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^ And there are strong fact checkers that question the number 9000. I mean if SNC doesn't get to bid on Federal construction contracts, there are a slew of other Canadian firms that can bid and keep jobs in Canada, no? Eg. PCL, EllisDon, LedCor
OTTAWA — An official with the prime minister’s office says Justin Trudeau had “emotional” conversations with Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, but denies her claims the encounters were “hostile” or that Trudeau yelled at her.
Caesar-Chavannes told the Globe and Mail that Trudeau was angry when she told him on Feb. 12 of her plans to announce she was not running in the October federal election.
She alleges he yelled at her in that conversation and that she responded by shouting back at him, and says the prime minister later apologized.
Caesar-Chavannes also details another encounter with Trudeau in the House of Commons a week later in which she describes him as acting hostile toward her.
Matt Pascuzzo, a spokesman for the prime minister’s office, says while there was no question the conversations in February were emotional, there was “absolutely no hostility” and that Trudeau has deep respect for Caesar-Chavannes.
Speaking at a teachers’ conference in Ottawa today, Trudeau said he is rethinking some of the processes of how his office supports cabinet and caucus members and is getting outside advice on how to better deal with “internal disagreements.”
The correlation Alicia Elliot makes there makes no sense. The statement that JWR would have cared more about aboriginal jobs doesn’t imply Trudeau wouldn’t have cared about them compared to “white jobs”. Unless there is more context to that in her earlier tweets. Im pretty sure SNC doesn’t only employ white people as well. Personally, I think every politician should stay off Twitter. They all look like fucking idiots at some point.
Not to say the original tweet from Copps wasn’t tone deaf and just plain stupid. Anyone would know nothing good will come of that comment.
All twitter is good for is pornstars.
Edit: on re-reading I see the Trudeau/white jobs correlation bait in the second tweet and how someone would take it as such. It’s still a pretty serious stretch to escalate.
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Westopher is correct.
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seems like you got a dick up your ass well..get that checked
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Well.. I’d hate to be the first to say it, but Westopher is correct.
LOL~ Quite amused to see that things just aren't going Trudeau's way
I love that the self proclaimed feminist is being brought down by the very women he promoted. Maybe there is a reason why men don't put power in the hands of women. Maybe because women are scandalous and treasonous. Because a man will punch you in the face when they're angry. But a woman will ruin your very soul if you cross her.
Where's some of that truth and reconciliation when you need it...
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B.C. pipeline site not original location of Indigenous artifacts: regulatorHOUSTON — British Columbia’s energy regulator says Indigenous artifacts found at the construction site of a contentious pipeline project were likely not in their original location.
A hereditary house group of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation complained last month that supporters recovered two ancient stone tools and observed other artifacts at the site where Coastal GasLink is building a natural gas pipeline.
The company suspended work on the line, which is a key part of a $40-billion LNG Canada project in northern B.C., while the BC Oil and Gas Commission investigated.
The commission says in an information bulletin that investigators observed stone artifacts on top of frozen clay soils and the provincial government is now working toward returning the items to the appropriate Indigenous communities.
It says the soils upon which the artifacts were found would not typically contain any such cultural artifacts, and this was likely not their original location.
The commission adds it cannot make a definitive determination about exactly where the artifacts originated, and the two that the Wet’suwet’en house group said supporters had recovered were not present. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-...acts-regulator
I love that the self proclaimed feminist is being brought down by the very women he promoted. Maybe there is a reason why men don't put power in the hands of women. Maybe because women are scandalous and treasonous. Because a man will punch you in the face when they're angry. But a woman will ruin your very soul if you cross her.
Damn.
Even women agree that toxic femininity is the worst social chasm you want to fall into.
Even women agree that toxic femininity is the worst social chasm you want to fall into.
Easy there Jordan Peterson...First off, its "Feminism". "Femininity" is actually one social construct that Feminists seek to address by suggesting that femininity generalizes a woman's role and can thus lead to certain injustices against women.
Easy there Jordan Peterson...First off, its "Feminism". "Femininity" is actually one social construct that Feminists seek to address by suggesting that femininity generalizes a woman's role and can thus lead to certain injustices against women.
You see, femininity is my favorite things about women. The female tendencies of patience, maternal instincts, care giving add to the fact that they're not like men. When women start to show male tendencies, it's off putting. And that my friends, is an old school way of thinking. But it's mine.
That's the thing about Wilson-Raybould. She is strong, but retains a level of softness that, imho, helps her cause. I believe what she says is true, and that goes beyond my dislike of JT.
You see, femininity is my favorite things about women. The female tendencies of patience, maternal instincts, care giving add to the fact that they're not like men. When women start to show male tendencies, it's off putting. And that my friends, is an old school way of thinking. But it's mine.
That's the thing about Wilson-Raybould. She is strong, but retains a level of softness that, imho, helps her cause. I believe what she says is true, and that goes beyond my dislike of JT.
