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I think PP and many Conservatives realize this and adapt by making sure to be very light on policy and not allowing journalist questions. It is easier to keep a big tent supported if you are defined by what you hate rather than defined by what you represent and do everything to control your message.

I more familiar with the overall situation in Manitoba, but I'd suggest the problem is deeper than just the leaders. This might be the worst group of ruling parties we've seen in Canada. As much as I think Stefanson is brutal, I think she's been an improvement from Pallister. Look at the MLA's that represent the party in Manitoba - Josh Guenther, Audrey Gordon - our health minister is part of a church cult that repeatedly defied health restrictions and sued the province, our Indigenous reconciliation minister shone a bright light on residential schools his first hours on the job... Most of the party is brutal. Not as familiar with Alberta, Sask, Ontario but I wouldn't be surprised if it is the same.

Wherever progress peaks its head out, The Resistance is there to defeat it. Interesting how these clowns were billed as "Trudeau's worst nightmare" yet four years later and Trudeau remains while the majority of these guys are out. A few faces have changed, but I'd still say a net loss for Canada which is amazing with the low bar set below.

Somewhat related - my dad has been obsessed with the invasion since it started. Maybe partially due to his Ukranian roots or the David/Goliath angle. He was pumped to hear about the Ukrainian Postal service releasing stamps and such to commemorate victories in the war. I placed an order for some stuff on Oct. 18 hoping for it to be here by Christmas for a gift and it arrived this week. If anyone else is looking for some gifts for the Ukrainian in their lives, my shipping time suggests that the orders should be close to arrival for the holiday, if not Ukrainian Christmas. I put in a large order with several large items that likely delayed my shipping time somewhat. Поштовий маркет - Інтернет-магазин Укрпошти (ukrposhta.ua) Ukrposhta | Ukraine’s national post

I can't remember if it was twice or thrice, but we did the whole victory lap over Covid multiple times in the face of protest from doctors and experts. We even offered public funds to attract large events. Our health minister even accused doctors of trying to spread panic. I believe that was not long before Pallister's "cancelling Christmas" speech. Our health system couldn't (and didn't) handle the load that was created on it. Lots of people "listening" now. Anyone that sees it as a way to make a quick buck the same way Trump keeps beating the drum. Pollievre's support has everything to do with boosting his own political power and getting suckers to donate and support his cause. Any non-mainstream media that supports the cause does it to make money.

Guaranteed his followers still blindly accept him as a financial genius and this has little impact on him. The benefits of pandering to idiots with no critical thinking skills is that you don't face the consequences of a blunder that exposes your incompetence. I shudder to think if he was the leader and went all-in on crypto similar to El-Salvador. Canada could be in the worst financial situation anyone has ever seen in this country.

Where is the shocked reaction when you need it? Who could have predicted the PCs would respond to a healthcare crisis by moving towards more private hands in the healthcare system. It is almost like all the healthcare cuts were intended to produce this outcome.... Now if only we could privatize our telecom system to ensure better service for all.

As did Stefanson in Manitoba. The same pattern for all of them - demand action privately, criticize publicly to win political points. Morons accept their narrative without question then mindlessly repeat F Trudeau... - Manitoba premier trying 'to have it both ways' in messaging on border protests: political observers | CBC News In a Feb. 11 letter, Heather Stefanson urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take "immediate and effective action" to deal with a border blockade that began at the Emerson, Man., crossing a day earlier. Stefanson's letter to Trudeau warned of "dangers" and "hardships" the Emerson blockade would impose on Manitobans, and said the situation would "require the reasoned and balanced national leadership that only you and the federal government can provide." Days later, she publicly opposed his invocation of emergency legislation giving the federal government greater power to intervene against such protests.

And a lot of self-interested people and organizations that have realized the dumbest and most gullible of society can be used to improve their position or make money.

Not quite. A pig wearing a blue PC sticker could win the rural ridings. No votes ever need to be won in many of the rural ridings and they could lose a substantial amount of rural support (they won't because NDP = devil) and still not even sweat. The smart play by the PC party is to focus on Winnipeg moderates that actually have a chance of swinging back/to PC votes.

Agreed. I assume we would be in a better place now if Gillingham took over from Pallister. I was disappointed with the mayoral results, but not as disappointed as I would have been with Murray winning and all his promises resting on getting the province to fork over 1% of PST. I didn't live in Winnipeg, but I don't remember Murray being that bad last time around. This time I can't imagine his platform would have got him into the top 5 had he not been the big name. His debate debacle should have set him back more as well. I had a hard time personally Gillingham as a legitimate option due to his flirtations with a dumpster fire of a PC party, but with that incredibly low bar, we could have done a lot worse. Raising funds needed to be done - prioritizing more road construction is unfortunate when we had other options with some progressive ideas that would have left the city in a better place long term.

Don't forget a healthy dose of "it is your fault for being offended" and pushing to reframe the argument of others in an attempt to label them as being ridiculous for questioning you. ie - you must think everyone who disagrees with you is a fascist if you have a problem with what I have said.

