Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[transplant99]

This thread is becoming epic.

Keep it going!!!

LOL

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Here's my poll. Go #### yourself. You want to be American, it's not a far drive.

Haha was being facetious. Didn’t mean to trigger.

But I am legitimately concerned about the damage Trump could cause with no effective leadership to counter.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by Looch City

Also, there should be no Canadian politicians going to his inauguration when he continuously spews this 51st state ####.

And yet, guess who's going...

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by chedder

And yet, guess who's going...

Agree, Smith should not be going given the crap he is spewing.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Haha was being facetious. Didn’t mean to trigger.

But I am legitimately concerned about the damage Trump could cause with no effective leadership to counter.

You know he could simply unprorogue Parliament almost instantly if it came to that.

[Whynotnow]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

It was dead before that happened. I suppose it was the final nail.

But the moratorium was proper anyway. And Enbridge has a horrible record so it probably was a good thing it didn't proceed.

Based on what? The last oil pipeline rupture was 15 years ago and yes they had plenty to atone for from that incident and did so. Now a leading integrity program and incredible reliability. Structured a great deal for indigineous ownership on their Alberta systems and looking to do similar on the mainline.

They got screwed by the government in gateway, which then resulted in TMX and the government dropping 40 billion to do it for multiple times the cost and in a less efficient way.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Can we keep our passports or have to get new ones? The good news is we get rid of Danielle Smith.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by transplant99

This thread is becoming epic.

Keep it going!!!

LOL

The easily entertained sort, eh?

I have a ball of yarn somewhere if it’s of interest to you.

[Locke]

Its like Lord of the Flies in here.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Manhattanboy

Haha was being facetious. Didn’t mean to trigger.

But I am legitimately concerned about the damage Trump could cause with no effective leadership to counter.

That may have been a tequila fueled post from the beach in Mexico...

We should really get a trade agreement going with these guys down here.

But I stand by my feelings about traitors. Is O'Leary hanging in front of any gates yet? Ambassador bridge? Coutts?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Locke

Its like Lord of the Flies in here.

You’ll have to excuse. Some of these grown men wear wrestling t-shirts in public.

[Locke]

Like those sleeveless leotard type things? That type that Hulk Hogan always tears apart? What does that have to do with anything?

If someone wants to tear their shirt apart, they are a sovereign citizen entitled to do so. I dont get why, but thats none of my business.

[PepsiFree]

Probably like John Cena shirts, or whatever wrestlers exist. And no, none of them are physically able to tear their own t-shirt apart.

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

####ing traitorous pigs. There was a time people suggesting this would be hung from the gates of the capital. I long for those days.

That retoric isn’t Canadian. Well not for a while. We have a rich history of tolerating separatists, and a PM who used to bragg about a post national Canada.

Interesting to see how those chickens are coming home to roost.

[Locke]

The point is that we're clearly not charging enough for wrestling t-shirt memorabilia.

Tax those and we can balance the budget!

[iggy_oi]

Originally Posted by Locke

The point is that we're clearly not charging enough for wrestling t-shirt memorabilia.

Tax those and we can balance the budget!

Maybe we could extend that to political bumper stickers?

[Paulie Walnuts]

We will be the state with the most NFL teams. Just give us our own division. CFC North

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I was just looking at how to open a US$ savings account in Canada. It's not something I realized you could before.

We’ve had one for many years for U.S. travel, which won’t be happening again anytime soon.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

Maybe we could extend that to political bumper stickers?

I've long said that we dont charge enough for those.

If I were Trudeau I'd be the first one making 'F Trudeau' bumper stickers and selling them myself. Missed opportunity.

1. Potential promise of...well, unwanted sex. To be polite.

2. Profit?

Those bumper stickers should cost at least a couple hundred each.

Then...you start a bumper sticker removal company! Thats where you get the real payoff! You get 'em coming and going! Thats the ticket!

[ThePrince]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Jeebus, Northern Gateway and Energy East not being completed had nothing to do with the feds (who approved both). Northern Gateway was opposed by BC and Aboriginal groups. Enbridge did a quiet shutdown of the project over a couple years.

And Energy East was shut down by TC Energy because the numbers didn't work.

Per the Canadian constitution, pipelines crossing provincial boundaries are exclusively the jurisdiction of the federal government. It’s Canada’s overregulated constant hoops that allows everybody and their dog to challenge projects. Is that what made these projects not viable, maybe, but probably not. But none of us have any clue how much elongated cycle times due to regulatory overburden and potential constant legal challenges played a role in making the numbers not work. Just wanted to point out that (as per usual), you’re incorrect when you say that this had nothing to do with the feds.

If this was the US, the Army Corp of Engineers would walk in and tell everyone to #### off because this was their jurisdiction and they’ll do whatever they want. There’s no way you can possibly say Canada has an efficient regulatory process.