Albertan's are reasonable people who I hope judge their leaders by their actions, and we don't judge kids by their parents mistakes, yet I hear this over and over and over.
Well it's not just Albertans that throw that sentiment around.
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Originally Posted by Martine Ouellet
"Trudeau's true face was revealed yesterday," she wrote. "From father to son, it's the same difference."
Of any jab against our PM, this one really seems to annoy me.
Albertan's are reasonable people who I hope judge their leaders by their actions, and we don't judge kids by their parents mistakes, yet I hear this over and over and over.
People hide behind "well its only a joke", yet it is a joke which is well repeated.
I truly believe my parents generation are still so pissed at his dad that somewhere deep down they want our current PM to act like him, against their own self interests, just so they can vent that old outrage.
His dad screwed up royally, but the current PM doesn't have that guilt.
There are enough valid points to be critical on our PM that you don't need to bring this into the discussion - joking or not.
Edit: I should add that my rant comes from the constant fear mongering I heard that Justin wants to hurt the west or hates the west, which when you get down to the facts, doesn't appear to be true at all (even if he isn't "good for the west, which is another discussion). Relating him to his dad, who did seem to hate Alberta, just gives fuel to those thoughts people already have.
Where do you think he got this line of thinking from?
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So you'd be cool if one of Harper's kids go into politics and a third of Canadians loathe him simply because they loathed his dad?
What would I care if people don't like Harper's kid? People don't like public figures for a plethora of reasons, a lot of them based in much less rationale than this. Read the HNIC thread, I'd be willing to bet a third of Canadians loathed Strombolopolis simply because of his suits.
If the people that loathed Harper also loathed his child that followed his path, I think it'd be a perfectly normal human tendency, and it's not exactly irrational to think a child is shaped by a parents opinions and actions.
If it's the rationale is correct however is another question all together, but he hasn't exactly made any leaps or bounds to change that opinion, weather its warranted or not.
So you'd be cool if one of Harper's kids go into politics and a third of Canadians loathe him simply because they loathed his dad?
Trudeau is where he is because of his dad and his last name, you have to take the good with the bad on that.
Further, I'm led to believe that children learn and are molded by their parents so thinking that he would harbour some of the same biases and beliefs isnt unreasonable.
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Just a ahead's up the Federal government is hosting a town hall regarding the TransMountain pipeline for anyone interested in showing their support, details below
Calgary Town Hall:
Thursday July 7th 2016 - 1:30-4:30pm @ Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Just a ahead's up the Federal government is hosting a town hall regarding the TransMountain pipeline for anyone interested in showing their support, details below
Calgary Town Hall:
Thursday July 7th 2016 - 1:30-4:30pm @ Calgary Telus Convention Centre
I was going to comment that it was just like the government to schedule this on a weekday afternoon when most people who would support the pipeline would be hard at work.
Trudeau is where he is because of his dad and his last name, you have to take the good with the bad on that.
Further, I'm led to believe that children learn and are molded by their parents so thinking that he would harbour some of the same biases and beliefs isnt unreasonable.
This. If his name were Justin Pierre, a politically minded individual from Montreal without a famous last name, then someone else is Prime Minister today.
JT is where his is because of his father, and because he's a pretty boy. Pretending otherwise is naïve. That being said, those factors merely provided his opportunity. The longer he goes, the more his story will be written by himself and his current handlers.
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Brent crude oil futures fell $2.28, or 4.7 percent, at $46.52 per barrel at 1:06 p.m. ET (1706 GMT) on Thursday. It rose 1.6 percent earlier to a session high of $49.59.
WTI crude was trading at $45.16 per barrel, down $2.27, or 4.8 percent.
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