11-17-2022, 11:21 AM
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#3001
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
The bolded part disgusts me.
We, The West, have facilitated the ####hole Chinese government. Honestly it is disgusting.
It is so tough to get away from and purchase things that are not built in China, but more and more I am trying to do just that. It is only a small gesture and I don't think that old UCB will have a negative affect on China, but maybe more and more nations will look to alternatives to move away from this Human Rights nightmare of a country.
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Worldwide business greed and capitalism fueled China into what it is now and into the future and in most ways China is in the drivers seat. Like India (and some others), human life really does not mean a whole lot...workers are workers and each country has millions and millions and millions of them. China controls using their form of communism and India (and others) controls via the caste system. Neither country cares what the West does or thinks about anything, Modi deflects and Xi just ignores.
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11-17-2022, 11:32 AM
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#3002
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by you&me
It's funny how differently we can read these things. It would be also interesting - though difficult - to know how much filter the translator has in choice of words and tone.
To me, it looks like Xi is the one that DGAF. He knew the cameras were there, and went way outside of diplomatic norms to air a grievance.
Trudeau looks to me like a young child eager to show his teacher or parent his latest coloring masterpiece, only to have it dismissed and pointed out that he coloured outside of the lines.
I have zero love for the Chinese government, but it's pretty clear Xi doesn't take Trudeau or Canada seriously. It's all well and good to 'stand up to the bad guy', but they are the world's second largest economy and our second largest trading partner.
I'm ready to admit my opinion of Trudeau may be colouring my take here... I think he's a twit and, for example, I wouldn't trust him to park my car
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Like when Harper told Putin to get out of Ukraine and Vladimir said he would rather build a bridge to Crimea thank you very much.
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11-17-2022, 11:58 AM
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#3003
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Like when Harper told Putin to get out of Ukraine and Vladimir said he would rather build a bridge to Crimea thank you very much.
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how many more years until the "but harper" references no longer apply?
Harper has been retired and trudeau PM for the past 7/8 years
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11-17-2022, 12:03 PM
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#3004
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Such a pretty girl!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Northendzone
how many more years until the "but harper" references no longer apply?
Harper has been retired and trudeau PM for the past 7/8 years
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If blackface that precedes harpers years still counts....
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11-17-2022, 12:04 PM
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#3005
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
how many more years until the "but harper" references no longer apply?
Harper has been retired and trudeau PM for the past 7/8 years
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lol... about as long as Trudeau and the NEP...
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11-17-2022, 12:07 PM
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#3006
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Harper is still somewhat relevant because he does come out to criticize the government once in a while and endorses specific candidates. He is still in the background trying to have an influence. This is typical in the U.S., but usually in Canada, once a PM is done, they slide into the background, except in the rare cases where they continue to serve as an MP or something.
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11-17-2022, 12:16 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cranbrook
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Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov
lol... about as long as Trudeau and the NEP...
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Man, how much better would this country be if the NEP had stayed. Pipelines to both coasts, Canada energy independence, more local industry and jobs.
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11-17-2022, 12:20 PM
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#3008
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Harper is still somewhat relevant because he does come out to criticize the government once in a while and endorses specific candidates. He is still in the background trying to have an influence. This is typical in the U.S., but usually in Canada, once a PM is done, they slide into the background, except in the rare cases where they continue to serve as an MP or something.
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I'd quietly fade away too if my term ended in a scandal and corruption.
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11-18-2022, 10:26 AM
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#3009
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by monkeyman
I'd quietly fade away too if my term ended in a scandal and corruption.
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so if you were trudeau - what would you do?
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11-19-2022, 09:15 AM
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#3010
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Calgary
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Opinion column.
When we need money for things like health care, why are we throwing money away on things like this?
This is why I will not advocate for higher taxes. If the tax dollars were spent properly, and we still needed more funds for the level of services we have come to expect, then I would consider an income tax increase.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...up-tax-dollars
”Taxpayers pay about $1.2 billion per year for the CBC.
