As always, the devil is the details and we don't know how those will shake out.  If  the Airbus hook-up stimulates sales in the United States with substantial Canadian input, and if the momentum of U.S. sales carries the plane to solid world-wide sales in the next decade or so, and if a substantial number of those non-U.S. sales are sourced from plants in Canada, that could be a huge contribution of non-resource exports to Canada's trade balance.  That is three "ifs", none of them outlandish to contemplate.  So let's not write it off yet.

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As part of "the left," I disavow all violence, and resent being implicated.  But if the election had ended differently, "the left" would be making the same claim of "the right," and you would most likely be the one posting this comment.  That's how it works when people are looking to blame an entire group for the actions of a VERY few.  What is really to blame here is the attitude in the country, and the rancor that seems to have resulted from the campaign and the election.  Hate seems to have been given recent wing, and I've heard this from those on both sides of the divide.  In the end, we all have ourselves to blame by doing nothing to improve the situation, and to point fingers dismissively at others.


This law makes no sense 😛


Continued 3

He accepts that he is living in a sinful situation he is looking for a way back. Continue in the link

http://www.acireland.ie/eucharist-and-the-mass-teresa-mee/#comment-9869

Any comments on this would be welcome

kevin your brother
In Christ


Krugman is brilliant.  Trump Bunnies are suckers. if Trump has his way, they'll be some of the worst affected by his policies.  Karma.

"There is, however, a unifying theme to all these developments. And that theme is contempt — Donald Trump’s contempt for the voters who put him in office.
You may recall Trump’s remark during the campaign that “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” Well, he hasn’t done that, at least so far. He is, however, betting that he can break every promise he made to the working-class voters who put him over the top, and still keep their support. Can he win that bet?
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The bigger question is whether someone who ran as a populist, who promised not to cut Social Security or Medicaid, who assured voters that everyone would have health insurance, can keep his working-class support while pursuing an agenda so anti-populist it takes your breath away."


Did you bother to check whether a direct flight from Perth to Johannesburg would be economical? Perth isn't exactly the biggest city in the world


That's what I mean about protecting assets. You bet that you will need to replace your car/house/knee; the insurance carrier is betting you won't. You'll likely pay more in premiums than you'll gain. That makes it a sucker's bet, similar to betting $5 a week on the lottery for 30 years. You might win millions; you'll definitely just spend $7,800.

However, although the odds are against it, you're better off spending a little now than a bunch later should you wreck your car/house/knee. That makes it a prudent bet because you'll keep your assets, especially if you wreck someone else's car/house/knee. It's still a cash loser in the long term.

But, yes, I'd much prefer to sock away cash now (better, invest it so it grows while you're not using it) for such an eventuality. Most of us can't quickly enough save $400,000 to rebuild the house, so we give State Farm a few hundred a month instead. State Farm gets the immediate benefit of that cash, not you.


To you doting Hillary supporters I respect your views, as convoluted as they are. However here is a Wikipedia link for you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Clinton_sexual_misconduct_allegations In the second paragraph it says factually and I quote from Wikipedia "Of all the allegations made against him regarding his sexual history, Clinton has only admitted extramarital relationships with Monica Lewinsky and Gennifer Flowers, although he settled the suit brought by Paula Jones for $850,000. He denied having an affair with Dolly Kyle." and this is whitewashed! Nonetheless he did settle for $850k. That's a lot for just an 'extra-marital' affair isn't it? Now the rapist that he certainly is, Mr. Bill Clinton will again reside in the White House if you libs can find out how to steal the election.
And how about the rapist that victimized a 12 year old girl in 1975 that Hillary subsequently defended, got off on a technicality, and later laughed about it. She also blamed the victim!


It's a barbaric and cruel practice. I don't need to know anything about trapping to be against it. Killing an animal for its fur is unnecessary and wrong.


I have to think this will increase Trumps support as many Americans will have trouble figuring out how temporarily banning certain countries passport holders from entering their country is unconstitutional. Indeed several legal opinions on various news networks did indeed find the original ruling overreaching.


And Condescension is a MAJOR bummer.  The rest of your post is nothing but your pious opinion.


So 50 states with different academic results is better than expecting all students meet the same academic standards.  Perhaps the 50 states with different standards can justify why there is such a vast discrepancy in the existing testing results for basic math, English, science and history.  Some states complete ban certain parts of science education while other state continue to reject scientific principles.


But they're made worse in bed with each other.


Yes, a lack of information, request for explanation, qualify all comments, cast doubt without foundation, these are the proper tactics for Christians whenever anyone accuses a cleric of abuse, even if the accusation is proven in a court of law.  Pope Saint John Paul II, the Great, wrote the playbook on this, and we as True Catholics must follow his lead, don't we, Pandora?


how about a good picture(s) of the tattoo??  I enjoy seeing one or two but not the current fad of "etcha sketch my parts"...


And DB chose to play along.  Sorry but this woman helped
HRC cheat.  She has zero credibility in my eyes.


How outrageous that the peasantry would dare to challenge the their betters on this Star Chamber court.  Minority legislators should know better than to express their opinions on a matter of law once the Washington State Star Chamber has sent down its diktat from on high.   In spite of the law, it is unfair in the eyes of the Star Chamber for independent groups to fund political campaigns to unseat entrenched incumbent justices.  I can think of only one word to describe this court.  Haughty.  Haughty beyond belief.


From the Article's title: "......brought him further than anyone expected"
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3 weeks before Justin Trudeau  thru his hat into the ring for the Liberal leadership race the G&M ran a 9 page article on him.. In the lead up from there we were bombarded by all things Trudeau so much that people started pointing out that there was more media coverage of it than the entirety of the NDP Leader race a few months before.

After he won, it escalated further with literally 100s of positive puff pieces that didn't end until his misstep with Teresa Spence's hunger vigil around Christmas.. then for a very brief while the media switched channels and focused a little on the official opposition.

It's been a given since the moment he won that he'd be our eventual Prime Minister.. He didn't surpass our expectations.. he simply confirmed our hopes, fears, and suspicions. (depending on your political point of view)


And let me guess:  They will believe him.


Current Ontario electricity rates range from about 14.7 cents/kWh off-peak to 21.7 cents/kWh on-peak, so the prices you quote are actually $8.82 to $13.02 for a full 60kWh charge, maybe a couple dollars more when you factor in efficiency losses in charging.

Remember you pay for delivery, regulatory fees and taxes in addition to the straight-up electricity rate.

Still a cheaper energy source than a comparable gas powered car, particularly for high-performance vehicles, but it will take a lot of driving to make up for the higher up-front cost.  A Chevy Bolt, for example, will set you back almost $20,000 more than a similar sized and equipped Chevy Sonic (before subsidies), so even if all charging is done off-peak you're still looking at 275,000km+ before the cheaper fuel cost offsets the higher upfront cost.

The economics of electrics make a lot more sense when comparing a Tesla Model S vs. a BMW 7-series or some such, but most of us can't afford either a Model S or a 7-series.


I'm just gonna leave this right here... https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageCommunityWorks/


Even though Harper's been gone for over a year, he lives forever rent-free between NADDAWAY's ears due to the permanent HDS...


Why should Alberta be in the same time zone as Saskatchewan, and be up to two hours off from B.C.? Why can't Alberta adopt a time zone one hour behind Saskatchewan, and be at most one hour off from B.C.?


It looks like the White House requested contact information from the military authorities on all servicemen who lost their lives this year - the DAY AFTER Trump said he had "contacted" all the families. Can this president stoop any lower?


"My parents named me after a cheese so I'm going to be a lawbreaker to prove myself!"


Yea, I am pretty burnt out talking with folks that do NOT address points that are raised.  As for being a "good shot" "Ex Military"...  When Alex started to get on Capt. Jim's boat his AR-15 type weapon had a magazine locked in.  He was asked by Capt Jim, "Alex is that weapon loaded"?  Alex replied, "I do not know.  Let me check".  He racked the weapon and a round flew out of the chamber.  You do not know if your weapon is loaded???  What are you doing driving around the streets of Seward with a locked and loaded AR-15???  You do not know that Capt. Jim and the neighbor out there spent hundreds of our dollars and 10 hours of their time driving 120 miles through the Gulf of Alaska  to try and help Anne get out at her request.  She then refused after we got there.  Since she is broke we wanted to help out.  And you....  Sling mud...  Thanks for addressing my points in an articulate, logical manner...  NOT!


Joe, if you are truly interested in transforming Hawaii from a one party state, you should welcome efforts within the Democratic Party to insist that politicians who want to run as Democrats should sincerely align with the Party's platform. The local GOP is in a death spiral and their brighter stars are hitting the "eject" button rather than going down with the (air)ship.

Hardliners who insist the Hawaii GOP copy the antics of the mainland Tea Party, Trumpistas and religious Right are demanding TOO much ideological conformity and cannot win local elections. But if the GOP is too ideologically narrow, the Dems are too "welcoming," to the point they believe in everything and believe in nothing. The Dems can AFFORD to be a bit pickier than we have been.

Nothing I am saying her is critical of Beth Fukumoto. I barely know her & it seems there is much to like about her. It is not arrogant for Dems to insist our candidates agree with our principles if they want to run under our banner.


Laughable that "the pro-life side is giving misleading information", when they are in fact simply giving women the rest of the story and options which abortion businesses don't explain.


Trump now ports a white head of hair instead of that rusty orange. Oh, the dignity… his adorers just love him.   And, that warm sense of altruism from all that giving to himself must be very rewarding.


Hillary Clinton has never been charged or convicted of any crime and God knows the GOP tried to make that happen.  What you have delivered here is a diatribe full of Kelly Anne's "alternative facts".


My post about the slow news day gets rejected but we get a penis joke approved..  Censorship at it's best!


Not if its "way" is to flood the city with potential future Democratic voters and force taxpayers to fund that effort.


Yes, that's what I'm afraid of.


As Klastri said, "they won't miss you"!


He is our President and the game show is titled 'Supermarket Tabloid'. So give credit where credit is due...front page sensationalism in my opinion.


