nate007 Posted October 4, 2018 Report Posted October 4, 2018 41 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Bowman got 2 to 1 lead on Jenny according to recent poll. WTF! Not surprising at all. She's a no-namer and he's a centrist incumbent who hasn't burned the city down. Browaty would've maybe made it a race, but he's probably got his eyes on a CPC nomination next year.
Wideleft Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 On 2018-10-03 at 4:44 PM, Mark H. said: Ok, fair comment. I guess I'm more used to the farms I see in MB. We don't have a dairy ourselves, but have one neighbour with 100 cows, one with 40, and another with 70. The biggest farm that I know of personally milks around 300 head and the family also runs a strawberry farm. Boonstra berries - people on here have probably heard of them. If what you describe is happening, then it sounds like corporations have tapped into the supply management system, just as well it gets dissolved if that's the case. It's been happening for awhile. My brother was squeezed out of dairy 20 years ago. He'd received an award for having the top 5 milk quality in the province the previous year, but since he only had a 40 cow herd that was pretty far from the next nearest farm they pressured him to get out of the business. Told him he needed to build a new barn (at least a million dollars back then) or he was out. I am very much in favour of the idea of supply management, but I fear that the capitalists have taken over the industry. JCon, Mark H., Mark F and 1 other 4
JCon Posted October 5, 2018 Report Posted October 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, Wideleft said: It's been happening for awhile. My brother was squeezed out of dairy 20 years ago. He'd received an award for having the top 5 milk quality in the province the previous year, but since he only had a 40 cow herd that was pretty far from the next nearest farm they pressured him to get out of the business. Told him he needed to build a new barn (at least a million dollars back then) or he was out. I am very much in favour of the idea of supply management, but I fear that the capitalists have taken over the industry. Who is "they"? SpeedFlex27 1
Fatty Liver Posted October 6, 2018 Report Posted October 6, 2018 On 2018-10-05 at 10:00 AM, JCon said: Who is "they"? I probably shouldn't speculate without knowledge of the industry but most likely a large corporation who purchases the milk, processes and packages it, and "brands" it for sale in grocery stores. Economics of scale, it is not worth their while to deal with small producers.
Wideleft Posted October 9, 2018 Report Posted October 9, 2018 It was communicated through the dairy inspector, but we had reason to believe that there were people on the Milk Marketing Board who wanted the little guys (especially the isolated ones) gone.
JCon Posted October 10, 2018 Report Posted October 10, 2018 17 hours ago, Wideleft said: It was communicated through the dairy inspector, but we had reason to believe that there were people on the Milk Marketing Board who wanted the little guys (especially the isolated ones) gone. I was thinking the Board. Thanks. Wideleft 1
Wanna-B-Fanboy Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 So NAFTA is out... we get the USMCA instead... United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement... good thing they didn't go with USCAM- that would have been a branding nightmare. blue_gold_84 1
JCon Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 6 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said: So NAFTA is out... we get the USMCA instead... United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement... good thing they didn't go with USCAM- that would have been a branding nightmare. United States-Canada, Agreement, Mexico? That would have been odd. blue_gold_84 1
Wanna-B-Fanboy Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 16 minutes ago, JCon said: United States-Canada, Agreement, Mexico? That would have been odd. It's trump... he talks good english. blue_gold_84 and JCon 2
JCon Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, wanna-b-fanboy said: It's trump... he talks good english. That's cause he's the smartest. S-M-R-T. FrostyWinnipeg, Wanna-B-Fanboy and blue_gold_84 1 2
Wanna-B-Fanboy Posted October 11, 2018 Report Posted October 11, 2018 Just now, JCon said: That's cause he's the smartest. S-M-R-T. JCon, blue_gold_84 and FrostyWinnipeg 2 1
JCon Posted October 12, 2018 Report Posted October 12, 2018 Libs killing jobs: Pot-sniffing dogs to be phased out of police canine program as legal weed looms Bigblue204 and Wanna-B-Fanboy 2
The Unknown Poster Posted October 17, 2018 Author Report Posted October 17, 2018 Call an election right now! I dare you! blue_gold_84 1
Bigblue204 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 59 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: Call an election right now! I dare you! Lol...did u not finish reading the tweet? 1200 people were polled. That's like one neighborhood. I'm honestly embarrassed for the people using this like it is any indication of how the country actually feels...I'm not even suggesting it's wrong...but it's a joke.
