Justin Trudeau wins another term!

Bye, bye, Trump-lite chipmunk Scheer, we hardly knew ye (fortunately)!

Remember how milquetoast Scheer was "DEFINITELY" on the track to victory for so many months?

Fake news! Rigged election!

Dear, he lost a majority. That means he's not prom king any more.

CTV News just announced the Conservatives have won the popular vote but lost the election. Our system is so fucked up.

Gavin McInnes AKA R5, shouldn't you be presenting your holeto Proud Boys ?

What in the world is going on @ R6 ??? Is it from a porn film?

No. That's Canadian alt-right. The leader of Proud Boys.

Well I would say he has lost popularity, based on the votes. But yeah, some of them acted like it was all over for him before the election even began.

He was never going to reach the 2015 numbers, I mean he was going to win back then but there was a big Liberal wave of enthusiasm sweeping the country at the time. In fact, NDP were tied in polls with Liberals right before that election. This is a more realistic reflection of where the country is right now. We Canadians tend to protest vote against our best interests, so the fact that he got re-elected even after that (in my opinion, nothingburger of) scandal and an extreme negative campaign which the Cons launched against him, is very good.

Wow where are those trolls now? How embarrassing, even for bots.

Justin Trudeau for the win! And I voted for him today. The King is back, thank God!!!

He remains the Prime Minister dear. The right worked so hard to take him out and and failed. Period.

That was for r4 of course.

People simply couldn't cozy up to butterface dipshit Andrew Scheer. Just before the election he said that Justin Trudeau would have to step down as the Liberal leader if he lost the election.

So look who inevitably has to step down as leader of the Conservatives now...……..karma...…..

Yes and Trump is still President, darling. The office isn't the man.

And if the left doesn't defeat Trump in 2020 that means we failed r15, just like the right failed tonight.

Gah, r16*

I need to go to sleep.

In Canada we used all paper ballots this time so that there could be no interference by internal or foreign enemies. I voted on my paper ballot and then placed it in the ballot box myself. It takes longer to count all of them but it's a much more honest assessment.

Félicitations ma chérie!

So this proves how racist Canada is.

Scheer is toast as leader, but will no doubt stay on as MP, because his lack of accreditation as an insurance broker has been exposed and he has no career to fall back on. Also, his publicly funded pension as an MP is so generous that he can't possibly resist continuing to pig out at the trough of taxpayers' money that will support him and his large family for decades to come.

Ralph Goodale lost

All those trolls are going to be written up for their huge failure up there.

R21 Of course!

Has Jagmeet cried yet over Justin's win tonight?

Four more years of Trudeau right where he belongs.

And with a more left government. It's a good day for Canada

[quote] Four more years of Trudeau right where he belongs.

He has a minority, and they tend to only last two years

Scheer was always going to lose. What a thoroughly unlikeable person he is. I can't believe that's the best Conservatives could do. And against Justin? He had no chance. Who wants petulant, rude, divisive, nasty Scheer when you could have this?

If they had a more moderate Conservative leader, there is no doubt in my mind that Trudeau would have lost tonight

The right in Canada have spent four solid years to demonize Trudeau, and it almost worked. But the grassroots chose a dud to lead the Conservatives

Going to have to try a new scare tactic for 2023, Justin Trudeau concern troll!

The once thriving NDP Party got less seats in Parliament than the Bloc Quebec Party which is isolated in one province. Bad news for the NDP - their PC move for a leader backfired and he hasn't been doing well at all. Replacement...……??!!

More news at 11

Liberals have nothing to be proud of. Their winning minority seat count is a result of open borders and no photo ID requirement to vote. Who knows how many illegals tipped the scales in how many ridings. Conservatives won the popular vote. People are sick of Zoolander and want him and his Star Wars sock collection out of the PMO.

You need photo ID to vote here, moron.

Who wants a leader who is homophobic, anti-abortion, and looks and acts like a slob?!

Andrew Scheer is a dinosaur from another era.

Another two years of Mr. Dressup making a fool of himself around the world. Dark days for Canada.

R34 Jill Scheer, Andrew's wife.

Keep going, R37, you're doing great! A real Canadian patriot!

R37 Sore loser...….

