Canadian Politics Redux

oftenreading

erebus said:

Today and Nov. 11th should both be national holidays/days of reflection for everyone 
if we have to trade one off maybe get rid of Victoria Day (May long)

I wonder what it would take to get all the provinces on board? Seems like Ontario was “hard no” and Quebec was “over our dead bodies”.  I assume the objection is financial but I don’t know enough to be sure 

oftenreading

I know we have some Hip fans here. Who has seen The Secret Path? I have not but looks like you can view it through the DWF website so I will try to do that in the next week. 

HughFreakingDillon

oftenreading said:

I know we have some Hip fans here. Who has seen The Secret Path? I have not but looks like you can view it through the DWF website so I will try to do that in the next week. 

I have. it's great/heartbreaking. 

Meltdown99

Remembrance should be a stat holiday for sure…

Trudeau is so concerned about the environment he treats the government jet like his own personal taxi…Trudeau is a fraud and an asshole…The asshole thumbs his nose at Canadians.

Meltdown99

Meltdown99

Trump jr like vacations like Trump sr.  What a douche. 

HughFreakingDillon

I have to agree. quite disappointed he chose to go surfing on this day. 

oftenreading

HughFreakingDillon said:

I have to agree. quite disappointed he chose to go surfing on this day. 

Yeah, it's a baffling decision, especially for the first official day, and given the events of this year. The report of having talked privately with residential school survivors isn't enough; there needed to be a public presence. I'm not sure what was so important about the personal vacation that it couldn't be delayed one day. 

HughFreakingDillon

exactly. that really turned me off. 

erebus

Totally agree that Trudeau missed the mark butttttt….

I also don’t like how everything is politicized and publicized.  It’s not a competition that party A did this, or party B did more for mourning. It’s all lip service anyway, look no further than any political party and the drinking water situation over the past decades. Mostly talk, very little action 
Do it in your own personal, quite way because it is right, not to gain points 

again, JT was way off if he was truly surfing, but that just shows he is clueless 

Meltdown99

B.C. First Nations leaders blast Trudeau for spending truth and reconciliation day in Tofino

https://nationalpost.com/news/b-c-first-nations-leaders-blasts-trudeau-for-spending-truth-and-reconciliation-day-in-tofino/wcm/75e52176-36ff-4b54-8faa-c4968cff2925?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1633089488

From the article…Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, said Trudeau’s decision to jet to Tofino and not attend any of the multiple ceremonies and events held across the country Thursday to commemorate Indigenous children who were taken from their families and forced to attend residential schools was a “slap in the face” of survivors.

“Given the fact this is a nationally recognized holiday in regards to truth and reconciliation, it would have been appropriate for the prime minister to fully acknowledge this day,” said Phillip. “Rather than do that, he has chosen to turn his back on the historical significance of today and hide out in Tofino.”

He’s never been held accountable in his life.  He thumbs is nose at Canadians…

From the video I saw of the ceremonies it looked liked the government workers who got another taxpayer funded day off likely went shopping…

Meltdown99

https://twitter.com/breakfasttv/status/1443910864478814209?s=21

Very well said…

Meltdown99

Breaking News…truth and reconciliation day on Sept 30 will be renamed national surfing day and all indigenous peoples are encouraged to heal through surfing.

Meltdown99

A group of Tim Horton indigenous franchisee’s created an orange sprinkle donut 🍩…all procedures from said donut go to indigenous causes… everyone like donuts.  

Meltdown99

Meltdown99

Truck driver training standards expose fatal flaws

https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/truck-driver-training-standards-expose-fatal-flaws-1.5604982?cid=sm:trueanthem:ctvnews:twittermanualpost&taid=615868c9d27e3200011d13c2&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+New+Content+(Feed)&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

The industry is a joke…needs better standards.

Meltdown99

China’s ‘mouthpiece’: Senator faces online backlash, calls to resign after 2 Michaels, Meng tweet

https://globalnews.ca/news/8239522/senator-yuen-pau-woo-twitter-backlash/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

another nimrod appointed by Trudeau.

More than ever it’s time to abolish the useless Senate and put all these useless fucksticks out pasture…

Meltdown99

HughFreakingDillon

private vs public. pick your poison. 

dignin

That idiot says we wouldn't have a COVID-19 crisis if we had more ICU beds.