Canadian Politics Redux

Meltdown99

Liberals Move To Close Loophole In Canada’s Bestiality Laws, Tackle Animal Fightings

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/10/18/liberals-bestiality-animal-fighting-law_a_23565394/?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000008&fbclid=IwAR1VqRRgP3TvExAwhqwJ9SqxO06sy-mCoy_If8BnVU0ufGcaPenG9mzpHmw

Maybe we need an animal abuser registry???

oftenreading

Meltdown99 said:

'(It's) the way to go': Brian Mulroney explains his about-face on cannabis

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mulroney-pot-marijuana-investment-1.4868995?cmp=rss?cmp=FB_Post_News&fbclid=IwAR2AwOV3FQzGLSS7FsMJpj8_bygFYFgCWevRHkI8rm4D8d4J_siwtjjqzzo

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, whose government once introduced legislation to keep marijuana in the same legal category as heroin.

I guess I was wrong.  Cannabis was never on Mulroney's radar as PM ...

You know it was the kickback comments that I and PJSoul objected to, not the anti-drug stance per se. 
 

PJ_Soul

Wow, congrats on learning something real.

Do you still think he's a hypocrite? Sounds like he just changed his mind as the times changed.

oftenreading

PJ_Soul said:

Wow, congrats on learning something real.

Do you still think he's a hypocrite? Sounds like he just changed his mind as the times changed.

Gee, I wonder how many people have had their minds changed on this issue over the course of 30 years? Or on MAID, or other important social issues? I know that mine has, as information has evolved. I wonder if that makes me a hypocrite. 

Full disclosure - no one has ever paid me for these opinions. 

my2hands

101 page of Canadian politics? Lol

oftenreading

my2hands said:

101 page of Canadian politics? Lol

You're laughing from your dumpster fire of a country?

oftenreading

More than 60% of Canadian object to mandatory minimum sentences for murder. 

This article looks at the effect of mandatory minimums on those offenders like " the 18-year-old Indigenous teen who kills her abusive drug dealer" or a woman who kills her abusive husband and argues for greater discretion in sentencing. 

However, I'm guessing some of you will still call them animals who deserve the DP. 

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/evidencenetwork-ca/canada-mandatory-minimum-sentences-murder_a_23564287/?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage

Thirty Bills Unpaid

oftenreading said:

More than 60% of Canadian object to mandatory minimum sentences for murder. 

This article looks at the effect of mandatory minimums on those offenders like " the 18-year-old Indigenous teen who kills her abusive drug dealer" or a woman who kills her abusive husband and argues for greater discretion in sentencing. 

However, I'm guessing some of you will still call them animals who deserve the DP. 

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/evidencenetwork-ca/canada-mandatory-minimum-sentences-murder_a_23564287/?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage

I hope you're not referring to me.

I've always contended the circumstances surrounding the crime need to be taken into account.

A scumbag raping and murdering an 8 year old is a far cry from a beaten down woman trying to escape a harmful relationship.

However, I'm guessing some of you will still call child rapist/murderers misguided people that deserve healing houses and comfort and love.

oftenreading

I think it was in this thread that the issue of CPP investments in the US for-profit prisons was raised. Here's an article about that. Basically what you'd expect - passively managed funds that contain a lot of different companies. The actual values are small monetarily, and very small percentage-wise - 0.001% of total investments. Still, it is possible for them to avoid investments in arms sales and prisons if they choose to, and I think they should.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/10/18/baloney-meter-morneau-cppib_a_23565098/?utm_hp_ref=ca-business

oftenreading

And finally, for the trifecta, this strikes me as such a classically Canadian headline:

"If Canada Post goes on strike, how will I get my weed?"

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/10/17/canada-post-strike-weed_a_23564051/?utm_hp_ref=ca-business

oftenreading

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

oftenreading said:

More than 60% of Canadian object to mandatory minimum sentences for murder. 

This article looks at the effect of mandatory minimums on those offenders like " the 18-year-old Indigenous teen who kills her abusive drug dealer" or a woman who kills her abusive husband and argues for greater discretion in sentencing. 

However, I'm guessing some of you will still call them animals who deserve the DP. 

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/evidencenetwork-ca/canada-mandatory-minimum-sentences-murder_a_23564287/?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage

I hope you're not referring to me.

I've always contended the circumstances surrounding the crime need to be taken into account.

A scumbag raping and murdering an 8 year old is a far cry from a beaten down woman trying to escape a harmful relationship.

However, I'm guessing some of you will still call child rapist/murderers misguided people that deserve healing houses and comfort and love.