And, you are perfectly within your right to have preferences. But, I would caution against generalizing female behaviour as you have done because its easy to argue that there are many women out there who are impatient, lack maternal instincts as well as a strong sense of "care giving".
The main point I was attempting to make was that comments, such as the one put forward by GS8, are laughable because A) its a sweeping generalization of how women feel as a whole about something B) he can't even get his terminology right on the very topic he is supposedly taking issue with. If a person can't even grasp the simple difference between femininity and feminism, then does this person actually have an issue with feminism in the first place?
And, you are perfectly within your right to have preferences. But, I would caution against generalizing female behaviour as you have done because its easy to argue that there are many women out there who are impatient, lack maternal instincts as well as a strong sense of "care giving".
The main point I was attempting to make was that comments, such as the one put forward by GS8, are laughable because A) its a sweeping generalization of how women feel as a whole about something B) he can't even get his terminology right on the very topic he is supposedly taking issue with. If a person can't even grasp the simple difference between femininity and feminism, then does this person actually have an issue with feminism in the first place?
Your word salad gave me indigestion but I'll give you a participation trophy for typing words correctly.
But I have to sheer off the handles and just give you a dented cup instead because your mansplaning tone was far too dramatic and pseudo-intellectual for my feminine mind to keep up.
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Michael Wernick has announced his retirement, saying “recent events” have led him to conclude he can no longer serve as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet.
In an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he says recent events have shown him there is no path for a “relationship of mutual trust” if the Conservatives or NDP form the next government.
“Furthermore, it is essential that during the writ period the Clerk be seen by all political parties as an impartial arbiter of whether serious foreign interference has occurred,” Wernick wrote. ” It is essential that Canadians continue to see their world leading public service as non-partisan and there to provide excellent services to Canadians and the governments they elect.”
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Former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould has accused him of pressuring her and making “veiled threats,” allegations which Wernick has denied.
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So the long time civil servant is pissed off at JWR. From an impartial bystander's pov, the resignation is probably a blow to the JWR side and her reputation.
I wonder how that would change the balance of voter support...
Sure are a lot of people stepping down if nothing happened. Sure makes you wonder why the liberals continue to refuse to let the committee do its job and interview trudeau or properly question jwr.
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Really liking the federal budget.
-Life long learning fund
-Housing plan
-Rural broadband
They should have cut the income tax or at least give back more the single person that's middle class. A reduction in income tax for us lonely single person would be nice.
-Life long learning fund
-Housing plan
-Rural broadband
It is quite obvious to me (and pretty much everyone else) that JT and the Liberals are trying to spend their way out of the SNC scandal and buy votes for the upcoming election. From News 1130:
The federal government is spending billions of dollars on pharmacare, helping workers learn new job skills, and moves to ease the burden on first-time home buyers. The Trudeau government is bringing in more money than forecast and is spending above and beyond that amount. It is projecting a $19.8-billion deficit for the 2019-20 fiscal year.
It's certainly working. It's also a good thing I'm not the one in charge when there's an inquiry on whether there was inappropriate influence on the Attorney General on the SNC matter.
Just read the new1130 link. I didn't vote liberal last election, but I'm leaning towards them for the next one!
It's certainly working. It's also a good thing I'm not the one in charge when there's an inquiry on whether there was inappropriate influence on the Attorney General on the SNC matter.
Just read the new1130 link. I didn't vote liberal last election, but I'm leaning towards them for the next one!
Your right to vote, by all means. But I cannot believe you would give a vote to this party based on a budget that sets the country back an additional $19+ billion. True ignorance must be bliss.
Let's list off some of our Prime Idiots achievements:
- Inherited a nearly balanced budget and a country that had one of the strongest economies in the G8, has put it tens of billions in debt and ground that economy to a halt so we are now teetering on the edge of a recession.
- Peoplekind.
- Veterans asking 'for more than he can give' (while holding back $372 million meant for Veterans).
- Tweets a TV show host that he's donating $50 million to a charity on a whim. Wasn't in the budget and there are 40,000 veterans still waiting for their financial aid.
- The budget will balance itself.
- Ummm uhhhh ummmm ummm.
- Canada has no core identity.
- The only PM in history to be convicted of ethics violations.
- Used $215,000 of taxpayer money to take his family on vacation to hang with Aga Khan.
- Embarrasses himself in India wearing Indian wedding clothes and Bollywood dancing.
- Takes an Indian chef on a government trip... to India.
- Gets India to invest $250 million in Canada but we have to invest $750 million in India first.
- Invites a man convicted of trying to murder an Indian government official to a Canadian state dinner... in India. Accuses the government of India of setting it up when they complain.
- Can’t get a trade deal done with anyone.
- Can’t get a pipeline done in any direction.
- More selfies than a class of teenage girls.
- Uhhhhhh
- Vows to have open and transparent competition to replace the CF-18, as long as it doesn't include the F35.
- Replaces Canada’s old F18's with Australia’s older F18's.
- Waves to an empty tarmac when boarding the government plane.
