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Until the NSICOP report is released to the public, I think it’s a fool’s game to speculate on exactly what it says. I certainly put zero faith in the opinions of Mr. Singh and Ms. May that have been provided to date – in the interest of fairness I would also have zero faith in the opinions of Junior and PP. Similarly, I would not take at face value any claim made by any member of the media in this Country who happens to read the report (other than G&G, Paul Wells or Jonathan Kay). So, we are just gonna’ have to wait for its full public release.

That said, every day the Liberals decline to release the report and every day any opposition party declines to do everything within their power to force the release of the report is a day on which this Country becomes grossly more unserious - all while breaking new ground in that regard seeing as we are now talking about potentially treasonous activities. I mean, WTF is next on the bingo card? We’ve blown right past “seizing bank accounts without prior judicial authorization” and moved on to “treasonous Parliamentarians” while barely giving us time to digest “arresting people who might commit speech crimes in the future”.

On a more light-hearted note, I never thought I’d hear a reference to jai-alai on The Line podcast – shout-out to Jen. And that Carney picture gives off some glorious “Michael Dukakis in the tank” and “Robert Stanfield dropping the football” vibes - all three are first-ballot entries into the “Politician Making Himself Look Like A Dweeb” Hall of Fame.

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As a mere citizen with a single vote, I am left in a quandary. How can I cast my vote when I don't know the loyalties of those vying for it? To enter a polling booth and select someone who may be a traitor is obviously a non-starter. Without knowing the names, ALL current MPs are suspect.

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May and Singh balanced each other. I also though May implied that there were MPs that fed information to foreign powers but were no longer in Parliament, or maybe she is stretching the truth, or maybe Singh is stretching the truth. I don't know, and I am getting fed up with this dance.

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Is it possible that the Liberals want to keep the identities of those named in the NSICOP under wraps as it may negatively impact one or more of Canada's many immigrant groups?

JT has shown many times his inability to "offend" any group in Canada. I'm sure he would rather have ten traitors in his midst than publically offend any member of Canada's diverse population.

As for JT resigning, his departure and a new leader won't help the Liberals form the next government. Not with launching new programs like pharmacare, $10 daycare, and universal dental care while unable to pay for current commitments and programs. Not after underfunding and reducing our ability to defend ourselves or contribute meaningfully to world events militarily. Not after facilitating the revisionist history of the country we live in today. Not after screwing up immigration to the point where they don't know who they have let in or how to absorb them into society once they are here.

The current Liberal government is a clusterf*** resulting in our country being diminished by their governance . . . economically, culturally, militarily, and morally.

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This government is run by and for Montreal, the Ottawa Valley and suburban Toronto. Any westerner who takes a drive from Ottawa to Montreal would be gobsmacked by how many tax dollars and favours are larded onto that region. It's shocking. Everything from aerospace to dairy to IT, linked by the best highways in Canada. It's shocking.

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Correction, he’s more than OK with offending Jewish Canadians.

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Reminder - Troodas has grossly unfairly and with absolutely no hesitation offended millions of Canadians by publicly calling them foul names without knowing first thing about them.

He has the ability to offend any group of the public, and used it more often than any other Canadian politician at his level in living memory.

"Thank you for your contribution !!"

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Notorious . . . I think you missed my point. JT offends me everytime he opens his mouth . . . when he tries to justify underfunding our military, everytime he apologizes "on behalf of all Canadians", everytime he whitewashes our history with his 21st century woke paintbrush, everytime his buys Quebec votes while ensuring their future sovereignty, everytime he takes his dog and pony show on an international outing.

What he is restrained in not offending are the likes of Hamas supporting Palestinian antisemite protesters, terror groups that seek the violent separation of another democratic country, pro Chinese protesters and others who drag their homeland struggles and prejudices with them. It's every subsection of our multicultural mosaic he bends over backwards not to "offend". His continued governance offends many Canadians.

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Worth reading Tanya Talaga's article in the Globe June 13 2024

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-calgarys-water-woes-are-giving-residents-a-taste-of-rez-life/

Not all Canadians are spoiled with our abundant water supply.

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Calgary is in a semi-arid climate. There has never been an abundance of water in Southern Alberta, as all the irrigation canals will attest to.

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Did you talk about Blacklock's recent court case and their loss? I may have missed it.

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Not enough people are talking about that, alas.

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I subscribed to them because of it.

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Nice!

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There’s another explanation for Elizabeth May’s lack of concern about report. She may simply lack judgement and not consider for an interference a big deal if it wasn’t over a subject that she’s concerned about.

That’s part of the problem. A lot of Canadians think foreign interference is good if the cause it was pushing was good.

