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I think you are having a little joke with us, IC? I heard that Quebec separatism came within a hair's breadth of ending Canada, in their second independence referendum? That's what I recall, anyway. Yes, Carney was well known over here from his extended term as Governor of the Bank of England. (Oh, ...

What's noteworthy is that they were, again, using "Trump" to tar all conservatives -- in this case, even the rather left-of-center-leaning Pierre Poilievre, who still believes in things like general welfare, pensions, socialized medicine, and unions, among other things. In truth, you'll f...

There's only one Canadian here though, and he is a massive simp for the American alt-right. So what was your expected outcome? I have the impression from his comments in this thread that Mike Novack may also be Canadian, or at least has strong family connections with Canada. I wasn't ever expecting...

So out of boredom with the ubiquitous barren discussions of US politics, I start a thread on another topic altogether - Canadian politics. Great. And within three pages the thread has been sucked down into the Charybdis-like whirlpool created by Trump, by his genuine talent for creating division and...

Forgive me for saying so, but "The Left always behaves like this. .... And they think you won't notice that all they're doing is trying to slander some politician by association, and pay no attention to their real politics." But isn't that you doing pretty much exactly the same thing?

Pierre Poilievre finally has a platform... it's Donald Trump's! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrH3XZvWM3E Thanks. That's quite helpful in terms of filling out a little my understanding of Poilievre's policies (or lack thereof). However, I'm not quite convinced by the de...

So it depends on what you call "inhabited." Statistically, 90% of Canadians live within 100 miles of that US border. There are people further north, but their habitations are almost (for a European) unbelievably small and sparse. Canada has real influence from the jet stream, you see...an...

So, are you Canadian? Is Poilievre a Trump clone? If he is, then do you think you ought to root for him? Is Trump your kind of guy, or were you being facetious when you asked if you should be rooting for Poilievre? Or is Poilievre not a Trump clone? I am not Canadian - I am British. Trump is not my...

Just beside Klotz Lake now. Overtaking a guy towing a U-Haul trailer.

Uh, try instead driving the highway between Lonlgac and Hearst. In 200 kms. the only building you'll see is a highway 'rest stop" (privy, no running water). That will give you a better idea of what the bulk of Canada's land area is like. You won't see any roads leading North but there is a hec...

Everyone calling themselves a Christian will claim their right to do so is based on their interpretation of the Bible Not all interpretations are equal, of course. Some are plausible, and some are not. Some reflect the text, and some depart from it. So "they will claim" holds no water. Li...

And yes, that's true enough - when I was in Toronto I could tell that 3/4 of it was frozen woods.

Great news that European states are going to be absolved by Russia and China. Absolved of what, exactly?

For those of us depressed by eternally talking about the craziness that is US politics... Canada is a lovely country full of lovely people (Anyone disagree? No?). I've hugely enjoyed my own visits there over the years for business and pleasure. Yet as Canada reacts to recent pressures by becoming mo...

I expect I've missed a lot of discussion about this, perhaps in other threads, but I'll post this here. I have the impression that having signed the surrender document, Trump is now backing away from the whole Iran fiasco and telling Vance to salvage whatever he can in the followup negotiations in S...