[quote] Liberals have nothing to be proud of. Their winning minority seat count is a result of open borders and no photo ID requirement to vote. Who knows how many illegals tipped the scales in how many ridings. Conservatives won the popular vote. People are sick of Zoolander and want him and his Star Wars sock collection out of the PMO.

Dear alt-right/Russian troll, if you're going to pretend to be Canadian, at least learn how the voting system works: as pointed out above, YOU NEED TO PRESENT A PHOTO ID (or the passport with an extra proof of residence/identity) to vote. No free vodka or krokodil for you tonight!!

All paper ballots and all over in five and a half weeks!

Voter turnout pathetic..less than 60%. Democracy is dying in Canada. Turd-O remaining PM when is LOST the popular vote should have people in arms.

Are you going to march on Ottawa like your hero Trump threatened to do for DC when Obama was re-elected in 2012?

[quote] Turd-O remaining PM when is LOST the popular vote should have people in arms.

Did you run this through the Russian/English Google translator?

R43 65% of voters rejected the conservative party of Canada.

Jane Philpott lost (badly), but Jody Wilson Raybould won by a narrow margin.

[quote] YOU NEED TO PRESENT A PHOTO ID

Requiring photo ID is used for voter suppression, nothing to be proud of R41.

How long is the contract for disinfo? I thought it was over 22 Oct 00h00 Moscow time. Is someone trying to squeeze in ten to twelve deza posts until the VPN contract expires?

The irony is the liberals losing seats means Canada's government becomes even more progressive because Trudeau will have to appease the even more leftwing NDP.

American here, asking questions to our Canadian friends: 1. How long do minority governments in Canada typically last? 2. Will Trudeau have to make alliances with other parties to ... pass legislation, but not to form the government? Does he have to bring leaders of the other parties into his cabinet? 3. Will Scheer be ousted as Conservative Party leader if he doesn't resign?

Canada has never been so divided. Liberals have been completely eliminated from Interior BC to Manitoba. The hatred here for Toronto is palpable.

For R51: The budget votes are, for all intents and purposes, confidence votes. If he failed to secure a majority to pass a budget, his government would, in all likelihood, fall and new elections would be called. I'm not an expert, but there could be some other major votes in the Parliament which could be seen as confidence votes. So, yes, he will need to make alliances.

Seems like Canada has a first past the post system in individual seats like Britain. In essence you can get elected with just a third of the vote.

Here in Oz we have a preferential system where a candidate has to get 50% + 1. Therefore you preferences come into play in your ballot paper. With that, we tend to have a fixed two party system rather than a fragmented parliament of many minor parties.

I adore him. He’s a beautiful adjacent.

So basically Canada is turning into the U.S. with urban areas voting Liberal and rural voting conservative. Yea i know there's differences but it kind of comes across that way.

[quote] Canada has never been so divided. Liberals have been completely eliminated from Interior BC to Manitoba. The hatred here for Toronto is palpable.

Какая погода в Красноярске?

For Christ's sake....

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE SHIT IN MY MOUTH?!??!!

How disorganised of the leaders to all talk at the same time.

A Canadian shambles!

[quote] The right in Canada have spent four solid years to demonize Trudeau, and it almost worked.

Translation: We could have won ... if we had been granted more funds to work our troll magic! Give us more money! We don't work as cheap as the Russian troll farm idiots! Social Media trolling ain't come cheap, you guys!

To which I reply: Sure Jan.

I am so happy for Canada. I'll drink a shot of Maple Syrup in your honor (spoiler alert ... in a few minutes ... "Why the fuck did I just do that? Ugh!").

They really thought they had him by holding onto those blackface pics till just the right time.

Well golleee! Wearin blackface multiple times sho don't matter no mo. Where's dat Halloween make up kit!

Could someone post that shirtless gif of young Trudeau to celebrate?

We love Justin.

What delights will he give us now?

Trump congratulates Trudeau:

Congratulations to @JustinTrudeau on a wonderful and hard fought victory. Canada is well served. I look forward to working with you toward the betterment of both of our countries!

[quote]CTV News just announced the Conservatives have won the popular vote but lost the election. Our system is so fucked up.

What does this mean? Does Canada have a clitoral college too? How does one win the popular vote but lose the erection? Is it just like Hillary and Gore?

