Politics

[Boyd Brooks]

Does anyone know where this is? Can you tell Dr. OH where it is.

 

[Brent in Az]

You and Ontario Hunter roommates???

Basement buddies

 

[Roosterlund]

This Greenland thing is a joke. The US was never going to invade. Trump had the best interest of America and the rest of the non communist countries first. Think the Canadians should remember we are NATO. We are the biggest funding and military contributors. America keeps the world safe!!!!We are the one shutting down Irans nuclear programs, saving Christians and giving aid to the rest of the world. Haven’t seen any headlines that say Canada has stepped up to stop any of the atrocities around the world.

 

[Hank2211]

I hate it. I think the direction Canada is going federally if flawed. I would like to see Canada take this opportunity to strengthen its position internationally by building its industry domestically, not with foreign ownership. Prime Minister Harper was setting this up but everything has been reversed.

The Conservatives here have an interesting take on things. They are pointing out the Liberal theme is that Canada is a victim and has no control over its own destiny so we have to accept new relationships with China etc. the Conservatives are positioning a message of hope and pride. I think the Premiers of a lot of Provinces echo the Conservative theme.

Canada is vulnerable to the information wars because our federal government has undermined any sense of a unified identity. I find it so perplexing because I have a strong sense of pride in this country.

The US total goods trade with China exceeds US$550 billion/year. China is the US’s fourth largest trading partner. Canada’s total goods trade is less than US$100B, and Canada has a sustained trade deficit with China.

Since the TransMountain pipeline expansion opened up, Canada has steadily increased its sales of oil to China, and since the start-up of LNG Canada, LNG sales as well.

This not only reduces Canada’s trade deficit with China, it diversifies the country’s customers - which has resulted in a lower differential for Canada’s energy exports compared to when those exports flowed pretty much only to the US, and decreases the leverage one trading partner has over the country.

So what about trying to increase Canada’s trade with China is a bad idea?

 

[Hank2211]

Too add to what @Pheroze mentioned one of the problems in Canada currently is the fact media is funded by the government and thus leans the way of the government. We don’t have any mainstream right wing news in Canada therefore the only agenda getting pushed is that of the left.

Disagree completely. By Canadian standards, the National Post is “mainstream right wing news media” and is by any standard to the right of the Globe and the Toronto Star.

Having said that, I agree that government shouldn’t be funding media.

 

[Brent in Az]

This Greenland thing is a joke. The US was never going to invade. Trump had the best interest of America and the rest of the non communist countries first. Think the Canadians should remember we are NATO. We are the biggest funding and military contributors. America keeps the world safe!!!!We are the one shutting down Irans nuclear programs, saving Christians and giving aid to the rest of the world. Haven’t seen any headlines that say Canada has stepped up to stop any of the atrocities around the world.

Trump is playing them like a cheap fiddle.

 

[fourfive8]

Does anyone know where this is? Can you tell Dr. OH where it is.View attachment 740906

Been there some. Thank goodness the closest I had to get to Canada was 35 k ft.

 

[fourfive8]

At times I too get frustrated with the slow pace of Bondi and Patel, and have to remind myself how many state snd local politicians, prosecutors and various and numerous judges have severe TDS. Again, by any definition, the only “Kings” I know of in the US wear black robes. Why do you think George Soros has pumped so much money into the political campaigns of so many smaller market DAs across the US over the years.

 

[Aaron N]

The US total goods trade with China exceeds US$550 billion/year. China is the US’s fourth largest trading partner. Canada’s total goods trade is less than US$100B, and Canada has a sustained trade deficit with China.

Since the TransMountain pipeline expansion opened up, Canada has steadily increased its sales of oil to China, and since the start-up of LNG Canada, LNG sales as well.

This not only reduces Canada’s trade deficit with China, it diversifies the country’s customers - which has resulted in a lower differential for Canada’s energy exports compared to when those exports flowed pretty much only to the US, and decreases the leverage one trading partner has over the country.

So what about trying to increase Canada’s trade with China is a bad idea?

I see no problem with selling resources, but I would rather see Canadian companies extracting them as opposed to, say, CNOOC or a Chinese mining company move in.

