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« Reply #550 on: August 22, 2016, 07:02:51 AM »

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will tour BC/Yukon the last week of September.
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« Reply #551 on: August 22, 2016, 08:51:44 AM »

Not really politics (though Trudeau was there) but the Tragically Hip's final concert was quite....lovely?  Didn't quite realize how popular the band was up there.

It was very touching. Was nearly in tears. How do you know about them? From what I gather they aren't well known in the US.
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« Reply #552 on: August 22, 2016, 09:02:06 AM »

May is staying as leader.
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« Reply #553 on: August 22, 2016, 12:52:10 PM »

Not really politics (though Trudeau was there) but the Tragically Hip's final concert was quite....lovely?  Didn't quite realize how popular the band was up there.

It was very touching. Was nearly in tears. How do you know about them? From what I gather they aren't well known in the US.

Well, I've lived in New Orleans for some time now and they wrote one song that wasn't about Canada.  Actually saw them play in New Orleans back in the early 90s.  Can't say that I had kept up with them over the years, but I started seeing stories about Gordon and his cancer and the final show, so I tuned in.
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« Reply #554 on: August 23, 2016, 08:50:24 AM »

Elsie Wayne has died. RIP.
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« Reply #555 on: August 23, 2016, 09:11:03 AM »

Not really politics (though Trudeau was there) but the Tragically Hip's final concert was quite....lovely?  Didn't quite realize how popular the band was up there.

It was very touching. Was nearly in tears. How do you know about them? From what I gather they aren't well known in the US.


Well, I've lived in New Orleans for some time now and they wrote one song that wasn't about Canada.  Actually saw them play in New Orleans back in the early 90s.  Can't say that I had kept up with them over the years, but I started seeing stories about Gordon and his cancer and the final show, so I tuned in.

Interesting; how many people were there?


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« Reply #556 on: August 23, 2016, 10:45:39 AM »

Not really politics (though Trudeau was there) but the Tragically Hip's final concert was quite....lovely?  Didn't quite realize how popular the band was up there.

It was very touching. Was nearly in tears. How do you know about them? From what I gather they aren't well known in the US.


Well, I've lived in New Orleans for some time now and they wrote one song that wasn't about Canada.  Actually saw them play in New Orleans back in the early 90s.  Can't say that I had kept up with them over the years, but I started seeing stories about Gordon and his cancer and the final show, so I tuned in.

Interesting; how many people were there?


It was in a decent sized open venue (no seating).  I think House of Blues though it could have been Tipitina's.  Not packed but full, maybe 400 people.    "New Orleans is Sinking" would get radio airplay locally long after it came out and this was well after it had been released, but it was still the centerpiece of the show, they played a much longer jammed out version.  I know they came back thru town after Katrina, but I didn't see that show.
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« Reply #557 on: August 24, 2016, 12:29:33 PM »

Amusing FCO 80s dispatches on leading political personalities. Agree with most of them.
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« Reply #558 on: August 24, 2016, 02:34:25 PM »

Richard Hatfield: "very much a bachelor".  I suppose it was common knowledge what this was code for? Cheesy
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« Reply #559 on: August 25, 2016, 06:36:53 AM »

O'Malley and Hebert on electoral reform.

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« Reply #560 on: August 26, 2016, 06:35:01 AM »

Crossposted for obvious reasons: Harper is leaving politics today.
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« Reply #561 on: August 26, 2016, 07:06:35 PM »

Trudeau delivers speech to largest private sector union in Canada.

In the transcript of the speech, Trudeau capitalizes the word "Labour", as if it were a formal organization (ex. party), rather than a movement (ex. labour movement) or noun/verb.

Could a rebranding of the Liberal party be in the works? (Perhaps a "Labour Party of Canada)?