R67, Canada is like the British Parliamentary system -- the party with the most number of seats (eg. electoral districts) wins the election.

It's similar to the Electoral College. Trudeau's Liberals did well in the big provinces like Ontario, Quebec & British Columbia, and that gave them the wins.

Conservatives ran up large numbers in Alberta & Saskatchewan and rural Ontario.

Grosses putes se réjouissent! A couple more years of prime Canuck crotch!

Hot, R69.

This pic is gross🤮 Yes, I know Trudeau won and I should be happy, but damn they really hate him in the praries.

Anyone know where that shirtless gif of young Trudeau is?

^ Here's the video with the dildo down his pants—

I don't think he has a dildo down his pants -- he just has a big dick.

R74 He only has that big dick when he's dressed up as an African-American.

Here's a Trudeau ass pic to celebrate. What an amazing man.

It's nice to wake up to good news, for a change. Thanks, Canada!

To celebrate Justin's win, here's Canadian Billboard's number one song from the day he was born, Christmas Day, 1971. Kind of prophetic: "Family Affair," by Sly and the Family Stone.

[quote]So basically Canada is turning into the U.S. with urban areas voting Liberal and rural voting conservative. Yea i know there's differences but it kind of comes across that way.

Not really. The whole country... goes both ways from time to time... Liberals have had national majorities, Conservatives (well, Torys) have held national majorities... once the Conservatives were reduced to two seats. I don't think you can say politics has hardened like cement on an urban/rural divide.

R76, Sophie was probably enjoying that ass last night. Lucky bitch.

R78, Richard Nixon predicted that Justin would become Prime Minister some day.

Call me, Justin!

Time to celebrate!

My understanding is that the Conservative majority last night came from higher turnout in districts with more Conservative voters (whereas in the US Democratic majorities, despite Republican domination, is also due to gerrymandering of low-population Republican districts, as well as the phenomenon of the electoral college and the 2-senators-per-state phenomenon). Can Canadians correct me if I'm wrong?

Justin didn't win the popular vote. You're all ok with it. If he would have lost and got the popular vote, you'd all be protesting.

Justin didn't win the popular vote. You're all ok with it. If he would have lost and got the popular vote, you'd all be protesting.

People who live in rural areas, and almost NEVER interact immigrants, don't get to set bigoted immigration policy for us who live and work among them everyday in cities.

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

Boris, even I as an American know that Canadians don't vote for their prime minister; they vote for their member of Parliament, and the prime minister is the leader of the party with the most members in Parliament.

Jesus, one of those Proud Boys is sporting a full on erection in R6.

Such as it is, r88. Such as it is.

[quote]People who live in rural areas, and almost NEVER interact immigrants, don't get to set bigoted immigration policy for us who live and work among them everyday in cities.

You're the pinnacle of open mindedness. And you wield a broad brush like few artists.

Further to that observation: The Liberals and the NDP didn't get 0 votes in places across the country that went Conservative in the end. There are lots of decent people everywhere. On the other hand, there were lots of Conservative votes in the urban centres too. Anyone counting on an electoral march to the hard left is deluding themselves. The march is always in both directions toward the centre.

Demonizing people is what is a big part of the problem in the Western democracies at present. And I know it feels good and it's easy but that's the leadership... sticking to the high road is called leadership. We should have a natural affinity for it, even if it is the hard work.

R19 So Canada have exactly the same electoral system that the French. They also use paper ballots and a ID card

BTW, a lot of the ignored trolls on here are the SAME ignored trolls who regularly troll the Trump/Democrats/Election 2020 threads.

Either we have a lot of duel USA/Canada citizen trolls or some of these trolls are probably not even Canadian or American.

I challenge you to a dual.

Uh OP, he BARELY won the election and has lost a tremendous amount of popularity because he danced around in black face.

But you know that.

[quote]he danced around in black face

And when was that, r95? How many years before being permanently pissed off turned into a lifestyle choice?

He remains Prime Minister with only 13 seats short of an outright majority r95. He won.

That is far better than people thought he was going to do. Girl, we had to listen to you trolls go on for months about how Trudeau is guaranteed to lose, so damn straight we are going to gloat.

R92: No, Canada has the same voting system as the UK. And us down here, for that matter. First Past the Post. France has the Two Round System.

