The Ugly Canada Thread

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by niwell

That one is definitely older with a reno, but there's also somewhat similar looking shitty 1940s/50s infills scattered throughout the old city. It's hard to find an authoritative source, but I believe most of them were built after the city assessed and condemned "unfit dwellings".


And he most egregious example (I checked and this row was originally older housing): https://goo.gl/maps/rjRxv8diz722

Calgary's uni-driveway has met it's match!!! If only MolsonEx were here to see it.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

"Mediterranean" would be less ethno-specific, but still largely accurate.

Guido would also be a good descriptor.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

"Mediterranean" would be less ethno-specific, but still largely accurate.

Don't make me side with my immigrant relatives when it comes to political correctness. I would even say my Mediterranean Canadian relatives would be offended by the non specific, more inclusive reference about them.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

"Mediterranean" would be less ethno-specific, but still largely accurate.

Do you think this would also qualify as 'mediterranean'.

https://goo.gl/maps/ibC4H2eTExk

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

Do you think this would also qualify as 'mediterranean'.

https://goo.gl/maps/ibC4H2eTExk

Ah yes Brossard's mafia row.

[Proof Sheet]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Ah yes Brossard's mafia row.

Could it be in an aerial battle with the Laval Clocktower, Mr. Wonderful and Ezra?

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

Do you think this would also qualify as 'mediterranean'.

https://goo.gl/maps/ibC4H2eTExk

The centurion lawn jockeys sort of scream "yes", although the price point may blur things a bit. I feel relatively comfortable, however, in suggesting that the owner is not a WASP.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by Proof Sheet

Could it be in an aerial battle with the Laval Clocktower, Mr. Wonderful and Ezra?

I don't have time to do a new one up but here's one I did a couple years ago.



As an added bonus here's one with Ezra the Mothra worm, Gilles the Smog monster Duceppe and Clockzilla about to duke it out in front of Mississauga's city hall.

[O-tacular]

Guido Mc-Mama-Mia Mansion with Centurion sans Elvis Gratton.

[Rollerstud98]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Interesting effect. I wonder if that ever came up in product testing?

The membrane itself stays white, usually whatever organic material that ends up in the standing water seems to turn red as it decomposes.

[O-tacular]

This certainly belongs in the ugly Canada thread!

https://www.pressprogress.ca/yep_ezra_le...an_international_embarrassment_this_week

I must admit I like the sound of Kim Jong Ezra Levant as McInnes calls him though...

[niwell]

Gavin's schtick as a Montreal drug addled dirtbag making fun of people in VICE doesn't come across quite so well when you are multi-millionaire media personality pushing 50. Too lazy to find a picture but he looks like absolute shit in the Israel video. Sweating so profusely I wouldn't be surprised if he just stayed up doing a ton of blow that trip.

[rousseau]

Okay, I've heard these names in passing before, but have never really looked at anything about or by them (save for Ezra Levant). So after having perused those links and a few Youtube videos, two things seem pretty obvious to me:

1. This guy, Gavin McInnes? You know how people joke that someone's picture should be in the dictionary next to a word describing them to a tee? He's exactly what you think of when you think of the word "douchebag."

2. Amusing quote from one of those pages, quoted for truth: "One thing's for sure: if you actually need to clarify what you really think about the Holocaust or distancing yourself from Nazis, it's probably a good sign that it's time to sit down and take a hard look at what you're doing with your life."

[rousseau]

Without meaning to suggest there are excuses for these rightwing morons, it's well-documented that visiting Jerusalem can enhance a political or religious tendency to the apocalyptic in some people. I've never been there, but apparently it's quite easy to become unhinged if you're already leaning toward the fringes.

[niwell]

delete - moved to other thread

[OutOfTowner]

You could buy an Ezra Levant doll at this lovely gathering.

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[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by OutOfTowner

You could buy an Ezra Levant doll at this lovely gathering.

• Video Link

That video was awkward to watch. Particularly the singing of the national anthem. In fairness I have heard there were some elements of the anti Islamophobia bill that went too far like never being able to criticize Islam or any of its practices. That's insane if true. I recognize that Muslims are the scapegoat du jour but you can't give one religion more rights than any others.

In any case those attending a rally to hear Kelly Leech and Ezra LeDouche speak were as stupid as you'd expect.

[Echoes]

Watching that made me feel ill.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

That video was awkward to watch. Particularly the singing of the national anthem. In fairness I have heard there were some elements of the anti Islamophobia bill that went too far like never being able to criticize Islam or any of its practices. That's insane if true. I recognize that Muslims are the scapegoat du jour but you can't give one religion more rights than any others.

In any case those attending a rally to hear Kelly Leech and Ezra LeDouche speak were as stupid as you'd expect.

Fear not! For starters, it is not a "bill" but rather a non-legally binding private member's motion. It does not, cannot, by itself have any effect on free speech or hate speech in Canada. In this case, I think the motion would request that a committee consider what could be done to address problems of Islamophobia and other forms of religious discrimination.

[WhipperSnapper]

Go the other direction. Just ban religion altogether. It creates a dozen or more brainwashed loons for every person it actually helps.