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02-27-2020, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Bouncing Bettys  Big brained protesters: | Hahaha those twigs are going to snap like match sticks, a fully loaded train can plow through a tree no problem.
Those aren’t protestors anymore, they are domestic terrorists. Call in the Army and end this bullshit, they are itching for action since the end of Afghan.
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02-27-2020, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by belka
Those aren’t protestors anymore, they are domestic terrorists. Call in the Army and end this bullshit, they are itching for action since the end of Afghan.
| That would just make the problems worse.
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02-27-2020, 12:08 PM
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I would think it would solve the problems. All depends on opinion, but laws are laws and they don't have opinion (unless you are JT and have the Attorney General stop investigating your illegal activities, then laws are flexible).
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02-27-2020, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Manic! That would just make the problems worse. | Not if the GoC enables the Emergency Act. It would put a swift end to all this tomfuckery.
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02-27-2020, 12:28 PM
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Don't we all wish we had some leadership with some fucking conviction whose 'dialogue' to these professional protestors and out of country organizers who blockade infrastructure, throw rocks at trains, set fires on tracks, slash the tires of police vehicles, and intimidate the public consisted of: 
Gov/police need to step in before the general public run out of patience and do it first, that's when the real problems will start. That point is approaching more quickly in some communities than others.
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02-27-2020, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Zedbra I would think it would solve the problems. All depends on opinion, but laws are laws and they don't have opinion (unless you are JT and have the Attorney General stop investigating your illegal activities, then laws are flexible). | Quote:
Originally Posted by belka Not if the GoC enables the Emergency Act. It would put a swift end to all this tomfuckery. | It would just cause a lot more protests across Canada.
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02-27-2020, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Traum Isn't that mostly due to our oil sand's high production cost and the US shale oil's significantly lower production costs?
I always thought the problem is a lot bigger than just not having enough pipelines to move products. | This...
Global oil demand is slowly growing. 2020 is projected to be almost 102 million barrels a day. Price is kept low because the US and Saudis keep pumping more than we can use. https://www.statista.com/statistics/...nd-since-2006/
Canada's oil is expensive because it's hard to get it out of the ground therefore nobody wants it. We can't really make a profit unless it's about $100/barrel (could be wrong, haven't looked at that number in years).
Canada's oil industry won't really take off until all the easy to extract oil is used up and all that's left is the oil sands.
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02-27-2020, 08:12 PM
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Canada has just as much, If not more, deposits and opportunity to develop shale oil as the US.
The ONLY difference is they've cut back on regulations while this government has layered them causing an inability to get it to market and an exceedingly hostile environment. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-c...-idUSKBN1FI0G7
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02-27-2020, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Manic! That would just make the problems worse. | Typical liberal response (or lack thereof).
EXACT reason we're in this situation in the first place. 
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02-27-2020, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by welfare Typical liberal response (or lack thereof).
EXACT reason we're in this situation in the first place. | You think applying more force will make them less mad? How is that working out in HongKong?
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02-27-2020, 11:44 PM
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The general population is AGAINST the protesters.. the protesters arent the general population.
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02-28-2020, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer The general population is AGAINST the protesters.. the protesters arent the general population. | https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...ange-the-world Quote:
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
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| Using force against them will only get them more support.
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02-28-2020, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Manic! You think applying more force will make them less mad? How is that working out in HongKong? | Whether it be Hong Kong or Vancouver, when protesters break the law you arrest them. When they don't, you allow them to protest.
Pretty simple concept right?
Unfortunately these days, even the simplest cornerstones of society seem up for debate.
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02-28-2020, 07:43 AM
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I've not been paying attention to this really, due to being out of country/busy, but all Ive been seeing/hearing in the media is that the cons want to take away our charter right of assembly, and label protesters as terrorists, because they disagree with the protesters, is that about it? I've not seen/heard anything about protesters being violent, or anything terror worthy???
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02-28-2020, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Manic! It would just cause a lot more protests across Canada. | You call it protests, I call them law breakers. So, clean up the criminals while the rest of us go to fucking work.