His party also lost the popular vote. Hm. Shades of Trump.

Yay Justin! When do I see you? I'm dying.

R98 No. Canada are using paper ballots and ID cards like the French. Whether french have two rounds or not, the US aren't using paper ballots! That was the point. Unbelievable!

America doesn't have federal election rules, each state governs elections in their own way. Some states use paper ballots and some don't.

r93 Gotta admit it's a sweet (sweat?) job getting carpal tunnel syndrome, fuelled by energy drinks, having a keylogger determine how many rubles you're paid, to post preposterous and obvious crap anonymously without any attention to facts or English grammar. That passes for glory in today's Russia.

I just don't get why the trolls thought they could push Scheer HERE off all places. Do you think you could get DL to turn on the hottest PM of all time for a homophobic bigot? Really??

R102 If every the US states were using paper ballots Russians could not have so easily attacked the American elections. Putin tried in France but it did not work. The difference is big and important. French directly vote for the president they want, there is no federal elections either, and it's very secure

r104 it's because they're paid to. Most Canadian DLers will not vote for a socially conservative party whose leader is the only one who doesn't attend Pride parades. "22 Minutes" didn't spring the Pride Parade-lite onto Scheer with advance notice and eager invitation.

R104, the efforts here to try and make Scheer physically attractive to DLers. "He's six foot FOUR! He has a FOOTBALL PLAYER'S build!" (i.e. He's a fat fuck, but nice try I guess...)

This professor on Twitter analyzed anti-Trudeau tweets and hashtags and found that the anti-Trudeau trolls were almost all Trump MAGA trolls.

I've never in my life heard about paper ballots in the US but ok...

Sorry I misspoke a little, "pro-Trump accounts" were "dominating anti-Trudeau hashtags".

What are you talking about r109, I've voted with paper ballots a bunch of times, especially on mail-in ballots.

R108 Yes of course they are. They are so transparent. Same stupidity, same rhetoric, same so-called "alpha-beta" bullshits childish comments

Some Twitter trollbots typed "Canadain" consistently, with the US and CDN flag emojis in their handle. Sure. Even a US-born MAGAt can spell Canadian, even if she couldn't find Canada on a map.

R109 I live in CT. We use paper ballots here and it's all over ever votes with. I know many other places uses machines but I've never seen them or used one. Even when I was in college I voted in CT absentee

R111 Well, you're a minority honey!!!

R109 was talking about the US, R115, are you having a stroke or something?

It's all I've* ever voted with

R116 CT stands for Connecticut. One of the states in the US. I guess I shouldn't have assumed people would know that on this thread. So yes our state has only ever used paper ballots. Every state gets to make it's own election procedures in the US

R116 And are you as stupid as your clown orange prez?

All right R109/R115, we get it, you're a troll, go have your juice box and cookie and take a little nap.

what about Trudeau strategy now?

i’m glad he won, he’s hot and it would be a shame not to see him around.

R119 Yeah sure because telling you the true is what makes me a troll, sure! Keep your touchy posture for someone else, doesn't with me.

^ doesn't work

Actually spouting false, easily disprovable information while having a poor command of the English language is why people think you're a troll

OP, are you a Canadian ? If so CONGRATS!

[quote]Even when I was in college I voted in CT absentee

Thanks, R114!

[quote]the efforts here to try and make Scheer physically attractive to DLers. "He's six foot FOUR! He has a FOOTBALL PLAYER'S build!"

He's the PILLSBURY DOUGHBOY! Rolls! Mmmm!

We need to get back to paper ballots. All important documents are printed.

R95 He danced around in black face. He danced around in brown face. He danced around in Indian costume and he danced around in homosexual costume.

He dances whenever there's a camera in sight.

R38 - Which of the two is Scheer?

Both bloated like they’re having a shell fish anaphylactic reaction.

I'm so excited for more years of Trudeau on the TV. And at Pride

I enjoy Trudeau using me to do his Virtue-Signalling.

First time i heard Trudeau speak was his victory speech on Monday and it's a shame a handsome face like that has such a weird voice.

He has a bit of a nasal voice like his Dad, yeah, but the face, height & ass make up for it.

His ass is nothing compared to this —

A very satisfying turn of events.

