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?
 
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