There's 2800+ Americans who were killed on 9/11 who might agree that the potential could exist. If they could ever agree to anything again, that is.


What irony?

There was a conflict going on 72 years ago when the US dropped those two nukes (that Canada help to design and build) on Japan, perhaps you may have heard of it. IT WAS CALLED WW2 and those bombs helped to end it.

Since the US and Japan has been an unwavering allies since then, aside from the obvious and puerile USA-bashing, what's your point?


If Edwin "knew" then he would make an intelligent comment instead of the usual lame brained ones he is famous for


Sadly this is true. So many families lost to small planes.


So capitulating   to some one who openly  supports SHARIA LAW would be smart in your world ?
I think not !!!


What precedent? Nothing about classified information was involved in either of those issues. That is my area of concern with regard to Hillary. Oh and lying to the families of two of the dead in Benghazi and lying overall.


Breaking News! The liberal MSM has declared war on male misogyny, every male now is a target of the MSM, even Alec Baldwin, especially Alec Baldwin.


AS IF rail is only going to cost $10 billion. That's the game everyone is playing. They know full well even $15 billion may not be enough - and that's not counting operation, maintenance and new power plant. Where all that money coming from? Believe nothing Caldwell tells you about rail it's all BS.


So I take it Best B 4 73 is doing Car Dealership adds... Sorry,  I havent seen any of those living way down in the SW here,  but is doing them for Lada?  Trying to move those 1981 Lada's  off the lot for 1/2 the price of new?  Can you see this old geezer trying to sell a car.    Anyways,  just to end.   Is Andersen going to turn out to be Bernier 2?   Lets just say   WHY NOT..

Best B 4 73,  just to let you know the 38 1968 Mustang GT Convertibles of Laugh Blue color are still lined up against the fence in Dearborn awaiting delivery for a Stanley Cup Parade......  Time U get a parking lot or 2 to load them and bring em to the Nation..... Pay the duty at the border too.....


Enforcing immigration laws?  Who does Trump think he is, the president or something?  And predictably the left wing journalists (propagandists) who wrote the piece have to throw in the obligatory sob story about breaking up families and escaping violent gangs.  What Mr. Gonzales  may or may not realize is that weak border enforcement and sanctuary cities have allowed Latin American gangs to thrive in the USA.  So he can get victimized as an illegal in the USA or stay home and get victimized.  In either case he broke the law by illegally crossing the border.


Not Joe Public

Still upvoting your own posts?

Some people have no shame.


It has nothing to do with the economy, it's a give away, just call it what it is. Feel free to give them as much of your money as you want though, my money is tied up in supporting all kinds of folks that aren't in my family.


I agree with the writer.  There is to much fear and he speaks the truth when he talks of foolish people.  There is alot of stupid going around, it seems to be breeding also.  You don't run a trail with an ipod in your ears when you know there are bear in the area.  You certainly don't run or hike where you know there are salmon spawning this time of year. I lived around brown bears in the bush in southeast for seven straight years.  Close proximity, even walking up to the dump to put trash in while 3 were laying only 25 feet away and nothing happened, they didn't even move.  I knew how to behave around them and how to act.  More people need to learn how to behave in bear country and there would be less attacks, less maulings.  Stupidity will get you killed in Alaska and this advice is for all the lower 48rs who have moved here and for those who come to visit.  Brown bears are not something to fear, they are beautiful animals and just need their space.


sounds like he's taking out the trash


The Commie LIbErals Chicken Littles keep screaming  " the sky is falling , the sky is falling " .  The sky is not falling . Just their elitest sky is falling !


133 million of the US population is either under 18 or over 65.


I think that appraised values are not the same as the assessed value. We need to carefully about confusing the two.


Yah right, someone sleeping across three seats just prior to takeoff??
I'm sure the flight attendants would have made that person sit upright before these two bozos arrived at their seat.


Why isn't SA covering that the TEAMSTERS union basically striked by not showing up to deliver goods?  the union demanded that no "Scabs" show up and that the leader has been video taped saying that they won't let any FEMA help with distribution of supplies until the union gets paid their 50 per hour.     Then when they got caught embarrassed on TV they are now engaging volunteer efforts 10 days after the storm.  Hawaii has stevedore who make 75,000-200,000 average salary for basically taking the state of Hawaii's ports hostage.  PR's teamsters were demanding a 50 per hour or no delivery of donated goods.  This could very well happen here.   We need to make unions illegal for  ports and transport of goods as well as emergency responders. This is why the air traffic controllers by federal decree none union.


"Trump tried to end the year on a positive note, however, despite questions about the future of U.S.-Russia relations because of escalating tensions between Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Trump’s promise to crack down on China’s trade practices, which he says unfairly target American workers."
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Sometimes lies and spin just get to be too much, too tangled and weird for the writer's skills to handle.  When that happens you get passages of complete incoherence like the one quoted above.


you continue to join the ignorant hate filled lunatics of the cult of climate change scammers


He didn't hoodwink the left. He is but a mere product of the left. That the left is composed mostly of useful idiots is another story.


Had a boss that owned a nice house there. She seemed proud that "people worked three or four jobs just to live there". She was also proud that one of the people that maintained her house had a law degree. I wasn't impressed. Not by her, or those that chose to comply.


amateur move looking at dividends vs earnings.  there are other metrics to look at to determine if the dividend is sustainable and what the correct payout ratio is.  there is one key financial statement to look at first before the I/C and the B/S.  i'll let you figure out what that statement is.


Given that nearly everyone eligible for a PFD, applies for one, it's a lot more than half.


Not sure where it applies (perhaps everywhere) but there is software for custom license plates, that runs the requested phrase through multiple languages, and their phonetic equivalents to block profanities, etc.....


I too, found the ""rah-rah spin"" on City Hall insulting and totally out of touch with what residents in the community actually feel about the situation.


RWNAK wrote: "His technical expertise was well-known, his management of Alascom and ACS solid, his philanthropic giving extensive, and he was extremely quick-witted. "

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Chuck was a white guy from out of state - smart enough to "play a system" designed to extract Alaska's resources for outsiders. When he'd made his share, he took the money that he "made" here, in Alaska, down to North Carolina to raise horses. "Chuck" was/is a perfect example of why Alaska is "America's last colony." There are, no doubt, many more just like Chuck, though many of them have recently left with our treasure or are preparing to depart. Watch your backs Alaskans.


Pepper spray is now an offensive weapon, at least according to our friends on the left.


The USSC would dispute your numbers.

Breitbart isn't considered a reliable source by most people


Someone needs to figure out how to do this for smaller lots and maybe we can have affordable homes again.
Oregon's nutty land use laws are the main reason for unaffordable homes. Basic economics - the government makes land scarce and the price rises.


This was a pertinent question... about 10 years ago. Now it's just boring. Yes there's a deficit of skills, but it has little to do with BEE and lots to do with global competition and mobility. South Africa has about the same market power to acquire high-skilled employees as the average hair salon. We have more fundamental problems than BEE.


Joe Lieberman the new FBI head honcho


Since Senator Kennedy introduced "borking" into the process.  After that, it's been anything goes.  In today's hyper-partisan environment it's not "your" seat because you have the Presidency;  it's only "your" seat if you have the Presidency and at least 50 Senators (assuming the nuclear option is invoked).  President Obama didn't in 2016.  President Trump does in 2017.

I'm not suggesting that this is the way the system should work.  I'm stating that this is the way the system does work now.  We can have intense and unproductive discussions about who started it and how we got here.  The point is, neither party is likely unilaterally to disarm.  So if you don't like the current situation, elect more Democratic Senators.


This is typical LTD,  undersell the cost and oversell the needed.  This EmX extension will run mostly in traffic (very unlike the Franklin extension), to the edge of town, Wal-Mart. It's hard to believe there was a "need" for it, because a few years before this route was proposed, LTD cut a tradition route that sever West 11th (#30) because it was underutilized.

On top of that, it will cost an additional $1.2 million more per year just to operate, than our tradition service.  So, they're replicating our current service for $100 million, and will cost $1.2 extra per year to operate.

This is more about free money to keep LTD's bloated administration employed, than it was to provide sensible, cost effective and sustainably public transit service.  Not to mention the corruption that comes with it by have a Wildish Sand and gravel family member on the LTD board, Jim Wildish.


Francis is helping the church to recover from a disease that has infected it since at least the sixth century when the Irish penitential manuals began to appear.The disease might be called “black and white disease”, a rigid approach to human life that renders those who suffer from it incapable of wrestling with the grey areas, the ambiguities, of the human condition. Francis calls us to adult spirituality and moral discernment. Most of all, he calls us to experience and to minister God’s mercy.

Long live Pope Francis!


Excellently said!


While I'm at it, let's clear-up another of your self-deceptive BS LIES.

Dogs and other warm-blooded animals are not a vector unless they became infected from cat feces, and ONLY if some other animal eats them can they then become a "vector" of the disease.

NO OTHER KIND OF ANIMAL CAN BE USED BY T. GONDII TO CREATE THE OOCYSTS BY WHICH IT SPREADS ITSELF INTO  ALL OTHER ANIMALS -- EXCEPT FOR CATS!

Got it?

Now please stop spreading your outlandish ignorance, stupidity, and your relenetlessly manipulative and deceptive lies to the rest of the world. The sooner you stop even communicating with anyone on this planet the sooner we can solve every last problem that you have caused for every other life around you since you've been born.


Another great contribution from Steve Haybox.  And a civil, informative comment.  Might be an ADN record


Sad day.

Treason, it appears, pays very well indeed.


What has your comment even remotely to do with what I posted or to do with this article for that matter?


Bombardier, Trans Mountain, NAFTA, no border control, an economy strangled by small interest groups, a light weight PM, it truly is amazing that we can still call ourselves a country. A few good men, please!


I always encourage all my friends and family to keep a survival kit.. for winter, for in the car, for around the house, for serious emergency situations etc.

It's always good to be prepared.