[quote]I just don't get why the trolls thought they could push Scheer HERE off all places. Do you think you could get DL to turn on the hottest PM of all time for a homophobic bigot? Really??

Yeah, Scheer is like a Canadian version of Rick Santorum. A Christian fundie who compared gays to dogs in the House of Commons.

He & his wife already have 5 kids, too.

Hot twink Justin:

^ Cuban Teen-boy

Did Fidel have tasty size meat?

All Cuban men have tasty size meat. They exude sex.

And Justin Blackface Trudeau had dickmatised 90% of Datalounge and 40% of Canada.

Enough with the Fidel stuff. That right-wing conspiracy theory has been debunked by the fact checkers many times.

In the 9 months before Justin was born, his mother Margaret was the most photographed & followed woman in Canada because she had married the Prime Minister. The press was following her all the time and there is no evidence that she secretly snuck down to Cuba to have an affair with Castro. They didn't even meet until some time after Justin was born.

Fidel was often in NYC incognito. He was a voracious horse-hung drug-loving bisexual party boy often found in the Rubber Room at 54.

Don't be so puritanical, R143!

Justin Blackface Trudeau's part-Cuban heritage increases his SEX-APPEAL.

Look how Canadians have been lapping up Justin Blackface Trudeau's sex appeal, dancing ability, buttocks, and love of sensuous costumes for 3 years! And there more colourful sex suggestiveness in store in the years to come.

R147 très soif

with Antoni:

Antoni & Justin:

r147 I don't think that was a good look for him, glad he moved on from that.

Such a Horndog at R47!

WE need some more crotch shots!

Agreed, R153!

LOL I still can't believe he really just went on a public date with Antoni. Trudeau is too much sometimes. But he's also a thoroughly good, decent person. And that is rare in a politician.

R155, it was part of the 2018 Montreal Pride Parade.

I'm glad that Justin is secure in his masculinity and isn't afraid to go to an event with a gay celebrity like Antoni.

Guys like Scheer & Trump are too insecure to do something like that.

Isn't Antoni NON-gay.

Trudeau vs. Dough Boy:

[quote]No. That's Canadian alt-right. The leader of Proud Boys.

What? The guy on the right in r6's pic is CLEARLY hard.

This has to be some pron parody of some sort. Who spreads their cheeks that far to present hole so deeply if not in pron?

"MacKay says campaign debate over social issues was a 'stinking albatross' hanging around Scheer's neck"

DL's Sheer troll to the contrary, Scheer was a disastrous choice, as even Cons are now saying openly.

Yes, R160, there are rumors that MacKay is after Scheer's job.

Rumours? It was out election night he'd formed an advisory committee.

R156 Antoni isn't gay.

Conservative MP Chris Warkentin makes bitchy response to Peter MacKay:

[quote]Big words for someone who didn't even suit up and get on the ice.

The guy in r164's picture looks like he has downs syndrome.

R165, Conservative male politicians are not usually very attractive.

McKay is supposed to be in really good shape according people I know who have met him in person

r167 That usually means gay

MacKay isn't gay. He's a pussyhound actually, and banged as many women as he could (including Belinda Stronach) before finally getting married in his 40's a few years ago and now has kids. His wife seems like the obedient type, too.

He's a bit of a misogynist, also.

Us MacKay actually fit? Are there pictures?

Yes, he keeps in shape. BUT he's is really not that attractive: a 5 on a good day.

Yeah, he was decent looking when he first got elected to Parliament 2 decades ago.

He used to win Best Looking Male MP in the Annual Parliament Hill Awards until Justin Trudeau came along.

Best Looking Male MP=Least Unattractive Male MP

Even if he is fit, he has nothing on Justin, who is gorgeous

Agreed, R174. MacKay is probably in better shape than the average guy in his 50's, but he's not in Trudeau's league.

Rear view:

^ There's something missing in these photos.

Could someone post the young Trudeau shirtless gif?

R178 Is that the young Trudeau shirtless Blackface gif?

No, R179.

The one of young Trudeau walking shirtless in Daisy Dukes.

r179 He was reelected, no one gives a shit about the blackface so get over it.

Blackface is disgusting!

Looks like the Scheer trolls haven't come to terms with their loss yet.