You posted a link without context, were questioned about it and said that it was important to listen to views from around the world. You then proceeded to try to connect it that to the fight for "personal freedoms" in Canada. I think there are rightly criticisms for doing that.

Sorry, feeble attempt at humour. Did not mean to spark up a drug debate up here.

Late to the party.... Did the poster saying we need to listen to Viktor Orban also say that we need more personal freedoms in Canada? In that strain of thought - I think our country has a drug problem and needs to be tougher on drug crime. Listen to the words Bob Marley left us with.

That's interesting because I would assume anything under permafrost is old virus or bacteria that people have already dealt with in the past. I read an excellent book on the immune system in the past year and it claimed that exposure to "old foes" helps keep the immune system in shape whereas novel infections are the most dangerous and the adage "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" does not ring true. The book identified how Amish and other people engaged in older styles of agriculture do not have the same problems with autoimmune diseases as groups involved in newer styles of agriculture. The point being that Amish children are frequently encountering "old foes" and their immune system works properly to defend them while other farmers (and people in general) don't really have the same activity in their immune system and this can cause the immune system to attack the body. Perhaps I just misunderstood the book or it meant old foes in terms of decades/centuries, not millennia.

Give him a break, he's merely following the playbook. Exact same thing Trump did. Trump skips White House press dinner again, but was still the butt of jokes | CBC News

Assuming this is a joke? I haven't looked at the data, but I couldn't imagine there is enough gun crime to boost the numbers. Especially with a pandemic ongoing that also lowered life expectancy numbers in Canada.

If you want to talk about cherry picking data, this is a great example. Your original claim "all I know is that people are living longer than ever before" was disproven by the original data I provided. You tried to provide alternate sources of data which clearly said that the results did not account for Covid-related mortality. You accused me of cherry-picking American data, so I provided you with two separate data sets which clearly show life expectancy has decreased in Canada. I also provided you with a news article where even the headline showed that life expectancy had the biggest ever dip. You cherry-picked data that shows life expectancy is higher in 2014-2016 than 2018-2020, but obviously ignored data that makes my case. In the column right beside your handpicked data it clearly shows a decrease in the 3 year data sets. The 1 year data set I provided is even a better example. It shows that 2020 has the lowest life expectancy going back to 2016. This should be more than enough for any reasonable person to make a conclusion. I'm pretty sure my argument has been well made and my point has been proven by now. It is pretty clear you either have no clue how to read data or have been caught saying something that is demonstrably false and are grasping at straws in a feeble attempt to save face. Either way, I don't really see any point in continuing along this track.

I said nothing about mental health or comparing life before restrictions and post restrictions. That's your thing and your rant. I just pointed out that there are medically documented side effects from having Covid. Two things regarding your sources - once specifically states that it is an average of preceding 5 year data and the other, in bold letters, says that it DOES NOT include impacts from Covid. Their emphasis, not mine. If you'd rather me provide Canadian data, directly from StatsCan: Life expectancy and other elements of the complete life table, three-year estimates, Canada, all provinces except Prince Edward Island (statcan.gc.ca) Life expectancy and other elements of the complete life table, single-year estimates, Canada, all provinces except Prince Edward Island (statcan.gc.ca) Or if data isn't your thing: Life expectancy in Canada took its biggest-ever dip in 2020, and COVID-19 was a factor: StatCan | Globalnews.ca

Or you could just understand how science works and what peer-reviewed studies are. Life Expectancy in the U.S. Declined a Year and Half in 2020 (cdc.gov) LIFE EXPECTANCY FELL IN 2021 FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW (cdc.gov) 0/1

Except that the kids are at heightened risk of contracting diabetes (Risk for Newly Diagnosed Diabetes 30 Days After SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Persons Aged 18 Years — United States, March 1, 2020–June 28, 2021 | MMWR (cdc.gov)) The adults are likely at increased risk of damage to the brain (SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank | Nature) And that everyone that contracts it is at higher risk of heart problems (COVID and the Heart: It Spares No One | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health (jhu.edu)) Not to mention the chance of developing other symptoms with long Covid. But you are correct, I don't believe the world ended.

When they decided to not allow booking of boosters during the summer in preparation for a "big bivalent booster push" I certainly expected more. Booking my bivalent booster was way more difficult and frustrating than any other shot I've booked. Not to mention they shut down the convention centre just as the bivalent was becoming available to everyone...

A little background on the loonies running in the municipal elections: Former Proud Boy Just One Of Several Far-Right Candidates Running In Winnipeg Elections - Canadian Anti-Hate Network (antihate.ca) Seems like Pembina Trails SD has more than their fair share of nutter candidates for some reason, including 2 in the same ward.

I think someone on this forum said they didn't think PP would be able to stand up to the national spotlight. More people aware of the garbage he's spewing, its harder to hide from people pointing out the discrimination and lies. Obviously the tags existed on his videos for a long time, but it was only discovered and made public because he is leader of the party. Hopefully people still have enough confidence in journalism and news agencies do their due diligence and research to expose more of this sh**. Hopefully Canadians care enough to vote and not allow him power.