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« Reply #925 on: October 06, 2014, 03:36:27 PM »

Jamie Carroll has been indicted on lobbying charges.
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« Reply #926 on: October 08, 2014, 07:06:42 PM »

ISIL-inspired plots knife and gun attacks were thwarted by security services.
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« Reply #927 on: October 11, 2014, 06:47:46 AM »

Sorry if this has been posted already... but CBC has a vote compass for the Toronto Mayoral Election. My results were about what I expected.

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« Reply #928 on: October 11, 2014, 09:33:59 AM »

Yes, this was posted in the Ontario municipal elections thread.
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« Reply #929 on: October 12, 2014, 06:46:37 PM »

Universal childcare benefit will be extended to all families with kids under 6. Mulcair will unveil his daycare program later this week.

Hahaha Star. No, Trudeau wouldn't torpedo his most valuable ally's deepest policy wish.

Hebert: win or lose, next year will be Harper's last campaign. I'm tempted to agree. If he wins another majority he'll enter the longevity pantheon.
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« Reply #930 on: October 16, 2014, 01:06:50 PM »

CSIS to get expanded powers.

Gag-worthy Chatelaine fluff piece on Trudeau.
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« Reply #931 on: October 21, 2014, 07:46:18 AM »

2 soldiers were hit in a hit-and-run by an Islamic radical yesterday. 1 died of his injuries today. Sad Sad

Income splitting will be made more accessible.

Trudeau: Harper's ego is driving our Iraqi mission.
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« Reply #932 on: October 21, 2014, 10:54:58 AM »

NDP loses another Quebec backbencher as Larose joins Fortin in founding a new party.
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« Reply #933 on: October 21, 2014, 11:15:20 AM »


So new it doesn't even have a wikipedia article?

I assume the Dipper is a goner, but what about Fortin? Any chance he wins his seat as a quasi-independent?
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« Reply #934 on: October 21, 2014, 11:20:58 AM »

No, he'll lose to a Dipper most likely.
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« Reply #935 on: October 21, 2014, 11:44:56 AM »

No, he'll lose to a Dipper most likely.

Why not the Liberals? They seem like the most logical winners to me.
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« Reply #936 on: October 21, 2014, 12:17:53 PM »

Why? NDP is set to hold most of their Francophone ridings and the LPC bombed in Repentigny even during the Chretien era.
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« Reply #937 on: October 21, 2014, 12:22:57 PM »

Why? NDP is set to hold most of their Francophone ridings and the LPC bombed in Repentigny even during the Chretien era.

I'm talking about Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. The Liberals performed reasonably well there last time.
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« Reply #938 on: October 21, 2014, 12:43:22 PM »

Grits winning in the Gaspe? Let's just say only a checkmark convinces me of that.
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« Reply #939 on: October 21, 2014, 01:52:42 PM »

Why? NDP is set to hold most of their Francophone ridings and the LPC bombed in Repentigny even during the Chretien era.

I'm talking about Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. The Liberals performed reasonably well there last time.

That was because of Nancy Charest, a former Liberal MNA (who died in March), who had also done very well in 2008 (especially in her hometown of Matane, and the fairly anti-Bloc area around touristy Sainte-Anne-des-Monts). I would add that, to me, she did inexplicably well because I don't really get why a one-term MNA who won by a hair in 2003 would be so fetch.

The redistributed riding, where the Liberals would have finished third and the NDP second within 8% of the Bloc, takes in some parts of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine where the Liberals have finished strong in a lot of recent elections, though.
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« Reply #940 on: October 21, 2014, 04:50:39 PM »

I concur with Hashemite. This is usually not a Liberal area, but Nancy Charest had a sizeable personal vote for some reason. She made news again last month, when the reasons of her death was announced. She had hypothermia while walking outside very drunk at -27C, trying to go back at her home after a party.
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« Reply #941 on: October 21, 2014, 07:15:34 PM »

Why? NDP is set to hold most of their Francophone ridings and the LPC bombed in Repentigny even during the Chretien era.

I'm talking about Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. The Liberals performed reasonably well there last time.

That was because of Nancy Charest, a former Liberal MNA (who died in March), who had also done very well in 2008 (especially in her hometown of Matane, and the fairly anti-Bloc area around touristy Sainte-Anne-des-Monts). I would add that, to me, she did inexplicably well because I don't really get why a one-term MNA who won by a hair in 2003 would be so fetch.

The redistributed riding, where the Liberals would have finished third and the NDP second within 8% of the Bloc, takes in some parts of Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine where the Liberals have finished strong in a lot of recent elections, though.

Ok fair enough. I took Charest's #'s as "strong Liberal area" not "strong Liberal candidate"
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« Reply #942 on: October 21, 2014, 09:48:16 PM »

"Forces et Démocratie" is a pretty weird name for a political party.
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« Reply #943 on: October 21, 2014, 09:58:24 PM »

"Forces et Démocratie" is a pretty weird name for a political party.

In Canada yes, but at the same time it's a very français de France kind of party name (clunky and meaningless).
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« Reply #944 on: October 22, 2014, 06:50:02 AM »

"Forces et Démocratie" is a pretty weird name for a political party.

In Canada yes, but at the same time it's a very français de France kind of party name (clunky and meaningless).

Not weird at all for Quebec. Have you seen the names for some municipal parties in Quebec?
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« Reply #945 on: October 22, 2014, 09:08:40 AM »

Breaking: uniformed soldier has been shot at the War Memorial in Ottawa. Also an active shooter on Parliament Hill. Ottawa police and RCMP are on scene.
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« Reply #946 on: October 22, 2014, 09:21:31 AM »

what the frig
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« Reply #947 on: October 22, 2014, 09:23:09 AM »

PMO tweets that Harper is safe and has left the Hill.
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« Reply #948 on: October 22, 2014, 10:02:05 AM »

Breaking: uniformed soldier has been shot at the War Memorial in Ottawa. Also an active shooter on Parliament Hill. Ottawa police and RCMP are on scene.

Interestingly enough, Canada just raised its terror alert level, yesterday, IIRC.
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« Reply #949 on: October 22, 2014, 10:24:31 AM »

Police say multiple shooters, one has been shot dead by the Sergeant-at-Arms.

Globe has footage of a gunfire exchange in Parliament.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrGqoISd-do
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