Mark H.

Incorrect. A referendum can only be called on a constitutional matter.

Unless the electoral reform were extensive enough to become a constitutional matter, they can not call a referendum on it.

https://mcccanada.ca/stories/hutterite-help-refugee-sponsorship-story I don't know if this video will make a difference to some of the views I've read in this thread - but I'm going to post it anyway Most of you are aware that I'm a Hutterite - it has never been a secret around here. The way we dress is simply our dress code - we prefer to keep things simpler. Our Muslim friends are just people who worship in a different way than we do.

Fear. Irrational, unfounded, fear.

Most refugees are from camps already vetted by the U.N. I believe this is fear mongering, and as you say, just the tip of the ice berg.

Exactly that. The fact that it's even news shows a complete lack of research by Trump's administration. Fear trumps facts...

That's visa waiver restriction compared to a complete immigration ban.

I want to share a story here - definitely related to current US politics: We have a family of Sudanese refugees in Selkirk, MB. that were sponsored by a group of 20 local churches - my wife and I are members of the committee. They were vetted by the United Nations and arrived in July. Just in case it matters, they are Muslim. A widowed mother, her teenaged / young adult children, and one son who's married with one infant child. The had to leave a daughter and son behind in a U.N. refugee camp for complicated reasons. The son (22) is now being forced out of the camp due to a lack of U.N. resources and him being an able-bodied male. However, if he leaves, Sudanese rebels will force him to fight for their cause, literally put a gun into his hand. One of the sons has dramatically improved his english, can even text coherently, and has started volunteering in the seniors program at the local library - a first step to building an employment resume. Questions: 1. Is the U.N. vetting process not adequate enough for Trump? What exactly is going to be improved in 90 days? 2. If that young man is indeed forced out of the camp against his will and winds up with the rebels - would he then be considered dangerous when he undergoes the vetting process? Is it really that simple? Does he not deserve help? Finally, this is why articles like the one posted above really bother me. They are mostly political: the democrats did this, the republicans did that, the left wishes this were not true, etc. etc. etc. They attempt to fear monger while not actually addressing the issues, not really sharing the story of actual refugees.

The article would be quite convincing if one were not aware of the facts it omits. 1. It cites Somalia as a source of terrorism via refugees - but Somalia is not even on the ban list 2. It does not mention countries like Turkey and Saudi Arabia being excluded from the list - or does the that art gallery incident in Turkey not matter? 3. Obama postponed refugee applications, not ALL VISAS, big difference

I wonder - if Trump is getting bad advice or if he's just not listening to anyone? He's making changes at a rate that is unreasonable and unsustainable. The immigration ban, forcing Mexico to pay for his wall, while his VP is busy spouting off about abortion, etc. etc. etc. This all happened in their first week - they could at least give their country a little room to breathe. How many executive orders can he sign before they don't mean anything anymore?

I saw that message too - but it's not what was originally announced.

Cool article. I wonder how effectively they can measure variables. Such as: a defensive player making an outstanding play that does not usually get made. Or, a certain play is very effective but a certain opposing D is adept at stopping it, perhaps due to their skill set.

That's what they tell me. As for knowing that they're good, let's just say they know their around a Sonic Wall, just to give you one example.

QB pressure was not generated consistently this year - I think improving the DL should be the bigger priority.

They also work far harder than many of us realize. I was talking to Kelly Block when I got a chance to spend a week at Parliament. She gets up at 4:00 Monday morning to drive to Regina, to fly to Toronto, to fly to Ottawa

"Try and solidify a spot" therein lies the problem. This is a QB driven league.

I work in the school system. Some very good tech guys come to work for school divisions due to fatigue from the cutthroat, demanding nature of the private sector.

Oil is not sustainable, environmentally or economically. The oil sands are one of the most expensive oil sources in the world.

Well - the clown wasn't supposed to win...

Considering they play in a QB driven league, I hope you're wrong. If they cut Glenn it should be because they have confidence in Davis as the #2 guy - if that then gives them more cap room, it's just a bonus. If history hasn't taught them not to roll the dice on their #1 QB started staying healthy, then I don't know what will. Again, I hope you're wrong.

That's where fundamentalism runs into a dead end

The only reason to keep reading the Sun is now gone

I mean the people who voted for them because of their religious beliefs. White Christians feel under represented and they think Trump will do something about that.

No surprises here. Many Trump supporters are white Christians, many of them living in small towns or rural areas. All the other numbers are pretty balanced. That's why he won the mid-west by a huge margin, so huge that California didn't even matter

Except that Trump isn't going to do anything different for the right wing white vote. I'm baffled by people who are satisfied with lip service. Trump will do no more to accommodate their personal beliefs than Obama did. The United States, and all other countries, needs to get past the idea that any leader will somehow accommodate their personal beliefs. Trump played the game and got himself elected. His VP is a guy who makes clips about 'grace before dinner and church on Sunday' that got them millions of votes in the mid-west. They will do nothing for the people who voted for them because of that, but so many of them blindly believe they will.