Thanks Obama!

Elizabeth May steps down as Green Party leader

Monday, November 4, 2019

She will stay on as MP in her district.

R185 So is that good or bad?

R186, well, it means that with a stronger Green leader, they may have more mainstream appeal next time and take more votes from the other parties. Hard to say at this stage.

Post-election poll from Angus Reid today reveals that the Liberals & NDP are happy with Trudeau & Singh, but that Conservatives are unhappy with Scheer:

Is that surprising? The fact is that the Cons needed to nearly double the number of seats from the 2015 election to win, and Scheer was not the guy to make it happen. It still beggars belief as to why he was chosen as the Conservative leader in the first place. He could get more votes in Alberta and Saskatchewan but those were sure things anyway. His biggest 'asset' was that he "wasn't Trudeau", but clearly that wasn't enough!

[quote]Scheer was not the guy to make it happen. It still beggars belief as to why he was chosen as the Conservative leader in the first place.

It's especially strange to think that he won, by a narrow margin, over second-place bigot Maxime Bernier.

Scheer avoided answering questions again yesterday about whether being gay is a sin:

-

Q - "Do you believe that being gay is a sin?"

Scheer – “My personal opinion is that I respect the rights of every single Canadian”

I suppose all those drunkards, partygoers and vaudevillians are relived that Justin has validated them back into acceptable polite society—

R192 = Scheer

Look how short Trudeau looks in this pic. I thought he was 6'2 o3 6'3!

R192 = Drunkard partygoer.

R194, that's Brian Pallister -- he's 6 ft 8, so that's why Trudeau looks shorter next to him. Trudeau is about 6'2.

I had no idea Pallister is that tall. I believe he's still considered a Progressive Conservative, still a con, but not a social conservative like Kenney, Scheer and Harper at least. I still can't get over how tall he is.

I had no idea Pallister is that tall. I believe he's still considered a Progressive Conservative, still a con, but not a social conservative like Kenney, Scheer and Harper at least. I still can't get over how tall he is.

Yeah, Pallister is 6'8. About the same height as James Comey, former FBI Director, who is also very tall.

Worried they can no longer win in Ontario, Conservatives put Scheer on notice

What a moron R4

R202 Getting up in fancy costumes and blackface and having his Camera Crew following him everywhere is little moronic.

So is your climate plan and homophobia, Andy @R203. I hear Pete's busy measuring for drapes.

Trudeau expected to create larger cabinet, new environmental roles

Saturday, November 16, 2019

[quote]Some sources suggested that Trudeau’s cabinet will be bigger than before, with Ministry of Environment and Climate Change likely split into two portfolios. The Liberal cabinet is also expected to be gender balanced once again.

That's the face of a winner. And a man with real power

Scheer is such an ugly motherfucker.

Trudeau announces his new cabinet tomorrow -

Quebec network TVA has an early scoop:

Chrystia Freeland: Deputy Prime Minister & Intergovernmental Affairs

François-Philippe Champagne: Foreign Affairs

Steven Guilbeault: Heritage

Marc Garneau: Transportation

Jean-Yves Duclos: Treasury Board

Pablo Rodriguez: House Leader

Diane Lebouthillier: National Revenue

Marie-Claude Bibeau: Agriculture

David Lametti: Justice

Pablo's a hot silver fox. Any gay rumors?

R209, I don't know much about Pablo other than that he's originally from Argentina and had a taste for the drink when he was younger.

He is kind of handsome:

He has glorious hair and is hotter in person than he is in pics, R210.

Trudeau & Rodgriguez hugging during the swearing-in ceremony today:

Trudeau & Pablo today:

^ OMG he's wearing normal clothes for 3 pictures running.

Brian's on CBC.

François-Philippe Champagne and Marie-Claude Bibeau are the two most French names I've ever heard.

Brian Gallant, R215?

What is he saying?

Yes, R17. He's talking about the Feds working with the provinces.

Brian is also a good looking man

The Liberal seats in New Brunswick are currently occupied, but if Dominic Leblanc doesn't come back from his cancer fight, it's possible that seat will open up for Brian.

Hot!

Has Trudeau done anything since his reelection?

Uh, yes. He just put together a new cabinet yesterday.

