All Things Canada Eh

[macdoc]

Some do but there is only one homo sapiens "race" at the moment.
The rest is just bigotry dressed up in pseudo science.

[JimC]

The driving cars into a crowd thing seems to be on the increase. It happened in Melbourne a while back - plenty of other recent examples. More often a mental issue rather than terrorism, it seems...

[macdoc]

The good guys have won a rare fourth term but there are still some 40 seats up for grabs.
Right now the confirmed seats are 162 with 172 the majority goal.
The news casters are being cautious.

[Brian Peacock]

The good guys lol - more like the least worst guys.

Still, it's good to know the right elites are still in charge.

[macdoc]

So Brian what would YOUR choice of gov be??? Easy snipe with no solutions proffered
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4 seats short of majority - 6 seats completely up for grabs


Of course they will govern as a majority as the NDPs 7 votes and 1 Green vote will always go along.
At least Carney will not be hampered by needing to cater to Quebec and the Bloc and Cons cannot reach a majority vote.
Still it is not a big mandate and the dumpf will exploit that.
And the fat lady has not yet entertained us,

[pErvinalia]

I for one welcome our slightly less evil overlords.

[Brian Peacock]

So Brian what would YOUR choice of gov be??? Easy snipe with no solutions proffered

That's a redundant argument. The idea that there's a one-size-fits-all or optimum political, economic, and socially just system is a self-limiting fiction - as we see in the consequences of Capitalism's abject failure to be that one ring to rule them all.

And yeah, it was an all too easy snipe to make - but then again, you do believe that governing should be outsourced to a self-selecting elite, rather than believing we should all play a direct part in decision-making for the common good as active citizens in a participatory democracy.

I think that answers your question.

[macdoc]

Self selecting?? uh no.
Capitalism is an economic system not political and YOU claim it has failed but YOU fail to provide an example of a successful alternative.

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meanwhile
Not over yet as mail in ballots ( except PPs ) started to be counted at 9.30 am EST

> Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to pause the marathon counting of special ballots with a handful of ridings still too close to call.
>
> The Liberals were leading or elected in 168 seats when the counting was paused, four short of a majority. Elections Canada estimated that the uncounted votes could affect the result in about a dozen ridings.

Those situations favour the Liberals.

https://nowtoronto.com/news/liberal-maj ... ote-count/

:kangaroo:
Y'know for a board with a few Aussies we don't have a fucking 'roo emoticon

[macdoc]

Far from over

the CBC Decision Desk are watching 11 ridings in particular before making a call on a majority or minority government.

They are all ridings where the Liberals are currently in second place. Last night, they went from 163 projected seats to 168 as advance and special ballots were counted, in some cases making up several hundred or even 1,000-vote deficits — so these could flip. The Liberals need four of the following 11 ridings to do that.

Terrebonne in Quebec: It is the closest race in the country right now, where the Bloc is leading the Liberals by 28 votes. Two polls are left to report, which could be 880 votes.

Nunavut: There is a 54-vote margin with at least 647 votes to come.

Vancouver Kingsway: The NDP’s Don Davies is leading the Liberals by 308 votes.

Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore (Ontario): The Liberals are trailing by 359 votes and we are expecting at least 3,500 special ballots there.

Miramichi Grand Lake (New Brunswick): There is a 394-vote margin here. One of the two special ballot polls has reported, where at least 2,700 special ballots were cast.

Milton East Halton Hills South (Ontario): Former Ontario Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Parm Gill is leading the Liberal candidate by 556 votes. Again, one of the two special ballot polls reported and at least 2,800 special ballots were cast.

Shefford (Quebec): Here, there is a 651-vote margin for the Bloc. The Liberals were in the lead for part of last night. Again, one of the two special ballot polls reported and there were at least 1,800 special ballots cast.

Cloverdale Langley City (B.C.): This is a large margin, at 923 votes. But neither of the special polls have reported and there are at least 5,500 votes in those polls.

Kitchener South Hespeler (Ontario): Conservatives are leading the Liberals by a little more than 1,100 votes with one of the special polls having reported — and 3,000 special ballots were cast.

Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge (B.C.): Right now the Liberals are trailing by 1,400 votes, but they were trailing by 2,500 votes last night and there are still eight polls yet to report.

Hamilton East Stoney Creek (Ontario): The incumbent Liberal is trailing right now by 1,500 votes. At one point last night, the Liberals were trailing by 3,000 votes. They’ve now cut that in half, and there are still six polls left to report, including a minimum of 4,800 special ballots.

The Liberals also need to hold the two races where they have a close lead — Kelowna and Terra Nova The Peninsulas, in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Canada election: Vote counting resumes with some key races still too close to call | CBC

[Svartalf]

bloc québecois, if only to make those brits in ottawa crap their pants

[macdoc]

Not the "Brits" anymore, real polyglot of power in Ottawa tho still too many "stupid white men"
Even Quebec pure laine is now so diluted they would never get a separatist majority.
Canada IS a mosaic of cultures and that's the official gov position supported by money and policy.
Some don't like it.....fuck em.

Still Quebec is a distinct society not governed by British Common Law and with strong cultural laws that can be hard to navigate for those doing business there and on occasion for tourists.

[Svartalf]

well, I don't see what tourists have to do with our code based law system... mostly, if you don't do bad things, or want to engage in particularly involved stuff like business, you should not even come close enough to the system to notice the difference, even buying a house should not be a major piece of hassle.

[macdoc]

You do have language laws like Quebec but not so draconian I think and Napoleonic code is a long ways from British Common Law.
Treatment of tourists is parochial.
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Election called now

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/libera ... -1.7521714
Screwed up Wordle....going back to bed. Then a ride at noon as dental tomorrow and want a burger.

[Svartalf]

oh, the fact that we don't like outsiders, moreso such as seem to believe we should speak english and are not entitled to having our own language you mean?

[Brian Peacock]

Self selecting?? uh no.
Capitalism is an economic system not political and YOU claim it has failed but YOU fail to provide an example of a successful alternative.

When the principles of Capitalism determine the bounds of govt action then it is obviously more that a mere 'economic system'. When govt action determines the bounds of society, the role of the citizen in that society, and the relationship between the govt and the citizenry, then it becomes more than a mere 'political system'. Capitalism is the current over-arching system of social organisation. Discuss.

Of course the elite is self-selecting, unless you think membership of the elite is determined by merit. The elite are a class of persons considered to be superior to others because of their intelligence, social standing, heritage, &/or wealth. Moreover, chief among those who consider the elite to be innately superior to others are the elite themselves - such that membership of the elite bestows superiority upon them by default. Carney is an elite. He wasn't even an elected representative when he was installed in the premiership - something you considered to be in his favour. I asked you at the time, "Why do you love the elite?" - you chose not to answer of course, but I suspect that it's because you consider yourself a part of it.

As for an alternative, try reading my previous post a bit harder.