Canadian Federal Politics Thread v5

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Roughneck

2- Okay, great. Calgary typically has ~10,000 housing starts a year. So a nice $100M+ from the federal government each year. Toronto would get a nice $360M. Does it apply to all units? Get $10K for a secondary suite perhaps? I say go even more direct and give $1M for each building with a parking maximum to encourage more affordable higher-density developments. Doesn't seem to go along with the whole 'cut inflationary spending' bit but money talks I would love to see the transfer of billions from the feds to municipalities. Where's the money for this going to come from?

As written, it's $10K per unit growth in home building, not per new home built. So Calgary would have to double its growth to get that 100M. If it maintains its current growth, nothing. Thus one big issue with this policy is that rewards the municipalities that have not been growing prior to implementation.

Originally Posted by Roughneck

But it also comes up short by being tied to "major transit projects" and gives the impression that cities aren't really trying to push TODs in the first place. And it isn't like the 'unaffordable cities' can't build TODs enough. Vancouver is struggling because the development around Cnaada Line stops has pushed the line to capacity. Land in the GTA is selling for hundreds of millions and billions of dollars in anticipation of transit projects. This isn't where the problems lie.

Disagree. Insufficient TOD is indeed a big contributor to the issue. With regards to the Canada Line, the issue isn't that the area was overdeveloped, the issue is that the line was underbuilt. Nevertheless, there are few places better for development than along the Canada Line.

The Broadway Line is a good example - the zoned density limits are not what they could be, because of NIMBY politics, and that's going to hurt Vancouver's housing affordability. That project should be used as a catalyst for densification and city council is wasting a huge chunk of its potential. Commercial-Broadway, for instance is a better spot for towers than Lougheed, Metrotown, or Oakridge.

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Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Why is the casting of a Black actor in a television show or film automatically due to some quota or broader political decision in your eyes, and not because that actor was good at what they do?

That's the thing about affirmative action. By its very existence, it casts doubt on the qualifications of people with minority identities, even those who were the best candidate.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

It is moreso commentary on the original tweet and the way that they attempted to frame it as a racial matter. Of course without any attempt to look into the back story those that want to extend the narrative that PP is evil will jump all over that tweet and spread it around.

Whatever the backstory, it's still a pretty lame thing to do. Imagine being some no-name politician writing to the Queen of England to complain about a GG appointment? What a wiener.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Yoho

https://twitter.com/user/status/1569784634715537409

Not a good look for either of them. The reporter was unprofessional and pissy, and PP was being juvenile by repeatedly calling him a Liberal reporter. The notion that the mainstream media are all paid shills of the Liberals is the kind of conspiratorial bull#### that PP needs to rise above if he wants to actually be a national leader.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by SebC

That's the thing about affirmative action. By its very existence, it casts doubt on the qualifications of people with minority identities, even those who were the best candidate.

Not for most people it doesn’t, no. For a certain type of person, sure. But I doubt that type of person would be a fan of every white person who got a job being judged on whether they got it because of racism or not.

“Did Connor McDavid become captain of the Oilers because of RACISM? We’ll never know!”

I’d be surprised to see a reasonable person attempt that.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://twitter.com/user/status/1569789930120822784

Looks like Andrew Scheer finally found some coat tails to sit on. Lucky us.

Guess Scheerasaurus still couldn't get his license to sell insurance eh? lol

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Whatever the backstory, it's still a pretty lame thing to do. Imagine being some no-name politician writing to the Queen of England to complain about a GG appointment? What a wiener.

I guess politicians should just keep their mouths shut and not address or bring forward concerns that could impact the country. He took it to the Queen as that is the only person with power or authority over this matter.

Following PP's concern about the Governor General the subsequent Liberal caucus led by Ignatieff looked to politicize and oppose the next Harper nominee.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Guess Scheerasaurus still couldn't get his license to sell insurance eh? lol

Ain't no paycheque like a Government paycheque cuz a Government paycheque ain't never bounce!

[SebC]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Not for most people it doesn’t, no. For a certain type of person, sure.

I guess that "certain type of person" is the type that uses their brain.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by SebC

I guess that "certain type of person" is the type that uses their brain.

Everyone uses their brain. I wouldn’t say wondering if every Black person got their job because of affirmative action is a particularly meaningful or worthwhile use of it.

[Ozy_Flame]

Milhouse picked Mel Lantsman and Andrew Scheer on his leadership team? Oh dear.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

What are the odds this is true? I'm not looking forward to having to be skeptical about this crap for the next 3 years.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1569765753150373888

[timun]

"WhoTF is Anthony Koch?" I asked myself.

"Press Secretary for the Pierre Poilievre Transition Team". Ooooooooohhh...

[KootenayFlamesFan]

It's going to be a long, long 3 years until the next election.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Not a good look for either of them. The reporter was unprofessional and pissy, and PP was being juvenile by repeatedly calling him a Liberal reporter. The notion that the mainstream media are all paid shills of the Liberals is the kind of conspiratorial bull#### that PP needs to rise above if he wants to actually be a national leader.

a REAL journalist knows when to answer questions and when to report the news. Sadly journalism has been replaced with partisan drones who editorialize because they believe viewers (readers) are too stupid to form their own opinions.

Interrupting a statement is heckling.

[Ozy_Flame]

David Akin .... Formally of the Sun News where Ezra Levant was?

'Liberal Heckler?'

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Is Akin actually a Liberal/Liberal supporter?

Or is PP going the Trump route and calling anything he doesn't like Liberal/left/woke?

I think I know what the answer is.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Yoho

a REAL journalist knows when to answer questions and when to report the news. Sadly journalism has been replaced with partisan drones who editorialize because they believe viewers (readers) are too stupid to form their own opinions.

Interrupting a statement is heckling.

90% of what you share are opinion pieces…

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

David Akin .... Formally of the Sun News where Ezra Levant was?

'Liberal Heckler?'

the evidence would suggest: yes

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

What are the odds this is true? I'm not looking forward to having to be skeptical about this crap for the next 3 years.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1569765753150373888

[Ozy_Flame]

What?

[calculoso]

Going to be a long few years…

https://twitter.com/user/status/1569838910611795968

https://twitter.com/user/status/1569862155943428097

Not sure what Akin was thinking, interrupting like this… but if this is any indication of how Q&A sessions will go, they will be virtually unwatchable.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1569767683310092293