10-15-2014, 10:22 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Philippines demanding Canada repatriate its ‘junk’
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/...%99/ar-BB9itUt
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A small mountain of Vancouver garbage rotting on the Manila waterfront has morphed into a diplomatic row as Philippine authorities demand Canada repatriate its “junk.”
“I will not tolerate this matter sitting down,” said Leah Paquiz, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, in a statement last week.
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MOD EDIT: Removed most of article, in the future please only quote a portion of the article, do not re-post entire articles.
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10-16-2014, 01:30 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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The containers, packed with waste sourced from the Vancouver area,
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Enough said.
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10-16-2014, 03:41 AM
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God of Hating Twitter
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This gives me pause, something smells fishy here..
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“It’s the stupidest thing I’ve heard of in my entire life,” he said, adding that “anyone with a brain” would know it is cheaper to dump garbage in Canada than ship it across the Pacific Ocean.
Philippine Bureau of Customs
Noting that he had exported similar shipments without incident, the exporter said he suspected he was being punished for failing to furnish a payoff.
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10-17-2014, 03:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thor
This gives me pause, something smells fishy here..
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You mean apart from the name of the company 'chronic inc'?
Seriously is this a sideline from their bong sales division?
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10-17-2014, 07:38 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Syracuse, NY
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So THAT'S what happened to Luongo's career!
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it's Don't Tread On Me.
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10-17-2014, 07:46 AM
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Franchise Player
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Hope this blows over, don't want it to get in the way of me getting my Italian BMT from Subway.
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10-17-2014, 07:56 AM
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it's the lost cache of the Canucks' "2011 Stanley Cup Champions" merch.
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10-17-2014, 12:24 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Puppet Guy
it's the lost cache of the Canucks' "2011 Stanley Cup Champions" merch.
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impossible, they did not win the cup in 2011
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10-17-2014, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
impossible, they did not win the cup in 2011
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http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=106353
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GO FLAMES GO.
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06-09-2019, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Faust
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Dump it in Vancouver Harbor?
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06-09-2019, 03:37 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna
Anchors aweigh! The containers of garbage have departed the Philippines and will arrive in Canada in four weeks — where the waste will be turned into energy that'll power homes in British Columbia.
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06-09-2019, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Faust
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In fairness though....that guy is a genuine lunatic.
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06-09-2019, 04:12 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Locke
In fairness though....that guy is a genuine lunatic.
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Thank goodness our leader isn’t a lunatic
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06-09-2019, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 8 Ball
Thank goodness our leader isn’t a lunatic
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Different kinds of crazy.
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06-09-2019, 04:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Faust
Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna
Anchors aweigh! The containers of garbage have departed the Philippines and will arrive in Canada in four weeks — where the waste will be turned into energy that'll power homes in British Columbia.
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Why didn’t someone do that years ago?
And do I get some sort of garbage energy rebate?
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06-09-2019, 06:48 PM
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Yeah, go ahead an declare war on a NATO member. See how that works out for you
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06-09-2019, 10:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
In fairness though....that guy is a genuine lunatic.
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Yeah, say what you will about Trudeau. He's vapid, incompetent, corrupt, etc., but at least we avoided electing someone who is bat#### insane.
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