I wonder what face Justin will make the day housing implodes and everyone who hasn't realized it yet realizes there's nothing left to bolster the economy and we're headed for depression-level conditions?

Has the Scheer troll returned at R224?

That long hair Trudeau had was such a misfire

Trudeau's being urged to recall Parliament early in order to end the strike by CN Rail. Andrew Scheer and some provincial leaders are wanting the Liberals to force back to work legislation while Trudeau's ministers say they believe in the collective bargaining process. This could get messy for the Liberals who have claimed in the past that they wouldn't not interfere in the labour negotiations of private companies and unions. If Trudeau doesn't order them back to work, he's in danger of further angering Alberta.

Seriously, fuck Alberta.

And I was born in that friggin' place.

R227: What are they going to do in Alberta? Defeat all the Liberal MPs? Oh wait, they already did. The Liberals got the votes of a lot of union members and have nothing left to loose electorally out there, but they do have votes to lose in high-union ridings. Alberta doesn't get to dictate to the rest of the country how a labour dispute will end.

Andrew Scheer fires his Chief of Staff and Director of Communications

CTV News

November 23, 2019

Ah yes the staff was the problem. Clearly not Scheer's bigoted beliefs

Doug Ford's top strategist rips Andrew Scheer's leadership -

“Being asked if you want to be Andrew Scheer’s chief of staff right now is probably like asking someone if they want to be the captain of the Titanic”

And if we needed another reminder where the conservative majority would lead us, here is a little preview

R227:

"The union thanked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for respecting the workers’ right to strike and acknowledged the help of Labour Minister Filomena Tassi [and] Transport Minister Marc Garneau...."

I don't understand why anyone would be protesting this. CN is a private company, the union has the right to withhold its services. How on earth can the government "intervene" and force these workers back to work. I understand the farmers situation, but shouldn't they have been protesting at CN's corporate headquarters?

I agree R235. This is capitalism, workers have the right to choose not to work for you unless you meet their demands. It's not the place of government to take sides at all

CBC News tonight:

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will vote in favour of the Throne Speech. This gives the Liberal government the support it needs to continue its mandate.

Sheer has resigned as conservative leader.

What gives me true Schadenfreude is the breaking controversy over why he resigned - read it!

[quote]Jane Philpott lost (badly), but Jody Wilson Raybould won by a narrow margin.

Wilson Raybould's narrow margin apparently did nothing to diminish her gargantuan ego. She is now, according to the linked article, "refusing to move out of her entire ministerial office suite."

When office space is allocated, the party that won is supposed to get first dibs, then the official opposition, then remaining parties and, finally, independent MPs. But, of course, Ms. Jody is so much special-er than anybody else. And she calls them "petty."

R240, the Speaker is now threatening to evict her if she doesn't leave:

Thanks, R241. I was just reading the comments on that article, and popped in to see what's going on at DL.

It's rare to see such widespread agreement on the CBC site. At this point, she seems to have burned up the last shred of goodwill anyone had left for her. Even the most obnoxious "everything is Justin's fault" trolls aren't standing up for her now.

Agreed, R242. She was able to narrowly get re-elected in October because she had name recognition in her riding, but if she behaves like this she risks losing next time around.

Okay, Canadians, who do you think will replace Scheer?

I'd say MacKay, but apparently he doesn't speak French.

Faith Goldy. A natural step for a party that now primarily panders to the xenophobic troglodytes in the Prairies and assorted bigots elsewhere in Canada.

[quote] At this point, she seems to have burned up the last shred of goodwill anyone had left for her. Even the most obnoxious "everything is Justin's fault" trolls aren't standing up for her now.

Not quite - now Jody Wilson-Raybould has found a compelling narrative about her office, that is getting the backing of the Indigenous community

She is comparing being thrown out of her office the same way Aboriginal people have gotten their land stolen by the Government. Generations of this type of discrimination cannot be tolerated. What's next, HWR asks?

Didn't Winnipeg go mostly Liberal and NDP, R245?

Yes, R247. I think all the Winnipeg seats are Liberal or NDP except one.

Liberal = Winnipeg North, Winnipeg South, Winnipeg South Centre, Saint Boniface.

NDP = Winnipeg Centre, Elmwood-Transcona

Con = Charleswood - St. James

OK, didn't know about Winnipeg. But what i said pretty much applies to the rest of that wasteland.