 

[Corey0372]

Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Morroco, Mongolia,

Well of those countries listed there isn't one that was a former Colonial ruler of Israel or Palestine, so you could make the argument they can act as neutral brokers. Albania and Macedonia are also in a region plagued with sectarian and religious tensions, so there's an opportunity for some perspective on applying any lessons learned (Kagame from Rwanda wouldn't be a bad addition in my opinion).

During the Vichy era and WWII Mohammed V protected the Jewish population from the worst of Nazi persecution in Morocco per his duties as "Commander of the faithful", so you could make the argument there is historical precedence in the King of Morocco (as impotent as the current one can be at times) being a part of this, owing to religious tradition. The hardcore Likudniks might try and gloss over this, but Israeli historians and especially older Sephardim take it seriously.

I'm not saying any of this was taken into account, but maybe it was? Maybe there are people trying to assess the problem from a different angle? Maybe there are people trying to throw anything they can to get the situation sorted out in a manner that doesn't just lead to another war in 3 years?

I must have missed it earlier in the thread.... what was your plan to try and broker and ensure peace between Israel and the Palestinians? Or to rebuild Gaza?

 

[Hank2211]

Trump is playing them like a cheap fiddle.

Perhaps Roosterlund and others need to read different headlines?

On a per capital basis, Canada lost more service men and women in Afghanistan than did the US.

 

[Hank2211]

I see no problem with selling resources, but I would rather see Canadian companies extracting them as opposed to, say, CNOOC or a Chinese mining company move in.

So would I, but in the final analysis, I would rather see those resources extracted, period.

Companies like Petronos and Mitsubishi as well as other foreign companies have done, and continue to do, a lot of heavy lifting in the oil patch in Canada. Without them, we’d have no LNG Canada.

 

[Saul]

I apologize if I am bringing up already well trodden territory at this point, but after the massacre of Australian Jews by Islamists, all we got as a response by the government was…more gun control? It has never been more clear that western civilization is headed rapidly toward oblivion and I am not sure there is any reversing our current trajectory.

 

[Corey0372]

all we got as a response by the government was…more gun control?

Seems that's what Australians got..... don't you live in Florida? I believe you guys got a "sales tax holiday" on guns and ammo during that time period!

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

Disagree completely. By Canadian standards, the National Post is “mainstream right wing news media” and is by any standard to the right of the Globe and the Toronto Star.

Having said that, I agree that government shouldn’t be funding media.

I’ll concede that point I hadn’t considered printed media when forming that opinion, here on east coast we traditionally only have /had ctv news Atlantic although with younger generations moving away from traditional television to streaming services even that could be a moot point now.

 

[Saul]

Seems that's what Australians got..... don't you live in Florida? I believe you guys got a "sales tax holiday" on guns and ammo during that time period!

I mean more generally in the sense that western society is not willing to face up to the problem.

 

[Aaron N]

So would I, but in the final analysis, I would rather see those resources extracted, period.

Companies like Petronos and Mitsubishi as well as other foreign companies have done, and continue to do, a lot of heavy lifting in the oil patch in Canada. Without them, we’d have no LNG Canada.

As an insider, if the market is there, why aren’t Canadian firms taking in the projects? Expertise can be bought

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Does anyone know where this is? Can you tell Dr. OH where it is.View attachment 740906

If you look very closely at the map you can see two islands in the Bering Straight between the two continental mainlands. The larger island is Big Diomedes and the little one just right and below it is Little Diamedes. I guess you know where this is going. Big Diamedes belongs to Russia and Little Diamedes is American. They are a little further than a stones throw from each other. That's a pretty close neighbor.

 

[mdwest]

I am certainly not impressed with Bondi so far.

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We don’t always agree… but on this we agree 1000%

I had high hopes for Bondi based on her FL AG record.. but have found her pretty severely lacking in her current role..

 

[mdwest]

It's not, she is actually quite competent, but you can't fire Trump so you need to ask for somebody's head. The DOJ is a mess.

I concur… sort of…

Based on her performance in FL, I have zero doubt in her competence…

But… the DOJ is indeed a mess…

Granted, she inherited a giant mess there…

But… it’s been a year.. and I’ve seen limited clean up…

And… she also appears to have a pretty bad habit of making very clear public statements about things that are going to happen, that never seem to happen…

I want to like her… but I’m having a pretty hard time doing it right now..