Canadian Federal Election - Page 91

BlackDog204 · #**1801** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by samne

North Korea has a higher literacy rate than Canada.

Not necessarily true. The reported literacy rate in North Korea is 100% by their Government, but most experts are very suspicious of this.

Mister F · #**1802** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by elly63

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Ontario screwed itself voting for this hateful, corrupt clown again. On the bright side, we always seem to vote for the opposite federally. So stick a fork in Poilievre, he's done.

GeneralLea · #**1803** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:54 AM**

I mean, it's Ford more years.

I guess at the very least it'll be cheaper to drink away the sorrow.
I supposed the federal election will be in the summer, or earlier fall then.

Loco101 · #**1804** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 6:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by Mister F

Ontario screwed itself voting for this hateful, corrupt clown again. On the bright side, we always seem to vote for the opposite federally. So stick a fork in Poilievre, he's done.

Well at least Ford didn't really make any gains. There were a lot of ridings where the Liberal candidates came close the the PC incumbents. And those are key ridings for the federal Liberals to win. PP is definitely in trouble as the Ford government will need federal dollars that PP won't give.

PP's riding of Carleton in today's provincial election had a strong Liberal result which was quite a surprise. The PC candidate got 49.7% but the Liberal candidate got 38.6% which is the best Liberal result there in a long time in a provincial election.

Loco101 · #**1805** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 6:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

I mean, it's Ford more years.

I guess at the very least it'll be cheaper to drink away the sorrow.
I supposed the federal election will be in the summer, or earlier fall then.

Just like how beer got cheaper right? Buck a beer...

casper · #**1806** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 6:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by Loco101

Well at least Ford didn't really make any gains. There were a lot of ridings where the Liberal candidates came close the the PC incumbents. And those are key ridings for the federal Liberals to win. PP is definitely in trouble as the Ford government will need federal dollars that PP won't give.

PP's riding of Carleton in today's provincial election had a strong Liberal result which was quite a surprise. The PC candidate got 49.7% but the Liberal candidate got 38.6% which is the best Liberal result there in a long time in a provincial election.

Not going to way in on who the best candidate/party is or should have been for Ontario. That is a decision for Ontario. But at least he is a strong team-Canada player.

We need premiers who are going to be tough on Trump and do what is the best interest of Canada in collaboration with the feds. Ford fits the bill. He comes across as someone who will be able to work with the new Carney government over the next four years.

As for PP, perhaps he will need to spend more time in Ottawa trying to ensure he even secures his own seat. Time will tell.

GeneralLea · #**1807** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 6:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Loco101

Just like how beer got cheaper right? Buck a beer...

Apologies, meant to be more sarcastic/self-deprecating. I'll never understand why he wants beer in every corner store, and to deregulate it. Ford is a strange (and very costly) politician.

BlackDog204 · #**1808** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 8:10 AM**

Whoever can prove they can stand up to Trump, and put Canadian interests first, will win. Considering Trump loving personalities like Musk, Alex Jones, Kevin O'Leary, Joe Rogan, and Jordan Peterson have endorsed PP, he has his work cut out from him.

Architype · #**1809** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 8:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by BlackDog204

Whoever can prove they can stand up to Trump, and put Canadian interests first, will win. Considering Trump loving personalities like Musk, Alex Jones, Kevin O'Leary, Joe Rogan, and Jordan Peterson have endorsed PP, he has his work cut out from him.

Just wondering if Wayne Gretzky has endorsed him?

svlt · #**1810** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 8:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Architype

Just wondering if Wayne Gretzky has endorsed him?

Dude has been exceptionally quiet of late like a ghost. Needs to hide behind his wife Janet and his buddy Trump to do the PR for him.

casper · #**1811** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 8:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by svlt

Dude has been exceptionally quiet of late like a ghost. Needs to hide behind his wife Janet and his buddy Trump to do the PR for him.

I had a look at his social media and he has been quiet for years. Every couple of months there may be a post expressing he sadness of his wife and himself in the death of someone that played with him but that about it.

Trump posted something about how Wayne Gretzky is a proud Canadian and does not want Canada to be annexed into the US. Weird coming from Trump. I don't know what the deal is there.

harls · #**1812** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 12:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hecate

You guys were telling me I shouldn’t go to Disneyworld because America bad, but it’s okay that the future PM just can’t wait to get his company down to New York so he can get on the S&P 500

Lolz

I promise - no one cares.

Hecate · #**1813** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 1:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

I promise - no one cares.

No… you don’t. Big difference.

Hecate · #**1814** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 2:32 PM**

Mark carney has been busy screwing over Canadian small business owners during his time on the board of stripe. He clearly looks out for the little guy.

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/mark-carney-credit-card-fees

Acajack · #**1815** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 2:41 PM**

You know the Ontario election was a dud when someone as politically keen as me (who lives right next to Ontario's second biggest city) wakes up the next morning, checks out the news headlines, and then at 9:30 AM says: "wait, the Ontario election was yesterday?"

Turnout was 45%. A bit surprising that it was a tad higher than 2022 (44%).

Still extremely low in both cases though.

WarrenC12 · #**1816** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ozabald

On paper yes, but it was a pro forma decision of the shareholders on a recommendation made by the board; of which Carney was the chair. The shareholders didn't come up with the idea independently. It was the board who pushed the move. The shareholders just rubber stamped the decision.

You're making a lot of assumptions.

This was probably a proposal by management that was in the works for most of 2024 if not earlier.

Trump's anti-Canadian rhetoric was not a consideration for obvious reasons.

SteelTown · #**1817** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:41 PM**

Interesting part from the article....

Donald Trump has some thoughts about Canada's upcoming election
U.S. president shares doubts about Poilievre, disses Freeland in interview
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canadian-politics-interview-1.7471276

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In that interview with The Spectator, Trump is asked whether Canada's Conservatives can still pull off a win in the next election, despite the tightening polls.

Writer Ben Domenech asks the president about those polls shifting amid comments Trump has been making about Canada, which, Domenech says, the governing Liberals have "leaned into."

Trump's reply? Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre needs to more fully embrace Trump.

"I think his biggest problem is he's not a MAGA guy, you know? I mean, he's really not. He's not a Trump guy at all," the U.S. president replies.

"Pierre, I just don't know. I don't like what he's saying about me. It's just not positive about me."

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He asked Domenech about the Liberal leadership race: "Who's going to get the nomination, do you think?"

Domenech said he didn't know, and called all the candidates "pretty nutty."

Hecate · #**1818** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

You're making a lot of assumptions.

This was probably a proposal by management that was in the works for most of 2024 if not earlier.

Trump's anti-Canadian rhetoric was not a consideration for obvious reasons.

How is he making assumptions? What difference would it make when management made the proposal?

He said he wasn’t involved, he was.

Deny deny deny.

Hecate · #**1819** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:46 PM**

Well there you have it Pierre is not a MAGA guy, straight from the horses mouth.

WarrenC12 · #**1820** Posted **Feb 28, 2025, 5:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hecate

How is he making assumptions? What difference would it make when management made the proposal?

He said he wasn’t involved, he was.

Deny deny deny.

The timeline is pretty public. His answer was evasive, borderline lying.

People acting like he alone made the decision, having no idea how corporations run, or what fiduciary duty is.