And from what I remember, R248, Charleswood is a wealthy area, same with the areas just outside the city, which probably explains the Con seat. I have relatives there and they voted Liberal federally but for Pallister provincially, they're more the old fashioned red Tories though. Years ago they had the first openly gay mayor, so they can't be all deporables there.

R250, yeah, Charleswood is a swing seat. It went Liberal in the Trudeau wave in 2015, but went back to the Cons in 2019.

And yes, Winnipeg had Glen Murray as the first openly gay mayor of a North American city. He later moved to Toronto and became a member of the Kathleen Wynne government.

Oh, and in fact I heard on the news that Manitoba will be seeking "intervener" status in Quebec Bill 21, I think they're the only province to do so I don't think Pallister's a deplorable like Scheer, Ford, Kenney, etc...

I follow him on Twitter, R251, he moved back to Manitoba, working for some climate agency or something.

Oh, and in fact I heard on the news that Manitoba will be seeking "intervener" status in Quebec Bill 21, I think they're the only province to do so I don't think Pallister's a deplorable like Scheer, Ford, Kenney, etc... He's a con, but I don't view him as a social con.

I follow him on Twitter, R251, he moved back to Manitoba, working for some climate agency or something.

Shit, don't know why that posted twice or why the article doesn't show. Here's a different one.

Justin Trudeau gives Mandate Letter to Minister of Justice to ban conversion therapy

December 13, 2019

"amend the Criminal Code to ban the practice of conversion therapy and take other steps required with the provinces and territories to end conversion therapy in Canada.”

Did anyone see this coming?

Thoughts?

R256, it will be interesting if Jean Charest runs. He's from the red tory side of the spectrum. He's been out of politics for a while, though.

And he's 61 now, so he's at the older end of the age range. Federal leaders have been getting younger in recent years so he would be a bit out of step in that respect.

Right wing columnist practically admitted he has fantasies about Justin Trudeau.

Am I wrong in thinking that there may be another federal election coming up soon?

So far, the Bloc, the NDP, and the Cons show no signs of supporting the new NAFTA deal.

[quote]Am I wrong in thinking that there may be another federal election coming up soon? So far, the Bloc, the NDP, and the Cons show no signs of supporting the new NAFTA deal.

The last thing the Conservatives want is an election right now, when they still haven't a leader. They will fall into line and vote in favour of NAFTA.

What's up with Singh? The NDP is broke and yet he's threatening to vote against it.

R258 to be fair, lots of people fantasize about Justin

No Rona, Jean, Pierre. Are the the Cons falling apart or are they making way for Lord Voldemort's return?

Of course he won- a powerbottom who´s dad shagged Barbra Streisand!

Does anyone think that that horrible Michelle Rempel will run for leadership of the Cons?

Oh, and for anyone who cares...her husband is a Trump supporter and has several pro Trump posts on his Facebook. Her whole shtick of supporting LGBTQ2 is FAKE as all hell. I wish someone would ask her how she can be married to a guy that supports Trump while she herself is some LGBTQ2 advocate?

Rempel got herself into some trouble tonight for suggesting that leadership candidates should not have to worry about learning French.

Many people, including Minister Melanie Joly, ripped her a new one.

Michelle Rempel out there blasting bilingualism, practically calling people who speak two languages elites. Ironic, she's of French Canadian descent and she'd from Winnipeg, where French is fairly commonly spoken AND where there are a high number of French schools. There's also tons of French towns in Manitoba, so I guess all those people are elites in her view since they're bilingual?

Meanwhile, the Quebec media ripped Peter MacKay a new one on the front page of le Journal De Montreal today for his atrocious French:

Is Francois Philippe Champagne gay?

I think he's adorable and PM material.

Here's his Canada Day message.

Here's his swearing in ceremony from October. Check out the way Justin watches him.

[quote]Is Francois Philippe Champagne gay?

Could be.

He's 49 and no mention of a wife or kids in his bio.

He's a little on the short side, but one of the smartest & most powerful members of the Trudeau government.

Just watching Chrystia Freeland speak from Washington and I firmly believe she will be the next leader of the Liberal Party, possible the next PM of Canada.