Does Elizabeth May consider it concerning if an MP at China’s behest was pushing for a carbon tax? Or if China was passing for news stories about why people arrested for protesting resource projects shouldn’t be punished?

Perhaps she does, but I can’t help be reminded of how Elizabeth May is connected to Brian Mulroney’s cabinet. She was a senior policy advisor for Brian Mulroney’s minister of environment.

She got caught feeding information to friends in the environmental protest movement.

So if it comes down to trusting her word on this, I simply do not and neither should anyone else.

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Honest question. Why would the NDP allow the Liberals to pick a new leader to try and save themselves? They are fighting for the same voters.

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They wouldn't have much of a choice. If they force an election now they'd lose seats. They want to push it off as much as possible leaving it open for the Liberals to switch. Unless the NDP goes up significantly I don't see them taking advantage of the Libs in a leadership race.

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But the NDP has no other road than down if they let the Liberals choose a new leader. The new leader will tie the can to Singh for the baloney over the past 4 years. The campaign message is obvious. We aren’t Trudeau, Singh made us do it and only the Liberals will save you from Conservatives. If I were Singh I would pull the plug ASAP and not give the Liberals a chance to recover.

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Agreed … but I don’t think Singh is thinking more than 1 move ahead, a chess player he is not.

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He'd be ending his own leadership by doing that too. Cause they will lose seats if they do that - but they probably will if they don't too. He's never struck me as the type with a backbone so I doubt it'd happen.

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I have a Leafs "14" jersey from 20 years ago with no name on it.....as it was when he played. The up to date team will remain frustrating for at least another season. I also don't subscribe to the idiotic "frustrations" that a Canadian team (made Cup of Canadians, Americans and Europeans) hasn't won the Cup in 30 years. That just speaks to the quality of the management of those teams. Trudeau must go, but they've waited too long.

Politicians pretending to be what they aren't does not enhance their credibility. What they say and do matters a lot more then what they wear.

The idea that those with a clearance can't comment on the report because of secrecy is identical to those who can't comment on the report because they're not cleared to see it. There is no excuse acceptable anywhere for those who were named in the report to not be named, and to be removed from either caucus or to vacate their Senate seats. Period.

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Mark Carpetbagger

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.... just to have something to occupy his time. Finish Troodas' destruction of Canada. I cannot see him accomplishing anything else, with him hauling all that Laurentian baggage.

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Demanding accountability and caring about the security and long term viability of the state is for the "geeks." Canadians are a working class people, we for the most part care about more relatable issues, such as who is going to give me the most free stuff. We aren't citizens, we are clients of the modern technocratic state.

The situation in Canada today is very reminiscent of 1980s Yugoslavia, minus the hyperinflation (for now). It was very transactionary, ethnically unbalanced when it came to federal jobs and spending, and entitlement minded which eventually was taken to the nth degree and civil war. It kind of creeps me out just how many similarities Canada in the 2020s has to Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Multiethnic federations are the most fragile of countries for a reason.

Regarding the marshmallow test, I know a psychologist who refers to the "Slavic exception" for the test. Some kids can't resist the marshmallow, some can hold off on taking it to get two marshmallows, and then you have the Slavic kids who take the marshmallow because they don't believe the adult when he says he will give two if they don't take it. Bird in the hand vs two in the bush.

Jen and Matt, look up Speedify, it's multi WAN software allowing you to utilize all connections simultaneously, so if one drops the other can fill the gap.

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There are no bad beers. But some ARE better than others.

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There are loads of bad beers, almost all of them mass produced. Stick with locally brewed craft beers.

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Craft beers do tend to be the better ones. But under the right circumstances mass produced beer can be amazing too.

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When you’re really really thirsty and there is nothing else.

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I would send him at least one “fruity sour” beer … kind of new and trendy. But NOT peach, everyone seems to be doing peach. A dark fruit, if it’s available. There’s one out here with Jam in its name, don’t remember who’s brewing it, I follow gin. I think Carney is probably a classic martini kind of guy. He might like my gin selection better than any beer.

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Cobble up and carry on guys!

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Mark Carney appears to have been at some event sponsored by Anheuser-Busch, so Budweiser and other American stuff was likely what was available. That said, if you’re going to hold up a mediocre domestic lager, it’d be better to hold up a can of Molson or Labatt. I usually drink craft beer, but a few times a year I get a craving for plain old Molson Canadian, usually on a hot day. It isn’t great, but it ain’t bad either.

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Re Carney. I had read a couple of times that his time as with the Bank of England did not end well and that he was basically run out of that position. Is that true or just random people's opinion.

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What I have seen in writing was that around the Brexit time he was sticking his nose often and deeply into the British politics, it can be argued in his capacity fairly or not; it annoyed large crowd of Brits.

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