Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[Azure]

I wonder how much the Euro falling 50% in its value against the USD has contributed to their inflation. Gotta think they're getting hammered buying US energy right now compared to a year ago.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by azure

i wonder how much the euro falling 50% in its value against the usd has contributed to their inflation. Gotta think they're getting hammered buying us energy right now compared to a year ago.

50%?

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Why do you think North America is experiencing considerably higher inflation than Europe, even though energy prices in Europe have climbed more sharply?

I'm not sure what you mean. The UK's inflation rate is 9.1% and the EU overall is at 8.6% which is right in line with the US (9.1%) and Canada (haven't released June's data yet, but likely a bit over 8%).

And energy prices haven't climbed more sharply in Europe. For June, energy was up by 41.9% YoY in the EU, whereas in the US it was up by 41.6%.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Locke

Definitely the Greens' fault.

If they werent always so goddamned useless maybe they'd have been elected and have solved our Climate Crisis by now.

But nope. Useless.

For ####s and giggles it would be cool to see in an alternate universe what would happen to this country if the Green party was granted a majority government.

[Northendzone]

^ i am guessing it would not be fun and inflation would be awy higher. People would never drive anywhere for fun brcasue gas would be $20/l

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

^ i am guessing it would not be fun and inflation would be awy higher. People would never drive anywhere for fun brcasue gas would be $20/l

I’m guessing we’d all fly around on magical unicorns.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

I’m guessing we’d all fly around on magical unicorns.

Can I get mine in yellow?

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

I’m guessing we’d all fly around on magical unicorns.

If every household had a magical unicorn or two how would we manage their methane emissions? Or because the are magic they don't fart or poop?

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

If every household had a magical unicorn or two how would we manage their methane emissions? Or because the are magic they don't fart or poop?

The magic is that they fart whatever our atmosphere needs most at the time.

[Krovikan]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

For ####s and giggles it would be cool to see in an alternate universe what would happen to this country if the Green party was granted a majority government.

We kind of did, not really, but probably the closest we will get. The Alberta NDP pre-election was just to the right of the green party; though their platform was more to use Oil & Gas revenue to diversify the economy.

A lot of their policies shift to the center-left or centrist viewpoint once they got into power. You can't run a stable government at odds with almost all of the citizens.


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[Doctorfever]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

You completely missed the mark here but I love the energy. Now let’s funnel that into creating better memes.

If people who are told they’ve never walk again can become medical miracles and take their first steps, I have to believe conservatives can be taught how to be funny. They might write you off, but I believe in you.

Your wit kills me!

Guess you have to have a sense of humour to vote NDP.

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

If every household had a magical unicorn or two how would we manage their methane emissions? Or because the are magic they don't fart or poop?

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

The magic is that they fart whatever our atmosphere needs most at the time.

They're edible.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Doctorfever

Your wit kills me!

Guess you have to have a sense of humour to vote NDP.

Now we're getting somewhere.

[Zarley]

Originally Posted by opendoor

I'm not sure what you mean. The UK's inflation rate is 9.1% and the EU overall is at 8.6% which is right in line with the US (9.1%) and Canada (haven't released June's data yet, but likely a bit over 8%).

And energy prices haven't climbed more sharply in Europe. For June, energy was up by 41.9% YoY in the EU, whereas in the US it was up by 41.6%.

Nat gas is up 5x in Europe, vs. near 2x in North America.

[DownInFlames]

The Green Party is ridiculous. But is that any worse than the parties that buckled to industry and kept the status quo that put us in this situation?

I’ve said before we won’t fix climate change but I think those who benefited from denying it existed should be paying for its outcome.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Zarley

Nat gas is up 5x in Europe, vs. near 2x in North America.

That depends what time frame you're talking about. June 2021 to June 2022 is more like 3-3.5x higher in Europe vs 2x in the US.

And there's a lot more to energy than just natural gas. Look at the data for yourself. EU CPI data is here and US data is here.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

The Green Party is ridiculous. But is that any worse than the parties that buckled to industry and kept the status quo that put us in this situation?

I’ve said before we won’t fix climate change but I think those who benefited from denying it existed should be paying for its outcome.

Every citizen in a first world country has benefited from it.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Every citizen in a first world country has benefited from it.

Of course. That’s why I’m pro carbon tax. We gained prosperity because of cheap, abundant fossil fuels and that’s not going to stop any time soon.

The diseminators of climate misinformation should have to pay a lot more though. We should have been seriously investing in renewable energy and climate capture and storage technology decades sooner.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by DownInFlames

The Green Party is ridiculous. But is that any worse than the parties that buckled to industry and kept the status quo that put us in this situation?

I’ve said before we won’t fix climate change but I think those who benefited from denying it existed should be paying for its outcome.

The answer to your question is an emphatic yes. Without question. Things can get way, way, way worse. Careful what you wish for, and watch it have almost no discernible change to environmental conditions or climate change.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

The answer to your question is an emphatic yes. Without question. Things can get way, way, way worse. Careful what you wish for, and watch it have almost no discernible change to environmental conditions or climate change.

The question was rhetorical but yeah, the Greens are not a reasonable party.