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« Reply #1400 on: July 29, 2015, 04:55:58 PM »

Prediction: won't get approved even if President Clinton sees some environmental moves by PM Mulcair or PM Trudeau. At any rate, would only formalize what's been known for years.
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« Reply #1401 on: July 29, 2015, 05:00:11 PM »

Well, obviously. After 8 years of posturing and well-poisoning (in every sense of the term), not even Clinton could rescue that mess.
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« Reply #1402 on: July 29, 2015, 05:58:20 PM »

Global says Sunday.
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« Reply #1403 on: July 30, 2015, 03:42:00 PM »

Sad news: Former NDPer Hunter Tootoo will be seeking the Liberal nomination in Nunavut.

Oh dear! Looks like Leona will get back in because of the vote splitting (Like in 2008)

Leona Aglukkaq (Kitikmeot region)
Hunter Tootoo (Kivalliq/Keewatin region)
Jerry Natanine (Qikiqtaaluk/Baffin region, unofficial)

Kivalliq is second largest region of Nunavut, they will vote Hunter because he is FROM there. Just check election 1997 results...

Will it work against Tootoo that he doesn't speak Inuktitut? Is Nunavut very tribal/regionalist in that sense (your from my area so I will vote for you, regardless of party or positions, etc)

Of course it will work that he doesnt speak Inuktitut but some Nunavummiut dont care about native languages and even any party leaders, they care about where candidates are come from (e.g. Kitikmeot, Kivalliq, Baffin)... Jerry Natanine speaks Inuktitut more than Leona Aglukkaq and Hunter Tootoo. BTW since 1979, had never been Baffin MP before... 1979-2006 MPs are originally from Kivalliq and Leona Aglukkaq is the only one from Kitikmeot region. So if Jerry Natanine wins in this Oct, he will be first Baffin MP ever.
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« Reply #1404 on: July 30, 2015, 04:34:31 PM »

Teneycke confirms on P&P that Maclean's debate will be during writ period.
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« Reply #1405 on: July 30, 2015, 05:11:31 PM »

https://twitter.com/OpAnonDown/status/626875006438539265

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http://travel.gc.ca/travelling/publications/child-crime

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« Reply #1406 on: July 30, 2015, 05:40:56 PM »


I have a tough time believing that is true. Probably a smear campaign.
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« Reply #1407 on: July 30, 2015, 05:47:21 PM »

Agreed. Did they say they had the video?
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« Reply #1408 on: July 30, 2015, 06:03:29 PM »


I believe...I've heard that Baird has a predilection for younger guys of colour...
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« Reply #1409 on: July 30, 2015, 06:13:09 PM »

Baird's response earlier today when asked about this was "no comment", instead of his usual attack-dog style. Where there's smoke...
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« Reply #1410 on: July 30, 2015, 06:21:37 PM »

Gotta to love the fact that is the second Canadian scandal in recent times which involves a video which almost nobody has seen and is not available to the public. Was Baird in one of his drunken stupors, I wonder?
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« Reply #1411 on: July 30, 2015, 06:38:00 PM »

Well, calm down everyone. No media reported on it yet, so it may just be a silly Twitter rumour.
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« Reply #1412 on: July 30, 2015, 08:50:16 PM »

Wells just revealed on At Issue that the debate's first question will be to Justin on the economy, with Harper having right of first reply.
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« Reply #1413 on: July 30, 2015, 08:52:33 PM »

Well, calm down everyone. No media reported on it yet, so it may just be a silly Twitter rumour.

Without the video, this is just gossip. Nonetheless, the account *did* leak genuine documents, indicating at least some documents were stolen. Perhaps this nugget is to create attention for more mundane documents they genuinely do possess, in order to muddy the waters. Who knows.
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« Reply #1414 on: July 30, 2015, 09:08:30 PM »

Fundraising figures for Q2 are being released. CPC has the largest total as usual, but the NDP have the most donors and have surpassed the Liberals in donations.



Based on the number of donors, 35% are NDP, 33% CPC, 24% LPC, and 8% Green. Looks a lot like recent polling.
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« Reply #1415 on: July 30, 2015, 09:25:56 PM »

http://ipolitics.ca/2015/07/23/parties-have-adapted-to-losing-per-vote-subsidy-say-campaign-experts/
While all the national parties have increased fundraising in response to the end of the subsidy, Bloc funding has almost entirely dried up. They simply can't afford to run a decent campaign, thus reducing pressure on the NDP to retain Quebec seats.
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« Reply #1416 on: July 31, 2015, 08:23:03 AM »

Hahaha. I knew the Baird scandal was going to  be something gay related. Everyone in Ottawa knows his secret, but outside the city I'm not so sure. Of course, just being gay related wouldn't be a scandal, as the media here respects the private lives of politicians.

