Recent content by Altair

I'm of two schools of thought. First one is Canada isn't broken, because Canada is still one of the best countries on the planet and people of all backgrounds want to come here. Second school of though it maybe Canada is facing enough problems to be considered broken, but in that case, which...

Well, best to get used to it. Climate change was predicted to cause hotter, drier summers and increased wildfire risks. We will all need to adapt as this will not be getting any better. Might fluctuate from season to season, but on a whole, it's going to get a whole lot worse.

I like the fact that you were aware of that and went full steam ahead anyways.:LOL:

Well, Marlaina and her antics make me very happy to not live there, but getting to participate in a pro Canada activity would be very rewarding.

Makes me wish I lived in Alberta again.

It's far more nuanced than a 20 percent across the board, but some are going to grumble. Unavoidable really.

I think if I were one of those websites that determined whether politicians kept their promises I would chalk this under "promise partially kept" Did he do it? yeah. Is it the 20 percent across the board that he promised? No. Is it a good thing overall? Yes. Will some people still grumble? Yes.

I figured Jenni Byrne had a very good ability to read the tea leaves, and realize that the presence, especially amongst disgruntled conservatives, would not be an asset to PP, especially as he approaches his leadership review. It's more disappointing that PP couldn't see that.

I feel like I've talked enough about CUSMA in my other reply. I'm pretty close to that age. And a lot of them seem to be waiting to see if PMMC can deliver. Anecdotal of course. But that still has little to do with the original comment, dropping out of the G20. Russia is one of the most...

I suppose it's a reflection of society. Some people will blame the LPC for everything. Others will explain why the LPC do things. Everything balances out. CUSMA renegotiations will go one of 3 ways. 1)we sign a similar deal to the one we have now. 2)Trump plays hardball and the deal limps...

Tariffs on 7 percent of trade not covered under CUSMA isn't going to do that much I really doubt we fall behind Turkey, Argentina or Russia, never mind whoever g21 member would be who would theoretically replace us.

I feel like actions speak louder than words.

So even more misplaced. Thanks for the clarification.

As an added bonus, giving the pro Canada referendum side a head start.

From what I've heard, the loan was given first, then they went the Chinese ferry route. Not sure what the Feds do in this case other than be angry after the fact. 93 percent of trade being CUSMA compliant and tariff free is a pretty good thing. We could have gotten hosed like the EU or Japan...