However, one thing that shocks me is how many people don't even keep a good knife in their kit.

You need a knife in the car, one on your person at all times, one in the house etc.

I'd suggest grabbing one of the free knives from:

http://knifefreebie.com?=2016-knife-giveaway

They maybe offering full winter kits for your car at some point I will update if I hear anything new.

They are giving away 2 credit card knifes for free to any US citizen. These are perfect for the glove box of a car, you can slip them into your wallet.

They fit anywhere and everywhere.

Stay safe this winter everyone!
God bless.


I have my old bills too.  Natural gas is about the same price is was 15 years ago.  Gasoline is less costly than it was when oil prices were over $100 per barrel.  How many more devices do you have to plug in or on all the time (TV for one) than you did 15 years ago?  That has more to do with the overall cost than the increase in kilowatt hours.  All the money goes to goods and services you use or rely on whether it is health care, road maintenance, police, EI so that women get paid mat leave, etc.


So who do you support to drive this agenda?


There is no such thing as "Cultural Appropriation". This is just more drivel from the fascist left. Time to stand up to these thugs, write what you want, say what you want, dress the way you want and to Hell with all of them.


Behind home world there is a ton of trash stacked up, and tents line the path on both sides. It's a mess and you have close calls every time you pass through there.


"Trump took the opposite tact Thursday..."  "Trump took the opposite tack Thursday..." FIFY


That's an interesting facet of the discussion I had not thought of before. One automatically assumes it's a cash transaction-but even the taxis have credit card thingies in them now.
Will the L.C.B.O. give me Air Miles when I buy doobie snacks?


How do you know they are not refusing cakes to adulterers or other people.   This is about personal freedom.  our country was founded on that you can do pretty much anything as long as you dont hurt anyone.  He didnt hurt anyone so let him server who he wants to serve.  It is called freedom.


The author didn't mention it but tit-for-tat works best where the opponent gains little from the bullying, while you gain a lot by ending it.  That's true in games and trade.

Take a bear survival analogy.  If you come face to face with a bear, stay still (co-operate).  If it is alone, and makes for you, ready to fight (retaliate).  Yell.  Throw your backpack. Pull your knife.  Grab a branch and fight.  Running makes you look like food, and belligerence makes you look like a difficult meal.  But Trump is definitely not starving.

However, if the bear is with cub this probably won't work. She has more skin in that game and belligerence just makes you look like a bigger threat.  Putting distance between you and the cub is your top survival priority.   We are not a security threat to the US.


we live longer than ever before. We eat more poorly, according to the vested interests ,than ever before.
We have ignored them forever (except iodized salt) and darn it, we confound them. SHHH , don't tell anyone


Can't stop people seeking 'thrills or kicks" from drugs - not even if it might kill them..  Some people unfortunately won't stop smoking, drinking, or doing drugs till it kills them.

"In an attempt to turn back the rising tide of overdose deaths – 128 in B.C. last month – health authorities have flooded the DTES with naloxone kits."  Now they can try it with impunity.


I've ice and rock climbed this area and the terrain needs serious rope work. Top rope anchors are limited in some space, and forget using regular climbing protection on loose shale which, filled with superheated water is separating the rock from the cliff face


The automation argument by ever-dumbing-down liberals is as false now as it was back in the Industrial Revolution. Automation will create more jobs than it ends. We need however, to keep the plants that build the robots and the plants that receive the robots inside our country as these plants not only provide jobs, but also pay local, provincial and federal taxes. So, what do all industrial plants need whether they're building robots or receiving robots? Why cheap electrical power of course. And what is Wynnie doing to us with our electrical power rates? (no answer required)


Last month a Toronto fellow built a stairway in a park to help his neighbours get up a slippery hill, cost him two days time and less than $1,000 after the city told him it would cost approx $125,000 for them to design and build and would take almost a year to complete.

Maybe he knows how to build a fence?


Any foreign buyers tax is a negative force on demand, regardless of whether there are possible workouts that would mitigate its affects.  It will discourage some from bringing their capital to BC, as will the vacancy tax.  As I stated, the + forces behind demand for GVA property outweigh the -, however.

The BC govt encourages the world to develop and invest in BC real estate because it benefits BC as a whole.  Whether you can overcome your insane personal bias and see that or not is irrelevant.


Based on present standards Lester Pearson's name should be removed from the Toronto Airport and Pierre Trudeau's from the Montreal airport since they were Prime Ministers during the operation of residential schools and the Sixties Scoop. Justin should also be forced to change his last name.


but......... if a normal citizen grows ten clean healthy plants they want to jail them. The whole thing just sickens me.


I agree.  I also think that the car cams should be on before, during and after every stop.  I have a camera in all of my vehicles.  They are very inexpensive and have been amazing.  Nothing better than a record of everything that happened from an objective source.


Greed and bad policy by the provincial governments, the federal governments, our city fathers, by those who saw stars in their eyes when their $25,000 home purchase in the 1970s became worth a million...til they realized that their children would have to pay a few million for anywhere to live....and a failure to restrict foreign and investment flipping of real estate have made the City of Vancouver unaffordable for many of its residents.

What upsets me  most is that some to much of the overseas investment in property is by individuals and corporations who profited from repressive and inhumane governments elsewhere......China.....Indonesia....you name the corrupt repressive regime.....and now these criminals  are looking for a safe place to land...with their ill gotten gains..... pricing everyone local out of the market.

Thanks Sam Sullivan and the NPA, thanks Gordon Campbell and Christie Clark, thanks Harper and Trudeau Jr, and Mayor Moonbeam Robertson and Vision Vancouver.


Knowing the naturalness of their relationships, which is the same as any other.  Gays, straights and aces spend most of their lives doing other things besides their sexuality (or lack thereof).


AF:  "entirely separate". - yes and no.  Both are directly related to immigration.  The legal refugee vetting process is way too cumbersome and needs to be reformed.  The illegal immigration problem, different but similar, needs to be strengthen and a "time out" is a step in the right direction.  Unfortunately both aspects of immigration are tyied up in the same process.


Because, North Koreans are dying every day from starvation resulting from the US-led sanctions.  North Korea treats the sanctions as an act of war.  They are smart and rational and will wait until they have amassed an overwhelming arsenal that can strike New York and Washington before demanding the end of sanctions, the removal of US troops from the region and the reunification of North and South Korea under Kim Jong Un.

We are rational and our response should be to let Kim Jong Un have what he wants because our being able to kill many North Koreans does not adequately compensate for the destruction of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York & Washington DC.

North Korea, as it develops its weapons, will also sell nukes to any country and/or terrorist group that opposes the US.  If North Korea avoids a war in the next year, then, one way or another, it is highly likely at least one of our major cities will be nuked in the next decade.


"Mr. Morneau defended his decision not to set a target for balancing the books."
And why would he? Let the next Conservative government deal with this Lieberal mess.


When the going gets too slow, you could always put a flip-up sign in your rear window reading: "Funeral in Progress" to warn others behind you...


“They may encourage some consumers to over-borrow, using their HELOCs to live beyond their means and accumulating more debt than they can ultimately afford,”
No one is forcing anyone to live beyond their means yet many if not most do.
As long as when the correction comes, and it will, the government doesn't bail out the banks...that would be wrong.


You know what would REALLY be scary to all forms of life earthbound and otherwise? Ashley Judd's "I am a nasty woman" speech.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffb_5X59_DA


Nobody is competently running this Government.


The headline stuff is a series of shiny baubles for the poorly informed to swallow whole and parrot endlessly.

The overall initiaitve is a Trojan horse laced with unintended consequences and so much complexity and subjectivity that it is largely unworkable.

There are much simpler and less destructive ways to address the problems Mr Morneau perceives with the existing rules.

That is why he is encountering so much resistance.  If he doesn't want Appeals and the courts tied up for decades, he should start paying attention.


I read and understood your post just fine.  You, like most white Americans regardless of political label, blame your victims.  Just like the rapist who said "she dressed provocatively".  That is the PRECISE argument you made in your post to which I responded:

 "...is one of the factors driving populist movements worldwide, and was also a major catalyst for Brexit, and the appeal of the Trumpster's anti Muslim rhetoric to the masses."

Hijab-wearing women are not driving white folks' current slide into fascism, any more than Orthodox Jews drove Hitler's rise to power.  You're doing that yourselves.  4.4% of the world's population consuming 60% of the world's natural resources drives your wars.  Everything is not our fault.  We didn't cause 'global warming', Zika, pythons in the Everglades, the housing market crash, AIDS, world hunger, Sara Palin, the recent Aleutian volcano eruption, 'reality' TV, Paris Hilton or the selection of POS-elect Trump.  That last one in particular is on YOU.


Turks , like some other nations in that part of that world, might prefer "compassionate dictators" rather than the complexity of democratic government. They have no real  experience of life in a democracy and prefer the old simpler ways if they can find a kindly dictator who would do his people no harm. Perhaps this is the reason we have had so little success in democratizing some of these nations.


America's version of the roundup of German Jews by the jack-booted brown shirts in the 1940s has begun. There won't be a good ending to this white power charade.


Amen, this is not my Senator.


Except that Jesus had done His job, while the Holy Father won't do his. And except that the Jewish high priests were involved in a complex non-religious political situation, while Raymond Cardinal Burke is focused on one particular issue that needs to be clarified.

Once all the personal animus at Raymond Cardinal Burke, snark, and agitation for an end to the Church's teaching that marriage is indissoluble is stripped away, it is really a simple matter, and the Holy Father is not exhibiting the sort of forthright clear leadership his job demand.

Paul VI's hesitations nearly split the Church and it still has not healed. This Pontiff appears to be on the cusp of repeating those mistakes.


She IS NOT and was not an employee of NSA.


Teachers are driving Ontario to pot.  Literally.  (Ontario Teachers Pension Plan owns 100% of Constellation Brands)


The North remembers.


You have it bass-ackwards.


Well that certainly put me in my place of non-person, NOT! Cheers, have a great day :)


Not yet. Too bad most of us will be long dead before it happens.