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said: Lol...did u not finish reading the tweet? 1200 people were polled. That's like one neighborhood. I'm honestly embarrassed for the people using this like it is any indication of how the country actually feels...I'm not even suggesting it's wrong...but it's a joke. Did they contact 4 people from every riding? Edited October 17, 2018 by FrostyWinnipeg
yogi Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 43 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said: Lol...did u not finish reading the tweet? 1200 people were polled. That's like one neighborhood. I'm honestly embarrassed for the people using this like it is any indication of how the country actually feels...I'm not even suggesting it's wrong...but it's a joke. You should research sample size and statistical significance. I don't know the method behind this particular poll, but just because only 1200 people were polled doesn't mean the result isn't accurate to a given margin of error. The Unknown Poster 1
The Unknown Poster Posted October 17, 2018 Author Report Posted October 17, 2018 55 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said: Lol...did u not finish reading the tweet? 1200 people were polled. That's like one neighborhood. I'm honestly embarrassed for the people using this like it is any indication of how the country actually feels...I'm not even suggesting it's wrong...but it's a joke. I used to work for a polling company briefly and they taught us the formula which I dont remember. What do polls mean any more? Well, a poll is a poll and they have their formulas. Bigblue204 1
JCon Posted October 17, 2018 Report Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said: Call an election right now! I dare you! FPTP. Having a national lead is meaningless unless you lead in the majority of ridings.
bigg jay Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 On 2018-10-17 at 10:17 AM, The Unknown Poster said: Call an election right now! I dare you! According to this article, they may want to... https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-polls-2019-election-1.4870074
Eternal optimist Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 On 2018-10-17 at 11:19 AM, Bigblue204 said: Lol...did u not finish reading the tweet? 1200 people were polled. That's like one neighborhood. I'm honestly embarrassed for the people using this like it is any indication of how the country actually feels...I'm not even suggesting it's wrong...but it's a joke. Not only that, they seldom mention the method used to survey people. Lots of these surveys use phone calls (i.e. landlines) to survey individuals. This inherently means you're surveying an older population, which has been shown to be more conservative-leaning. So the results really aren't that surprising. Bigblue204 1
kelownabomberfan Posted October 21, 2018 Report Posted October 21, 2018 polls this early are really meaningless. I saw an Ipsos poll today that shows that the Conservatives and Libs are only 1 point apart. At this point I think the Liberals gain on the continued weakness of the NDP. bigg jay 1
kelownabomberfan Posted October 22, 2018 Report Posted October 22, 2018 Remember when Harper sold off those shares of the auto-makers and Liberal fans went berserk? I wonder if there will be any out-cry over this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chrysler-auto-loan-canada-account-write-off-edc-bailout-taxpayer-wudrick-milke-1.4871648
JCon Posted October 22, 2018 Report Posted October 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said: Remember when Harper sold off those shares of the auto-makers and Liberal fans went berserk? I wonder if there will be any out-cry over this: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chrysler-auto-loan-canada-account-write-off-edc-bailout-taxpayer-wudrick-milke-1.4871648 Harper certainly screwed this one up. Too bad we're holding the bag.
JCon Posted October 22, 2018 Report Posted October 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, JCon said: Harper certainly screwed this one up. Too bad we're holding the bag. Well, I said it to trigger TUP but he didn't take the bait. I wish we could find a better way to help sectors without direct bailouts, like to Bombardier. I see the need to invest when some industries are struggling or during bad economic situations but there must be a better way. kelownabomberfan 1
FrostyWinnipeg Posted October 22, 2018 Report Posted October 22, 2018 38 minutes ago, JCon said: Well, I said it to trigger TUP but he didn't take the bait. JCon 1
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