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02-28-2020, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by welfare Whether it be Hong Kong or Vancouver, when protesters break the law you arrest them. When they don't, you allow them to protest.
Pretty simple concept right?
Unfortunately these days, even the simplest cornerstones of society seem up for debate.
Welcome to Trudopia. | I didn't hear you complain when the yellow vesters where breaking the law.
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02-28-2020, 10:55 AM
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Hey betty what did you say about the cons and abortion? https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sch...vote-1.5478658 Quote: |
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer appears to be backtracking on a campaign commitment to stop efforts to reopen the abortion debate, with a Conservative MP allowed to introduce a bill seeking to ban abortions for the purpose of choosing a child's sex.
| Abortions first same-sex marriage next.
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02-28-2020, 11:20 AM
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I dunno, I'm pro abortion, but I'm not supportive of abortions for the purpose of choosing a child's sex either, people doing that are shitty human beings and IMO shouldn't be having kids in the first place.
But I also know that it would be impossible to properly regulate that sort of thing.
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02-28-2020, 01:18 PM
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You don't find out the sex until the second ultrasound at 18-20 weeks (second trimester). Ignoring the number of people who would want to do that, anyone willing to have an optional abortion at that stage aren't likely to be good parents. Especially if the sex is the opposite of what they're wanting, I can't imagine that child having a good home life. Quote:
Originally Posted by StylinRed I've not seen/heard anything about protesters being violent, or anything terror worthy??? | Some of them have been fairly violent, throwing things like a pallet at vehicles going around the roadblocks, attempting to derail trains (either with debris on the tracks or messing with the switching), damaging bridges, etc.
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02-28-2020, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Great68 I dunno, I'm pro abortion, but I'm not supportive of abortions for the purpose of choosing a child's sex either, people doing that are shitty human beings and IMO shouldn't be having kids in the first place.
But I also know that it would be impossible to properly regulate that sort of thing. | It would be extremely simple. Don't leave left or right powers to regulate every law. We are in a digital age, there is no reason why things like this can't be held to a referendum or vote. Hold national votes for laws like abortion or same-sex marriage. Make it online or at a local government center, hell if I can file my taxes digitally with a SIN then why can't I vote in the same manner? If you don't care about a topic or too lazy to get out and vote, well too bad, your point of view doesn't matter.
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02-28-2020, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by underscore You don't find out the sex until the second ultrasound at 18-20 weeks (second trimester). Ignoring the number of people who would want to do that, anyone willing to have an optional abortion at that stage aren't likely to be good parents. Especially if the sex is the opposite of what they're wanting, I can't imagine that child having a good home life. | You can find out the kid's sex earlier than that through pre-natal testing.
We did the Harmony NIPT genetic testing for birth issues, and as a side benefit they can tell sex of the baby at 8 weeks in.
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02-28-2020, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by belka It would be extremely simple. Don't leave left or right powers to regulate every law. We are in a digital age, there is no reason why things like this can't be held to a referendum or vote. Hold national votes for laws like abortion or same-sex marriage. Make it online or at a local government center, hell if I can file my taxes digitally with a SIN then why can't I vote in the same manner? If you don't care about a topic or too lazy to get out and vote, well too bad, your point of view doesn't matter. | Huh?
I think you misunderstood what I meant by "impossible to regulate".
What I meant was it would be impossible to prove if a pregnancy was being terminated for no other reason than sex of the baby. Those that wanted the abortion would just say they're aborting for some other reason. I'm not supportive of anything that makes it more difficult or places further scrutiny to obtain abortion for other reasons.
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02-28-2020, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Manic! I didn't hear you complain when the yellow vesters where breaking the law. | Yellow vesters weren't arrested when they acted unlawfully?
How many billion$ did the yellow vest protests cost the Canadian economy?
How many thousands of jobs lost?
How many lay offs?
The criminal behavior is only one factor to public opinion.
#shutdowncanada https://nationalpost.com/news/one-th...-the-blockades
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02-28-2020, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by welfare Yellow vesters weren't arrested when they acted unlawfully?
[/url] | No, they were not arrested every time they broke the law.
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