Need a citation, not what your small mind perceives.


So what does this "key provision" of the Veterans' Preference Law say?  What are the conflicting interpretations that have prompted the legal dispute?


Well , if Dale Tallon is truly in charge then, he should bring Turk back yesterday. Gallant built/coached  this team to a winning record and if the( lack-of knowledge)-owner is true to his words (letting Tallon be in charge of hockey operations) then complete the transformation.
Second on the list is not to sign Jagr. I know he wants to play but there is this thing with aging European players (see Hasek) who want to play for the love of the game. The NHL is a winning league not a retirement league. If this were the 60's then  Jagr would still be useful, (see Gordie Howe) but in today's game, he looks slow and has a big issue with pivoting on his skates. Sorry to burst his bubble but I preferred Jagr 10 years ago.


Some of the world's biggest trouble makers have ties to a cult that demands submission, prayer 5 times a day and threatens to kill any follower who plans to opt out. It's maybe not too hard to see why some might not be too heartbroken when these types are forced out.


Jimmy Carter started his Presidency with high approval 'ratings' but ended with very low 'rating'. He got thumped at the 'polls' on election day in 1980 by Ronald Reagan. I don't put a lot of stock in 'polls'.   People who do are often disappointed. The only 'poll' that matters is on election day.
.
 Trump is more popular today than on the day he was elected. That's my gut feeling and that's been about as accurate, or inaccurate,  as any 'poll'.   Nevertheless, I'd rather be in a position where I have no where to go but up, rather than at the very top with no place to fall.


Joseppi, your fictional story has NO basis in FACT here in Hawaii, or on Mars.  The first colonizers here in Hawaii were enslaved by the Polynesians from Tahiti.
Oops, there goes your narrative!


Champlain most likely was a dirty stinking scraggly looking frog with dirty teeth and bad breath - most european explorers were bums - columbus was more than a bum - he was also an asshole and butcher /savage - these "explorers" were probably disfunctional overseas so they hopped in a boat and hoped for the best - probably didn't even care if they died....I wish the dumb dirty europeans and french never came here and left paradise and the natives alone----


What does that even mean??? He shot the employee twice. That should be attempted murder. It's not like he fired the gun in the air to stop a fight. Then not charging him with attempted murder would be more plausible. If what your saying is the truth, then there needs to be a change to the statue...just my thoughts....


Judith P. , why do you make up so many things and then accuse Trump of everything, trying to inflame the situation?


Comey's firing is borderline CRIMINAL
Final straw for me. This corrupt buffoon needs to GO!
ITMFA
ITMFA
ITMFA


The minute you realized he lies, was the minute trust was gone.


No one knows why this family who were said to be out for a winter road trip chose to go the Denali HWY in winter despite the warning signs that the HWY was not maintained in the winter. The people at the lodge told me a few years ago that the family made it a long way before they hit the big snowstorm on the deserted HWY and then chose to walk the road looking for help in the blizzard and made it almost to the lodge that they did not even know was there due to the white - out at the time. Panic, hypothermia? No one will ever know.


the zone  of mutual interest just got smaller

doesn't mean negotiation is impossible or ineffective


Douglas W. Johnson, Sullivan was (and still is) so blinded by his hate for unions that he can't see the forest for the trees. A lot of the decisions he made while milking the city of Anchorage were based on that hatred. It has been said that he cost Parnell the election against Walker, not that that's a bad thing, just saying'...


Sorry Judith but this is nothing cruel here just simple statement was he a master kayaker? is that why your offended if so I'm sorry? Actually this is a place for discussing what may or may not have happened. I find it vey sad and live in the area kayak the lake often and know all to well how unprepared for the lake so many who enter it are. I feel for his family and in now way should take my comment as a insult just a reality. A prepared knowledgable Kayaker dresses for the water temp not the temp outside you ALWAYS wear a PFD you take classes on how to do a self rescue. And even with that knowledge base your still out on water and if at all possible go with someone else. None of this statement changes anything but it may for the next person going out. If you read my other post you would see i would like the military to start giving these kids some more info on these outings and possible weather scenarios.


I have never read an article by the REBEL.   I had enough of the over the top trolling positions that Ezra took from the Sun News .

However it has the right to exist,  as do people, both politicians and voters have the right to ignore it.

If we start to  ban media and/or people from expressing crazy/trolling opinions then we have to look at banning the publishing of Micheal Harris for instance or David Suzuki who have  radical opinions.

Is the Rebel breaking any laws?   If so it would be sued or fined out of existence.


"Perhaps that's why the Star Spangled Banner is all about 'rockets' red glare' and 'bombs bursting in air'"
A poem from the War of 1812, the events that led to the end of WWII and NK - good luck connecting those dots.


WTH if your a liberal and dont like the laws you change them to fit your agenda all pee on Canadians bow and kiss my feet I am justin hear me roar I am your dic TATOR


How soon they forget.
Mr. Taylor has forgotten that the Dems had open discussions with the Re-pubics and asked them for input. However, the Re-pubics would only obstruct because their goal was for Obama's presidency to be a failure, so to have a successful healthcare program established during his term(s) was considered by them to be a nono. As it was, their obstruction caused Obama to water the ACA down a bit in order to demonstrate some appeasement to the Re-pubics and their constituents (BTW: that turned out to be a big mistake).
If you remember, Dan, the Dems started working on healthcare in February 2009 and it was not signed into law until March 23, 2010 (more than a year later). Also, they tried for nearly a year to get honest participation from the Re-pubics ... to no avail.
Obviously, they were not working on the ACA "behind closed doors", and they certainly didn't rush it or ram it through.

Best,

RTD


"As to dragging Canada into far-right political territory, kindly cite 2 or 3 such far right policies after a decade of Harper in office."

Maybe he was thinking of Stephen Harper's secret agenda.

The left and the media vilified Harper at every turn . . . good governance didn't stand a chance.


Original "subject" in the comment is about "reliability" of Corvette. How to handle the car is obviously a different "subject" Not long ago, you said "change subject" = "wrong", not me. Now, you seem to prove yourself wrong using your logic in your comments That's interesting.


What is the point of your recitation?
High rates of prison cidivism can be attributed to the lack of rehabilitative services for those who are incarcerated and a lack of rehabilitative services for those released from incarceration.  This is an inheritance from the Nixon and Reagan eras, continued by Newt Gingrich and others.
When people are provided with little or no rehabilitation in prison and then are thrown back into the same situation in which they were in when they previously committed crimes then, yes, they are likely to re-offend.


You mean because the Republicans refused to work proactively with the Democrats on our behalf instead of throwing roadblocks up on behalf of the insurance and pharmaceutical industries?

Those pieces of legislation you referred to were achieved because legislators on both sides of the aisle worked cooperatively with each other, versus what the GOP has done since the Clinton administration and their first attempt to shut the federal government down over their personal war with the Democratic administration. That behavior by GOP legislators and their blue-dog Democratic henchmen has only steadily increased, paralyzing our federal government in an attempts to serve the people equitably.


Hillary is your next President and there is nothing you can do to stop it, so you better just get used to it.


Well at least Trump was classy enough to not share with these boys how he became successful in business.


You mean more non whites are immigrating to Canada, instead of members of the Master Race? You do have a lot in common with a German dictator who died 70 years ago.

Planning to build a few camps?


Why don't you read the news?  nytimes.com


As a former state worker, I remember seeing more than half of the state workers on facebook or twitter actively during work hours. It's fun to see them still share stuff while they suppose to be working.


You make me laugh hodad. You really do. You say the funniest things!


By the way, the current president does make one yearn for a former president. Yes, one would be Barack Obama. But another would be George Bush, Sr., who forcefully denounced white supremacists.  http://www.upworthy.com/how-one-former-president-handled-the-klan-speaks-volumes?c=upw1. "I did what I did because of principle." Really, this shouldn't be a partisan issue.


When you're unemployed it's 100%.  & January and February not exactly great work search times with ice and snow.  I have been unemployed since 2014, been turned down for professional jobs I am overqualified for half dozen times or more by city, county, tribe, state, etc.  I am not drawing any unemployment or public assistance, but I still feel the same attack on self esteem and frustration at public officials who got mouth full of gimme and pocket full of much obliged, seemingly continuing extractive 20th century practices that benefit only a few.  The dystopia of federal populist fears executive branch seems admirably mirrored here.


I think you have presented an important component of 21st century grids –minigrids. Minigrids are the way things are evolving where there are remote locations where central power is not easy and has not come.  They start with some solar panels and even old fashioned batteries with modern solid state devices that use low current DC like cell phones and LEDs. Low current and low voltage with 12V or 24V which the whole automotive/RV world operates on.
We have DC minigrids now that are in things like sever stations that operate at 380 VDC.  A lot of saving not doing AC to DC conversions both in terms of electrical efficiency and heat n the case of server stations. We need good home wiring and grid standards to allow these efficiencies to be added.
There are multiple forms of storage both at the home level and the larger minigrid level.


Courage and character is doing what's "right" because it's RIGHT, not because you're finally pressured into doing it.  Decency and character are reflected in what you do when you know that no one is looking.  Leadership is stepping forward FIRST and taking a public stand....even one which might be unpopular.  Trump tried to "have it both ways"......to mouth opposition to violence without condemning the purveyers of that racist hate and violence by name and, thereby, possibly alienating part of his base.  It didn't work real well as he was forced by a crescendo of public ourcry to do what he should have done "on his own".  Actions of character, dignity and courage come from within...Trump's belated acknowledgement of the hate purveyed by the ault-right, the white supremacists and the white nationalists came from pressure from the OUTSIDE. That's a huge and important difference.  Gary Crum


What has been plaguing the rail project is the continued rise in cost estimate.
Not only that.
Defective materials have been successful in infiltrating the rail project:
** http://khon2.com/2016/05/05/engineering-experts-raise-quality-concerns-over-honolulus-rail-construction/
** http://khon2.com/2016/05/05/engineering-experts-raise-quality-concerns-over-honolulus-rail-construction/
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I believe those things happen because HART has been and is prematurely hiring a rail expert to "manage construction of the multi-billion-dollar rail project".  The latest being Andrew Robbins, "a senior director at Bombardier Transportation. "
Premature because construction has not yet been finished.
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To bring discipline in cost estimates and construction, HART needs to hire  a civil engineer with expertise in construction project management.
A rail expert is needed only when construction has been completed not when trains are not running yet.
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NorthRick: You make good points about the evidence-based questions that need to be answered. Those questions will be asked in the next dreary ten years of the FERC process. In the meantime, we should assess the need for this new power and look to existing sources. That, in fact, is the first question FERC will ask. If there is a demonstrable need, FERC will allow CEA into the next phase.


