Canadian Politics Redux

The Juggler

Didn't you guys also just have an election? Seems to me that the people have already spoken. 

Well, I guess this is the new norm: far right extremists becoming more and more angry at losing elections.

jerparker20

dignin said:

‘Next Step is Civil War’: Big Money Convoy Donor Says Ottawa Siege May Be Canada’s Last Hope

“The next step is they all go back and they have a gun in their hands”

https://pressprogress.ca/next-step-is-civil-war-big-money-convoy-donor-says-ottawa-siege-may-be-canadas-last-hope/

What a whiner this goof is…

 “We want our freedoms!” Says the person operating a business in an industry that is heavily regulated, and appears to have had no issues with those regulations prior to two weeks ago.

oftenreading

PJNB said:

Zod said:

com'on let vaccinated people cross the border into canada with a test before feb 21

Feb 19 would be nice for me. Tool in Boston. 

Is there any hint this is happening at all in the next couple of months? I have not heard much on it. 

No hint yet. All comments from the feds have confirmed an ongoing plan to test. I’ve booked my testing for my weekend trip to Seattle and I don’t expect to have to cancel it but maybe by the summer? One can dream. 

HughFreakingDillon

oftenreading said:

PJNB said:

Zod said:

com'on let vaccinated people cross the border into canada with a test before feb 21

Feb 19 would be nice for me. Tool in Boston. 

Is there any hint this is happening at all in the next couple of months? I have not heard much on it. 

No hint yet. All comments from the feds have confirmed an ongoing plan to test. I’ve booked my testing for my weekend trip to Seattle and I don’t expect to have to cancel it but maybe by the summer? One can dream. 

we're flying to vancouver in May and driving to seattle for the jerry cantrell show at the moore. I really don't want to add hundreds to my travel costs for testing. fuck. 

static111

Since people are flying Trump flags in Canada am i allowed to finally unfurl my Trudeau flag to show my unwavering support of the most amazing hero of the people that Canada, nay the entire World has ever seen?

Spunkie

HughFreakingDillon said:

oftenreading said:

PJNB said:

Zod said:

com'on let vaccinated people cross the border into canada with a test before feb 21

Feb 19 would be nice for me. Tool in Boston. 

Is there any hint this is happening at all in the next couple of months? I have not heard much on it. 

No hint yet. All comments from the feds have confirmed an ongoing plan to test. I’ve booked my testing for my weekend trip to Seattle and I don’t expect to have to cancel it but maybe by the summer? One can dream. 

we're flying to vancouver in May and driving to seattle for the jerry cantrell show at the moore. I really don't want to add hundreds to my travel costs for testing. fuck. 

One airline had a sale on pcr tests lately. Air Canada online with switch. Mostly, you just have to budget at least 500/couple on border trips, unless you are to document  an infection and get US 90 days grace/180 Canada.

HughFreakingDillon

is it this one?

Spunkie

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful, lol.

static111

HughFreakingDillon said:

is it this one?

Yes But he is also shirtless with a hammer and sicle tattoo and holding a vaccine syringe. While riding on a moose with a mountie hat in the style of duddley do right

Parksy

The Juggler said:

Didn't you guys also just have an election? Seems to me that the people have already spoken. 

Well, I guess this is the new norm: far right extremists becoming more and more angry at losing elections.

You are correct.  It's the political/societal equivalent of being an incredibly sore loser and throwing a toddler style temper tantrum. 

Yes the people have spoken and the government is listening. I keep hearing from these protesters and from opposition.. "Trudeau needs to listen to us."  No. No he does not. He should... I agree... but no he does not.  He's listening to the people who kept him as Prime Minister. 

Parksy

When the haters see a sexy photo of Trudeau. lol 

HughFreakingDillon

Parksy said:

The Juggler said:

Didn't you guys also just have an election? Seems to me that the people have already spoken. 

Well, I guess this is the new norm: far right extremists becoming more and more angry at losing elections.

You are correct.  It's the political/societal equivalent of being an incredibly sore loser and throwing a toddler style temper tantrum. 

