Trudeau resigns.

[IronWing]

If literacy is now a requirement to vote, the Conservatives are dead.

 

[sdifox]

I hope they have the candidates listed in a poster inside the polling booth so people can copy the names. I am not sure I can spell my MP's last name.

Edit: I see the video explains there will be a booklet with candidate names.

 

[IronWing]

Justin has a date with Katy Perry so he has that going for him.

 

[eelw]

Justin has a date with Katy Perry so he has that going for him.

The best thing is, on Canadian political boards, they keep saying us libs have TDS. Like Maple MAGA just hypocrites like to our neighbour to the south with how much they are raging about this date

 

[KMFJD]

Northern Texas outwits itself? this is a funny read about Alberta and their conservative government

Braid: UCP faces mounting challenges from its own Recall Act

Danielle Smith and her Alberta UCP face a wave of recall challenges that could threaten her majority. She could repeal the law.

calgaryherald.com

-conservative government of north texas wanted to introduce a new law allowing recalls (?)
-conservatives now mad that people are using this to recall conservative politicians and threatening their majority


From the UCP perspective today, they made a big mistake in that 2021 law.

It does not specify any grounds for recall. There’s nothing about an MLA being immune to challenge except for serious violations of ethics, code of conduct, conflict of interest, downright thievery or other such obvious disqualifiers.

my favorite part -

In Nicolaides’ formal response to his Calgary-Bow tormentors, he said: “A recall of an MLA should not proceed when the statement reason is dissatisfaction with government policy rather than a failure in the member’s core duties . . . Recalls should be reserved for breaches of public trust, ethical violations or dereliction of duty.”

He’d obviously love that to be true, but there’s nothing of the sort in the Recall Act.

Nicolaides himself was gung-ho for recall back in 2015, right after the NDP was elected.

He said on Twitter at the time: “I prefer recall that is available regardless of the motivation.

“It should be available with no strings attached . . . recall should be legislated at all levels of government.”

Sounds great, until it’s aimed at you.

 

[sdifox]

always use their own weapon against them for double damage

 

[sdifox]

Pierre lost another MP.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-matt-jeneroux-resigns-9.6970100

 

[Heartbreaker]

Pierre lost another MP.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-matt-jeneroux-resigns-9.6970100

Some weirdness on that one as he later clarified that he isn't leaving soon, more likely in the spring.

Maybe he was getting pushback (IOW hate from other conservatives) on rumors and was forced to clarify his position sooner than he wanted to.

 

[sdifox]

Some weirdness on that one as he later clarified that he isn't leaving soon, more likely in the spring.

Maybe he was getting pushback (IOW hate from other conservatives) on rumors and was forced to clarify his position sooner than he wanted to.

I wonder if it is some sort of pension calculus.

 

[sdifox]

Meanwhile Carney's government survives budget vote

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/budget-confidence-vote-9.6971229

 

[Heartbreaker]

Just the traditional opposition amendment vote.

Actual vote isn't for another week or so.

 

[sdifox]

Ok budget amendment vote. Point is they are still confidence votes.

 

[sdifox]

I guess Nutty Squirrel will profess his love for Liberals now that a open pit mine project near Timmins is being fast tracked.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/proposed-northern-ontario-nickel-mine-set-to-be-declared-nation-building-project-9.6976989

 

[GodisanAtheist]

I guess Nutty Squirrel will profess his love for Liberals now that a open pit mine project near Timmins is being fast tracked.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/proposed-northern-ontario-nickel-mine-set-to-be-declared-nation-building-project-9.6976989

-Never understood this whole "drill for oil around liberals" shit you guys love fossile fuels you should love having it extracted from your back yard.

 

[sdifox]

-Never understood this whole "drill for oil around liberals" shit you guys love fossile fuels you should love having it extracted from your back yard.

Canada is a resource extraction nation for the foreseeable future.

 

[sdifox]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/saab-lockheed-martin-air-force-9.6983557

SAAB sees an opening and is pushing hard to get Canada to choose Gripen. Donny's antics is not helping. 10,000 job offering needs to be looked at carefully of course. We have been burned before on those deals.