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Now that the 2011 election is over, let's use this thread to discuss Canadian politics as they transpire over the next 4 years. :)

Please keep the discussion civil and I kindly request no personal attacks or insults directed towards fellow ehMac members.

It would be refreshing to avoid over-the-top hyperbole as well. :) We're all Canadians and lets not make people out to be left-wing or right-wing caricatures or turn things into a WWE fight promo.

I may not be a supporter of Prime Minster Harper, but he does endorse ehMac.ca. :D





^ Picture I took on a nice trip to Ottawa this past winter.
 
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PM Trudeau to meet with Pres. Trump next week. Should be an interesting meeting. We shall see.
 
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Outside of Alberta, Notley's approval is quite respectable.

That's true. And for a sizeable segment of the Alberta population, it's also true. And at the rate the PC's and the WR's are heading toward a fiery collision, she only needs to be more popular than the other two alternatives. They're not looking like they'll have their ****e together by the next election.
 
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Uh ... no. 75% of Albertans want her gone last poll I saw.


Uh huh. And what percentage support either the PC, WildRose or one of the other many variations of right wing parties? And what percentage support a merger of the parties on the right? Also, what is the current price of gasoline in St.Albert? I just filled up today for 88 cents/litre. If that carbon tax is supposed to rob us blind, I'm just not seeing it yet.
 
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Uh huh. And what percentage support either the PC, WildRose or one of the other many variations of right wing parties? And what percentage support a merger of the parties on the right? Also, what is the current price of gasoline in St.Albert? I just filled up today for 88 cents/litre. If that carbon tax is supposed to rob us blind, I'm just not seeing it yet.
Last poll I saw had WR support at over 30% and PC over 25%, both well ahead of the NDP.

As for that carbon tax, I suspect you haven't looked at your natural gas bill yet. My "carbon levy" charade cost me $26 for January.
 
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Last poll I saw had WR support at over 30% and PC over 25%, both well ahead of the NDP.



As for that carbon tax, I suspect you haven't looked at your natural gas bill yet. My "carbon levy" charade cost me $26 for January.

$26 Is far cry from the hundreds and hundreds the fearmongers have been beaking off about. And that's offset by the decreased cost of gasoline. And for what it's worth, 25% and 30% are nit far off of 25% for the NDP. Unless Brian Jean and Jason Kenney can call off their pissing contest and
One of them surrender, like Peter Mackay did, these bozos won't have it together in time for 2019. Plus Rachel could call a snap election and catch them with their pants down, like Jim Prentice tried to do last time.
 
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$26 Is far cry from the hundreds and hundreds the fearmongers have been beaking off about. And that's offset by the decreased cost of gasoline. And for what it's worth, 25% and 30% are nit far off of 25% for the NDP. Unless Brian Jean and Jason Kenney can call off their pissing contest and
One of them surrender, like Peter Mackay did, these bozos won't have it together in time for 2019. Plus Rachel could call a snap election and catch them with their pants down, like Jim Prentice tried to do last time.
Multiply that $26 by 12 and make that $39 in 2018. And stop with the BS about gas prices. No matter the price, it is inflated by 4.5 cents per litre and should be 83, not 88 right now without the gough tax.
 
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Pre-clearance bill would give U.S. border agents in Canada new powers - Politics - CBC News

This scares me ......... and it's coming from a Liberal government

"The bill would enshrine in law a reciprocal agreement for customs and immigration pre-clearance signed by the governments of Stephen Harper and Barack Obama in 2015. Both houses of Congress passed the U.S. version of the bill in December.

Michael Greene, an immigration lawyer in Calgary, says C-23 takes away an important right found in the existing law.

"A Canadian going to the U.S. through a pre-clearance area [on Canadian soil] can say: 'I don't like the way [an interview is] going and I've chosen not to visit your country.' And they can just turn around and walk out.

"Under the new proposed bill, they wouldn't be able to walk out. They can be held and forced to answer questions, first to identify themselves, which is not so offensive, but secondly, to explain the reasons for leaving, and to explain their reasons for wanting to withdraw," said Greene, who is national chair of the Canadian Bar Association's citizenship and immigration section.

"And that's the part we think could be really offensive and goes too far." "
 
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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...eau-prime-minister-joe-trudeau-of-canada.html

“Yesterday the president set — had an incredibly productive set of meetings and discussions with Prime Minster Joe Trudeau of Canada,” he said, “focusing on our shared commitment to close co-operation in addressing both the challenges facing our two countries and the problems throughout the world. Our countries share a profound economic interest, with more than $2 billion in two-way trade flowing across our border every day.”
 
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