Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Ya, the list of his headlines starts to look like Carney has taken up residence in his cranium.

https://muckrack.com/mick-higgins/articles



I get that this is your job an all, but can you right about anything other than Carney or the Pope?

Well he can’t write about Trudeau anymore so what’s he supposed to do?

It’s actually funny going through his list of articles. Might as well be an AI designed to write the most asinine far right babble possible complete with every kind of topic you could imagine.

Anyone who shares NP pieces in earnest these days should be mocked relentlessly. And probably punched in the stomach if they’ve ever mentioned the words “leftist mainstream media” or “defund the CBC.”

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

We need more joke candidates, not less. Give me Lord Buckethead or give me death.

I will live and die by Boaty McBoatface for Navy Secretary.

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Well he can’t write about Trudeau anymore so what’s he supposed to do?

It’s actually funny going through his list of articles. Might as well be an AI designed to write the most asinine far right babble possible complete with every kind of topic you could imagine.

Anyone who shares NP pieces in earnest these days should be mocked relentlessly. And probably punched in the stomach if they’ve ever mentioned the words “leftist mainstream media” or “defund the CBC.”

That actually sounds like a good gig. "ChatGPT, I am gonna need a bunch of hit pieces on Mark Carney. Feel free to let your 'imagination' run wild. When done, slap my byline on it and send it to the NP. I will be over here kicking kittens."

[Titan2]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Well he can’t write about Trudeau anymore so what’s he supposed to do?

It’s actually funny going through his list of articles. Might as well be an AI designed to write the most asinine far right babble possible complete with every kind of topic you could imagine.

Anyone who shares NP pieces in earnest these days should be mocked relentlessly. And probably punched in the stomach if they’ve ever mentioned the words “leftist mainstream media” or “defund the CBC.”

I do believe it has been established that any punching done, or recommended to be done, on CP must be directed to the taint. So it is written, so shall it be done. Go in peace.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by MrButtons

Clearly you didnt check out ye old National Post. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/mic...thout-benefits

The first sentence



Ah yes, the true clear vision of Donald Trump is definitely a thing, what a dork

I mean... what would you expect a Republican owned media rag to say?

Originally Posted by Swift

What a ridiculous take by them. Do they assume that the press conference was the only discussion that was had? That Carney didn't bring up those points in private?

The National Post, owned by Post Media, which is owned by Chatham Asset Management LLC and "Chatham is known for its close ties to the Republican Party".

"Postmedia owns and operates over more than 130 print and digital news titles across Canada". All 130 of those titles should be considered foreign and hostile to Canada nowadays.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Izzle

Andrew Scheer interim leader.

Siri, play return of the mac

This is amazing! The Scheerasaurus is back from extinction! rawr!!!!

Will he ever get his insurance license?? hahahaha

[Scrambler]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

It is an alphabetical ballot, not that hard to find your candidate of choice, maybe another 10 secs

Counting, yeah I’ll concede that, but they aren’t doing anything illegal.

Ok, it's not illegal, but it is annoying and does not accomplish much of anything. I come from a country that does proportional representation, it's a nightmare. Coalitions and nothing but, meaning the minority of a population vote for the government formed. First past the post avoids this as the party with the most votes generally is the one forming government.

[dammage79]

I know it's a perceived given that PP will win the byelection in the battle River district but I've also seen a ton of ppl hate the fact than a Ontarians is parachuting into their riding and taking away the seat of their chosen representative.

I wonder if that's a growing frustration.

I know I often find myself calling Ontarians and eastern Canadians "Upper Canadians" simply because they do have the largest population and therefore the deciding vote for federal government.

It's just something that reminds me of old maps of Canada and how they inherently categorized Ontario as the center of the country and everything else was just accessory .

Long and short of it, it'd be hilarious if PP lost the byelection because he's Upper Canadian

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I know it's a perceived given that PP will win the byelection in the battle River district but I've also seen a ton of ppl hate the fact than a Ontarians is parachuting into their riding and taking away the seat of their chosen representative.

I wonder if that's a growing frustration.

I know I often find myself calling Ontarians and eastern Canadians "Upper Canadians" simply because they do have the largest population and therefore the deciding vote for federal government.

It's just something that reminds me of old maps of Canada and how they inherently categorized Ontario as the center of the country and everything else was just accessory .

Long and short of it, it'd be hilarious if PP lost the byelection because he's Upper Canadian

It’s even simpler. Is he for or against separation? Either response hurts him somewhere.

He didn’t have to speak to that directly as a rep in Ontario.

[Firebot]

Singh was parachuted in from Brampton to Burnaby to win a fairly secured byelection riding at the time when he became leader as the NDP had little chance of winning anything in the GTA. He still won in 2019.

All joking aside, despite Poilievre losing his seat, the CPC still for whatever reason want to keep him as leader and they can parachute him wherever they want, and need a fairly secure riding to do it without further ridicule.

Poilievre is also born in Calgary and went to university here. He moved to Ottawa only to be Stockwell Day's political staff for political reasons.

He's not going to lose in rural Alberta that just voted 80% CPC just because he isn't from there. I'm sure there will be snickers in parliament when he's announced as the MP for Battle River-Crowfoot instead of Carleton for the past 20 years and consistently reminded each time he speaks.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by Firebot

Singh was parachuted in from Brampton to Burnaby to win a fairly secured byelection riding at the time when he became leader as the NDP had little chance of winning anything in the GTA. He still won in 2019.

All joking aside, despite Poilievre losing his seat, the CPC still for whatever reason want to keep him as leader and they can parachute him wherever they want, and need a fairly secure riding to do it without further ridicule.