I could claim washing my car is "rich and complex," but that's really a matter of obsession, not about cleaning the car.


So who made the decision to use water from the river? Sad to hear people being poisoned to save money. Then start finger pointing to hide from responsibility.


Yeah, the whole of California enacted this specific ordinance. Okay.


What a refreshing article. I wish her the best of luck. Hawaii sorely needs a two party government where  issues such as rail are thoroughly debated. And thank you Ms. Ostrov for your service.


Political motivations, and parties aside. I would love to know peoples actual thoughts on this. Good. Bad? Could we actually get bipartisan support or is it a pipe dream.

Additionally, the idea of a high speed transit in the windsor to toronto, and maybe in the future toronto to montreal corridors (which is like half of Canada's population) is one that may be interesting. There isn't much debate that infrastructure like this can massively foster growth along the route, but there is also the price factor. People don't like it in their backyard.

Also, since this will be costly regardless, I would be curious price comparisons between HSR and Maglev. Mostly because the latter is more expensive but will require reduced maintenance costs whilst also having the advantage of being far quieter, likely reducing "NIMBY" BS. Not to mention it would be a great selling point of "hey, look at our futuresque shit that travels at speeds that rival planes".


Maybe then Krookwell can FINALLY have his Bier Garten (sponsored by Territorial Savings)


There are laws that restrict investment for these funds but the average rate of return should have been higher.


Answers:
1. Prosecutor
2. Prosecutor
3. Nearly zero
4. Prosecutor
5. Prosecutor
6. No, not if measure 11
7. Most people believe the state without evidence.

Assistant DA's are not elected.  They just have the power of life and death (decades in a cage is death). No force, person, or power can mitigate the actions of an assistant DA.

But Patty Perlow says criminal justice is balanced.


A better use of the elevated guide way is to have buses instead of trains.  Or convert the guide way into a reversible 2-lane HOV with an entry and exit ramp at Kapolei and at either Middle Street or the Airport location.


Congrats to the Sens on a great come back season. Hope the injured players return in time for game one. The Boston series should be fun as the Leafs would likely have been swept by the Sens, as they will be by the Caps.


He's lied about it since the weekend, changing his story three times before finally releasing the emails this morning. He didn't lie, repeatedly, for no reason. Stay tuned.


My point was quite clear. More obvious however, is your clouded view of what is truly the facts.

The legislation was drafted (by a REPUBLICAN) more than two years ago, and signed into LAW under OBAMA (DEMOCRAT) not Trump.

Mr. Trump's ban is for 90 days, and not 'outright banning' as your alternative or fake facts indicate.

You and so many others, truly need to turn off from your daily programming, provided by the likes of CNN, NBC, CBS - and stop taking for granted, what is printed by the WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, CBC, etc, etc.

I have no fear, other than from; yes the undesirable and violent individuals that have been smashing and burning private property, under the pretenses of so-called protesting - and 'they' are protesting an legitimately elected president of 'their' America. Its can surely be classified as treasonous, and if not, definitely terrorism. Those personally affected by minority groups of real anarchists, lose in the streets, are, being terrorized.


I don't know, O77 . . . I kinda doubt that those officers are Bernie voters.

OH!  Silly me!  I thought you meant the brutal tactics of our men and women in blue.

Nevermind.


"was put together by Trudeau to study whatever. " Not a fact. An opinion.
"...adding to the debt by spending indiscriminately." Not a fact.
An opinion.
"This debt will have to be paid by the individuals living paycheque to paycheque." Once again not a fact but an opinion.

 "Likewise, thanks to Trudeau, Omar Khadar does not have to worry about meeting any spending obligations." No. Thanks to security people not following the law (Charter). Khadr sued as his citizen rights were violated (they were as he was tortured into confession in Gitmo) and was going to win and the Supreme court had agreed in a related preliminary judgement. The Liberals actually cut to the chase and settled for half of what he was asking.

So sorry, Jonny, actually you are venting. You are not stating any specific facts.  I get that. I get you don't like Trudeau (me neither), but there is a difference between a fact and an opinion. Your earlier post is all opinion.


Well CNN's ratings are abysmal now even behind MSNBC. They used to be worth watching, but after the Gulf War in the early90's, CNN has turned into a Democrat News Agency. Giving Hillary the questions prior to her debate with Bernie, "Hand's up don't shoot", on and on... Once Larry King left, CNN is flailing like a fish out of water.

President Obama has been critical of Fox News since he ran for President and still criticizes them very negatively.   I don't watch either network, but why is it okay for someone like Obama who most people on this comments section align to criticize Fox but if Trump criticizes CNN, heaven forbid he does that?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=obama+blasts+fox+news

CNN needs new leaders and a new direction.  Stop cozening up to the Democrats and cozy up to the people.

What I see of Trump, he has probably done this his entire life. Blast the opponent to set the stage. Seem to work for him so far. Like him or hate him, he is here to stay.


Another case of big brother looking out for the well-being of the the little person, who is soon to be living under an overpass among even more misquitos...


That's right the things that are wrong with it may have nothing to do with Wynne. OTOH I can see where she would feel right at home there.


Production and transportation are not one time costs. Exploration and development are very expensive and  are amortized over many years.  The price of US crude today is $48.05 per barrel. You went high with your $50 assumption. Sure prices may rise in the future, but again they may not. That's why I said, don't count your chickens before they hatch!


I respectfully disagree. But let's not rehash the campaign?  The Trump era is here, time to let go of the old and move on with the new.

I don't know why you and other Liberals are against this decision. Bernie Sanders is against the TPP and even Hillary Clinton (if you believe her!) said she wouldn't sign it.

A lot of people are against the TPP. Here's an interesting story about democrats and union leaders who are happy the TPP is gone:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/23/sanders-praises-trump-for-nixing-tpp-delighted-to-work-with-him-on-pro-worker-policies

Notably Trudeau and Freeland were never against it.


Gee, good thing that hasn't happened with oil


What are you talking about, SS isn't an entitlement program are you that daft? Working people pay into it every working day of their lifes. Try educating yourself!


MSW's column is on par with the GOP blaming everything on the Clinton's and Obama while taking zero responsibility for the way they governed this country.  For all the blather about how the Dems have failed the white working class, it was the GOP that had both houses for the last six years and did nothing, absolutely nothing.

I actually feel bad for those who voted with 'bald faced stupidity' because they will certainly reap the consequences of that stupidity.  Trump will turn on them because even his blinded ego is beginning to process the fact he is not liked at all by over half the country.  He now gets to deal with a whole bunch of anger directed at him and his insecure self will do whatever it takes to make that feeling go away....including betraying his base.


Decorating a tree at this time of year is an old druidic custom, but I hadn't realized how strong the Kill-A-Tree-for-Christ faction is out here. Religion is not something you can reason with though. Killing a tree so close to being usable lumber-size does seem wasteful though. Why not just plant a living tree there, and decorate it every year?


So another 30 days.  That is about $360,000 per diem and another $360,000 for the Bill Ray center, plus travel etc.  Hmmm

The basics; Walker wants more access to the 'fund' and 'taxes' on the people so that the State will have more money to spend.  He also wants to eliminate the cash subsidies to 'new oil' exploration and development.  Which, if successful, would provide additional money into the State.

The Legislature wants to keep their jobs so they do not want to make waves with the voters or donors.

Tough spot because neither want what is best for the State.  Only themselves and their party buddies.  Legislature wants to defer decisions to others and Walker wants to be Teddy R and carry a big threatening stick.

More money to spend does not "reduce" a budget.  Cutting expenditures and reducing or eliminating programs  are the only things which "reduces" a budget!  That requires elimination of the personal desires of all the politicians involved!  Blackmail is no answer.


Conformist liberals neurotically support the constant dishonouring  of the American national anthem and the American flag. On the other hand, football fans do not have to put up with it and President Trump speaks both to them and for them.


exactly.. So why not leave those cabinet positions unfilled, reassign their duties to the next level down in management, and not have to pay those executive salaries? Isn't this what "government should follow the private industry" model is all about? :)


If Marine Le Pen I  elected to be the President of  France and   carries  out her policy of improving
trade relations with Russia  this will further impact any trade left between Russia and Canada because  of sanctions..

President Elect Donald  Trump also states that he wishes  to  establish closer relations between U.S. and Russia. which will   certainly  include  trade.

With all these developments an political  changes in Europe and the U.S. our Liberal Government  has increased more sanctions. on  Russia..

Canadian  Businesses will not be too happy for lost opportunities.


Alceste get the meds
Your slipping into the chocolate factory again


Haven't been to Tastebud's new location, but good on them for throwing a bone (crust?) to SW. Their pizza game is strong. SE Portland is fully saturated in great pizza, though I'm sad Pizza Maria closed. It was fantastic. But here's what I wonder: with all of this genuinely great pizza to be had on and around SE Division (I'd go to P.R.E.A.M. or Apizza Scholls every day if I could, and Cibo is excellent, as is Roman Candle, though a completely different style), how do places like Atlas Pizza survive? Atlas Pizza should not still exist by all the laws of gods and men, and yet. AND YET. Anyway 🍕🍕🍕


People in the West have become naive.  Trump, if nothing else, educates us how easily major segments of the population can be apologists for treasonous behavior and rationalize events as if that is okay because it suits their other agendas.  This is especially an affliction of the international alt-right.  Be aware, Canada also has domestic enemies as well as foreign.  Take care of your country or watch it be trifled with.  Is there no end to the American humiliation?  We don't want that for Canada.