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« Reply #562 on: August 26, 2016, 07:10:27 PM »

No, that's just a strategic move to keep the NDP down. Grits have been doing this with social democratic third parties for nearly a century, it ain't new. Most recently, Paul Martin campaigned with then CAW-chief Buzz Hargrove in 2004/6.
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« Reply #563 on: August 27, 2016, 03:53:09 PM »
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No, that's just a strategic move to keep the NDP down. Grits have been doing this with social democratic third parties for nearly a century, it ain't new. Most recently, Paul Martin campaigned with then CAW-chief Buzz Hargrove in 2004/6.

It's not just the union speech, it's Trudeau capitalizing "Labour" throughout his speech, as well as making Liberal party membership free and stating he wants to transform the party into a "movement".

It can only be a movement if it becomes the "Labour" party (ie: the Labour movement).

At least that's what has happened in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

That has happened in exactly none of those places. In Australia and New Zealand the liberal party (that is to say, the pro-free trade party) merged with the conservative party (that is to say, the anti-free trade party), while in Britain the liberal party was reduced to third-party status.
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« Reply #564 on: August 27, 2016, 07:58:50 PM »

NYT on Beijing's attempts to manipulate the Chinese community.
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« Reply #565 on: August 27, 2016, 09:57:19 PM »

No, that's just a strategic move to keep the NDP down. Grits have been doing this with social democratic third parties for nearly a century, it ain't new. Most recently, Paul Martin campaigned with then CAW-chief Buzz Hargrove in 2004/6.

It's not just the union speech, it's Trudeau capitalizing "Labour" throughout his speech, as well as making Liberal party membership free and stating he wants to transform the party into a "movement".

It can only be a movement if it becomes the "Labour" party (ie: the Labour movement).

At least that's what has happened in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

That would make no sense.  They're riding high right now, why rock the boat?  Canada already has a Social Democratic Party, and they've already poached most of the votes from them that they can.  It would be a dumb move.
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« Reply #566 on: August 28, 2016, 06:33:59 AM »

No, that's just a strategic move to keep the NDP down. Grits have been doing this with social democratic third parties for nearly a century, it ain't new. Most recently, Paul Martin campaigned with then CAW-chief Buzz Hargrove in 2004/6.

It's not just the union speech, it's Trudeau capitalizing "Labour" throughout his speech, as well as making Liberal party membership free and stating he wants to transform the party into a "movement".

It can only be a movement if it becomes the "Labour" party (ie: the Labour movement).

At least that's what has happened in Britain, Australia and New Zealand.

That would make no sense.  They're riding high right now, why rock the boat?  Canada already has a Social Democratic Party, and they've already poached most of the votes from them that they can.  It would be a dumb move.

This. If they tried to take the NDP's remaining 10-15% support, they'd lose just as much, if not more to the Tories.
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« Reply #567 on: August 28, 2016, 07:54:56 AM »

No one will be naming their party "labour" in the 21st century (let alone a neo-liberal one). Sorry, comrades.
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« Reply #568 on: August 30, 2016, 05:53:45 AM »

Hugh Segal has issued his guaranteed minimum income report.
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« Reply #569 on: August 30, 2016, 05:33:17 PM »

Canada Post strike action averted.
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« Reply #570 on: August 31, 2016, 05:07:55 PM »


"Strike" action. Right-wing hackiness, a lock-out was more likely.
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« Reply #571 on: September 01, 2016, 12:08:21 PM »

The PBO confirms the effects of inflation on the new Canada Child Benefit. The Liberals won't index until 2020, largely because its f[inks]ing expensive.
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« Reply #572 on: September 02, 2016, 12:25:48 AM »

https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/09/01/patrick-browns-sex-ed-snafu-dominates-scarborough-byelection.html

God isn't done with Canada yet. Smiley
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« Reply #573 on: September 02, 2016, 07:08:02 AM »

Wells thinks the electoral reform process will collapse and government backs off.


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« Reply #574 on: September 03, 2016, 01:18:50 AM »

Can somebody give a quick-and-simple rundown of Wynne's sex ed curriculum and why it's so disliked?
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