- Says “referendums are a bad thing to happen because it gives people a chance to lash out at institutions”.
- Thinks we should thank Muslim refugees for moving to Canada.
- Imposes tough regulations and taxes on oil from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland but not oil from Saudi Arabia.
- Every new project has to undergo strict environmental assessments... except cement plants in Quebec.
- Says that a proposed pipeline must consider “the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors” (what does that even mean?)
- Thinks old stock Canadians should be replaced.
- Chases foreign companies (and their investment capital) out of the country like they have the plague.
- Chases our WW1 soldiers out of our national anthem... lest we forget.
- Has a “scheduling conflict” when Trump calls to talk about the new NAFTA trade deal.
- Illegal migrants are just “irregular border crossers”.
- Brings in tens of thousands of unemployable “refugees”. Tweets out a welcome to tens of thousands more fake refugees from the US (and even gets the RCMP to be their bellhops).
- Gives $50k to each “refugee” family while our homeless sleep in the streets and our First Nations don’t have clean water.
- Holds a meeting to talk with First Nation leaders... then complains they talk too much.
- All his fake refugees get better healthcare than Canadians do, while they put a strain on all our public services and contribute little to zero.
- Continuously uses identity politics... then complains about identity politics.
- Pays $10.5 million CAD to a convicted terrorist who murdered an unarmed US Army medic.
- Says nothing while Freeland makes anti-Trump speeches while negotiating a new NAFTA.
- Forgot Alberta was a province.
- Called small business owners “tax cheats” while he sucks at the teat of a family trust fund.
- Says “diversity is our greatest strength” but his divisiveness tear us apart.
- $8 million for a skating rink.
- $4.5 billion for a 65 year old pipeline (and KM uses that money to build a pipeline in Texas)
- Billions added to the national debt.
- Kokanee groper, simply said he 'disagrees' with the woman's version of events.
- Compared returning ISIS terrorists to Italian immigrants and says they will be an extraordinary powerful voice for Canada.
- Terrorists deserve to keep their Canadian citizenship.
- Thinks businesses should hire immigrants over Canadians.
- Gives Canada Summer Jobs funding to a Imam that calls for the destruction of Israel.
- Thinks Canada is 100 years old instead of 150.
- Calls the Official Opposition “disgusting” when they pose questions about ethical breaches of his Ministers.
- Generally making life less affordable for the average Canadian.
- Gave Canadian taxpayer’s money to the Clinton Foundation.
- Gave Canadian taxpayer’s money to Hamas.
- Still gives foreign aid to China.
- Gives $1.37 Billion to BC who obstructs the TransMountain pipeline but cuts funds to Saskatchewan for not wanting to impose a carbon tax on their hard pressed citizens.
- Responds to criminals in Toronto shooting spree using smuggled handguns by saying law abiding Canadians shouldn’t have handguns.
- Increasing the number of personal pronouns to 50 and making it illegal not to use them.
- Screws up our trade relations with our most important trade partners China and the United States, costing our economy billions to come.
- Calls construction workers a problem for communities because they're primarily male.
- Puts bumbling idiot as ambassador to China, a key trade partner, has to fire him when he bumbles like an idiot.
- Pressured the Attorney General of Canada, and instructed other members of his staff in the Prime Ministers Office to pressure her to give SNC-Lavalin a deferred prosecution agreement because he's an MP in the Quebec riding where they're based. Multiple members of his staff and Cabinet resign.
- Silences the former AG by shutting down the inquiry early, and not giving her full permission to speak on the matter. Also refuses to testify himself.
- Allows member of his Caucus to make racist remarks about former AG.
Have I forgotten anything? It's been a LONG four years.
Justin Trudeau is a fucking moron, and the 2015-2019 Liberals are the worst and most incompetent leadership this country has ever had.
How in the hell is this budget remotely acceptable?
In 2015, with the Canadian economy humming along nicely, Trudeau promised no more than 10 billion per year deficit, and no deficit by 2019. Now in 2019 hes promising a $20billion deficit, about the same as the last 3 years, and is expecting the deficit to still be in excess of $11billion in 5 years from now, and I guarantee that is based on 2018 economy, not the likely huge slowdown.
How can anyone be okay with promising 3 years of deficits and about 30 billion, and instead getting 10+ and probably close to 200 billion added to the public debt? holy shit. canadaians (that means YOU) are already paying almost $30 billion per year in debt servicing. How many social handouts could that pay for? Hell the difference between what that payment was in 2015, and what it could be in 2024 sure could help the 'middle class' taxpayers.
Your right to vote, by all means. But I cannot believe you would give a vote to this party based on a budget that sets the country back an additional $19+ billion. True ignorance must be bliss.
Let's list off some of our Prime Idiots achievements:
- Silences the former AG by shutting down the inquiry early, and not giving her full permission to speak on the matter. Also refuses to testify himself.
- Allows member of his Caucus to make racist remarks about former AG.
Great post you had. Everything you wrote reminds me of past events and how incompetent he is.
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