Yes the people have spoken and the government is listening. I keep hearing from these protesters and from opposition.. "Trudeau needs to listen to us."  No. No he does not. He should... I agree... but no he does not.  He's listening to the people who kept him as Prime Minister. 

I don't necessarily agree with this. I mean, shouldn't he listen to all points of view, not just those that voted for him? were the pink hat protests against trump just a bunch of babies? I don't think it's being on the losing side that makes a person/group a whiner, I think it's the cause. and this cause is dumb. 

if it were nurses/doctors/etc doing this and marching towards the capitol, demanding action from Trudeau, for example I'd be all in. 

Spunkie

On the plus side, they are interrupting "good paying jobs" in the automotive sector which kills the world.

Parksy

HughFreakingDillon said:

Parksy said:

The Juggler said:

Didn't you guys also just have an election? Seems to me that the people have already spoken. 

Well, I guess this is the new norm: far right extremists becoming more and more angry at losing elections.

You are correct.  It's the political/societal equivalent of being an incredibly sore loser and throwing a toddler style temper tantrum. 

Yes the people have spoken and the government is listening. I keep hearing from these protesters and from opposition.. "Trudeau needs to listen to us."  No. No he does not. He should... I agree... but no he does not.  He's listening to the people who kept him as Prime Minister. 

I don't necessarily agree with this. I mean, shouldn't he listen to all points of view, not just those that voted for him? were the pink hat protests against trump just a bunch of babies? I don't think it's being on the losing side that makes a person/group a whiner, I think it's the cause. and this cause is dumb. 

if it were nurses/doctors/etc doing this and marching towards the capitol, demanding action from Trudeau, for example I'd be all in. 

I agree 100% that he should govern for all.  But these people especially the organizers of the convoy have it in their mind that he's flatly ignoring 'All Canadians' and that they absolutely need to listen to them.  

I think his strategy is wrong in the house of commons. He's doing what liberal biased media are doing and focusing on the swastikas and the confederate flags.  He shouldn't ignore them, but he shouldn't categorize all the protesters that way.  He should and could do more to by sympathetic to their views (legit protesters, not white supremacists) and not be such a dick about it.  That said, hard not to be a dick about these folks when they are drawing the kind of attention they are and they legit parked a truck that says "fuck trudeau" in front of parliament.  If the protesters expect rationality and civility then they ought to start showing that as well. 

This is evident through all of North American politics.  If a group of anti-abortion or anti-gay rights protesters showed up to Parliament to protest for their views and demanded action and to be heard by the PM, would he have to listen to those points of view as well?  To me it's a total waste of time.  

Parksy

LOL .. Candice Bergen now pulling from the O'Toole playbook and telling the protesters to stop being disruptive and take down all barricades. 

It's almost as if when it was politically advantageous to her to support the protests, she did. And when it was politically advantageous to not support the protest (because of supply chain and economic disruptions) she did not. 

Gotta love our politicians. 

Meltdown99

https://twitter.com/evanglist3/status/1491830295917694980?s=21

The Michigan governor is upset. This is same lady that wants to cut off natural gas supply to Ontario and Quebec…lol. Another dolt.

Meltdown99

https://twitter.com/chuck_mackenzie/status/1491636978684674049?s=21

Even his own minister want him to resign…

dignin

Meltdown99 said:

https://twitter.com/chuck_mackenzie/status/1491636978684674049?s=21

Even his own minister want him to resign…

Huge gotcha moment...from a tweet made in 2011.

Shit gets dumber by the day.

Keep the dumb tweets coming, good for a laugh.

Meltdown99

https://twitter.com/puglaas/status/1490334986385252354?s=21

Parksy

Question....   

Am I alone in thinking that it's weird and irresponsible to bring your kids to these protests?  Like when I try to get into the mindset of these folks, they may very well think they're doing something that is remarkably important for their country.  But it just doesn't seem like a good place for any child. 

To be clear, I would think it's odd to have kids at any political protest.