Poilievre is also born in Calgary and went to university here. He moved to Ottawa only to be Stockwell Day's political staff for political reasons.

He's not going to lose in rural Alberta that just voted 80% CPC just because he isn't from there. I'm sure there will be snickers in parliament when he's announced as the MP for Battle River-Crowfoot instead of Carleton for the past 20 years and consistently reminded each time he speaks.

If I were an MP (which I'm not, that sounds awful) I'd exclusively refer to the Leader of the Opposition as "The Honorable Member Formerly from Carleton".

[edslunch]

Originally Posted by dammage79

I know it's a perceived given that PP will win the byelection in the battle River district but I've also seen a ton of ppl hate the fact than a Ontarians is parachuting into their riding and taking away the seat of their chosen representative.

I wonder if that's a growing frustration.

I know I often find myself calling Ontarians and eastern Canadians "Upper Canadians" simply because they do have the largest population and therefore the deciding vote for federal government.

It's just something that reminds me of old maps of Canada and how they inherently categorized Ontario as the center of the country and everything else was just accessory .

Long and short of it, it'd be hilarious if PP lost the byelection because he's Upper Canadian

I'd be shocked if he lost, but an embarrassingly lower vote % han the guy who stepped down would be a nice consolation prize.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

If I were an MP (which I'm not, that sounds awful) I'd exclusively refer to the Leader of the Opposition as "The Honorable Member Formerly from Carleton".

You'd probably get kicked out of the house pretty quickly if you kept that up.

[puffnstuff]

CTV News: "Based on 2024 data, Elections Canada estimates that byelections cost approximately $22.91 per registered elector.
At that rate, and with 85,237 registered electors in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre‘s byelection could cost taxpayers as much as $1.95 million."

[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

CTV News: "Based on 2024 data, Elections Canada estimates that byelections cost approximately $22.91 per registered elector.
At that rate, and with 85,237 registered electors in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre‘s byelection could cost taxpayers as much as $1.95 million."

That's a pretty expensive job interview. Especially for a guy who just go fired.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

You'd probably get kicked out of the house pretty quickly if you kept that up.

Probably.

But I guess that's why I'm not an MP.

During Model Parliament in High School I think I spent more time kicked out in the hallway than actually sitting.

[Monahammer]

If you're too confused or impatient to look at a list of 91 names sorted alphabetically and pick the one you want, then you're probably too mentally incompetent to deserve the vote.

Honestly, it's not supposed to be a choice you just make at the ballot box. You're theoretically supposed to listen, read about, and make up your mind during the campaign. So your only duty going in there is to check off beside the one you already want. What's it matter how many other names are on the list, outside of wasting paper?

To me this line of opposition is extremely telling to the conservative mindset. Add that to their penchant for driving vans to seniors homes and whipping as many people in to get to the polls as possible... I think it's clear the conservatives are relying on confused/ pressed voters to bolster their numbers. This tactic specifically counters that, and that's why they're so upset about it.

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

Probably.

But I guess that's why I'm not an MP.

During Model Parliament in High School I think I spent more time kicked out in the hallway than actually sitting.

Yeah, I’m sure that’s the reason.

[Scrambler]

Originally Posted by Firebot

Singh was parachuted in from Brampton to Burnaby to win a fairly secured byelection riding at the time when he became leader as the NDP had little chance of winning anything in the GTA. He still won in 2019.

All joking aside, despite Poilievre losing his seat, the CPC still for whatever reason want to keep him as leader and they can parachute him wherever they want, and need a fairly secure riding to do it without further ridicule.

Poilievre is also born in Calgary and went to university here. He moved to Ottawa only to be Stockwell Day's political staff for political reasons.

He's not going to lose in rural Alberta that just voted 80% CPC just because he isn't from there. I'm sure there will be snickers in parliament when he's announced as the MP for Battle River-Crowfoot instead of Carleton for the past 20 years and consistently reminded each time he speaks.

And let's not forget, Carney launched his leadership announcement from his hometown Edmonton, he could have run for his seat as MP from a riding there too, but it was decided that he be parachuted into a more Liberal friendly riding: Nepean. In doing so, the Libs also booted out Chandra Arya who had that riding's seat for 3 terms. Arya was also a in the leadership race to replace Trudeau but was removed due to 'application issues'.

Christy Clark had to parachute into another riding after her Liberal Party won a provincial election but she lost her seat.

Politicians all over do things like this, politics are kind of dumb this way, but it is what it is.

[Scrambler]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

If you're too confused or impatient to look at a list of 91 names sorted alphabetically and pick the one you want, then you're probably too mentally incompetent to deserve the vote.

Honestly, it's not supposed to be a choice you just make at the ballot box. You're theoretically supposed to listen, read about, and make up your mind during the campaign. So your only duty going in there is to check off beside the one you already want. What's it matter how many other names are on the list, outside of wasting paper?

To me this line of opposition is extremely telling to the conservative mindset. Add that to their penchant for driving vans to seniors homes and whipping as many people in to get to the polls as possible... I think it's clear the conservatives are relying on confused/ pressed voters to bolster their numbers. This tactic specifically counters that, and that's why they're so upset about it.

I don't mind several names on a ballot, provided each name represents a serious candidate who wants to represent the people voting for them, with active campaign.

Heck even the Calgary mayoral vote can have a long list of names, several of which have no hope, but they at last put some effort into applying for the role.

It's ok that we differ on this front, I just think it's annoying attempt ant protesting our voting system that I actually don't think is problematic to begin with.