Canadian Federal Election

[BlackDog204]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I’ve been saying this for years. The UCP is basically just Maple Maga. Smith and even Kenney are win at all costs, fascistic Maga wannabes. They serve the interests of O & G companies with no loyalty to this country or even this province.

What is the mood in Calgary from the political fallout from Smith not only encouraging foreign interference, but meeting Ben Shapiro on the taxpayers dime?

She was never the most popular Premier in Edmonton..

[BlackDog204]

[Calgarian]

Was she actually encouraging foreign interference? suggesting a pause on tariffs until after the election seems like a reasonable thing to say, especially in response to a question.

[theman23]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Was she actually encouraging foreign interference? suggesting a pause on tariffs until after the election seems like a reasonable thing to say, especially in response to a question.

Are you a legal expert? Until we have one weigh in, it's treason.

[elly63]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

I don’t think you understand what cognitive dissonance means.

You obviously don't. It's like you guys are old school Stalinists. I don't feel I have to defend all of the CPC policies or pretend they're doing the right things when they're not. As I said earlier for you guys it's like pulling a kidney and guzzling all the KoolAid. To criticize leftism is to criticize you personally. Don't drink all the KoolAid, try some moderation.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Hecate

This is the post that started it all… lol trying to explain to educated people how/why people become/feel marginalized.

Bunch of Glinda’s on here.

Glin... or Glinda?

[theman23]

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal...7e68780-3f0f-4f83-8879-3351faabc2a5.html


Chief Electoral Officer states Smith did not break any laws.

But Stéphane Perrault, Canada’s chief electoral officer, dismissed any notion there is anything unlawful in Smith’s remarks.
“Elections interference is something that is not a term that’s used in the Elections Act, but there’s a number of provisions in the act that may be relevant to foreign interference. So for example, there is a provision on undue influence by foreign entities, there are rules on spending and third party activities,” he told reporters in Ottawa on Monday. “The facts that you referred to did not trigger any of these.”

The Federal Government agrees that no laws were broken re: foreign interference:

At the same time, the federal government confirmed Monday it is not looking into the comments made by Smith.

“We can say that we’re aware of Premier Smith’s comments, but that they don’t meet the definition of interference and so we are not looking into them,” said Laurie-Anne Kempton, the assistant secretary to the cabinet on communications, during a briefing to reporters on how the government plans to address foreign interference concerns during the election.

Literally the first google search result. Guess I didn't need to be a legal expert!

[Acajack]

Come on, is that Perreault guy a legal expert?

[elly63]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Glin... or Glinda?

I think I watched it a long time ago. Funny how things that were once considered perverted are now "normal"

[Marty_Mcfly]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Quelle surprise.

Little upside for him. Lot's of downside.

I'm disappointed that he is being judged so harshly on the quality of his French. It might not be up to usual standards at present, but knowing his character, I'm sure that it will improve.

As apposed to Blaine Higgs in NB who gave a promise to learn French, and apparently tried to do his best, but gave up after a year of futility. Blaine had no previous experience, and was trying to learn the language in his 60s, which is always difficult.

Carney has had little need for French over the last decade and is rusty, but, I think it will rapidly improve.

All I ask of us, no matter our political affiliations, is to hold our party leaders to the same standards as the others. I feel like people would be up in arms if Poilievre were skipping a debate during the most crucial election of our lifetimes.

I may not agree with TVA charging parties to appear on their network, but the parties, at least the major ones, are more than capable of absorbing those costs; what else were all the years of fundraising for if not this?

I'll say this to Mr. Carney, if you wish to continue as Prime Minister, there are a heck of a lot harder challenges ahead than debating your opponents in French. The debate will be a cakewalk compared to what looms south of the border.

[samne]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Come on, is that Perreault guy a legal expert?

Yeah. I’m taking SSP Forumers’ “Trust me Bro” over the Chief Electoral Officer decision any day.

[theman23]

Honestly: if you think Smith actually committed treason or electoral interference and are readying a letter to the RCMP, consider talking to someone outside of your echo chamber first.

[JakeLRS]

The electoral boundaries redistribution has now moved my rural AB riding into a mixed riding with a city. My vote just became a bit more important. According to 338, its a CPC safe to CPC safe, but I'd say its CPC safe to CPC likely.

I use to live in a Hamilton riding which has been Liberal since 2015.

[Calgarian]

As much as I dislike Smith (I really, really dislike her), there is no way that was foreign interference.

[Hecate]

Originally Posted by elly63

I think I watched it a long time ago. Funny how things that were once considered perverted are now "normal"

Oh it’s Glinda… from wicked. Younger slang lol. She’s basically terrible, but fully believes that she’s perfect.

[Ozabald]

Originally Posted by samne

Yeah. I’m taking SSP Forumers’ “Trust me Bro” over the Chief Electoral Officer decision any day.

Based on Mr. Perrault's biography, I would say he is, indeed, a legal expert.
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=abo&dir=ceo/bio&document=index&lang=e

[Innsertnamehere]

Originally Posted by travis3000

You can kiss childcare and dental goodbye.

I mean the Liberals are promising a 7% cut of the same tax bracket. It's not that wildly different.

The Conservatives have been clear they want to transition Childcare to being a more open-ended program with parents getting x dollars towards childcare instead of direct subsidies to childcare facilities.

[Truenorth00]

Originally Posted by theman23

Are you a legal expert? Until we have one weigh in, it's treason.

Social definition vs. Legal definition.

Screw that traitor.

[Tvisforme]

Originally Posted by Hecate

Christianity...

According to your "team" - and I use your term only because it's how you seem to view the world - there are at least half a dozen distinct reasons why I am supposedly "discriminated against" in Canadian society today.

Nonsense.

[Tvisforme]

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