the watcher

Calgary also has a facility built that is being fitted to manufacture vaccines. Should be up and running later this year. 

This too bad. I don't mind the screwing over England over Brexit but not us!
Yep, even a year later. How is there not a shovel in the ground for a vaccine making facility?

I always thought Gary Doer was a good example of fiscally responsible and socially left.  There was a good reason Harper sent him off to be the US  ambassador . I think he scared the hell out of him. If the Federal Libs  had got a hold  of  him  he would have been tough to defeat.

My theory on UBI is it is an absolute must.  Robotics ( or whatever term you choose ) is ending jobs worldwide. The answer to that has always been " but it opens high tech jobs ".  Those jobs will dwindle as well as our technology  begins to both repair and develop itself. And thats here. It is one of the main reasons that the very, very rich are increasing their wealth. At a unprecedented rate. It no longer trickles down and the tap is getting shut off. Alot of our current social unrest both left and right can be attributed to this. Fair and equitable taxation for Corps, rich and Joe shmoe and UBI can solve or perhaps halt some of the ugliness we are seeing.  Or we continue on as we are and tailspin to oblivion. 

Here's an interesting story. I know a former high ranking cabinet member in Filmons government. About as co servative as you get. We were sitting around having coffee after dinner and I asked  " what's your opinion UBI ? "  His answer was  " It all depends on what it replaces " 

My theory on UBI is it is an absolute must.  Robotics ( or whatever term you choose ) is ending jobs worldwide. The answer to that has always been " but it opens high tech jobs ".  Those jobs will dwindle as well as our technology  begins to both repair and develop itself. And thats here. It is one of the main reasons that the very, very rich are increasing their wealth. At a unprecedented rate. It no longer trickles down and the tap is getting shut off. Alot of our current social unrest both left and right can be attributed to this. Fair and equitable taxation for Corps, rich and Joe shmoe and UBI can solve or perhaps halt some of the ugliness we are seeing.  Or we continue on as we are and tailspin to oblivion. 

My theory on UBI is it is an absolute must.  Robotics ( or whatever term you choose ) is ending jobs worldwide. The answer to that has always been " but it opens high tech jobs ".  Those jobs will dwindle as well as our technology  begins to both repair and develop itself. And thats here. It is one of the main reasons that the very, very rich are increasing their wealth. At a unprecedented rate. It no longer trickles down and the tap is getting shut off. Alot of our current social unrest both left and right can be attributed to this. Fair and equitable taxation for Corps, rich and Joe shmoe and UBI can solve or perhaps halt some of the ugliness we are seeing.  Or we continue on as we are and tailspin to oblivion. 

My theory on UBI is it is an absolute must.  Robotics ( or whatever term you choose ) is ending jobs worldwide. The answer to that has always been " but it opens high tech jobs ".  Those jobs will dwindle as well as our technology  begins to both repair and develop itself. And thats here. It is one of the main reasons that the very, very rich are increasing their wealth. At a unprecedented rate. It no longer trickles down and the tap is getting shut off. Alot of our current social unrest both left and right can be attributed to this. Fair and equitable taxation for Corps, rich and Joe shmoe and UBI can solve or perhaps halt some of the ugliness we are seeing.  Or we continue on as we are and tailspin to oblivion. 

Makes sense. You would have to cut the redundant programs. Personal tax exemption levels would have to be looked at... probably the easiest way to start implementing it...

Here's an interesting story. I know a former high ranking cabinet member in Filmons government. About as co servative as you get. We were sitting around having coffee after dinner and I asked  " what's your opinion UBI ? "  His answer was  " It all depends on what it replaces " 

100% why he was sent to that post, IMO..... Doer would have been a nightmare for Cons if he was a federal leader...

I always thought Gary Doer was a good example of fiscally responsible and socially left.  There was a good reason Harper sent him off to be the US  ambassador . I think he scared the hell out of him. If the Federal Libs  had got a hold  of  him  he would have been tough to defeat.

I always thought Gary Doer was a good example of fiscally responsible and socially left.  There was a good reason Harper sent him off to be the US  ambassador . I think he scared the hell out of him. If the Federal Libs  had got a hold  of  him  he would have been tough to defeat.

I always thought Gary Doer was a good example of fiscally responsible and socially left.  There was a good reason Harper sent him off to be the US  ambassador . I think he scared the hell out of him. If the Federal Libs  had got a hold  of  him  he would have been tough to defeat.

Think  Jean Chretien and Paul Martin . They worked hard and succeeded reducing a debt built by Pierre T. Caring for people doesn't necessarily equate with throwing money at whatever makes you popular. 
That's it !
Interestingly there is a conversation on CJOB about being a " political orphan." Which is a good way to describe it.

I tend to be fiscally Conservative and socially left. I have voted for all the major parties at different times for different reasons. I had great hopes that O Toole could  move the party to a more sensible and electable platform. Silly me.
This isn't good for Canada's future. A sitting government with a unethical PM that says all the right things but acts in the complete opposite. And spends like a drunken sailor just into port.  A PC opposition party that won't look at science and facts ,determined to remain in the 1970s . And a NDP party led by a someone I doubt we are open minded enough to elect and who has got way to cosy with the current Gov.  
It's going to be a tough choice

I always thought Gary Doer was a good example of fiscally responsible and socially left.  There was a good reason Harper sent him off to be the US  ambassador . I think he scared the hell out of him. If the Federal Libs  had got a hold  of  him  he would have been tough to defeat.

I always thought Gary Doer was a good example of fiscally responsible and socially left.  There was a good reason Harper sent him off to be the US  ambassador . I think he scared the hell out of him. If the Federal Libs  had got a hold  of  him  he would have been tough to defeat.

Think  Jean Chretien and Paul Martin . They worked hard and succeeded reducing a debt built by Pierre T. Caring for people doesn't necessarily equate with throwing money at whatever makes you popular. 
That's it !
Interestingly there is a conversation on CJOB about being a " political orphan." Which is a good way to describe it.

Bingo. I consider myself fiscally conservative, and socially liberal.....likely somewhere just left of Centre, on the political spectrum......and JCon explained perfectly how I generally feel.

I remember the Provincial NPD in the final years in power. They threw money at "good" causes but for the wrong reasons and it wasn't evidence based. There was a lot of good ideas and a lot of stuff just thrown at the wall but it all lacked the proper policy base. Despite knowing better, they got desperate to make positive changes in all sorts of areas and failed miserably. And, everything they tried, seem to blow up. It was also a time when their best MLAs were gone. 
 
 

For me being fiscally conservative means being fiscally responsible. Keeping deficits low/nil when not in a crisis. Using science and research to fund social programming. Using deficit spending to keep the economy moving. Finding a balance between taxation and growth. 

I feel like I'm standing at a roulette table.  " Come on 63 ! Aw, 65 again. Damn it ! "  

I feel like I'm standing at a roulette table.  " Come on 63 ! Aw, 65 again. Damn it ! "