That amount could instead pay the salaries of more than 13,000 nurses. It could cover the grocery bills for 100,000 families. What we pay for the CBC equals the annual income taxes for the population of Nanaimo.”
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11-19-2022, 09:19 AM
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#3011
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Originally Posted by Doctorfever
Opinion column.
When we need money for things like health care, why are we throwing money away on things like this?
This is why I will not advocate for higher taxes. If the tax dollars were spent properly, and we still needed more funds for the level of services we have come to expect, then I would consider an income tax increase.
https://torontosun.com/opinion/colum...up-tax-dollars
”Taxpayers pay about $1.2 billion per year for the CBC.
That amount could instead pay the salaries of more than 13,000 nurses. It could cover the grocery bills for 100,000 families. What we pay for the CBC equals the annual income taxes for the population of Nanaimo.”
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Is your argument that the CBC serves no purpose and therefore should not be funded or something else?
Are you comfortable with all news coming from the private sector?
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11-19-2022, 09:23 AM
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#3012
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First Line Centre
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Yeah yeah yeah, we're all well aware that the right-wing conglomerate that owns most newspapers in this country wants to defund the CBC...
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11-19-2022, 09:34 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by GGG
Is your argument that the CBC serves no purpose and therefore should not be funded or something else?
Are you comfortable with all news coming from the private sector?
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Nobody looks to the CBC for news.
If you do find it necessary to get your news from the CBC, then let’s trim the fat and streamline it.
Do we really need the CBC employees represented by 11 different unions?
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11-19-2022, 09:36 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by timun
Yeah yeah yeah, we're all well aware that the right-wing conglomerate that owns most newspapers in this country wants to defund the CBC...
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I know. Just look at all the “news” filtering into CP threads. Not much CBC. Mostly Twitter.
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11-19-2022, 09:39 AM
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#3015
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doctorfever
Nobody looks to the CBC for news.
If you do find it necessary to get your news from the CBC, then let’s trim the fat and streamline it.
Do we really need the CBC employees represented by 11 different unions?
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If you are going to attempt to present a logical argument, it helps to start from a position of reality. I look to the CBC for news, so you've already failed in your opening line.
Plenty of CBC stories get posted here. So you are wrong on that, too.
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11-19-2022, 09:40 AM
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#3016
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Participant
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doctorfever
Nobody looks to the CBC for news.
If you do find it necessary to get your news from the CBC, then let’s trim the fat and streamline it.
Do we really need the CBC employees represented by 11 different unions?
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Which groups of workers do you want to eliminate to reduce the number of unions?
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11-19-2022, 09:43 AM
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#3017
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Calgary
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All of them.
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11-19-2022, 09:45 AM
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#3018
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I believe in the Jays.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kitsilano
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Finally a fresh and exciting right wing take on the CBC, with a dash of anti union razzle dazzle. Weird that a private enterprise wants a public service defunded.
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11-19-2022, 09:47 AM
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#3019
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: the middle
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Plenty of people look at the CBC for news for as simple a reason that they aren't paywalled.
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11-19-2022, 10:04 AM
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#3020
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Participant
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Originally Posted by Doctorfever
All of them.
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Then you’re not really coming from a reasonable position worth giving time to.
I get the article is compelling to people like yourself. 11 unions sounds scary! The population of Nanaimo you say? $1.2 BILLION DOLLARS?
But a little bit of thought goes a long way. The CBC gets about 0.3% of the budget. It (apparently) equals the income tax of Nanaimo, which is 0.2% of the population. The numbers themselves are not really significant in the grand scheme of things, so it’s easy to call bull#### when you say things like “Well, I’d be all for increasing taxes if only they fixed that 0.3% they’re wasting! Oh well, guess it’s no more taxes!”
Having an honest debate about ways to improve the CBC and ensure the funding is proper is a debate worth having. But you’re not bringing anything interesting to the table, so who cares?
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