first lieutenants

Carney ideally seeks a reasonable meeting of minds about drugs, guns, criminals and immigrants crossing the shared border. But who are Trump’s first lieutenants on such matters?

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Having said that, does anyone actually believe that Trump will actually honor any deal that he agrees to?
 
Shiftless2 said:
"Having said that, does anyone actually believe that Trump will actually honor any deal that he agrees to?" S2 #270
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"When I was a boy the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on our land. Where are the lands today? What treaty has the white man ever made with us that they kept? Not one." Chief Sitting Bull
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The obvious complication:
When a nation reneges on its own commitments, its own formal treaties, it handicaps its ability to make agreements in the future.

And what do U.S. taxpayers gain for forfeiting their own integrity? The pleasure of the president?
 
What says team player or national unity.
We are lucky to have a prime minister who is grounded in his vision for a unified Canada. I just hope he can reign these rabid premiers in before they do damage national unity.
Pay attention Canada the enemy is growing from within.

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Great reply to Poilievre's comments:

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Dear PP, two things about this Tweet:

Firstly, the day public prosecutors take direction from right-wing politicians about who should or shouldn't face criminal charges would be a scary one indeed. Have you seen what's happening in Trump's MAGAmerica?

Secondly, the judge didn't send these unemployable convicted clowns who helped organize Canada's most embarrassing criminal temper tantrum "home to their families." A conditional sentence IS a custodial sentence under section 742 of the Criminal Code. These two snivelling whiners ARE legally under sentences of imprisonment, served “conditionally” under strict rules, house arrest, etc.

Maybe you should have a criminal lawyer vet your Tweets?

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Despite Polievre whining on an almost daily basis about how his party would improve life for Canadians, let's not forget what his actions actually tell us about him.

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The "Likely Playbook"
By: Mike Woolley

So this post is a bit different from my normal posts. I typically write about things I am concerned about and see happening based on historical events or a concern for growing authoritarianism.

This is what I will call "The likely playbook" (policy + optics) of Danielle Smith going forward, if she continues to privatize our systems. In this specific case, the education system.

This is a list of "theories" that would make sense, and also an idea of what to watch for and counter if we see it happening.

This IS NOT fact. It is an "educated guess." I am willing to bet though that many of these are on her "list" to privatize education.

First, she will keep saying “choice, ”while moving money.

Quietly tilt operating dollars and predictability toward non-public operators (charter/private) while claiming the formula is “more responsive.” Alberta’s new K-12 funding model now weights projections more heavily (70%) starting 2025/26—easier for fast-growing niche providers to bank on, harder for big public boards with volatile mid-year growth to catch up.

Second, she may expand charters and private capacity through capital lists.

Announce many “new schools” while slipping charter builds into the same list, so totals sound generous but seats shift away from elected boards. Budget 2025 lists public charter projects alongside public builds.

Third, Centralize control; sideline boards.

Use Education Act amendments to claim “transparency/accountability,” while reserving powers that let the province overrule or bypass boards (including control over land for new schools). Bill 51 enables the province to .....

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If this didn't specifically reference Carney I'd have assumed that it was coming from some MAGAt in a Red state.

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So, the conservatives are losing their minds about feeding children in school. Where to even begin...?

The post I added below has to be one of the cruelest and most ignorant takes.

First of all, low income families with dependents pay little to no tax. This "tax break" would have 0 impact on them. But it would benefit wealthier families.

Second, some children have parents who have too much going on to provide a packed lunch every day. Maybe a single parent is working two jobs just to keep a roof over their heads and is exhausted all the time. This program would serve to reduce their stress by taking one important thing off their plate, and that coud make a big difference to the family. Other children have parents who are suffering from substance abuse issues, mental illness, chronic physical illness or disability, or other factors that get in the way of providing regular nutritious meals. Getting fed at school could be a huge incentive for these kids to keep going to school and keep on learning, which will benefit them (and their communities) for the rest of their lives.

Third, school lunches remove the stigma kids can face at school when some children bring great lunches and some bring something not great, or nothing at all.

Kids from poor families already face a lot of social stigma. Their clothes aren't as nice (often old or second hand), they have less (or no) spending money, they can't afford school field trips, they can't afford to participate in most sports their peers are involved in, or pay for things like renting an instrument for school band, etc, etc... It's a lot and it can be very stressful for them. Academic outcomes can be affected if school is a hostile place. I have seen some people suggest that the school lunches only go to children living at or below the poverty line. That's really just another way of shining a spotlight on them and announcing that they are different from the other children.

Finally, parents of any income group can benefit from having the lunch thing taken off their plate. It is a big thing. What if you run out of lunch stuff and have no time to go shopping before the next school day? What if you have an extra busy day and have no time to make lunches? What if the parent who usually makes the lunches is ill? There are so many ways parents who are not poor can enjoy the benefits of this. Wealthy parents know this. This is why private schools have lunch programs. I can't see what the fuss is about, unless it's just that conservatives have to hate every single thing a Liberal government does.

Imagine arguing against feeding hungry children. Seriously? How cruel partisanship makes some people!

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Wayne Gretzky, Canadian MAGA Supporter​

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"Criticism of Wayne Gretzky by Canadians due to his support for Trump has 'broken his heart.

" Dumb f*** Gretzky must be okay with his home country 'potentially' being annexed as the 51st state. Apparently, Canadians realize what a traitor he is. And, damn, he got ugly! "I never split nines."

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In the day Edmonton newspapers were always going on about him not being extravagant and only driving a Camaro. Meanwhile friends who came from his hometown in Ontario would talk about the Ferrari he drove.
 
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