I'm sorry Robert, I don't know you or your family. Maybe a different Amanda.


Indian fans thank Shapiro for being such a nice, soft doormat.

Make sure to keep filling the Robbers' Centre, lemmings.


Yes because repressing one's sexuality has done so much good in the world.

And singers don't have to "talk" about being straight when so much of the content of the songs they sing is about being straight.


Derp! http://www.adn.com/arctic/2016/06/08/sea-ice-hits-another-monthly-record-low-continuing-2016-pattern-of-late-freeze-and-early-melt/


And she's a hawk, favored by the party establishment and promoted by the corporate news media, so that sort of fits with Will's history lesson.


Same biased poll surveys the last election that had Ms. Clinton winning by a landslide, respectfully SYLVIA WYSS. Remember their signature line touted over and over from beginning to end by the mainstream media? "If the election were held today, the polls show Ms. Clinton winning handedly the election....".
The designed purpose was that if the mainstream media an polls were repeated over and over, the election would be seen as a slam dunk forgone conclusion Ms. Clinton was going to win, thus many conservatives would think it doesn't matter if they vote, and discourage them from doing so.
It does work, which is why the 98% of mainstream media that supported Ms. Clinton employed them daily. But as we saw, the polls and mainstream media, with some like CNN even helping Ms. Clinton cheat debates, could not be further from the truth. The mainstream allowed itself to be owned by one side, and thus skewered the presentation of the election and their projections.
Who won? It backfired bigtime


What an outstanding event. Thanks to so many for coming back!


I need more owls, coyotes, foxes etc... in my neighborhood to cull the rabbit population. If that owl were over by my house s/he'd be fat and happy and have no need to get small dogs.


Angry liberal partisan supporters misguided ranting's about it all being someone else's fault.

More signs supporting the obvious position that this government is in shambles.


Imagine Donald Trump did this instead of the Ontario Liberals, this would be front page for weeks.


Yeah, it is about time they get a taste of their own medicine.
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He says with only 39% of the popular vote...
The most meaningful electoral reform would be Campaign Promise Legislation.


To be an indigenous person in Canada is to be a second-class citizen, but to be an indigenous person and a woman must  be even less than that. This is an outrage and needs to be investigated and the perpetrators need to be prosecuted. I apologize to this woman and to all women who have been similarly mistreated. Unbelievable.


Civil, once again I got a "sorry, this comment failed to post" error message. My post contained no insults, foul language, or characterizations of any kind.


This argument is a direct appeal to emotion rather than an established set of facts.  Mr Davis fails to mention why many appointments take longer than thirty days, e.g., our local VA does not have a rheumatologist on it's staff and most local ones (and not just rheumatology) refuse to take VA patients because of the low reimbursements, the extreme paperwork and especially the months to years it takes to get paid.  Also, he is throwing around numbers without context other than 'babyland' is where all these children are buried without a shred of supporting data.  I would like verifiable numbers with verifiable records in parallel stating how many of the aggrieved are demanding 100% disability compensation for their problems.  If you are thrilled with Obamacare or have orgasms at the thought of single payer look no further than your local VA for a preview of your plans.


I am a constituent is his riding, and I have asked twice for a chance to speak to Mr. Morneau about how these changes will affect me. Other than his pleasant staff member saying the message is forwarded, there has been no response from him in over six weeks since I first sent him a letter. I guess consulting with his own constituents is "off the table".
Sad.


Well, what  impacted the outcome of the election was Wikileaks dumping embarrassing e-mails from the DNC, thereby influencing the voters. Obviously Wikileaks got the information from someone... but it wasn't the Russians.
The FBI may be trying to find out who in fact did it.
I'm pretty sure the Russian government cyber experts do hack into US business and political sites... but they didn't supply those DNC e-mails to Wikileaks. Think about it...  Julian Assange publicly stated his source wasn't Russian. He has no reason whatsoever to lie about that. Plus there are claims that the e-mails came from a disgruntled DNC insider.... way more likely.


Wow.....21 people agreed with your lunatic rant....scary.....


Mental illness is not logical.

Perhaps anyone suggesting it is should provide an example.


Yes, it is. It's called "primary care."


Agreed. I never understood why I had to pay for facilities I never once used while studying there.


Continuing the bad baseball from the Anaheim series, Jays win a single game, squeaking past Cards only in extra innings, and because opponents made four errors?

Osuna flops again for third time this season.

Even with fourteen pitchers Thursday, they failed twice, blowing a four run lead.

Starting to think Fangraph's 16th place pitching ranking not so undeserved -- how did they know the rotation was a mile wide and an inch deep, and the total lack of bullpen improvement -- or even getting back to 2016's without Cecil and Benoit -- would be such a savage reversion to the mean?

Too many "career years" to expect a repeat, with improvement by the guys who underperformed?


I confess I did not vote for Trump! I did not vote for Bush! Both elections are "tainted"  That being said I beleive we have the same problem with Trump as we did with Bush. It is his cabinet that is scarey. Remember Chaney and Rumsfild? After they started the wars were still in by lying. This my friends will look liberal before Trumps cabinet is done.


Okay, do you have anything other than your tired mantra of "you're a racist"? Something that might support your accusation perhaps? Or is it enough for you to simply accuse?


Ann
Our health care system certainly has its problems, including a large deficit. The private  sector serves all our needs  except health care and teaching. Its record is outstanding in always having the goods and services it says it will supply. I just cannot believe that it cannot do the same for teaching and health care. No one has tried it so far. The US is a special case as we know in most things. Further using the results of one country is hardly adequate to decide not to use it or not to use it.


The criteria used  for stock selection in G&M articles change with each screen. Historically speaking which criteria have led to the best returns?


No, America doesn't deserve Donald Trump.

No matter what their sins.

Glad we can agree on that.


Gee, this certainly contradicts the GOP mantra.
Be interesting to see single payer put to a direct popular vote.


No wonder people don't respect one another. Boing, boing, boing.


What business is it of yours?


I don't think a) this piece was well written, since it doesn't tell us which statements of Secy Clinton were considered objectionable, or b) the reference could have been to her concession speech, which most commentators, left and right, considered one of her best and could not reasonably be considered ideological.

I consider it problematic whenever someone writes a piece that doesn't clarify its terms so readers can understand their meaning. I appreciate Fr. Reese's effort at reporting but, like several NCR contributors, he seems not to run his pieces by a good editor.


There is a huge difference between sexual harassment, and sexual assault.  Look it up.  And if you can't see the difference, I sure hope you don't have daughters.


Obama, very selective on what he says in the media.  How about some of your wisdom on NKorea?  Silence?  I thought so.  If you are going to stay silent on your international failures with Russia, China, and the DPRK then just keep your trap shut period and stop continuing to create dissension.


All perpetrated and demanded by fundamentalist christian ideology of female subservience to the demands of males not only in the family, but throughout society.  A sexual predator, misogynist, woman-hating creep is now the Fuhrer of the United States.  Thanks to the institutional failure of the country especially the religious claiming exemptions for its own criminal activities along with financial support for a secular government.  All women are now fair game for any creep especially the "business" people who can emulate their Furher in thought, word, and deed.  The nation descends into the darkness of servitude to the old white male dictatorship as they destroy the nation and much of the world.


I was replying to another post not the article.


I do sympathize with the supportors of the third party candidates.   I worked for a year to try to open the primary ballot to all candidates and all voters, a fair way to judge public support IMO.

But at this point neither third party candidate is a serious contender and neither would have a mandate, nor an established structure from which to generate or pass legislation.

Go back to the primary system and build a ground floor of support.    The  hope of winning the general election with very small numbers says more about the current candidates of The Party than is does structural support for libertarians or the green party.   I'm more build from the bottom person.

I fully support third parties candidates participation in an open primary ballot.    I would propose using Ranked Voting, or Instant Runoff to determine the final two candidates. (or accept the instant runoff winner from the open primary).

http://www.fairvote.org/rcv#rcvbenefits


"The pitch to Congress . . ." says it all, and the military is throwing a curve ball.  Military personnel are lean and mean, but they belong to military organizations that are bloated.


Hope you feel strong and brilliant, exalting in your superiority over the lowly likes of me. Glad I was available for you to use. Enjoy your share of society's revenge against this kid.

Maybe sometime soon, all you smart people who are so good, altruistic, and law abiding can round up all of us "idiot" lawbreakers, to execute and dispose of us all industrally.

That way, you can manifest destiny, and enjoy your twinkling utopian promised land without us lowly stumbling blocks marring your yellow brick road along the way.


BLM's right to Free Speech when it transgresses another's right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness then is a prosecutable crime against the both the individual(s) - in the case of injury, death and destruction of property - and the group as a civil rights violation against a community.
Yes?


..........and king Obama has been in bed with major dictators around the world, continually betraying our allies.  The liberal icon should be a small finger pointing accusingly at conservatives with three BIG fingers pointing back at themselves


I'd really like to have a Trump supporter explain how THIS is defensible.
Trump Jr. went on Jake Tapper, 2 WEEKS AFTER his meeting w/the Russians that was discussed in the emails HE RELEASED.
A few email excerpts: “The Crown(top) prosecutor of RUSSIA HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN W/SOME OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS & INFORMATION THAT WOULD INCRIMINATE HILLARY AND BE VERY USEFUL TO YOUR FATHER. THIS IS PART OF RUSSIA AND ITS GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT FOR TRUMP.”
Tapper asked about the Clinton campaign, & national security experts, saying: 1. Russia was behind the hacking, & 2. It was done to benefit the Trump campaign(BOTH of which were DIRECTLY stated IN the emails).
HERE is his despicable response:
“Well it just goes to show you their exact moral compass. They’ll say anything to be able to win this. I mean, this is time and time again, LIE AFTER LIE. It’s DISGUSTING. It’s SO phony. I can’t THINK of BIGGER LIES. And the PEOPLE should be fed up, cause when I heard it, I certainly was”


Kim80, it's fun to make fun of black people, what with their "history" of slavery and poverty. The police have a tough gig keeping the "coloreds" in line, don't they?


