10-19-2015, 11:26 PM
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#881
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: wearing raccoons for boots
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Originally Posted by sworkhard
I expect that Trudeau will get someone else to do most of the talking in those situations. One thing about Trudeau is that he seems to be willing to let other people do the things he's not good at.
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What does that leave for him to do?
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10-19-2015, 11:26 PM
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#882
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathgod
Like I said, non-confidence voting should be abolished so that terms are always 4 years long.
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Even without the non confidence votes the bloc or any small party gets a disproportionate amount of power to prop up one of the two main party. It drives politics further from the middle.
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10-19-2015, 11:26 PM
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#883
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Hehr up 400 again. 200/217 reporting.
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10-19-2015, 11:26 PM
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#884
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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17 polls left in Centre...410 vote lead...crazy close!
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10-19-2015, 11:27 PM
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#885
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zamler
Well the first thing he is going to do is spend lots and lots of money way beyond our means. I have no idea why so many people are okay with this....
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I'm not in support of the Liberals' deficit spending plan, but let's not pretend that $10B/yr is way beyond our means. It's about half a percent of GDP. It's not like some guys making $100K a year going out and getting a million dollar mortgage.
My concern with it instead is that deficits are much harder to get off of than get on to. My spidy senses go off when I hear that they'll just do it for 3 years and then get back to a balanced budget.
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10-19-2015, 11:27 PM
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#886
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Franchise Player
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Hm, with Darshan Kang winning in Calgary Skyview...he's the first Liberal to win a seat in Calgary since 1968. /trivia
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10-19-2015, 11:29 PM
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#887
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#1 Goaltender
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What I learnt tonight-
I'm not so surprised it happened but surprised how much the other leaders seemed to expect a Liberal majority.
Nothing shocking about the Cons turnout at all.
The NDP fell a little further than I thought they would.
I can't believe how well the Bloc did in seats, even more surprising when their popular vote continues to decline.
Surprised the greens popular vote went down, I'm thinking that is the mark of being a small party in a very very tight race. I think it will almost certainly rebound next time and continue an upward trend.
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10-19-2015, 11:30 PM
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#888
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Harper already did that
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Yes, but I highly doubt JT has the balls to do the same. I'll be pleasantly surprised if he does.
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Originally Posted by Iggy City
He's trying really hard not be attracted to Trudeau's good looks.  |
You could be projecting here...
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10-19-2015, 11:30 PM
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#889
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Electing the first Liberal MP in Calgary since 1968 is a pretty big deal. The Liberals need to try and build on that and hopefully they see it as an opportunity and Calgary benefits.
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10-19-2015, 11:31 PM
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#890
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 555 Saddledome Rise SE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zamler
So is Trudeau going to tell Putin off to his face?
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Is anyone? Let's not kid ourselves. Putin doesn't give two ***** who the Canadian Prime Minister is.
Harper telling Putin to get out of the Ukraine was nothing but the mouse that roared. It was not Reagan telling Mr. Gorbachev to tear down that wall.
Edit: would like to revise "is anyone" to "does it really matter".
Last edited by Frequitude; 10-19-2015 at 11:36 PM.
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10-19-2015, 11:33 PM
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#891
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zamler
Yes, but I highly doubt JT has the balls to do the same. I'll be pleasantly surprised if he does.
You could be projecting here...
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And what did Harper's message accomplish exactly? I'm glad that Trudeau is clear on his position regarding Putin and Russia, but I don't care if he says anything to his face or not. We're just not that important for him to care
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10-19-2015, 11:34 PM
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#892
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Scoring Winger
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2 reporters claiming Hehr the victor by 300 ish votes
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10-19-2015, 11:36 PM
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#894
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
And what did Harper's message accomplish exactly? I'm glad that Trudeau is clear on his position regarding Putin and Russia, but I don't care if he says anything to his face or not.
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So you don't care if JT is a man of his word or not. Or you just swallow his nonsense campaign rhetoric without question.
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10-19-2015, 11:36 PM
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#895
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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If you drill down in the numbers it was 4 way splits in Quebec that allowed the liberals to win 47. Which you wouldn't normally get with 40% popular vote.
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10-19-2015, 11:38 PM
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#896
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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I'm willing to take a wait and see approach with the new Liberal government. To be honest, I'm just thankful it wasn't an NDP government.
Now Notley can release the dreaded budget and not have it affect Mulcair's campaign. Still afraid of what I might see...
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10-19-2015, 11:38 PM
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#897
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
If you drill down in the numbers it was 4 way splits in Quebec that allowed the liberals to win 47. Which you wouldn't normally get with 40% popular vote.
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The CPC ####ed themselves badly with the Niqab. Using that allowed for a 4 way split. What a disastrous campaign they ran, pretty much handed it to the Liberals who gladly took it.
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10-19-2015, 11:40 PM
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#898
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Now Notley can release the dreaded budget and not have it affect Mulcair's campaign. Still afraid of what I might see...
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It will take a small miracle for our budget not to be a dumpster fire. I'm not kidding.
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10-19-2015, 11:41 PM
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#899
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zamler
So you don't care if JT is a man of his word or not. Or you just swallow his nonsense campaign rhetoric without question.
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I took his comments more as his stance against Putin. But see this is why the conservatives failed, focusing on such inconsequential issues that mean nothing. I'm more concerned with Trudeau following up on his promises of electoral vote reform and transparency in government, stuff that actually matters. If he does that then I really don't care what he does or doesn't say to Putin
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10-19-2015, 11:43 PM
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#900
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
I'm more concerned with Trudeau following up on his promises of electoral vote reform and transparency in government, stuff that actually matters. If he does that then I really don't care what he does or doesn't say to Putin
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I agree with you here for sure.
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