Originally Posted by murd0c (Post 9039759)

You do realize Federal and Provincial politics are different right? You are blaming the cons in Alberta when is has nothing to do with the this federal election just like the NDP here has nothing to do with it...

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 9039826)

Appointment of non partisan members to senate
The kept promise to not allow reopening of the abortion debate (harper allowed this from his MPs and so will o'toole)
Harper campaigned on reopening the vote to repeal the legality of same sex marriage (quite frankly this is fucking despicable)
40000 Syrian refugees welcomed into our country. I'm sure people will be on both sides of the coin with this, but it's pretty funny that the people that put this on the "bad side" are also using the human rights of afghan interpreters that were left behind to criticize Trudeau, even though they don't want refugees from the Middle East here.
On the same token, what's worse?
We know identity politics is plaguing the country (I think its reasonable to say thats a worldwide problem)
Inflation (a combination of fiscal policies involving CERB and the pandemic, idiots spending all of their money at amazon instead of local stores, low interest rates, and worldwide inequality rising. It's certainly not a Canadian problem exclusively)
Ethics scandals (100% Trudeau and Liberal failure)

As a straight, white, middle class male, the negatives of harper may have been easy to not acknowledge, but you know, Canada isn't just us.

Do I think Trudeau has lived up to expectations? Absolutely not. Am I happier with his performance in comparison to harper. Absolutely. Do I think any party will enact meaningful positive change in the next term? Libs, maybe slightly. Cons, absolutely there will be negative changes. Everyone else? In a hypothetical world where NDP could have power? Fiscally? I'm not sure about for me. Maybe for those with lower income. Environmentally, absolutely.

Originally Posted by Great68 (Post 9039827)

Sure, except for O'Toole praising Kenney's pandemic response back in July

Exact words: "Premier Kenney has navigated this COVID-19 pandemic far better than the federal government has"

Comment aged like fine milk.

If Kenney's COVID response is O'Toole's idea of a great job, then we'd all be fucked right now.

Originally Posted by whitev70r (Post 9039832)

Maybe it was true back then? Hell, people praised Australia at one point and then it went down pretty quick. People praised BC and Dr. Henry ... then at one point, we went over 1000 cases/day ... shit moves so fast ... it's all politics to try to attach Alberta's shit to O'Toole. If anything, any politician that uses the plight of AB for their political gain is an ass.

Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 9039817)

Peterson always based in Canada? even when he'd work abroad... I don't see why being well traveled is a dis?

He kind of disappeared from the limelight, your comment made me look into it, damn he's had a rough year!

Originally Posted by Bouncing Bettys (Post 9039811)

I listened to this on spotify, but the youtube video is more easily accessible and worth watching:
https://youtu.be/C3mZn5nimaU

A lot of good points made, and refreshing to hear ie: questioning the reasons for holding the election, the framing of the debates focusing on climate change and reconciliation during a expensive economically crippling pandemic, the unchecked governance and spending, the ridiculous platitudes of land acknowledgments and flags at half mast for over a month rather than real fixable solutions like the decades old problems of providing drinking water, the seemingly dominant problem of limiting and narrowing of discussion, etc.

Originally Posted by mikemhg (Post 9039865)

Oh ya, let me get my politics from the guy who believes that women wearing "red lipstick" should be harassed in the workplace for trying to look sexy :lol

That guy is the Jesus for incel white men that are mad at the world because women won't fuck them. Fuck that guy.

As for Rex Murphy, do a search on that guy's articles on the NP, he's an old conservative party shill. He writes gems like these:

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rex...on-his-enemies

I used to work for a lobbying firm for the BC Liberals back in the day, this old cook would show up to any podcast/rally/conference for a cheque, spewing his angry garbage to an audience of old white haired boomers.

Also, fuck that guy :lol

Originally Posted by whitev70r (Post 9039872)

^ you can vote orange but you won't see Jagmeet in the PM office. C'mon.

Originally Posted by whitev70r (Post 9039872)

^ you can vote orange but you won't see Jagmeet in the PM office. C'mon.

Originally Posted by PeanutButter (Post 9039883)

I think that's a fair point. My riding has been Liberal forever, so I don't think if I voted NDP, that would really move the needle.

I'm just so indifferent these days.

Whether it's liberal or conservative, I don't really see a difference at this point.

Originally Posted by lilaznviper (Post 9039977)

anyone else getting txt msg coming from the canada conservatives asking you to vote for them?

Originally Posted by lilaznviper (Post 9039977)

anyone else getting txt msg coming from the canada conservatives asking you to vote for them?