An AI infused robot killed Baumol,   and his disease has a vaccination (rub up against a Democrat and you might get the disease immunity,  but like  the Taxoplasmosis gondii infected,  you don't care),  so the whole of Will's exercise is moot.


God "stated" that homosexual acts are sinful? Really?


As a p.o.'d conservative, I didn't vote for my local Conservative candidate. Or Liberal, for that matter. Having said that, I was okay with seeing Harper gone because I was certain if J.T. started messing up and making Liberals look bad, the grown-ups would take over and install a competent leader like Goodale or even Garneau.

Boy, was I had.

Would somebody please let Kevin O'Leary on the phone so we conservatives can clean the Liberals' clock next election?


Why do we need a national strategy for sexual assault cases? Investigating any type of crime including sexual assault cases is part of at law enforcement officer's job, a no brainer! Thus if officers require new legislation to force them to do their job, that's a very sad day for our National Police Force. Hence one may assume that the lads in red surge are not performing up to snuff, but want a union as a bargaining chip for higher pay when this illustrates that not only have they been biased but bloody lazy! The RCMP certainly is one section of the federal government that has squandered, wasted, overcharge millions in the last ten years, Establishment of and dismantling of Long gun registry, the massive money spent on sexual harassment cases, poor or non-existent investigations for Missing/Murdered Women/Girls and on & on. Time to revamp the RCMP completely.


Interesting that you would accuse Marty of hubris...or thinking you know more than he does    *lol*

Here's a little something to consider....
"There are some people so full of pride that they cannot subject themselves to anyone or suffer anyone to say what they really are.  They want to be preferred to everyone, and they esteem themselves more learned and erudite than any other, and it seems to them they never need a teacher.

Actually, such people are really extremely ignorant, but no one dares to tell them that, for they suppose themselves to be veritable marvels.  Oh, God humbles such as these...."
St. Francis de Sales


Q:  Why can't junkies buy safer options?
A:  Prohibition

Q:  Why is it profitable to ship street drugs from China?
A: Prohibition

Q:  Why does it make financial sense for small armies of punks to sit around peddling envelopes of junk?
A:  Prohibition


You like liberals, so if blacks, however well educated and qualified, espouse anything other than liberal dogma, they're automatically "tokens" being trotted out "for show?"

Nice flaming, yourself, Peter.


One suspects that he means that a woman seeing a man with another woman presumes that he has already been vetted and therefore is eligible.....if a man is standing alone, is the woman thinking " wonder what's wrong with him"?


Absolutely right.  Vote them out.  It is said politicians are like diapers, they need frequent changing.


bait the hook. fish will bite.
.
it's called the art of negotiation.


Yes, it has been proven so false that you were unable to contest anything whatsoever in your post.

Precious.


Mark Olson 586...the system was broken down long before President Trump was elected. It is in a death spiral. I'm sorry to have to tell you.


It's a good practice to not participate in illegal invasions or attacks on sovereign countries.  Too bad we effed up on Libya.


I wanted to learn more about this case, but when I Googled "Fox" and "sexual assault"...


There's no "good" words for this tragedy.  In my time of far less traffic and cars, I missiled my muscle car everywhere, even to church.  H-2 was our dragstrip; the Likelike our funstrip to Wendy's drive in; the Pali Hwy curve the darestrip toward Andy's drive in; and Ala Wai the popped headers burn-rubber strip for a final Waikiki shaka.  This same circuit each weekend and every other weeknight.  Stupid, stupid, stupid.  Were you to call me a good kid back then, you would have to similarly put those two words,  "good" and "kid," between quotation marks.  We each have a human story and are good.  It's just that we might not be good enough to keep innocent love ones from misery for the rest of their longer lives.  I was "good" like that, and so lucky to be alive today.  You lower the Acuras.  Mag rim the Civics.  But why torque and horsepower up the engines?  What for?,.. except to die.


If people wrote and commented less dramatically about SA's history there would possibly be less hysteria in the country and people could get on with pulling the country straight.

“violence, after all, was part and parcel of centuries of white domination – and despite the country’s relatively peaceful transition, violence was also crucial to overthrowing apartheid”.

"Centuries of white domination" - always amuses me. The Great Trek into the bulk of South Africa started in 1835 about 180 years ago.

There were wars between both invading parties - the Blacks from the North and the Whites from the South but no huge massacres as happened in other parts of the world.

To blame the increasing crime rate today on Apartheid is purely blame shifting. The ANC mismanagement of the economy is making people poorer. Apartheid lasted for about 40 years (1950-90). The ANC has had power for the last 22 (1995 - 2017) years. That is where the blame for the current situation lies.


I'm not at all opposed to the idea of tiny houses for the homeless. But where do you propose putting them? Nobody wants to live next to a homeless camp, or anything that can be perceived as such. Neighborhoods and HOAs will fight tooth and nail against locating them in their backyards. Who will manage them? Who will determine how long people can live in them? How will they be transitioned out, and then where do they go? While the idea of tiny houses is fine it raises many questions that need to be answered.


Technically, you can revoke consent at any time. As a matter of law, if a woman consents to sex but changes her mind mid-stream and demands that her partner stop and withdraw, he is obliged to stop and withdraw. However, "the heat of passion" being what it is, I suspect that most of us would consider it unrealistic to expect that a demand to stop will be instantly complied with when uttered when intercourse is already well under way.


Justin got this 39 percent because he lied  and got  the NDP voter.
Yes " :just a weeee debt " Harper mocked knowing full well it was lie and that the status quo would feed handsomely on Canada's credit card
2019 will see a PM having to defend all his key broken campaign promises, massive debt  and punitive energy cost.
Good luck with that!!!!


Baloney.


I'm assuming that Dominique Prince De La Roche Foucault - Montbel doesn't have a role in the Knights where he has to sign many letters.


Stop whining, Art.  You've enjoyed a Cadillac plan.  Most Alaskans would love to have what you've had.  Not to mention the rest of your very generous Tier one benefits.


The most pressing need, if we are to fully utilise the skills and education of those immigrating to Canada, is to have a streamlined process to recognise their foreign diplomas and certifications.  As it is now, a fully trained and competent doctor from South Africa for example, must essentially re-do most of their training to be certified to practice in Canada.

I am not advocating that we allow to practice, those with credentials issued by countries that have lower standards than Canada.  I am advocating that we have a relatively quick process to assess the efficacy of immigrants' skills and training, and if it  meets Canadian standards, they be allowed to practice in Canada.  We have too many foreign trained professionals driving taxis in Canada.  A valuable resource wasted.


Yes she is.. The original "Quitty pants" after quitting her Dredge lakes hunger strike.


and there it is, the premier righty comeback on placing the needy, it never fails to rear it's ugly head. they'd turn even Jesus away if he came asking for a crust of bread.


Have some bacon.


The condescending sanctimonious inhabitants of glass houses in Canada should clean up their disastrous mess in Canada like dealing with massacres and mass shootings of Muslims which wouldn't happen in the US.


These "reports" need to be vetted before inclusion, as most turn out to be nothing but falsehoods perpetrated to bring attention to people who are morally and ethically bankrupt.


"It does not treat human rights as we do." Canadians and the rest of the Western world tend to conflate treatment of human rights within and outside of borders. Canadian citizens are well protected from government infringement of their rights. That does not mean however Canadians respect the human rights of people around the world. For instance, Canadian law authorizes a Sask cartel to raise the price of fertilizer through anti-competitive collusion, thereby increasing world hunger.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/canadas-potash-policy-threatens-food-security

Canada does not respect the human rights of people around the world.


Good question.  It is important to know whether these extra illegal funds are going to the Liberal Party of Canada or directly into the Trudeau Foundation.


The TDSB Guidebook was developed by Nazerah Shaikh and Haniya Sheikh, with support from the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), go figure.
But the overly broad definition in the TDSB Guidebook was an accident, right...


Did you fail to read?


Man, do you not realise that it's a PRIVATE corporation that's being sold, and you are asking the GOVERNMENT to step in and meddle with the sale? And to use some arbitrary "national security" provision to do so?

Just as governments should get out of people's bedrooms, governments should get out of private business deals.


The marginal economic benefit of raising chickens has got to be low. Weigh that against risk of chickens, no matter how protected as a lure for bears. And the result, based on too much evidence, is predictable: bears dead, omelettes for breakfast.


Christian extremists are people like Mother Theresa.


I meant the original mockery you claim to be so hurt by. The comment forums tell me what dealing with little kids must be like.


I think Crosby is having the time of his life.  The article is wayyyyy out in left field.


Once again the Democrat party of  HATE show their true colors. Thank God they are not in power.


"There were no models on which to base the synod's input gathering, feedback synthesizing, assembly deliberation and follow-up, Hurley said." How about "Instructions on Diocesan Synods" issued jointlyby the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for th Evangelization of Peoples.


The original comment was not addressed to the question of hypocricy. It was a statement calling him a hack journalist.

Do you therefore agree that only "hack journalists" would report on climate change?


if a Gay kid is reading these posts and see any dissenting view being censored
he might think that there is something wrong.


What's going on here?  No one has been a bigger supporter of the status quo and the entrenched incumbents and their fleecing of Hawaii than the SA.

Did someone there finally figure out there are a lot more subscriptions to be sold to the people than the elites?


I suggest you order a crow for dinner...you'll be eating it before the year is over..


You hate the rich because some entitled brat was drunk in the afternoon? What a hysterical overreaction. "The rich" are no more likely to be drunk and lazy than the poor and unemployed. It's a character flaw, not a bank account flaw.


Cheez Whiz and Easy Cheese - Processed cheese with an orange hue.  Their primary ingredient is a watery liquid byproduct (whey), usually thrown away in real cheese making, to which numerous noxious components are added.  If Trump is our next president, we'll figuratively eat it.