I am not referring to you specifically. However, I think you have argued for mandatory minimum sentences for murder, correct?

Thirty Bills Unpaid

oftenreading said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

oftenreading said:

More than 60% of Canadian object to mandatory minimum sentences for murder. 

This article looks at the effect of mandatory minimums on those offenders like " the 18-year-old Indigenous teen who kills her abusive drug dealer" or a woman who kills her abusive husband and argues for greater discretion in sentencing. 

However, I'm guessing some of you will still call them animals who deserve the DP. 

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/evidencenetwork-ca/canada-mandatory-minimum-sentences-murder_a_23564287/?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage

I hope you're not referring to me.

I've always contended the circumstances surrounding the crime need to be taken into account.

A scumbag raping and murdering an 8 year old is a far cry from a beaten down woman trying to escape a harmful relationship.

However, I'm guessing some of you will still call child rapist/murderers misguided people that deserve healing houses and comfort and love.

I am not referring to you specifically. However, I think you have argued for mandatory minimum sentences for murder, correct?

Tougher sentences for sure, but not mandatory minimums.

The circumstances always need to be taken into account. 

Meltdown99

Municipal elections in Ontario ... get out and VOTE.

PJ_Soul

Tories’ motion to ‘serve justice’ against returning Canadian ISIS members passes 280-1

https://globalnews.ca/news/4588414/tories-motion-canadian-isis-members/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=980CKNW&fbclid=IwAR34agQF8ZGi-B9hB7VomDzXqmO0KJL_tfkQty__J0xBggmIxmzRtJdWOCM

Thirty Bills Unpaid

PJ_Soul said:

Tories’ motion to ‘serve justice’ against returning Canadian ISIS members passes 280-1

https://globalnews.ca/news/4588414/tories-motion-canadian-isis-members/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=980CKNW&fbclid=IwAR34agQF8ZGi-B9hB7VomDzXqmO0KJL_tfkQty__J0xBggmIxmzRtJdWOCM

Common sense prevails!

One idiot. One stupid idiot in opposition. Lol. What an idiot.

PJ_Soul

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

PJ_Soul said:

Tories’ motion to ‘serve justice’ against returning Canadian ISIS members passes 280-1

https://globalnews.ca/news/4588414/tories-motion-canadian-isis-members/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=980CKNW&fbclid=IwAR34agQF8ZGi-B9hB7VomDzXqmO0KJL_tfkQty__J0xBggmIxmzRtJdWOCM

Common sense prevails!

One idiot. One stupid idiot in opposition. Lol. What an idiot.

Yeah, Elizabeth May, unfortunately. I discovered the true level of her idiocy when this happened:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDNw_vbm_7U

It's really too bad, because I would like for the Green Party to have a non-idiotic leader. As it is, I don't consider the Green Party a viable option when I vote. If their leader wasn't this silly twit, I would strongly consider it, at least sometimes.

HughFreakingDillon

Brian Bowman re-elected as Winnipeg mayor, but vote to open Portage and Main to pedestrian traffic was voted down. Boggles my mind how much time has been spent on this topic. hopefully this city can move on to its next nonsensical argument. 

oftenreading

The feds look at ways to cancel the arms contract with Saudi without triggering massive financial penalties.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/10/24/trudeau-saudi-arms-contract_a_23570799/?utm_hp_ref=ca-homepage

oftenreading

HughFreakingDillon said:

Brian Bowman re-elected as Winnipeg mayor, but vote to open Portage and Main to pedestrian traffic was voted down. Boggles my mind how much time has been spent on this topic. hopefully this city can move on to its next nonsensical argument. 

Civic politics often seems to involve these sorts of issues that just drag on for a completely inordinate amount of time. Here in Victoria, it is the sewage treatment issue. It's been discussed for as long as I've lived here almost 15 years now, and still no resolution. 

HughFreakingDillon

oftenreading said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Brian Bowman re-elected as Winnipeg mayor, but vote to open Portage and Main to pedestrian traffic was voted down. Boggles my mind how much time has been spent on this topic. hopefully this city can move on to its next nonsensical argument. 

Civic politics often seems to involve these sorts of issues that just drag on for a completely inordinate amount of time. Here in Victoria, it is the sewage treatment issue. It's been discussed for as long as I've lived here almost 15 years now, and still no resolution. 

at least sewage treatment is a "real" issue. opening up our so-called "world famous intersection" to pedestrian traffic has wasted so much administrative time and money it's just stupid already. at least it finally got put to a vote and can hopefully be put to rest.