Dearche

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[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago

It's either a guy who's a mix of good and bad, or several others that are basically 90%+ all bad.

The question isn't why people shouldn't vote for Carney, but rather is there anybody else worth voting for? Has any of his opponents done anything beneficial for Canada in recent history?

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

As much as I want to sea traitors like her burn, I do agree on the principal of a clean election. People have been turning against PP precisely because he openly and only fights dirty, purely talking about how bad everybody else is without putting up a single point of good he will do the country if elected.

We need positive forward-facing politicians in power, with anybody more interested in pulling others down be put into the dirt. Winning the election with a purely positive platform without attacking anybody is the best election we can have, even if it doesn't actually change the system in the short term.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

This is nothing new. Charities and related tax write-offs are one of the favoured techniques of the rich to avoid paying their taxes for over a thousand years. The fact that such an obvious and well used loop-hole hasn't been closed is simply proof that those with the power to close such loop-holes have zero intent in doing so because they are likely personally benefiting from them.

A collective problem that crosses all levels of government and for every side, not an issue of any specific government.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago

"Offensive and false" when we have a publicly available recording of her doing exactly that on her province's dime while representing her province in a field she has nothing to do with. Premiers hold zero power outside of their provinces, and anything related to international relations is the responsibility of the federal government, not the provincial one.

She not only overstepped her bounds going to the US, did it on her people's tax dollars, only to do an act of both treason and election interference on the meantime. This, along with the countless illegal and corrupt activities she's been inacting within her own province, she should be investigated by the RCMP and CSIS and be crushed under the full weight of the book.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

That's just ridiculous. The pint is a measurement unit in itself. The fact that the bartender didn't seem to be aware of that fact is a failure of the imperial system in itself, though not really a surprise since the system relies entirely on memorizing arbitrary values that have no connection with other units.

Though admittedly, the US pint is smaller than the British pint, so there is justification of pointing that out.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

It's insane that these guys don't get fined into oblivion for such blatant lies. This is far different from regular people saying stupid stuff, but instead an organized effort that paid to have such a message heard.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago

Jeez, I thought my premier was bad (Ford), but to think that she's not just corrupt and stupid, but openly being hostile to fellow Canadians during this moment of crisis.

Albertans needs to have a hard look at how much money the oil barons are stealing from them and think about whether it's worth letting someone so selfish to lead them. The fact that the richest province in the country has one of the lowest public spending and lowest wages is something to to really think about.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

I wasn't aware he met anybody between announcing the surcharge and the call with that one American (forgot who it was). But if he did talk to Carney or someone else in the Fed, and that's the reason why he backed off, then I'll respect him a bit more. But it's clear he wants to take full credit for it as part of his useless talks with the US, so he'll never publicly announce it and Carney's cabinet gains nothing to do so as well, so he's lost the opportunity to actually strengthen his position with those that hate him.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't think it's an issue of his image, but of what he can personally benefit from it. He sees a sinking ship, so he's distancing himself from PP in the hopes of clinging to the other side in the hopes of getting some kickbacks.

Ford's far more slimey than you're giving him credit. It's obvious when you consider that he widely advertised the 25% energy surcharge, then backed off of it quietly when the US gave him some compliments and offered him a seat to a talk without a single promise, and he went around claiming he "did something" despite nothing coming out of it, all being paid for by taxpayers.

The surcharge would've been an easy win that even those of us that hate him would've openly cheered him for, only for him to prove that even his spine is made of slime.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

We can make a consideration for any plan that has research to back them turning significant profits within five years, as it is doubtful that any such plans will be profitable 20 years down the line.

And of course, those profits will be taxed severely since we know any such plans will be quite disruptive to the environment, and none of these companies will clean up their own messes, so the government will have to do the job. Might as well force them to pay for it ahead of time, and maybe some extra on the side that'll go to critical public services like transit or healthcare.

Without such guarantees? F-them.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

As long as Singh is running, I strongly doubt that the NDP will have any serious number of seats. It's unfortunate, but people don't trust that spineless flip-flopper and it'll be next to impossible to change such a reputation unless if something extraordinary happens.

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

All you gotta do is watch what PP says. After all, he hasn't said anything true in years from what I can tell.

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