...for both parties.


It's no surprise that LGBTQ youth are more likely to turn to drugs and violence when they are pushed out of their homes and communities by intolerant Christians.

I've done work with ministries in the Bay Area and most of those youth are seeking solace from bigots back home.

You pick and choose from your book of iron-age myths. It's a shame you pick the parts of bigotry and intolerance. There's a lot of hurting young people who could use the empathy The Bible also teaches.

So who is right? Your ancient book, or the LGBTQ people sitting right in front of us begging to be heard?

I don't think you realize the utter pain and torture your ideas cause, and for what? So you can thump your bible?

You're free to have whatever ideas you want. If you think homosexuality is a sin then by all means live that way. But I draw the line when you think that freedom and justice means telling people who to love and what they can or cannot do in the bedroom. The bigotry and intolerance is vivid.


Baloney!


Typical lib. Don't like it, then don't hunt.


The west is always denounced and our evil practices.  Not sure why our society is more stable that these Muslim based countries.  Oh ya, religion is not the key of our society, but they are trying to change that.  Soon we won't be able to speak openly like this as morality squads will hunt us down if we speak badly of Islam.  Say what you want about Jesus but don't ever question Mohammed because our religion is more important than yours.


I wonder if his family will appreciate your (and others) callous or indifferent remarks?


The Fair Elections Act will soon take its rightful place on the junk heap.


You say social justice like it's a bad thing. How far the cons have fallen, that they now mutter "social justice warrior" as an epithet.

Sad!


These people should keep their hands off the county real property tax.  I don't care if it's designated as a surcharge because it still appears that county real property taxes are going up.  The same is true for the Rail surcharge which people believe is a part of the State excise tax. I don't really care about the hotel surcharge, but it involves the same confusion.  They need to stop these games of pretend.  No more surcharges and no more reserving part of the property tax for specific programs or agencies scubas the zoo.  Everybody wants their own surcharge or sets aside for their program/pet project.


Heading off to read Chrystia Freeland's "Plutocrats" while watching the Stanley Cup parade in Cole Harbour so I'll be giving the G&M's peanut gallery comments a miss for quite awhile.... may never, ever come back either.

Anyone got any doobies ?  I'm all out.


One of the main reasons Putin was trying to get at Hillary was because Hillary went after the legality of Putin's election back in 2011.

He called that interfering in their internal affairs, oddly enough!

 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/watch-the-election-clash-that-fueled-putins-ire-against-clinton/


I was here in 1959, John was just getting started in law an in Alaska.  He was  Canadian born, not sure if he ever got his citizenship. It may be with Obamas birth certificate. See how easy it is to talk trash?
John has a few strikes against him when it comes to respecting his opinion. James Michener in his book Alaska referred to ANCA as written by lawyers for lawyers and to give them employment till the end of time. He was right on an John Havelock was front an center in that train wreck.
John would do well to step back and analyze what occurred in order for someone such as Trump to win the office. He touches on a wake up call but it was far more than that. It has exposed the dirty laundry of both parties, one more than the other via volume. Russia didn't decide this, middle America did. Hopefully the east and west coasts will realize there is a middle and it's tired of the social experiments of the liberal left. I can' believe ADN stoops to dragging out an 85 yr. lawyer.


Insanity - "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results"
- Albert Einstein


Ronin keep on chasing your tail but hint you'll never catch it.


You should just build another snowman with all the excess snow! Get on it. :)


Not necessarily. The former prez put in place so many stumbling blocks that very few knew about. His political schoolyard antics gives a better insight into Obama's utter contempt for our country's way of life, our foundations of life, liberty and pursuits and really does illustrate how mean, nasty, vindictive, calculated and unpatriotic his administration was and still is. There are careerists still infecting our national governing infrastructure that wake up every day and think, "How are we going to fool 'em today?"  Immigration parole status is such a narrow and extraordinary one that it is barely, if ever used. Now the question is, will this coordinated attempt to obstruct, confound, diminish, mitigate, or degrade our nation result in more needless American deaths due to his actions? Maybe then the news orgs will finally get disgusted at what their savior is and has been doing when given power and report accordingly. I'm not holding my breath. Mrs Lynch?  Comment?


Provided the current administration stays in power, I predict that will happen on or about February 30th.  If they lose in 2019 (unlikely), I still think it is a fairly safe bet that Canada will remain a signatory.

And we are keenly aware that Trump wasn’t thinking about Canada when he made the decision.

While he doesn’t care, many of us do, since the issue is global.


How "free" is the trade currently?.  Did you know that even though China buys almost all of the ginseng grown in Canada that it can't be shopped directly to China?  It has to go through Hong Kong first.  How free is that?


I never followed her much...I defer to the guys in here that are right-leaning.  Give me a heads up if you have the time...thanks!


I kinda like that old Pointers song.  Something about "a slow man with a slow hand".

http://www.metrolyrics.com/slow-hand-lyrics-pointer-sisters.html


"Global warming is politics not science"

In 1895 Svante Arrhenius  calculated the temperature of the Arctic regions would rise about 8 degrees or 9 degrees Celsius, if CO2 increased 2.5 to 3 times its present value. That's some conspiracy son, might as well go play with the flat earthers.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Arrhenius/arrhenius_2.php


Please provide evidence from reputable sources before presenting this statement as a fact. Thank you!


I'm not sure that you can undo Article 50. My assumption is that if you change your mind, you will have to complete negotiations as best you can and then start from scratch to reapply. If the UK were to reapply to join the EU then I imagine that there would be some very tough preconditions that would make it very unpleasant if it tried to leave again because of another Nigel Farage.


Seeing Justin Trudeau standing in retreat behind president Hollande and the 2 representatives of Queen Elizabeth (Prince Charles and David Johnston) at the beginning of the ceremony in France yesterday was a striking reminder of the main reason for the engagement of Canada during this war as an Expeditionary Force under British command. We supplied the men, they got the rewards.


It is a hypothetical question, but I will indulge your idiocy.
Of they passed such a law me and my conservative friends would gather all of our weapons and violently over throwing the government. We would create a new government which would allow me to lock you into a cell for asking dumb hypothetical questions. Then I would install our Constitution back into place and let the politicians re-ruin America.

I am not afraid of your really dumb and loaded question, I just do not take it seriously. Why would I ?
If you want to believe I have a closed mind because I will not entertain a hypothetical, loaded and really dumb question super!

Believe what you want, this is America, not Stupidistan or where ever political thought is a protected class.

Have a great night, go Broncos!


I can see your logic.  But can we define our terms?  "intelligence", for one.  I feel quite intelligent, as I define the term.  Something like :  using ones mind, experiences, and creative abilities to discern truth from fiction.  I just made that up, by the way!  LOL


Just another day in Los Anchorage


A voice of reason in an ocean of mendacity as the Republican Nazis roll out the maximum tear-jerking performance to stain the memory of a fallen soldier in a botched operation.  An operation which should have never happened in the ongoing illegal violation of international borders by military actions without war declarations.  The never ending worldwide war economy to sustain the Military Industrial Complex led by the Oil Monopoly.  Aiding and abetting Saudi Arabia as it carries out its religous war with arms supplied by the U.S. despite the fact its citizens carried out the worst terrorist acts against this nation.  Public display of grief manipulating the wife of the fallen soldier for political theater is one more disgusting performance by the current Republican Nazis pushing military idolatry to counter all dissent.  Fits right in with the perjurors and racists occupying the majority of Der Fuehrer/Il Duce Trump's cabal of criminals.


“Amerikkka” was first invaded by terrorists around 1492. They conducted a genocide against the Indigenous Peoples here.
These same terrorists then invaded Africa and brought slaves here to make themselves rich.

Sorry, what was your point again?


Tell me about it! Crime has gone way up since white people came to Alaska.


What I find interesting is that the Democrats are overlooking the most successful DNC Chair in recent memory, Howard Dean.  His 50 state strategy produced results.  so why, don't they want to repeat success?


I find this whole discussion on the "pooh `ting" Native Hawaiians a bit tiring.  The Native Hawaiian Community can finally settle this whole thing by taking our foot out of our mouth and putting some real muscle in doing it.  Not that we don't have alternatives...we do.  But, you gotta admit the rhetoric is deafening and we have not moved an inch from where we have been since Statehood.  Now is the time to choose,  who and what you want to be,  na kanaka!  I am at this point, it's not about where we want to go, but it's about the free ride to nowhere.  The Native Hawaiian community need to decide now...in this century and before the ocean make the final decision.


And in 15 years we'll still need a new court house. Stop delaying and pushing the cost on the next generation. With an increasing population projections we need to think about later now!


Whether "Abortion is per se contrary to the common good" is precisely the issue of contention. Some judge that the common good requires for the right of the woman and family and doctors to make judgements about it.

The Gospells say nothing about abortion, though the Church does. And whether everything in the Gospels woks for the common good of a present day society seems to depend a lot on how one interprets and applies a  passage.

The attempts at living a Christian Communism was a disaster even for the Jerusalem Church. The Pauline communities had to take up a collection to bale them out of the consequences.


"Progressives should remember that a half a loaf is enough to get you to the next meal."
Half a Loaf - that is the good description of Ms. Clinton.


So you enjoy the comments of a sexist and racist commentator?


Hey John,
Perhaps you aren't aware that the majority of assault and rape is committed by Alaskan Natives. Whats that again about lawlessness? Maybe you should spend some time in bush villages with these noble savages and get away from evil white people for awhile and see how it goes.


Prefer the Soviet spin mites do you?


Anecdotal evidence.


Such a weak attempt at diversion.
How about Mr. Phillips is bigoted towards gays? Dislikes gay people and gay couples? Uses his religion as a sword and shield against gay people?


We made health care a right for our seniors through Medicare a few decades ago.  Now doctors are refusing to treat them.  How's that working out?


"Absolute adherence to logic has always been the hallmark of the traditional catholic church." Really?
Are we to understand that the RCC isn't included in the "traditional catholic church"? If so, i agree with your comment.