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« Reply #1417 on: July 31, 2015, 09:17:17 AM »

Hahaha. I knew the Baird scandal was going to  be something gay related. Everyone in Ottawa knows his secret, but outside the city I'm not so sure. Of course, just being gay related wouldn't be a scandal, as the media here respects the private lives of politicians.



Not sure how much of a secret it is for those of us who pay attention to politics. I used to see Baird at a Toronto Gay bar, Woody's, relatively frequently while he was at Queens Park. Same with the departed OLP MPP Dominic Agostino at Buddies. Both were quiet-gay, especially Baird. But it wasn't a big secret.
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« Reply #1418 on: July 31, 2015, 09:33:42 AM »

Hahaha. I knew the Baird scandal was going to  be something gay related. Everyone in Ottawa knows his secret, but outside the city I'm not so sure. Of course, just being gay related wouldn't be a scandal, as the media here respects the private lives of politicians.



Not sure how much of a secret it is for those of us who pay attention to politics. I used to see Baird at a Toronto Gay bar, Woody's, relatively frequently while he was at Queens Park. Same with the departed OLP MPP Dominic Agostino at Buddies. Both were quiet-gay, especially Baird. But it wasn't a big secret.
Is being gay an issue in todays Canadian politics?
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« Reply #1419 on: July 31, 2015, 10:13:14 AM »

Hahaha. I knew the Baird scandal was going to  be something gay related. Everyone in Ottawa knows his secret, but outside the city I'm not so sure. Of course, just being gay related wouldn't be a scandal, as the media here respects the private lives of politicians.



Not sure how much of a secret it is for those of us who pay attention to politics. I used to see Baird at a Toronto Gay bar, Woody's, relatively frequently while he was at Queens Park. Same with the departed OLP MPP Dominic Agostino at Buddies. Both were quiet-gay, especially Baird. But it wasn't a big secret.
Is being gay an issue in todays Canadian politics?

Not really, possibly in rural ridings to some degree but not at all to the extent as you would see in the US. we have a Lesbian Premier in Ontario a Gay Premier in PEI. usually each Leg has LGBT members, the Federal NDP has about half a dozen LGBT MPs

New Ekos poll:
http://ipolitics.ca/2015/07/31/the-ekos-poll-vote-splitting-in-ontario-boosting-conservative-hopes/

NDP - 33.8% (+1.2)
CPC - 30.1% (+0.7)
LPC - 23.4% (-0.6)

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« Reply #1420 on: July 31, 2015, 10:46:51 AM »

70 days until election, 31 until recession

On the Baird scandal, there's a lot left to hear before it can be verified or believed. Even if it's true it seems unlikely to cause too much damage to Harper, as Baird is out of government and largely forgotten.

Personally, I find it more interesting from an LGBT politics/history perspective. Other than that, though, it's pretty irrelevant.
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« Reply #1421 on: July 31, 2015, 11:40:46 AM »

So much for the twitter talk of Ekos showing Greens being ahead of the Liberals in BC. I know the Liberals are continuing to bleed, but the Bloc and Greens haven't had it so good either.
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« Reply #1422 on: July 31, 2015, 12:29:02 PM »

I know we all love riding specific polling...
http://ontarionewswatch.com/onw-news.html?id=914

This is indicating the Liberals will likely lose Guelph and Kingston and the Islands to the NDP... Federally and Provincially!

Guelph
FED                PROV
NDP - 38%     NDP - 33%
CPC - 28%      OPC - 28%
LPC - 27%      OLP - 25%

Kingston and the Islands
FED                PROV
NDP - 37%     NDP - 38%
LPC - 36%      OLP - 30%
CPC - 23%      OPC - 23%
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« Reply #1423 on: July 31, 2015, 01:56:39 PM »

CBC just reported that Mulcair won't attend the consortium debates since Harper won't be there.
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« Reply #1424 on: July 31, 2015, 03:45:26 PM »

I know we all love riding specific polling...
http://ontarionewswatch.com/onw-news.html?id=914

This is indicating the Liberals will likely lose Guelph and Kingston and the Islands to the NDP... Federally and Provincially!

Guelph
FED                PROV
NDP - 38%     NDP - 33%
CPC - 28%      OPC - 28%
LPC - 27%      OLP - 25%

Kingston and the Islands
FED                PROV
NDP - 37%     NDP - 38%
LPC - 36%      OLP - 30%
CPC - 23%      OPC - 23%


Doesn't make sense that the NDP would do better in Kingston provincially than federal. Weird.
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